TABLE 7A.                        MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS                                              
                                              GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT BLACKSBURG, VA  1/                                                    
                                                                         2016 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                          PERCENT GROUND COVER RATINGS                                   QUALITY RATINGS
              NAME                    AUG_10     AUG_15    AUG_24      SEPT      MAR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN                   
                                                                                                                                                           
              DLFPS-AT/3026             5.0       16.7       20.0      35.0      7.0     7.7     6.0     7.0     5.0     6.7     6.0     6.5               
              MUSKET (PPG-AT 104)      15.0       28.3       33.3      35.0      6.7     7.3     6.0     6.3     4.3     6.0     6.3     6.1               
              CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS       15.0       35.0       40.0      51.7      7.0     6.0     6.0     7.3     5.0     6.0     5.0     6.0               
              GREENTIME                 6.7       15.0       21.7      45.0      6.3     6.0     6.3     6.7     4.7     6.3     6.0     6.0               
              PIRANHA (DC-1)           15.0       28.3       41.7      45.0      7.0     7.0     6.3     7.3     4.7     5.0     4.7     6.0               
              SHARK                    20.0       28.3       48.3      56.7      7.0     7.7     7.0     8.0     4.3     4.7     3.7     6.0               
              CHINOOK (H10G-OP)        13.3       23.3       33.3      48.3      7.3     7.0     6.0     7.0     5.0     4.7     4.3     5.9               
              NIGHTLIFE                11.7       23.3       33.3      58.3      6.0     5.0     6.3     7.7     5.3     6.0     5.0     5.9               
              PENNCROSS                 8.3       21.7       28.3      50.0      6.0     5.0     5.7     6.0     5.3     6.7     5.3     5.7               
              PST-0RBS                 20.0       36.7       53.3      56.7      6.0     5.7     6.0     6.7     4.7     5.3     5.3     5.7               
              007                      16.7       43.3       55.0      70.0      5.7     6.0     6.0     7.3     5.0     4.7     4.7     5.6               
              L-93XD                   18.3       28.3       38.3      43.3      6.0     6.7     6.7     7.7     4.3     3.7     4.3     5.6               
              V-8                       5.0       10.0       25.0      48.3      6.0     6.0     6.7     7.3     5.0     4.7     3.7     5.6               
              PST-0CV6                 11.7       26.7       38.3      55.0      5.3     5.3     6.0     6.3     4.3     5.3     5.7     5.5               
              BARRACUDA                13.3       30.0       35.0      40.0      6.3     6.0     5.7     6.3     5.0     4.3     3.7     5.3               
              ARMOR                    25.0       36.7       45.0      58.3      5.3     5.0     5.0     7.0     3.7     4.7     4.0     5.0               
              KINGDOM                  20.0       33.3       46.7      63.3      5.7     5.0     5.0     7.0     4.7     4.3     3.7     5.0               

              LSD VALUE                32.7       70.3       77.7      74.9      4.4     1.2     1.9     3.1     3.1     3.6     1.9     2.0               
              C.V. (%)                 76.2       75.4       62.4      44.1     21.5    11.6    12.6    14.8    20.0    26.3    20.2    12.1               
 
              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.