TABLE 1A. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONE IN THE U.S. FOR AMMI GROUP 1 **/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME VA1 NC1 MS1 TN1 LA1 TX2 OK1 MEAN OKC 1119 6.6 8.7 7.1 7.1 7.4 6.5 6.7 7.1 OKC 1134 6.3 8.2 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.2 6.3 6.8 * TIFWAY 6.1 8.2 6.8 6.9 6.7 5.8 6.4 6.7 * PREMIER 6.0 8.0 6.7 6.8 6.6 5.8 6.2 6.6 * PATRIOT 6.1 7.6 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.1 5.9 6.5 SWI-1113 5.8 6.7 6.2 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.6 6.1 OKS 2004-2 5.9 6.6 6.1 6.6 6.3 5.8 5.5 6.1 * RIVIERA 5.8 6.7 6.0 6.5 6.2 5.7 5.5 6.1 SWI-1070 5.7 6.5 6.1 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.5 6.0 * MIDLAWN 5.8 6.7 5.8 6.2 6.4 5.7 5.3 6.0 PSG 9Y2OK 5.6 6.4 5.9 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.9 SWI-1122 5.5 6.3 5.9 6.4 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.8 SWI-1057 5.5 6.1 5.9 6.5 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.8 PSG 9BAN 5.5 6.2 5.7 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.8 RAD-CD1 5.4 6.3 5.8 6.4 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.8 * PRINCESS 77 5.5 6.0 5.8 6.5 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.7 SWI-1083 5.5 6.0 5.7 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.7 * VERACRUZ 5.4 6.2 5.8 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 IS-01-201 5.4 6.3 5.7 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.2 5.7 * HOLLYWOOD (J-720) 5.4 6.1 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.7 * YUKON 5.5 5.8 5.6 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.0 5.7 SWI-1081 5.5 5.6 5.6 6.4 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.6 PYRAMID 2 (IS-CD10) 5.2 6.2 5.7 6.1 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.6 PST-R6FLT 5.2 5.9 5.5 6.1 5.6 5.1 5.0 5.5 BAR 7CD5 5.5 5.1 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.5 4.7 5.5 PSG PROK 5.2 5.8 5.5 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.5 PSG 91215 5.1 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.3 SWI-1117 5.0 5.4 5.2 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 PSG 94524 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.9 5.3 4.9 4.6 5.2 * SUNSPORT 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.9 5.3 5.0 4.5 5.2 * NUMEX-SAHARA 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.4 5.1 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.1 6.2 6.7 6.2 6.6 7.2 7.4 6.7 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2009. ** ENTRIES WITHIN THIS TABLE ARE ORDERED BY THE OVERALL MEAN AND HAVE SIMILAR TURF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL TEST LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS AMMI GROUP. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT REPRESENTED, THEN CHOOSE AN AMMI GROUP THAT CONTAINS A LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT SIMILAR TO YOUR PLANTING CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AMMI, GO TO WWW.NTEP.OR/AMMI_Q&A.PDF 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.