TABLE 4A. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AL1 FL3 GA1 LA2 MS1 SC1 SC2 TX1 TX2 MEAN TIFT NO. 4 6.9 7.6 7.8 6.3 6.7 6.4 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 TIFSPORT 7.2 7.8 7.8 5.6 6.8 6.9 5.8 5.8 6.6 6.7 TIFWAY 7.1 7.3 8.0 5.6 6.5 7.0 6.0 5.8 6.3 6.6 AUSSIE GREEN 6.2 7.7 7.7 6.1 6.3 7.1 6.0 5.6 6.7 6.6 PREMIER (OR 2002) 6.1 7.9 7.4 5.9 6.1 7.3 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.5 TIFT NO. 3 5.5 7.7 7.0 6.4 5.9 6.8 5.5 5.7 6.9 6.4 OKC 70-18 5.6 7.4 7.4 6.2 5.8 7.1 5.9 4.9 6.0 6.3 TIFT NO. 1 6.6 7.2 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.6 5.4 5.4 6.3 6.2 SWI-1044 5.8 7.4 6.9 6.2 5.9 6.6 5.7 4.3 6.4 6.1 GN-1 6.4 7.2 7.0 5.9 6.1 6.5 5.3 5.2 5.6 6.1 PATRIOT 6.0 7.7 6.7 5.9 5.8 6.6 5.5 4.5 6.5 6.1 CELEBRATION 5.0 7.1 7.2 5.9 6.1 6.8 5.9 5.1 5.9 6.1 SWI-1003 5.6 7.4 6.4 6.5 5.8 6.5 5.5 4.7 6.1 6.1 MIDLAWN 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.5 5.3 6.1 5.2 5.2 6.6 6.0 SWI-1041 5.8 7.1 6.6 6.1 5.5 6.6 5.2 4.9 6.1 6.0 MS-CHOICE 5.1 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.5 6.8 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 SWI-1045 5.1 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.4 6.8 5.8 4.5 6.2 6.0 SWI-1046 5.4 7.3 6.6 5.3 5.5 6.7 5.5 5.0 6.3 6.0 PRINCESS 77 5.5 7.0 6.5 6.2 5.7 6.4 5.4 4.7 6.1 5.9 TIFT NO. 2 5.9 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 6.3 5.2 4.7 6.0 5.9 RIVIERA 4.5 7.0 7.0 5.6 5.5 7.2 5.7 4.2 6.0 5.8 SWI-1012 5.8 6.6 6.5 6.3 5.4 6.4 5.4 4.3 5.6 5.8 SWI-1001 5.4 6.9 6.3 6.2 5.2 6.7 5.1 3.6 5.7 5.7 SR 9554 5.0 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.1 6.8 5.3 3.8 5.0 5.5 YUKON 4.8 7.0 6.1 5.9 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.9 5.5 SOUTHERN STAR 4.7 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.1 6.8 5.3 3.7 5.1 5.5 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 4.8 6.8 6.0 5.3 5.2 7.1 5.5 3.8 5.1 5.5 CIS-CD7 4.3 6.6 6.3 6.0 4.9 6.4 5.4 3.9 5.6 5.5 CIS-CD6 4.6 6.9 6.3 5.9 5.0 6.7 5.3 3.6 5.3 5.5 TRANSCONTINENTAL 4.6 6.8 6.1 5.8 4.8 6.6 5.5 4.0 5.1 5.5 ASHMORE 6.0 7.1 4.9 6.3 5.0 5.4 5.0 4.4 4.5 5.4 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 4.2 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.1 6.5 5.3 3.6 5.0 5.4 SUNDEVIL II 3.7 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.0 6.5 5.2 3.7 5.4 5.4 SWI-1014 4.1 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.0 6.0 5.4 4.1 5.4 5.3 CIS-CD5 4.1 6.6 6.4 5.3 4.5 6.5 5.4 3.5 5.4 5.3 FMC-6 4.0 6.6 6.0 5.1 5.0 6.5 5.0 3.7 5.5 5.3 SUNSTAR 3.5 6.8 6.0 5.4 4.8 6.6 5.2 3.6 4.8 5.2 B-14 3.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 4.8 6.2 5.1 3.3 4.8 5.2 PANAMA 3.8 6.6 6.1 5.7 4.4 6.4 5.0 3.4 5.2 5.2 NUMEX SAHARA 3.5 6.9 6.0 5.5 5.0 6.0 4.9 3.2 4.3 5.0 ARIZONA COMMON 3.8 6.3 5.9 5.4 4.7 6.2 4.9 3.5 4.5 5.0 MOHAWK 3.3 6.6 5.7 5.7 4.8 6.4 4.9 3.3 4.5 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.2 C.V. (%) 13.5 5.1 4.0 11.5 5.7 3.9 4.7 6.6 8.6 7.5 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.