TABLE 5E. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 USGA/GCSAA/NTEP ON-SITE BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT HOBE SOUND, FL (THE JUPITER ISLAND CLUB) 1/ 1998-2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS STIMPMETER READINGS MEASURED IN INCHES FALL FALL FALL COLOR COLOR COLOR STOLON SHOOT 3/ STIMPMETER READINGS SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER COUNTS COUNTS SPRING WINTER 2000 2001 PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS NAME 2000-01 2001 2000-01 2000 2001 1999 1998-99 JULY 14 AUG.1 AUG.14 AUG.29 SEP.26 MINI-VERDE 8.2 8.0 8.3 318.7 337.0 126.0 91.0 116.3 107.3 31.7 60.0 85.0 96.3 99 TIFEAGLE 8.2 8.0 8.2 320.0 401.0 130.0 89.3 113.7 112.7 40.0 65.0 85.0 94.3 99 CHAMPION 7.2 7.7 8.2 402.7 434.0 131.3 94.7 112.7 113.7 40.0 63.3 81.7 97.0 99 FLORADWARF 7.5 7.7 8.2 303.7 382.0 143.3 104.7 112.3 120.3 31.7 55.0 86.7 99.0 99 TIFDWARF 8.7 8.3 7.7 275.3 258.0 124.7 92.0 118.3 113.7 25.0 53.3 80.0 96.0 99 MS-SUPREME 7.0 6.3 7.4 371.0 366.7 123.3 89.7 109.3 113.7 43.3 68.3 91.3 98.3 99 TIFGREEN 6.8 6.0 5.7 244.3 292.7 124.7 81.7 117.3 117.0 38.3 85.0 97.7 99.0 99 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.8 1.2 113.7 103.9 11.7 16.8 18.0 6.7 18.2 21.2 8.2 4.6 0 C.V. (%) 10.0 6.0 16.8 17.4 15.2 4.7 8.6 6.2 3.0 23.1 16.3 5.1 2.2 0 TABLE 5E. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 1998 USGA/GCSAA/NTEP ON-SITE BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT HOBE SOUND, FL (THE JUPITER ISLAND CLUB) 1/ 1998-2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS STIMPMETER READINGS MEASURED IN INCHES THATCH GENETIC LEAF DENSITY DENSITY WINTER MEASUREMENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING FALL COLOR 1999-01 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN MINI-VERDE 8.6 8.4 7.7 8.5 8.0 5.7 8.5 8.2 8.8 7.0 7.1 7.0 8.3 9.0 8.5 7.0 8.3 8.2 8.1 TIFEAGLE 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.7 5.1 8.5 8.2 8.4 7.2 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.7 8.2 7.9 CHAMPION 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.7 5.4 8.5 8.2 8.2 7.3 6.9 6.7 8.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.6 8.3 7.6 FLORADWARF 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.2 7.0 5.3 7.3 7.2 7.7 6.3 6.8 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.5 7.4 TIFDWARF 7.5 6.8 7.3 7.2 5.3 5.2 6.5 6.8 7.7 6.8 7.3 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.7 6.3 7.9 6.9 7.4 MS-SUPREME 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.9 5.7 5.7 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.4 5.3 6.6 7.0 7.1 TIFGREEN 5.7 5.2 5.3 4.9 3.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.2 7.2 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.2 3.0 6.1 4.6 5.7 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 7.3 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.5 C.V. (%) 14.6 11.5 8.0 14.5 7.4 76.8 12.0 12.0 10.0 13.6 11.9 7.1 8.9 5.0 11.8 15.7 15.0 13.1 9.4 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. 3/ A TWO INCH DIAMETER CORE WAS TAKEN FROM EACH PLOT AND COUNTED ALL SHOOTS WITHIN THAT AREA.