USPP7073P - Gordon's Gift bermuda grass - Google Patents
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- USPP7073P USPP7073P US07/280,228 US28022888V US7073P US PP7073 P USPP7073 P US PP7073P US 28022888 V US28022888 V US 28022888V US 7073 P US7073 P US 7073P
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- 244000052363 Cynodon dactylon Species 0.000 title claims abstract description 11
- 241000585705 Alicia <angiosperm> Species 0.000 abstract description 6
- 239000000835 fiber Substances 0.000 description 2
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- 244000142051 Cynodon dactylon var. aridus Species 0.000 description 1
- 241001241702 Cynodon dactylon x Cynodon transvaalensis Species 0.000 description 1
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- Gordon's Gift Bermuda grass is a mutant developed through selection on my acreage in Bethany, Okla. It comes from a planting in 1973 of Alicia Bermuda grass and has all of the good qualities of Alicia. However, the drawback of Alicia was that it was not winter hardy in colder climates. The major difference is that Gordon's Gift Bermuda grass has proven winter hardy. It also differs from Alicia and World Feeder Bermuda grass by having shorter runners, which are larger in diameter, broader leaves, lower protein and twice as much fiber. It has thrived in the face of severe winters, where there were days on end of -5 to +10 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chill factors of -20 to -30 degrees. No winter kill has been evidenced during this time.
- the Gordon's Gift Bermuda grass is a fast growing, hybrid Bermuda grass, averaging knee high in summer, growing approximately 1 inch per day in warm weather, has a deep penetrating root system, and is tender and succulent for pasture grazing and hay.
- the crude protein averages around 15% plus, with digestible protein approximately 75%. Tests show the crude fiber to be 33% and the fat 2.5%. It has great drought resistant qualities due to the deep root system and has a sweet taste. It retains 50% of its greenness even after a killing frost (November 1st in Oklahoma) and stays relatively green until late December. Emergence begins in April and by June 1 is in full growth.
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A variety of Bermuda grass, called Gordon's Gift, having all the desirable traits of Alicia Bermuda grass plus excellent cold hardiness.
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Gordon's Gift Bermuda grass is a mutant developed through selection on my acreage in Bethany, Okla. It comes from a planting in 1973 of Alicia Bermuda grass and has all of the good qualities of Alicia. However, the drawback of Alicia was that it was not winter hardy in colder climates. The major difference is that Gordon's Gift Bermuda grass has proven winter hardy. It also differs from Alicia and World Feeder Bermuda grass by having shorter runners, which are larger in diameter, broader leaves, lower protein and twice as much fiber. It has thrived in the face of severe winters, where there were days on end of -5 to +10 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chill factors of -20 to -30 degrees. No winter kill has been evidenced during this time.
The Gordon's Gift Bermuda grass is a fast growing, hybrid Bermuda grass, averaging knee high in summer, growing approximately 1 inch per day in warm weather, has a deep penetrating root system, and is tender and succulent for pasture grazing and hay. The crude protein averages around 15% plus, with digestible protein approximately 75%. Tests show the crude fiber to be 33% and the fat 2.5%. It has great drought resistant qualities due to the deep root system and has a sweet taste. It retains 50% of its greenness even after a killing frost (November 1st in Oklahoma) and stays relatively green until late December. Emergence begins in April and by June 1 is in full growth.
`Gordon's Gift` Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon var. aridus (seems to be the same variety as Alicia) is a stoloniferous sward-forming perennial with sparse long, slender, deeply penetrating rhizomes; surface stolons slender and very fast spreading, sometimes reaching lengths of 5-6 meters; culms slender, 8-40 cm. high and 1.5-2 mm. in diameter. Leaf-blades flat, or folded when dry, often short and narrow, 1-12 cm. long and 3-6 mm. wide, glaucous, scaberulous, with or without scattered hairs; ligule a membranous rim 0.2-0.3 mm. long, ciliate on the edge. Inflorescences frequent with 4-7 racemes usually 5-7 cm. long, in a single whorl. Spikelets 2-2.75 mm. long; glumes lanceolate in side view, 1-nerved, the upper 1/2-3/4 as long as the spikelet; lemma silky pubescent on the keel; palea glabrous. Growth habit results in production of a very loose mat rather than a turf.
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1. A new variety of Bermuda grass as shown and described in this application.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US07/280,228 USPP7073P (en) | 1988-12-05 | 1988-12-05 | Gordon's Gift bermuda grass |
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| US07/280,228 USPP7073P (en) | 1988-12-05 | 1988-12-05 | Gordon's Gift bermuda grass |
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| USPP7073P true USPP7073P (en) | 1989-12-12 |
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| US07/280,228 Expired - Lifetime USPP7073P (en) | 1988-12-05 | 1988-12-05 | Gordon's Gift bermuda grass |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPP11898P2 (en) | 1998-07-24 | 2001-06-05 | Kidwell Organics, Inc. | Bermudagrass named ‘90NB-Kid’ |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPP11898P2 (en) | 1998-07-24 | 2001-06-05 | Kidwell Organics, Inc. | Bermudagrass named ‘90NB-Kid’ |
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