TABLE 8A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN UNDER SALINE STRESS AT LAS CRUCES, NM *1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL FALL GENETIC SPRING COLOR COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TIFWAY 6.7 3.7 7.3 7.0 1.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.3 7.6 PRINCESS 77 6.3 3.0 8.0 7.3 1.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.5 OKC 1119 6.7 4.0 7.0 7.7 1.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 SWI-1113 7.3 3.3 8.3 7.7 1.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 OKC 1134 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 1.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.9 PSG 9Y2OK 6.3 3.7 7.7 7.3 1.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 BAR 7CD5 7.0 4.3 7.3 7.3 2.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.6 YUKON 6.7 3.7 7.3 6.7 1.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.6 PATRIOT 6.3 3.0 7.3 7.0 1.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.5 SWI-1057 6.3 2.3 7.3 7.0 1.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 VERACRUZ 6.0 3.3 7.7 6.7 1.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.4 PSG PROK 6.0 3.3 8.0 7.0 1.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 SWI-1122 6.3 3.3 7.3 7.0 1.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.1 SWI-1070 6.0 3.0 7.7 7.0 1.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 RAD-CD1 6.3 3.0 7.3 7.0 1.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.9 SWI-1083 6.0 2.0 6.3 6.7 2.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 OKS 2004-2 5.3 3.0 7.3 7.0 1.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 PSG 9BAN 5.3 2.7 6.3 6.7 1.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.6 IS-01-201 5.3 1.7 6.0 6.3 2.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 RIVIERA 5.7 2.7 6.0 6.7 1.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.4 HOLLYWOOD (J-720) 5.7 3.0 5.7 6.7 2.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 NUMEX-SAHARA 5.7 2.0 6.3 6.7 1.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 SWI-1117 5.7 2.7 6.3 6.7 1.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 PYRAMID 2 (IS-CD10) 5.0 2.3 5.7 6.3 1.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 SWI-1081 5.3 2.7 5.7 6.3 2.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 GOLD GLOVE (PST-R6FLT) 5.7 2.0 6.3 6.3 1.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.8 PSG 91215 5.3 2.3 5.3 6.3 1.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.8 PSG 94524 5.3 2.3 4.7 6.3 2.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.8 SUNSPORT 5.0 1.3 4.7 6.0 2.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.4 MIDLAWN 4.0 2.3 3.3 5.0 2.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 2.3 2.3 4.2 PREMIER 5.3 1.3 5.3 6.3 2.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.9 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 0.9 C.V. (%) 10.0 20.7 16.5 8.6 26.7 15.1 11.1 13.5 14.1 13.2 18.6 15.1 9.5 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. */ THE FOLLOWING IS INFORMATION ON SALINITY AT THIS SITE: WATER QUALITY: PH 7.9, TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS 1800, SAR 2.06 SOIL QUALITY (MEASURED IN JUNE, NOV.; 0-4 INCH DEPTH): PH 7.5, 7.8; EC 4.5, 2.67; SAR 4.11, 1.97 SOIL QUALITY (MEASURED IN JUNE, NOV.; 4-8 INCH DEPTH): PH 7.6, 8.0; EC 1.73, 1.42; SAR 3.3, 1.49