TABLE 7A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A GREEN USING REDUCED FUNGICIDES AT FARMINGDALE, NY 1/ 2004-07 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF SEEDLING QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE VIGOR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BENCHMARK DSR 6.8 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.5 DECLARATION 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.5 LS-44 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 PENNLINKS II 7.8 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 13-M 7.5 6.8 6.0 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.4 ALPHA 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 AUTHORITY (235050) 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.4 GREENWICH 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.4 INDEPENDENCE 7.8 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 PENNCROSS 6.8 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.4 SHARK (23R) 7.5 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.4 VENUS (EFD) 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.4 CY-2 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 7.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.6 6.6 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.3 T-1 7.2 6.3 6.0 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.3 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 7.2 6.0 6.0 6.8 6.8 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.3 007 (DSB) 7.2 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.2 BENGAL 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.2 COBRA 2 (IS-AP 9) 6.8 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.2 PENN A-1 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.2 SR 7200 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.0 6.2 LEGENDARY 6.5 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 VESPER 7.2 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.1 KINGPIN (9200) 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.0 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.9 1.5 0.6 C.V. (%) 10.5 7.2 8.3 9.5 9.8 8.1 8.7 9.0 11.8 13.7 6.6 6.9 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.