TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SR 7150 (SRX 7MODD) 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 7.0 7.7 8.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.6 TIGER II (CIS AT-5) 6.7 7.7 7.0 8.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 3.7 5.7 6.2 L-93 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 SRX 7MOBB 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 SRX 1BPAA 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.8 PENN G-6 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 GLORY (PST-9HG) 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 IMPERIAL 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 2.7 3.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 SEASIDE II 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.2 GRAND PRIX 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.2 SR 1119 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.1 ABT-COL-2 4.7 7.3 5.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 PENNLINKS II (PST-OVN) 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 7.7 6.0 4.9 SR 7100 4.3 7.7 5.0 8.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 3.0 4.7 4.8 TRUELINE 6.3 3.7 3.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 4.8 TIGER 6.7 6.0 4.3 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 2.0 4.3 4.6 BACKSPIN 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.5 PST-9PM 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 3.0 4.0 4.5 PROVIDENCE 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.7 2.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 CENTURY 4.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.2 PENNCROSS 5.0 2.3 2.3 4.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.1 PENNEAGLE 4.0 1.7 1.7 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 PRINCEVILLE 4.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 GOLFSTAR 7.0 4.7 3.7 7.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.7 3.8 SEASIDE 3.3 1.0 1.3 5.0 1.0 2.0 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 2.3 LSD VALUE 2.7 1.4 2.1 1.7 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 C.V. (%) 25.4 18.0 28.3 19.6 25.8 21.5 19.6 19.4 18.4 21.8 18.0 15.9 13.0 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. 2002 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 NJ1 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 151-270 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS