TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DOLLAR PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER FALL SPOT (W. TEMP.) MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN L-93 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.5 SR 1119 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 9.0 8.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 SRX 1BPAA 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 9.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 IMPERIAL 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.7 5.7 9.0 8.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 7.1 TRUELINE 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.1 GRAND PRIX 6.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 6.0 9.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 TIGER II (CIS AT-5) 7.7 8.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 PENN G-6 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 9.0 8.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.9 SEASIDE II 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.8 PST-0VN 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.5 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 CENTURY 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 4.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 PENNEAGLE 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.2 PRINCEVILLE 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 9.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.2 BACKSPIN 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 4.3 9.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.1 PENNCROSS 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 PROVIDENCE 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.7 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.9 GLORY (PST-9HG) 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 SRX 7MOBB 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 SRX 7MODD 8.0 9.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 SR 7100 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.1 ABT-COL-2 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 6.0 3.3 4.3 4.9 GOLFSTAR 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.9 TIGER 8.0 8.3 7.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.5 PST-9PM 8.7 8.0 6.3 5.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 2.7 2.7 3.9 SEASIDE 6.7 3.3 4.0 2.7 8.0 9.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 2.7 2.7 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.7 5.8 6.6 11.0 10.7 5.0 8.1 9.8 8.8 13.1 12.6 7.0 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. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1998 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 PA1 LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS