TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ % SPRING GENETIC PERCENT LIVING COVER DEAD SPOT PERCENT SPRING GREENUP RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL JUNE APR 10 APR 16 APR 27 MAY 8 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 8.7 85.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 6.7 17.0 23.3 48.3 5.7 8.7 8.7 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.3 TIFWAY 9.0 68.3 96.7 99.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 21.7 3.7 7.3 8.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.6 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 8.3 43.3 96.3 99.0 10.3 0.0 10.0 0.0 15.7 3.3 6.7 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 7.3 OKC 18-4 7.0 73.3 97.7 94.3 2.3 0.0 9.7 17.7 43.3 4.7 6.3 8.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 8.7 18.3 97.3 99.0 16.3 0.0 1.7 2.0 13.0 3.3 4.7 7.7 9.0 8.0 8.0 6.8 MIDLAWN 6.0 78.3 99.0 88.3 0.0 0.3 17.7 25.0 70.0 5.0 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.6 OKC 19-9 6.0 75.0 96.3 85.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 17.3 53.3 4.3 5.3 8.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.4 SHANGHAI 8.7 56.7 99.0 99.0 8.3 0.3 11.7 11.7 32.3 3.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 SWI-11 6.7 24.7 97.7 96.7 15.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 15.0 3.3 5.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.2 TIFGREEN 7.0 65.0 96.7 96.3 9.0 0.0 6.3 13.3 36.7 3.7 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.2 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 8.3 41.7 91.7 98.7 17.7 0.3 6.0 10.7 30.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.1 BLACKJACK 7.0 56.7 96.0 97.7 10.3 0.7 9.7 14.3 30.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 CN 2-9 6.0 53.3 90.7 94.0 2.3 0.3 1.7 2.7 22.7 3.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 5.9 MAJESTIC 8.3 15.3 83.3 99.0 50.0 0.0 2.3 2.0 7.7 2.7 4.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 5.8 NUMEX-SAHARA 8.3 31.7 83.3 96.0 18.0 0.0 5.0 9.3 21.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.8 J-540 8.3 26.7 87.3 80.0 18.0 0.3 4.3 11.3 17.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 9.0 25.7 81.7 90.0 37.3 0.0 3.3 4.3 19.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.4 BLUE-MUDA 7.3 32.3 75.0 88.3 18.3 0.0 8.7 8.7 20.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 SHANGRI LA 7.0 15.3 73.3 89.0 61.7 0.0 5.0 4.3 14.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.2 MINI-VERDE 6.3 22.7 66.7 85.0 21.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 13.7 2.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 CARDINAL 5.3 90.0 99.0 78.3 0.0 0.0 10.0 17.0 66.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.9 SAVANNAH 7.3 30.0 80.0 80.0 27.3 0.0 6.0 10.3 20.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 JACKPOT 8.3 25.0 75.7 87.3 43.3 0.7 6.0 4.7 13.0 3.7 3.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.6 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 8.0 19.3 61.7 86.3 61.7 0.3 4.0 7.3 20.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.6 PYRAMID 8.7 20.7 70.0 76.7 71.7 0.0 6.0 9.3 13.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.4 SUNDEVIL II 8.0 20.0 68.3 80.0 51.7 0.0 2.7 5.3 14.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.4 ARIZONA COMMON 7.3 14.0 60.0 79.0 79.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 9.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 MIRAGE 7.3 16.0 60.0 83.3 61.7 0.3 5.3 5.7 15.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.4 18.2 16.7 12.0 31.7 1.5 12.0 7.3 13.7 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.9 C.V. (%) 11.2 29.5 12.1 7.7 74.6 257.0 88.8 53.2 34.9 23.7 22.3 16.7 14.8 10.0 10.4 10.1 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 KY1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY