TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT RALEIGHT, NC 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COLOR SEED PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER OCTOBER HEAD JULY AUGUST AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TIFSPORT 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 63.3 92.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 PRINCESS 77 7.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 66.7 91.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 SWI-1044 8.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 58.3 94.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 TIFT NO. 2 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 75.0 97.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 TRANSCONTINENTAL 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 88.3 98.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 SWI-1003 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 81.7 98.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 TIFT NO. 1 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 85.0 98.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 GN-1 7.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 53.3 93.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 PATRIOT 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 72.7 92.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 SUNDEVIL II 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 86.7 98.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.5 FMC-6 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 76.7 97.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 RIVIERA 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 90.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 ARIZONA COMMON 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 71.7 96.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 B-14 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 75.0 94.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 CELEBRATION 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 56.7 91.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 CIS-CD7 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 65.0 95.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 MIDLAWN 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 72.3 97.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 MS-CHOICE 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 61.7 88.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 SWI-1001 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 71.7 96.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 SWI-1041 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 71.7 96.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 SWI-1045 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 76.7 94.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 TIFT NO. 3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 36.7 81.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 TIFWAY 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 66.7 91.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 OR 2002 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 40.0 89.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 75.0 97.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 AUSSIE GREEN 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 56.7 88.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 PANAMA 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 86.7 98.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 SWI-1012 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 55.0 89.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 CIS-CD5 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 71.7 91.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.9 SR 9554 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 81.7 94.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.9 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.7 65.0 91.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 SUNSTAR 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 91.7 97.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 SWI-1014 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 7.3 78.3 96.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.9 SWI-1046 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 7.7 66.7 90.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 CIS-CD6 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 76.7 94.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 YUKON 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 71.7 96.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.8 OKC 70-18 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 7.3 50.0 83.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 NUMEX SAHARA 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 7.7 81.7 97.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.6 TIFT NO. 4 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 45.0 73.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 MOHAWK 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 7.7 68.3 97.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 SOUTHERN STAR 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 7.3 65.0 83.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.1 ASHMORE 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 7.7 38.3 86.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.8 LSD VALUE 5.3 2.5 2.6 3.4 4.7 69.5 30.2 3.2 3.6 3.9 3.4 3.4 C.V. (%) 21.2 19.0 16.9 16.1 14.3 32.3 9.9 20.9 20.3 18.2 19.8 17.7 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 NC1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 61-150 0-150 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY