TABLE 6D.         MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS                                             
                                                   GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT EAST LANSING, MI   1/                                                   
                                                                       2023 DATA                                                                         

                                                   TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  

                                                     SUMMER    PERCENT GROUND COVER               QUALITY RATINGS
                           NAME                      DENSITY     SUMMER       FALL       JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN                                                                                                                          

                           TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2)         5.3       96.3        93.0       5.3     5.0     5.3     5.3     5.3                             
                           DA5-RHF                      4.3       91.7        91.7       5.0     4.7     4.3     5.0     4.8                             
                           PVF-PDB-2020                 5.0       94.7        91.7       4.7     5.0     4.7     4.7     4.8                             
                           DLFPS-FL-3104                4.7       96.3        85.0       5.0     5.0     4.3     4.3     4.7                             
                           SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2)        5.0       93.3        90.0       5.0     4.7     4.7     4.3     4.7                             
                           GLADIATOR                    4.7       91.7        86.7       4.7     4.3     4.0     4.0     4.3                             
                           RESOLUTE                     4.7       93.0        88.3       4.3     4.3     4.0     4.3     4.3                             
                           SPHD-20                      4.7       93.3        80.0       4.3     4.7     3.7     4.0     4.2                             
                           BEACON II (PPG-FL 128)       4.3       93.3        83.3       4.3     3.7     3.7     4.0     3.9                             
                           BAR FT 135                   4.0       91.7        73.3       4.3     4.0     3.3     3.7     3.8                             
                           BAR FT 132                   3.7       85.0        73.3       4.3     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.6                             

                           LSD VALUE                    2.1        7.4        24.9       1.1     1.6     2.1     1.9     1.1                             
                           C.V. (%)                    17.6        3.8        12.1      10.6    16.3    21.2    19.2    12.4                             

                           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.