TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING GENETIC SPRING PERCENT LIVING COVER DEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER SPOT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OKC 18-4 6.7 4.3 53.3 99.0 9.0 4.7 8.0 9.0 7.3 5.7 3.3 6.3 OKC 19-9 7.3 6.3 73.3 96.3 8.7 5.3 7.3 8.7 6.7 5.3 2.7 6.0 SHANGHAI 6.3 3.7 35.0 99.0 9.0 3.3 7.0 8.7 7.7 5.7 2.7 5.8 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 5.0 4.7 63.3 98.7 8.0 4.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 5.3 3.3 5.6 TIFGREEN 4.3 5.0 60.0 96.3 7.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 5.2 MIDLAWN 5.0 5.7 66.7 99.0 9.0 4.7 5.0 8.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 5.1 TIFWAY 5.3 3.0 18.3 95.0 7.0 2.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 BLACKJACK 4.7 4.3 40.0 93.3 7.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.9 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 6.3 2.0 15.0 94.7 5.3 2.0 4.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.9 MINI-VERDE 7.0 2.3 20.0 80.0 6.0 2.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 3.0 4.6 CARDINAL 4.0 5.3 76.7 99.0 9.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 2.0 4.5 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 6.3 3.0 21.7 88.0 6.7 2.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.5 CN 2-9 7.0 2.7 18.3 80.0 3.7 2.7 3.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 J-540 6.0 3.0 33.3 93.3 6.3 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 2.3 4.4 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 6.3 2.3 16.7 83.3 6.0 2.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.2 MAJESTIC 5.7 2.0 6.7 90.0 5.3 2.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.0 4.1 PYRAMID 5.0 2.0 10.0 88.3 6.0 2.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.1 SUNDEVIL II 5.7 2.7 28.3 90.0 6.0 2.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.1 NUMEX-SAHARA 4.7 2.0 11.7 83.3 5.7 1.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.0 3.9 SHANGRI LA 4.3 2.0 11.7 88.3 5.7 2.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 2.7 3.9 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 4.7 2.3 16.7 86.7 5.0 2.3 3.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 2.7 3.9 JACKPOT 4.7 2.3 15.0 85.0 6.3 1.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 2.7 3.8 ARIZONA COMMON 4.0 1.0 5.0 78.3 4.7 1.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 2.3 3.7 BLUE-MUDA 5.0 2.0 16.7 86.7 4.7 2.0 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 2.7 3.7 MIRAGE 4.7 2.0 8.3 83.3 6.0 1.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 2.3 3.7 SAVANNAH 5.0 1.7 11.7 70.0 6.3 2.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 2.7 3.7 SWI-11 5.3 1.7 6.7 86.7 4.0 1.7 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 5.3 1.0 4.0 78.3 2.3 1.3 2.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.6 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.4 7.8 17.1 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.7 1.4 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 11.1 29.8 19.6 9.7 17.9 22.6 12.4 10.4 17.0 12.1 17.9 8.2 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 MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 NO IRRIGATION