Abstract
Six African bermudagrass ( Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy) genotypes, one common bermudagrass [ C. dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon ] genotype, and ‘Tifway’ ( C. dactylon × transvaalensis ) hybrid bermudagrass were evaluated for shoot type, leaf angle, and shoot angle. Evaluations were conducted to determine if these measurements could be used to differentiate among upright, intermediate, and prostrate growth habits. Significant differences were found for all three techniques, but attempts to group plants together as having prostrate, intermediate, or upright growth habits was not possible. ‘Tifway’ was intermediate between the African bermudagrass genotypes and the common genotype for shoot type observations, but was more similar to upright-growing African bermudagrass for leaf angle and the more prostrate-growing common bermudagrass for shoot angle. Quantification of shoot type and leaf angle did not appear as useful as shoot angle measurements for screening germplasm to identify upright or prostrate growth habits in bermudagrass.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Shoot type, leaf angle and shoot angle differed significantly among evaluated bermudagrass genotypes.
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Verbatim
e0“Significant differences were found for all three techniques”
e1“were evaluated for shoot type, leaf angle, and shoot angle.”
t0“African Bermudagrass”
Claim · model-written summary
The measurements could not group plants into prostrate, intermediate or upright growth habits.
- Taxon
- African Bermudagrasst0
- Outcome
- group plants together as having prostrate, intermediate, or upright growth habitse0
- Qualifier
- was not possiblee0
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Verbatim
e0“attempts to group plants together as having prostrate, intermediate, or upright growth habits was not possible.”
t0“African Bermudagrass”
Claim · model-written summary
Tifway was intermediate between African and common bermudagrass for shoot type.
- Taxon
- C. dactylon × transvaalensis
Cynodon dactylone1 - Material
- ‘Tifway’e0
- Outcome
- shoot type observationse0
- Qualifier
- intermediatee0
- Comparator
- African bermudagrass genotypes and the common genotypee0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“‘Tifway’ was intermediate between the African bermudagrass genotypes and the common genotype for shoot type observations”
e1“‘Tifway’ ( C. dactylon × transvaalensis ) hybrid bermudagrass”
Claim · model-written summary
Tifway leaf angle resembled upright-growing African bermudagrass.
- Taxon
- C. dactylon × transvaalensisCynodon dactylone1
- Material
- ‘Tifway’e1
- Outcome
- leaf anglee0
- Direction
- more similare0
- Qualifier
- upright-growinge0
- Comparator
- African bermudagrasse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“but was more similar to upright-growing African bermudagrass for leaf angle and the more prostrate-growing common bermudagrass for shoot angle.”
e1“‘Tifway’ ( C. dactylon × transvaalensis ) hybrid bermudagrass”
Claim · model-written summary
Tifway shoot angle resembled prostrate-growing common bermudagrass.
- Taxon
- C. dactylon × transvaalensisCynodon dactylone1
- Material
- ‘Tifway’e1
- Outcome
- shoot anglee0
- Direction
- more similare0
- Qualifier
- prostrate-growinge0
- Comparator
- common bermudagrasse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“but was more similar to upright-growing African bermudagrass for leaf angle and the more prostrate-growing common bermudagrass for shoot angle.”
e1“‘Tifway’ ( C. dactylon × transvaalensis ) hybrid bermudagrass”
Claim · model-written summary
Shoot type quantification appeared less useful than shoot angle for screening growth habit.
- Taxon
- bermudagrassCynodon dactylone0
- Treatment
- shoot typee0
- Outcome
- screening germplasm to identify upright or prostrate growth habitse0
- Direction
- did not appear as usefule0
- Comparator
- shoot angle measurementse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Quantification of shoot type and leaf angle did not appear as useful as shoot angle measurements for screening germplasm to identify upright or prostrate growth habits in bermudagrass.”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf angle quantification appeared less useful than shoot angle for screening growth habit.
- Taxon
- bermudagrassCynodon dactylone0
- Treatment
- leaf anglee0
- Outcome
- screening germplasm to identify upright or prostrate growth habitse0
- Direction
- did not appear as usefule0
- Comparator
- shoot angle measurementse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Quantification of shoot type and leaf angle did not appear as useful as shoot angle measurements for screening germplasm to identify upright or prostrate growth habits in bermudagrass.”