TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT CALHOUN, LA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT SPRING SPRING FALL COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TIFT NO. 3 7.7 6.7 7.7 78.3 78.3 86.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 9.0 7.8 TIFT NO. 1 6.7 7.7 7.3 80.0 81.7 78.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.5 TIFT NO. 2 6.7 7.3 7.0 75.0 78.3 80.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.4 CELEBRATION 6.7 6.3 7.3 76.7 78.3 76.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 AUSSIE GREEN 7.3 6.3 7.0 78.3 81.7 81.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.2 GN-1 6.7 6.7 7.0 80.0 85.0 85.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.1 PRINCESS 77 6.0 6.7 6.7 80.0 76.7 80.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 TIFSPORT 6.0 6.0 6.0 78.3 80.0 80.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.1 MIDLAWN 6.7 6.3 6.3 78.3 76.7 75.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 OR 2002 6.7 6.7 6.7 75.0 78.3 80.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.9 SWI-1003 6.3 6.7 7.0 75.0 75.0 78.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.7 6.7 6.7 75.0 75.0 75.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.9 RIVIERA 6.7 7.0 6.7 80.0 76.7 76.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 SWI-1012 6.3 7.0 7.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 SWI-1041 6.3 6.0 6.7 75.0 75.0 76.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 MS-CHOICE 6.7 6.0 5.7 65.0 68.3 70.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 SWI-1044 7.0 6.3 6.3 76.7 76.7 81.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.5 SWI-1046 6.3 6.3 6.3 78.3 75.0 75.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.5 SWI-1045 7.0 6.3 6.3 70.0 71.7 73.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 TIFWAY 6.0 5.0 5.7 68.3 65.0 68.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.4 SOUTHERN STAR 5.7 5.7 6.0 78.3 76.7 75.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 CIS-CD5 5.7 6.3 6.3 71.7 70.0 73.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 OKC 70-18 6.0 5.3 5.7 70.0 66.7 71.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.2 PATRIOT 7.3 6.3 5.7 70.0 68.3 70.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.0 6.0 6.3 76.7 73.3 73.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 5.7 6.3 6.0 73.3 70.0 68.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 TIFT NO. 4 6.7 5.7 6.7 73.3 73.3 78.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 CIS-CD6 5.7 6.3 5.7 76.7 70.0 75.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 SR 9554 5.3 5.7 6.0 75.0 71.7 70.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 CIS-CD7 6.0 6.0 5.7 75.0 71.7 71.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 FMC-6 5.7 5.3 6.0 73.3 70.0 73.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 SWI-1014 6.3 5.3 5.0 70.0 68.3 70.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 SUNDEVIL II 5.3 6.3 6.0 75.0 66.7 68.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 YUKON 6.0 5.3 5.0 73.3 71.7 71.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 SWI-1001 5.3 5.0 5.3 66.7 68.3 65.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 PANAMA 5.7 5.7 5.3 75.0 73.3 70.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 SUNSTAR 5.3 5.7 6.0 70.0 70.0 66.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 B-14 5.3 5.0 5.7 68.3 66.7 68.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 MOHAWK 5.0 5.3 5.3 70.0 61.7 61.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 NUMEX SAHARA 5.3 5.0 5.7 68.3 66.7 66.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 ARIZONA COMMON 5.0 5.0 5.0 68.3 63.3 63.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.8 2.0 21.7 28.2 26.2 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.3 C.V. (%) 10.9 13.8 14.2 9.1 12.1 12.1 12.9 13.8 12.9 14.8 15.6 15.3 11.9 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 LA2 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 0-60 0-150 - FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS