TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A GREEN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS USING 4.1-6.0 LBS. OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR 1/ 1999-2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 ME1 MI1 NE1 OK1 PA1 UT1 VA1 MEAN PENN A-1 6.4 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.4 7.4 4.9 6.0 6.6 SYN 96-3 5.7 6.8 6.5 7.0 6.9 7.8 5.3 6.0 6.5 PENN A-4 6.4 6.7 6.7 7.1 7.1 7.4 5.1 5.6 6.5 PENN G-1 6.4 6.8 6.5 6.8 7.0 7.1 4.7 6.0 6.4 L-93 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.1 6.9 4.8 5.8 6.4 PENN A-2 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.8 7.1 7.0 4.5 6.1 6.4 PENN G-6 6.4 6.7 6.4 6.9 7.0 7.2 4.7 5.8 6.4 SYN 96-2 6.2 6.8 6.4 6.9 6.4 7.7 4.8 5.6 6.4 SYN 96-1 6.2 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.6 7.8 5.1 5.6 6.4 PST-A2E 5.9 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.8 6.8 4.8 5.8 6.2 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 6.1 6.8 6.4 7.0 6.8 7.0 4.4 5.3 6.2 ISI AP-5 6.2 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.9 6.9 4.4 5.4 6.2 ABT-CRB-1 5.5 6.9 6.5 7.0 6.8 6.9 4.6 5.0 6.2 SRX 1NJH 6.0 7.1 6.4 5.7 7.0 6.6 4.2 6.0 6.1 IMPERIAL 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.5 6.7 4.6 5.6 6.0 SRX 1BPAA 5.6 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.8 6.1 4.6 5.4 6.0 PICK CB 13-94 6.1 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.7 6.4 4.4 5.8 6.0 CENTURY 6.0 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.2 7.0 4.4 5.2 6.0 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 6.1 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.2 4.3 5.3 6.0 SR 1119 5.8 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.8 6.5 4.1 5.2 5.9 BAR CB 8US3 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.6 6.4 4.5 5.0 5.9 CRENSHAW 6.1 6.7 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.2 4.4 5.4 5.9 PROVIDENCE 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.6 6.3 4.7 5.1 5.9 BACKSPIN 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.4 4.3 5.3 5.8 PENNLINKS 6.1 6.5 5.9 5.4 6.1 5.4 3.5 5.0 5.5 PENNCROSS 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.0 6.2 5.2 3.1 5.2 5.3 VESPER (PICK MVB) 6.7 8.5 6.6 2.4 4.9 5.7 2.6 5.2 5.2 SR 7200 6.6 8.2 6.4 2.2 4.8 4.3 2.4 5.2 4.9 BAVARIA 5.4 5.9 5.9 2.4 2.6 1.8 2.5 4.2 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 C.V. (%) 4.6 5.7 4.8 9.1 5.2 7.2 16.9 7.8 7.9 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.