TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 007 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 AUTHORITY 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 MEMORIAL 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 PIN-UP (HTM) 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.9 LUMINARY (A08-TDN2) 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 CRYSTAL BLUELINKS 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.8 BARRACUDA (MVS-AP-101) 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 L-93 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 T-1 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 CY-2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 SRP-1WM 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.5 PURE SELECT (PST-OJD) 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 PENNCROSS 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 GREENTIME 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.5 PRINCEVILLE 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.4 BCD 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 TIGER II 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.2 A08-EBM 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 A08-FT12 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 BENCHMARK DSR 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.6 PROCLAMATION (LTP-FEC) 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 DECLARATION 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 PST-R9D7 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.5 LSD VALUE 3.6 3.7 2.6 2.8 3.3 2.8 3.2 3.7 3.1 C.V. (%) 22.9 23.7 23.8 23.4 25.2 23.9 25.7 24.6 23.1 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. 2011 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY/TEE) 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 MD1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 151-270 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS