TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 2.5 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 PATRIOT 2.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.3 6.7 5.3 6.9 NUMEX SAHARA 3.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 OKC 70-18 2.7 7.5 4.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.0 5.5 4.0 6.5 SOUTHERN STAR 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 TIFSPORT 2.0 7.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.5 6.5 5.5 6.4 GN-1 1.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 4.5 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 PANAMA 1.7 5.5 5.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.5 5.5 4.0 6.3 SWI-1046 2.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 FMC-6 1.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.1 RIVIERA 3.5 6.5 5.0 6.5 6.5 7.5 6.5 5.5 4.0 6.1 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 2.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 7.5 6.5 5.0 6.1 SUNSTAR 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 TIFWAY 3.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.5 7.0 5.0 3.5 6.0 TRANSCONTINENTAL 2.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 MOHAWK 2.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 SWI-1014 2.5 7.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.5 7.0 5.0 4.5 5.8 TIFT NO. 4 2.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.8 YUKON 3.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 4.3 5.8 CIS-CD5 2.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 TIFT NO. 3 1.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 TIFT NO. 1 3.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 5.5 ARIZONA COMMON 2.5 7.0 3.5 6.0 5.5 6.5 6.5 4.5 3.5 5.4 CIS-CD7 1.5 5.5 6.0 5.0 4.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 SWI-1012 2.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 3.7 5.4 MIDLAWN 1.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 PRINCESS 77 2.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 1.5 5.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 3.0 5.2 TIFT NO. 2 2.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 SWI-1041 1.3 5.0 4.5 5.5 4.5 4.5 7.0 5.5 3.5 5.1 SWI-1044 1.3 6.5 5.5 4.5 4.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.0 5.0 CIS-CD6 3.5 6.0 3.0 4.5 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 2.5 4.8 PREMIER (OR 2002) 1.3 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.8 CELEBRATION 2.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 3.5 4.6 MS-CHOICE 1.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 5.0 3.0 4.5 B-14 1.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 3.5 4.0 ASHMORE 2.0 8.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 3.7 AUSSIE GREEN 1.0 . . . . . . . . . SR 9554 1.0 . . . . . . . . . SUNDEVIL II . . . . . . . . . . SWI-1001 2.0 6.0 . . . . . . . . SWI-1003 . . . . . . . . . . LSD VALUE 3.5 6.6 6.0 4.4 5.6 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 C.V. (%) 42.5 22.4 27.2 20.4 23.6 19.3 16.0 21.1 24.9 15.8 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. 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 MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS