TABLE 3. PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2002 DATA NAME JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER MEAN FMC-6 80.0 91.7 95.0 88.9 SR 9554 78.3 86.7 94.3 86.4 SUNSTAR 65.0 94.3 95.0 84.8 PANAMA 71.7 87.7 92.0 83.8 NUMEX SAHARA 58.3 84.3 91.0 77.9 MOHAWK 63.3 78.3 87.7 76.4 SWI-1001 60.0 75.0 90.0 75.0 B-14 51.7 78.3 91.0 73.7 PRINCESS 77 48.3 65.0 88.7 67.3 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 31.7 68.3 89.3 63.1 TIFT NO. 1 41.7 61.7 81.7 61.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 18.3 70.0 86.7 58.3 ARIZONA COMMON 23.3 55.0 84.3 54.2 CIS-CD7 20.0 48.3 89.3 52.6 CIS-CD5 19.3 53.3 82.7 51.8 SWI-1045 23.3 43.3 88.7 51.8 SOUTHERN STAR 21.7 48.3 85.0 51.7 SWI-1041 20.0 45.0 89.3 51.4 YUKON 28.3 43.3 75.0 48.9 SWI-1003 25.0 40.0 80.0 48.3 TIFT NO. 2 15.0 45.0 81.0 47.0 SUNDEVIL II 13.7 41.7 85.0 46.8 SWI-1044 12.7 45.0 80.0 45.9 SWI-1046 16.7 40.0 78.3 45.0 CIS-CD6 10.3 31.7 80.0 40.7 MIDLAWN 11.7 35.0 71.7 39.4 SWI-1012 9.7 26.7 78.3 38.2 PATRIOT 10.0 28.3 73.3 37.2 AUSSIE GREEN 11.0 26.7 70.0 35.9 CELEBRATION 7.7 28.3 71.7 35.9 TIFT NO. 3 9.3 25.0 71.0 35.1 MS-CHOICE 12.7 25.0 66.7 34.8 OR 2002 11.7 23.3 66.7 33.9 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 8.0 21.7 70.0 33.2 TIFSPORT 11.0 21.7 63.3 32.0 GN-1 7.0 21.7 66.7 31.8 RIVIERA 3.0 23.3 66.7 31.0 SWI-1014 1.7 18.3 60.0 26.7 TIFT NO. 4 7.0 10.0 61.7 26.2 TIFWAY 7.0 15.0 53.3 25.1 ASHMORE 6.7 13.3 50.0 23.3 OKC 70-18 4.7 10.0 53.3 22.7 LSD VALUE 18.9 16.9 11.0 12.4 C.V. (%) 49.6 25.2 9.2 16.9 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS