TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT COLUMBIA (WINTER HARDINESS STUDY), MO 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT SPRING COVER FROST WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SUMMER TOLERANCE KILL JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN OKC 19-9 7.3 98.7 3.0 2.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.6 MIDLAWN 8.3 99.0 5.3 0.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 CARDINAL 9.0 98.7 5.7 0.0 8.0 7.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 OKC 18-4 5.7 97.7 3.7 2.7 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 5.9 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 2.7 93.0 6.3 18.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 TIFGREEN 4.7 98.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.8 BLACKJACK 5.7 94.3 5.0 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 SHANGHAI 5.0 95.3 3.0 15.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 CN 2-9 2.7 90.0 6.0 16.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.2 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 5.0 90.0 5.0 20.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.2 TIFWAY 2.3 88.3 6.7 18.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.2 J-540 4.0 93.0 4.7 12.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 PYRAMID 3.0 93.0 4.7 11.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 MIRAGE 2.7 95.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 JACKPOT 3.7 90.3 4.7 18.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 SUNDEVIL II 3.3 86.0 4.3 25.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.6 BLUE-MUDA 3.7 88.3 4.3 25.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.5 SHANGRI LA 3.0 94.3 4.7 16.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 3.0 92.7 4.7 18.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.5 ARIZONA COMMON 2.7 91.3 4.3 15.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.4 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 3.3 81.3 4.3 26.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.4 MAJESTIC 2.3 80.0 4.3 28.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 NUMEX-SAHARA 2.0 88.3 5.0 18.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 SAVANNAH 3.0 81.7 5.0 33.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 3.3 81.7 4.3 28.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 SWI-11 1.0 78.3 4.7 50.0 2.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.2 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 1.3 76.7 5.3 56.7 2.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 4.1 MINI-VERDE 1.7 60.0 3.3 56.7 3.0 2.7 4.0 4.0 3.4 LSD VALUE 1.4 22.1 0.9 30.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 C.V. (%) 24.0 11.7 12.7 80.8 16.2 16.7 12.3 9.0 10.8 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 MO2 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 151-270 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS