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EP 1 962 577 A2

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(43) Date of publication: 03.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/36 (21) Application number: 05857224.9 (22) Date of filing: 21.12.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 1/00(2006.01) A01H 5/00(2006.01) C12N 15/82(2006.01) C12N 5/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/047111 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/078280 (12.07.2007 Gazette 2007/28)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (71) Applicant: Monsanto Technology, LLC St. Louis, MO 63167 (US)	(72) Inventor: ABAD, Mark St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US) (74) Representative: Helbing, Jörg  Patentanwälte Von Kreisler-Selting-Werner Postfach 10 22 41 50462 Köln 50462 Köln (DE)