TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY PERCENT LIVING COVER WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL KILL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OKC 18-4 8.0 5.7 7.0 8.3 8.3 91.3 99.0 99.0 8.3 5.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.9 MIDLAWN 7.7 5.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 91.7 99.0 99.0 8.3 5.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 SHANGHAI 8.0 4.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 80.0 99.0 99.0 20.0 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.4 CARDINAL 7.0 5.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 96.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 7.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 96.3 99.0 99.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.2 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 8.7 3.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 75.0 99.0 99.0 25.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 CN 2-9 8.0 5.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 90.0 99.0 99.0 10.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.9 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 7.3 3.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 50.3 82.7 94.3 49.7 3.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 TIFWAY 8.0 2.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 48.3 79.7 99.0 51.7 2.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 TIFGREEN 7.0 1.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 20.0 66.7 99.0 80.0 2.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 OKC 19-9 7.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.7 93.3 99.0 99.0 6.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 BLACKJACK 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 80.0 99.0 99.0 20.0 2.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.6 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 6.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 46.7 79.7 99.0 53.3 2.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.6 MINI-VERDE 7.7 2.3 8.7 7.3 8.0 26.7 71.3 99.0 73.3 1.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 SWI-11 6.3 1.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 27.0 76.3 94.7 73.0 1.7 2.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.1 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 6.0 1.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 25.7 59.7 83.0 74.3 1.7 2.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.8 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 6.3 2.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 45.0 74.7 97.7 55.0 1.3 2.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.8 MIRAGE 6.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 66.7 86.0 99.0 33.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 SHANGRI LA 6.7 2.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 23.3 61.3 83.0 76.3 1.3 2.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.3 3.4 SUNDEVIL II 7.0 2.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 20.0 54.7 78.0 79.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 ARIZONA COMMON 5.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 60.0 77.7 89.3 40.0 2.0 2.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.2 J-540 6.0 2.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 25.0 60.0 82.7 74.7 1.0 2.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.2 PYRAMID 5.7 1.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 13.3 40.0 68.3 86.7 1.3 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.2 SAVANNAH 7.0 1.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 10.3 46.7 84.7 89.7 1.0 1.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.2 BLUE-MUDA 6.3 2.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 35.0 58.3 86.3 65.0 1.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.1 JACKPOT 6.7 2.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 13.7 36.7 65.0 86.3 1.0 1.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.1 NUMEX-SAHARA 6.3 2.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 46.7 76.0 84.3 53.0 2.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.1 MAJESTIC 6.7 1.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 2.0 28.3 55.0 97.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.1 LSD VALUE 1.2 2.1 1.4 1.0 1.0 40.2 42.8 21.7 40.0 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 C.V. (%) 10.6 40.6 14.2 10.2 9.3 48.9 30.2 13.2 48.8 39.5 33.4 25.9 14.1 12.9 13.1 17.1 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. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1997 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 AR1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS