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(43) Date of publication: 17.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/51 (21) Application number: 13702652.2 (22) Date of filing: 07.02.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 5/08(2006.01) C12Q 1/68(2006.01) A01H 1/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2013/052391 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/117623 (15.08.2013 Gazette 2013/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 07.02.2012 EP 12154257 (71) Applicant: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V. 2678 KX De Lier (NL)	(72) Inventors: VERHOEF, Rudolf NL-2671 GK Naaldwijk (NL) DRÄGER, Dörthe Bettina NL-2456 CT Den Haag (NL) VOGELAAR, Arie NL-Dordrecht 3328 Zc (NL) VAN HERWIJNEN, Zeger Otto NL-3043 HB Rotterdam (NL) (74) Representative: van Someren, Petronella F. H. M. et al Arnold & Siedsma Bezuidenhoutseweg 57 2594 AC The Hague 2594 AC The Hague (NL)