TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT SEED SEED GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER COVER HEAD HEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL SUMMER FALL JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PATRIOT 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 83.7 95.7 95.0 6.3 8.3 5.0 7.0 8.7 8.7 6.7 4.0 6.7 AUSSIE GREEN 7.0 7.3 8.7 9.0 75.0 93.3 92.0 4.3 8.0 3.3 6.7 8.0 8.3 6.3 4.0 6.1 MIDLAWN 4.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 73.0 89.0 93.7 5.0 8.3 4.0 5.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 4.0 5.8 OR 2002 4.7 6.0 9.0 8.7 53.0 76.3 84.7 7.7 8.3 3.3 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 TIFT NO. 4 8.3 5.0 9.0 9.0 32.0 68.0 59.7 7.0 2.7 2.3 4.0 6.7 8.7 6.7 5.0 5.6 SWI-1012 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 60.0 89.3 90.0 7.3 2.0 3.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.4 OKC 70-18 4.7 8.0 9.0 8.3 26.7 79.0 71.3 8.3 6.7 2.7 4.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 TIFT NO. 3 5.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 47.0 71.0 85.3 8.7 8.0 2.7 4.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 RIVIERA 5.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 47.7 84.0 92.0 7.3 6.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 4.0 5.2 TIFSPORT 8.0 5.3 7.7 7.0 11.7 50.3 59.0 8.0 8.7 1.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.5 CELEBRATION 5.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 25.3 69.7 59.3 5.3 5.0 2.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 SWI-1045 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 35.7 57.0 70.3 9.0 5.0 1.7 3.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 SWI-1046 8.0 1.3 6.0 6.0 1.3 12.0 50.3 9.0 8.3 1.0 2.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 3.9 TIFWAY 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 14.3 48.3 51.7 8.0 8.0 1.3 2.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 3.9 CIS-CD5 7.3 3.0 6.3 5.7 10.3 58.3 74.0 6.7 1.3 1.0 2.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.8 GN-1 8.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 26.7 70.0 78.3 5.3 7.7 1.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 3.0 3.8 SWI-1014 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 42.0 63.3 63.0 5.7 2.7 2.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 20.7 77.3 74.0 7.7 3.3 1.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 ASHMORE 4.0 6.7 8.0 6.7 48.0 70.7 65.0 5.0 8.7 1.7 3.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.6 MS-CHOICE 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 45.0 60.0 64.0 5.7 8.7 2.0 2.7 4.7 5.7 3.7 2.7 3.6 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 4.3 2.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 25.3 40.7 7.7 4.0 1.0 3.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 2.7 3.4 CIS-CD6 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 13.7 56.7 55.3 7.0 3.3 1.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.2 SWI-1044 6.0 2.0 6.3 4.3 1.0 13.3 49.0 8.0 6.3 1.3 1.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 5.3 3.2 CIS-CD7 6.0 2.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 39.0 56.7 6.7 1.3 1.0 2.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 FMC-6 5.7 2.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 40.3 60.3 6.7 5.3 1.0 2.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 PANAMA 7.0 2.7 5.7 4.3 2.7 24.3 60.0 5.3 3.3 1.0 2.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 YUKON 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 10.0 13.0 23.7 6.0 7.7 1.0 2.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 SR 9554 1.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 7.3 35.3 43.7 7.0 4.0 1.7 2.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.8 SWI-1001 5.0 2.3 5.3 5.7 2.7 23.0 40.3 7.3 1.0 1.0 2.3 5.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.8 SUNSTAR 4.0 1.3 3.7 4.3 0.7 16.0 35.7 6.0 4.3 1.0 2.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.7 2.7 SOUTHERN STAR 3.3 3.0 5.3 4.3 11.0 47.3 40.7 7.7 4.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 SUNDEVIL II 5.0 3.3 4.7 3.7 11.3 53.3 50.0 6.7 1.0 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 TIFT NO. 1 7.3 1.3 6.7 5.3 1.0 7.7 15.0 7.7 6.0 1.0 1.3 4.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.6 MOHAWK 6.0 2.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 28.3 54.3 6.7 4.3 1.0 1.7 4.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.4 SWI-1003 7.3 1.7 5.3 3.7 1.7 12.3 40.7 8.3 5.7 1.0 2.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.4 PRINCESS 77 5.0 1.0 5.0 3.3 0.0 4.7 13.7 7.7 3.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.2 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 4.7 21.3 20.0 6.0 6.3 1.3 1.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.2 SWI-1041 6.3 1.3 5.0 3.7 0.3 6.3 15.7 8.3 7.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.0 2.2 ARIZONA COMMON 9.0 1.3 5.0 2.0 0.3 1.0 9.3 4.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 1.8 B-14 5.7 1.7 3.3 2.3 1.0 7.3 19.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.3 1.7 2.3 1.6 NUMEX SAHARA 6.0 1.0 2.0 1.3 0.7 4.7 24.7 6.3 3.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.7 2.0 1.3 TIFT NO. 2 6.3 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.7 8.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 LSD VALUE 2.7 1.8 1.6 2.3 26.9 36.4 41.4 1.8 2.4 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.5 1.9 1.8 1.4 C.V. (%) 25.3 30.1 17.3 25.8 81.8 51.1 44.8 15.6 29.0 40.2 34.8 27.5 35.3 30.4 29.6 25.0 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. 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 151-270 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY