TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TIFSPORT (TIFT 94) 7.0 3.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 TIFWAY 7.0 3.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 TIFGREEN 7.0 4.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 CN 2-9 7.0 3.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS) 7.0 3.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.8 CARDINAL 5.3 7.0 8.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.6 RIVIERA (OKS 95-1) 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.6 OKC 18-4 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.4 MINI-VERDE 7.0 3.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C) 7.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 OKC 19-9 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 MIDLAWN 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.1 SWI-11 7.0 3.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 SAVANNAH 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 SUNDEVIL II 7.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 BLACKJACK 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 BLUE-MUDA 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 J-540 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 MAJESTIC 7.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.5 SHANGHAI 7.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 SHANGRI LA 7.0 3.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224) 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 NUMEX-SAHARA 7.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 PYRAMID 7.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 SYDNEY (SWI-7) 7.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 JACKPOT 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.2 MIRAGE 7.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.1 ARIZONA COMMON 6.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 LSD VALUE 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 C.V. (%) 3.1 17.7 6.6 9.9 8.0 6.1 5.8 4.8 7.8 6.2 5.5 3.6 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 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 MS1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 271-450 241-375 6.1-7.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY