TABLE 1A. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWELVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 AZ1 GA1 IN1 KY1 MS1 NC1 NM1 OK1 SC2 TX1 VA4 MEAN OR 2002 8.1 7.9 7.3 4.9 7.4 6.8 5.1 5.4 7.3 5.6 5.5 6.3 6.5 * PATRIOT 7.9 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.4 6.7 5.2 5.3 6.4 6.4 * AUSSIE GREEN 8.0 7.0 7.5 5.9 7.9 6.8 5.0 4.3 6.9 6.0 5.6 6.2 6.4 * TIFSPORT 7.9 7.5 6.9 2.8 7.7 6.9 6.3 5.4 6.7 6.0 5.1 6.3 6.3 * MIDLAWN 7.4 6.2 7.0 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.4 6.9 5.1 5.4 6.1 6.1 TIFT NO. 3 7.2 7.7 6.6 2.4 7.4 6.1 5.3 5.6 6.6 5.7 5.4 6.3 6.0 OKC 70-18 7.6 7.3 6.7 4.7 7.6 6.2 4.7 4.3 7.1 5.4 4.4 6.2 6.0 SWI-1045 6.8 6.8 6.8 3.6 6.9 5.5 5.3 6.2 6.9 5.6 4.8 6.2 5.9 * GN-1 7.3 6.7 6.8 3.2 6.8 6.3 5.5 5.1 6.7 5.3 5.4 6.2 5.9 TIFT NO. 4 7.3 6.9 6.9 2.6 7.8 6.9 4.4 4.6 6.7 5.9 5.3 6.1 5.9 * CELEBRATION 7.7 6.0 6.9 2.3 7.2 6.0 5.3 5.2 7.0 5.8 5.0 6.7 5.9 * TIFWAY 7.1 7.6 6.8 2.0 7.4 6.6 5.3 5.1 6.6 5.5 5.2 5.9 5.9 SWI-1044 7.2 6.9 6.8 2.9 7.1 5.9 5.8 5.3 6.7 5.5 4.9 5.2 5.9 SWI-1012 6.6 6.7 6.8 4.1 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 6.8 5.1 4.9 5.9 5.8 * MS-CHOICE 6.6 7.5 6.3 2.6 7.2 6.4 5.3 4.4 7.1 5.3 4.6 6.4 5.8 * RIVIERA 6.8 6.7 6.8 3.3 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.5 7.0 5.4 4.9 6.0 5.8 SWI-1041 6.5 7.3 6.8 2.8 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.5 5.4 4.6 5.9 5.7 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.7 6.4 6.6 . 6.3 5.3 5.1 5.3 6.8 5.4 4.4 5.7 5.7 SWI-1003 6.6 7.0 6.4 2.2 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.5 6.5 5.3 4.9 5.8 5.6 * PRINCESS 77 6.6 5.9 6.7 1.6 5.9 5.7 6.1 5.9 6.3 4.6 5.2 6.0 5.5 TIFT NO. 1 6.2 6.5 6.6 1.9 5.5 6.0 5.6 5.6 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.8 5.5 CIS-CD6 6.2 6.1 6.9 2.9 6.7 5.4 4.8 4.7 6.6 5.3 4.8 5.7 5.5 SWI-1046 6.1 6.3 6.7 1.7 5.9 6.0 4.9 5.7 6.5 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.5 SWI-1014 5.6 6.1 6.2 3.8 6.4 5.0 4.9 5.3 6.5 5.0 4.3 5.8 5.4 * TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.1 5.9 6.7 2.1 6.1 4.9 5.8 5.4 6.7 5.3 4.9 5.6 5.4 CIS-CD5 5.6 5.7 6.7 2.3 6.2 4.9 4.9 5.9 6.6 5.1 4.7 5.7 5.4 CIS-CD7 5.9 5.9 6.7 2.2 5.8 5.0 5.3 5.4 6.6 5.3 4.6 5.3 5.3 TIFT NO. 2 6.0 6.4 6.8 1.3 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.2 4.6 4.8 5.3 SWI-1001 5.8 6.5 6.6 1.7 5.9 4.8 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.2 4.6 5.2 5.3 * SUNDEVIL II 5.2 5.9 6.8 2.3 5.9 5.0 5.5 5.4 6.3 4.8 4.6 5.6 5.3 * FMC-6 5.9 6.0 6.6 1.8 6.2 4.8 5.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 4.5 5.3 5.2 * YUKON 7.1 6.1 3.7 4.0 5.8 4.9 4.8 5.5 6.2 4.5 4.2 5.8 5.2 * LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.1 6.1 6.7 1.7 6.0 5.2 4.9 5.3 6.4 5.3 4.4 5.3 5.2 * SOUTHERN STAR 5.2 5.5 6.8 2.1 6.1 5.2 4.1 5.4 6.6 4.9 4.7 5.6 5.2 * ASHMORE 5.5 4.5 6.6 4.8 5.1 5.3 3.8 4.8 6.4 4.7 4.7 5.9 5.2 * SR 9554 5.7 5.6 6.6 1.7 6.0 5.1 4.9 4.9 6.3 4.4 4.7 5.9 5.2 * PANAMA 5.5 6.1 6.8 1.6 5.6 4.6 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.2 4.3 5.2 5.1 B-14 4.7 6.0 6.7 2.1 5.7 4.8 5.3 5.3 6.2 4.7 4.5 5.2 5.1 * SUNSTAR 5.3 5.3 6.7 2.1 5.4 4.8 4.9 5.0 6.1 4.7 4.4 5.1 5.0 * MOHAWK 5.1 5.7 6.7 1.3 5.6 4.9 4.3 5.4 6.1 4.9 4.4 5.3 5.0 * NUMEX SAHARA 5.1 5.6 6.7 1.7 4.6 4.8 4.6 5.6 5.9 4.6 4.5 5.6 4.9 * ARIZONA COMMON 5.3 5.5 6.6 1.8 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.8 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.2 C.V. (%) 6.5 9.8 4.8 22.0 9.4 4.1 17.7 8.8 3.7 9.1 7.2 6.7 9.0 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2004. 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 - 0.5 - 0.625 INCH MOWING HEIGHT; 0.75 - 1 lb. N/1000 FT2/GROWING MONTH; IRRIGATION TO PREVENT VISUAL DROUGHT STRESS; 3 - 5 TIMES PER WEEK MOWING FREQUENCY