TABLE 15.     MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                                         2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT PULLMAN, WA  1/                                                
                                                                             2017 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                            TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/  

                                                             GENETIC                  QUALITY RATINGS
                                     NAME                     COLOR     MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    MEAN                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                           
                                     KINGDOM                   8.0      7.7    7.7    7.0    7.3    7.7    7.0     7.4                                     
                                     NIGHTLIFE                 7.7      7.0    7.0    6.7    7.0    8.0    7.0     7.1                                     
                                     ARMOR                     8.0      7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0    6.7     6.9                                     
                                     007                       6.0      7.0    7.0    6.0    6.0    6.3    6.3     6.4                                     
                                     PIRANHA (DC-1)            6.0      6.7    6.3    6.0    6.3    6.7    6.7     6.4                                     
                                     PST-0RBS                  5.0      6.7    6.3    5.7    6.0    6.7    6.7     6.3                                     
                                     CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS        5.7      6.7    6.7    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.0     6.2                                     
                                     PST-0CV6                  5.3      6.0    6.3    6.0    5.7    6.7    6.7     6.2                                     
                                     L-93XD                    5.0      6.3    6.0    5.0    6.0    6.7    6.7     6.1                                     
                                     SHARK                     5.3      6.7    6.3    5.7    6.0    6.0    6.0     6.1                                     
                                     CHINOOK (H10G-OP)         5.3      6.7    6.0    5.3    5.3    6.3    6.3     6.0                                     
                                     V-8                       5.3      6.0    6.0    5.7    5.7    6.3    6.3     6.0                                     
                                     BARRACUDA                 5.0      6.7    5.7    5.3    5.3    6.3    6.3     5.9                                     
                                     DLFPS-AT/3026             6.0      4.0    5.3    6.0    5.0    5.0    5.0     5.1                                     
                                     GREENTIME                 6.0      4.7    5.3    6.0    5.0    4.7    4.7     5.1                                     
                                     PENNCROSS                 5.3      5.0    4.7    4.7    5.0    5.0    5.0     4.9                                     
                                     MUSKET (PPG-AT 104)       6.0      4.0    5.0    6.0    5.0    4.0    4.0     4.7
                                    
                                     LSD VALUE                 0.7      0.7    0.8    0.5    0.6    0.7    0.7     0.3                                     
                                     C.V. (%)                  7.4      7.3    8.4    5.3    6.8    7.8    7.1     3.7                                     

                         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                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
              WA1      SILT LOAM AND SILT    5.6-6.0      451+          501+          2.1-3.0        FULL SUN   0.0-0.5   TO PREVENT STRESS