TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY-ONE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME AL1 AR1 AZ1 CA2 CA3 FL1 GA1 GA2 IL2 KS2 KY1 LA2 MO2 MS1 NE1 OK1 TX1 TX2 UB1 VA1 VA4 MEAN TDS-BM1 7.5 8.7 6.4 6.1 6.6 7.0 6.7 6.2 8.2 7.8 6.3 7.2 5.2 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 5.9 7.7 6.8 6.7 7.0 * TIFGREEN 7.4 8.6 6.6 6.2 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.4 7.8 7.6 6.2 7.3 5.3 6.9 7.8 7.0 6.5 5.2 7.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 * TIFWAY 7.0 7.5 7.0 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.7 5.7 7.7 8.6 6.1 7.1 3.0 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 6.5 * MIDIRON 7.0 7.4 6.0 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.2 5.4 7.1 7.9 5.6 7.1 4.8 5.9 6.7 6.0 6.4 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 * MIDLAWN 6.8 7.6 6.3 5.6 5.9 5.0 5.6 5.5 7.4 7.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 6.0 7.2 7.0 6.6 5.3 6.3 6.5 5.7 6.2 * MIDFIELD 6.3 6.5 6.5 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.5 7.4 8.0 5.9 6.8 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.5 5.1 5.5 5.8 5.1 6.1 STF-1 6.6 7.3 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.7 6.1 4.9 5.9 7.8 5.5 6.4 5.0 5.8 6.5 6.7 6.6 5.7 6.5 5.6 5.4 6.1 * TEXTURF 10 6.7 7.5 5.2 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.4 6.0 7.4 5.8 6.1 4.5 5.6 6.0 6.7 6.4 5.4 6.2 5.6 5.5 6.0 FHB-135 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.1 5.4 6.9 6.3 5.1 8.3 6.4 5.8 6.3 2.5 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 6.2 5.0 6.7 5.7 OKS 91-11 6.3 7.3 6.8 5.4 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.5 7.2 5.7 4.8 3.8 4.6 6.5 6.0 5.7 4.2 6.2 4.9 5.1 5.6 * JACKPOT (J-912) 6.6 7.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.6 4.8 5.2 7.0 5.0 5.4 3.2 5.0 4.8 7.0 5.8 5.1 6.5 5.8 5.4 5.6 * SULTAN (FMC 6-91) 6.3 7.4 5.7 5.2 5.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 7.1 4.9 5.2 2.2 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.8 4.7 6.2 5.0 5.6 5.5 J-27 5.8 6.5 6.4 5.3 5.6 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.0 7.8 6.3 5.2 4.4 4.7 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.5 * MIRAGE (90173) 6.2 5.8 6.0 5.2 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.2 3.8 7.3 5.9 5.5 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.6 5.1 6.0 4.8 5.1 5.5 FMC 5-91 5.9 6.8 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.1 5.5 7.1 4.9 4.8 2.8 4.9 5.0 7.0 5.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.4 FMC 2-90 6.0 6.8 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.8 6.0 5.2 4.7 6.8 5.0 5.0 2.3 4.8 5.0 6.3 4.9 4.7 6.0 4.5 4.8 5.2 * GUYMON 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.3 5.4 4.9 5.9 4.8 2.4 7.3 5.5 5.2 4.6 4.6 4.7 6.3 5.8 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.2 OKS 91-1 6.1 6.3 5.2 4.8 5.1 5.7 5.8 5.2 4.8 6.6 4.7 4.7 3.1 4.9 . 6.0 5.0 4.9 5.5 4.6 4.7 5.2 FMC 3-91 5.7 5.7 5.8 4.9 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.0 4.6 6.3 4.7 5.3 2.1 4.6 5.0 6.0 5.5 4.9 5.7 4.3 5.1 5.1 * NUMEX-SAHARA 6.2 6.1 5.8 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.0 6.2 4.8 5.2 1.9 4.6 4.8 6.0 5.2 4.3 5.5 4.0 4.8 5.1 * SUNDEVIL 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.3 4.4 6.6 4.9 4.6 2.9 4.8 4.5 6.3 5.1 4.5 5.5 4.1 4.8 5.1 * SONESTA 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.0 5.2 5.9 5.4 4.3 5.2 6.3 4.3 5.0 2.0 4.8 5.3 6.3 5.2 4.7 5.2 4.2 4.5 5.0 * PRIMAVERA (FMC 1-90) 5.4 5.8 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.1 4.5 6.1 4.5 4.6 1.9 4.6 5.3 6.3 4.9 4.9 5.2 4.2 4.7 4.9 * CHEYENNE 5.2 5.8 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.7 4.5 4.3 5.4 3.9 4.3 2.6 4.8 . 6.0 4.8 4.5 6.0 3.5 4.3 4.8 * ARIZONA COMMON-SEED 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.3 4.1 6.2 3.8 4.4 2.8 4.7 4.5 6.0 4.7 4.1 5.5 3.2 4.3 4.8 * ARIZONA COMMON-VEG. 5.1 5.5 3.8 4.8 4.4 5.0 4.8 4.9 3.8 5.6 4.2 5.0 3.1 4.9 . 6.3 5.0 4.2 5.2 3.9 3.8 4.7 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.3 0.4 1.1 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.2 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 1994 1/ TO DETERMINE STAIISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS EQUAL TO OR LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).