Meadow fescue variety AMF107
OwnerKenneth Hignight, Debra Rushinventors
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Abstract
A meadow fescue variety known as breeder's code AMF 107 and seed used to produce the grass are provided. Methods of using the grass plant and the seed are also provided. This grass is suitable for use in turf (lawns, golf courses, sod, and other areas where excellent turf quality is desired) and for overseeding Bermudagrass. This grass has superior cold tolerance and has a rapid transition.
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A meadow fescue variety having the identifying characteristics of AMF 107 deposited under American Type Culture Collection accession number PTA-6494.
A true breeding meadow fescue having one or more distinguishing characteristics selected from the group consisting of leaf blade width of less than 8.0 mm, mature plant height of less than 125.00 cm, panicle length of less than 69.0 cm, a 1,000 seed weight of less than 2,400 grams, lemma length of less than 6.25 mm, lemma width of less than 1.5 mm, glume length of less than 4.5 mm, panicle length (whorl to apex) less than 228.0 mm, florets per spikelet less than 7.5, spikelets per panicle less than 51, spikelet length less than 14.5 mm, spike weight of less than 0.50 grams, a rapid establishment rate, a dark turf color, resistance to mower shred, a lower vertical extension rate, and a rapid and full transition rate.
A method of establishing a cool season turf, comprising the step of overseeding an existing turf of warm season turfgrass with a meadow fescue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.