TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE STATION, TX 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER NOVEMBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN OKC 18-4 8.0 2.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 99.0 99.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.9 MIDLAWN 6.3 3.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 99.0 99.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 7.0 3.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 96.3 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 TIFGREEN 5.0 2.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 96.3 99.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.5 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 7.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 95.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.4 SWI-11 6.3 2.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 95.0 99.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 TIFWAY 7.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 96.3 99.0 7.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 SHANGHAI 7.7 2.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 95.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 7.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 95.0 99.0 7.7 4.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 6.3 3.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 95.0 99.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 CN 2-9 7.7 2.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 91.7 99.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 J-540 7.0 2.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 95.0 99.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 7.7 3.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 95.0 99.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 SUNDEVIL II 6.7 3.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 95.0 99.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 MINI-VERDE 7.0 6.3 9.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 96.3 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.5 MAJESTIC 6.7 3.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 95.0 99.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 SAVANNAH 6.7 3.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 96.3 97.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 BLACKJACK 6.7 3.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 95.0 98.3 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 MIRAGE 5.7 2.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 95.0 99.0 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 SHANGRI LA 6.7 3.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 95.0 97.0 7.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 6.0 3.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 96.3 97.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.2 BLUE-MUDA 6.7 3.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 95.0 98.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 NUMEX-SAHARA 7.0 2.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 95.0 97.0 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 JACKPOT 6.3 3.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 95.0 97.0 7.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.9 PYRAMID 5.7 2.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 95.0 99.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 CARDINAL 4.3 5.0 9.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 97.7 95.7 8.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 ARIZONA COMMON 6.3 2.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 95.0 97.7 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 OKC 19-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LSD VALUE 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.7 2.3 1.6 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 10.1 14.4 4.9 10.0 8.2 7.8 1.4 0.9 3.5 10.2 8.1 10.2 9.6 8.7 9.3 7.8 8.6 9.9 5.4 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. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1997 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 TX2 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS