TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF COOL-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2015 NATIONAL LOW INPUT COOL-SEASON TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE (LOW INPUT), IN 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT HEIGHT MEASUREMENT COVER BETWEEN MOWING (INCHES) QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING JUNE JULY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN VITALITY DOUBLE 96.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.6 DLFPS TFASTC 97.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 DTT TALL FESCUE MIX 96.3 3.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 DTTHO TF/KBG MIX 95.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 KINGDOM 96.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.9 RADAR 97.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.9 CRS MIX #3 86.7 9.7 9.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.8 VITALITY LOW 93.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 DLFPS CHCRSH 95.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS TF-A 96.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 DLFPS TFAM 97.7 8.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 KY-31 E+ 93.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 QUATRO 91.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 SOUTHERN MIXTURE 97.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 DLFPS CHCRM 91.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 DUTCH WHITE CLOVER 93.3 9.7 9.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.6 SPARTAN II 93.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 YAAK 94.7 3.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 BEWITCHED 93.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 CHANTILLY 93.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 NORTHERN MIXTURE 96.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 CS MIX 93.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 A-SFT 95.0 3.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 BGR-TF3 97.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 KENBLUE 93.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 MNHD-15 91.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 BULLSEYE 97.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 DLFPS SHHM 90.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.1 NATURAL KNIT ? PRG MIX 97.7 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.1 CRS MIX #1 95.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.9 7H7 93.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.8 CRS MIX #2 90.0 2.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 LSD VALUE 4.6 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.0 1.7 2.5 0.8 C.V. (%) 2.7 14.3 15.8 10.3 13.4 16.4 14.4 13.8 7.7 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. 2016 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2015 NATIONAL LOW INPUT COOL-SEASON 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 4.1+ NO IRRIGATION