TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BISON 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 75.0 93.3 70.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.6 BOWIE 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 78.3 93.3 65.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 NE 95-55 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 63.3 79.0 61.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.4 LEGACY 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 76.7 88.7 85.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 DENSITY 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 21.7 82.0 71.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 SWI-2000 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 76.7 85.7 80.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 378 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 53.3 86.3 56.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.9 609 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 48.3 86.7 68.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.9 FRONTIER TURFALLO 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 25.0 84.3 70.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.6 TEXOKA 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 71.7 79.0 75.0 7.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.6 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.9 1.0 2.0 3.9 3.1 20.2 34.2 19.6 3.2 4.7 4.2 3.1 2.8 1.9 1.6 2.5 C.V. (%) 12.7 10.7 7.8 13.3 20.6 16.4 20.7 14.0 13.4 17.9 33.6 26.6 17.3 14.1 12.1 10.8 14.4 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 A. 2004 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 AZ1 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 0-60 501+ 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS