TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PREMIER (OR 2002) 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.6 GN-1 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.5 TIFT NO. 3 7.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.5 AUSSIE GREEN 7.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.4 PATRIOT 7.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 5.4 TIFWAY 8.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 5.4 MIDLAWN 7.7 3.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 RIVIERA 7.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 SWI-1041 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 7.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 SWI-1003 6.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.2 TIFSPORT 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 5.2 OKC 70-18 7.3 2.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.1 SWI-1012 7.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.1 SWI-1046 7.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.1 MS-CHOICE 6.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 PRINCESS 77 6.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 SWI-1044 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 TIFT NO. 1 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.9 CELEBRATION 6.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 SWI-1014 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.8 TIFT NO. 2 6.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.8 YUKON 7.3 1.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.8 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 TIFT NO. 4 7.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 CIS-CD6 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.5 SOUTHERN STAR 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.5 SWI-1001 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.5 CIS-CD7 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.4 NUMEX SAHARA 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.4 ARIZONA COMMON 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 ASHMORE 8.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 B-14 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 FMC-6 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 MOHAWK 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 PANAMA 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 SR 9554 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 SUNSTAR 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 CIS-CD5 6.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 4.2 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.7 2.6 1.1 1.4 0.4 C.V. (%) 8.7 17.2 8.3 10.1 12.0 13.7 8.4 11.4 14.0 14.2 14.9 16.1 8.5 14.6 5.4 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 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 CA3 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 0-60 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY