Table 15. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties, Coastal Plain Branch, Newton, MS 1998. Variety Harvest Dates Total 4-Year Average 6/9/98 7/9/98 8/19/98 8/21/98 lb/A lb/A lb/A lb/A lb/A lb/A Alicia 3603 2573 2519 581 9276 8485 Coastal 2957 2665 2459 650 8731 8222 Common 1081 1867 1948 232 5127 5591 Grazer 756 1774 2080 130 4739 4700 Hardie 1879 1713 1905 228 5724 5834 Landcaster 791 2031 1277 342 4440 4468 Lott 1816 1681 2202 1060 6760 &emdash; Murphy 2331 2282 2440 325 7377 7506 Poplarville 1925 2088 1734 84 5831 5692 Sumrall 007 2350 2341 2802 968 8461 &emdash; Tifton 85 2748 2662 3051 969 9580 8496 Tifton 78 WH 2905 2422 2474 994 8795 8921 Tifton 78 2799 2307 2439 1302 8847 9142 Tifton 44 3245 2334 2787 523 9288 9072   Mean 2231 2224 2294 599 7348 7177 LSD (0.05) 498 526 417 343 989 -- CV % 16 17 13 40 9 -- Planting date: 4/19/94 (Lot and Sumrall were not planted until 1996.) Fertilization: 4/2/98 - 1 ton lime/A 6/10/98 - 68-0-0 4/17/98 - 65-65-65 7/9/98 - 34-0-0