TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL FALL FALL SEED GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR HEAD NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER SPRING SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER SUMMER SWI-1045 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 92.3 6.3 7.0 3.7 8.7 CIS-CD5 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 92.3 6.7 6.7 3.0 9.0 PRINCESS 77 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 85.0 5.7 6.7 4.0 8.0 SWI-1041 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 84.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 8.3 SWI-1046 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 84.0 6.0 6.7 3.7 6.3 NUMEX SAHARA 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 92.3 5.7 5.7 2.3 9.0 TIFT NO. 1 7.7 4.3 6.7 7.7 83.3 6.3 6.3 3.7 9.0 TIFT NO. 3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 83.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 9.0 RIVIERA 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 89.7 6.3 5.7 3.0 8.7 SWI-1003 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 88.3 6.3 6.7 3.3 7.7 SWI-1012 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 83.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 TIFT NO. 2 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 78.0 6.0 7.0 3.7 8.7 YUKON 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 85.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 7.7 ARIZONA COMMON 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 87.3 6.0 5.0 3.0 8.3 CIS-CD7 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 90.0 6.3 5.7 3.0 8.3 MIDLAWN 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 56.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 8.0 MOHAWK 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 86.3 6.0 6.0 2.7 8.0 OR 2002 8.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 55.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 PATRIOT 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 74.0 7.7 6.7 4.3 8.0 SOUTHERN STAR 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 89.0 6.3 5.3 3.0 7.7 SUNDEVIL II 6.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 92.3 5.7 5.7 2.7 8.3 TIFSPORT 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 48.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 91.7 5.7 5.3 3.0 7.7 B-14 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 88.3 5.7 5.0 2.7 8.3 PANAMA 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 89.7 5.7 5.3 2.7 7.7 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 91.3 6.0 5.7 2.7 7.7 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 88.3 6.0 5.7 2.7 8.0 SWI-1001 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 85.7 6.3 5.3 2.7 8.0 SWI-1014 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 90.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 8.7 SWI-1044 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 85.7 6.3 6.7 3.0 7.7 CELEBRATION 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 66.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 GN-1 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 82.7 7.3 7.0 3.7 9.0 TIFWAY 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 36.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 8.0 FMC-6 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 89.0 6.0 4.7 3.0 8.7 SUNSTAR 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 87.7 6.0 5.3 2.7 8.0 SR 9554 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 85.7 6.3 5.0 2.7 8.0 ASHMORE 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.3 33.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 7.3 CIS-CD6 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 69.3 6.0 5.7 3.3 8.0 TIFT NO. 4 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 31.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 MS-CHOICE 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 70.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 7.3 AUSSIE GREEN 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 36.7 8.0 6.0 3.3 8.3 OKC 70-18 7.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 18.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 8.7 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.2 0.8 2.4 17.2 0.9 1.6 1.1 4.5 C.V. (%) 8.6 12.4 8.1 14.1 14.7 8.8 13.1 19.4 16.4 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SWI-1045 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 7.7 5.0 6.2 CIS-CD5 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 3.3 5.9 PRINCESS 77 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 5.9 SWI-1041 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 4.3 5.7 SWI-1046 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 NUMEX SAHARA 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.6 TIFT NO. 1 4.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 4.0 7.0 4.0 5.6 TIFT NO. 3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.6 RIVIERA 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 3.0 5.5 SWI-1003 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 3.7 5.5 SWI-1012 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.5 TIFT NO. 2 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 7.0 4.0 5.5 YUKON 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.5 ARIZONA COMMON 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 3.0 5.4 CIS-CD7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.4 MIDLAWN 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.3 5.0 5.4 MOHAWK 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 3.0 5.4 OR 2002 3.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 PATRIOT 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 4.0 5.4 SOUTHERN STAR 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 3.3 5.4 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 3.0 5.4 TIFSPORT 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 3.0 5.4 B-14 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 3.0 5.3 PANAMA 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 3.0 5.3 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 3.0 5.3 SWI-1001 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 3.3 5.3 SWI-1014 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 SWI-1044 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 CELEBRATION 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.0 5.2 GN-1 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 3.7 5.1 TIFWAY 3.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.1 FMC-6 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 SUNSTAR 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 3.0 5.0 SR 9554 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 3.0 4.9 ASHMORE 2.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.8 CIS-CD6 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.7 TIFT NO. 4 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.6 MS-CHOICE 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.4 AUSSIE GREEN 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 3.0 4.3 OKC 70-18 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.3 1.4 2.1 1.5 1.8 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.9 C.V. (%) 12.8 15.8 14.3 17.0 10.6 14.4 12.3 10.6 16.6 8.4 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE A. 2002-03 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED NM1 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 0-60 151-240 7.1-8.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS