TABLE 2B. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF CREEPING BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A SOIL GREEN AT THIRTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 2004-07 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IL1 IN1 KY1 ME1 MI1 NM1 NY1 PA1 SD1 TX2 VA1 WI1 MEAN DECLARATION 6.7 6.4 7.7 6.6 6.5 6.6 4.8 7.0 7.4 5.4 5.9 6.0 7.5 6.6 AUTHORITY (235050) 7.1 6.0 7.6 5.8 6.6 6.6 5.1 7.0 7.8 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.7 6.5 SHARK (23R) 6.9 6.4 7.5 5.3 6.6 6.4 5.1 6.9 7.8 5.8 6.3 5.7 6.9 6.5 007 (DSB) 7.1 6.3 7.6 5.8 6.4 6.2 4.8 6.8 7.6 5.4 6.1 5.8 6.9 6.5 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 6.6 6.6 7.6 5.6 6.4 6.7 4.9 6.7 7.7 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.5 CY-2 6.9 6.2 7.5 6.2 6.4 5.6 4.7 6.6 7.0 6.2 6.2 6.3 7.1 6.4 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 6.6 6.7 7.4 5.2 6.5 6.3 4.1 6.8 7.9 5.8 6.6 5.9 6.7 6.4 COBRA 2 (IS-AP 9) 7.3 6.5 7.5 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.8 6.6 6.8 6.3 6.1 5.7 6.4 6.4 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.3 5.7 7.5 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.1 6.8 6.5 6.6 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.4 13-M 6.8 5.7 7.2 6.4 6.4 5.9 4.9 6.9 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.1 6.9 6.4 KINGPIN (9200) 6.6 6.1 7.6 6.3 6.6 5.9 4.9 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.3 LS-44 6.9 6.0 7.2 5.6 6.3 5.6 5.4 7.1 6.3 6.4 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.3 PENN A-1 6.8 5.3 7.6 5.8 6.5 5.6 4.6 6.7 7.2 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.5 6.2 T-1 7.0 6.3 7.6 5.6 6.7 5.8 5.0 6.8 6.7 5.6 6.1 5.5 5.7 6.2 BENCHMARK DSR 6.7 5.4 7.7 6.5 6.6 5.8 5.3 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.7 6.2 INDEPENDENCE 6.7 6.2 7.2 5.2 6.7 6.2 5.0 6.9 7.0 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.9 6.2 ALPHA 6.8 5.8 7.4 5.6 6.5 5.2 5.0 6.9 6.6 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.9 6.1 BENGAL 6.6 6.0 7.4 5.0 6.6 5.9 5.1 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.7 6.1 PENNLINKS II 6.3 4.3 6.5 6.3 6.4 4.6 4.7 6.9 5.1 6.6 5.3 5.1 5.9 5.7 PENNCROSS 6.2 3.9 6.1 4.4 5.9 4.8 5.6 6.8 4.4 6.4 4.4 5.1 4.7 5.2 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.2 C.V. (%) 7.7 8.0 6.1 7.5 7.5 10.6 10.3 6.6 4.7 7.3 6.3 7.2 9.1 7.7