TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE AT FIVE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 NJ1 NY1 PA1 QE1 MEAN PST-OEB 5.8 6.6 6.9 7.4 7.0 6.7 * AUTHORITY (235050) 5.2 6.9 6.4 8.0 7.1 6.7 SHARK (23R) 5.0 6.1 7.0 8.1 7.0 6.6 * T-1 5.5 5.9 6.7 7.5 7.2 6.6 * MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 5.7 6.1 6.6 7.7 6.7 6.6 * PENNEAGLE II 5.5 6.3 6.4 7.4 7.1 6.5 KINGPIN (9200) 5.7 6.0 6.5 7.6 6.8 6.5 IS-AP 14 5.3 5.9 6.6 8.0 6.8 6.5 * LS-44 5.5 6.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.5 * INDEPENDENCE 5.2 5.8 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.5 * SR 1150 (SRX 1PDH) 5.4 5.2 7.0 8.0 6.8 6.5 13-M 5.8 5.9 6.1 7.2 6.9 6.4 * ALPHA 5.4 6.1 6.3 7.1 7.0 6.4 * BENGAL 5.5 5.7 6.4 7.0 6.9 6.3 * DECLARATION 5.5 4.5 6.1 7.9 7.1 6.2 IS-AT 7 4.8 5.6 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.1 * SR 1119 5.3 5.4 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.1 * L-93 5.3 5.0 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.0 EWTR 4.6 5.1 7.2 6.1 6.9 6.0 PST-9NBC 4.5 5.5 6.5 6.3 7.1 6.0 * PENNLINKS II 4.9 5.0 6.8 6.0 6.8 5.9 PST-9VN 4.3 5.3 7.1 5.6 6.9 5.8 * SR 7150 4.4 5.3 6.7 5.9 6.8 5.8 * TIGER II 4.5 5.0 6.5 6.0 6.9 5.8 * BARDOT 4.5 4.8 6.7 5.2 6.8 5.6 * PRINCEVILLE 4.8 4.9 6.5 5.1 6.6 5.6 * PENNCROSS 4.9 3.8 6.8 5.4 6.4 5.5 * SEASIDE 3.2 1.9 6.5 2.6 4.8 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 C.V. (%) 4.7 9.0 3.5 6.1 3.0 5.5 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2006. 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.