TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2005 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 MEAN BISON 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 SWI-2000 6.5 5.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.9 BOWIE 6.0 4.5 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.8 NE 95-55 7.0 6.5 6.5 7.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 9.0 6.0 6.8 DENSITY 4.7 3.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.5 TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO) 5.0 3.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.4 378 6.5 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 609 5.5 4.0 7.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 6.0 7.0 7.5 6.0 5.8 LEGACY 6.3 6.0 8.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.6 TEXOKA 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.5 7.0 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.3 0.9 2.3 2.1 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.8 2.4 C.V. (%) 11.2 12.2 6.1 17.3 16.4 8.8 9.2 7.5 8.9 10.4 14.8 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 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR COLOR NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER BISON 5.0 6.7 6.0 63.3 53.3 73.3 8.0 7.0 SWI-2000 6.5 8.0 6.3 70.0 67.5 75.0 7.5 6.5 BOWIE 7.0 6.5 6.5 60.0 62.5 65.0 7.0 6.0 NE 95-55 7.0 9.0 6.5 75.0 75.0 70.0 7.0 6.0 DENSITY 8.0 7.3 7.0 30.0 71.7 61.7 5.7 5.0 TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO) 6.3 6.0 5.7 26.7 56.7 55.0 6.3 5.3 378 7.5 7.0 6.3 62.5 67.5 67.5 7.0 6.0 609 6.5 6.5 6.5 37.5 60.0 67.5 6.5 5.5 LEGACY 7.3 7.5 7.5 68.3 66.7 72.5 7.0 7.0 TEXOKA 5.0 6.5 6.0 50.0 52.5 75.0 7.0 6.5 LSD VALUE 3.2 3.6 2.9 13.8 24.9 22.1 2.3 1.0 C.V. (%) 17.5 16.3 15.2 12.9 14.0 11.3 11.8 7.1 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. 2005 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