TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN TIFSPORT 8.0 1.0 5.5 72.7 3.0 6.5 8.5 7.0 6.3 AUSSIE GREEN 7.7 1.0 7.3 73.0 2.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.1 PATRIOT 6.7 1.3 7.0 99.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 4.3 5.9 YUKON 5.7 4.0 5.7 76.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.9 OKC 70-18 5.5 1.0 7.5 66.0 4.0 7.0 5.5 6.5 5.8 MIDLAWN 4.0 1.7 6.7 76.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 ASHMORE 2.0 1.0 8.7 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.8 RIVIERA 6.0 1.0 5.0 99.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.2 SWI-1014 5.3 1.0 5.3 66.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 SWI-1045 5.3 1.0 3.7 96.0 3.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 TIFT NO. 3 6.3 1.0 5.3 76.0 2.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 3.9 CIS-CD6 4.7 1.3 6.0 99.0 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.8 ARIZONA COMMON . . . 6.7 . . . . . B-14 . . . 43.0 . . . . . CELEBRATION . . . 10.0 . . . . . CIS-CD5 . . . 79.3 . . . . . CIS-CD7 . . . 69.3 . . . . . FMC-6 . . . 0.0 . . . . . GN-1 . . . 13.3 . . . . . LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) . . . 3.3 . . . . . MOHAWK . . . 0.0 . . . . . MS-CHOICE . . . 33.0 . . . . . NUMEX SAHARA . . . 39.7 . . . . . PREMIER (OR 2002) . . . 53.0 . . . . . PANAMA . . . 0.0 . . . . . PRINCESS 77 . . . 0.0 . . . . . SOUTHERN STAR . . . 33.0 . . . . . SR 9554 . . . 43.0 . . . . . SUNDEVIL II . . . 73.0 . . . . . SUNSTAR . . . 49.7 . . . . . SWI-1001 . . . 26.7 . . . . . SWI-1003 . . . 26.7 . . . . . SWI-1012 . . . 72.7 . . . . . SWI-1041 . . . 13.3 . . . . . SWI-1044 . . . 53.0 . . . . . SWI-1046 . . . 20.0 . . . . . TIFT NO. 1 . . . 33.0 . . . . . TIFT NO. 2 . . . 0.0 . . . . . TIFT NO. 4 . . . 39.7 . . . . . TIFWAY . . . 33.0 . . . . . TRANSCONTINENTAL . . . 3.3 . . . . . LSD VALUE 1.3 0.5 1.3 69.9 3.2 1.8 2.7 1.8 1.4 C.V. (%) 14.5 20.4 12.6 80.0 36.3 17.9 25.0 19.5 15.4 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. TABLE A. 2004 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 151-270 501+ 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY