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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24904660.8 (22) Date of filing: 06.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 15/82(2006.01) A01P 13/00(2006.01) A01H 6/54(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12N 9/001; C07K 14/415; C12N 15/8274; C12Q 1/689; G01N 2333/90206; C12Y 103/03004; C12Q 2600/13; G01N 33/0098; G01N 33/573; A01H 1/045; C12Q 1/6895 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/058810 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/128414 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)

(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: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 13.12.2023 US 202363609784 P (71) Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC St. Louis, MO 63167 (US)

(72) Inventors: BROWN, Sarah St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) ELLIS, Christine St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) GAETA, Robert St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) GOODWIN, Zane St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) HOHORST, Diane St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) LARUE, Clayton, Tyler St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) RYMARQUIS, Linda St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) SHI, Xiaohong St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) WEIHE, Janice 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)