Application No. Not Yet Assigned, National Stage of PCT/EP2017/063823
`Preliminary Amendment submitted December 13, 2018
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`Docket N0.: SYG-0275PA ( l 15701-67)
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`This listing of the claims will replace all prior versions and listing of claims in the
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`application.
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`(Original) A method for improving the tolerance of rice plants to heat stress, comprising
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`treating rice plants or the locus at which rice plants are growing, with a compound of
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`formula (I)
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`HN
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`IN
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`N/
`R2 \N N)
`H
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`(I)
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`wherein R denotes one to five substituents independently selected from the group
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`consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, alkyloxy and alkyl; and R2 is selected
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`from the group consisting of amino, halogen, nitro, thio, alkylthio and alkyl;
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`wherein at the time of treatment the rice plants are at reproductive growth phase, and heat
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`stress is present or will be present within 10 days after treatment.
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`2.
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`(Original) A method for improving the tolerance of rice plants to heat stress, comprising
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`(a) growing rice plants, (b) monitoring the air temperature at or near the locus at which
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`said rice plants are growing, and (c) applying a compound of formula (I) to rice plants
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`that are at a reproductive growth phase or the locus at which said rice plants are growing,
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`when heat stress is present or will be present within 10 days after treatment.
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`(Currently Amended) A method according to—el-ai-ms—l—er—Z claim 1, wherein the rice
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`3.
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`plants are treated before the heading growth stage.
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`(Currently Amended) A method according to—an—y—ene—ef—t—he—preeed-ing—el—ai-rns claim 1,
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`wherein the rice plants are at the panicle initiation or panicle formation growth stage.
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`Application No. Not Yet Assigned, National Stage of PCT/EP2017/063823
`Preliminary Amendment submitted December 13, 2018
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`Docket N0.: SYG-0275PA ( l 15701-67)
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`(Currently Amended) A method according to—an—y—ene—ef—t—he—preeed-ing—el—ai-rns claim 1,
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`wherein the rice plants are at the panicle formation growth stage.
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`(Currently Amended) A method according to an—y—eneef—thepreeed—ing—el—ai—ms—claim 1
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`wherein the heat stress is a minimum daily temperature of at least 24°C, and a maximum
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`daily temperature of at least 34°C.
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`(Currently Amended) A method according to an—y—eneef—thepreeed—ing—el—ai—ms—claim 1
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`wherein the heat stress is an average daily minimum temperature of at least 25°C, and an
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`average daily maximum temperature of at least 37°C.
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`(Currently Amended) A method according to—anyeneef—thepreeed—ing—el—ai—ms claim 1,
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`wherein the compound of formula (I) has the formula (la):
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`\0’ : ‘NH
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`N/
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`F)\\N I
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`N
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`N>
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`H
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`(Ia).
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`(Currently Amended) A method according to—an—y—ene—ef—t-he—preeed-ing—el—ai-rns claim 1,
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`wherein the compound of formula (I) is applied at a rate from 1 to 100g ai/ha.
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`(Currently Amended) A method according to—an—y—eneef—thepreeed—ing—el—aims claim 1,
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`wherein the compound of formula (I) is applied at a rate from 5 to 20g ai/ha.
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`11.
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`(Currently Amended) A method according to—anyeneef—thepreeed—ing—el—ai—ms claim 1,
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`wherein the compound of formula (I) is applied simultaneously, or in successive
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`applications with a further compound or product that improves tolerance to heat stress.
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`Application No. Not Yet Assigned, National Stage of PCT/EP2017/063823
`Preliminary Amendment submitted December 13, 2018
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`Docket N0.: SYG-0275PA (1 15701-67)
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`12. (Original) Use of a compound of formula (I) for improving tolerance of rice plants to heat
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`stress, by applying the compound to the plants during the reproductive growth phase,
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`when heat stress is present or will be present Within 10 days after treatment.
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