TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT QUEBEC (CANADA), QE 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SR 7100 7.3 2.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 SR 7150 (SRX 7MODD) 7.7 2.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.8 TIGER 8.0 2.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.8 GOLFSTAR 7.7 3.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 ABT-COL-2 7.7 2.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.6 PST-9PM 8.0 3.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.6 GLORY (PST-9HG) 7.7 3.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.5 SRX 7MOBB 7.3 3.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.5 TIGER II (CIS AT-5) 7.7 2.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 6.5 TRUELINE 6.7 2.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.2 BACKSPIN 6.7 2.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 6.1 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 6.7 1.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.1 PENNCROSS 7.0 2.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.1 PENNLINKS II (PST-OVN) 6.7 2.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.1 L-93 6.7 2.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 PRINCEVILLE 6.3 1.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 SRX 1BPAA 6.7 1.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 GRAND PRIX 6.7 1.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.9 SEASIDE 6.0 1.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.9 SR 1119 6.7 2.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.9 PENNEAGLE 6.7 1.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.8 PROVIDENCE 7.0 1.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.8 IMPERIAL 7.0 1.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 PENN G-6 6.7 2.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 CENTURY 6.3 2.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.6 SEASIDE II 6.7 1.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 5.6 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.2 2.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 5.8 22.8 5.5 6.6 4.3 4.3 8.3 6.4 8.4 10.8 9.4 11.3 5.4 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 QE1 - - - - - - - -