TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL FALL GENETIC LEAF COLOR COLOR COLOR SEEDHEAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE OCTOBER JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TIFSPORT 6.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 6.5 TIFWAY 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 9.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 PATRIOT 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 8.3 7.0 9.0 8.3 7.0 4.3 3.3 6.2 ASHMORE 5.0 8.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 3.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.7 6.7 4.0 3.0 5.9 MIDLAWN 5.7 7.7 5.3 3.3 3.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 4.3 3.3 5.9 PREMIER (OR 2002) 7.0 7.3 5.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 8.3 8.3 9.0 7.7 6.3 4.0 3.0 5.8 PRINCESS 77 7.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.3 5.0 4.3 3.0 5.8 AUSSIE GREEN 6.7 7.3 6.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 6.3 4.0 3.0 5.7 OKC 70-18 6.3 7.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.7 YUKON 5.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 6.0 7.7 6.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 4.7 3.7 5.7 SWI-1012 7.3 4.7 6.0 3.7 3.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.6 SWI-1044 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.6 SWI-1046 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 3.3 5.6 TIFT NO. 4 6.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.3 4.7 3.7 5.6 CELEBRATION 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.5 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 6.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 3.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 4.0 3.0 5.5 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 7.3 8.7 7.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 8.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 5.4 GN-1 6.0 6.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 8.0 9.0 8.0 2.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 5.3 3.3 2.3 5.4 SWI-1001 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 2.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 3.7 2.7 5.4 SWI-1003 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 4.3 3.0 5.4 TIFT NO. 3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 8.0 9.0 8.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 5.4 SWI-1014 6.3 3.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 7.7 8.7 7.7 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 5.3 CIS-CD5 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 8.0 9.0 8.0 2.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 3.3 2.3 5.2 MS-CHOICE 6.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 8.0 7.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 5.2 RIVIERA 6.0 5.3 5.3 3.3 3.3 7.3 8.7 7.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 3.0 5.2 TIFT NO. 2 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 5.2 CIS-CD6 5.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 4.0 3.0 5.1 TIFT NO. 1 5.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 8.0 9.0 8.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 5.1 CIS-CD7 6.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 3.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 2.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 3.3 2.3 4.9 NUMEX SAHARA 5.3 5.0 4.0 2.3 2.3 8.0 9.0 8.0 2.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.7 3.3 2.3 4.9 SOUTHERN STAR 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 2.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 3.0 2.3 4.9 SUNDEVIL II 5.7 5.0 4.3 2.7 2.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 2.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 4.9 SUNSTAR 6.0 4.3 4.7 3.0 3.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 2.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 3.7 2.7 4.9 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.7 4.3 5.3 3.3 3.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 2.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 3.3 2.3 4.9 MOHAWK 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 2.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 4.7 3.3 2.3 4.8 SR 9554 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 2.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 7.3 5.0 3.3 2.3 4.8 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.7 5.0 4.7 2.7 2.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 2.0 3.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 4.3 3.0 2.3 4.8 ARIZONA COMMON 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 8.3 7.3 2.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 4.3 3.0 2.0 4.7 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 2.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 3.3 2.3 4.7 B-14 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.0 3.0 7.3 8.3 7.3 2.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 3.0 2.0 4.6 PANAMA 5.0 4.7 5.0 2.7 2.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 2.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 3.0 2.0 4.6 FMC-6 5.7 4.0 4.3 2.7 2.7 7.7 8.7 7.7 2.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 4.3 3.0 2.0 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 4.6 4.2 3.9 0.8 1.4 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.4 C.V. (%) 10.5 12.7 11.4 17.6 19.3 19.1 15.8 15.5 17.3 17.0 9.8 6.9 10.5 9.9 15.3 7.9 6.2 11.4 13.2 17.7 4.6 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 NM1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 7.1-8.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS