TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF COOL-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2015 NATIONAL LOW INPUT COOL-SEASON TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS CHCRM 97.3 99.0 99.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 CRS MIX #3 95.7 98.7 99.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.1 DLFPS TFAM 98.7 99.0 99.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 CS MIX 93.3 99.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 DLFPS TFASTC 86.3 99.0 99.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 RADAR 94.3 99.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 7.7 8.0 6.5 DLFPS CHCRSH 91.7 99.0 99.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.4 DLFPS SHHM 97.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.4 VITALITY LOW 90.0 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.4 DUTCH WHITE CLOVER 90.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 YAAK 96.3 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 CRS MIX #1 94.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.2 VITALITY DOUBLE 95.7 97.7 99.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.2 BULLSEYE 97.7 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 DLFPS TF-A 94.0 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.9 7H7 95.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.8 A-SFT 94.3 99.0 99.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 4.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 CRS MIX #2 97.7 97.7 99.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.8 NORTHERN MIXTURE 94.0 97.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 SOUTHERN MIXTURE 95.3 98.3 98.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.8 CHANTILLY 94.3 98.3 99.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 DTT TALL FESCUE MIX 94.3 97.7 99.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 BGR-TF3 95.7 98.7 99.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 7.7 7.0 5.6 KINGDOM 97.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 QUATRO 93.0 97.7 97.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.6 DTTHO TF/KBG MIX 90.0 95.7 98.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.5 NATURAL KNIT ? PRG MIX 95.7 97.7 99.0 5.7 7.7 8.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 MNHD-15 98.0 99.0 99.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 SPARTAN II 97.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 KY-31 E+ 96.3 98.3 99.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 BEWITCHED 80.0 28.3 99.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 4.1 KENBLUE 92.0 20.0 99.0 4.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 3.8 LSD VALUE 12.7 3.2 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.8 C.V. (%) 5.5 2.4 0.5 15.0 18.3 16.1 19.5 16.0 12.9 9.9 10.3 8.6 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 MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 151-240 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION