TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PATRIOT 8.0 7.3 7.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 1.3 6.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 5.7 3.3 2.3 5.9 AUSSIE GREEN 7.0 8.0 8.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 1.0 5.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 6.3 3.0 2.0 5.8 TIFT NO. 4 7.0 8.0 9.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 SWI-1046 7.3 6.3 5.7 93.0 94.7 99.0 1.3 5.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 5.5 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 7.3 6.7 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 1.0 5.0 7.3 8.3 7.3 4.7 3.0 2.0 5.4 TIFSPORT 5.0 8.0 6.0 80.0 85.0 99.0 1.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 5.4 PREMIER (OR 2002) 5.0 8.0 8.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 1.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 5.1 SWI-1012 7.3 6.3 7.0 97.7 97.7 99.0 1.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 4.7 3.0 2.0 5.0 SWI-1044 5.7 6.7 6.3 96.3 96.3 99.0 1.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 4.3 3.0 2.0 5.0 YUKON 5.3 6.3 5.7 96.0 97.7 99.0 1.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 3.7 3.0 2.0 4.9 SWI-1014 6.7 5.7 5.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 1.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 2.7 2.0 4.7 GN-1 8.0 6.7 5.3 83.3 83.3 96.3 1.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 2.7 2.0 4.6 RIVIERA 6.0 6.3 5.3 97.7 97.7 99.0 1.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 2.0 4.6 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 6.0 6.0 8.0 90.0 90.0 99.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 4.6 CIS-CD7 5.7 5.7 5.0 97.7 97.7 98.7 1.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 2.0 4.5 OKC 70-18 6.0 8.0 6.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 1.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 3.3 3.0 2.0 4.5 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.0 6.0 5.0 85.0 90.0 99.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 4.4 MIDLAWN 5.3 7.3 7.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 1.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.0 2.0 4.3 CIS-CD6 5.7 6.7 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 1.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.0 3.0 2.0 4.1 SUNSTAR 6.0 6.0 6.0 80.0 80.0 95.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 4.0 CIS-CD5 5.0 5.3 4.3 91.3 91.3 97.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 2.7 2.7 1.7 3.9 FMC-6 5.7 5.3 4.0 61.7 65.0 81.7 1.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.8 PANAMA 6.0 6.0 4.0 52.5 55.0 87.5 1.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.7 PRINCESS 77 7.0 7.0 4.0 95.0 95.0 99.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.7 SR 9554 5.0 7.0 3.0 40.0 40.0 55.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 3.7 TIFT NO. 1 6.0 7.0 5.0 95.0 95.0 99.0 1.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.7 ASHMORE 4.0 9.0 8.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 1.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 2.7 2.7 2.0 3.6 SOUTHERN STAR 5.0 7.0 3.0 65.0 70.0 95.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.4 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.5 6.0 4.0 52.5 57.5 64.5 1.0 4.5 5.0 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.2 SUNDEVIL II 5.0 5.5 3.5 67.5 70.0 87.0 1.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.0 1.0 3.1 ARIZONA COMMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CELEBRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOHAWK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MS-CHOICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NUMEX SAHARA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWI-1001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWI-1003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIFT NO. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIFT NO. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIFWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LSD VALUE 2.3 1.4 2.2 19.4 20.7 24.7 0.7 3.6 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.0 1.1 C.V. (%) 15.4 9.4 16.7 10.2 10.5 9.4 21.4 15.5 13.7 13.5 15.7 20.2 15.7 16.9 11.1 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 MO1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 61-150 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS