TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A SOIL GREEN AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IL1 IN1 KY1 ME1 MI1 NY1 PA1 TX2 VA1 WI1 MEAN DECLARATION 7.0 5.9 7.6 6.5 6.4 6.8 6.9 7.6 5.9 4.5 6.4 6.5 007 (DSB) 7.1 6.0 7.5 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.3 7.7 6.1 4.4 5.9 6.5 235050 7.5 5.6 7.4 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.9 7.8 6.0 4.6 6.0 6.5 SHARK (23R) 7.1 5.8 7.3 6.2 6.7 6.7 6.4 7.7 6.3 4.8 5.7 6.4 IS-AP 9 6.9 6.1 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.5 7.2 6.1 4.6 5.1 6.3 T-1 7.2 5.8 7.3 6.4 7.1 6.2 6.7 6.9 6.1 4.4 4.6 6.2 PENN A-1 6.9 5.6 7.1 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.8 7.4 5.9 4.2 5.7 6.2 SRX 1GD 6.7 5.6 7.0 5.8 6.6 5.7 6.6 7.7 6.6 4.8 5.4 6.2 CY-2 6.4 5.9 7.1 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.8 7.1 6.2 4.6 5.2 6.2 INDEPENDENCE 6.7 5.6 6.8 6.0 7.2 6.6 6.6 6.9 6.3 4.7 5.1 6.2 13-M 6.2 5.4 6.8 6.1 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.7 5.9 4.7 6.3 6.2 SRX 1GPD 6.2 5.5 7.4 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.4 5.8 4.8 5.4 6.2 ALPHA 6.5 5.6 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.1 6.8 6.7 6.1 4.8 5.3 6.2 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.3 5.2 7.1 6.5 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.7 5.8 4.9 5.3 6.1 LS-44 6.3 5.4 6.8 6.0 6.8 6.2 6.8 6.4 5.8 5.0 5.0 6.1 KINGPIN (9200) 6.3 5.5 7.1 6.1 7.0 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.0 4.5 4.9 6.0 BENGAL 6.4 5.3 6.9 5.8 6.6 6.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 4.7 4.4 6.0 BENCHMARK DSR 6.4 4.8 7.4 6.1 6.6 6.3 6.9 7.0 5.5 4.1 4.6 6.0 PENNLINKS II 6.0 5.0 6.4 6.4 6.6 5.9 6.8 6.0 5.3 4.2 4.6 5.7 LEGENDARY 5.7 4.1 6.2 4.5 8.3 5.7 6.6 7.3 3.7 3.8 5.1 5.5 GREENWICH 5.5 4.4 6.7 4.7 8.1 5.8 6.7 6.9 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.5 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 5.5 4.4 6.7 4.5 8.1 5.3 6.6 7.4 3.3 3.9 4.7 5.5 EFD 5.4 3.8 6.4 5.3 8.0 5.3 6.9 7.1 3.0 3.7 5.1 5.4 VESPER 5.2 4.0 6.1 4.9 8.0 5.4 6.3 6.7 3.0 3.9 4.2 5.3 PENNCROSS 5.8 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.8 6.1 6.9 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.1 5.2 SR 7200 5.0 3.4 5.3 4.8 8.0 5.7 6.8 4.9 3.3 3.6 3.7 5.0 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.2 C.V. (%) 6.7 7.6 3.9 6.0 6.8 6.1 6.5 5.1 7.5 6.5 11.3 6.7 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.