TABLE 12B.   MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON (BERMUDAGRASS) CULTIVARS                                           
                                                                   AT RIVERSIDE, CA  1/                                                                    
                                                                         2023 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                          TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                       
                                                                                                                                                           
                              NAME                  MAR     APR    MAY     JUN    JUL     AUG     SEP     NOV     DEC    MEAN                              
                                                                                                                                                           
                              MINI-VERDE     BG     4.0     5.3    8.0     8.0    8.0     7.7     7.3     3.0     2.3     6.0                              
                              TIFDWARF       BG     4.3     7.3    7.7     7.7    7.0     7.7     6.0     2.7     2.0     5.8                              
                              TIFEAGLE       BG     4.0     6.3    8.0     7.7    7.3     7.7     6.7     2.7     1.7     5.8                              
                              FB 1901        BG     5.0     7.0    7.3     7.3    7.3     7.3     7.0     2.0     1.3     5.7                              
                              OKC3920        BG     4.3     8.0    7.7     7.3    7.0     7.0     5.7     2.3     1.7     5.7                              
                              OKC0920        BG     5.0     6.7    7.7     6.7    6.7     7.0     5.0     2.3     1.3     5.4                              
                              TAHOMA 31      BG     4.3     5.3    6.7     6.7    7.3     7.7     7.0     2.0     1.0     5.3                              
                              OKC0805        BG     3.3     7.3    7.3     6.7    6.7     7.0     5.0     2.0     1.0     5.1                              
                              MSB-1050       BG     2.0     2.0    5.7     6.3    7.3     7.3     6.3     2.3     1.3     4.5                              

                              LSD VALUE             0.9     1.1    1.2     1.7    1.4     2.5     1.8     1.3     0.9     0.5                              
                              C.V. (%)             12.9    11.6    8.7    10.6    8.5    11.7    14.2    23.1    30.7     5.0                              
 
                       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.