TABLE 32C. SPRING DEAD SPOT RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS (VEGETATIVE) CULTIVARS AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2006 DATA SPRING DEAD SPOT RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE 2/ NAME APRIL MAY JUNE MEAN MIDLAWN 8.3 8.3 9.0 8.6 ASHMORE 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.1 OKC 70-18 7.3 8.3 8.3 8.0 TIFSPORT 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.9 PATRIOT 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.8 TIFWAY 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 MS-CHOICE 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.4 TIFT NO. 4 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.4 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.6 GN-1 6.7 5.3 7.3 6.4 AUSSIE GREEN 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 TIFT NO. 3 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.8 CELEBRATION 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 LSD VALUE 1.9 2.4 1.9 1.8 C.V. (%) 12.3 17.9 13.8 13.1 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.