Details for: PI 547109, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon, 'SONESTA'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Cultivar:
'SONESTA'
Origin:
Developed – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
11 Feb 1991
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Cultivar:
'SONESTA'
Origin:
Developed – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
11 Feb 1991
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'SONESTA'
Type: Cultivar name

NM S-3
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Seed propagated cultivar developed for shorter internode length, greater turf density and increased green summer color. Parent clones selected for high turf quality and acceptable seed yield. Texture medium-fine, similar to NuMex Sahara. Breeder seed was produced in a crossing block containing approx. ten thousand seedlings of synthetic variety.
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Genus:
Cynodon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Nomen number:

315474
Verified:
01/11/1990 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (35 active accession[s])
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. 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
Basionym
Panicum dactylon L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze
Digitaria stolonifera Schrad.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBahama grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishBermuda grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishdevil's grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishhariali grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishquick grass  1Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Afrikaanskweekgras  2Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Frenchcynodon dactyle  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchgrand chiendent  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBermudagras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanHundezahngras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiadhub  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiadoob  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesecapim-Bermuda  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishgrama rastrera  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishzacate de Bermuda  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 05 Apr 1994, from Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. to Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
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Pedigree
Description:
6 clones selected on basis of polycross progeny performance. Progeny subjected to 4 cycles of recurrent phenotypic selection for turf quality & 2 cycles for seed yield.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-21, BERMUDAGRASS. Issued: 01 Jul 1993.
  • Baltensperger, A. A. & V. Meier. 1993. Sonesta Bermudagrass. Crop Sci. (Madison) 33(4):876. Note: CV-21

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 9100086
Variety: Sonesta
Taxonomy: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Experimental name/synonym: NM S-3
Crop: BERMUDAGRASS
Applicant: Seeds West, Inc.
Date filed: 01/30/1991
Date issued: 01/29/1993
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 01/29/2011