TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT LOGAN, UT 1/ 2006 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 LEGACY 7.0 3.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 8.0 8.7 3.7 4.3 2.7 5.3 SWI-2000 5.3 4.7 7.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 3.7 2.7 5.2 378 6.7 3.3 7.7 4.0 4.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 2.0 3.3 5.0 BISON 6.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 BOWIE 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 3.0 2.3 4.6 NE 95-55 7.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 3.0 2.3 4.4 DENSITY 2.3 4.7 6.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.1 TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO) 2.3 2.3 8.0 2.3 2.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 609 7.0 5.3 6.3 3.3 2.3 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.8 TEXOKA 5.7 6.0 6.0 2.7 2.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 2.7 2.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 1.4 2.2 1.1 2.9 1.6 1.3 1.7 3.2 3.4 3.1 1.9 C.V. (%) 15.7 25.6 9.6 31.5 24.5 14.0 16.9 28.6 38.7 41.6 20.2 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 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT LOGAN, UT 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL COVER COVER COLOR COLOR DORMANCY COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME SPRING SUMMER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER COLOR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER LEGACY 99.0 99.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 3.7 5.0 8.7 7.0 4.3 2.3 2.3 SWI-2000 99.0 99.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 3.0 378 90.0 99.0 2.3 1.3 3.3 3.3 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 2.3 1.3 BISON 93.0 99.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 BOWIE 99.0 99.0 3.0 2.0 2.7 5.3 4.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 NE 95-55 83.3 99.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 4.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 5.0 3.0 2.3 DENSITY 96.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.0 4.7 2.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO) 93.0 99.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 2.3 2.3 5.3 2.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 609 50.0 76.0 6.7 7.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 TEXOKA 53.3 99.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 3.3 3.0 LSD VALUE 14.2 32.4 1.1 1.2 1.7 2.2 1.5 1.1 1.4 2.1 1.1 1.2 C.V. (%) 10.3 13.0 17.1 20.2 24.7 25.6 18.5 10.2 15.7 19.7 17.1 20.2 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 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 UT1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.6-8.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS