Details for: PI 652948, Paspalum vaginatum Sw., 'ALOHA'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Paspalum vaginatum Sw.
Cultivar:
'ALOHA'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Received by NPGS:
29 Feb 2008
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Paspalum vaginatum Sw.
Cultivar:
'ALOHA'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Received by NPGS:
29 Feb 2008
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'ALOHA'
Type: Cultivar name

H99-47
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
The purpose of this breeding program was to identify and develop acceptable alternative turfgrass varieties for Florida and to enlarge the diversity of clonally propagated warm season perennial turf cultivars and species grown for Florida s specialty turfgrass markets. Aloha was developed as a regional variety for the subtropical and tropical regions of Florida. It was originally tested as breeding line H99-47, and Plant Patent Application No. 11/188,229 (Jul.22, 2005) was submitted under Aloha designation. Aloha was selected for three agronomic traits, including: 1) darker leaf color; 2) insect resistance; and 3) a faster rate of crop establishment. Leaf color was determined using the Munsell Color Chart, Aloha produced a fresh leaf color that was a darker green than the standard varieties, and ranged from 5GY (5-4/4) to 7.5GY (5-4/4). In comparison to a set of standard varieties, Aloha exhibited a higher level of host plant resistance to the greenbug aphid (Schizaphes graminium Rodani) (Homoptera:Aphidae). On Aloha , this aphid had a slower rate of development to sexual maturity, a shortened life expectancy and lower fecundity. Aloha also induced an antibiosis reaction to the tropical sod webworm (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenee) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae), although this resistance was not statistically superior to the other seashore paspalum turf varieties. Aloha also exhibited a faster rate of crop establishment than the standards, and typically attained 50% plot coverage a month to four months earlier than the standard cultivars.
Paspalum vaginatum Sw.
Genus:
Paspalum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paspaleae
Subtribe:
Paspalinae
Nomen number:

26933
Place of publication:

Prodr. 21. 1788
Verified:
05/30/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Paspalum gayanum É. Desv.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbiscuit grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishsaltwater couch  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishseashore paspalum  1Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
Englishsilt grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Portuguese (Brazil)capim-paturá  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)grama-rasteira  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishgrama de costa  2Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
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Citations
  • Scully, B., R. Nagata, R. Cherry, G. Nuessly, K. Kenworthy, & J. Derank. 2011. Registration of ‘Aloha’ Seashore Paspalum. J. Pl. Registr. 5(1):022. DOI: 10.3198/jpr2009.09.0498crc. Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Description:
Aloha originated at the University of Hawaii s Lalamilo Research Farm in Kamuela on the island of Hawaii. It was identified and initially selected in 1999 as a seedling from the open pollination of naturalized local land races. Aloha was initially coded as breeding line H99-47.
Intellectual Property Rights
Journal of Plant Registration. CV-3, PASPALUM. Issued: 01 Jan 2011.
  • Scully, B., R. Nagata, R. Cherry, G. Nuessly, K. Kenworthy, & J. Derank. 2011. Registration of ‘Aloha’ Seashore Paspalum. J. Pl. Registr. 5(1):022. DOI: 10.3198/jpr2009.09.0498crc.
U.S. Plant patent. Plant Patent 23,333P3, Issued: 15 Jan 2013.