TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL COVER COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER FRONTIER TURFALLO 31.7 56.7 33.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 DENSITY 28.3 46.7 33.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 SWI-2003 39.3 28.3 0.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 2.3 BOWIE 38.3 0.0 31.7 2.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 8.0 6.0 2.0 LEGACY 23.3 65.0 0.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 609 11.7 13.3 63.3 6.3 2.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.0 BISON 36.7 46.7 91.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 8.3 5.3 3.3 TEXOKA 26.7 20.0 31.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.3 3.0 378 11.7 55.0 64.7 2.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 2.0 NE 95-55 20.0 40.0 28.3 2.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 8.3 6.0 2.0 LSD VALUE 7.4 79.9 111.9 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.6 3.0 2.1 1.1 0.8 1.2 1.2 C.V. (%) 17.1 87.6 119.7 14.9 15.3 8.3 18.7 22.6 13.0 8.4 5.7 9.0 20.4 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN FRONTIER TURFALLO 6.3 6.0 7.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 8.3 7.3 5.7 5.4 DENSITY 7.3 4.7 7.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 8.3 8.0 6.3 5.1 SWI-2003 8.0 6.0 7.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 8.0 6.7 2.3 4.9 BOWIE 8.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 7.7 7.0 2.0 4.7 LEGACY 7.3 5.0 7.3 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 5.0 4.6 609 7.7 2.7 7.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.4 BISON 8.3 6.0 6.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 3.0 4.4 TEXOKA 8.0 6.0 6.3 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 7.7 7.0 3.7 4.4 378 8.0 3.7 6.3 1.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 4.0 5.0 8.0 6.3 2.0 3.7 NE 95-55 8.3 4.7 6.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 4.3 5.0 7.3 6.3 2.0 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.6 C.V. (%) 5.7 15.3 8.0 15.4 14.9 17.0 19.5 12.9 14.0 8.7 6.0 13.9 7.5 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 NM1 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 61-150 241-375 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS