TABLE 5.                         MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                     2020 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA  1/                                  
                                                                         2023 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                 WEAR TOLERANCE                                       QUALITY RATINGS                    
                   NAME                       MAY     JULY    OCTOBER   APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    MEAN                                                                                                                                      

                   007XL                      5.3      5.3      6.0     6.7    7.0    6.0    6.7    7.0    6.7    7.0    6.0     6.6                   
                   MUSKET                     2.7      2.7      3.3     7.7    8.0    7.3    7.0    5.3    7.0    6.3    4.3     6.6                   
                   TOURPRO                    5.0      5.0      5.0     6.7    7.0    6.7    6.7    6.7    6.7    6.0    5.0     6.4                   
                   MATCH PLAY                 5.3      5.3      5.7     6.7    6.3    6.3    6.0    6.3    6.0    6.7    5.7     6.3                   
                   PIRANHA                    5.7      6.0      5.7     6.0    6.3    6.7    6.7    6.0    6.3    6.0    6.0     6.3                   
                   PVF-PV-1                   4.7      5.0      6.0     6.7    6.7    6.0    6.0    6.3    7.3    6.3    5.3     6.3                   
                   PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2)        6.3      6.0      6.3     6.3    6.3    5.7    6.0    6.3    6.7    6.7    5.3     6.2                   
                   PST-R0DS                   4.3      5.0      5.0     6.3    6.7    5.7    5.7    6.0    6.7    7.0    5.3     6.2                   
                   SPECTRUM (LNS 19)          4.7      5.7      6.0     6.3    6.3    5.3    5.7    6.7    7.3    6.3    5.3     6.2                   
                   CHINOOK (H10G-OP)          5.0      5.0      5.3     6.0    6.3    6.3    5.7    6.3    5.7    6.3    5.3     6.0                   
                   S1                         5.0      5.0      4.3     6.7    6.3    5.7    5.7    6.3    5.7    6.0    5.3     6.0                   
                   OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1)       6.0      6.0      6.3     5.7    6.0    6.0    5.3    6.0    6.3    7.0    5.0     5.9                   
                   PST-0MRN                   5.0      4.3      6.0     6.3    6.0    5.7    5.3    6.3    6.7    6.0    5.0     5.9                   
                   DLF-AP-3084                4.3      4.3      4.7     6.3    6.0    5.0    5.7    6.3    5.7    6.3    5.0     5.8                   
                   PST-0R2O                   5.7      6.0      6.3     5.0    5.7    5.3    5.0    7.0    6.7    6.3    5.7     5.8                   
                   PVF-PV-2                   6.0      5.3      5.3     5.3    6.3    5.3    5.3    6.3    6.3    6.3    5.3     5.8                   
                   SHARK                      6.3      6.7      5.3     6.0    6.0    5.3    5.3    6.0    6.3    5.7    5.3     5.8                   
                   BARRACUDA                  4.3      4.7      5.3     6.3    6.0    5.3    5.3    5.3    6.3    6.0    4.7     5.7                   
                   PENNCROSS                  3.0      3.0      3.0     5.3    5.7    5.0    4.7    4.3    4.0    4.0    3.0     4.5                   

                   LSD VALUE                  1.0      0.9      1.0     0.9    0.9    0.8    0.7    0.8    0.9    0.6    0.7     0.3                   
                   C.V. (%)                  12.3     11.7     11.7     8.3    7.7    8.3    7.0    7.9    8.3    6.6    8.4     2.8                   

                   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.                            2023 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           

             MA1      SILT LOAM AND SILT    5.6-6.0      61-150      151-240         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN   0.0-0.5   TO PREVENT STRESS