TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT OLATHE, KS 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUL AUG MEAN OKC 70-18 6.3 7.0 4.0 7.0 7.7 6.2 YUKON 5.0 6.7 3.3 7.3 6.7 5.8 PREMIER (OR 2002) 3.7 8.7 2.7 7.0 7.0 5.6 RIVIERA 5.0 5.7 3.3 7.0 6.3 5.6 AUSSIE GREEN 2.3 6.7 1.7 7.3 7.3 5.4 TIFSPORT 2.0 7.3 1.3 7.0 8.0 5.4 PATRIOT 2.3 7.3 1.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 TIFWAY 1.7 7.3 1.7 6.3 8.0 5.3 SWI-1012 2.3 5.7 1.7 7.3 6.7 5.2 SWI-1044 3.3 6.0 2.3 6.3 6.7 5.1 SWI-1045 3.0 6.3 2.0 6.7 6.7 5.1 ASHMORE 3.0 8.3 3.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 CELEBRATION 0.7 7.0 0.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 MS-CHOICE 2.3 4.7 2.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 TIFT NO. 3 1.7 6.3 1.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 GN-1 1.3 6.7 1.7 6.7 6.3 4.9 MIDLAWN 4.0 7.3 3.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 SWI-1014 4.0 5.3 2.7 6.0 5.7 4.8 CIS-CD6 4.0 5.0 3.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 CIS-CD7 3.7 4.7 2.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 2.3 5.0 2.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 SUNDEVIL II 4.3 5.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 TIFT NO. 4 2.3 6.7 1.7 5.3 7.0 4.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 3.3 5.0 2.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 ARIZONA COMMON 3.7 5.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.6 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 3.0 5.0 2.3 6.0 5.3 4.6 SWI-1041 1.3 5.0 1.0 6.3 6.3 4.6 CIS-CD5 3.7 6.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 SWI-1001 2.7 5.3 2.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 SWI-1046 1.3 6.7 1.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 PANAMA 2.7 5.0 2.7 5.0 5.0 4.2 SOUTHERN STAR 3.7 5.3 2.3 5.0 5.3 4.2 SR 9554 3.7 4.7 2.7 5.0 5.0 4.2 SUNSTAR 3.0 4.0 2.3 5.3 5.0 4.2 TIFT NO. 2 2.7 5.0 2.3 4.7 5.7 4.2 B-14 3.0 4.7 2.7 4.7 5.0 4.1 FMC-6 2.7 5.3 2.0 5.0 5.3 4.1 MOHAWK 3.3 5.0 2.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 TIFT NO. 1 2.0 5.7 1.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 NUMEX SAHARA 2.3 5.0 2.3 4.3 5.0 3.9 PRINCESS 77 1.3 5.0 1.0 5.0 5.3 3.8 SWI-1003 0.7 5.0 0.3 4.7 6.3 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.6 C.V. (%) 31.1 9.8 31.0 11.0 8.4 8.0 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 BERMUDAGRASS 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 KS3 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 0-60 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS