TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL SPRING SEEDHEAD RATINGS GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COLOR COLOR DEAD MIDDLE LATE QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER OCTOBER NOVEMBER SPOT SUMMER SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN LATITUDE 36 BERMUDA (OKC 1119) 7.7 7.7 8.3 9.0 8.0 5.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.7 7.7 8.4 PREMIER 8.0 5.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 9.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.3 8.1 NORTHBRIDGE BERMUDA (OKC 1134) 8.0 8.0 7.7 9.0 5.3 2.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.3 9.0 7.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 6.0 8.0 TIFWAY 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 PATRIOT 9.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 3.7 1.7 9.0 9.0 6.3 8.0 8.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 4.3 7.0 MIDLAWN 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 3.7 9.0 4.7 9.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.8 SWI-1113 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 9.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.8 GOLD GLOVE (PST-R6FLT) 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 3.0 9.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.4 PSG 9Y2OK 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 9.0 3.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 PYRAMID 2 (IS-CD10) 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 9.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 6.1 VERACRUZ 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 7.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 HOLLYWOOD (J-720) 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 9.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 PRINCESS 77 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 9.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 IS-01-201 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 2.3 9.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.8 RIVIERA 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 4.0 2.3 9.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 SWI-1057 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 9.0 3.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 YUKON 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 9.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 SWI-1070 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 9.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.5 SWI-1081 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.3 2.7 9.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.4 SWI-1083 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 3.3 8.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 SWI-1117 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 2.0 9.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 SWI-1122 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.0 9.0 4.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 RAD-CD1 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 9.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.2 SUNSPORT 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 9.0 2.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 PSG 94524 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.8 PSG PROK 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 8.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 PSG 91215 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.0 8.3 3.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.6 OKS 2004-2 5.7 7.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 2.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 4.5 BAR 7CD5 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 9.0 5.7 7.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.4 NUMEX-SAHARA 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 3.7 9.0 3.7 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 PSG 9BAN 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.7 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 13.7 15.5 10.0 13.3 18.2 17.0 8.2 12.2 11.6 12.3 13.7 13.5 11.7 11.9 15.5 16.7 8.8 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 TABLE A. 2010 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS