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(43) Date of publication: 07.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/14 (21) Application number: 08762477.1 (22) Date of filing: 25.06.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 25/28(2006.01) A01N 27/00(2006.01) A01P 7/04(2006.01) A01N 57/16(2006.01) A01N 65/00(2009.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2008/002170 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/001076 (31.12.2008 Gazette 2009/01)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 25.06.2007 US 946006 P (71) Applicants: Syngenta Participations AG 4058 Basel (CH) Syngenta Limited Guildford Surrey GU2 7YH (GB)	(72) Inventors: BYWATER, Andrew CH-4332 Stein (CH) BARNETT, David Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6EY (GB) (74) Representative: Ward, Steven Paul et al Syngenta Limited, Intellectual Property Department, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, P.O. Box 3538 Bracknell , Berkshire RG42 6YA Bracknell , Berkshire RG42 6YA (GB)