TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PREMIER (OR 2002) 5.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.2 SWI-1044 4.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.2 PRINCESS 77 4.0 7.0 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.1 TIFT NO. 3 4.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.9 GN-1 4.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 CELEBRATION 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 TIFSPORT 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 AUSSIE GREEN 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 CIS-CD7 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 MS-CHOICE 4.0 5.7 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 B-14 4.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 SR 9554 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 PANAMA 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 PATRIOT 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 SWI-1046 3.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 TIFT NO. 2 4.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 TIFWAY 4.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 TRANSCONTINENTAL 4.0 5.7 4.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 OKC 70-18 4.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 FMC-6 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 3.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 RIVIERA 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 SWI-1045 3.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 TIFT NO. 1 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 ARIZONA COMMON 3.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 SWI-1001 4.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 SWI-1003 3.7 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 TIFT NO. 4 4.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 YUKON 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 SOUTHERN STAR 4.0 4.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 SUNDEVIL II 3.7 5.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 SWI-1041 3.7 4.7 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 CIS-CD5 4.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 CIS-CD6 4.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 MIDLAWN 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 SWI-1012 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 NUMEX SAHARA 4.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 SUNSTAR 3.3 4.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 SWI-1014 4.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 ASHMORE 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 MOHAWK 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.1 LSD VALUE 1.4 3.6 2.5 2.2 3.0 2.5 3.2 1.7 1.7 1.4 C.V. (%) 12.5 23.2 18.1 14.0 13.5 14.0 13.9 11.5 11.5 10.3 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 16. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL FALL FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DOLLAR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR SEEDHEAD RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER SPOT SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER APRIL JUNE OCTOBER PREMIER (OR 2002) 7.7 6.7 8.3 8.3 9.0 9 6.7 7.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 9.0 SWI-1044 7.3 5.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 9 7.0 7.7 2.3 4.0 4.0 9.0 PRINCESS 77 7.3 5.7 8.0 8.3 9.0 9 7.3 7.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 9.0 TIFT NO. 3 8.0 6.7 8.3 8.3 9.0 9 6.7 6.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 9.0 GN-1 7.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 9.0 9 6.7 7.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 9.0 CELEBRATION 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 9.0 9 8.0 7.3 2.3 3.7 4.3 9.0 TIFSPORT 7.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 8.7 9 7.3 7.0 2.7 4.3 4.3 9.0 AUSSIE GREEN 7.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 8.7 9 7.3 7.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 9.0 CIS-CD7 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 9 6.7 6.7 2.7 5.0 6.0 9.0 MS-CHOICE 7.3 5.7 7.7 8.0 9.0 9 7.7 7.3 3.0 5.3 6.0 8.0 B-14 7.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 8.7 9 6.3 6.7 3.0 4.7 5.7 9.0 SR 9554 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 8.7 9 6.7 7.0 3.0 4.3 5.3 9.0 PANAMA 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 9.0 9 7.0 7.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 9.0 PATRIOT 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 9.0 9 7.3 7.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 9.0 SWI-1046 7.7 4.7 8.0 7.0 8.7 9 6.7 6.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 9.0 TIFT NO. 2 7.0 5.0 8.0 7.7 9.0 9 7.0 7.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 9.0 TIFWAY 7.0 5.7 7.7 7.0 8.7 9 6.7 6.7 2.3 4.3 4.7 9.0 TRANSCONTINENTAL 7.3 5.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 9 6.3 7.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 9.0 OKC 70-18 7.7 5.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 9 6.7 6.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 9.0 FMC-6 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 8.7 9 7.7 7.3 3.0 5.0 6.0 9.0 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.7 5.3 7.3 7.0 9.0 9 6.7 6.7 2.7 4.7 5.3 9.0 RIVIERA 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 9 7.0 6.7 2.0 5.3 6.3 9.0 SWI-1045 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 9.0 9 6.3 6.7 3.0 5.3 6.0 9.0 TIFT NO. 1 6.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 9.0 9 6.7 6.7 2.3 4.3 5.0 9.0 ARIZONA COMMON 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 9.0 9 6.7 7.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 9.0 SWI-1001 6.0 5.3 8.0 7.0 9.0 9 7.3 7.3 2.7 4.7 5.3 9.0 SWI-1003 7.0 4.7 7.3 7.7 8.7 9 6.7 6.3 2.3 3.7 4.7 9.0 TIFT NO. 4 7.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 9.0 9 6.3 6.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 8.7 YUKON 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 9.0 9 6.7 6.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 9.0 SOUTHERN STAR 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 8.7 9 7.3 7.0 2.3 5.7 6.7 9.0 SUNDEVIL II 7.3 4.3 7.3 7.0 8.7 9 7.0 6.7 2.0 4.3 5.0 9.0 SWI-1041 6.7 4.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 9 5.7 5.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 9.0 CIS-CD5 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.7 9 6.3 5.7 3.0 5.7 6.0 9.0 CIS-CD6 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 8.7 9 6.3 6.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 9.0 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 9.0 9 7.0 6.7 2.7 4.3 5.3 9.0 MIDLAWN 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 9.0 9 6.3 6.7 2.0 5.0 5.7 9.0 SWI-1012 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 8.7 9 6.0 6.0 3.3 5.7 6.7 8.7 NUMEX SAHARA 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 9.0 9 6.3 6.0 2.7 5.3 6.0 9.0 SUNSTAR 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.3 8.3 9 6.0 6.0 2.7 5.3 6.3 9.0 SWI-1014 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 8.0 9 5.7 5.7 2.7 5.7 6.3 9.0 ASHMORE 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 9.0 9 6.7 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 8.7 MOHAWK 5.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 9.0 9 6.0 5.7 3.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 LSD VALUE 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.1 0 4.0 3.8 1.3 2.5 2.4 1.1 C.V. (%) 13.0 16.4 11.0 14.8 7.0 0 14.9 15.1 20.3 22.2 21.8 3.4 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS