TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 USGA/GCSAA/NTEP ON-SITE BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT HOUSTON, TX (LAKESIDE COUNTRY CLUB) 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS STIMPMETER READINGS MEASURED IN INCHES STIMPMETER GENETIC PERCENT LIVING COVER READINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER AUGUST JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MS-SUPREME 6.3 81.7 86.7 115.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 MINI-VERDE 7.0 76.7 91.7 110.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 CHAMPION 5.0 81.7 91.7 115.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.4 FLORADWARF 5.7 73.3 91.7 111.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.9 TIFDWARF 6.3 41.7 78.3 124.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 TIFEAGLE 5.0 56.7 73.3 119.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 2.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 TIFGREEN 3.0 58.3 61.7 116.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.0 1.7 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 3.1 LSD VALUE 0.7 23.3 13.3 21.3 1.9 2.0 2.1 3.0 4.7 2.8 1.6 1.6 2.2 0.9 1.1 1.5 C.V. (%) 7.3 18.3 9.1 7.5 15.7 15.0 15.6 28.1 47.5 31.0 18.0 17.4 21.7 13.0 13.5 15.6 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.