TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT OLATHE, KS 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN MIDLAWN 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 YUKON 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 PATRIOT 7.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 SUNSTAR 7.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.5 SWI-1012 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 SR 9554 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 SWI-1045 7.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 CIS-CD5 6.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 FMC-6 6.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 PANAMA 7.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 RIVIERA 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 MOHAWK 6.7 3.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 SWI-1014 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 AUSSIE GREEN 7.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 CIS-CD7 6.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 SOUTHERN STAR 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 SWI-1001 7.3 2.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 SWI-1044 6.3 2.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 ASHMORE 5.0 4.3 7.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.6 CIS-CD6 6.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 MS-CHOICE 7.0 3.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 NUMEX SAHARA 6.7 3.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.5 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.5 SUNDEVIL II 6.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.5 OR 2002 7.3 3.7 6.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.4 B-14 6.0 2.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 CELEBRATION 7.3 3.7 6.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 SWI-1041 6.3 2.3 5.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 ARIZONA COMMON 6.7 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.9 PRINCESS 77 7.0 2.0 6.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.8 OKC 70-18 6.3 4.0 6.3 2.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 TIFSPORT 7.0 3.3 7.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 GN-1 7.7 2.3 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.5 SWI-1046 6.7 2.0 5.3 2.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.5 TIFT NO. 3 7.0 3.3 5.3 2.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 3.5 TIFT NO. 4 7.0 2.3 6.7 2.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 TIFWAY 7.0 2.3 7.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.4 SWI-1003 6.7 2.0 4.3 1.7 2.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 TIFT NO. 1 6.7 2.0 3.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.3 3.3 2.2 TIFT NO. 2 7.3 1.3 5.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 2.1 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 9.4 23.4 14.7 20.0 17.3 17.6 14.2 15.2 12.2 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. 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 KS3 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 0-60 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS