TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF COOL-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2015 NATIONAL LOW INPUT COOL-SEASON TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT SEEDLING COVER COVER PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME VIGOR SPRING FALL WEEDS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CHANTILLY 7.3 90.0 66.7 33.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 VITALITY LOW 5.0 88.3 62.7 37.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 DLFPS CHCRSH 6.0 88.3 52.3 47.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 CS MIX 5.3 83.3 54.3 45.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 RADAR 5.7 81.7 33.3 66.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.8 BULLSEYE 8.7 95.0 58.7 41.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 CRS MIX #1 5.0 83.3 62.7 37.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 DTT TALL FESCUE MIX 7.7 91.7 56.3 44.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 2.3 5.3 4.3 4.6 SPARTAN II 5.0 88.3 37.7 62.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.6 VITALITY DOUBLE 6.0 88.3 66.7 33.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 5.7 4.7 4.6 A-SFT 7.7 90.0 46.0 54.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 2.7 4.7 4.0 4.5 DLFPS TF-A 8.0 93.3 60.7 39.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 3.7 3.0 5.3 3.7 4.5 YAAK 7.7 90.0 93.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.5 DTTHO TF/KBG MIX 6.0 88.3 54.3 46.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 2.7 4.7 4.0 4.4 NORTHERN MIXTURE 6.0 83.3 44.0 56.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.4 SOUTHERN MIXTURE 7.7 94.7 52.3 48.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 2.7 5.0 3.3 4.4 DLFPS TFASTC 8.0 91.7 54.7 46.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 2.0 3.7 2.7 4.3 7H7 4.7 85.0 39.7 60.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.2 BGR-TF3 8.0 96.3 46.0 54.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 2.3 5.0 4.0 4.1 CRS MIX #2 3.7 81.7 41.7 58.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.1 MNHD-15 5.0 85.0 29.3 71.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.1 QUATRO 4.7 90.0 25.0 75.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.8 DLFPS CHCRM 6.7 94.7 87.7 12.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 1.7 2.0 2.3 3.7 KY-31 E+ 8.7 95.0 62.7 37.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 2.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 NATURAL KNIT ? PRG MIX 8.0 90.0 29.0 71.0 4.3 6.7 5.0 2.0 1.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 KINGDOM 6.3 86.7 50.0 50.0 3.7 4.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 4.0 4.0 3.5 DLFPS SHHM 6.3 93.3 83.3 16.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 1.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 DLFPS TFAM 8.3 91.7 93.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.1 KENBLUE 2.0 60.0 41.7 58.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.0 2.0 3.3 2.8 CRS MIX #3 8.7 99.0 79.3 21.0 5.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.7 DUTCH WHITE CLOVER 6.0 90.0 87.7 12.7 4.0 2.7 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.3 2.2 BEWITCHED 3.7 75.0 12.7 87.3 2.3 2.0 1.7 3.3 1.0 2.3 2.3 2.1 LSD VALUE 1.0 6.0 22.1 22.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.6 C.V. (%) 11.1 4.4 25.3 31.0 12.6 11.3 17.5 15.2 25.9 21.7 17.9 9.7 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION