TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT DALLAS, TX 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER AUSSIE GREEN 7.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 8.0 7.7 80.0 99.0 7.0 7.3 2.3 OR 2002 7.3 5.7 7.7 5.0 8.0 7.7 70.0 99.0 7.7 7.0 2.7 GN-1 8.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 7.7 7.3 70.0 99.0 7.0 7.3 2.0 MIDLAWN 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 8.0 80.0 99.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 TIFT NO. 3 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 8.0 7.3 86.7 99.0 7.0 7.0 3.3 PATRIOT 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 83.3 99.0 7.3 6.7 2.0 TIFT NO. 4 8.0 5.3 7.7 4.3 7.7 8.0 56.7 96.0 7.7 7.7 5.0 PRINCESS 77 7.3 4.7 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 80.0 99.0 7.0 7.3 3.3 SWI-1046 7.0 5.0 7.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 66.7 96.0 7.0 6.7 2.7 TIFT NO. 1 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 66.7 93.0 7.3 7.0 3.3 TIFWAY 7.7 5.0 8.0 5.0 7.7 8.0 50.0 92.7 7.7 7.3 5.0 TIFSPORT 7.7 5.3 7.7 4.0 8.0 7.7 43.3 93.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 CELEBRATION 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 8.0 7.3 86.7 99.0 7.7 7.0 3.0 RIVIERA 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 73.3 96.0 7.0 6.3 2.0 SWI-1003 6.7 4.7 7.0 5.0 7.3 8.0 60.0 96.0 7.0 6.7 3.0 SWI-1012 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 76.7 96.0 7.3 7.0 3.3 SWI-1044 7.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 7.3 7.0 56.7 93.0 7.0 6.7 2.3 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 80.0 96.0 7.0 6.7 1.7 CIS-CD6 7.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 73.3 99.0 7.0 6.3 1.3 SWI-1045 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 76.7 96.0 7.0 7.0 3.7 ASHMORE 6.3 6.0 7.7 4.0 7.3 7.3 36.7 86.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 CIS-CD5 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 70.0 96.0 7.0 6.7 1.7 SOUTHERN STAR 6.7 5.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 53.3 96.0 7.0 6.7 1.0 SR 9554 6.7 4.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 66.7 99.0 7.0 6.0 1.7 CIS-CD7 6.7 5.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 73.3 96.0 7.3 6.7 1.3 MS-CHOICE 7.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 7.7 7.3 53.3 93.0 7.3 6.3 3.0 SUNDEVIL II 7.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 53.3 93.0 7.0 6.3 2.0 SWI-1001 6.3 3.3 6.7 4.7 7.0 7.0 66.7 92.7 7.0 6.0 2.3 SWI-1041 7.0 4.7 7.0 3.3 7.0 7.3 36.7 79.7 7.0 6.7 3.0 TIFT NO. 2 7.0 4.7 7.0 4.0 7.0 5.0 50.0 83.0 7.0 6.7 3.0 B-14 6.7 3.7 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 70.0 93.0 7.0 6.0 1.7 FMC-6 6.7 3.7 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 56.7 93.0 7.0 6.3 1.3 NUMEX SAHARA 6.7 3.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 50.0 93.0 7.0 6.0 1.3 MOHAWK 6.3 3.7 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 53.3 96.0 7.0 6.3 1.0 OKC 70-18 8.0 6.0 7.0 2.7 7.3 7.3 26.7 76.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 6.7 5.3 6.7 4.0 7.0 7.0 50.0 83.0 7.0 7.0 1.7 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 6.7 5.0 6.3 3.7 7.0 7.0 46.7 90.0 7.0 6.3 1.3 SUNSTAR 7.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 70.0 96.0 7.0 6.3 1.3 PANAMA 6.7 4.3 6.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 53.3 82.7 7.0 6.3 1.7 SWI-1014 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 40.0 93.0 7.0 6.7 2.3 YUKON 7.3 6.0 6.3 3.7 7.3 7.0 40.0 76.3 7.3 6.7 2.0 ARIZONA COMMON 6.7 4.0 6.0 3.7 7.0 7.0 40.0 76.7 7.0 6.3 2.0 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.0 0.7 2.7 0.5 2.3 40.1 27.0 0.7 0.9 0.9 C.V. (%) 6.5 12.5 6.4 22.9 4.5 10.4 31.0 10.6 4.4 6.9 24.4 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 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT DALLAS, TX 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN AUSSIE GREEN 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.0 5.6 OR 2002 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 3.7 5.5 GN-1 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 3.7 5.4 MIDLAWN 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.4 TIFT NO. 3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.4 PATRIOT 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 3.3 5.3 TIFT NO. 4 2.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 PRINCESS 77 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.3 5.2 SWI-1046 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 3.3 5.2 TIFT NO. 1 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.2 TIFWAY 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.0 5.2 TIFSPORT 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.1 CELEBRATION 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 3.0 5.0 RIVIERA 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 4.9 SWI-1003 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 4.9 SWI-1012 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.0 4.9 SWI-1044 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.3 4.9 TRANSCONTINENTAL 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 4.9 CIS-CD6 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 3.0 4.8 SWI-1045 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.8 ASHMORE 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 CIS-CD5 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 3.0 4.7 SOUTHERN STAR 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 3.0 4.7 SR 9554 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.7 CIS-CD7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 3.0 4.6 MS-CHOICE 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 4.6 SUNDEVIL II 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 4.6 SWI-1001 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.0 4.6 SWI-1041 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 3.0 4.6 TIFT NO. 2 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.3 4.6 B-14 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.5 FMC-6 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.5 NUMEX SAHARA 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.0 4.5 MOHAWK 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.4 OKC 70-18 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.4 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.4 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.4 SUNSTAR 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.4 PANAMA 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 2.7 4.3 SWI-1014 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.0 4.3 YUKON 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 2.7 4.2 ARIZONA COMMON 4.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 C.V. (%) 16.3 16.1 17.7 18.7 13.5 8.7 6.8 7.5 6.3 9.2 10.4 9.6 6.2 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 TX1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 151-270 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS