TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE AT FIVE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 NJ1 NY1 PA1 QE1 MEAN * SHARK (23R) 4.3 6.5 7.3 7.1 5.3 6.1 * LS-44 4.7 6.1 7.3 6.7 5.6 6.1 * AUTHORITY (235050) 4.5 6.7 6.6 6.9 5.3 6.0 13-M 4.9 6.3 6.6 6.8 5.3 6.0 * KINGPIN (9200) 4.9 6.1 6.8 6.8 5.2 6.0 * MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 4.8 6.4 6.9 6.5 5.2 6.0 * CRYSTAL BLUELINKS (PST-OEB) 4.7 5.7 7.3 6.4 5.4 5.9 * SR 1150 (SRX 1PDH) 4.4 5.5 7.3 7.0 5.1 5.9 * PENNEAGLE II 4.6 6.0 6.9 6.4 5.4 5.9 * DECLARATION 4.7 5.5 6.5 7.1 5.3 5.8 * T-1 4.6 5.2 7.0 6.7 5.4 5.8 IS-AP 14 4.6 5.7 6.9 6.4 5.2 5.7 * ALPHA 4.4 5.4 6.8 6.3 5.5 5.7 PST-9NBC 5.5 6.0 7.0 3.7 6.1 5.6 EWTR 5.6 4.9 7.6 3.5 6.4 5.6 * INDEPENDENCE 4.1 4.9 6.9 6.5 5.4 5.6 * L-93 4.8 5.3 6.8 5.6 5.4 5.6 * BENGAL 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.6 5.4 5.5 * PENNLINKS II 4.7 4.7 7.2 5.1 5.7 5.5 IS-AT 7 5.2 5.0 6.9 4.1 6.0 5.4 * BARDOT 5.4 4.5 7.0 3.2 6.4 5.3 * TIGER II 5.3 4.5 6.7 4.2 6.0 5.3 * SR 1119 4.1 4.6 6.9 5.5 5.4 5.3 PST-9VN 4.9 4.8 7.4 3.0 6.2 5.3 * PRINCEVILLE 4.4 4.0 7.0 4.6 5.6 5.1 * SR 7150 5.1 4.1 6.8 3.4 6.0 5.1 * PENNCROSS 4.1 3.3 7.0 4.1 5.6 4.9 * SEASIDE 4.0 1.2 6.9 2.5 4.3 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 C.V. (%) 6.7 8.8 3.8 10.3 4.4 6.9 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2007. 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.