TABLE 6B. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF CREEPING BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A GREEN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005-07 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT WEAR WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS WEAR SPRING COVER ANTHRAC- TOLERANCE SPRING FALL SPRING FALL TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP FALL NOSE 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 MEAN MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN DECLARATION 5.7 97.7 8.3 3.3 5.7 2.7 4.0 6.3 4.2 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.8 6.4 7.0 6.6 6.4 5.8 4.7 6.2 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 4.8 96.3 5.7 3.0 5.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 3.9 2.3 4.8 6.3 6.7 6.6 7.2 6.7 6.3 5.8 4.0 6.1 007 (DSB) 5.6 96.3 8.3 3.0 4.3 2.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.9 6.1 6.7 6.3 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.8 4.0 6.0 13-M 5.1 93.0 7.7 2.7 5.3 2.3 5.0 4.7 3.8 2.3 5.1 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.5 4.0 6.0 T-1 5.1 93.3 8.7 2.7 5.0 3.3 5.3 4.3 3.9 3.3 4.7 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.3 6.0 5.2 3.7 6.0 LS-44 5.6 93.3 9.0 3.3 5.0 2.0 4.7 4.7 3.8 3.3 5.0 6.7 7.1 6.2 6.8 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.3 5.9 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 5.7 93.3 6.7 3.3 6.0 2.7 4.7 5.3 4.2 2.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.7 3.7 5.9 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.0 94.7 9.0 3.0 4.7 2.7 4.7 5.3 3.9 4.0 5.2 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.3 4.0 5.9 BENCHMARK DSR 5.3 96.3 7.3 2.7 4.7 2.0 5.3 4.3 3.6 3.0 4.9 6.3 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.9 4.8 3.7 5.8 COBRA 2 (IS-AP 9) 4.8 93.3 8.7 3.3 5.0 2.7 4.7 4.7 3.9 3.3 4.7 6.6 6.9 6.2 6.7 6.4 5.6 4.7 2.7 5.8 CY-2 4.4 96.3 8.3 4.0 5.0 3.0 4.7 6.0 4.4 3.0 4.2 5.8 6.9 6.2 6.7 6.3 5.8 5.7 4.0 5.8 INDEPENDENCE 5.2 85.0 9.0 4.0 5.3 2.7 5.0 5.7 4.4 4.0 4.8 5.8 6.7 6.4 6.9 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.0 5.8 SHARK (23R) 4.8 94.7 8.0 3.7 5.0 2.7 4.0 5.3 4.1 2.7 4.8 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.8 6.2 6.0 5.2 4.0 5.8 AUTHORITY (235050) 4.7 93.3 7.3 3.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.6 6.0 6.4 6.2 7.0 6.1 6.0 4.8 3.7 5.7 KINGPIN (9200) 5.2 96.3 9.0 3.7 4.0 2.3 4.7 4.7 3.8 3.0 4.8 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.0 3.7 5.7 PENN A-1 4.1 96.3 7.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 2.7 4.4 6.0 6.9 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.7 ALPHA 5.0 91.3 8.3 3.7 5.3 2.3 4.7 4.7 4.1 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.4 4.7 3.0 5.6 BENGAL 5.4 81.7 8.3 3.7 4.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.9 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.8 4.0 5.6 PENNLINKS II 4.7 93.3 9.0 2.7 3.7 2.7 4.7 4.3 3.4 3.0 4.2 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.3 4.7 3.0 5.2 PENNCROSS 4.6 76.7 9.0 4.0 4.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.0 3.9 5.6 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.9 4.3 2.7 4.8 LSD VALUE 3.6 7.6 1.6 2.1 1.1 1.9 1.1 2.2 1.8 2.5 4.8 1.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 2.0 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.3 C.V. (%) 33.8 4.8 10.7 22.6 12.4 23.5 11.2 17.2 22.2 30.1 39.3 14.6 9.8 12.2 11.3 16.8 13.1 9.7 12.9 6.6