TABLE 6B.                      MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF CREEPING BENTGRASS CULTIVARS                                          
                                               GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA  1/                                                      
                                                                         2016 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/ 
                                                   
                                SPRING          WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS                                          QUALITY RATINGS
          NAME                  GREENUP      MAY        JULY    SEPTEMBER   APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV     DEC    MEAN                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
          PIRANHA (DC-1)           6.3       6.7        6.3        6.3      5.7    6.3    6.7    7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0    6.0     6.0     6.5           
          KINGDOM                  4.0       7.3        7.0        7.0      5.7    6.0    6.7    6.3    6.7    6.7    6.3    5.0     5.0     6.0           
          L-93XD                   5.7       5.3        5.0        5.7      5.3    6.0    6.0    6.3    7.0    6.7    6.0    5.0     5.7     6.0           
          NIGHTLIFE                5.3       7.3        6.7        6.7      5.7    5.7    6.7    6.0    6.7    6.7    6.3    5.3     5.0     6.0           
          CHINOOK (H10G-OP)        6.3       5.7        5.3        5.7      5.0    6.0    5.7    6.0    6.0    6.3    6.0    6.0     6.0     5.9           
          SHARK                    5.3       6.3        5.0        5.0      4.3    6.3    6.0    6.0    6.7    6.7    5.7    5.0     5.0     5.7           
          007                      6.7       6.0        5.3        6.0      5.7    5.7    5.0    5.3    6.0    6.0    6.3    5.3     5.0     5.6           
          ARMOR                    4.7       6.3        6.3        6.3      5.3    6.0    6.3    5.7    6.3    6.0    5.3    5.0     4.3     5.6           
          PST-0CV6                 5.7       5.7        5.7        5.3      4.3    5.7    6.3    6.3    6.3    6.0    5.0    5.0     5.7     5.6           
          BARRACUDA                6.3       6.0        5.0        4.7      5.0    6.3    5.3    5.0    6.0    5.7    5.3    5.0     5.3     5.4           
          PST-0RBS                 5.3       5.3        6.0        6.0      4.7    6.0    6.0    5.3    6.0    6.0    5.0    5.0     4.7     5.4           
          V-8                      5.0       5.3        5.3        5.3      4.7    6.3    5.3    5.3    6.0    5.7    5.0    4.7     4.7     5.3           
          CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS       4.7       5.0        5.3        4.7      4.0    5.0    5.3    4.7    5.3    5.0    5.0    4.7     5.0     4.9           
          PENNCROSS                5.3       4.0        3.7        4.0      3.7    4.0    4.0    3.7    4.3    4.3    4.7    4.0     4.3     4.1           

          LSD VALUE                1.1       0.8        0.7        0.9      0.8    0.8    0.9    0.8    0.9    0.9    0.5    0.5     1.0     0.3           
          C.V. (%)                11.6       8.8        7.6        9.7      9.8    8.3    9.4    9.2    8.4    8.7    5.8    5.6    10.2     3.7