TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT CLEMSON, SC 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL SPRING LEAF SPRING DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER TIFWAY 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 71.7 99.0 99.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 CELEBRATION 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 86.7 99.0 99.0 7.7 7.0 4.3 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 66.7 99.0 94.7 7.3 6.3 4.0 TIFT NO. 4 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 65.0 99.0 96.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 RIVIERA 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 78.3 97.7 97.7 7.3 6.0 2.7 TIFSPORT 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 56.7 99.0 96.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 MS-CHOICE 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 76.7 99.0 90.0 7.7 5.7 2.0 OKC 70-18 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 90.0 99.0 93.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 TIFT NO. 3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 70.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 MIDLAWN 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 71.7 99.0 97.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 AUSSIE GREEN 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 78.3 99.0 93.0 6.3 6.3 2.3 GN-1 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 80.0 99.0 93.0 7.0 5.3 3.0 SWI-1001 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 71.7 94.3 89.7 7.0 6.7 3.3 SWI-1041 4.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 61.7 99.0 99.0 7.3 6.3 3.7 SWI-1044 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 80.0 99.0 97.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 SWI-1046 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 68.3 99.0 99.0 8.0 6.0 3.3 YUKON 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 76.7 99.0 96.0 6.7 5.7 3.0 PATRIOT 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 93.0 99.0 93.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 SOUTHERN STAR 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 73.3 99.0 99.0 6.7 5.3 3.0 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 63.3 99.0 94.3 6.3 5.7 2.7 SWI-1012 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 63.3 96.0 91.3 7.3 5.7 2.0 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 75.0 99.0 96.0 6.7 5.7 3.3 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 76.7 99.0 92.7 5.3 5.7 2.3 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 83.3 99.0 89.7 6.3 5.7 2.3 SWI-1003 5.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 68.3 99.0 96.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 TIFT NO. 2 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 73.3 99.0 96.0 6.3 6.7 3.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 78.3 99.0 96.0 6.3 5.7 2.7 FMC-6 5.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 66.7 99.0 96.0 6.7 5.0 3.3 MOHAWK 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 60.0 99.0 97.7 7.0 5.7 3.3 PANAMA 5.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 76.7 99.0 94.7 7.0 5.3 3.0 SUNSTAR 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 71.7 91.3 91.7 6.3 5.0 2.7 SWI-1014 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 70.0 99.0 91.3 6.3 5.0 2.3 TIFT NO. 1 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 75.0 99.0 91.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 CIS-CD7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 75.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.3 3.3 NUMEX SAHARA 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 75.0 99.0 96.0 6.0 5.3 2.7 PRINCESS 77 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 68.3 99.0 96.0 6.3 5.0 3.0 ASHMORE 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 70.0 99.0 81.7 6.3 4.7 3.0 CIS-CD5 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 66.7 99.0 99.0 7.3 5.0 2.0 CIS-CD6 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 85.0 99.0 93.0 6.7 4.7 2.0 SR 9554 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 73.3 99.0 91.3 6.3 4.3 2.0 ARIZONA COMMON 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 61.7 99.0 91.7 5.7 4.7 2.7 B-14 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 73.3 99.0 93.0 6.0 4.3 2.3 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.0 28.3 4.3 16.2 1.6 2.0 1.5 C.V. (%) 11.4 6.1 5.1 4.3 4.1 15.2 1.9 5.8 10.7 16.7 26.6 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 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT CLEMSON, SC 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TIFWAY 2.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.6 CELEBRATION 2.0 4.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 4.7 6.3 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 3.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.2 TIFT NO. 4 3.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.2 RIVIERA 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 4.3 6.1 TIFSPORT 2.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.1 MS-CHOICE 3.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 5.7 2.3 6.0 OKC 70-18 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 TIFT NO. 3 3.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 MIDLAWN 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 AUSSIE GREEN 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 3.3 5.8 GN-1 3.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 3.3 5.8 SWI-1001 3.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.8 SWI-1041 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 4.7 5.8 SWI-1044 3.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.8 SWI-1046 2.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 YUKON 3.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 3.7 5.8 PATRIOT 2.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 SOUTHERN STAR 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 SUNDEVIL II 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 SWI-1012 3.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 3.0 5.7 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.6 PREMIER (OR 2002) 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 3.3 5.6 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 4.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.6 SWI-1003 3.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.6 TIFT NO. 2 3.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.6 TRANSCONTINENTAL 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.6 FMC-6 3.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.0 5.5 MOHAWK 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.4 PANAMA 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 3.7 5.4 SUNSTAR 3.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 3.0 5.4 SWI-1014 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 3.3 5.4 TIFT NO. 1 2.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.4 CIS-CD7 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 NUMEX SAHARA 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 PRINCESS 77 2.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 ASHMORE 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 3.0 5.1 CIS-CD5 3.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.0 2.7 5.1 CIS-CD6 3.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 2.3 5.1 SR 9554 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 2.0 5.1 ARIZONA COMMON 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 2.7 5.0 B-14 2.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 2.7 4.9 LSD VALUE 2.4 1.1 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.0 0.7 C.V. (%) 29.5 12.6 8.6 9.6 8.4 10.2 10.7 16.7 27.1 6.7 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 SC2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS