TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME AUG_10 AUG_15 AUG_24 SEPTEMBER 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-DCV6 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. 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 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