TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY SEEDHEAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN PATRIOT 8.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 MIDLAWN 7.0 5.3 8.7 7.0 9.0 7.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 3.7 5.5 OKC 70-18 4.3 5.0 7.3 7.3 9.0 8.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 3.7 5.3 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.3 4.7 8.0 5.3 9.0 8.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 RIVIERA 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 9.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 YUKON 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 9.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.3 4.0 5.3 TIFWAY 8.0 3.7 8.0 6.7 9.0 8.0 8.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.9 TIFSPORT 7.3 3.3 7.3 6.7 9.0 8.0 8.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 3.7 4.8 TIFT NO. 4 6.3 3.0 6.7 5.3 9.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 4.7 4.8 SWI-1044 5.0 2.3 6.3 6.7 9.0 7.7 5.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 6.3 2.7 5.7 5.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.6 SWI-1046 7.0 3.0 6.3 5.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.6 CIS-CD6 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 8.3 7.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.5 SWI-1012 7.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 9.0 6.7 5.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.5 SWI-1014 6.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 9.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.5 AUSSIE GREEN 6.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 9.0 8.3 7.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.4 CELEBRATION 7.7 2.0 6.3 5.7 9.0 6.7 8.0 2.7 4.3 4.3 6.3 4.3 4.4 MS-CHOICE 5.3 2.0 5.0 5.3 9.0 8.7 9.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 CIS-CD7 6.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 9.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.3 3.9 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.3 3.0 5.3 5.0 9.0 7.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.9 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 4.7 2.3 5.3 5.3 9.0 6.3 5.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 3.9 TIFT NO. 3 5.3 2.0 5.3 4.3 9.0 8.0 8.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.0 3.9 ASHMORE 5.0 6.0 9.0 5.3 9.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 4.7 2.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 CIS-CD5 5.7 2.3 5.0 4.7 9.0 5.7 4.3 2.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 PANAMA 4.7 2.3 5.3 5.0 9.0 6.7 5.0 2.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 PRINCESS 77 5.7 2.0 5.3 4.7 9.0 6.7 5.0 1.7 3.0 3.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 FMC-6 4.7 2.3 5.3 4.7 9.0 7.0 4.3 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.6 SR 9554 5.0 2.7 5.0 4.0 9.0 6.3 4.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.6 SUNDEVIL II 4.3 3.0 5.0 4.7 9.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.5 SUNSTAR 5.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 9.0 7.0 4.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.5 SWI-1001 4.7 2.0 5.0 4.7 8.7 7.0 4.7 2.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.3 3.5 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 9.0 6.0 4.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.0 3.5 B-14 5.0 3.0 5.0 3.7 9.0 6.0 4.7 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.4 GN-1 7.0 2.7 4.7 4.0 9.0 8.0 7.3 2.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.4 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 5.0 2.0 5.3 5.0 9.0 5.7 4.7 1.3 3.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 3.4 MOHAWK 4.0 2.3 5.0 4.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.0 3.3 SWI-1003 4.7 2.3 5.7 4.3 8.7 5.7 4.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 SOUTHERN STAR 5.3 2.3 5.0 4.7 9.0 6.0 4.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.2 ARIZONA COMMON 5.0 2.7 5.0 3.7 9.0 7.0 4.3 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.1 NUMEX SAHARA 5.0 2.7 5.0 4.0 9.0 6.7 5.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.1 TIFT NO. 1 6.3 2.3 5.3 4.0 9.0 5.7 5.0 1.3 2.3 3.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 TIFT NO. 2 6.0 2.5 6.0 2.5 9.0 7.5 4.5 2.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 3.0 2.7 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.5 C.V. (%) 12.7 16.4 11.8 13.8 1.7 10.0 14.7 14.0 13.7 12.1 14.0 16.3 8.3 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS