TABLE 10B. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 USGA/GCSAA/NTEP ON-SITE BENTGRASS TEST AT RYE, NY (WESTCHESTER COUNTRY CLUB) 1/ 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS STIMPMETER READINGS MEASURED IN INCHES GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CENTURY 3.7 6.3 8.7 8.0 8.7 8.7 6.3 7.7 9.0 6.3 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.5 PENN A-1 4.7 6.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.4 PENN A-4 4.3 5.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 8.7 5.3 8.0 8.3 6.3 8.7 7.3 8.0 7.4 PENN G-1 4.0 6.0 8.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.4 L-93 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 GRAND PRIX (LCB-103) 3.3 4.7 8.0 6.3 7.7 8.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.9 PENN G-6 6.0 4.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.4 SR 1119 8.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 IMPERIAL 3.3 4.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 BACKSPIN 3.3 4.3 7.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.9 SR 1020 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 5.9 CRENSHAW 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 CATO 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.4 PROVIDENCE 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 TRUELINE 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.5 VIPER 5.3 2.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 2.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.5 PUTTER 3.7 2.7 3.3 2.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 PENNCROSS 3.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 3.7 2.3 3.3 2.0 1.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.5 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.7 1.0 1.2 1.6 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.6 C.V. (%) 12.1 18.6 10.5 12.0 8.4 9.3 20.9 11.1 13.6 14.9 8.6 11.1 11.7 6.8 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.