TABLE 5.       MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                                
                                                        2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS  1/                                               
                                                                               2017 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                  TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/ 

                                                                                QUALITY RATINGS
                                        NAME                    APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     OCT    MEAN                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                           
                                        L-93XD                  5.7     6.0     6.0     5.7     6.7     7.7     6.3                                        
                                        CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS      5.0     6.0     6.7     6.0     6.3     7.3     6.2                                        
                                        CHINOOK (H10G-OP)       6.7     6.0     6.3     5.3     5.3     7.0     6.1                                        
                                        GREENTIME               4.3     6.3     6.0     5.7     6.3     6.7     5.9                                        
                                        007                     5.0     6.0     5.7     5.3     6.7     6.3     5.8                                        
                                        DLFPS-AT/3026           3.7     5.3     6.3     6.0     6.7     7.0     5.8                                        
                                        PENNCROSS               4.0     5.7     6.3     5.7     6.7     6.3     5.8                                        
                                        SHARK                   6.0     5.3     5.7     5.3     6.0     6.3     5.8                                        
                                        V-8                     6.0     6.3     5.7     5.0     5.7     6.0     5.8                                        
                                        ARMOR                   5.0     5.3     5.7     5.3     5.7     7.0     5.7                                        
                                        MUSKET (PPG-AT 104)     5.0     6.0     5.7     5.7     5.7     6.3     5.7                                        
                                        PIRANHA (DC-1)          6.0     5.3     5.7     4.3     5.3     7.3     5.7                                        
                                        BARRACUDA               5.7     5.3     5.0     4.7     6.0     6.7     5.6                                        
                                        NIGHTLIFE               5.0     6.3     5.3     5.0     6.0     6.0     5.6                                        
                                        PST-0CV6                3.3     5.0     6.0     6.0     6.3     6.3     5.5                                        
                                        KINGDOM                 5.0     5.3     5.7     4.7     5.3     6.3     5.4                                        
                                        PST-0RBS                4.0     4.7     4.7     4.3     5.7     7.3     5.1
                                        
                                        LSD VALUE               1.8     3.0     3.6     4.0     4.7     2.5     2.7                                        
                                        C.V. (%)               18.5    17.2    18.9    22.8    21.9    13.2    13.3                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                       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.                          2017 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                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
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