TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SEEDLING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN L-93 XD 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.4 777 (DLFPS-AP/3054) 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 DLFPS-AP/3018 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 PIRANHA (DC-1) 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.1 PST-ROPS 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.1 BARRACUDA 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 DLFPS-AP/3058 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 GDE 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 V-8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 SHARK 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 6.9 ARMOR 8.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.8 PENN A-1 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.8 LUMINARY 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 PURE SELECT 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.5 DLFPS-AP/3056 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 DLFPS-AP/3059 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.2 DECLARATION 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 NIGHTLIFE 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.1 KINGDOM 8.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 PENNCROSS 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.9 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 6.8 14.9 8.4 8.5 8.8 9.5 12.8 12.5 11.2 8.2 5.4 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 13. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER DOLLAR NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL SPOT 2014 2014 2015 2015 L-93 XD 6.7 7.7 8.0 85.0 99.0 99.0 7.7 43.3 66.7 75.0 80.0 777 (DLFPS-AP/3054) 7.0 8.0 8.0 83.3 99.0 99.0 7.0 53.3 73.3 76.7 80.0 DLFPS-AP/3018 7.0 7.7 8.0 81.7 99.0 99.0 7.0 58.3 73.3 78.3 81.7 PIRANHA (DC-1) 7.0 8.0 8.0 78.3 99.0 99.0 6.3 38.3 60.0 66.7 75.0 PST-ROPS 6.0 8.0 7.7 76.7 99.0 99.0 7.0 33.3 63.3 70.0 75.0 BARRACUDA 7.0 7.3 8.0 93.3 99.0 99.0 6.3 65.0 85.0 90.0 91.7 DLFPS-AP/3058 6.7 7.7 8.3 86.7 99.0 99.0 6.3 50.0 73.3 80.0 83.3 GDE 6.7 7.3 8.0 88.3 99.0 99.0 5.7 60.0 76.7 85.0 86.7 V-8 7.0 8.0 8.0 86.7 99.0 97.7 5.3 53.3 73.3 78.3 81.7 SHARK 6.3 7.7 8.0 83.3 99.0 99.0 7.0 46.7 70.0 76.7 81.7 ARMOR 5.3 7.3 7.3 70.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 38.3 61.7 65.0 66.7 PENN A-1 7.0 7.0 8.0 92.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 51.7 75.0 83.3 90.0 LUMINARY 6.0 7.0 8.0 81.7 99.0 99.0 6.3 46.7 66.7 73.3 78.3 PURE SELECT 7.0 7.7 8.3 88.3 99.0 99.0 4.7 63.3 76.7 81.7 86.7 DLFPS-AP/3056 6.3 7.3 8.0 83.3 99.0 99.0 4.0 55.0 73.3 78.3 81.7 DLFPS-AP/3059 6.3 7.3 8.0 83.3 99.0 99.0 4.3 51.7 73.3 78.3 81.7 DECLARATION 7.0 6.3 6.7 86.7 99.0 99.0 4.0 55.0 73.3 80.0 85.0 NIGHTLIFE 6.7 7.7 7.3 83.3 99.0 99.0 4.0 51.7 70.0 76.7 81.7 KINGDOM 7.0 6.7 7.0 80.0 99.0 99.0 2.7 43.3 70.0 75.0 78.3 PENNCROSS 6.3 5.0 5.3 94.3 95.7 97.0 2.3 51.7 78.3 86.7 90.0 LSD VALUE 2.4 0.8 0.7 11.7 0.4 1.6 1.4 15.4 14.3 11.0 12.4 C.V. (%) 12.2 6.4 5.4 7.2 0.3 0.7 16.3 16.4 9.6 7.8 7.7 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. 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS