TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT QUEBEC CITY (CANADA), QE 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SR 7200 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 VENUS (EFD) 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 ALPHA 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 GREENWICH 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 LS-44 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 PENNCROSS 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 4.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.5 LEGENDARY 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 COBRA 2 (IS-AP 9) 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 3.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.2 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.2 VESPER 5.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.2 BENCHMARK DSR 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.1 PENNLINKS II 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 AUTHORITY (235050) 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 3.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.9 13-M 7.0 5.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 3.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.8 DECLARATION 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 2.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 PENN A-1 6.7 5.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 2.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.6 CY-2 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.4 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 7.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.4 T-1 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.4 BENGAL 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.1 INDEPENDENCE 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 2.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.1 SHARK (23R) 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 3.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 007 (DSB) 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 2.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.8 KINGPIN (9200) 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 2.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 3.8 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 7.0 5.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 2.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.6 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.8 1.4 2.8 1.0 1.0 C.V. (%) 6.7 9.1 6.5 9.4 7.3 6.4 23.2 21.0 20.5 13.8 17.6 11.5 12.4 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. 2007 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREEN) 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 QE1 - - - - - - - -