TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF COOL-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2015 NATIONAL LOW INPUT COOL-SEASON TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT DROUGHT COVER COVER TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME SUMMER FALL DORMANCY MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SPARTAN II 91.3 89.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 VITALITY LOW 85.0 94.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.1 7H7 81.7 94.3 3.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 CRS MIX #1 86.7 78.3 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.8 DLFPS TFASTC 97.3 91.7 4.3 6.7 3.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.8 SOUTHERN MIXTURE 98.0 96.0 4.7 5.7 3.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 4.8 DLFPS TF-A 98.3 78.3 2.7 5.7 3.3 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.4 DLFPS TFAM 97.7 94.3 1.3 6.3 3.0 4.3 2.3 4.3 6.3 4.4 CHANTILLY 97.7 93.0 2.3 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 DLFPS CHCRSH 92.0 81.7 1.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 DLFPS CHCRM 93.3 88.0 1.0 5.7 3.0 4.7 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 KENBLUE 34.3 94.7 1.7 4.3 2.0 2.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 NORTHERN MIXTURE 98.0 88.3 2.0 5.3 3.0 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 QUATRO 84.7 66.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 VITALITY DOUBLE 97.0 88.3 3.0 5.7 3.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 RADAR 93.7 81.7 3.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.2 DLFPS SHHM 85.0 88.3 2.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 4.3 5.0 4.1 DTTHO TF/KBG MIX 95.0 88.3 3.0 5.7 3.3 4.0 2.3 4.0 5.0 4.1 DUTCH WHITE CLOVER 84.3 94.7 2.3 6.0 1.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 6.0 4.1 YAAK 98.0 89.7 3.0 6.0 2.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.1 BGR-TF3 99.0 89.7 2.7 6.3 3.0 3.7 2.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 MNHD-15 86.7 80.0 1.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 2.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 KY-31 E+ 98.0 88.3 1.0 5.7 3.0 4.3 2.7 3.3 4.7 3.9 A-SFT 95.3 84.7 1.7 6.0 2.3 4.0 2.3 3.3 5.0 3.8 BULLSEYE 98.0 71.7 1.0 6.0 3.0 4.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.8 CRS MIX #2 85.0 84.7 1.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 2.3 3.0 4.3 3.8 CRS MIX #3 92.0 81.7 2.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 2.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 CS MIX 91.7 71.7 1.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 2.0 2.7 3.7 3.6 BEWITCHED 82.3 89.7 1.0 5.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 4.0 5.3 3.5 DTT TALL FESCUE MIX 97.7 76.7 2.3 5.3 2.7 4.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.5 KINGDOM 96.0 78.3 2.0 5.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 3.5 NATURAL KNIT ? PRG MIX 98.7 85.0 1.7 4.3 2.7 4.3 2.0 3.0 4.7 3.5 LSD VALUE 4.5 29.8 3.3 4.1 1.0 2.9 2.3 2.6 3.5 1.2 C.V. (%) 3.4 13.0 62.0 19.7 18.3 27.6 32.3 26.7 25.2 13.4 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. 2016 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2015 NATIONAL LOW INPUT COOL-SEASON 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 MI1 - - - - - - - -