TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 378 3.0 8.7 9.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 5.0 5.0 6.6 NE 95-55 6.3 9.0 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 6.5 LEGACY 4.3 8.0 8.7 7.7 5.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 6.2 BISON 5.3 8.7 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.2 BOWIE 4.3 8.7 8.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 3.3 4.0 5.1 DENSITY 3.0 5.3 9.0 9.0 3.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 SWI-2000 5.0 9.0 8.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 TEXOKA 5.7 8.3 8.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.8 609 3.3 4.3 7.3 7.3 2.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.1 TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO) 1.7 1.0 8.3 4.0 1.0 5.3 4.7 2.0 2.0 1.3 2.7 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.3 2.0 1.1 1.2 2.1 1.0 1.4 0.9 C.V. (%) 21.6 10.1 9.2 10.5 24.2 10.5 11.8 23.7 13.8 18.9 10.5 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. 2006 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 61-150 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS