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(43) Date of publication: 04.11.2026 Bulletin 2026/45 (21) Application number: 24914234.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 6/14(2018.01) A01H 1/04(2006.01) A01H 5/10(2018.01) C12Q 1/6895(2018.01) A01H 1/00(2006.01) C12N 15/82(2006.01) A01H 5/12(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01H 1/045; C12Q 1/6895; C12Q 2600/13; C12Q 2600/156; A01H 5/12; C12N 15/8282; A01H 6/1472; A01H 5/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/061700 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/144792 (03.07.2025 Gazette 2025/27)

(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: 29.12.2023 US 202363616273 P (71) Applicant: Seminis Vegetable Seeds LLC St. Louis, MO 63167 (US)	(72) Inventors: BACHLAVA, Eleni St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) KNOX, Andrea, K. St. Louis, MO 63167 (US) PAPE, Gregory, Stuart 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)