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                               TABLE 2.       MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON                                               
                                                      A FAIRWAY OR TEE AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.  1/                                                   
                                                                         2023 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                        TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  2/                                                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                                  NAME                    CO1    IA1     IN1    IN2    MA1     NJ1     QE1    VA1    WI1                                   
                                                                                                                                                           
                                  007XL                   3.4    6.2     5.9    6.5    6.6     5.6     3.6    5.6    6.2                                   
                                  BARRACUDA               3.4    6.3     5.9    6.3    5.7     4.8     2.4    6.2    6.0                                   
                                  CHINOOK (H10G-OP)       3.4    6.3     6.3    6.8    6.0     6.1     2.2    5.6    5.9                                   
                                  DLF-AP-3084             3.5    6.2     6.2    6.9    5.8     7.2     2.8    5.9    6.3                                   
                                  MATCH PLAY              3.4    6.2     6.6    7.3    6.3     6.0     2.7    6.1    6.3                                   
                                  MUSKET                  3.1    6.1     5.4    5.5    6.6     4.9     4.6    5.4    5.5                                   
                                  OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1)    3.3    6.1     6.8    7.1    5.9     7.1     1.7    5.8    5.8                                   
                                  PENNCROSS               4.2    6.3     5.3    5.3    4.5     1.8     2.8    4.5    4.7                                   
                                  PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2)     3.6    6.2     6.1    6.6    6.2     6.4     2.7    5.5    5.7                                   
                                  PIRANHA                 3.6    6.1     6.6    6.8    6.3     5.1     2.8    6.2    6.3                                   
                                  PST-0MRN                3.6    6.5     6.2    6.9    5.9     3.6     2.3    5.5    6.1                                   
                                  PST-0R2O                3.4    6.4     6.2    6.7    5.8     4.3     2.3    5.6    6.5                                   
                                  PST-R0DS                3.2    6.2     5.9    6.8    6.2     3.6     1.7    6.0    5.9                                   
                                  PVF-PV-1                3.4    6.2     6.3    6.7    6.3     6.4     2.2    6.0    5.8                                   
                                  PVF-PV-2                3.3    6.3     6.5    7.0    5.8     6.8     1.7    6.5    5.7                                   
                                  S1                      3.4    6.1     6.0    6.6    6.0     5.6     2.2    6.0    6.3                                   
                                  SHARK                   3.2    6.0     6.2    6.5    5.8     4.1     2.6    6.3    6.0                                   
                                  SPECTRUM (LNS 19)       3.3    6.2     5.8    6.5    6.2     7.8     2.8    6.0    5.6                                   
                                  TOURPRO                 3.3    6.2     5.7    6.5    6.4     5.6     2.2    6.2    6.3                                   
 
                                  LSD VALUE               0.5    0.3     1.3    1.0    0.3     1.1     1.7    0.9    0.6                                   
                                  C.V. (%)                9.8    3.4    13.0    9.7    2.9    12.8    41.1    9.8    6.6                                   

                      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.