TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST GROWN 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 DLFPS-AT/3026 6.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 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 MUSKET (PPG-AT 104) 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 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-DCV6 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 GREENTIME 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 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 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.3 C.V. (%) 11.8 9.0 9.0 10.7 9.2 7.4 8.9 9.6 8.8 9.0 6.1 5.4 9.7 4.0 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. 2016 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS