TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DOLLAR PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER SPOT WARM TEMP. FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PENN G-6 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 3.0 8.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 2.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.5 TIGER II (CIS AT-5) 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 3.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 L-93 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 7.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 3.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.2 PENNCROSS 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 3.3 8.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.2 PENNEAGLE 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 3.0 6.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.2 SR 1119 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 3.3 6.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.2 GLORY (PST-9HG) 6.3 5.0 3.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.1 PENNLINKS II (PST-OVN) 7.0 5.3 3.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.1 PST-9PM 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.1 SEASIDE II 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 3.0 6.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.1 BACKSPIN 6.7 5.7 3.3 5.3 3.3 7.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 5.0 6.3 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 PRINCEVILLE 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 3.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 TRUELINE 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 6.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 IMPERIAL 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 3.3 7.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.9 SR 7100 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.9 SRX 1BPAA 7.3 5.7 3.7 6.0 4.7 7.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 ABT-COL-2 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 3.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.8 SR 7150 (SRX 7MODD) 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.8 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 7.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 GRAND PRIX 6.3 5.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 7.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 2.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 SRX 7MOBB 6.0 4.7 3.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.6 GOLFSTAR 6.3 7.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.5 PROVIDENCE 6.3 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.7 6.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 CENTURY 6.7 5.3 3.3 4.7 3.0 7.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 2.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.4 TIGER 6.7 5.7 2.7 4.7 3.3 6.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.4 SEASIDE 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 3.0 6.3 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.9 1.9 3.3 2.1 2.4 1.7 1.6 0.9 1.0 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.8 2.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 8.5 10.2 22.9 18.3 26.5 21.2 17.7 18.0 14.0 13.8 17.1 16.7 16.4 17.9 16.1 20.1 8.6 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. 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 VA1 - - - - - - - -