TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT FLORENCE, SC 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR SEEDHEAD SPRING DEAD SPOT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER RATINGS MAY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OKC 70-18 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 CIS-CD5 5.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 TIFT NO. 3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 8.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.6 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 CIS-CD6 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 SWI-1001 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 TIFSPORT 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 TIFWAY 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 8.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 MIDLAWN 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 MS-CHOICE 6.7 6.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 8.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 RIVIERA 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 TIFT NO. 4 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 AUSSIE GREEN 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 9.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 FMC-6 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 PATRIOT 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 9.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 SWI-1003 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 SWI-1044 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 TIFT NO. 1 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 8.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 GN-1 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 PRINCESS 77 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 SOUTHERN STAR 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 SWI-1014 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 SWI-1046 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 ARIZONA COMMON 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 ASHMORE 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 CELEBRATION 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 8.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 CIS-CD7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 MOHAWK 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 PANAMA 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 SR 9554 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 SUNSTAR 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 YUKON 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 NUMEX SAHARA 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 SUNDEVIL II 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 TIFT NO. 2 5.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 B-14 6.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 SWI-1012 5.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.9 0.7 1.2 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.0 1.2 1.5 0.5 C.V. (%) 9.2 12.5 6.8 4.9 10.1 15.0 13.0 10.3 8.2 9.1 9.7 9.5 7.2 8.6 4.9 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 SC1 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 61-150 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS