TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN S1 7.7 8.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 PVF-PV-2 8.3 8.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 6.9 007XL 8.0 8.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.8 OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1) 8.3 8.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 6.8 PIRANHA 8.3 7.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 6.7 PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2) 8.0 8.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 6.6 L-93 XD 7.7 8.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.5 PST-0DSF 9.0 9.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.3 9.0 6.5 PVF-PV-1 8.3 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 6.5 PST-0HR 9.0 9.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 8.0 8.7 8.3 9.0 8.3 6.4 BARRACUDA 8.0 8.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 LNS 19 8.7 8.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 6.3 PENN A-1 8.7 8.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 6.2 CY-4 7.7 8.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.1 DLFPS-AP-3084 8.0 8.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 6.0 PSU-CBG2 9.0 8.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 6.0 DECLARATION 8.0 7.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 PSU-CBG3 9.0 8.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.7 8.0 9.0 8.3 5.6 PSU-CBG1 9.0 8.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 8.3 8.7 9.0 5.5 PENNCROSS 7.3 7.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.7 C.V. (%) 5.0 6.2 11.2 15.8 13.1 20.8 18.6 13.5 8.4 6.7 5.3 7.3 3.1 6.7 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 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2020 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY RATINGS PERCENT GROUND COVER NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL ALGAE S1 8.3 8.0 8.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 PVF-PV-2 8.0 8.3 8.7 96.3 99.0 99.0 9.0 007XL 9.0 8.3 8.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1) 8.7 8.0 8.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 PIRANHA 7.7 8.0 8.3 94.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2) 8.7 8.3 8.3 94.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 L-93 XD 8.7 8.0 8.0 96.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 PST-0DSF 9.0 8.7 9.0 93.3 99.0 98.3 8.3 PVF-PV-1 8.3 8.0 8.7 95.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 PST-0HR 9.0 9.0 9.0 93.3 99.0 99.0 9.0 BARRACUDA 8.3 8.0 8.0 96.3 99.0 99.0 8.7 LNS 19 9.0 8.3 8.7 88.3 99.0 99.0 9.0 PENN A-1 8.7 8.0 7.7 93.0 99.0 99.0 8.7 CY-4 8.0 7.7 7.7 93.3 99.0 99.0 9.0 DLFPS-AP-3084 8.7 7.7 8.0 91.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 PSU-CBG2 8.3 9.0 9.0 91.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 DECLARATION 7.7 7.0 7.7 91.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 PSU-CBG3 8.7 9.0 9.0 93.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 PSU-CBG1 8.7 9.0 9.0 85.0 98.3 99.0 9.0 PENNCROSS 7.0 6.0 6.0 93.3 99.0 93.7 6.0 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.5 0.6 7.8 0.8 4.3 0.6 C.V. (%) 5.5 4.3 4.9 4.0 0.3 1.7 4.5 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 (GREEN) 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS