TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME MENT AUG SEP OCT MEAN TIFT NO. 2 99.0 8.7 9.0 8.0 8.6 AUSSIE GREEN 98.7 8.3 9.0 8.0 8.4 CELEBRATION 99.0 9.0 8.3 8.0 8.4 OR 2002 98.7 9.0 8.7 7.3 8.3 TIFT NO. 3 99.0 9.0 8.3 7.3 8.2 SWI-1003 99.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 8.1 SWI-1046 99.0 9.0 8.7 6.3 8.0 TIFT NO. 1 99.0 8.0 8.7 7.3 8.0 MIDLAWN 99.0 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.9 PATRIOT 99.0 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.9 GN-1 99.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 SWI-1012 99.0 7.3 8.7 7.0 7.7 SWI-1041 99.0 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.7 MS-CHOICE 96.3 8.3 8.0 6.3 7.6 SWI-1044 99.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.6 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 99.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.4 SWI-1045 99.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 SWI-1014 99.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.2 PRINCESS 77 99.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.1 CIS-CD5 99.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.9 TRANSCONTINENTAL 99.0 8.0 7.3 5.3 6.9 YUKON 98.7 6.0 8.3 5.7 6.7 SR 9554 99.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.6 SUNSTAR 99.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.6 CIS-CD7 99.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.4 SOUTHERN STAR 99.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.4 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 98.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.4 OKC 70-18 79.0 4.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 PANAMA 99.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 SWI-1001 98.7 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.3 TIFT NO. 4 85.0 4.7 7.3 6.7 6.2 B-14 97.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 CIS-CD6 87.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.1 SUNDEVIL II 99.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 FMC-6 93.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.8 MOHAWK 99.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.8 TIFWAY 66.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 RIVIERA 68.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 TIFSPORT 76.7 3.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 ASHMORE 94.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 ARIZONA COMMON 81.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 NUMEX SAHARA 69.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.4 LSD VALUE 33.2 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.4 C.V. (%) 13.9 14.8 15.0 15.5 12.9 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 KY1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS