TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TIFT NO. 4 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.9 SWI-1003 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 CELEBRATION 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.1 TIFSPORT 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.1 AUSSIE GREEN 7.7 8.3 7.3 5.0 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 7.0 SWI-1046 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 TIFT NO. 3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 TIFWAY 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 8.3 5.7 7.0 OKC 70-18 6.0 6.0 8.3 6.3 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 TIFT NO. 2 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 PRINCESS 77 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 SWI-1012 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.6 TIFT NO. 1 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.5 GN-1 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 MS-CHOICE 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 5.0 6.3 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.7 5.0 7.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.5 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 SWI-1044 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 RIVIERA 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.8 MIDLAWN 5.3 5.0 7.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 6.7 4.3 5.6 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.6 SWI-1001 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 CIS-CD7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.4 YUKON 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.4 PANAMA 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 SWI-1014 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.1 ASHMORE 4.0 2.3 9.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 CIS-CD5 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 PATRIOT 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 4.3 2.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 ARIZONA COMMON 5.3 5.3 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 FMC-6 5.3 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 3.7 4.8 NUMEX SAHARA 5.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 3.3 4.7 SOUTHERN STAR 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.6 SR 9554 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 2.7 4.6 CIS-CD6 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 5.3 3.3 4.5 SUNSTAR 4.7 4.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 B-14 5.0 3.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.2 MOHAWK 5.0 3.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.0 2.0 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.9 C.V. (%) 10.6 21.7 8.9 16.8 14.4 12.8 15.0 12.3 19.6 17.2 19.7 9.9 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 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR SEEDHEAD NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER RATINGS TIFT NO. 4 8.0 8.0 7.7 80.0 97.7 98.7 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 3.3 SWI-1003 8.0 7.7 8.0 83.3 98.0 93.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 CELEBRATION 6.3 7.0 7.3 85.0 98.7 94.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 TIFSPORT 7.7 8.0 7.7 81.7 95.3 85.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 AUSSIE GREEN 7.7 7.7 7.3 65.0 98.3 66.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 SWI-1046 7.0 7.7 7.7 78.3 97.3 92.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 TIFT NO. 3 6.7 7.3 7.3 76.7 97.3 87.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 TIFWAY 7.7 8.0 7.7 83.3 97.3 83.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 7.3 7.0 7.7 78.3 98.3 92.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 OKC 70-18 7.7 7.3 7.0 85.0 97.3 66.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 TIFT NO. 2 7.0 7.7 7.3 73.3 95.0 91.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 6.0 6.7 6.7 73.3 99.0 86.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 PRINCESS 77 7.3 7.0 7.0 65.0 93.7 90.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 SWI-1012 6.7 6.7 6.7 75.0 97.3 76.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 TIFT NO. 1 7.0 7.3 7.3 76.7 96.0 86.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 GN-1 7.0 7.3 6.7 60.0 97.0 80.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 MS-CHOICE 6.3 6.0 6.7 61.7 99.0 73.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 2.7 9.0 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.5 6.5 7.7 81.7 98.3 73.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.5 SWI-1044 6.7 6.7 6.3 70.0 96.0 85.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 RIVIERA 6.3 6.3 6.0 68.3 96.0 56.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 MIDLAWN 6.7 7.0 6.7 56.7 97.0 81.7 3.7 8.0 4.3 3.0 5.7 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.7 6.0 5.7 60.0 96.0 55.0 4.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 SWI-1001 7.0 6.0 6.0 65.0 94.7 56.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 CIS-CD7 6.0 5.7 5.3 60.0 93.3 60.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 YUKON 6.3 6.3 5.7 77.5 97.0 45.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 PANAMA 5.3 5.7 6.3 45.0 97.3 58.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 4.7 5.3 5.7 70.0 93.7 30.0 4.7 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 SWI-1014 6.0 6.0 5.0 71.7 85.0 46.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 3.0 6.0 ASHMORE 8.7 9.0 6.7 83.3 92.7 51.7 4.0 6.0 3.3 1.7 7.0 CIS-CD5 5.0 5.0 5.0 40.0 93.3 45.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.7 5.0 5.0 45.0 92.7 31.7 4.7 6.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 PATRIOT 7.0 7.0 3.7 71.7 86.7 18.3 2.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 8.3 ARIZONA COMMON 5.7 5.0 5.7 41.7 90.0 35.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 FMC-6 5.0 4.7 5.7 40.0 94.3 45.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.7 NUMEX SAHARA 5.0 5.0 5.3 46.7 86.7 30.0 4.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 4.7 5.0 61.7 91.7 38.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 3.7 SOUTHERN STAR 5.3 5.0 5.3 66.7 93.3 38.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 SR 9554 5.3 5.3 4.7 48.3 83.3 33.3 4.0 6.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 CIS-CD6 5.7 5.3 5.7 71.7 90.0 20.0 3.0 5.7 3.7 3.0 5.7 SUNSTAR 5.3 5.3 4.7 53.3 90.0 30.0 3.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 6.7 B-14 4.7 4.3 5.0 36.7 90.0 45.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 MOHAWK 4.3 4.7 4.0 41.7 88.3 26.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 4.7 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.1 1.5 19.5 8.5 31.2 1.7 5.2 2.2 1.7 2.2 C.V. (%) 11.8 11.4 14.5 18.1 4.7 31.4 20.6 23.6 23.5 23.2 22.1 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. 2006 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 AZ1 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 0-60 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS