TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A SAND GREEN AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 2004-07 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 AZ1 KS1 MN1 NC1 NE1 NJ1 OK1 QE1 TX1 UT1 MEAN * CY-2 7.1 7.1 5.5 6.2 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.4 * 007 (DSB) 7.3 7.0 5.1 6.4 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.2 6.7 6.3 * TYEE (SRX 1GD) 7.2 6.5 4.9 5.6 6.5 6.2 7.1 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.3 * DECLARATION 6.9 6.9 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.3 * SHARK (23R) 7.2 6.6 5.3 5.8 6.6 6.1 6.7 6.2 5.8 6.0 6.6 6.3 * AUTHORITY (235050) 7.0 6.8 5.1 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 * PENN A-1 7.0 6.8 4.6 6.1 6.8 6.5 5.9 6.3 6.4 5.9 6.2 6.2 * INDEPENDENCE 6.7 7.3 4.9 5.7 6.4 6.7 6.5 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.4 6.2 * MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.6 6.8 6.0 6.2 6.7 6.7 4.8 5.3 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.2 * LS-44 6.8 7.2 5.1 6.2 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.4 5.8 6.3 6.2 * MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.5 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.1 * T-1 6.8 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.4 6.7 5.2 4.9 6.6 6.0 6.2 6.1 * COBRA 2 (IS-AP 9) 6.6 6.7 5.3 6.5 6.8 6.3 4.6 5.2 6.2 6.0 6.5 6.1 * BENCHMARK DSR 6.7 6.4 5.0 6.3 6.6 6.9 4.5 5.4 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.0 * BENGAL 6.3 7.2 5.1 5.6 6.4 6.7 5.1 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.0 * ALPHA 6.6 7.1 5.3 5.8 6.4 7.1 4.4 5.4 6.0 5.6 6.1 6.0 13-M 6.6 6.8 4.9 5.8 6.3 6.8 4.7 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.9 * KINGPIN (9200) 6.6 6.2 4.9 6.2 6.3 6.9 4.3 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.9 * PENNLINKS II 5.7 6.4 4.9 5.5 5.6 6.7 3.4 5.0 6.4 5.7 5.5 5.5 * VILLA (IS-AC 1) 6.3 6.3 3.9 4.4 5.3 5.4 7.2 3.5 6.6 5.2 2.7 5.2 * LEGENDARY 5.4 6.4 4.1 4.4 5.2 4.9 7.2 3.7 6.5 5.3 2.7 5.1 * VENUS (EFD) 5.6 5.9 4.3 4.6 5.7 5.5 6.6 3.6 6.2 5.2 2.6 5.1 * GREENWICH 5.4 6.0 4.3 4.6 5.6 4.7 6.5 3.8 6.1 5.3 3.1 5.0 * PENNCROSS 5.0 6.5 4.7 4.2 5.0 6.7 2.3 4.3 6.4 5.1 4.8 5.0 * VESPER 5.3 6.0 4.1 4.7 5.3 4.5 6.3 3.7 6.3 5.2 2.6 4.9 * SR 7200 4.8 6.1 3.9 4.1 5.4 5.6 5.9 3.3 6.7 5.4 2.5 4.9 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.3 C.V. (%) 7.1 8.1 14.8 8.9 8.7 8.7 10.5 9.8 13.0 6.0 8.6 9.9 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2008. 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.