TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT DALLAS, TX 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN LATITUDE 36 BERMUDA (OKC 1119) 7.0 2.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.9 TIFWAY 7.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.9 PREMIER 7.7 3.3 7.3 8.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.3 3.3 5.5 NORTHBRIDGE BERMUDA (OKC 1134) 7.3 1.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 3.3 5.4 PRINCESS 77 7.0 2.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 2.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 VERACRUZ 7.3 2.7 5.7 5.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.9 RIVIERA 6.7 1.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.8 SWI-1057 8.0 1.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 4.8 MIDLAWN 6.3 1.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 2.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 OKS 2004-2 7.0 1.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 2.0 3.3 3.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 SWI-1113 7.7 1.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 2.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 3.7 3.0 4.7 YUKON 7.7 2.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 2.3 3.3 3.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 GOLD GLOVE (PST-R6FLT) 7.7 1.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 3.0 3.3 4.6 RAD-CD1 7.0 1.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 3.0 4.6 SWI-1070 7.3 1.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 2.0 2.7 2.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 3.3 3.3 4.5 HOLLYWOOD (J-720) 7.0 1.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 2.0 3.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 3.0 3.0 4.4 PSG 9BAN 7.3 1.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 3.0 3.0 4.4 IS-01-201 7.0 1.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 2.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.3 2.7 4.3 PATRIOT 8.0 2.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.7 4.3 PSG PROK 7.0 1.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 2.3 3.0 2.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 3.0 2.7 4.3 PYRAMID 2 (IS-CD10) 6.3 1.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.0 4.3 SWI-1081 7.0 1.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 2.0 3.0 3.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.7 4.3 BAR 7CD5 7.3 1.0 5.0 5.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 2.0 2.7 2.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.3 3.0 4.2 PSG 9Y2OK 7.3 1.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 2.0 3.0 2.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.0 3.0 4.2 SWI-1083 7.3 1.3 5.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 3.0 3.0 4.2 PSG 91215 6.7 1.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 2.0 2.7 2.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 3.3 2.7 4.1 SWI-1117 7.0 1.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 3.0 2.3 4.1 SUNSPORT 6.3 1.3 5.3 5.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.0 2.7 4.0 SWI-1122 6.0 1.3 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.3 2.7 4.0 NUMEX-SAHARA 7.3 1.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.3 3.9 PSG 94524 7.0 1.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 2.0 2.7 2.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.5 C.V. (%) 7.5 34.4 6.9 14.8 5.9 8.0 6.0 19.5 20.6 20.6 11.2 13.0 7.8 7.7 9.8 8.5 11.1 13.9 14.1 6.9 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 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 TX1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 151-270 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY