TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT MISS. ST., MS 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL SEED SEED SEED GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COLOR SCALPING HEAD HEAD HEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER OCTOBER RATINGS SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TIFSPORT 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 8.7 8.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.9 TIFT NO. 4 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.9 AUSSIE GREEN 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 8.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.8 OR 2002 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 8.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 TIFWAY 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 9.0 8.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 MS-CHOICE 7.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 GN-1 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 OKC 70-18 6.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 8.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.2 TIFT NO. 3 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 8.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 CELEBRATION 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 2.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 SWI-1046 6.3 4.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 TIFT NO. 1 6.0 3.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 8.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 SWI-1003 6.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 SWI-1044 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 MIDLAWN 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 7.3 9.0 8.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 PATRIOT 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 9.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.8 RIVIERA 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 TIFT NO. 2 5.7 3.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 PRINCESS 77 5.3 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 SWI-1012 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 8.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 SWI-1041 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 8.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 SWI-1045 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 CIS-CD6 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.4 ASHMORE 4.0 6.7 8.7 4.0 7.0 4.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 8.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 SOUTHERN STAR 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 7.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 7.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 SR 9554 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 7.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 CIS-CD7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 7.7 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 8.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 SWI-1014 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 8.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 ARIZONA COMMON 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 8.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 CIS-CD5 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 8.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 MOHAWK 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 8.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 YUKON 6.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 8.0 6.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 B-14 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 8.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 FMC-6 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 8.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 NUMEX SAHARA 5.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 8.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 SUNSTAR 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 8.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 SWI-1001 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 8.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 PANAMA 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 8.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 C.V. (%) 8.0 13.7 6.2 7.3 9.1 10.1 12.2 5.7 9.3 9.7 8.3 8.5 7.6 7.3 9.1 7.1 6.5 3.7 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