TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE ANNUA JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN 378 7.3 7.0 7.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.4 DENSITY 7.0 8.0 6.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.4 NE 95-55 7.7 7.0 8.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 LEGACY 8.0 7.3 7.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.2 609 7.0 7.0 7.7 2.0 2.0 2.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.1 BOWIE 7.0 7.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.7 2.7 3.1 TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO) 6.7 7.0 6.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 BISON 7.0 7.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.8 SWI-2000 7.0 7.0 5.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.8 TEXOKA 7.0 7.0 5.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.8 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.3 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.9 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.7 C.V. (%) 4.6 2.6 15.6 13.7 8.8 11.4 17.6 12.4 16.7 16.5 19.8 15.5 21.1 23.3 15.2 10.2 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 BUFFALOGRASS 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 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS