TABLE 1A. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWELVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2003-06 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 AZ1 GA1 IN1 KY1 MS1 NC1 NM1 OK1 SC2 TX1 VA4 MEAN * TIFSPORT 7.1 7.1 7.5 4.5 7.3 6.8 7.0 6.3 7.5 6.2 5.5 7.1 6.8 * TIFWAY 6.9 7.4 7.7 2.0 7.4 6.6 6.5 6.3 7.1 6.4 5.7 6.8 6.7 * AUSSIE GREEN 6.9 7.1 7.6 6.0 7.2 6.2 6.7 5.6 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.1 6.7 * PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.9 7.2 7.4 4.9 7.4 6.0 6.4 6.0 7.3 5.8 5.8 7.1 6.6 TIFT NO. 4 6.5 7.3 7.5 2.6 7.0 6.6 5.8 5.8 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 OKC 70-18 6.9 7.1 7.3 5.2 7.5 6.1 6.2 5.5 7.4 6.0 4.6 7.1 6.5 * CELEBRATION 6.6 6.9 7.1 2.3 7.1 6.2 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.4 5.3 6.8 6.4 * PATRIOT 6.9 6.2 7.1 6.7 7.4 5.6 6.4 6.2 7.0 5.6 4.7 7.4 6.4 * GN-1 6.5 6.8 7.0 3.2 6.9 6.0 6.6 5.8 6.8 5.7 5.3 6.9 6.3 TIFT NO. 3 6.2 7.3 7.0 3.2 6.9 5.9 6.4 6.0 6.8 6.0 5.4 7.0 6.3 * MIDLAWN 6.8 6.2 6.9 5.8 6.7 5.3 6.1 6.1 7.2 5.7 5.5 6.6 6.3 * MS-CHOICE 6.1 6.8 6.9 2.6 6.6 6.6 6.3 5.2 7.1 6.0 4.5 6.8 6.2 * CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 6.2 6.9 7.0 3.8 6.8 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.8 6.2 4.5 6.4 6.2 SWI-1044 6.2 6.4 7.0 2.9 7.1 5.8 6.5 5.9 6.5 5.9 4.5 6.2 6.1 * VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 6.0 7.2 6.7 2.8 6.4 5.7 6.2 6.1 6.6 5.8 4.8 6.5 6.1 SOVEREIGN (SWI-1012) 6.0 6.6 6.7 4.1 7.0 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.8 5.6 4.5 6.3 6.1 * RIVIERA 6.1 6.4 6.9 3.8 6.3 5.6 6.2 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 6.9 6.0 SWI-1046 5.9 6.8 6.8 1.7 6.4 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.4 5.9 5.0 6.5 6.0 SWI-1003 5.7 7.0 6.8 2.2 6.3 5.8 6.3 5.8 6.2 5.8 4.9 6.5 6.0 TIFT NO. 1 5.8 6.7 6.8 1.9 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.6 6.0 * PRINCESS 77 5.8 6.2 6.8 1.6 6.2 5.7 6.6 6.1 6.4 5.5 4.7 6.4 5.9 * YUKON 6.2 5.5 5.9 5.0 6.8 5.3 5.9 6.0 6.7 5.6 4.4 6.6 5.9 TIFT NO. 2 5.5 6.7 6.6 1.3 5.8 5.6 6.2 5.8 6.2 5.7 4.7 6.1 5.8 SWI-1001 5.4 6.0 6.6 1.7 6.6 5.2 5.9 5.7 6.3 5.8 4.0 6.0 5.7 * SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.2 5.9 6.3 . 6.4 5.3 5.9 5.5 6.3 5.7 4.1 6.1 5.7 * TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.0 5.7 6.4 2.1 6.5 5.0 6.1 5.4 6.2 5.7 4.3 6.1 5.6 CIS-CD6 5.4 5.4 6.7 3.3 6.6 5.2 5.7 5.3 6.4 5.4 4.1 6.3 5.6 CIS-CD7 5.3 5.6 6.5 2.2 6.0 5.0 5.9 5.6 6.4 5.4 4.3 6.2 5.6 SWI-1014 5.1 5.8 6.2 3.9 6.4 5.2 5.5 5.8 6.4 5.5 4.2 5.8 5.5 CIS-CD5 5.1 5.1 6.5 2.3 6.1 4.8 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.4 4.0 6.1 5.5 * SOUTHERN STAR 4.9 5.3 6.5 2.1 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.5 4.0 6.2 5.4 * LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.1 5.4 6.4 1.7 5.9 5.2 5.8 5.4 6.0 5.5 3.8 6.0 5.4 * SUNDEVIL II 4.8 5.6 6.3 2.3 5.8 5.1 5.8 5.2 5.7 5.3 4.2 6.2 5.4 FMC-6 5.4 5.2 6.4 1.8 5.9 5.0 5.9 5.3 6.0 5.3 3.9 5.8 5.4 * ASHMORE 5.5 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.3 5.2 4.9 5.8 6.4 5.1 4.9 5.9 5.4 * SR 9554 5.1 5.1 6.3 1.7 6.0 5.2 5.9 5.3 5.9 5.1 4.1 6.0 5.4 * PANAMA 5.0 5.7 6.3 1.6 5.8 4.7 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.3 3.7 5.6 5.3 * SUNSTAR 4.9 4.9 6.2 2.1 5.7 4.9 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.2 3.9 5.5 5.2 B-14 4.5 5.0 6.2 2.1 5.7 5.0 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.0 3.9 5.7 5.2 * NUMEX SAHARA 4.8 5.1 6.2 1.7 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.1 3.9 5.5 5.2 * ARIZONA COMMON 4.8 5.1 6.1 1.8 5.4 4.8 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.0 3.9 5.4 5.1 * MOHAWK 4.9 4.7 6.0 1.3 5.6 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.2 3.9 5.5 5.1 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.0 0.5 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.2 C.V. (%) 6.6 9.7 5.1 18.8 8.4 5.5 10.1 6.6 5.4 6.5 8.4 6.9 7.7 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2007. 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. ** SCHEDULE A - 0.5 - 0.625 INCH MOWING HEIGHT; 0.75 - 1 lb. N/1000 FT2/GROWING MONTH; IRRIGATION TO PREVENT VISUAL DROUGHT STRESS; 3 - 5 TIMES PER WEEK MOWING FREQUENCY