TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF COOL-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2015 NATIONAL LOW INPUT COOL-SEASON TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER PERCENT WEEDS QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING FALL SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS SHHM 80.0 96.0 16.7 1.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 RESOLUTE (7H7) 78.3 99.0 21.7 0.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.2 VITALITY DOUBLE 97.3 99.0 2.3 0.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 SPARTAN II 91.7 89.7 8.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 CRS MIX #2 91.7 91.3 8.3 4.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 CS MIX 83.3 80.0 16.7 11.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.8 DLFPS TFASTC 88.3 88.0 11.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 CRS MIX #1 93.3 92.7 6.7 3.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 VITALITY LOW 86.3 81.7 13.3 9.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS CHCRM 91.7 81.7 8.3 9.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.6 DLFPS TFAM 90.0 96.0 10.0 1.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 CRS MIX #3 94.3 81.7 5.0 9.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.5 DLFPS CHCRSH 86.7 81.7 13.3 9.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.4 DLFPS TF-A 94.3 89.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 KINGDOM 88.3 85.0 11.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.4 QUATRO 83.3 85.0 16.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.4 SOUTHERN MIXTURE 97.7 86.3 1.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.4 BULLSEYE 92.7 96.0 7.3 1.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 MNHD-15 93.3 89.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 A-SFT 91.0 88.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 BGR-TF3 95.0 90.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 CHANTILLY 84.7 78.3 15.0 11.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.2 DTT TALL FESCUE MIX 90.0 89.7 10.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 KENBLUE 80.0 83.3 20.0 8.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.2 KY-31 E+ 95.0 86.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 BEWITCHED 51.7 73.3 45.0 11.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 DTTHO TF/KBG MIX 91.7 81.7 8.3 9.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 NORTHERN MIXTURE 91.7 80.0 8.3 10.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.9 RADAR 88.3 80.0 11.7 10.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.8 YAAK 86.7 78.3 13.3 11.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 NATURAL KNIT ? PRG MIX 65.0 73.3 31.7 11.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.4 DUTCH WHITE CLOVER 48.3 80.0 50.0 10.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 18.3 11.4 19.7 5.9 1.5 1.4 2.7 2.9 1.2 1.1 0.9 C.V. (%) 12.3 7.6 82.2 48.6 10.7 12.4 14.2 21.7 14.3 11.4 9.1 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. 2019 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 VA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION