TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF COOL-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2015 NATIONAL LOW INPUT COOL-SEASON TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING FALL COVER WEEDS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CRS MIX #3 99.0 99.0 92.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 8.7 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.4 DLFPS TFAM 99.0 99.0 92.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 8.7 5.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 7.4 YAAK 99.0 99.0 86.7 13.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.2 VITALITY DOUBLE 99.0 99.0 97.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.1 CRS MIX #1 99.0 99.0 91.7 8.3 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 DLFPS TFASTC 99.0 99.0 86.7 13.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.0 8.0 7.3 8.7 7.0 CRS MIX #2 99.0 99.0 91.7 8.3 5.7 5.7 8.3 5.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.9 RESOLUTE (7H7) 99.0 99.0 76.7 23.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.9 MNHD-15 99.0 99.0 93.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 8.0 5.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.8 BULLSEYE 99.0 99.0 92.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 DTT TALL FESCUE MIX 99.0 99.0 90.0 10.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 4.7 7.7 5.3 8.0 6.6 DTTHO TF/KBG MIX 99.0 99.0 91.7 8.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 4.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.6 DLFPS SHHM 99.0 96.0 81.7 15.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.5 SPARTAN II 99.0 99.0 90.0 10.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.5 CS MIX 99.0 98.3 85.0 14.0 5.7 6.0 8.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.4 DLFPS CHCRM 99.0 99.0 91.7 8.3 6.7 7.0 8.3 3.7 7.0 5.0 7.3 6.4 DLFPS TF-A 99.0 99.0 97.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 4.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 6.4 KENBLUE 99.0 99.0 80.0 20.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 4.7 7.3 4.3 7.3 6.4 BGR-TF3 99.0 99.0 93.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.2 A-SFT 99.0 99.0 89.3 10.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 KINGDOM 99.0 99.0 90.0 10.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.1 QUATRO 99.0 99.0 85.0 15.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 DLFPS CHCRSH 99.0 99.0 88.3 11.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 3.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.9 VITALITY LOW 99.0 99.0 85.0 15.0 5.7 5.7 8.3 3.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.9 RADAR 99.0 99.0 91.0 9.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 KY-31 E+ 92.7 99.0 96.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 SOUTHERN MIXTURE 99.0 99.0 95.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 CHANTILLY 96.0 99.0 84.7 15.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.4 NORTHERN MIXTURE 99.0 99.0 91.7 8.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.4 NATURAL KNIT ? PRG MIX 94.3 91.3 66.7 25.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 3.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 BEWITCHED 91.0 99.0 41.7 58.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 DUTCH WHITE CLOVER 99.0 97.7 45.0 53.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 LSD VALUE 12.4 5.2 17.9 18.7 1.4 1.2 2.1 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.0 C.V. (%) 3.6 2.1 12.5 80.6 12.7 9.7 13.3 18.6 15.3 17.0 16.0 9.2 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 VA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION