TABLE 8.                     MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                                 2020 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA  1/                                              
                                                                         2021 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                               QUALITY RATINGS
                                          DOLLAR SPOT        3 WEEKS     6 WEEKS                         QUALITY RATINGS
             NAME                      JULY       AUGUST     AFTER ESTABLISHMENT     APR     MAY    JUN     JUL     AUG    SEP    OCT    MEAN                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                           
             MUSKET                     7.3         8.0        6.3         7.0       6.3     7.3    6.7     7.7     7.3    7.7    7.7     7.2              
             007XL                      7.0         7.0        6.0         6.3       6.0     7.3    6.3     6.7     7.3    7.7    8.0     7.0              
             OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1)       6.7         6.7        6.3         6.3       6.3     6.7    6.3     6.0     6.7    8.0    7.7     6.8              
             PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2)        6.3         7.0        7.7         7.3       6.3     6.3    6.0     6.3     7.3    7.3    8.0     6.8              
             PVF-PV-1                   6.7         6.0        4.0         6.0       5.7     6.7    6.0     6.3     7.0    8.0    8.0     6.8              
             S1                         6.3         5.7        6.3         7.0       7.0     6.7    6.0     6.0     6.0    7.3    8.0     6.7              
             LNS 19                     6.3         6.3        6.0         6.3       5.7     6.7    6.0     6.0     7.0    7.3    7.7     6.6              
             MATCH PLAY                 5.3         6.7        7.3         7.7       6.3     6.7    6.0     5.7     6.7    7.3    7.7     6.6              
             TOURPRO                    6.0         5.7        6.0         7.0       6.3     6.0    6.0     5.7     6.0    7.0    7.7     6.4              
             BARRACUDA                  5.3         5.7        5.3         6.0       6.3     6.0    6.0     5.7     5.3    7.0    8.0     6.3              
             PIRANHA                    5.7         5.7        6.0         7.0       6.0     6.7    6.0     5.7     6.0    6.7    7.3     6.3              
             PVF-PV-2                   6.0         7.0        4.0         5.7       4.7     6.0    6.0     6.3     6.3    6.7    7.3     6.2              
             CHINOOK (H10G-OP)          5.7         6.0        7.3         7.0       5.0     6.0    6.0     5.7     6.0    7.0    7.3     6.1              
             PST-R0DS                   5.0         5.7        4.7         6.0       5.7     6.3    6.0     5.3     6.0    7.0    6.7     6.1              
             DLF-AP-3084                6.3         6.0        5.7         6.7       4.0     5.3    6.0     6.3     6.7    6.3    7.0     6.0              
             PST-0R2O                   4.0         6.3        5.7         6.3       4.7     6.7    6.0     4.7     5.7    6.7    7.3     6.0              
             SHARK                      4.0         4.3        5.3         6.7       5.7     6.7    6.0     4.7     5.3    6.3    7.7     6.0              
             PENNCROSS                  3.0         3.3        6.0         6.3       6.0     6.7    6.0     3.7     4.3    5.0    6.0     5.4              
             PST-0MRN                   3.7         4.3        5.3         5.7       4.7     5.7    5.0     4.3     4.7    6.0    7.0     5.3              

             LSD VALUE                  1.6         1.2        4.3         3.6       3.1     1.9    1.3     1.6     1.3    1.0    1.1     0.9              
             C.V. (%)                  16.6        12.3       26.9        17.0      20.6    11.5    7.8    15.5    12.0    8.7    7.7     7.8              

             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.                     2021 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                               
                                                      THE 2020 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                   

                    VA1      SILTY CLAY LOAM       5.6-6.0     61-150       151-240         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN   0.6-1.0   TO PREVENT STRESS