TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER FROST QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SPRING TOLERANCE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN PREMIER 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 79.0 3.0 7.3 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.3 8.1 OKC 1119 7.3 8.3 8.7 9.0 92.0 4.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 OKC 1134 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 44.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.6 TIFWAY 8.3 7.0 9.0 8.7 36.7 6.3 5.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 RIVIERA 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.3 74.7 3.0 5.7 8.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.2 SWI-1113 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 86.7 2.7 6.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 PATRIOT 9.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 40.7 4.3 4.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.9 PSG 9Y2OK 8.3 9.0 6.7 8.7 94.3 3.3 6.0 8.3 8.0 6.7 5.3 6.9 RAD-CD1 8.0 8.7 7.0 8.7 99.0 2.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.9 SWI-1057 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 63.3 3.0 4.3 7.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.8 HOLLYWOOD (J-720) 8.3 7.3 6.3 8.0 83.3 2.0 5.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 OKS 2004-2 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 78.3 2.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 SWI-1070 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 78.0 2.0 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 SWI-1122 8.0 7.7 6.0 8.0 83.0 2.7 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 YUKON 9.0 8.0 5.7 8.0 86.7 4.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.5 PSG PROK 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 78.3 3.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.4 MIDLAWN 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 90.3 3.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 PYRAMID 2 (IS-CD10) 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 66.7 2.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.2 PSG 91215 8.0 6.0 5.7 7.7 59.0 2.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.1 PSG 9BAN 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 55.0 2.3 4.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.1 VERACRUZ 8.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 55.0 2.0 4.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.1 BAR 7CD5 8.3 8.0 5.3 7.7 73.3 4.3 4.7 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.8 PRINCESS 77 7.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 43.3 4.3 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.8 GOLD GLOVE (PST-R6FLT) 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 68.3 2.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 SWI-1083 8.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 63.3 2.3 4.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 PSG 94524 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 45.7 2.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.4 SWI-1081 8.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 45.0 2.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 IS-01-201 7.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 35.7 2.3 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.1 SWI-1117 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 29.0 2.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.1 SUNSPORT 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 28.0 1.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.6 NUMEX-SAHARA 7.3 3.7 6.0 4.7 15.7 1.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.1 LSD VALUE 2.5 1.6 2.1 1.2 28.5 1.7 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 C.V. (%) 11.1 14.1 16.1 9.9 27.5 33.1 13.9 12.9 11.3 11.1 10.1 7.9 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. 2009 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2007 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 KY1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS