TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL SEEDHEAD SEEDHEAD SEEDHEAD GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COLOR HEAD HEAD HEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER OCTOBER SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN MIDLAWN 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 4.7 9.0 6.0 9.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.5 OKC 70-18 6.0 6.0 8.3 7.7 5.0 9.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 PATRIOT 7.7 4.7 5.0 7.3 4.0 9.0 8.0 8.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 SWI-1044 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.3 3.7 8.7 5.0 6.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.5 YUKON 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 9.0 5.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.0 5.3 7.7 8.0 4.3 9.0 7.7 7.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.4 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 9.0 4.3 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.4 RIVIERA 7.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 3.7 8.7 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 SWI-1046 7.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 4.3 9.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.2 TIFSPORT 6.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 9.0 6.3 8.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 SWI-1012 7.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 TIFWAY 7.0 4.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 9.0 5.0 8.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 CELEBRATION 7.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 4.0 9.0 4.3 7.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 AUSSIE GREEN 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 3.3 9.0 6.3 8.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 SWI-1041 6.3 3.3 4.7 6.7 4.0 9.0 3.7 6.3 2.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.4 CIS-CD5 7.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 3.0 8.7 4.0 5.3 2.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 MS-CHOICE 8.0 2.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 2.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 PRINCESS 77 7.0 3.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 9.0 3.7 5.7 2.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 SWI-1014 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 9.0 4.7 7.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 PANAMA 6.3 2.7 5.0 4.7 2.7 8.7 4.3 5.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.1 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.0 8.7 4.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.1 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 2.7 8.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.1 CIS-CD6 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.0 7.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 CIS-CD7 7.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.3 9.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 FMC-6 6.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 2.7 8.7 4.7 5.3 2.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 SR 9554 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 2.7 8.7 3.7 5.0 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 TIFT NO. 3 6.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 3.7 9.0 6.0 8.0 2.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 TIFT NO. 4 6.3 3.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 9.0 4.3 8.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 SUNSTAR 6.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 9.0 5.0 5.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.9 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.3 2.7 4.7 5.0 3.0 9.0 4.3 5.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.8 SOUTHERN STAR 6.7 2.7 4.0 4.7 2.3 9.0 3.7 4.7 2.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.8 SWI-1001 6.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 3.0 8.7 4.7 5.3 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.8 ASHMORE 5.0 6.7 8.3 4.0 5.0 9.0 7.3 9.0 5.3 4.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 B-14 5.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 2.3 8.3 4.0 5.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.6 GN-1 7.0 2.7 4.7 6.3 3.3 9.0 5.0 7.7 2.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.6 SWI-1003 6.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 3.7 8.3 2.7 4.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.6 MOHAWK 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 2.3 8.7 4.7 5.7 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.5 NUMEX SAHARA 6.0 2.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 9.0 5.0 5.7 2.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.5 SUNDEVIL II 5.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 2.7 8.7 4.0 4.7 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 ARIZONA COMMON 6.3 2.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 8.3 4.3 5.7 2.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.2 TIFT NO. 1 7.0 2.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 9.0 3.7 5.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 2.8 TIFT NO. 2 6.5 1.0 4.5 4.5 5.5 9.0 5.0 6.0 0.7 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 7.0 17.1 13.2 14.0 21.4 4.5 14.7 9.3 17.1 13.6 16.4 13.5 16.2 11.0 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS