TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PATRIOT 7.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 8.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 OKC 70-18 4.0 6.0 8.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 8.7 7.1 TIFT NO. 4 6.0 5.7 9.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 8.0 8.7 6.6 TIFWAY 5.7 7.0 8.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 8.7 6.5 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.0 4.3 9.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 TIFSPORT 7.0 5.7 8.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 7.3 8.0 6.1 CELEBRATION 3.7 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 TIFT NO. 1 7.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 AUSSIE GREEN 5.0 4.0 7.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 8.7 5.6 YUKON 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.6 MIDLAWN 1.0 9.0 7.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 5.5 TIFT NO. 2 8.0 2.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 3.3 5.5 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 3.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.4 SWI-1046 8.7 5.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 5.3 GN-1 5.3 5.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 3.0 6.0 5.1 RIVIERA 4.0 7.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 TIFT NO. 3 3.7 4.0 7.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 3.7 6.7 5.1 SWI-1012 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.7 5.0 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 SWI-1044 3.7 6.0 6.3 3.3 4.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 4.8 ASHMORE 2.7 6.7 9.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 7.0 4.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.6 CIS-CD5 5.0 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.6 MS-CHOICE 6.3 3.3 5.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 7.0 4.4 CIS-CD6 4.0 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 SWI-1014 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 2.7 5.0 4.2 SWI-1041 5.3 5.7 6.0 2.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.2 SR 9554 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 4.3 4.1 SOUTHERN STAR 6.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 SWI-1003 6.0 3.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.9 CIS-CD7 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.9 PRINCESS 77 4.3 2.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.8 FMC-6 6.0 6.3 3.3 2.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.6 MOHAWK 5.0 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 2.7 4.0 3.6 SUNDEVIL II 6.0 4.7 5.0 2.3 3.0 5.7 3.0 4.0 3.6 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 3.7 4.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 SUNSTAR 5.7 5.0 4.0 1.7 2.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.2 PANAMA 4.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 3.0 4.3 1.3 4.0 3.1 SWI-1001 5.0 4.7 5.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.7 2.9 ARIZONA COMMON 5.0 2.0 4.0 1.7 3.0 2.0 1.3 3.0 2.2 B-14 5.0 3.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.3 2.7 1.6 NUMEX SAHARA 5.3 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.1 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.7 1.4 0.9 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.8 C.V. (%) 21.0 20.2 17.6 17.1 18.5 21.0 22.4 15.4 11.6 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 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR SEEDHEAD SEEDHEAD SEEDHEAD NAME SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER SPRING SUMMER FALL PATRIOT 7.0 83.7 98.7 99.0 3.3 9.0 9.0 8.7 OKC 70-18 7.3 67.0 92.0 96.3 9.0 8.3 5.0 7.7 TIFT NO. 4 9.0 54.0 72.3 92.3 5.7 8.7 1.3 9.0 TIFWAY 7.7 75.0 89.7 96.3 8.7 9.0 4.3 9.0 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.3 53.3 76.3 90.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 TIFSPORT 8.3 61.7 93.3 96.7 8.0 9.0 3.7 9.0 CELEBRATION 7.0 57.7 93.0 96.3 5.7 9.0 3.7 6.0 TIFT NO. 1 4.7 26.0 32.7 43.7 6.3 9.0 5.7 8.3 AUSSIE GREEN 6.3 52.3 97.0 99.0 2.3 9.0 8.7 9.0 YUKON 6.0 72.3 95.3 95.7 6.0 5.0 1.3 4.3 MIDLAWN 3.7 88.3 97.0 96.0 5.0 6.0 2.7 9.0 TIFT NO. 2 2.0 5.3 10.7 34.7 8.3 8.7 3.7 6.0 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 5.0 62.3 89.3 93.0 8.0 6.7 2.3 4.3 SWI-1046 5.7 24.0 50.0 73.7 8.0 8.3 7.3 8.3 GN-1 5.3 63.0 93.7 95.0 3.0 8.3 6.0 7.7 RIVIERA 4.0 89.0 95.7 99.0 5.3 5.0 1.7 4.0 TIFT NO. 3 6.7 51.3 91.7 95.0 7.0 8.7 7.0 8.3 SWI-1012 4.3 78.3 95.7 99.0 6.3 6.0 2.0 5.3 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 4.0 49.3 77.3 94.0 5.0 3.3 1.7 1.3 SWI-1044 4.7 65.0 87.0 93.0 6.3 4.0 3.0 5.3 ASHMORE 3.0 64.0 74.3 75.0 8.0 5.0 7.7 9.0 TRANSCONTINENTAL 4.0 70.0 90.3 94.7 4.3 3.0 1.3 1.3 CIS-CD5 4.0 51.0 82.3 94.0 4.3 2.7 1.3 2.0 MS-CHOICE 5.0 23.7 53.3 82.0 4.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 CIS-CD6 4.0 43.3 74.3 88.0 6.3 4.7 2.7 3.0 SWI-1014 4.7 73.0 92.7 97.3 6.0 5.0 2.0 1.3 SWI-1041 6.0 14.3 32.7 69.0 8.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 SR 9554 3.7 32.3 77.7 91.0 5.0 2.0 1.3 2.3 SOUTHERN STAR 4.0 28.0 54.0 88.7 5.0 1.3 3.0 1.0 SWI-1003 5.0 13.0 29.0 62.7 8.0 9.0 5.0 6.0 CIS-CD7 3.7 55.7 86.0 94.3 5.3 2.3 1.3 2.0 PRINCESS 77 4.7 6.7 21.3 40.3 8.3 8.3 5.7 4.0 FMC-6 2.7 27.7 32.7 65.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 1.3 MOHAWK 2.3 21.7 45.7 69.0 5.7 3.3 2.3 1.0 SUNDEVIL II 2.7 22.0 50.7 85.3 5.7 6.0 3.0 1.3 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 2.7 29.0 43.0 70.0 6.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 SUNSTAR 3.3 25.3 64.3 86.7 6.3 4.0 3.7 2.0 PANAMA 3.0 41.0 72.7 81.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 SWI-1001 3.3 19.3 39.7 84.7 6.0 3.7 1.3 1.3 ARIZONA COMMON 1.0 4.0 10.3 14.0 6.0 5.7 7.7 4.7 B-14 1.3 12.7 36.3 62.7 6.7 3.3 1.0 1.0 NUMEX SAHARA 1.0 17.7 22.3 60.3 5.3 4.0 7.0 1.7 LSD VALUE 1.2 24.9 27.1 30.8 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.7 C.V. (%) 18.1 36.0 26.2 22.1 17.1 21.0 22.5 24.0 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. 2005 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY