Details for: PI 693070, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., 'Mislevy'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Cultivar:
'Mislevy'
Origin:
Developed – Florida, United States
Received by NPGS:
10 Mar 2020
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Cultivar:
'Mislevy'
Origin:
Developed – Florida, United States
Received by NPGS:
10 Mar 2020
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed

Florida, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Mislevy'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
The plant is rhizomatous, the leaves are linear lanceolate with fine culms and stolons. Mature plants are approximately 40-50 cm tall. It has an early growth in the spring and seed production is very limited or inexistent. It was tested in 3 locations with average herbage accumulation between 10 and 15 Mg/ha/year. When the plant was harvested every 5 weeks, the mean crude protein and in vitro digestible organic matter concentrations were 11 and 54%, respectively. It is persistent under grazing and there was no reduction in the stand when was grazed from 2 to 7 weeks regrowth interval. It may have some signs of diseases if accumulates excessive amount of forage and it is not harvested or grazed in approximately 8 weeks.
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Genus:
Cynodon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Nomen number:

12848
Place of publication:

Syn. pl. 1:85. 1805
Verified:
07/06/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. afghanicus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. aridus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. coursii (A. Camus) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (5 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon (269 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. elegans Rendle (2 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. polevansii (Stent) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (4 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. densus Hurcombe

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBermuda grass  1Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Englishcommon couch  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishgreen couch  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishIndian couch  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishplain couch  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Afrikaansgewonekweek  2Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Arabicnajeel  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Arabictheel  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
English (Canada)Bermuda grass Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 41.
Frenchchiendent pied-de-poule  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
French (Canada)chiendent pied-de-poule Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 41.
Italiangramina  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedishhundtandsgräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesegou ya gen  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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Citations
  • Vendramini, J. M. B., E. Rios, J. C. B. Dubeux Jr., K. Quesenberry, & P. Munoz. 2021. Registration of ‘Mislevy’ Bermudagrass. J. Pl. Registr. 15(1):007. DOI: 10.1002/plr2.20093. Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Description:
The plant was identified in a established Tifton 85 bermudagrass field in 2000. It was multiplied in a green house and transfered to the field in the subsequent year. The cytometry test indicated that it is a tetraploid bermudagrass cultivar and there are no record of the parents.
Intellectual Property Rights
Journal of Plant Registration. CV-46, Bermudagrass. Issued: 01 Jan 2021.
  • Vendramini, J. M. B., E. Rios, J. C. B. Dubeux Jr., K. Quesenberry, & P. Munoz. 2021. Registration of ‘Mislevy’ Bermudagrass. J. Pl. Registr. 15(1):007. DOI: 10.1002/plr2.20093.