TABLE 13A. PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER (SPRING) RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ 1992-96 DATA PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER IN SPRING: LOCATIONS 2/ NAME AR1 AZ1 FL1 GA1 GA2 KY1 LA2 MD1 MO2 NE1 OK1 OK2 TX1 TX2 UB1 VA1 MEAN MIDIRON 73.3 68.8 76.7 65.0 68.3 90.0 88.3 97.7 95.2 90.0 99.0 99.0 60.0 27.3 71.0 60.0 76.9 MIDLAWN 91.7 69.7 44.7 50.0 36.7 76.6 88.3 95.0 92.2 90.0 99.0 99.0 56.9 31.5 92.0 72.5 74.1 MIDFIELD 46.3 70.7 72.0 28.3 76.7 89.4 91.7 96.3 98.8 83.3 99.0 99.0 43.2 26.8 90.9 67.5 73.8 J-27 80.0 69.5 76.7 65.0 65.0 90.1 83.3 93.3 83.2 60.0 95.0 95.5 51.9 23.3 80.6 50.0 72.6 MIRAGE (90173) 85.0 70.3 89.0 80.0 84.7 79.3 88.3 90.0 89.5 33.3 99.0 96.7 46.3 24.2 67.7 29.2 72.0 GUYMON 88.3 64.8 77.7 58.3 61.7 79.7 81.7 95.0 87.3 80.0 97.7 94.0 48.6 14.0 73.9 45.8 71.8 OKS 91-11 61.7 68.5 64.0 48.3 75.0 76.2 83.3 95.0 79.7 90.0 97.7 96.7 44.0 16.2 83.9 40.0 70.0 BABY (TDS-BM1) 88.3 71.5 83.3 41.7 76.7 83.6 95.0 13.3 98.3 56.7 99.0 99.0 48.2 34.7 55.4 50.0 68.4 TIFWAY 61.7 72.0 79.3 99.0 86.7 72.4 95.0 18.3 36.8 13.3 99.0 99.0 52.0 34.7 41.7 47.2 63.0 TIFGREEN 86.7 71.7 78.3 43.3 43.3 80.0 93.3 13.3 93.5 26.7 99.0 99.0 55.7 27.7 41.8 46.2 62.5 STF-1 80.0 67.3 83.0 35.0 60.0 81.3 86.7 26.7 96.8 20.0 99.0 97.8 44.7 29.3 52.0 37.5 62.3 JACKPOT (J-912) 86.7 61.0 85.3 93.0 41.7 64.9 86.7 46.7 53.3 20.0 94.7 89.5 49.9 22.5 58.3 32.8 61.7 TEXTURF 10 60.0 59.5 80.0 84.7 13.3 79.1 85.0 3.3 95.2 16.7 99.0 95.3 50.9 26.8 60.0 34.5 59.0 SUNDEVIL 43.3 66.7 84.3 48.3 56.7 65.7 86.7 68.3 70.7 13.3 93.3 94.0 55.8 20.2 58.3 5.5 58.2 FMC-6 (FMC 6-91) 81.7 62.8 80.3 75.0 88.3 46.0 86.7 30.0 7.3 3.3 99.0 95.5 49.9 22.0 30.6 11.7 54.4 FMC 5-91 70.0 60.5 85.0 35.0 63.3 44.7 80.0 46.7 13.8 6.7 96.3 95.3 49.0 22.2 77.8 10.0 53.5 FMC 2-90 81.7 62.8 85.3 80.0 75.0 48.0 78.3 13.3 5.7 10.0 95.0 86.8 46.0 20.8 40.6 14.2 52.7 OKS 91-1 71.7 59.5 88.7 51.7 41.7 48.2 78.3 36.7 43.8 0.0 97.7 94.0 50.2 24.0 34.4 6.2 51.7 FMC 3-91 50.0 64.7 87.7 58.3 78.3 29.6 86.7 10.0 2.8 6.7 97.7 95.5 45.3 25.7 26.1 3.7 48.0 NUMEX-SAHARA 35.0 62.3 86.0 46.7 51.7 33.8 85.0 25.0 7.3 33.3 85.0 93.8 45.4 22.3 40.6 6.3 47.5 PRIMAVERA (FMC 1-90) 50.0 57.0 80.7 56.7 66.7 38.4 85.0 10.0 10.7 13.3 81.3 67.2 54.7 22.0 36.1 3.8 45.8 CHEYENNE 8.3 66.0 89.7 38.3 55.0 32.8 66.7 3.3 18.2 0.0 95.0 89.2 53.8 18.5 73.3 1.2 44.3 SONESTA 23.3 62.7 90.0 49.7 38.3 31.6 81.7 15.0 5.7 6.7 81.3 67.7 46.1 22.2 39.4 2.5 41.5 ARIZONA COMMON-VEG. 81.7 61.3 74.7 16.7 12.0 15.3 60.0 16.7 1.7 0.0 94.7 94.7 56.3 25.5 29.4 4.2 40.3 ARIZONA COMMON-SEED 11.7 63.7 82.3 45.0 60.0 17.1 81.7 16.7 2.5 3.3 68.3 61.0 50.7 21.7 32.2 0.7 38.7 FLORADWARF (FHB-135) 60.0 54.8 61.3 31.7 12.7 30.9 88.3 6.7 1.3 16.7 65.0 70.3 32.4 29.0 0.0 30.0 36.9 LSD VALUE 26.9 43.2 12.4 37.8 28.5 28.6 7.3 30.1 20.1 31.5 13.3 16.5 34.6 28.8 29.9 28.2 8.0 C.V. (%) 26.2 58.4 9.7 42.8 31.0 52.5 5.4 44.9 35.5 64.3 12.6 15.9 75.2 103.7 59.5 90.3 45.7 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 MEANS IN EACH COLUMN.