TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR SEED NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER HEAD OR 2002 8.3 8.3 8.3 51.7 63.3 83.3 9.0 8.0 7.3 3.7 5.3 TIFT NO. 3 8.0 8.0 8.0 78.3 93.3 98.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 3.7 5.7 TIFWAY 8.0 8.7 8.7 83.3 91.3 96.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 3.3 6.0 MS-CHOICE 6.7 7.0 7.0 36.7 45.0 56.7 9.0 8.3 7.0 4.0 5.3 TIFSPORT 8.0 8.3 8.3 73.3 94.0 97.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 4.3 5.7 OKC 70-18 8.0 9.0 9.0 45.0 61.7 81.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 2.3 6.0 SWI-1041 7.7 7.7 7.7 61.7 76.7 91.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 3.7 5.7 PATRIOT 7.3 7.0 7.0 94.7 97.3 97.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 1.7 5.7 AUSSIE GREEN 7.7 8.0 8.0 96.0 97.7 94.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 3.3 5.3 SWI-1003 7.3 7.0 6.7 39.0 65.7 78.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 3.3 5.3 SWI-1044 7.3 7.7 7.7 40.0 53.3 76.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 3.0 5.0 TIFT NO. 4 8.0 8.0 8.0 73.3 89.7 94.3 8.3 8.3 8.0 5.0 7.0 SWI-1045 7.0 7.3 7.3 55.0 83.0 88.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 3.0 5.7 GN-1 7.0 7.3 7.3 92.3 95.7 96.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 3.0 5.0 RIVIERA 6.7 7.3 7.3 40.0 55.0 75.0 8.0 5.7 6.3 2.3 5.3 SWI-1012 7.3 7.3 7.3 43.7 59.7 73.3 8.3 7.3 7.3 3.0 5.3 SWI-1001 6.3 6.7 6.7 18.3 50.0 74.3 8.7 6.0 6.3 3.0 4.7 TIFT NO. 1 7.3 7.7 7.7 12.7 38.3 71.7 9.0 7.7 7.7 3.7 5.0 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.0 6.7 6.7 41.7 65.0 89.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 2.7 4.3 TIFT NO. 2 7.3 7.3 7.3 21.7 48.3 65.0 8.7 6.7 7.3 3.0 5.7 SWI-1046 6.7 8.0 8.0 20.0 51.7 76.7 8.7 6.0 7.0 2.7 5.7 MIDLAWN 7.0 7.3 7.3 88.0 91.0 92.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 2.0 6.7 CIS-CD6 6.3 6.3 6.3 48.3 64.0 76.3 8.0 5.7 6.7 2.3 5.3 PANAMA 6.3 6.3 6.3 63.3 76.7 92.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 3.0 5.3 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.0 6.3 6.3 23.3 43.3 70.0 8.0 6.0 6.7 3.0 5.0 SWI-1014 5.7 6.0 6.0 41.7 66.3 78.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 2.7 4.3 YUKON 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 30.0 68.3 8.7 6.0 6.3 3.3 4.3 B-14 5.7 6.0 6.0 61.7 75.0 89.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 2.7 4.7 CELEBRATION 6.7 6.7 6.7 79.7 89.7 97.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 3.3 6.7 FMC-6 6.0 6.0 6.0 25.0 50.0 78.3 8.7 6.0 6.3 3.0 5.0 CIS-CD7 5.7 6.7 6.7 48.3 61.7 71.7 8.7 6.7 7.3 3.3 5.0 PRINCESS 77 6.3 6.3 6.3 27.7 55.0 78.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 2.7 4.7 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 6.7 7.0 48.3 70.0 86.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 2.0 4.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.0 7.0 7.0 27.7 58.3 86.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 2.7 5.0 CIS-CD5 5.7 5.7 5.7 20.3 41.7 68.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 3.0 3.7 MOHAWK 5.3 5.7 5.7 56.3 69.7 83.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 2.0 5.0 NUMEX SAHARA 5.3 6.0 6.0 51.7 64.7 81.3 8.0 6.0 7.0 2.3 5.0 SR 9554 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 33.3 65.0 9.0 4.7 5.7 2.7 4.0 ARIZONA COMMON 5.7 5.7 5.7 69.7 79.0 91.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 2.7 5.3 SOUTHERN STAR 5.3 6.0 6.3 26.7 40.0 68.3 8.7 5.3 6.3 2.3 4.7 SUNSTAR 5.7 5.7 5.7 45.0 66.7 80.0 7.7 5.7 7.3 2.7 5.0 ASHMORE 8.7 9.0 9.0 61.7 81.7 94.3 4.3 3.0 5.3 1.3 5.3 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.1 1.2 36.7 32.4 23.1 1.9 2.0 2.2 1.4 1.7 C.V. (%) 9.2 10.0 10.8 44.7 27.8 14.7 13.6 17.6 12.8 25.6 15.8 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. TABLE 3A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2002-2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SEEDLING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE VIGOR JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OR 2002 7.7 8.0 8.0 4.7 7.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.9 TIFT NO. 3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 TIFWAY 7.3 6.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.6 MS-CHOICE 8.7 8.3 7.0 3.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.5 TIFSPORT 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.5 OKC 70-18 6.7 5.3 8.0 4.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 SWI-1041 7.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 PATRIOT 7.0 6.3 7.3 8.7 7.0 8.3 8.7 5.7 5.7 7.1 AUSSIE GREEN 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.7 7.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 SWI-1003 6.3 4.7 8.0 4.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 SWI-1044 6.3 5.0 7.0 3.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 TIFT NO. 4 7.7 7.7 8.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 6.9 SWI-1045 6.7 6.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.8 GN-1 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 RIVIERA 6.7 4.7 7.0 3.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 SWI-1012 7.3 6.3 7.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 SWI-1001 6.7 5.3 6.7 1.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.5 TIFT NO. 1 7.3 7.0 8.0 1.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.5 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.4 TIFT NO. 2 6.7 4.7 7.7 2.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 SWI-1046 6.3 4.3 7.3 1.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 MIDLAWN 5.7 3.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 CIS-CD6 6.3 4.3 7.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 PANAMA 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.3 4.0 6.7 2.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 SWI-1014 6.3 4.0 6.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 YUKON 6.7 4.3 6.3 1.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 B-14 6.0 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 CELEBRATION 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 FMC-6 7.3 6.0 6.3 2.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 CIS-CD7 6.7 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 PRINCESS 77 6.7 4.3 7.0 2.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 SUNDEVIL II 6.0 3.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.0 4.0 6.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.9 CIS-CD5 6.7 5.3 6.0 2.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 MOHAWK 5.7 2.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 NUMEX SAHARA 6.0 3.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 SR 9554 6.0 3.7 6.0 1.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.6 ARIZONA COMMON 5.7 2.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.5 SOUTHERN STAR 6.0 3.7 6.0 2.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 SUNSTAR 6.0 3.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 ASHMORE 4.3 1.3 9.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.9 0.7 3.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.1 1.9 1.0 C.V. (%) 9.2 23.1 6.7 43.7 14.1 11.5 11.7 15.6 11.7 9.6 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. 2002-03 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2002 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 AZ1 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 0-60 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS