TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF SEEDLING DENSITY COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE VIGOR FALL FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN L-93 XD 8.7 6.3 8.7 5.3 8.3 73.3 6.7 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 9.0 7.9 777 (DLFPS-AP/3054) 8.3 6.0 8.3 6.0 7.3 80.0 5.7 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 PIRANHA (DC-1) 8.3 6.0 7.7 5.3 7.3 65.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 DLFPS-AP/3018 8.0 6.7 8.3 4.7 7.3 66.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.9 DLFPS-AP/3058 8.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 7.3 68.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.9 PST-ROPS 7.7 5.0 8.3 3.3 7.7 55.0 4.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 6.8 GDE 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 75.0 5.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 SHARK 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 81.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.4 DLFPS-AP/3056 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 83.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.2 PURE SELECT 6.3 6.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 81.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 V-8 6.3 6.3 8.0 4.7 6.3 63.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.1 LUMINARY 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 66.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 KINGDOM 4.3 3.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 55.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 NIGHTLIFE 5.0 3.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 73.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 BARRACUDA 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 83.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.5 ARMOR 4.0 4.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 53.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 DLFPS-AP/3059 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 71.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.8 DECLARATION 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 78.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 3.3 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.5 PENN A-1 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 66.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.1 PENNCROSS 1.3 5.7 3.0 5.0 1.7 66.7 5.0 3.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.9 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.6 1.6 17.2 3.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.2 0.7 C.V. (%) 12.2 13.8 8.3 16.4 16.9 13.3 22.5 10.5 14.8 13.6 14.6 13.3 16.9 12.2 8.5 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 NJ1 SAND 6.1-6.5 0-60 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS