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  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct asexually reproduced variety of perennial zoysiagrass (Zoysia marrella (L.)) Merr.
  • This invention relates to a new and distinct perennial zoysiagrass cultivar identified as ⁇ Diamond ⁇ zoysiagrass (herein after referred to as ⁇ Diamond ⁇ ), which was tested as ⁇ DALZ8502 ⁇ .
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ was discovered and identified at Dallas, Tex., as an aberrant selection in cultivated turf plots that were previously planted to a series of zoysiagrass plant introduction and commercial cultivars, including ⁇ Meyer ⁇ and ⁇ Emerald ⁇ . It was identified as a superior turf compared to other zoysiagrasses in its recuperative ability after sod harvest, its shade tolerance and salinity tolerance.
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ is an aggressively spreading Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. that is appropriate for use in full sun to shaded tee boxes and greens in the coastal states, wherever zoysiagrass is adapted.
  • FIG. 1 is a photograph of the leaf blade and of the inflorescence of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ .
  • FIG. 2 is a DNA fingerprint of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ in contrast to ⁇ Meyer ⁇ zoysiagrass.
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ was characterized in greenhouse and field conditions. ⁇ Diamond ⁇ is a unique variety of zoysiagrass (Zoysia matrella (L.)) Merr. that was discovered under cultivated conditions described above. ⁇ Diamond ⁇ was vegetatively propagated and reproduced. ⁇ Diamond ⁇ has been propagated by sod, plugs, springs, and stolons. Seed reproduction with self-fertility is not common in the Zoysia sp. No seedling establishment from ⁇ Diamond ⁇ has been noticed in either greenhouse or field studies.
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ is distinguished from other varieties of zoysiagrass by the combination of characters of shade tolerance, salinity tolerance, and turf quality. ⁇ Diamond ⁇ is closest in appearance to the variety ⁇ Emerald ⁇ zoysiagrass. ⁇ Diamond ⁇ generally lacks winter hardiness such that it is recommended for use south of Red River (Texas-Oklahoma) and in the coastal plain states.
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ reproduces by rhizomes and stolons.
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ produces rhizomes that grow to a depth of 4-6", depending on maintenance programs.
  • the stolons of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ have a mean internode length of 6.4 mm between the fourth to the fifth node, 15.5 mm between the second and third nodes, with a mean stolon width and diameter from 0.79 to 0.88 mm (Tables 1, #2). These stolons and rhizomes root adventitiously at the nodes.
  • Color notations of plant tissues were based on the Munsell Color Charts for Plant Tissues, Munsell Color, Baltimore, Md., 1977. Light quality, photoperiod, and general growth of the plants affect color notations.
  • the internode color of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ stolons exposed to full sun of is 5R 3/4.
  • Leaf blades of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ are rolled in the bud, and are flat and stiff.
  • the leaf blade length of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ ranges from 22.7 to 42.0 mm and from 0.95 to 1.28 mm in width (Table 3, #4, #5), shorter and narrower than ⁇ Emerald ⁇ , ⁇ El Toro ⁇ , and ⁇ Meyer ⁇ .
  • the genetic, adaxial leaf color of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ is 2.5 GY 5/2 to 2.5 G 5/2, with ⁇ El Toro ⁇ having a leaf color of 2.5 GY 5/2, and ⁇ Meyer ⁇ having a color of 2.5 G 3/4.
  • the ligule of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ is a row of silky hairs, approximately 2.1 to 2.6 mm in length on the longest hairs.
  • the flag leaf length of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ is a mean of 3.69 cm when measured in a greenhouse, Dallas, Tex., January 1996.
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ has yellow-green anthers, fading to purple, colored anthers and white colored stigmas, undistinguished in shade of color.
  • the inflorescence of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ is a terminal spike-like raceme, with spikelets on short pedicels.
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ has a mean culm length of 2.40 cm, a floral region of 9.32 mm, with a mean of 10.3 florets per raceme.
  • the chromosome number of ⁇ Diamond ⁇ is 40.
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ has tremendous sod harvest potential because of its strong rhizome system (Tables 6, #7). In trials at Dallas, Tex., established in 1983 and harvested in 1985 with a sod harvester, ⁇ Diamond ⁇ showed high recovery in number of plants. ⁇ Diamond ⁇ showed 22.5 and 93.8 plants per square foot at 19 and 42 days after harvest, respectively. ⁇ Emerald ⁇ showed only 8.7 and 30.3 plants per square foot, with ⁇ Meyer ⁇ having only 2.5 and 11 plants after 19 and 42 days, respectively. Compared to ⁇ Meyer ⁇ , ⁇ Diamond ⁇ produced 8.5 times more plants, and 3.1 times more plants than ⁇ Emerald ⁇ . In the practical sod regrowth rates observed under field conditions, where the sod cycle from harvest to harvest averages a 4 month growth cycle, the potential exists to harvest ⁇ Diamond ⁇ three times over a 24-month time period in North Texas.
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ may produce high levels of thatch. Close mowing (less than 12.5 mm) with a reel mower and routine verticutting will be necessary to maintain the highest quality turf with ⁇ Diamond ⁇ .
  • ⁇ Diamond ⁇ was entered in the 1991 National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) and was tested at 24 locations across the United States for over 3 years. One test was planted into a sited shaded with live oak trees on 1 Sep. 1992. Under tree shade with competition from trees for available moisture and nutrients, ⁇ Diamond ⁇ had slightly more cover than ⁇ Belair ⁇ and ⁇ Meyer ⁇ (Table 8). In field sites with artifical shade, ⁇ Diamond ⁇ was significantly improved in shade tolerance over ⁇ Emerald ⁇ and ⁇ El Toro ⁇ (Table 9).
  • the zoysiagrass amplification profiles were obtained using primer of sequence GCCCGCCC, and are compared to the standard ⁇ Meyer ⁇ ( Figure 2). Complex banding patterns and amplification fragment length polymorphisms were obtained in all cases. Results indicate bands fall into two categories, those that are common to the species, and those that in combination are characteristic of the cultivar (some identified by dots).

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An asexually reproduced variety of perennial zoysiagrass with a unique combination of characters including an absence of leaf blade hairs, deep rhizomes, good recovery from sod harvest, high salinity tolerance, good shade tolerance, and a distinct DNA fingerprint.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a new and distinct asexually reproduced variety of perennial zoysiagrass (Zoysia marrella (L.)) Merr.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new and distinct perennial zoysiagrass cultivar identified as `Diamond` zoysiagrass (herein after referred to as `Diamond`), which was tested as `DALZ8502`. `Diamond` was discovered and identified at Dallas, Tex., as an aberrant selection in cultivated turf plots that were previously planted to a series of zoysiagrass plant introduction and commercial cultivars, including `Meyer` and `Emerald`. It was identified as a superior turf compared to other zoysiagrasses in its recuperative ability after sod harvest, its shade tolerance and salinity tolerance. `Diamond` is an aggressively spreading Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. that is appropriate for use in full sun to shaded tee boxes and greens in the coastal states, wherever zoysiagrass is adapted.
For purposes of registration under the "International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants" (generally known by its French acronym as the UPOV Convention) and noting Section 1612 of the Manual of Plant Examining Procedure, it is proposed that the new variety of zoysiagrass of the present invention be named `Diamond` Zoysiagrass.
BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS
FIG. 1 is a photograph of the leaf blade and of the inflorescence of `Diamond`.
FIG. 2 is a DNA fingerprint of `Diamond` in contrast to `Meyer` zoysiagrass.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
`Diamond` was characterized in greenhouse and field conditions. `Diamond` is a unique variety of zoysiagrass (Zoysia matrella (L.)) Merr. that was discovered under cultivated conditions described above. `Diamond` was vegetatively propagated and reproduced. `Diamond` has been propagated by sod, plugs, springs, and stolons. Seed reproduction with self-fertility is not common in the Zoysia sp. No seedling establishment from `Diamond` has been noticed in either greenhouse or field studies.
`Diamond` is distinguished from other varieties of zoysiagrass by the combination of characters of shade tolerance, salinity tolerance, and turf quality. `Diamond` is closest in appearance to the variety `Emerald` zoysiagrass. `Diamond` generally lacks winter hardiness such that it is recommended for use south of Red River (Texas-Oklahoma) and in the coastal plain states.
`Diamond` reproduces by rhizomes and stolons. `Diamond` produces rhizomes that grow to a depth of 4-6", depending on maintenance programs. The stolons of `Diamond` have a mean internode length of 6.4 mm between the fourth to the fifth node, 15.5 mm between the second and third nodes, with a mean stolon width and diameter from 0.79 to 0.88 mm (Tables 1, #2). These stolons and rhizomes root adventitiously at the nodes. Color notations of plant tissues were based on the Munsell Color Charts for Plant Tissues, Munsell Color, Baltimore, Md., 1977. Light quality, photoperiod, and general growth of the plants affect color notations. The internode color of `Diamond` stolons exposed to full sun of is 5R 3/4.
Leaf blades of `Diamond` are rolled in the bud, and are flat and stiff. The leaf blade length of `Diamond` ranges from 22.7 to 42.0 mm and from 0.95 to 1.28 mm in width (Table 3, #4, #5), shorter and narrower than `Emerald`, `El Toro`, and `Meyer`. There are not any hairs on the abaxial/adaxial leaf surfaces of `Diamond`. Measured under greenhouse conditions in January 1996, the genetic, adaxial leaf color of `Diamond` is 2.5 GY 5/2 to 2.5 G 5/2, with `El Toro` having a leaf color of 2.5 GY 5/2, and `Meyer` having a color of 2.5 G 3/4. The ligule of `Diamond` is a row of silky hairs, approximately 2.1 to 2.6 mm in length on the longest hairs.
The flag leaf length of `Diamond` is a mean of 3.69 cm when measured in a greenhouse, Dallas, Tex., January 1996. `Diamond` has yellow-green anthers, fading to purple, colored anthers and white colored stigmas, undistinguished in shade of color. The inflorescence of `Diamond` is a terminal spike-like raceme, with spikelets on short pedicels. `Diamond` has a mean culm length of 2.40 cm, a floral region of 9.32 mm, with a mean of 10.3 florets per raceme.
The chromosome number of `Diamond` is 40.
`Diamond` has tremendous sod harvest potential because of its strong rhizome system (Tables 6, #7). In trials at Dallas, Tex., established in 1983 and harvested in 1985 with a sod harvester, `Diamond` showed high recovery in number of plants. `Diamond` showed 22.5 and 93.8 plants per square foot at 19 and 42 days after harvest, respectively. `Emerald` showed only 8.7 and 30.3 plants per square foot, with `Meyer` having only 2.5 and 11 plants after 19 and 42 days, respectively. Compared to `Meyer`, `Diamond` produced 8.5 times more plants, and 3.1 times more plants than `Emerald`. In the practical sod regrowth rates observed under field conditions, where the sod cycle from harvest to harvest averages a 4 month growth cycle, the potential exists to harvest `Diamond` three times over a 24-month time period in North Texas.
With excessive nitrogen fertilizer and its genetically controlled rhizome production, `Diamond` may produce high levels of thatch. Close mowing (less than 12.5 mm) with a reel mower and routine verticutting will be necessary to maintain the highest quality turf with `Diamond`.
`Diamond` was entered in the 1991 National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) and was tested at 24 locations across the United States for over 3 years. One test was planted into a sited shaded with live oak trees on 1 Sep. 1992. Under tree shade with competition from trees for available moisture and nutrients, `Diamond` had slightly more cover than `Belair` and `Meyer` (Table 8). In field sites with artifical shade, `Diamond` was significantly improved in shade tolerance over `Emerald` and `El Toro` (Table 9).
When `Diamond` was compared with 57 other zoysiagrasses for salinity tolerance, it ranked number 2 in performance, and first in reduced injury when compared to `El Toro`, `Emerald`, `Belair`, or `Meyer` (Table 10). When compared to other commercial varieties for root growth, Diamond had less total root depth or total root mass, and produced fewer clippings than the other cultivars (Table 11).
              TABLE 1                                                     
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Internode length as measured between the second and third nodes,          
internode diameter of the third internode, and node diameter of the       
third                                                                     
node measured on zoysiagrass plants. Plants were growing in a growth      
chamber with a 14-hour daylength, March 1995                              
         Internode    Internode Node                                      
         length       diameter  diameter                                  
Genotype --mm--       --mm--    --mm--                                    
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`Diamond`                                                                 
         15.5a        0.79c     0.879c                                    
`El Toro`                                                                 
         39.8a        1.45abc   1.45abc                                   
`Meyer`  24.1a        1.99a     1.99a                                     
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 *Analysis of variance by General Linear Models, with means followed by th
 same letter not significantly different using Tukey's Studentized Range  
 (HSD), alpha = 0.05. Only selected means presented.                      

              TABLE 2                                                     
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Zoysiagrass internode lengths and stolon width measurements               
from the fourth to the fifth nodes taken February 1988 on greenhouse      
grown plants.                                                             
               Internode                                                  
                        Stolon                                            
               length   width                                             
Genotype       --mm--   --mm--                                            
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`Diamond`      6.39e    0.88j                                             
`Emerald`      6.21e    1.02ghi                                           
`Meyer`        16.47bc  1.53b                                             
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 *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different using 
 the WallerDuncan k ratio test (k ratio = 100). Only selected means       
 presented.                                                               

              TABLE 3                                                     
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Zoysiagrass leaf measurements taken February 1988                         
on the fourth youngest leaf from greenhouse grown plants.                 
              Blade width                                                 
                        Blade length                                      
Genotype      --mm--    --mm--                                            
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`Diamond`     1.28k     22.67f                                            
`Emerald`     2.01fgh   30.56ff                                           
`Meyer`       33.3b     82.33d                                            
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 *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different using 
 the WallerDuncan k ratio test (k ratio = 100). Only selected means       
 presented.                                                               

              TABLE 4                                                     
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Leaf blade width and length measured on the third youngest leaf           
of zoysiagrasses. Plants were growing in a growth chamber with a 14-hour  
daylength, March 1995.                                                    
              Blade width                                                 
                        Blade length                                      
Genotype      --mm--    --mm--                                            
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`Diamond`     0.95d     42.0cd                                            
`El Toro`     3.26abc   68.3bcd                                           
`Meyer`       2.59c     74.3bc                                            
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 *Analysis of variance by General Linear Models, with means followed by th
 same letter not significantly different using Tukey's Studentized Range  
 (HSD), alpha = 0.05. Only selected means presented.                      

              TABLE 5                                                     
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Zoysiagrass leaf sheath length measurements taken February 1988           
on the fourth youngest leaf from greenhouse grown plants.                 
             Sheath length                                                
Genotype     --mm--                                                       
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`Diamond`    11.60j                                                       
`Emerald`    16.31ij                                                      
`Meyer`      30.68ed                                                      
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 *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different using 
 the WallerDuncan k ratio test (k ratio = 100). Only selected means       
 presented.                                                               

              TABLE 6                                                     
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The number of rhizome plants indicating rhizome regrowth of               
experimental and commercial zoysiagrass varieties 19 and 42 days          
following sod harvest. Harvested at Dallas, TX in 1985.                   
             DAYS PAST HARVEST                                            
VARIETY        19 days       42 days                                      
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`Diamond`      22.5bcd*      93.8a                                        
`Belair`        2.3g         12.8e-l                                      
`Emerald`       8.7c-g       30.3c-h                                      
`Meyer`        11.2f-l                                                    
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 *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the
 P = 0.05 according to the WallerDuncan multiple range test. Only selected
 means presented.                                                         
 In Engelke, M. C. 1986. USGA Annual Research Report--Zoysiagrass. Table 5

              TABLE 7                                                     
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Sod strength of 2-year-old stands of selected zoysiagrass varieties       
grown at Texas Agricultural Experiment Station--Dallas. Plots             
established                                                               
in 1983 and harvested in 1985.                                            
Variety      Sod Strength Kg/cm.sup.2                                     
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`Diamond`    2.3 abc                                                      
`Emerald`    1.7 bcdef                                                    
Z. tenuifolia                                                             
             1.8 bcdef                                                    
`Meyer`      1.2 cdef*                                                    
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 *Means followed by the same letter in each column are not significantly  
 different at the P = 0.05 according to WallerDuncan Multiple Range Test. 
 Only selected means presented.                                           
 In Engelke, M. C. 1986. USGA Annual Research Report--Zoysiagrass. Table 5

              TABLE 8                                                     
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Mean turf cover, as percentage of plot during turf, during winter         
1993-1994 for the 1991 NTEP zoysia trial planted under 80% shade in       
Dallas, TX.                                                               
        Percentage Turf Cover                                             
Variety   10Nov93      21Dec93  22March94                                 
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`Belair`  40.0         43.3     21.7                                      
`Diamond` 50.0         55.0     26.7                                      
`Emerald` 41.7         51.7     26.7                                      
`El Toro` 35.0         31.7     21.7                                      
`Meyer`   33.3         38.3     23.3                                      
MSD       ns           14.5     10.2                                      
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 MSD is the minimum significant difference between entry means for        
 comparison within column, and was based on the Duncan Waller kratio test 
 (kratio = 100). Only selected means presented.                           
 In Morton, S. J., M. C. Engelke, and K. G. Porter. 1994. Performance of  
 three warmseason turfgrass genera cultured in shade III. Zoysia spp. In  
 Texas Turfgrass Research Report--1994. PR. 5242. p 27-29.                

              TABLE 9                                                     
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Turf quality of three zoysiagrasses maintained at three shade             
levels, using shade cloth in field trials, in Dallas, TX.                 
          Full         63%     80%                                        
Variety   Sun          Shade   Shade                                      
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`Diamond` 8.9          7.2a*   3.6a                                       
`El Toro` 8.9          6.2b    2.5b                                       
`Emerald` 8.8          5.7c    2.0b                                       
MSD       ns           0.6     0.6                                        
______________________________________                                    
 MSD is the minimum significant difference between entry means for        
 comparison within column, and was based on the Duncan Waller kratio test 
 (kratio = 100).                                                          
 S. J. Morton, T. Staton, and M. C. Engelke. 1994. Zoysiagrass shade      
 tolerance. PR5244.                                                       

              TABLE 10                                                    
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Average percent shoot salt injury (average of 20 rating dates) of         
zoysiagrass entries.                                                      
Variety              % Injury                                             
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`Diamond`            33ab                                                 
`El Toro`            38a-e                                                
`Emerald`            42a-h                                                
`Belair`             50f-k                                                
`Meyer`              58lmn                                                
______________________________________                                    
 Means with the same letter are not significantly different using the     
 WallerDuncan kratio test (kratio = 100). Only selected means presented.  
 In Marcum et al. "Salt Gland Ion Secretion: A salinity tolerance mechanis
 among five zoysiagrass species". Submitted Crop Science 1997.            

              TABLE 11                                                    
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Average mean root depth of zoysiagrasses grown in flexible                
tubes in greenhouse studies, Dallas, TX.                                  
         Average Mean   Total Root                                        
                                 Clipping                                 
         Root Depth     Weight   Weights                                  
Variety  --mm--         --mg--   --mg--                                   
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`Belair` 296            330      286                                      
`Diamond`                                                                 
         246            270      176                                      
`El Toro`                                                                 
         356            473      391                                      
`Emerald`                                                                 
         330            461      241                                      
`Meyer`  333            411      466                                      
MSD       79            161      267                                      
______________________________________                                    
 *MSD = minimum significant difference for comparison of means within     
 columns based on the WallerDuncan kratio test where k = 100. Only selecte
 means presented.                                                         
 In Marcum, K. B., M. C. Engelke, S. J. Morton, and R. H. White. 1995.    
 Rooting characteristics and associated drought resistance of             
 zoysiagrasses. Agron. J. 87:534-538.
EXAMPLE DNA Fingerprint Analysis
See Caetano-Anolles, B. J. Bassam and Peter M. Gressoff, 1991, DNA Amplification fingerprinting using very short arbitrary oligonucleotide primers. Biotechnology. Vol. 9, Pp. 553-557.
The zoysiagrass amplification profiles were obtained using primer of sequence GCCCGCCC, and are compared to the standard `Meyer` (Figure 2). Complex banding patterns and amplification fragment length polymorphisms were obtained in all cases. Results indicate bands fall into two categories, those that are common to the species, and those that in combination are characteristic of the cultivar (some identified by dots).

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