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(88) Date of publication A3: 31.08.2006 (43) Date of publication: 13.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/24 (21) Application number: 05808661.2 (22) Date of filing: 24.08.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 15/82(2006.01) A01H 5/00(2006.01) C07H 21/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/030182 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/026322 (09.03.2006 Gazette 2006/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 25.08.2004 US 604331 P (71) Applicant: Monsanto Technology, LLC St. Louis, MO 63167 (US)	(72) Inventors: STANISLAW, Flasinski Chesterfield, MO 63017 (US) YUN-CHIA, Sophia, Chen St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) (74) Representative: Helbing, Jörg  Patentanwälte von Kreisler-Selting-Werner, Postfach 10 22 41 50462 Köln 50462 Köln (DE)