Bermudagrass variety trial results

The National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) has recently published their results from 2013-14. 35 bermudagrass cultivars (both seeded and vegetative) have been evaluated in 17 locations around the country, starting in 2014. The test results are presented using the same general protocol as in the past, with one important difference with regards to how turf quality data is reported. Scientists at NTEP have developed a new data reporting procedure known as Location Performance Index (LPI) that was designed to take…