TABLE 3A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IL1 IL3 IN1 MI1 MN1 ND1 NE1 MEAN CRYSTAL BLUELINKS (PST-OEB) 6.7 6.7 6.5 7.5 6.4 6.6 4.3 6.1 6.3 LS-44 6.8 6.8 6.7 7.4 6.1 6.4 4.3 5.4 6.2 13-M 6.4 6.5 6.7 7.3 6.5 6.4 4.0 5.8 6.2 L-93 7.0 6.6 7.0 6.8 6.2 5.1 3.9 6.3 6.1 PENNEAGLE II 6.7 6.9 6.3 7.2 6.0 5.8 4.1 5.5 6.1 T-1 6.2 7.0 5.8 7.6 6.8 6.3 3.9 4.1 6.0 AUTHORITY (235050) 6.7 6.8 5.8 7.0 6.5 7.0 3.6 4.5 6.0 SR 1119 6.8 6.7 5.3 6.6 5.0 6.1 4.5 6.0 5.9 PENNLINKS II 7.0 6.3 6.1 6.3 4.5 5.9 3.8 6.6 5.8 KINGPIN (9200) 5.9 6.0 6.5 7.2 6.0 5.9 4.0 4.9 5.8 DECLARATION 5.8 6.5 6.8 7.3 5.8 5.3 3.8 5.0 5.8 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.9 6.3 5.8 3.8 4.1 5.8 SR 1150 (SRX 1PDH) 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.7 5.8 6.1 4.4 4.3 5.7 BENGAL 6.8 6.4 5.6 6.5 6.2 5.1 4.3 4.6 5.7 SHARK (23R) 6.7 6.0 6.2 6.9 6.0 5.7 4.1 3.9 5.7 PRINCEVILLE 7.3 6.4 5.7 5.8 4.8 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.6 IS-AP 14 5.9 6.4 6.0 7.0 5.8 6.1 4.6 3.2 5.6 INDEPENDENCE 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.8 6.6 5.1 4.3 3.0 5.6 ALPHA 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.1 5.7 4.1 3.6 5.6 PENNCROSS 7.4 5.9 4.6 6.3 4.5 4.8 4.4 5.6 5.5 IS-AT 7 6.4 4.8 . 4.5 4.1 6.1 4.2 4.9 5.0 PST-9NBC 6.3 4.4 . 4.1 3.5 6.1 4.6 4.4 4.8 EWTR 6.5 4.4 . 4.7 3.6 6.0 4.2 4.0 4.8 SR 7150 7.1 4.0 . 4.0 3.5 5.7 3.9 4.8 4.7 TIGER II 5.8 4.6 . 4.2 3.8 5.6 4.0 4.5 4.6 PST-9VN 5.9 3.6 . 4.2 3.4 5.8 4.3 5.1 4.6 BARDOT 6.2 4.0 . 4.5 3.3 5.3 4.6 3.9 4.5 SEASIDE 5.9 3.8 3.8 3.1 3.1 1.8 4.5 4.1 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.3 C.V. (%) 8.8 7.5 12.7 6.9 9.8 9.5 12.2 12.8 9.9 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.