TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL COLOR RATINGS SCALPING RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SEP OCT NOV DEC SEP OCT NOV JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN MIDLAWN 7.3 3.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 3.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 4 4 3.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.6 TIFWAY 7.3 5.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 4 4 4.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.5 OKC 18-4 8.0 3.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 2.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 4 4 3.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 7.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 3.7 7.7 6.7 4.3 4 4 4.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 7.0 5.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 4 4 3.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 7.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 8.3 6.3 5.0 4 4 4.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.2 TIFGREEN 7.0 4.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 3.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 4 4 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.1 CN 2-9 7.0 4.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 4 4 3.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 SHANGHAI 8.0 3.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 2.3 8.0 6.0 3.7 4 4 3.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 SWI-11 7.0 2.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 3.3 6.7 6.3 4.0 4 4 4.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 6.7 4.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 2.7 7.3 6.0 3.7 4 4 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.9 BLACKJACK 7.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 8.0 6.7 5.0 4 4 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.8 OKC 19-9 7.3 2.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 2.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 4 4 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.8 CARDINAL 6.0 3.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 4 4 3.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 J-540 6.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 2.7 7.3 6.3 4.3 4 4 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 JACKPOT 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 2.3 7.7 6.3 4.7 4 4 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.6 SUNDEVIL II 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 3.0 8.3 6.0 4.7 4 4 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.6 MAJESTIC 6.3 3.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 2.0 8.7 6.0 6.0 4 4 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 SHANGRI LA 6.3 3.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 4 4 4.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 6.3 3.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 2.3 8.3 6.7 5.3 4 4 4.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 ARIZONA COMMON 6.0 3.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 2.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 4 4 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 MINI-VERDE 7.0 5.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 2.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 4 4 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 MIRAGE 6.0 3.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 9.0 6.3 5.7 4 4 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.4 PYRAMID 6.0 3.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 2.7 8.7 7.0 6.3 4 4 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 SAVANNAH 6.0 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 2.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 4 4 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 6.3 3.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 2.3 8.3 6.7 5.3 4 4 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 BLUE-MUDA 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 2.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 4 4 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 NUMEX-SAHARA 6.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 2.3 8.3 6.0 4.7 4 4 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 0.5 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.4 1.8 0 0 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 C.V. (%) 4.9 22.0 5.4 4.4 9.0 11.8 21.9 7.9 14.5 18.8 0 0 7.6 9.3 14.7 11.8 9.1 8.1 11.2 13.8 3.8 5.9 4.0 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. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1997 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 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS