TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL FALL GENETIC LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COLOR COLOR SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING NOVEMBER DECEMBER RATING JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TIFWAY 8.3 7.3 8.7 7.7 7.7 96.0 7.0 6.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 OKC 1119 8.3 7.0 8.7 7.3 7.3 83.0 4.7 3.3 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.0 2.7 6.4 SWI-1057 8.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 83.0 6.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 VERACRUZ 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 86.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 PREMIER 8.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 4.3 92.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.2 PRINCESS 77 8.3 6.3 8.3 6.7 6.0 93.0 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.2 SWI-1070 7.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 96.0 6.3 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.2 PSG 9Y2OK 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 93.0 6.0 4.7 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.1 SWI-1113 8.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 89.7 6.0 4.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 6.1 SWI-1081 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 76.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 RAD-CD1 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 93.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.9 IS-01-201 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 70.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.8 OKC 1134 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 76.7 4.7 2.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 2.3 5.8 SWI-1083 8.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 89.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.8 PYRAMID 2 (IS-CD10) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 83.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 HOLLYWOOD (J-720) 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 83.3 5.7 3.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.7 SWI-1122 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 83.3 6.3 5.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 RIVIERA 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 80.0 4.7 3.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 5.6 SWI-1117 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 83.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.6 BAR 7CD5 7.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 60.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.5 PSG 9BAN 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 80.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 PST-R6FLT 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 76.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.5 YUKON 8.3 6.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 93.0 5.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 2.7 5.5 OKS 2004-2 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 89.7 5.0 2.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 2.0 5.3 SUNSPORT 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 92.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 PSG 94524 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 93.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.1 PSG PROK 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 89.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.1 PATRIOT 8.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.7 80.0 4.0 1.3 8.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 3.7 1.3 5.0 PSG 91215 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 93.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 NUMEX-SAHARA 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 93.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.8 MIDLAWN 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 56.7 4.0 2.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 1.7 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 13.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.8 7.8 8.5 9.5 11.8 9.7 15.0 19.4 11.7 8.9 9.3 9.3 10.3 11.0 13.9 17.8 6.3 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 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2007 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY NAME 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 TIFWAY 5.0 15.0 25.0 31.7 30.0 96.0 93.3 94.7 99 OKC 1119 5.0 13.3 21.7 23.3 20.0 83.0 86.7 94.7 99 SWI-1057 10.3 11.7 25.0 38.3 38.3 83.0 90.0 96.3 99 VERACRUZ 5.0 11.7 20.0 30.0 33.3 86.7 90.0 94.7 99 PREMIER 5.0 16.7 28.3 33.3 36.7 92.7 95.0 99.0 99 PRINCESS 77 7.0 18.3 35.0 53.3 60.0 93.0 95.0 99.0 99 SWI-1070 9.3 23.3 40.0 53.3 60.0 96.0 94.7 97.7 99 PSG 9Y2OK 13.3 33.3 50.0 60.0 66.7 93.0 90.0 97.7 99 SWI-1113 7.7 18.3 30.0 50.0 50.0 89.7 91.3 97.7 99 SWI-1081 4.0 9.3 18.3 28.3 30.0 76.7 91.7 97.7 99 RAD-CD1 14.0 30.0 46.7 56.7 63.3 93.0 93.3 97.7 99 IS-01-201 3.0 6.7 15.0 26.7 33.3 70.0 86.7 94.7 99 OKC 1134 5.0 11.7 20.0 20.0 25.0 76.7 90.0 97.7 99 SWI-1083 8.0 13.3 28.3 46.7 43.3 89.7 91.3 99.0 99 PYRAMID 2 (IS-CD10)9.3 21.7 43.3 46.7 56.7 83.3 88.3 96.3 99 HOLLYWOOD (J-720) 5.7 14.3 31.7 43.3 46.7 83.3 89.7 96.3 99 SWI-1122 5.0 9.3 20.0 31.7 43.3 83.3 93.3 97.7 99 RIVIERA 4.0 9.3 16.7 30.0 30.0 80.0 85.0 96.0 99 SWI-1117 10.0 22.7 48.3 56.7 60.0 83.0 88.3 96.0 99 BAR 7CD5 2.0 6.0 10.0 18.3 16.7 60.0 70.0 91.7 99 PSG 9BAN 5.0 11.0 18.3 26.7 26.7 80.0 81.7 93.3 99 PST-R6FLT 6.0 13.3 25.0 31.7 33.3 76.7 86.7 93.0 99 YUKON 12.3 25.0 43.3 46.7 50.0 93.0 91.7 97.7 99 OKS 2004-2 6.0 13.3 21.7 33.3 36.7 89.7 88.3 97.7 99 SUNSPORT 15.0 35.0 53.3 55.0 60.0 92.7 96.0 97.7 99 PSG 94524 11.3 21.7 36.7 50.0 50.0 93.0 94.7 99.0 99 PSG PROK 9.3 21.7 33.3 53.3 50.0 89.7 90.0 97.7 99 PATRIOT 5.0 15.0 21.7 25.0 30.0 80.0 93.3 99.0 99 PSG 91215 7.7 18.3 30.0 40.0 50.0 93.0 95.0 99.0 99 NUMEX-SAHARA 9.3 20.0 38.3 50.0 63.3 93.0 95.0 99.0 99 MIDLAWN 5.0 11.7 18.3 18.3 18.3 56.7 81.7 96.3 99 LSD VALUE 2.9 8.8 18.2 17.1 20.3 13.7 9.1 8.0 0 C.V. (%) 25.2 32.4 35.7 26.6 28.8 9.7 5.7 3.0 0 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. 2008 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2007 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 FL1 SAND 6.6-7.0 - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS