TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SILVER GENETIC SPRING WINTER BROWN PATCH THREAD DOLLAR SPOT RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR DENSITY COLOR WEAR TOLERANCE MOSS JULY SEPTEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-0HR 7.0 7.3 3.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.2 PSU-CBG1 6.7 7.3 3.0 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.9 PVF-PV-2 6.3 7.0 4.7 8.0 7.3 8.7 8.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.9 PVF-PV-1 6.3 6.7 4.0 8.7 7.3 8.3 9.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 SPECTRUM (LNS 19) 6.3 6.7 3.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 007XL 5.7 7.3 5.0 7.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.6 DLFPS-AP-3084 5.7 7.0 3.0 7.3 7.7 8.7 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1) 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 S1 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.5 PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2) 6.0 7.0 3.3 6.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.4 PIRANHA 7.0 6.0 3.3 7.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.4 PST-0DSF 7.7 6.0 2.7 6.3 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.4 PSU-CBG2 6.3 6.3 3.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.4 PSU-CBG3 6.7 6.3 3.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 BARRACUDA 6.3 6.7 4.0 6.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 L-93 XD 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 CY-4 4.7 5.7 4.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 PENN A-1 7.3 5.7 3.3 5.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 DECLARATION 7.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 7.0 8.0 9.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.5 PENNCROSS 6.7 4.3 3.0 7.3 5.7 7.7 8.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.5 1.7 3.1 3.2 3.4 1.9 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.7 C.V. (%) 8.6 12.6 22.3 20.7 14.6 13.0 9.1 12.1 10.3 12.6 12.4 11.9 9.9 6.9 7.2 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 (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 VA1 SAND 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS