TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT FLORENCE, SC 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DOLLAR COLOR SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER SPOT NOVEMBER RATINGS APR MAY JUN AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PREMIER (OR 2002) 8.0 6.3 7.0 8.3 4.3 7.3 8.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 RIVIERA 7.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.2 AUSSIE GREEN 7.7 5.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.1 OKC 70-18 7.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.1 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.1 TIFWAY 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 TIFSPORT 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.9 CELEBRATION 8.0 4.0 5.3 8.3 6.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.8 MS-CHOICE 6.7 3.3 5.3 7.7 7.7 5.0 8.0 4.7 5.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.8 SOUTHERN STAR 6.7 4.7 5.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.8 SR 9554 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.8 SWI-1045 7.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.8 TIFT NO. 3 7.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 5.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.8 CIS-CD6 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 SWI-1001 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 SWI-1046 6.7 4.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 PATRIOT 8.0 4.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 9.0 5.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.6 SUNSTAR 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.6 SWI-1041 7.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.6 SWI-1044 7.3 4.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.6 TIFT NO. 1 7.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.6 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 CIS-CD5 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.5 FMC-6 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.5 GN-1 7.3 4.3 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 8.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 SUNDEVIL II 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 8.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 SWI-1003 7.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.5 CIS-CD7 6.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 8.3 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.4 MOHAWK 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.4 PANAMA 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 8.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.4 PRINCESS 77 7.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.4 SWI-1012 6.7 4.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 TIFT NO. 4 7.0 4.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.4 TIFT NO. 2 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 ARIZONA COMMON 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 8.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 B-14 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 MIDLAWN 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 NUMEX SAHARA 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 SWI-1014 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 8.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 YUKON 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 ASHMORE 7.0 6.3 8.0 5.0 7.7 4.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.8 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.4 C.V. (%) 6.4 14.3 8.9 7.3 12.3 12.2 18.5 11.0 8.2 6.5 7.5 8.6 8.4 8.7 3.8 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 SC1 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 61-150 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS