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(43) Date of publication: 09.07.2025 Bulletin 2025/28 (21) Application number: 23771936.4 (22) Date of filing: 01.09.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 1/00(2006.01) A01H 6/02(2018.01) C12N 9/16(2006.01) A01H 5/12(2018.01) C12N 9/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12N 9/001; C12Y 103/03004; C12N 2310/20; C12N 15/8274; C12N 9/22 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/058670 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/047605 (07.03.2024 Gazette 2024/10)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 01.09.2022 US 202263374316 P 01.03.2023 US 202363487737 P (71) Applicants: SESVanderHave NV 3300 Tienen (BE) DLF Seeds 4000 Roskilde (DK)

(72) Inventors: VAN HOUTTE, Hilde Maurice Anne 3300 Tienen (BE) THAMMANNAGOWDA, Shivegowda Shikaranahalli 3300 Tienen (BE) LOMMEL, Murielle Anne Francoise 3300 Tienen (BE) WILLEMS, Glenda 3300 Tienen (BE) SNELL, Per Erik 4000 Roskilde (DK) LENK, Ingo Peter 4000 Roskilde (DK) VEECKMAN, Elisabeth Rosine Armand 4000 Roskilde (DK) (74) Representative: Cooley (UK) LLP  22 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4BQ London EC2N 4BQ (GB)