TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF COOL-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2015 NATIONAL LOW INPUT COOL-SEASON TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT SPRING GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SPARTAN II 2.3 99.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 CRS MIX #2 2.7 99.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 CRS MIX #3 5.3 99.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 QUATRO 3.3 97.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 CRS MIX #1 2.7 97.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.5 DLFPS SHHM 5.3 99.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 MNHD-15 3.0 99.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 RESOLUTE (7H7) 3.0 99.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 VITALITY LOW 3.3 96.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 CS MIX 3.0 93.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 KY-31 E+ 4.3 93.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 DLFPS CHCRSH 3.7 97.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 DUTCH WHITE CLOVER 6.3 94.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 DLFPS TFAM 7.3 78.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 DTTHO TF/KBG MIX 4.3 88.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 KENBLUE 3.3 92.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.2 DLFPS TFASTC 5.7 88.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.1 SOUTHERN MIXTURE 4.0 78.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 RADAR 3.7 70.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 VITALITY DOUBLE 4.0 85.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.9 DLFPS CHCRM 7.7 56.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.8 DLFPS TF-A 4.3 88.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 CHANTILLY 3.7 83.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 BGR-TF3 4.7 81.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.5 BULLSEYE 4.7 78.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.5 NORTHERN MIXTURE 5.0 86.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.5 DTT TALL FESCUE MIX 4.3 70.0 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.4 KINGDOM 3.7 78.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 A-SFT 4.3 60.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.1 NATURAL KNIT ? PRG MIX 4.7 56.7 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.8 BEWITCHED 3.7 70.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.6 YAAK 9.0 50.0 5.3 3.7 2.7 2.3 2.0 4.3 3.4 . . . . . . . . . LSD VALUE 1.0 15.3 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 C.V. (%) 14.9 11.5 13.3 14.1 13.7 9.2 10.4 9.3 8.8 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. 2017 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 MI1 - - - - - - - -