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<blockquote data-quote="cowtrek" data-source="post: 467820" data-attributes="member: 2847"><p>In my post above I mentioned that hybrid bermudas are sterile; they do not produce viable seed (actually a TINY percentage of the seed IS viable, but it is such a small amount that you would have to plant probably well over a hundred pounds to the acre to establish any kind of stand from seed, and 3-5 pounds per acre is probably over $30/acre in seed cost (bermuda seed yields are pretty small and the seed are tiny and pretty low growing, so harvesting is difficult and you still need a pretty decent amount of seed per acre on new plantings, so the seed is pretty high compared to a lot of grasses), so you can begin to see why hybrid bermuda seed does not exist) Hybrid bermudas, like a mule (cross between a horse and a donkey) is sterile and cannot reproduce on it's own. Therefore, to establish new fields of hybrid bermudas, you dig 'sprigs' consisting of pieces of stem and root pieces using a special digging machine and then plant them in the field you're sprigging, with either a disk or a specialized planter designed for the purpose. You can also cut the bermuda top growth with a hay mower and then plant that either by hand and disking it in and roller packing it thoroughly, or with a specialized planter. This is called planting "tops". The idea is that the sprigs or tops form new roots at the stem joints that are in good firm contact with moist soil and then grow a new plant from the joint. Technically speaking, sprigging is actually cloning, since you are creating a genetically identical new plant(plants, plural) from a part of the original 'donor' plant.</p><p></p><p>There are other plants besides bermuda that can be or are propagated from plant parts. The ones that pop into my mind the fastest are perennial peanuts and of course potatoes, planted from potatoe chunks with eyes on them. </p><p></p><p>I've read that Texas A&M is working on hybrid bermudas that WILL produce viable seed, but I haven't heard much about it lately, and I'm sure if they were having some exciting results close to producing a marketable product that you'd hear quite a bit about it by now... </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps! OL JR <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowtrek, post: 467820, member: 2847"] In my post above I mentioned that hybrid bermudas are sterile; they do not produce viable seed (actually a TINY percentage of the seed IS viable, but it is such a small amount that you would have to plant probably well over a hundred pounds to the acre to establish any kind of stand from seed, and 3-5 pounds per acre is probably over $30/acre in seed cost (bermuda seed yields are pretty small and the seed are tiny and pretty low growing, so harvesting is difficult and you still need a pretty decent amount of seed per acre on new plantings, so the seed is pretty high compared to a lot of grasses), so you can begin to see why hybrid bermuda seed does not exist) Hybrid bermudas, like a mule (cross between a horse and a donkey) is sterile and cannot reproduce on it's own. Therefore, to establish new fields of hybrid bermudas, you dig 'sprigs' consisting of pieces of stem and root pieces using a special digging machine and then plant them in the field you're sprigging, with either a disk or a specialized planter designed for the purpose. You can also cut the bermuda top growth with a hay mower and then plant that either by hand and disking it in and roller packing it thoroughly, or with a specialized planter. This is called planting "tops". The idea is that the sprigs or tops form new roots at the stem joints that are in good firm contact with moist soil and then grow a new plant from the joint. Technically speaking, sprigging is actually cloning, since you are creating a genetically identical new plant(plants, plural) from a part of the original 'donor' plant. There are other plants besides bermuda that can be or are propagated from plant parts. The ones that pop into my mind the fastest are perennial peanuts and of course potatoes, planted from potatoe chunks with eyes on them. I've read that Texas A&M is working on hybrid bermudas that WILL produce viable seed, but I haven't heard much about it lately, and I'm sure if they were having some exciting results close to producing a marketable product that you'd hear quite a bit about it by now... Hope this helps! OL JR :) [/QUOTE]
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