US Plant Patent PP21831
Tifton 23-O
Pennisetum plant named ‘Tifton 23-O’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 17, 2029.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21831
- Filed
- February 17, 2009
- Granted
- March 29, 2011
- Expires
- February 17, 2029
- Assignee
- UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND
- Inventor
- HANNA WAYNE WILLIAM; BRAMAN S KRISTINE
Abstract
The new variety Pennisetum ‘Tifton 23-O’ is provided. The new and distinct variety has increased tillers under drought conditions; superior Helminthosporium leaf spot resistance; high ornamental value; narrow canopy; narrow base; and narrow leaves. The asexually reproduced inter-specific variety is reliably propagated vegetatively.
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1. A new and distinct variety of the Pennisetum plant named ‘Tifton 23-O’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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