TABLE 25. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING LEAF COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER OCTOBER JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN AUSSIE GREEN 4.3 9.0 86.7 99.0 2.7 4.0 7.3 8.7 5.3 6.3 PATRIOT 5.0 8.3 91.7 99.0 3.0 4.0 6.7 9.0 5.7 6.3 RIVIERA 5.3 8.0 85.0 99.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 5.8 YUKON 5.7 8.0 78.3 99.0 5.7 3.7 5.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 MIDLAWN 6.7 9.0 93.3 99.0 4.3 4.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 OKC 70-18 6.7 9.0 95.0 99.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 7.7 4.7 5.3 OR 2002 4.7 9.0 94.3 99.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.1 SWI-1014 5.0 7.0 66.7 87.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.1 CIS-CD6 3.3 8.0 58.3 99.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 SWI-1012 3.0 7.7 37.7 94.3 5.3 3.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 4.9 SWI-1044 2.3 7.7 31.7 92.7 5.3 2.7 3.7 5.7 7.0 4.8 TIFT NO. 3 2.7 8.3 28.3 97.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 5.7 6.3 4.6 CELEBRATION 1.7 7.7 25.0 97.7 5.3 2.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 4.5 GN-1 3.0 8.0 43.3 99.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 5.7 6.0 4.5 SWI-1045 3.3 7.7 38.3 92.7 5.3 2.7 3.7 4.3 7.3 4.5 TIFT NO. 4 3.0 9.0 40.0 97.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 5.7 6.0 4.5 ASHMORE 5.3 9.0 95.0 99.0 2.7 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.4 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 1.7 7.7 4.7 99.0 5.0 2.3 3.0 5.3 6.7 4.3 CIS-CD7 1.7 7.0 3.0 97.7 5.3 2.0 2.7 4.7 6.3 3.9 MS-CHOICE 2.7 7.3 30.0 93.3 4.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 3.8 SOUTHERN STAR 1.7 7.7 5.0 97.7 4.3 2.0 3.0 4.3 5.7 3.8 SUNDEVIL II 1.7 8.0 5.0 97.7 4.3 2.0 3.0 4.3 5.7 3.8 CIS-CD5 1.7 6.3 10.0 96.0 5.3 2.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 3.7 TRANSCONTINENTAL 1.3 7.0 8.3 96.3 5.0 2.3 2.7 4.0 5.3 3.6 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 1.3 6.3 0.7 96.0 5.7 1.3 3.0 4.0 5.7 3.5 SWI-1041 1.3 7.7 29.3 78.0 6.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 5.3 3.5 FMC-6 1.3 6.7 1.7 76.3 6.0 1.7 2.0 4.3 5.3 3.3 PANAMA 2.0 7.3 10.0 71.3 4.7 2.0 2.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 PRINCESS 77 2.0 7.0 10.7 90.0 5.7 2.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 3.3 SR 9554 1.7 6.7 3.3 60.0 6.0 1.3 2.7 4.3 4.7 3.3 TIFWAY 1.7 8.3 12.7 75.0 7.0 2.3 2.7 3.3 4.3 3.2 SWI-1046 1.7 7.3 8.3 63.0 6.7 1.3 2.3 4.0 4.7 3.1 NUMEX SAHARA 1.3 6.7 1.7 76.7 5.0 1.3 2.7 3.3 4.3 2.9 TIFSPORT 1.7 8.3 1.7 55.0 6.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 4.0 2.9 SWI-1001 1.0 7.0 8.3 58.3 6.0 1.3 2.3 3.0 4.7 2.8 SWI-1003 1.0 7.7 0.7 59.7 6.3 1.3 2.3 3.0 4.3 2.8 MOHAWK 1.0 6.7 0.0 63.3 5.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.7 2.7 B-14 1.0 6.7 0.7 56.7 6.0 1.3 2.0 2.3 3.3 2.3 TIFT NO. 1 1.3 7.0 0.0 33.3 6.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.7 2.3 TIFT NO. 2 1.0 7.0 0.0 18.3 6.3 1.0 1.7 2.3 3.0 2.0 ARIZONA COMMON 1.0 6.3 0.0 8.3 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.7 3.0 1.9 SUNSTAR 1.3 6.7 0.7 40.0 6.3 1.3 1.0 2.3 2.7 1.8 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.8 22.0 28.6 1.6 0.8 1.2 2.3 1.5 0.9 C.V. (%) 24.3 6.8 50.1 22.1 18.9 20.7 22.9 29.5 17.7 15.8 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 VA1 - - - - - - - -