American ryegrass APMT 008, a new turfgrass
A new turfgrass APMT 008 (ATCC Accession No. PTA-126635). A method of over-seeding dormant warm season grasses, including over-seeding the warm season grass with Turf Type Festulolium (American Ryegrass) such that the American Ryegrass will provide a green cover during the winter months but will die out when the temperatures increase to the point which allow the warm-season grass to regrow. A method to maintain green coverage of turf year-round including planting a warm season grass, and over-seeding the warm season grass with American Ryegrass. The method where the American Ryegrass is selected from the group consisting of breeder's codes: APMT001, APMT002, APMT003, APMT004, APMT005, APMT006, APMT007, APMT008, APMT009, APMT010, and APMT011.
1. A seed of a hybrid grass plant variety designated APMT008, a sample of seed of said variety having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-126635.
2. A grass plant produced by growing the seed of claim 1 .
3. A grass plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the grass plant of claim 2 .