TABLE 4B. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 USGA/GCSAA/NTEP ON-SITE BENTGRASS TEST AT MURRIETA, CA (SCGA MEMBERS CLUB) 1/ 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS STIMPMETER READINGS MEASURED IN INCHES PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF POA POA POA STIMPMETER READINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE ANNUA ANNUA ANNUA JULY DECEMBER JAN FEB JUN JUL AUG OCT DEC MEAN MAR. OCT. DEC. PENN A-4 7.7 8.0 8.3 13.3 13.3 129.7 150.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.9 PENN A-1 7.3 8.0 23.3 31.7 26.7 122.0 159.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.6 PENN G-1 7.7 7.7 20.0 25.0 26.7 133.0 159.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.6 CENTURY 7.7 8.0 25.0 33.3 28.3 127.7 163.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.4 BACKSPIN 7.3 7.7 30.0 36.7 41.7 130.3 154.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 GRAND PRIX (LCB-103) 7.7 8.0 28.3 35.0 28.3 124.0 156.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 PENN G-6 8.0 8.0 16.7 21.7 21.7 141.7 153.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 CRENSHAW 7.3 7.3 50.0 58.3 46.7 133.3 159.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.2 L-93 7.3 7.3 45.0 55.0 46.7 143.7 156.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 CATO 7.3 7.0 53.3 58.3 53.3 145.0 160.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 IMPERIAL 7.7 7.3 36.7 46.7 43.3 138.3 158.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 PROVIDENCE 7.0 7.0 38.3 46.7 50.0 123.7 160.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 PUTTER 7.3 7.3 50.0 58.3 66.7 128.0 162.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 TRUELINE 7.3 7.0 36.7 41.7 53.3 134.7 162.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 SR 1020 7.0 7.0 46.7 51.7 56.7 135.0 161.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 SR 1119 7.3 7.7 50.0 60.0 51.7 125.0 158.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 VIPER 7.0 7.0 63.3 70.0 75.0 138.0 160.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 PENNCROSS 7.0 7.0 70.0 75.0 75.0 138.7 158.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.5 LSD VALUE 1.3 0.6 15.7 14.2 13.4 33.1 - 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.2 C.V. (%) 6.2 4.7 25.8 20.1 19.4 8.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.6 4.0 2.7 3.4 1.6 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.