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(43) Date of publication: 18.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/42 (21) Application number: 21903929.4 (22) Date of filing: 09.12.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 63/10(2020.01) A01N 35/02(2006.01) A01N 25/04(2006.01) A01N 27/00(2006.01) A01N 31/02(2006.01) A01P 9/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01N 31/02; A01N 27/00; A01N 35/02; A01N 63/10; A01P 19/00 (86) International application number: PCT/NZ2021/050217 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/124915 (16.06.2022 Gazette 2022/24)

(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 Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 09.12.2020 AU 2020904556 (71) Applicants: Landcare Research New Zealand Limited Lincoln 7640 (NZ) Victoria Link Limited Kelburn, 6012 (NZ)	(72) Inventors: GARVEY, Patrick Lincoln, 7640 (NZ) JACKSON, Michael David Lincoln, 7640 (NZ) LINKLATER, Wayne Leslie Lincoln, 7640 (NZ) (74) Representative: Symbiosis IP Limited  Cardiff MediCentre Heath Park Cardiff CF14 4UJ Cardiff CF14 4UJ (GB)