TABLE 1.       MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF COOL-SEASON CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER   1/
                                                     LOW INPUT IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1  **/
                                                                         2016 DATA
                                                        TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  2/

                                   NAME                       # Entry              VA1       MN1       UT1       OR1      MEAN

                                 * VITALITY LOW                 10                 7.6       5.4       8.0       4.2       6.3
                                   CS MIX                       29                 7.3       5.2       8.4       3.8       6.2
                                 * RADAR                        31                 7.3       4.9       8.6       3.8       6.2
                                   DLFPS CHCRSH                 15                 7.1       5.0       7.5       4.0       5.9
                                   SOUTHERN MIXTURE             28                 7.0       4.1       8.4       3.8       5.8
                                   DTT TALL FESCUE MIX          22                 7.0       4.7       7.7       3.8       5.8
                                   DLFPS TF-A                   6                  7.1       4.5       7.6       4.1       5.8
                                   DLFPS TFASTC                 14                 7.2       4.2       7.7       4.1       5.8
                                   A-SFT                        24                 6.7       4.5       8.4       3.6       5.8
                                 * CHANTILLY                    12                 6.7       5.4       6.7       4.3       5.8
                                 * VITALITY DOUBLE              11                 7.2       4.4       7.6       3.9       5.8
                                 * BULLSEYE                     2                  7.2       4.3       7.6       3.6       5.7
                                   DLFPS CHCRM                  7                  7.4       3.8       8.0       3.5       5.7
                                 * KINGDOM                      25                 6.9       4.0       8.4       3.3       5.7
                                   NORTHERN MIXTURE             27                 6.5       4.2       8.2       3.7       5.6
                                   DTTHO TF/KBG MIX             23                 6.7       4.4       7.6       3.8       5.6
                                   CRS MIX #2                   20                 6.9       4.4       7.5       3.5       5.6
                                   MNHD-15                      5                  6.9       4.7       6.9       3.7       5.5
                                 * NATURAL KNIT ? PRG MIX       1                  6.3       3.7       8.8       3.2       5.5
                                   CRS MIX #1                   19                 7.0       4.8       6.0       3.9       5.4
                                   DLFPS TFAM                   9                  7.4       3.1       7.7       3.3       5.4
                                   BGR-TF3                      4                  6.6       3.9       7.5       3.4       5.3
                                 * RESOLUTE (7H7)               26                 6.9       4.5       5.8       3.8       5.2
                                 * SPARTAN II                   16                 6.5       4.6       5.7       4.0       5.2
                                 * QUATRO                       17                 6.4       3.9       6.5       3.4       5.1
                                   DLFPS SHHM                   8                  7.0       3.3       6.8       3.1       5.0
                                   CRS MIX #3                   21                 7.0       3.0       6.0       3.2       4.8
                                 * KY-31 E+                     18                 5.7       2.9       6.8       3.5       4.7
                                 * YAAK                         30                 6.7       3.5       4.2       3.5       4.5
                                 * BEWITCHED                    3                  5.0       3.1       5.7       3.2       4.2
                                 * DUTCH WHITE CLOVER           13                 6.3       2.8       4.2       3.0       4.1
                                 * KENBLUE                      32                 4.6       3.0       3.8       3.4       3.7

                                   LSD VALUE                                       1.0       1.0       1.0       1.0       1.0
                                   C.V. (%)                                        9.2      15.1       8.8      17.1      11.5

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                       **/ ENTRIES WITHIN THIS TABLE ARE ORDERED BY THE OVERALL MEAN AND HAVE SIMILAR TURF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL TEST LOCATIONS
                           INCLUDED IN THIS LPI GROUP. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT REPRESENTED, THEN CHOOSE A LPI GROUP THAT CONTAINS A LOCATION AND
                           MANAGEMENT SIMILAR TO YOUR PLANTING CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LPI, GO TO WWW.NTEP.ORG/LPI_Q&A.PDF

                       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.