TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GRAY GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER SNOW QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL MOLD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PENNCROSS 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 90.0 91.7 91.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.5 PROVIDENCE 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 90.0 90.0 90.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.5 TIGER 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 91.7 91.7 91.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.5 ABT-COL-2 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 91.7 90.0 90.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.4 PENN G-6 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 90.0 90.0 90.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.4 PENNEAGLE 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 93.3 93.3 91.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.4 PRINCEVILLE 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 90.0 90.0 90.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.4 SR 1119 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 91.7 91.7 91.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.4 SRX 1BPAA 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 91.7 90.0 90.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.4 TRUELINE 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 90.0 90.0 90.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.4 TIGER II (CIS AT-5) 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 93.3 91.7 91.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 L-93 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 93.3 93.3 95.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 SRX 7MOBB 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 91.7 91.7 91.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 GOLFSTAR 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 91.7 91.7 91.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.2 IMPERIAL 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 90.0 90.0 93.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.2 PST-0VN 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 93.3 93.3 91.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.2 PST-9PM 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 90.0 88.3 88.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.2 SEASIDE II 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 90.0 91.7 91.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.2 SR 7100 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 91.7 91.7 91.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 GRAND PRIX 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 91.7 91.7 91.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.1 SEASIDE 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 93.3 93.3 93.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.1 SRX 7MODD 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 91.7 91.7 91.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.1 CENTURY 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 93.3 93.3 93.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 GLORY (PST-9HG) 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 91.7 91.7 90.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 BACKSPIN 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 93.3 93.3 93.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.9 LSD VALUE 1.6 1.4 1.7 2.7 1.9 1.9 7.6 10.0 11.3 3.1 1.7 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.0 C.V. (%) 7.6 6.0 6.9 9.7 7.4 8.6 2.6 3.1 3.4 19.1 7.7 8.8 7.3 7.3 6.5 5.7 5.7 7.6 4.2 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. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY/TEE) 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 MI1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY