TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT MISS. ST., MS 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COLOR SEEDHEAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER NOVEMBER SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MS-CHOICE 8.0 5.3 6.0 8.0 5.7 8.7 9.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 TIFSPORT 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 9.0 8.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 TIFWAY 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 TIFT NO. 4 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 9.0 8.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.4 CELEBRATION 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 OKC 70-18 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 TIFT NO. 1 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 GN-1 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 7.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 TIFT NO. 3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 AUSSIE GREEN 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 PRINCESS 77 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 SWI-1012 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 SWI-1046 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 TIFT NO. 2 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 SWI-1044 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 YUKON 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 SWI-1001 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 SWI-1003 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 SWI-1014 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 B-14 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 NUMEX SAHARA 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 8.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 RIVIERA 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 SOUTHERN STAR 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 ASHMORE 5.0 6.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 PATRIOT 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 8.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 SR 9554 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.2 SUNDEVIL II 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 CIS-CD7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.1 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.1 CIS-CD6 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 FMC-6 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 MIDLAWN 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 MOHAWK 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 SUNSTAR 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 ARIZONA COMMON 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.9 CIS-CD5 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.9 PANAMA 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 6.6 8.9 7.3 9.6 10.9 6.8 8.7 7.7 10.1 7.5 8.4 7.4 10.3 8.8 9.2 6.1 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. TABLE A. 2006 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 MS1 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 271-450 241-375 6.1-7.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS