TABLE 7B. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1997 USGA/GCSAA/NTEP ON-SITE BENTGRASS TEST AT FLORENCE, KY (LASSING POINTE GOLF COURSE) 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS STIMPMETER READINGS MEASURED IN INCHES PERCENT LIVING DOLLAR % POA GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY GROUND COVER SPOT ANNUA STIMPMETER READINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SPRING SUMMER JUNE NOVEMBER AUGUST SEPT. OCTOBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BACKSPIN 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 96.7 88.0 3.0 6.7 99.0 89.7 100.7 7.3 5.7 7.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 IMPERIAL 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 96.0 96.0 0.0 5.3 100.7 87.0 100.0 7.3 4.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.9 PENN A-1 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 96.0 86.3 0.0 3.0 90.7 84.0 98.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 PENN A-4 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 96.0 87.7 0.0 6.0 95.7 85.7 100.0 7.0 3.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.8 PENN G-1 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 94.3 86.3 1.0 10.0 97.7 94.0 100.7 7.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 PENN G-6 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 99.0 91.0 0.0 5.7 90.7 116.3 93.3 7.0 4.7 6.7 8.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 CENTURY 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 92.7 78.0 6.0 9.3 91.0 83.0 94.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.3 6.5 CATO 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 95.3 91.3 0.0 5.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 6.7 4.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 SR 1119 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 88.0 83.0 6.3 1.0 90.0 122.3 92.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.4 L-93 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 91.7 86.3 0.0 6.0 100.3 104.3 105.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 VIPER 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 93.7 76.7 0.0 4.0 85.3 79.3 94.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 5.3 6.3 CRENSHAW 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 96.7 78.3 5.0 13.7 96.7 91.7 105.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.2 SR 1020 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 94.3 92.7 1.0 3.0 95.7 87.3 91.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.2 GRAND PRIX (LCB-103) 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 96.0 79.7 0.0 6.0 92.0 88.0 102.3 6.7 4.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.1 PROVIDENCE 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 96.7 78.0 0.0 7.0 90.0 84.3 98.3 7.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 TRUELINE 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 92.7 66.7 3.3 12.7 99.0 89.0 102.3 6.7 4.7 6.0 7.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 PENNCROSS 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 86.3 76.3 0.0 8.3 94.0 91.0 104.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 PUTTER 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 93.0 84.7 4.0 5.7 97.3 98.0 108.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 LSD VALUE 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.6 22.9 49.8 16.2 11.5 18.2 69.0 21.9 2.5 5.1 2.8 2.2 3.1 2.7 1.6 2.8 1.6 C.V. (%) 10.4 11.4 14.1 14.3 7.3 18.2 298.4 69.8 7.2 23.8 7.9 12.2 31.1 15.9 13.8 19.0 13.7 9.9 17.3 9.8 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.