TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER WINTER WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING KILL INJURY MAY JUN AUG SEP MEAN MIDLAWN 6.0 5.3 8.0 65.0 35.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 7.0 5.3 7.0 75.0 25.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 OKC 18-4 7.3 6.0 7.0 81.7 18.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 OKC 19-9 7.0 5.7 6.7 83.3 16.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.2 SHANGHAI 7.3 4.3 5.0 66.7 33.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.2 BLACKJACK 5.0 3.7 6.0 60.0 40.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.9 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 5.0 4.0 6.3 53.3 46.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.8 CARDINAL 4.0 4.3 8.7 66.7 33.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.4 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 6.3 2.3 7.0 17.7 82.3 2.3 2.3 3.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 6.0 3.3 8.0 33.3 66.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.2 TIFGREEN 5.0 3.3 8.0 35.0 65.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 J-540 6.0 2.0 6.0 10.7 89.3 2.7 2.3 3.3 5.0 4.3 3.8 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 6.0 2.7 5.7 21.3 78.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 3.8 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 2.7 5.0 16.0 84.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 TIFWAY 6.0 2.3 7.3 30.3 69.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 SWI-11 5.3 2.0 6.0 10.3 89.7 2.0 2.0 2.7 5.7 4.0 3.6 CN 2-9 6.7 2.0 6.7 20.3 79.7 2.3 2.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.4 PYRAMID 6.0 1.7 5.7 9.7 90.3 2.0 2.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 3.4 SAVANNAH 5.7 2.0 5.7 8.0 92.0 2.3 2.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 3.4 MAJESTIC 5.7 1.7 5.7 6.7 93.3 1.7 1.7 2.3 4.0 5.0 3.3 JACKPOT 5.7 2.0 5.3 10.0 90.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.3 4.3 3.2 NUMEX-SAHARA 5.7 1.3 5.3 6.0 94.0 1.7 1.7 2.3 4.3 4.3 3.2 SHANGRI LA 6.0 1.3 5.3 6.0 94.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 5.0 4.0 3.2 MIRAGE 6.7 1.3 5.3 8.0 92.0 1.7 1.7 2.3 4.3 4.0 3.1 BLUE-MUDA 5.7 1.0 5.3 3.3 96.7 1.7 1.0 2.0 4.3 4.7 3.0 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 6.7 1.0 5.0 4.3 95.7 1.3 1.7 1.7 4.0 4.3 2.9 ARIZONA COMMON 5.3 1.0 5.3 4.7 95.3 1.7 1.3 1.7 4.7 3.7 2.8 MINI-VERDE 5.0 2.7 5.7 26.0 74.0 3.0 2.7 3.7 1.7 1.7 2.4 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.4 0.8 19.2 19.2 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 10.0 32.1 8.2 42.5 18.2 33.4 30.6 28.5 15.7 16.9 13.8 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 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY