TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT JAY, FL 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL FALL FALL GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN OR 2002 8.7 7.3 5.3 8.0 6.7 5.0 3.7 6.7 5.0 8.0 8.7 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.9 CELEBRATION 8.3 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 8.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 MS-CHOICE 8.3 6.3 3.0 8.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 TIFT NO. 4 8.0 6.3 3.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 TIFT NO. 3 7.3 5.7 4.7 8.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 8.0 8.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.6 AUSSIE GREEN 8.0 6.3 4.7 8.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.5 SWI-1001 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.5 SWI-1045 8.7 6.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.4 TIFSPORT 8.0 6.3 4.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.4 TIFWAY 8.0 6.3 3.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 5.7 8.0 7.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.4 GN-1 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 SWI-1003 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 7.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.2 SWI-1041 7.7 6.7 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.2 CIS-CD5 8.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.1 CIS-CD7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.1 NUMEX SAHARA 7.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.1 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.1 SWI-1044 8.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.1 PRINCESS 77 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 TRANSCONTINENTAL 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 CIS-CD6 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 OKC 70-18 7.3 6.0 3.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 PANAMA 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 PATRIOT 8.0 6.7 3.7 8.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.9 RIVIERA 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.9 SR 9554 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.9 SWI-1012 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.9 TIFT NO. 1 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 FMC-6 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 SOUTHERN STAR 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.8 SWI-1046 7.0 6.7 5.0 7.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.8 TIFT NO. 2 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 SUNDEVIL II 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 SUNSTAR 6.7 6.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.6 MIDLAWN 6.7 6.3 4.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.5 MOHAWK 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.4 ARIZONA COMMON 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 YUKON 7.3 6.3 3.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 SWI-1014 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.8 B-14 5.7 7.0 4.0 7.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.6 ASHMORE 3.0 6.3 3.0 5.7 5.3 2.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 4.5 LSD VALUE 2.2 2.5 1.3 1.9 1.1 1.8 2.3 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 16.3 10.6 16.0 11.8 10.6 18.2 17.6 10.9 14.3 12.6 14.0 14.8 14.5 11.2 7.9 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. 2002-03 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2002 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 FL3 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 151-270 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS