TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT MISS. ST., MS 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SEEDLING PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME VIGOR 5 WEEKS 9 WEEKS AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PRINCESS 77 5.3 96.3 99.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 SWI-1003 4.3 96.3 99.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 SWI-1041 4.0 96.0 97.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 SWI-1044 4.0 97.7 99.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.2 TIFT NO. 2 5.0 96.0 99.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 OR 2002 . 40.0 93.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.1 RIVIERA 4.7 94.3 99.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 SWI-1046 4.7 94.7 98.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 CIS-CD5 5.3 95.0 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 SOUTHERN STAR 7.0 95.0 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 7.7 94.7 99.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 TIFT NO. 1 5.3 97.7 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 TRANSCONTINENTAL 7.3 96.3 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 AUSSIE GREEN . 36.7 90.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 SWI-1045 5.3 96.3 98.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 CIS-CD6 4.3 95.0 97.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 FMC-6 6.7 93.3 98.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 4.7 96.3 99.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 SR 9554 8.0 90.0 99.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 SWI-1012 4.5 91.7 97.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 MOHAWK 8.3 90.0 97.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 SWI-1001 7.3 91.7 97.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 CELEBRATION . 53.3 97.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 OKC 70-18 . 28.3 80.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.6 PATRIOT . 66.7 97.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 TIFT NO. 3 . 58.3 95.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 CIS-CD7 5.3 93.3 98.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.5 PANAMA 7.3 93.3 97.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 SUNDEVIL II 6.3 96.3 97.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 MS-CHOICE . 48.3 93.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.4 ARIZONA COMMON 5.7 83.3 97.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 B-14 8.0 88.3 97.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 GN-1 . 73.3 97.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 NUMEX SAHARA 8.3 88.3 97.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 TIFT NO. 4 . 25.0 78.3 3.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 SWI-1014 5.0 91.7 94.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 TIFSPORT . 30.0 78.3 3.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.2 YUKON 5.0 95.0 97.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 SUNSTAR 6.3 85.0 95.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 TIFWAY . 31.7 83.3 3.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 MIDLAWN . 71.7 91.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 ASHMORE . 31.7 68.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.5 10.0 6.2 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.5 C.V. (%) 16.2 8.8 4.3 7.6 9.7 7.6 8.2 5.6 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 MS1 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 151-270 241-375 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS