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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.03.2010 (43) Date of publication: 01.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/22 (21) Application number: 09790798.4 (22) Date of filing: 24.07.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07K 14/415(2006.01) C12N 15/82(2006.01) A01H 5/10(2006.01) C12N 15/29(2006.01) A01H 5/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/051665 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/011907 (28.01.2010 Gazette 2010/04)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 24.07.2008 US 83288 P (71) Applicants: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Wilmington, DE 19898 (US) Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. Johnston, IA 50131-0552 (US)

(72) Inventors: TARAMINO, Graziana Wilmington DE 19805 (US) TINGEY, Scott, V. Wilmington DE 19803 (US) ALLEN, Stephen, M. Wilmington DE 19810 (US) LUCK, Stanley Wilmington DE 19810-1449 (US) SAKAI, Hajime Newark DE 19711 (US) TOMES, Dwight Grimes IA 50111 (US) NIU, Xiaomu Johnston IA 50131 (US) (74) Representative: Webber, Philip Michael  Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)