TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SUMMER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN AUSSIE GREEN 8.0 5.7 96.0 5.7 8.3 8.3 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.9 TIFT NO. 4 8.3 8.0 93.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 7.8 TIFSPORT 8.0 8.3 96.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 7.7 OKC 70-18 7.0 9.0 96.7 6.7 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.6 OR 2002 8.0 7.7 99.0 5.7 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.4 TIFT NO. 3 7.3 7.7 97.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.7 8.0 7.4 TIFWAY 8.0 6.7 94.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 9.0 8.3 8.0 7.4 CELEBRATION 8.0 6.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 8.0 9.0 7.7 7.2 MS-CHOICE 7.7 6.7 92.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.2 PATRIOT 8.0 8.3 97.7 6.3 7.3 8.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.2 SWI-1044 7.7 3.3 88.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 7.1 SWI-1012 7.3 5.3 99.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.0 SWI-1045 7.0 3.7 96.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.3 8.3 6.9 GN-1 7.7 3.7 94.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.8 CIS-CD6 7.0 3.0 91.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 6.7 SWI-1014 7.7 5.7 97.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.4 SWI-1041 7.0 1.7 90.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 8.7 7.7 6.4 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 7.0 2.7 81.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 8.0 8.7 6.7 6.3 CIS-CD5 7.0 2.3 81.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 8.7 6.7 6.2 FMC-6 7.3 1.7 88.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 8.3 6.3 6.2 MIDLAWN 6.0 8.3 99.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 SOUTHERN STAR 7.7 2.7 87.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 7.3 9.0 6.3 6.1 SWI-1003 7.0 1.0 75.0 3.0 4.3 5.7 7.7 8.7 7.3 6.1 TRANSCONTINENTAL 7.0 2.3 80.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.1 SR 9554 7.0 2.0 71.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 7.3 8.3 6.7 6.0 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 7.0 2.0 78.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 8.7 7.0 6.0 PRINCESS 77 6.3 2.0 71.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 5.9 SUNDEVIL II 7.3 2.0 77.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.9 SWI-1001 7.0 1.7 70.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 7.3 8.7 6.7 5.9 SWI-1046 6.7 3.3 68.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 7.3 8.7 7.0 5.9 CIS-CD7 7.0 2.0 73.3 3.7 5.0 4.0 7.3 8.3 6.3 5.8 YUKON 6.7 1.7 86.7 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.8 B-14 7.0 1.7 72.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 MOHAWK 7.0 1.7 70.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 5.6 PANAMA 7.0 1.7 70.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 6.7 8.3 6.0 5.6 RIVIERA 7.0 3.3 69.7 5.0 6.5 5.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 5.6 TIFT NO. 1 7.0 1.7 68.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.5 SUNSTAR 7.0 1.7 70.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 5.4 TIFT NO. 2 7.0 1.0 58.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 5.4 ASHMORE 5.0 2.0 96.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.1 ARIZONA COMMON 7.0 1.0 50.0 3.0 4.5 3.7 7.0 7.5 6.0 4.6 NUMEX SAHARA 6.7 1.3 56.7 3.5 4.0 4.0 6.5 8.0 6.0 4.6 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.6 21.1 0.6 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.9 C.V. (%) 6.4 29.1 14.9 9.2 10.9 13.6 8.9 8.4 10.9 9.2 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 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