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(43) Date of publication: 22.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/21 (21) Application number: 22753952.5 (22) Date of filing: 15.07.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 25/24(2006.01) A01N 63/50(2020.01) A01N 25/30(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01N 55/02; A01P 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/073761 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/288294 (19.01.2023 Gazette 2023/03)

(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: 16.07.2021 US 202163222612 P 16.07.2021 US 202163222620 P 14.05.2022 US 202263342064 P (71) Applicants: Novozymes A/S 2880 Bagsværd (DK) Novozymes Bioag A/S 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)

(72) Inventors: TOFTGAARD PEDERSEN, Asbjoern 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK) KELLAR, Kenneth Edmund Durham, North Carolina 27709 (US) FINDEISEN, Alexander 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK) SUTTON, Kate Sarah Brandon Durham, North Carolina 27709 (US) KAASGAARD, Svend Gunnar 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK) MARQUES NUNES, Ines 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK) MALONEY, Gregory Stephen Durham, North Carolina 27709 (US) RUARK-SEWARD, Casey Salem, Virginia 24153 (US) STRINGER, Mary Ann 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK) QUINLAN, Jason Davis, California (US) INCH, Sharon Durham, North Carolina 27709 (US) RUSSELL, Callum Durham, North Carolina 27709 (US) (74) Representative: NZ EPO Representatives  Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)