TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT DALLAS, TX 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL FALL FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.3 4.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 4.3 2.0 TIFT NO. 4 8.0 5.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 5.7 2.0 ASHMORE 6.7 5.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.7 4.3 2.0 MIDLAWN 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 6.7 7.7 4.0 2.0 TIFWAY 7.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 2.0 TIFSPORT 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 2.3 AUSSIE GREEN 6.0 4.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 4.7 2.3 CELEBRATION 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 5.3 2.0 GN-1 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 5.3 2.0 TIFT NO. 1 7.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 8.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 2.0 TIFT NO. 3 6.3 3.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 2.0 OKC 70-18 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.0 2.0 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 2.0 SWI-1003 4.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 2.0 SWI-1046 6.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 2.0 TIFT NO. 2 6.0 3.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.0 2.0 PATRIOT 7.3 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 3.7 1.7 SWI-1012 7.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 2.0 YUKON 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 4.7 2.0 ARIZONA COMMON 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 4.7 2.0 CIS-CD6 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 CIS-CD7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.7 2.0 MS-CHOICE 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 2.0 PRINCESS 77 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 2.0 SUNDEVIL II 6.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 4.3 1.7 MOHAWK 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 4.3 2.0 NUMEX SAHARA 6.3 4.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 1.7 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.7 3.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 2.0 B-14 5.7 3.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 1.7 CIS-CD5 6.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 2.0 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 2.0 SOUTHERN STAR 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 1.7 SR 9554 4.7 3.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 2.0 SWI-1001 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 2.0 SWI-1044 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 1.7 FMC-6 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 2.0 RIVIERA 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 2.0 SWI-1014 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 1.7 PANAMA 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 2.0 SUNSTAR 6.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 4.3 2.0 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.3 1.3 LSD VALUE 1.4 4.3 0.8 2.2 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.5 0.9 C.V. (%) 13.0 32.0 8.7 13.5 12.9 7.5 7.6 8.4 14.3 14.6 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 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT DALLAS, TX 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PREMIER (OR 2002) 4.7 5.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 TIFT NO. 4 5.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 ASHMORE 4.7 5.3 4.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.8 MIDLAWN 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 4.0 5.8 TIFWAY 5.0 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.8 TIFSPORT 5.0 4.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 AUSSIE GREEN 4.7 5.3 3.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.6 CELEBRATION 4.7 5.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.4 GN-1 5.0 4.3 2.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 TIFT NO. 1 4.3 4.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 3.7 5.1 TIFT NO. 3 4.0 4.0 2.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 OKC 70-18 3.0 3.7 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 SWI-1003 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.9 SWI-1046 4.0 3.7 2.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.9 TIFT NO. 2 4.0 4.0 2.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.9 PATRIOT 4.0 3.7 3.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 3.0 4.8 SWI-1012 3.3 4.0 3.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.8 YUKON 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.8 ARIZONA COMMON 3.3 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.6 CIS-CD6 3.3 3.7 2.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.6 CIS-CD7 3.3 3.7 2.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.6 MS-CHOICE 3.7 3.7 2.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 PRINCESS 77 3.3 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.5 SUNDEVIL II 3.7 3.0 2.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.5 MOHAWK 3.7 3.3 2.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.4 NUMEX SAHARA 2.3 2.3 2.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.4 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 3.3 3.7 2.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.4 TRANSCONTINENTAL 3.7 3.3 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.4 B-14 3.3 3.3 2.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 CIS-CD5 2.7 2.7 2.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 3.7 3.7 2.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.3 SOUTHERN STAR 2.7 3.0 3.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 SR 9554 3.3 3.7 2.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 SWI-1001 3.3 3.7 2.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 SWI-1044 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.0 4.3 FMC-6 2.7 3.3 2.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 3.0 4.2 RIVIERA 3.0 3.7 2.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.2 SWI-1014 3.3 3.7 2.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.2 PANAMA 2.7 2.3 2.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.1 SUNSTAR 2.7 3.3 2.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 3.0 3.0 2.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.0 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.6 C.V. (%) 17.7 15.6 24.0 12.6 11.7 12.0 11.3 10.5 9.1 10.6 11.2 19.1 7.5 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 TX1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 151-270 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS