TABLE 16.                             MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                   2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT BLACKSBURG, VA  1/                                 
                                                                         2015 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                 PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER         
                                     GENETIC     SPRING   PRE-TRAFFIC        POST-TRAFFIC RATINGS                        QUALITY RATINGS
    NAME                              COLOR     GREENUP      5_6         6_30        7_6         7_22       JUN     JUL     SEP     OCT     NOV    MEAN 
                                                                                                                                                           
    DLFPS-AT/3026                      5.7        5.0        91.7        45.0        68.3        88.3       6.0     5.3     6.3     6.3     7.0     6.2    
    H10G-OP                            7.0        7.0        85.0        46.7        75.0        81.7       4.3     6.0     6.3     6.7     6.7     6.0    
    DC-1                               7.0        7.0        78.3        45.0        68.3        73.3       3.7     6.0     6.7     6.3     6.7     5.9    
    SHARK                              6.7        6.7        91.7        50.0        78.3        73.3       5.3     5.7     6.0     6.0     6.7     5.9    
    CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS                 6.7        7.0        86.7        56.7        73.3        66.7       4.3     5.7     5.3     6.0     7.0     5.7    
    PPG-AT 104                         6.3        5.0        90.0        40.0        68.3        81.7       5.0     5.0     5.7     6.0     6.7     5.7    
    V-8                                7.0        7.3        83.3        43.3        66.7        66.7       4.7     6.3     5.7     5.7     6.3     5.7    
    L-93XD                             5.0        7.0        78.3        55.0        75.0        75.0       3.7     5.7     5.7     6.0     6.0     5.4    
    GREENTIME                          6.3        6.7        90.0        23.3        38.3        60.0       5.0     4.7     4.7     5.3     6.3     5.2    
    007                                7.0        7.3        85.0        35.0        56.7        56.7       3.7     5.7     4.3     5.3     6.3     5.1    
    PST-ORBS                           7.0        7.3        80.0        40.0        65.0        66.7       4.0     5.7     4.3     5.3     6.0     5.1    
    KINGDOM                            7.7        8.0        78.3        40.0        65.0        63.3       3.7     5.3     5.0     5.0     5.3     4.9    
    NIGHTLIFE                          7.7        8.0        78.3        41.7        70.0        70.0       4.3     5.0     4.0     5.3     6.0     4.9    
    BARRACUDA                          6.7        7.0        85.0        38.3        63.3        68.3       4.0     5.3     3.7     5.0     5.7     4.7    
    ARMOR                              7.0        8.0        75.0        53.3        73.3        85.0       4.3     4.3     4.7     4.3     5.3     4.6    
    PENNCROSS                          7.0        7.0        78.3        33.3        56.7        46.7       4.0     3.7     3.3     5.0     6.0     4.4    
    PST-DCV6                           7.0        7.3        78.3        26.7        50.0        55.0       3.3     5.0     3.0     4.3     5.0     4.1    

    LSD VALUE                          2.2        1.0         9.4        61.9        30.0        25.3       1.7     3.9     3.1     2.8     3.4     2.3    
    C.V. (%)                          13.5        8.7         6.2        45.9        20.1        18.0      18.6    23.9    27.8    19.3    18.2    17.3    
                                                                                                                                                           
    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                  

             VA2      SILTY CLAY LOAM       6.1-6.5      61-150      151-240         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN   0.6-1.0   TO PREVENT DORMANCY