TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER COVER FROST SEEDHEAD RATING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL TOLERANCE SPRING SUMMER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OKC 70-18 6.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 85.0 99.0 96.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.0 PATRIOT 9.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 74.7 99.0 99.0 8.7 9.0 8.7 3.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.0 TIFWAY 7.0 2.7 8.0 5.7 76.3 97.7 96.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 3.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 8.7 6.0 TIFSPORT 7.7 2.0 6.3 4.3 69.3 94.3 97.3 8.7 8.0 7.3 2.3 4.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.3 5.9 TIFT NO. 4 8.0 2.0 4.0 9.0 64.7 95.7 94.7 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.0 3.3 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 5.8 MIDLAWN 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 75.7 99.0 98.0 8.3 7.3 8.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 ASHMORE 4.0 6.7 9.0 4.0 71.3 91.0 90.3 8.7 7.7 8.7 4.3 5.0 7.3 5.3 1.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.3 3.3 5.0 7.7 54.0 96.0 96.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 2.3 3.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.9 AUSSIE GREEN 5.3 2.0 5.7 7.0 48.7 99.0 99.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 2.0 3.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.8 CELEBRATION 6.3 2.7 6.7 6.7 62.0 97.7 94.3 5.0 7.0 4.0 2.3 3.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.8 SWI-1046 8.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 51.0 95.3 87.0 8.3 7.0 6.0 2.7 3.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.8 TIFT NO. 1 8.7 4.0 7.0 8.3 28.7 37.3 42.0 6.0 3.3 7.0 1.3 3.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.8 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 7.0 3.3 5.0 6.3 61.7 99.0 96.3 5.0 2.3 3.7 2.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 TIFT NO. 3 5.0 1.3 3.0 6.7 40.3 93.3 97.3 8.3 8.0 6.7 1.7 2.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 51.7 92.0 93.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.5 YUKON 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 75.3 98.0 98.7 7.3 1.7 1.7 3.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.5 MS-CHOICE 8.3 2.0 5.7 6.7 40.0 77.0 75.7 8.7 7.0 8.0 1.3 2.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 RIVIERA 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 76.0 99.0 98.0 6.3 1.3 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 GN-1 7.0 3.0 7.0 5.7 59.3 99.0 99.0 7.3 7.7 5.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.1 SWI-1012 7.0 3.0 7.0 6.7 60.7 97.7 96.3 2.0 4.0 3.7 2.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 SWI-1014 5.3 4.7 2.7 5.7 70.7 96.0 98.3 2.7 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 SWI-1044 5.7 3.7 4.3 3.3 71.3 97.7 91.7 6.0 3.3 5.0 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.0 4.3 6.0 4.0 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 7.0 4.0 7.0 6.3 63.7 94.7 92.7 3.7 1.3 3.0 2.3 3.7 1.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.8 TIFT NO. 2 8.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 16.3 50.3 44.0 1.0 4.7 7.0 2.0 2.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 3.8 CIS-CD6 7.7 3.3 2.0 4.7 69.3 92.3 89.0 3.3 2.0 4.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 4.3 3.6 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.7 3.0 5.0 5.7 56.7 93.7 94.7 3.7 1.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 3.5 CIS-CD7 5.7 4.0 2.3 3.7 72.7 93.3 98.0 1.3 2.0 1.7 3.0 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.4 PRINCESS 77 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 29.7 69.0 57.3 3.3 3.7 2.3 1.3 2.3 2.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 CIS-CD5 5.3 2.3 5.0 5.0 66.7 94.0 91.0 1.3 2.0 2.3 1.7 3.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 3.2 SWI-1001 5.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 51.7 71.3 76.3 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.7 1.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.0 PANAMA 4.3 3.0 2.3 4.0 59.3 88.0 92.3 3.0 2.3 4.7 1.3 2.7 1.3 3.3 2.7 3.7 4.7 2.8 SWI-1003 7.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 42.3 63.3 64.0 6.7 3.3 6.3 1.3 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.8 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 28.7 65.7 70.3 6.3 1.3 3.0 1.7 2.7 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 SOUTHERN STAR 7.7 2.3 5.0 3.7 37.7 87.3 85.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 1.7 2.7 1.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 SR 9554 6.0 3.3 3.0 2.0 52.3 87.0 87.0 4.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 2.7 1.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 4.7 2.7 SUNSTAR 5.0 2.7 2.0 2.7 50.0 85.3 87.7 4.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 1.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.6 FMC-6 7.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 33.7 63.3 65.7 5.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 1.0 3.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.3 SUNDEVIL II 7.7 3.3 5.3 3.7 35.7 59.7 61.7 1.0 2.3 2.0 1.7 2.3 1.0 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.2 MOHAWK 4.3 4.0 1.7 1.7 37.7 60.7 63.0 4.7 1.0 3.0 2.0 2.7 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.1 B-14 6.7 3.0 3.3 1.7 39.0 60.3 62.7 4.0 2.3 2.3 1.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 NUMEX SAHARA 7.3 3.0 2.0 1.0 21.0 44.3 49.0 3.3 1.0 3.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 2.0 1.3 1.7 2.7 1.8 ARIZONA COMMON 6.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 9.3 27.3 28.3 5.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 LSD VALUE 1.8 1.1 3.5 1.5 27.0 35.3 31.5 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.5 0.7 C.V. (%) 16.5 20.7 40.1 20.1 30.2 23.5 21.7 25.6 29.7 22.8 27.7 23.7 21.4 19.9 23.7 16.1 19.3 12.9 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 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY