TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ LEAF DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN KINGDOM 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 NIGHTLIFE 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 007 7.7 7.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.5 ARMOR 7.3 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.5 BARRACUDA 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.5 PST-ORBS 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 DC-1 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.2 H10G-OP 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 SHARK 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.1 V-8 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.9 PST-DCV6 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 L-93XD 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.5 PPG-AT 104 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 DLFPS-AT/3026 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 PENNCROSS 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 GREENTIME 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.7 C.V. (%) 10.0 10.5 7.2 10.7 9.6 7.7 9.0 8.1 10.1 9.6 6.4 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. 2015 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2014 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY