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(88) Date of publication A3: 12.05.2005 (43) Date of publication: 11.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/02 (21) Application number: 04749636.9 (22) Date of filing: 02.04.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 15/82(1990.01) C12N 15/29(1990.01) C12N 9/10(1980.01) A01H 5/00(1968.09) C12N 5/10(1990.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/010064 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/090143 (21.10.2004 Gazette 2004/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL HR LT LV MK (30) Priority: 04.04.2003 US 460718 P (71) Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. Des Moines, Iowa 50309 (US)	(72) Inventors: HABBEN, Jeffrey, E. Urbandale, IA 50322 (US) ZINSELMEIER, Chris Grimes, IA 50111 (US) TOMES, Dwight, T. Van Meter, IA 50261 (US) ABBITT, Shane, E. Ankeny, IA 50021 (US) HELENTJARIS, Timothy, G. Ankeny, IA 50021 (US) NIU, Xiaomu Johnston, IA 50325 (US) (74) Representative: Bentham, Andrew  J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)