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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                                AGRAQUEST, INC.

                       2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
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          The following constitute the provisions of the 2001 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of AgraQuest, Inc.

          1.   Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
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Company and its Designated Parents or Subsidiaries with an opportunity to
purchase Common Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions.  It
is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock
Purchase Plan" under Section 423 of the Code.  The provisions of the Plan,
accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a
manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code.

          2.   Definitions.  As used herein, the following definitions shall
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apply:

          (a)  "Administrator" means either the Board or a committee of the
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Board that is responsible for the administration of the Plan as is designated
from time to time by resolution of the Board.

          (b)  "Applicable Laws" means the legal requirements relating to the
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administration of employee stock purchase plans, if any, under applicable
provisions of federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the
Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system, and
the rules of any foreign jurisdiction applicable to participation in the Plan by
residents therein.

          (c)  "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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          (d)  "Change in Control" means a change in ownership or control of the
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Company effected through the direct or indirect acquisition by any person or
related group of persons (other than an acquisition from or by the Company or by
a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan or by a person that directly or
indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities.

          (e)  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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          (f)  "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company.
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          (g)  "Company" means AgraQuest, Inc. a Delaware corporation.
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          (h)  "Compensation" means an Employee's base salary from the Company
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or one or more Designated Parents or Subsidiaries, including such amounts of
base salary as are deferred by the Employee (i) under a qualified cash or
deferred arrangement described in Section
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401(k) of the Code, or (ii) to a plan qualified under Section 125 of the Code.
Compensation does not include overtime, bonuses, annual awards, other incentive
payments, reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash or
noncash), moving expenses, deferred compensation, contributions (other than
contributions described in the first sentence) made on the Employee's behalf by
the Company or one or more Designated Parents or Subsidiaries under any employee
benefit or welfare plan now or hereafter established, and any other payments not
specifically referenced in the first sentence.

          (i)  "Corporate Transaction" means any of the following transactions:
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               (1)  a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the
          surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of
          which is to change the state in which the Company is incorporated;

               (2)  the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
          substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the capital
          stock of the Company's subsidiary corporations) in connection with
          complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

               (3)  any reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving
          entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent
          (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding
          securities are transferred to a person or persons different from those
          who held such securities immediately prior to such merger; or

               (4)  acquisition by any person or related group of persons (other
          than the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan) of
          beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange
          Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
          total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities
          (whether or not in a transaction also constituting a Change in
          Control), but excluding any such transaction that the Administrator
          determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction

          (j)  "Designated Parents or Subsidiaries" means the Parents or
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Subsidiaries which have been designated by the Administrator from time to time
as eligible to participate in the Plan.

          (k)  "Effective Date" means the effective date of the Registration
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Statement relating to the Company's initial public offering of its Common Stock.
However, should any Designated Parent or Subsidiary become a participating
company in the Plan after such date, then such entity shall designate a separate
Effective Date with respect to its employee-participants.

          (l)  "Employee" means any individual, including an officer or
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director, who is an employee of the Company or a Designated Parent or Subsidiary
for purposes of Section 423 of the Code. For purposes of the Plan, the
employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the
individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the

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individual's employer. Where the period of leave exceeds ninety (90) days and
the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by
contract, the employment relationship will be deemed to have terminated on the
ninety-first (91st) day of such leave, for purposes of determining eligibility
to participate in the Plan.

          (m)  "Enrollment Date" means the first day of each Offer Period.
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          (n)  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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amended.

          (o)  "Exercise Date" means the last day of each Purchase Period.
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          (p)  "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common
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Stock determined as follows:

               (1)  Where there exists a public market for the Common Stock, the
          Fair Market Value shall be (A) the closing price for a share of Common
          Stock for the last market trading day prior to the time of the
          determination (or, if no closing price was reported on that date, on
          the last trading date on which a closing price was reported) on the
          stock exchange determined by the Administrator to be the primary
          market for the Common Stock or the Nasdaq National Market, whichever
          is applicable or (B) if the Common Stock is not traded on any such
          exchange or national market system, the average of the closing bid and
          asked prices of a share of Common Stock on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market
          for the day prior to the time of the determination (or, if no such
          prices were reported on that date, on the last date on which such
          prices were reported), in each case, as reported in The Wall Street
          Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

               (2)  In the absence of an established market of the type
          described in (1), above, for the Common Stock, and subject to (3),
          below, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by the
          Administrator in good faith; or

               (3)  On the initial Effective Date of the Plan, the Fair Market
          Value shall be the price at which the Board, or if applicable, the
          Pricing Committee of the Board, and the underwriters agree to offer
          the Common Stock to the public in the initial public offering of the
          Common Stock.

          (q)  "Offer Period" means an Offer Period established pursuant to
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Section 4 hereof.

          (r)  "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter
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existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

          (s)  "Participant" means an Employee of the Company or Designated
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Parent or Subsidiary who is actively participating in the Plan.

          (t)  "Plan" means this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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          (u) "Purchase Period" means a period of approximately six months,
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commencing on January 1 and July 1 of each year and terminating on the next
following June 30 or December 31, respectively; provided, however, that the
first Purchase Period shall commence on the Effective Date and shall end on June
30, 2002.

          (v) "Purchase Price" shall  mean an amount equal to 85% of the Fair
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Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the
Exercise Date, whichever is lower.

          (w) "Reserves" means the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock
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covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the
number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under
the Plan but not yet placed under option.

          (x) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or
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hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

          3.  Eligibility.
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          (a) General.  Any individual who is an Employee on a given Enrollment
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Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan for the Offer Period
commencing with such Enrollment Date.

          (b) Limitations on Grant and Accrual.  Any provisions of the Plan to
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the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the
Plan (i) if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (taking into account
stock owned by any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee
pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own stock and/or hold outstanding
options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any
Parent or Subsidiary, or (ii) which permits the Employee's rights to purchase
stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its Parents or
Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) worth of stock (determined at the Fair Market Value of the shares at
the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is
outstanding at any time.  The determination of the accrual of the right to
purchase stock shall be made in accordance with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code
and the regulations thereunder.

          (c) Other Limits on Eligibility.  Notwithstanding Subsection (a),
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above, the following Employees shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan
for any relevant Offer Period: (i) Employees whose customary employment is fewer
than 20 hours per week; (ii) Employees whose customary employment is for not
more than 5 or fewer months in any calendar year; (iii) Employees who are
subject to rules or laws of a foreign jurisdiction that prohibit or make
impractical the participation of such Employees in the Plan.

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          4.  Offer Periods.
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          (a) The Plan shall be implemented through overlapping or consecutive
Offer Periods until such time as (i) the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall have been purchased or (ii)
the Plan shall have been sooner terminated in accordance with Section 19 hereof.
The maximum duration of an Offer Period shall be twenty-seven (27) months.
Initially, the Plan shall be implemented through overlapping Offer Periods of
twenty-four (24) months' duration commencing each January 1 and July 1 following
the Effective Date (except that the initial Offer Period shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall end on December 31, 2003).

          (b) A Participant shall be granted a separate option for each Offer
Period in which he or she participates.  The option shall be granted on the
Enrollment Date and shall be automatically exercised in successive installments
on the Exercise Dates ending within the Offer Period.

          (c) An Employee may participate in only one Offer Period at a time.
Accordingly, except as provided in Section 4(d), an Employee who wishes to join
a new Offer Period must withdraw from the current Offer Period in which the
Employee is participating and must also enroll in the new Offer Period prior to
the Enrollment Date for that Offer Period.

          (d) If on the first day of any Purchase Period in an Offer Period in
which a Participant is participating, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
is less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date of
the Offer Period (after taking into account any adjustment during the Offer
Period pursuant to Section 18(a)), the Offer Period shall be terminated
automatically and the Participant shall be enrolled automatically in the new
Offer Period which has its first Purchase Period commencing on that date,
provided the Participant is eligible to participate in the Plan on that date and
has not elected to terminate participation in the Plan.

          (e) Except as specifically provided herein, the acquisition of Common
Stock through participation in the Plan for any Offer Period shall neither limit
nor require the acquisition of Common Stock by a Participant in any subsequent
Offer Period.

          5.  Participation.
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          (a) All Employees eligible to participate in the Plan as of the first
Enrollment Date of the Plan shall automatically become a Participant in the
initial Offer Period and be eligible to make a direct payment for shares of the
Common Stock on the Exercise Date of the first Purchase Period of the initial
Offer Period in an amount equal to the lesser of the aggregate Purchase Price
for one thousand five hundred (1,500) shares of the Common Stock or ten percent
(10%) of the Compensation that he or she receives during the first Purchase
Period of the initial Offer Period, unless a change of status notice in the form
of Exhibit C is filed to the contrary or the Participant withdraws from the Plan
as provided in Section 10.  No subscription agreement need be filed by the
Participant with the Company in order to participate in the initial Offer
Period.

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          (b) After the initial Offer Period, an eligible Employee may become a
Participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement authorizing
payroll deductions in the form of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the
designated payroll office of the Company at least five (5) business days prior
to the Enrollment Date for the Offer Period in which such participation will
commence, unless a later time for filing the subscription agreement is set by
the Administrator for all eligible Employees with respect to a given Offer
Period.

          (c) No payroll deductions shall be made for Participants during the
first Purchase Period of the initial Offer Period, unless a change of status
notice in the form of Exhibit C to this Plan authorizing the commencement of
payroll deductions is filed by the Participant with the Company after a
registration statement on Form S-8 has been filed with the Securities Exchange
Commission with respect to the shares being offered under the Plan.  If so
elected, the rate of payroll deductions during the first Purchase Period of the
initial Offer Period may exceed the maximum permitted rate under Section 6(a) to
make-up for missed payroll deductions that would otherwise have been made prior
to the filing of the Form S-8 with respect to the Plan.  Payroll deductions for
a Participant in the initial Offer Period shall commence at the rate elected by
the Participant under Section 6(a) with the first partial or full payroll period
beginning on the first day of the second Purchase Period of the initial Offer
Period and shall end on the last complete payroll period during the initial
Offer Period, unless a change of status notice in the form of Exhibit B is filed
to the contrary or the Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in
Section 10.  No direct payment for shares shall be permitted after the first
Purchase Period of the initial Offer Period.  Therefore, Participants in the
initial Offer Period must file the change of status notice in the form of
Exhibit C to this Plan prior to the commencement of the second Purchase Period
of the initial Offer Period to assure maximum participation rights under the
Plan.

          (d) For Offer Periods, other than the initial Offer Period, payroll
deductions for a Participant shall commence with the first partial or full
payroll period beginning on the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last
complete payroll period during the Offer Period, unless sooner terminated by the
Participant as provided in Section 10.

          6.  Payroll Deductions.
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          (a) At the time a Participant files a subscription agreement, the
Participant shall elect to have payroll deductions made during the Offer Period
in amounts between one percent (1%) and not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the
Compensation which the Participant receives during the Offer Period.

          (b) All payroll deductions made for a Participant shall be credited to
the Participant's account under the Plan and will be withheld in whole
percentages only.  A Participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.

          (c) A Participant may discontinue participation in the Plan as
provided in Section 10, or may increase or decrease the rate of payroll
deductions during the Offer Period by completing and filing with the Company a
change of status notice in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan authorizing an
increase or decrease in the payroll deduction rate.  During the first Purchase

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Period of the initial Offer Period, a Participant may discontinue participation
in the Plan as provided in Section 10 or initiate payroll deductions by
completing and filing with the Company a change of status notice in the form of
Exhibit C to this Plan.  Any increase or decrease in the rate of a Participant's
payroll deductions shall be effective with the first full payroll period
commencing five (5) business days after the Company's receipt of the change of
status notice unless the Company elects to process a given change in
participation more quickly.  A Participant's subscription agreement (as modified
by any change of status notice) shall remain in effect for successive Offer
Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 10.  The Administrator shall be
authorized to limit the number of payroll deduction rate changes during any
Offer Period.

          (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply
with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) herein, a Participant's
payroll deductions shall be decreased to 0%.  Payroll deductions shall
recommence at the rate provided in such Participant's subscription agreement, as
amended, at the time when permitted under Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and
Section 3(b) herein, unless such participation is sooner terminated by the
Participant as provided in Section 10.

          7.  Grant of Option.  On the Enrollment Date, each Participant shall
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be granted an option to purchase (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a
number of shares of the Common Stock determined by dividing ten percent (10%) of
such Participant's Compensation receivable during the Offer Period by the
applicable Purchase Price, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18
hereof; provided (i) that such option shall be subject to the limitations set
forth in Sections 3(b), 6 and 12 hereof, and (ii) the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock a Participant shall be permitted to purchase in any Purchase
Period shall be one thousand (1,000) shares (except as provided in Section
5(a), above), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18 hereof. Exercise
of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8, unless the Participant has
withdrawn pursuant to Section 10, and the option, to the extent not exercised,
shall expire on the last day of the Offer Period.

          8.  Exercise of Option.  Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan
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as provided in Section 10, below, the Participant's option for the purchase of
shares will be exercised automatically on each Exercise Date, by applying the
accumulated payroll deductions in the Participant's account to purchase the
number of full shares subject to the option by dividing such Participant's
payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the
Participant's account as of the Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price,
provided, however, that if a Participant is eligible to purchase any shares on
the first Exercise Date of the initial Offer Period by direct payment, the
Participant's option for the purchase of shares will be exercised to the extent
possible by applying the direct payment amount made by the Participant to
purchase the number of full shares subject to the option by dividing such direct
payment amount by the applicable Purchase Price and, provided, further, in no
event may the accumulated payroll deductions and direct payment amounts applied
to the purchase of shares on the first Exercise Date of the initial Offer Period
exceed the amount specified in Section 5(a).  No fractional shares will be
purchased; any payroll deductions accumulated in a Participant's account which
are not sufficient to purchase a full share shall be carried over to the next
Purchase

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Period or Offer Period, whichever applies, or returned to the Participant, if
the Participant withdraws from the Plan. Any direct payment amounts which are
not sufficient to purchase a full share shall be returned to the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amount remaining in a Participant's account
or any excess direct payment amount following the purchase of shares on the
Exercise Date due to the application of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code or Section
7, above, shall be returned to the Participant and shall not be carried over to
the next Offer Period or Purchase Period. During a Participant's lifetime, a
Participant's option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by the
Participant.

          9.  Delivery.  Upon receipt of a request from a Participant after each
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Exercise Date on which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange
the delivery to such Participant, as promptly as practicable, of a certificate
representing the shares purchased upon exercise of the Participant's option.

          10. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.
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          (a) A Participant may either (i) withdraw all but not less than all
the payroll deductions credited to the Participant's account and not yet used to
exercise the Participant's option under the Plan or (ii) terminate future
payroll deductions, but allow accumulated payroll deductions to be used to
exercise the Participant's option under the Plan at any time by giving written
notice to the Company in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan.  During the first
Purchase Period of the initial Offer Period, a Participant may elect to withdraw
from the Plan and not purchase shares by direct payment by giving written notice
to the Company in the form of Exhibit C to this Plan.  If the Participant elects
withdrawal alternative (i) described above, all of the Participant's payroll
deductions credited to the Participant's account will be paid to such
Participant as promptly as practicable after receipt of notice of withdrawal,
such Participant's option for the Offer Period will be automatically terminated,
and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made during
the Offer Period.  If the Participant elects withdrawal alternative (ii)
described above, no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will
be made during the Offer Period, all of the Participant's payroll deductions
credited to the Participant's account will be applied to the exercise of the
Participant's option on the next Exercise Date, and after such Exercise Date,
such Participant's option for the Offer Period will be automatically terminated.
If a Participant withdraws from an Offer Period, payroll deductions will not
resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offer Period unless the Participant
delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.

          (b) Upon termination of a Participant's employment relationship (as
described in Section 2(k)) at a time more than three (3) months from the next
scheduled Exercise Date, the payroll deductions credited to such Participant's
account during the Offer Period but not yet used to exercise the option will be
returned to such Participant or, in the case of his/her death, to the person or
persons entitled thereto under Section 14, and such Participant's option will be
automatically terminated.  Upon termination of a Participant's employment
relationship (as described in Section 2(k)) within three (3) months of the next
scheduled Exercise Date, the payroll deductions credited to such Participant's
account during the Offer Period but not yet used to exercise the option will be
applied to the purchase of Common Stock on the next Exercise

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Date, unless the Participant (or in the case of the Participant's death, the
person or persons entitled to the Participant's account balance under Section
14) withdraws from the Plan by submitting a change of status notice in
accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 10. In such a case, no further
payroll deductions will be credited to the Participant's account following the
Participant's termination of employment and the Participant's option under the
Plan will be automatically terminated after the purchase of Common Stock on the
next scheduled Exercise Date.

          11. Interest.  No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions
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credited to a Participant's account under the Plan.

          12. Stock.
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          (a) Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the
Company as provided in Section 18, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 350,000 shares,
plus an annual increase to be added on the first day of the Company's fiscal
year beginning in 2002 equal to the lesser of (i) 200,000  shares, (ii) three-
quarters of one percent (.75%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on such
date, or (iii) a lesser number of shares determined by the Administrator.  If
the Administrator determines that on a given Exercise Date the number of shares
with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed (x) the number of
shares then available for sale under the Plan or (y) the number of shares
available for sale under the Plan on the Enrollment Date(s) of one or more of
the Offer Periods in which such Exercise Date is to occur, the Administrator may
make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for purchase on
such Enrollment Dates or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as
shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable, and shall either
continue all Offer Periods then in effect or terminate any one or more Offer
Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 19, below.

          (b) A Participant will have no interest or voting right in shares
covered by the Participant's option until such shares are actually purchased on
the Participant's behalf in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Plan.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights
for which the record date is prior to the date of such purchase.

          (c) Shares to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan will be
registered in the name of the Participant or in the name of the Participant and
his or her spouse.

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          13. Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the
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Administrator which shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to
construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility
and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan.  Every finding,
decision and determination made by the Administrator shall, to the full extent
permitted by Applicable Law, be final and binding upon all persons.

          14. Designation of Beneficiary.
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          (a) Each Participant will file a written designation of a beneficiary
who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the Participant's account
under the Plan in the event of such Participant's death.  If a Participant is
married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall
be required for such designation to be effective.

          (b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Participant
(and the Participant's spouse, if any) at any time by written notice.  In the
event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly
designated under the Plan who is living (or in existence) at the time of such
Participant's death, the Company shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the
executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no such
executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the
Administrator), the Administrator shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the
spouse (or domestic partner, as determined by the Administrator) of the
Participant, or if no spouse (or domestic partner) is known to the
Administrator, then to the issue of the Participant, such distribution to be
made per stirpes (by right of representation), or if no issue are known to the
Administrator, then to the heirs at law of the Participant determined in
accordance with Section 27.

          15. Transferability.  Neither payroll deductions credited to a
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Participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution, or as provided in Section 14 hereof) by the Participant.  Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Administrator may treat such act as an election to
withdraw funds from an Offer Period in accordance with Section 10.

          16. Use of Funds.  All payroll deductions received or held by the
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Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and
the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

          17. Reports.  Individual accounts will be maintained for each
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Participant in the Plan.  Statements of account will be given to Participants at
least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll
deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining
cash balance, if any.

          18. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate
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Transactions.
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          (a) Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any
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required action by the stockholders of the Company, the Reserves, the Purchase
Price, the maximum

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number of shares that may be purchased in any Offer Period or Purchase Period,
as well as any other terms that the Administrator determines require adjustment
shall be proportionately adjusted for (i) any increase or decrease in the number
of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock
split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, (ii)
any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, or (iii) as the
Administrator may determine in its discretion, any other transaction with
respect to Common Stock to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies; provided,
however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not
be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such
adjustment shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be
final, binding and conclusive. Except as the Administrator determines, no
issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment
by reason hereof shall be made with respect to, the Reserves and the Purchase
Price.

          (b) Corporate Transactions.  In the event of a proposed Corporate
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Transaction, each option under the Plan shall be assumed by such successor
corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the
Administrator determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of
such assumption, to shorten the Offer Period then in progress by setting a new
Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"). If the Administrator shortens the Offer
Period then in progress in lieu of assumption in the event of a Corporate
Transaction, the Administrator shall notify each Participant in writing, at
least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise
Date for the Participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and
that the Participant's option will be exercised automatically on the New
Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the
Offer Period as provided in Section 10. For purposes of this Subsection, an
option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be assumed if, in connection
with the Corporate Transaction, the option is replaced with a comparable option
with respect to shares of capital stock of the successor corporation or Parent
thereof. The determination of option comparability shall be made by the
Administrator prior to the Corporate Transaction and its determination shall be
final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

          19. Amendment or Termination.
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          (a) The Administrator may at any time and for any reason terminate or
amend the Plan.  Except as provided in Section 18, no such termination can
affect options previously granted, provided that the Plan or any one or more
Offer Periods may be terminated by the Administrator on any Exercise Date or by
the Administrator establishing a new Exercise Date with respect to any Offer
Period and/or any Purchase Period then in progress if the Administrator
determines that the termination of the Plan or such one ore more Offer Periods
is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.  Except as
provided in Section 18 and this Section 19, no amendment may make any change in
any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any
Participant without the consent of affected Participants.  To the extent
necessary to comply with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or
provision or any

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other Applicable Law), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a
manner and to such a degree as required.

          (b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any
Participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Administrator shall be entitled to limit the frequency and/or number of changes
in the amount withheld during Offer Periods, change the length of Purchase
Periods within any Offer Period, determine the length of any future Offer
Period, determine whether future Offer Periods shall be consecutive or
overlapping, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, establish additional terms, conditions, rules
or procedures to accommodate the rules or laws of applicable foreign
jurisdictions, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by
a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company's
processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable
waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to
ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each
Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant's
Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the
Administrator determines in its sole discretion advisable and which are
consistent with the Plan.

          20. Notices.  All notices or other communications by a Participant to
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the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Administrator at the
location, or by the person, designated by the Administrator for the receipt
thereof.

          21. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Shares shall not be issued
              ----------------------------------
with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance
and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all Applicable
Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company
with respect to such compliance.  As a condition to the exercise of an option,
the Company may require the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of
any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned Applicable Laws.  In addition, no options shall be exercised
or shares issued hereunder before the Plan shall have been approved by
stockholders of the Company as provided in Section 23.

          22. Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier
              ------------
to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the stockholders of the
Company.  It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner
terminated under Section 19.

          23. Stockholder Approval.  Continuance of the Plan shall be subject
              --------------------
to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before
or after the date the Plan is adopted.  Such stockholder approval shall be
obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws.

          24. No Employment Rights.  The Plan does not, directly or indirectly,
              --------------------
create any right for the benefit of any employee or class of employees to
purchase any shares under the Plan, or create in any employee or class of
employees any right with respect to continuation of

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employment by the Company or a Designated Parent or Subsidiary, and it shall not
be deemed to interfere in any way with such employer's right to terminate, or
otherwise modify, an employee's employment at any time.

          25.  No Effect on Retirement and Other Benefit Plans.  Except as
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specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the Company or a
Designated Parent or Subsidiary, participation in the Plan shall not be deemed
compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any
retirement plan of the Company or a Designated Parent or Subsidiary, and shall
not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind or any benefit
plan subsequently instituted under which the availability or amount of benefits
is related to level of compensation.  The Plan is not a "Retirement Plan" or
"Welfare Plan" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.

          26.  Effect of Plan.  The provisions of the Plan shall, in accordance
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with its terms, be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, all successors of
each Participant, including, without limitation, such Participant's estate and
the executors, administrators or trustees thereof, heirs and legatees, and any
receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or representative of creditors of such
Participant.

          27.  Governing Law.  The Plan is to be construed in accordance with
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and governed by the internal laws of the State of California (as permitted by
Section 1646.5 of the California Civil Code, or any similar successor provision)
without giving effect to any choice of law rule that would cause the application
of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the internal laws of the State of
California to the rights and duties of the parties, except to the extent the
internal laws of the State of California are superseded by the laws of the
United States.  Should any provision of the Plan be determined by a court of law
to be illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions shall nevertheless remain
effective and shall remain enforceable.

          28.  Dispute Resolution.  The provisions of this Section 28 (and as
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restated in the Subscription Agreement) shall be the exclusive means of
resolving disputes arising out of or relating to the Plan.  The Company and the
Participant, or their respective successors (the "parties"), shall attempt in
good faith to resolve any disputes arising out of or relating to the Plan by
negotiation between individuals who have authority to settle the controversy.
Negotiations shall be commenced by either party by notice of a written statement
of the party's position and the name and title of the individual who will
represent the party.  Within thirty (30) days of the written notification, the
parties shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as
often as they reasonably deem necessary, to resolve the dispute.  If the dispute
has not been resolved by negotiation, the parties agree that any suit, action,
or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Plan shall be brought in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (or should
such court lack jurisdiction to hear such action, suit or proceeding, in a
California state court in the County of Yolo) and that the parties shall submit
to the jurisdiction of such court.  The parties irrevocably waive, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any objection the party may have to the laying
of venue for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court.  THE
PARTIES ALSO EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY HAVE OR MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL OF
ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.  If any one or

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more provisions of this Section 28 shall for any reason be held invalid or
unenforceable, it is the specific intent of the parties that such provisions
shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application
valid and enforceable.

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                                   Exhibit A


               AgraQuest, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                            SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

                                   Effective with the Offer Period beginning on:
           [_] ESPP Effective Date   [_] January 1, 200__  or  [_] July 1, 200__

1.   Personal Information

<TABLE>
     <S>                                                                                       <C>
     Legal Name (Please Print) _____________________________________________________________   __________________   ________________
                                     (Last)               (First)               (MI)             Location             Department

     Street Address ________________________________________________________________________   _____________________________________
                                                                                                 Daytime Telephone

     City, State/Country, Zip ______________________________________________________________   _____________________________________
                                                                                                 E-Mail Address

     Social Security No. __ __ __ - __ __ - __ __ __ __     Employee I.D. No. ______________   _____________________________________
                                                                                                 Manager               Mgr. Location
</TABLE>

2.   Eligibility  Any Employee whose customary employment is more than 20 hours
     per week and more than 5 months per calendar year, and who does not hold
     (directly or indirectly) five percent (5%) or more of the combined voting
     power of the Company, a parent or a subsidiary, whether in stock or options
     to acquire stock is eligible to participate in the AgraQuest, Inc. 2001
     Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"); provided, however, that
     Employees who are subject to the rules or laws of a foreign jurisdiction
     that prohibit or make impractical the participation of such Employees in
     the ESPP are not eligible to participate.
3.   Definitions  Each capitalized term in this Subscription Agreement shall
     have the meaning set forth in the ESPP.
4.   Subscription  I hereby elect to participate in the ESPP and subscribe to
     purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in accordance with this
     Subscription Agreement and the ESPP. I have received a complete copy of the
     ESPP and a prospectus describing the ESPP and understand that my
     participation in the ESPP is in all respects subject to the terms of the
     ESPP. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent on my
     eligibility to participate in the ESPP.
5.   Payroll Deduction Authorization  I hereby authorize payroll deductions from
     my Compensation during the Offer Period in the percentage specified below
     (payroll reductions may not exceed 10% of Compensation nor $21,250 per
     calendar year):

<TABLE>
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       <S>                                      <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
       Percentage to be Deducted (circle one)   1%     2%     3%     4%     5%     6%     7%     8%     9%     10%
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

6.   ESPP Accounts and Purchase Price  I understand that all payroll deductions
     will be credited to my account under the ESPP. No additional payments may
     be made to my account. No interest will be credited on funds held in the
     account at any time including any refund of the account caused by
     withdrawal from the ESPP. All payroll deductions shall be accumulated for
     the purchase of Company Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
     determined in accordance with the ESPP.
7.   Withdrawal and Changes in Payroll Deduction  I understand that I may
     discontinue my participation in the ESPP at any time prior to an Exercise
     Date as provided in Section 10 of the ESPP, but if I do not withdraw from
     the ESPP, any accumulated payroll deductions will be applied automatically
     to purchase Company Common Stock. I may increase or decrease the rate of my
     payroll deductions in whole percentage increments to not less than one
     percent (1%) on one occasion during any Purchase Period by completing and
     timely filing a Change of Status Notice. Any increase or decrease will be
     effective for the full payroll period occurring after five (5) business
     days from the Company's receipt of the Change of Status Notice.
8.   Perpetual Subscription  I understand that this Subscription Agreement shall
     remain in effect for successive Offer Periods until I withdraw from
     participation in the ESPP, or termination of the ESPP.
9.   Taxes  I have reviewed the ESPP prospectus discussion of the federal tax
     consequences of participation in the ESPP and consulted with tax
     consultants as I deemed advisable prior to my participation in the ESPP. I
     hereby agree to notify

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     the Company in writing within thirty (30) days of any disposition (transfer
     or sale) of any shares purchased under the ESPP if such disposition occurs
     within two (2) years of the Enrollment Date (the first day of the Offer
     Period during which the shares were purchased) or within one (1) year of
     the Exercise Date (the date I purchased such shares), and I will make
     adequate provision to the Company for foreign, federal, state or other tax
     withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the disposition of the
     shares. In addition, the Company may withhold from my Compensation any
     amount necessary to meet applicable tax withholding obligations incident to
     my participation in the ESPP, including any withholding necessary to make
     available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits contingent on such
     withholding.
10.  Dispute Resolution  The provisions of this Section 10 and Section 28 of the
     ESPP shall be the exclusive means of resolving disputes arising out of or
     relating to the Plan. The Company and I, or our respective successors (the
     "parties"), shall attempt in good faith to resolve any disputes arising out
     of or relating to the Plan by negotiation between individuals who have
     authority to settle the controversy. Negotiations shall be commenced by
     either party by notice of a written statement of the party's position and
     the name and title of the individual who will represent the party. Within
     thirty (30) days of the written notification, the parties shall meet at a
     mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as often as they
     reasonably deem necessary, to resolve the dispute. If the dispute has not
     been resolved by negotiation, the Company and I agree that any suit,
     action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Plan shall be
     brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
     California (or should such court lack jurisdiction to hear such action,
     suit or proceeding, in a California state court in the County of Yolo) and
     that we shall submit to the jurisdiction of such court. The Company and I
     irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection we
     may have to the laying of venue for any such suit, action or proceeding
     brought in such court. THE COMPANY AND I ALSO EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT WE
     HAVE OR MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. If
     any one or more provisions of this Section 10 or Section 28 of the ESPP
     shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, it is the specific
     intent of the Company and I that such provisions shall be modified to the
     minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and
     enforceable.
11.  Designation of Beneficiary  In the event of my death, I hereby designate
     the following person or trust as my beneficiary to receive all payments and
     shares due to me under the ESPP:       [_] I am single     [_] I am married

<TABLE>
     <S>                                                                                <C>
     Beneficiary (please print)______________________________________________________   Relationship to Beneficiary (if any)
                                     (Last)              (First)            (MI)

     Street Address _________________________________________________________________   ____________________________________

     City, State/Country, Zip _______________________________________________________
</TABLE>

12.  Termination of ESPP  I understand that the Company has the right,
     exercisable in its sole discretion, to amend or terminate the ESPP at any
     time, and a termination may be effective as early as an Exercise Date,
     including the establishment of an alternative date for an Exercise Date
     within each outstanding Offer Period.

<TABLE>
     <S>                             <C>
     Date: ______________________    Employee Signature:___________________________________________________________

                                                        ___________________________________________________________
                                                        spouse's signature (if beneficiary is other than spouse)
</TABLE>

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                                   Exhibit B


               AgraQuest, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                            CHANGE OF STATUS NOTICE


______________________________________________
Participant Name (Please Print)

______________________________________________
Social Security Number


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     Withdrawal From ESPP

     I hereby withdraw from the AgraQuest, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase
     Plan (the "ESPP") and agree that my option under the applicable Offer
     Period will be automatically terminated and all accumulated payroll
     deductions credited to my account will be refunded to me or applied to the
     purchase of Common Stock depending on the alternative indicated below.  No
     further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in the
     applicable Offer Period and I shall be eligible to participate in a future
     Offer Period only by timely delivery to the Company of a new Subscription
     Agreement.

[_]  Withdrawal and Purchase of Common Stock

     Payroll deductions will terminate, but your account balance will be applied
     to purchase Common Stock on the next Exercise Date.  Any remaining balance
     will be refunded.

[_]  Withdrawal Without Purchase of Common Stock

     Entire account balance will be refunded to me and no Common Stock will be
     purchased on the next Exercise Date provided this notice is submitted to
     the Company ten (10) business days prior to the next Exercise Date.

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[_]  Change in Payroll Deduction

     I hereby elect to change my rate of payroll deduction under the ESPP as
     follows (select one):

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Percentage to be Deducted (circle one)  1%  2%  3%  4%  5%  6%  7%  8%  9%  10%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


     An increase or a decrease in payroll deduction will be effective for the
     first full payroll period commencing no fewer than five (5) business days
     following the Company's receipt of this notice, unless this change is
     processed more quickly.

================================================================================

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<PAGE>

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[_]  Change of Beneficiary             [_] I am single      [_] I am married

     This change of beneficiary shall terminate my previous beneficiary
     designation under the ESPP.  In the event of my death, I hereby designate
     the following person or trust as my beneficiary to receive all payments and
     shares due to me under the ESPP:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>
Beneficiary (please print) _____________________________________________________     Relationship to Beneficiary (if any)
                                  (Last)            (First)             (MI)

Street Address _________________________________________________________________     ____________________________________

City, State/Country, Zip _______________________________________________________
</TABLE>

================================================================================

<TABLE>
<S>                              <C>
Date: _______________________    Employee Signature: ____________________________________________________________

                                                     ____________________________________________________________
                                                     spouse's signature (if new beneficiary is other than spouse)
</TABLE>

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                                   Exhibit C


               AgraQuest, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                            CHANGE OF STATUS NOTICE
           DURING FIRST PURCHASE PERIOD OF THE INITIAL OFFER PERIOD


____________________________________________
Participant Name (Please Print)

____________________________________________
Social Security Number


================================================================================
     Withdrawal From ESPP

     I hereby withdraw from the AgraQuest, Inc. 2001  Employee Stock Purchase
     Plan (the "ESPP") and agree that my option under the applicable Offer
     Period will be automatically terminated.  No payroll deductions will be
     made for the purchase of shares in the initial Offer Period and I shall be
     eligible to participate in a future Offer Period only by timely delivery to
     the Company of a new Subscription Agreement.

[_]  Withdrawal Without Purchase by Direct Payment

     I elect not to purchase shares by direct payment during the first Purchase
     Period of the initial Offer Period.

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[_]  Initiate Payroll Deduction During First Purchase Period of Initial Offer
     Period

     I hereby elect to initiate payroll deduction under the ESPP as follows
     (select one):

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Percentage to be Deducted (circle one)  1%  2%  3%  4%  5%  6%  7%  8%  9%  10%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     To the extent possible, the rate of payroll deduction will exceed the
     percentage indicated to yield the correct amount of withholding on the
     Exercise Date to cover payroll periods during which no withholding for
     participation in the Plan was made.

     I understand that this notice and payroll withholding rate shall remain in
     effect for successive Offer Periods until I withdraw from participation in
     the ESPP, change withholding rates, or the ESPP terminates.

     An increase or a decrease in payroll deduction or direct payment percentage
     will be effective for the first full payroll period commencing no fewer
     than five (5) business days following the Company's receipt of this notice,
     unless this change is processed more quickly.

================================================================================

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Designation of Beneficiary

In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following person or trust as my
beneficiary to receive all payments and shares due to me under the ESPP:
[_] I am single        [_] I am married

<TABLE>
   <S>                                                                               <C>
   Beneficiary (please print) ___________________________________________________    Relationship to Beneficiary (if any)
                                   (Last)            (First)          (MI)

   Street Address _______________________________________________________________    ____________________________________

   City, State/Country, Zip _____________________________________________________
</TABLE>

================================================================================


<TABLE>
   <S>                                     <C>
   Date: _____________________________     Employee Signature: _____________________________________________________________

                                                               _____________________________________________________________
                                                                spouse's signature (if new beneficiary is other than spouse)
</TABLE>

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