TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" * 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AZ1 FL1 MS1 NM1 OK1 VA1 VA4 MEAN * RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 7.1 6.5 6.6 6.2 7.2 6.1 6.3 6.6 * PRINCESS 7.4 7.2 6.8 5.7 6.4 5.2 6.2 6.4 * TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 7.7 6.0 7.3 5.5 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.4 * TIFWAY 7.8 5.7 7.3 6.1 7.1 4.7 6.1 6.4 SWI-11 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.8 6.3 4.6 6.1 6.2 * TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 6.8 5.2 6.3 5.4 6.6 5.7 6.1 6.0 PATRIOT (OKC 18-4) 6.7 4.5 6.4 5.7 6.9 4.5 6.3 5.9 * TIFGREEN 7.5 1.5 7.1 6.3 6.8 4.8 6.2 5.8 CN 2-9 7.7 4.2 7.0 4.4 6.9 3.9 6.1 5.8 * SHANGHAI 5.9 5.2 5.5 5.1 6.8 5.6 6.1 5.8 OKC 19-9 5.9 3.2 6.2 5.8 7.6 4.5 6.3 5.6 * MIDLAWN 7.2 2.2 6.1 5.6 7.5 4.6 6.0 5.6 * SYDNEY (SWI-7) 4.8 6.5 5.3 4.9 6.5 5.0 5.5 5.5 * BLACKJACK 5.1 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.4 * SHANGRI LA 4.6 5.0 5.5 4.8 6.5 5.2 5.7 5.3 * BLUE-MUDA 5.0 4.6 5.6 5.0 6.2 5.4 5.4 5.3 * MAJESTIC 6.0 4.1 5.5 5.3 5.9 4.8 5.7 5.3 * SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 5.4 4.6 5.5 5.0 5.8 5.1 5.9 5.3 * MIRAGE 5.6 4.5 5.1 4.9 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.3 * SAVANNAH 5.5 3.7 5.8 5.3 6.3 4.8 5.7 5.3 * JACKPOT 5.4 4.5 5.2 4.9 6.3 5.2 5.4 5.3 * SUNDEVIL II 5.0 3.7 5.8 5.0 6.4 5.0 5.9 5.3 J-540 5.5 3.1 5.6 5.1 6.1 5.1 5.7 5.2 * PYRAMID 5.0 3.9 5.3 5.4 5.9 4.9 5.5 5.1 * NUMEX-SAHARA 5.3 3.2 5.3 5.0 6.4 5.0 5.3 5.1 CARDINAL 6.1 1.9 6.6 5.5 6.2 3.8 5.1 5.0 * MINI-VERDE 7.2 1.8 6.3 4.8 6.0 3.1 5.8 5.0 * ARIZONA COMMON 5.2 3.3 5.0 5.1 5.9 4.6 5.2 4.9 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.8 0.4 1.3 0.5 1.1 0.4 0.4 C.V. (%) 8.5 25.5 3.7 15.2 5.0 13.6 4.2 11.3 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2002. 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. * SCHEDULE A - 1/2-3/4 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 3/4-1 lb. N/1000 FT2/PER GROWING MONTH IRRIGATION TO PREVENT VISUAL DROUGHT STRESS MOWING FREQUENCY 3-5 TIMES PER WEEK