TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT LOGAN, UT 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BISON 7.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 SWI-2000 7.0 3.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.5 BOWIE 5.7 2.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 378 8.7 2.0 7.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.2 DENSITY 4.0 3.7 8.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.1 FRONTIER TURFALLO 3.7 3.3 8.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 LEGACY 8.0 3.0 7.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 3.3 2.3 3.3 3.8 NE 95-55 8.7 3.7 6.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.1 609 7.7 4.0 7.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 2.2 TEXOKA 6.3 3.0 6.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.2 0.8 1.4 0.9 1.6 1.0 2.4 2.8 1.0 C.V. (%) 7.1 18.7 6.2 23.4 15.7 25.3 16.7 34.9 34.7 16.7 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 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT LOGAN, UT 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME SPRING SUMMER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER MARCH MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER BISON 86.7 90.0 5.0 3.3 2.7 7.3 7.3 4.7 4.3 6.7 SWI-2000 86.7 93.0 3.7 1.7 2.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 BOWIE 86.7 96.0 3.0 1.3 2.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.3 3.0 378 86.3 96.0 3.3 1.0 3.0 8.7 8.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 DENSITY 80.0 89.7 4.7 5.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 FRONTIER TURFALLO 76.7 86.7 5.7 4.7 2.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 LEGACY 93.0 96.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 7.7 8.0 5.3 3.0 2.3 NE 95-55 60.0 66.7 6.3 2.0 3.0 8.3 8.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 609 56.7 50.0 4.7 5.3 2.7 7.0 7.7 3.7 2.3 5.0 TEXOKA 36.7 43.3 4.3 1.7 3.0 6.0 6.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 LSD VALUE 13.4 12.8 3.3 2.7 0.8 1.2 0.7 2.8 1.4 2.9 C.V. (%) 11.1 10.0 37.0 53.2 13.5 12.2 7.1 23.6 20.1 32.1 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. 2004 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS 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 UT1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.6-8.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS