TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT DALLAS, TX 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY WINTER DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR SPOT JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN L-93 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.6 PENN A-1 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 PENN A-2 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 PST-A2E 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 ABT-CRB-1 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 SYN 96-1 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 SYN 96-2 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.2 PENN G-1 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 PICK CB 13-94 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.1 SYN 96-3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.1 PENN A-4 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 PENN G-6 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 SRX 1NJH 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 IMPERIAL 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 ISI AP-5 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 PENNCROSS 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 SRX 1BPAA 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 BACKSPIN 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 CENTURY 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 SR 1119 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 BAR CB 8US3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 CRENSHAW 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 SR 7200 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 BAVARIA 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 PENNLINKS 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 PROVIDENCE 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 VESPER (PICK MVB) 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.6 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.3 C.V. (%) 5.5 5.8 5.4 6.4 6.4 7.1 6.0 14.7 7.3 8.6 8.9 8.1 8.1 7.3 8.5 7.1 9.3 9.9 8.5 8.0 3.7 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. TABLE A. 2002 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREEN) 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 TX1 SAND 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 8.1+ FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS