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(43) Date of publication: 07.08.2024 Bulletin 2024/32 (21) Application number: 22873918.1 (22) Date of filing: 26.09.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 15/82(2006.01) C12N 15/79(2006.01) C12N 15/63(2006.01) A01H 4/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12N 15/8205; A01H 4/005; A01H 4/008; A01H 4/002 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/077024 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/049898 (30.03.2023 Gazette 2023/13)

(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: 27.09.2021 US 202163248921 P (71) Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC St. Louis, MO 63167 (US)

(72) Inventors: ARSENAULT, Justin St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) CHEN, Yurong St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) KANG, Byung-Guk St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) KUMPF, Jennifer St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) MARTINELL, Brian J. St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) MOELLER, Lorena B. St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) SALTARIKOS, Mary Ann St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) SHRAWAT, Ashok St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) SUBBARAO, Shubha St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) WILLIAMS, Edward J. St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) YE, Xudong St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) (74) Representative: BIP Patents  c/o Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH Alfred-Nobel-Straße 50 40789 Monheim am Rhein 40789 Monheim am Rhein (DE)