TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2002-2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL COLOR DORMANCY COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS NAME OCTOBER COLOR MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER SWI-2003 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.0 48.3 81.7 94.7 LEGACY 3.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 3.3 40.0 85.0 80.0 BOWIE 3.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 21.7 58.3 66.7 TEXOKA 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.7 8.3 61.7 60.0 DENSITY 6.0 8.0 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 83.3 94.7 92.7 378 2.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 2.3 26.7 60.0 66.7 BISON 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 3.7 30.0 78.3 80.0 NE 95-55 2.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 2.7 15.0 60.0 50.0 FRONTIER TURFALLO 5.7 7.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 43.3 71.7 83.3 609 5.0 6.3 3.3 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 16.7 60.0 53.3 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.4 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.0 23.5 30.5 23.8 C.V. (%) 13.4 4.8 11.8 11.1 11.8 12.3 12.9 16.1 41.8 20.6 18.0 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 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SWI-2003 5.7 6.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.4 LEGACY 7.0 7.3 8.3 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.8 BOWIE 5.3 6.0 8.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 TEXOKA 5.7 5.7 8.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.2 DENSITY 4.0 4.7 8.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.1 378 6.3 7.3 8.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 BISON 6.0 6.3 8.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 NE 95-55 6.0 6.3 8.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 FRONTIER TURFALLO 4.7 5.3 8.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.4 609 5.0 5.0 8.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.2 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.1 0.5 1.1 1.8 1.4 0.7 1.6 0.8 0.8 C.V. (%) 7.2 10.2 2.3 15.4 19.1 18.1 8.3 14.6 9.5 9.3 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. 2003 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS 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 KS1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.6-7.0 151-270 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS