TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 378 6.7 1.7 8.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.8 NE 95-55 7.0 1.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 TEXOKA 6.7 1.7 8.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 609 7.0 1.7 8.3 7.3 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 4.0 6.6 BOWIE 7.0 2.3 8.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.5 DENSITY 7.3 1.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.0 6.5 BISON 7.0 3.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.4 LEGACY 6.7 2.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.4 FRONTIER TURFALLO 7.0 1.7 8.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 SWI-2000 7.0 2.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.2 LSD VALUE 2.2 2.5 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.5 2.3 1.3 1.5 2.6 2.4 0.6 C.V. (%) 10.6 46.2 7.0 9.6 9.1 8.3 11.3 7.0 10.4 15.8 19.4 4.2 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 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL FALL WINTER COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME COLOR SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST 378 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 1.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 NE 95-55 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 1.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 TEXOKA 5.3 7.3 5.0 4.7 1.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 609 6.3 7.7 4.7 4.0 1.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 BOWIE 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 2.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 DENSITY 6.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 1.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 BISON 4.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 3.0 7.0 7.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 LEGACY 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 2.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 FRONTIER TURFALLO 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 1.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 SWI-2000 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.0 2.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 LSD VALUE 1.2 2.2 3.3 2.1 2.5 3.2 2.5 4.2 2.2 2.1 C.V. (%) 10.9 12.4 23.0 18.1 46.2 15.7 11.2 24.8 10.6 9.8 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 NM1 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 61-150 241-375 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS