TABLE 6A. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT FIVE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION 2003-06 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AZ1 CA3 CA7 NM1 TX3 MEAN TIFSPORT 7.1 4.9 7.0 6.3 6.6 6.5 TIFT NO. 3 7.3 5.1 7.0 6.0 6.6 6.4 TIFWAY 7.4 4.9 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.4 PREMIER (OR 2002) 7.2 5.2 7.1 6.0 6.1 6.4 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 6.9 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 7.2 5.0 6.8 6.1 6.2 6.3 MIDLAWN 6.2 5.2 7.2 6.1 6.7 6.3 AUSSIE GREEN 7.1 4.9 7.3 5.6 5.8 6.2 SWI-1003 7.0 4.9 6.8 5.8 6.1 6.2 TIFT NO. 4 7.3 4.6 6.5 5.8 6.4 6.2 SWI-1046 6.8 4.9 6.9 5.8 6.0 6.1 GN-1 6.8 5.0 6.6 5.8 5.8 6.0 OKC 70-18 7.1 5.0 6.6 5.5 5.7 6.0 CELEBRATION 6.9 4.6 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.0 SWI-1044 6.4 4.8 6.7 5.9 6.1 6.0 TIFT NO. 2 6.7 4.5 6.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 PRINCESS 77 6.2 4.7 6.7 6.1 5.9 6.0 SOVEREIGN (SWI-1012) 6.6 4.8 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.0 PATRIOT 6.2 5.0 6.5 6.2 5.7 6.0 RIVIERA 6.4 4.9 6.6 5.7 5.7 5.9 MS-CHOICE 6.8 4.7 6.5 5.2 6.0 5.9 TIFT NO. 1 6.7 4.7 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.9 YUKON 5.5 4.6 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.6 ASHMORE 5.3 4.2 6.5 5.8 6.2 5.6 SWI-1014 5.8 4.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.9 4.5 6.1 5.5 5.4 5.5 SWI-1001 6.0 4.4 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.5 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.7 4.4 6.1 5.4 4.9 5.4 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.4 4.3 6.3 5.4 5.1 5.4 SOUTHERN STAR 5.3 4.3 6.1 5.4 5.6 5.4 CIS-CD7 5.6 4.3 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.4 CIS-CD5 5.1 4.0 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.4 PANAMA 5.7 4.4 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.3 SUNDEVIL II 5.6 4.2 6.1 5.2 5.0 5.3 CIS-CD6 5.4 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 FMC-6 5.2 4.3 5.9 5.3 5.4 5.2 ARIZONA COMMON 5.1 4.2 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.2 SUNSTAR 4.9 4.2 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.2 NUMEX SAHARA 5.1 4.2 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.2 B-14 5.0 4.2 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.2 SR 9554 5.1 4.1 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.1 MOHAWK 4.7 4.2 6.1 5.5 4.8 5.1 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.3 C.V. (%) 9.7 5.3 7.3 6.6 7.4 7.8 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.