Turfgrass varieties having desirable looking turf when mowed infrequently

Patent Number: 9386755

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

Turfgrass varieties with desirable looking turf when mowed infrequently are provided. Also provided is a method of producing a turfgrass plant having desirable looking turf when mowed infrequently. The turfgrass plants of the present invention display green leaf chlorophyll concentrations above 1.8 mg/g and a field insitu CM-1000 chlorophyll meter reading of 341.7 or higher, as well as high general turfgrass quality ratings. The turfgrass plants of the present invention retain a dark green color even when scalped back by infrequent mowing.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Andrew Douglas Brede - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 01 H 5 10
A 01 H 5 12
A 01 G 1 00
A 01 H 1 02
C 12 N 15 82

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
J.R. Simplot Company - - - - -