TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF COOL-SEASON CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER 1/ LOW INPUT IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 2 */ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME PA1 IN1 MI1 NE1 MEAN DLFPS TFASTC 5.1 6.2 4.7 4.9 5.2 DLFPS TF-A 4.8 6.0 4.6 4.8 5.1 KY-31 E+ 5.0 5.9 4.2 4.6 4.9 SOUTHERN MIXTURE 5.1 5.9 4.2 4.6 4.9 DLFPS TFAM 5.1 6.0 4.2 4.5 4.9 VITALITY DOUBLE 4.6 5.8 4.4 4.6 4.8 VITALITY LOW 4.4 5.8 4.6 4.6 4.8 DLFPS CHCRM 4.8 5.8 4.2 4.4 4.8 NORTHERN MIXTURE 4.8 5.7 4.0 4.4 4.7 SPARTAN II 3.8 5.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 DTTHO TF/KBG MIX 4.5 5.6 4.2 4.4 4.7 RADAR 4.6 5.6 4.1 4.3 4.6 DLFPS CHCRSH 4.2 5.6 4.4 4.4 4.6 CHANTILLY 3.8 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.6 DTT TALL FESCUE MIX 4.3 5.5 4.2 4.3 4.6 CRS MIX #3 4.2 5.6 4.1 4.3 4.5 CRS MIX #1 3.6 5.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 A-SFT 4.5 5.4 3.8 4.1 4.5 YAAK 3.4 5.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 BULLSEYE 4.2 5.4 4.0 4.2 4.5 KINGDOM 4.7 5.4 3.7 4.1 4.5 RESOLUTE (7H7) 3.6 5.4 4.5 4.4 4.5 BGR-TF3 4.3 5.4 3.9 4.1 4.4 NATURAL KNIT ? PRG MIX 4.9 5.4 3.5 4.0 4.4 DLFPS SHHM 4.2 5.4 3.8 4.0 4.4 CS MIX 4.1 5.2 4.0 4.1 4.3 MNHD-15 3.7 5.2 4.1 4.1 4.3 BEWITCHED 4.0 5.3 3.8 4.1 4.3 CRS MIX #2 4.0 5.2 3.9 4.0 4.3 QUATRO 3.9 5.3 4.0 4.1 4.3 KENBLUE 3.4 5.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 DUTCH WHITE CLOVER 3.3 5.2 4.1 4.0 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 C.V. (%) 14.5 11.2 14.9 14.4 13.6 */ 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.