TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL GENETIC SEEDLING DENSITY COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR SUMMER FALL DECEMBER JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SRX 1GPD 7.0 4.3 7.0 97.7 3.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 DECLARATION 7.0 7.0 7.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.9 IS-AT 7 7.0 7.7 6.7 99.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 4.0 5.8 PST-OEB 6.3 6.7 6.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.8 T-1 6.3 7.7 6.3 97.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.6 SHARK (23R) 6.7 5.3 6.7 96.3 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 3.7 5.5 ALPHA 6.3 7.0 6.3 97.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.5 BENGAL 6.0 7.0 6.3 97.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.5 EWTR 7.0 7.7 6.0 99.0 2.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.3 5.5 KINGPIN (9200) 6.3 3.0 6.0 99.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 13-M 6.7 7.3 6.0 97.7 3.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 5.4 PENNEAGLE II 6.7 6.3 6.3 96.3 3.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.4 TIGER II 6.7 7.3 6.7 96.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.4 235050 6.3 6.3 6.7 94.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 3.3 5.3 BARDOT 6.7 7.3 7.0 99.0 2.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 INDEPENDENCE 6.7 6.0 6.3 97.7 3.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 PST-9VN 7.0 7.0 6.3 95.0 2.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 3.0 5.2 SR 7150 7.0 6.7 7.3 96.3 2.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 3.3 5.1 SRX 1PDH 6.3 5.3 6.0 96.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.1 LS-44 6.3 7.7 5.7 96.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 PENNCROSS 6.3 7.0 4.7 99.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 PST-9NBC 7.0 6.0 7.0 96.3 2.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 2.7 5.0 SR 1119 7.0 2.3 5.7 96.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 IS-AP 14 6.0 7.3 5.7 94.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 3.7 4.9 L-93 6.3 7.3 5.0 94.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.8 PENNLINKS II 6.3 6.7 5.0 96.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 PRINCEVILLE 6.3 7.3 4.3 96.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.4 SEASIDE 4.3 7.3 3.7 91.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.7 0.9 6.6 0.8 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.1 15.9 9.6 2.6 15.0 14.8 11.7 13.6 12.2 8.7 8.3 12.0 7.5 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 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY/TEE) 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS