TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER SUMMER FALL OCTOBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TIFGREEN 7.3 6.7 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.7 3.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 7.7 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.2 TIFWAY 8.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 7.3 5.3 3.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.1 OKC 19-9 8.0 6.7 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.8 SWI-11 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 OKC 18-4 8.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 3.3 3.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 7.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 4.7 3.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 MIDLAWN 6.7 5.7 7.7 8.7 8.7 8.0 5.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.6 CARDINAL 6.0 5.7 8.3 9.0 8.3 7.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.5 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 8.7 5.7 7.7 8.0 8.7 7.7 4.7 2.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.5 PYRAMID 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.4 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 7.3 5.7 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.4 BLACKJACK 6.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 MAJESTIC 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 SAVANNAH 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 ARIZONA COMMON 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.1 J-540 7.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.1 SHANGHAI 8.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.1 BLUE-MUDA 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 NUMEX-SAHARA 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 SUNDEVIL II 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 JACKPOT 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.9 MIRAGE 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.9 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.9 MINI-VERDE 8.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.0 2.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.8 SHANGRI LA 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 CN 2-9 8.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 3.3 3.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.3 2.7 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.6 2.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 2.8 3.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.7 2.7 2.2 2.1 1.0 C.V. (%) 5.8 14.9 10.8 8.0 8.3 12.3 26.2 20.1 12.3 10.4 14.5 13.0 19.1 18.6 19.5 9.7 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 NM1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS