TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A GREEN AT FOUR LOCATIONS USING 6.1+ LBS. OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR 1/ 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AL1 SC2 TX1 WA3 MEAN PENN A-4 6.7 7.9 6.4 6.0 6.7 PENN A-1 6.7 7.9 6.4 5.8 6.7 PENN G-1 6.5 7.7 6.3 5.9 6.6 PENN A-2 6.7 7.9 5.9 5.7 6.6 PST-A2E 6.9 7.7 5.6 5.9 6.5 ISI AP-5 6.4 7.6 5.9 5.7 6.4 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 6.7 7.7 5.6 5.6 6.4 SYN 96-3 5.9 7.6 6.0 5.7 6.3 PENN G-6 6.2 7.5 5.6 5.8 6.3 CENTURY 6.5 7.6 5.7 5.4 6.3 L-93 6.4 7.8 5.7 5.3 6.3 BAR CB 8US3 6.4 7.9 4.9 5.7 6.2 SYN 96-1 5.8 7.9 5.6 5.7 6.2 SRX 1NJH 6.2 7.7 5.4 5.6 6.2 BACKSPIN 6.1 7.7 5.5 5.2 6.1 SRX 1BPAA 6.2 7.7 4.9 5.7 6.1 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 6.1 7.7 4.9 5.7 6.1 IMPERIAL 5.8 7.6 5.6 5.3 6.1 PROVIDENCE 5.6 7.8 5.1 5.6 6.0 SR 1119 5.6 7.7 5.3 5.4 6.0 PICK CB 13-94 6.1 7.4 5.4 5.0 6.0 SYN 96-2 5.3 7.6 5.4 5.4 5.9 ABT-CRB-1 4.8 7.4 5.9 5.3 5.9 CRENSHAW 5.4 7.8 4.7 4.9 5.7 VESPER (PICK MVB) 5.3 7.3 3.3 6.9 5.7 SR 7200 4.8 7.4 3.7 6.8 5.7 PENNLINKS 5.5 7.3 4.7 4.6 5.5 PENNCROSS 5.1 7.2 4.9 4.5 5.4 BAVARIA 3.6 7.1 3.1 3.5 4.3 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.3 C.V. (%) 9.9 1.9 8.9 5.3 6.7 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.