A new cultivar of Sorghastrum plant named ‘MNYG318153’ that is characterized by its upright growth habit that does not lodge or fall over, its wide foliage that is olive green in color, its early blooming habit, and its large flowers that are yellow in color.

A salt tolerant plant is created by inoculation of a glycophyte plant with bacteria isolated from a halophyte plant.

A method for producing 100% sexual cultivars of a grass plant developed from facultative apomictic germplasm. Sexual cultivars of Kentucky bluegrass include those of breeder's codes: AKB020, AKB413, AKB419, AKB484, AKB357, and AKB397. Additionally, disclosed is a method for producing hybrid apomictic plants from hybridization of a completely sexual parent with a facultative or apomictic parent, including those of breeder's codes AKB1661, AKB1658, AKB3605, AKB2839, AKB2949, AKB3128, AKB3179, AKB3201, AKB3216, AKB3241.

A Kentucky bluegrass variety designated Starr is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of Kentucky bluegrass variety named Starr, to the plants of Kentucky bluegrass variety named Starr, to the plant parts of Kentucky bluegrass variety named Starr, and to methods for producing progeny of Kentucky bluegrass variety named Starr. The invention also relates to methods for producing a Kentucky bluegrass plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic Kentucky bluegrass plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to Kentucky bluegrass varieties or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from Kentucky bluegrass variety named Starr. The invention also relates to methods for producing other Kentucky bluegrass cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from Kentucky bluegrass variety named Starr, and to the Kentucky bluegrass plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid Kentucky bluegrass seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Starr with another bluegrass cultivar.

A method for producing 100% sexual cultivars of a grass plant developed from facultative apomictic germplasm. Sexual cultivars of Kentucky bluegrass include those of breeder's codes: AKB020, AKB413, AKB419, AKB484, AKB357, and AKB397. Additionally, disclosed is a method for producing hybrid apomictic plants from hybridization of a completely sexual parent with a facultative or apomictic parent, including those of breeder's codes AKB1661, AKB1658, AKB3605, AKB2839, AKB2949, AKB3128, AKB3179, AKB3201, AKB3216, AKB3241.

A method for producing 100% sexual cultivars of a grass plant developed from facultative apomictic germplasm. Sexual cultivars of Kentucky bluegrass include those of breeder's codes: AKB020, AKB413, AKB419, AKB484, AKB357, and AKB397. Additionally, disclosed is a method for producing hybrid apomictic plants from hybridization of a completely sexual parent with a facultative or apomictic parent, including those of breeder's codes AKB1661, AKB1658, AKB3605, AKB2839, AKB2949, AKB3128, AKB3179, AKB3201, AKB3216, AKB3241.