TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 777 (DLFPS-AP/3054)58.3 71.7 38.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.9 PIRANHA (DC-1) 48.3 75.0 35.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.9 DLFPS-AP/3018 65.0 80.0 40.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.8 PST-ROPS 48.3 70.0 33.3 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.8 GDE 56.7 76.7 38.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 BARRACUDA 53.3 71.7 38.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-AP/3058 41.7 65.0 33.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-AP/3059 60.0 71.7 40.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 LUMINARY 51.7 70.0 33.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 NIGHTLIFE 51.7 70.0 31.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 SHARK 48.3 73.3 40.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-AP/3056 43.3 63.3 33.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.5 L-93 XD 38.3 66.7 30.0 3.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.5 KINGDOM 43.3 65.0 31.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.4 DECLARATION 43.3 65.0 36.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 PENN A-1 48.3 73.3 38.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 V-8 48.3 70.0 35.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 ARMOR 36.7 60.0 33.3 3.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 PURE SELECT 46.7 65.0 33.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 PENNCROSS 53.3 71.7 35.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 LSD VALUE 16.0 10.5 12.3 1.6 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.3 C.V. (%) 16.3 7.7 13.2 16.2 9.1 3.8 6.2 7.3 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.1 2.9 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. 2015 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREEN) 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 KY1 SAND 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS