TABLE 7B.                  MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF CREEPING BENTGRASS CULTIVARS                                          
                                            GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT BLACKSBURG, VA  1/                                                    
                                                                         2016 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  

                                          PERCENT GROUND COVER RATINGS                                   QUALITY RATINGS
               NAME                    AUG_10     AUG_15    AUG_24     SEPT      MAR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN                   
                                                                                                                                                           
               CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS      15.0       35.0       40.0      51.7      7.0     6.0     6.0     7.3     5.0     6.0     5.0     6.0               
               PIRANHA (DC-1)          15.0       28.3       41.7      45.0      7.0     7.0     6.3     7.3     4.7     5.0     4.7     6.0               
               SHARK                   20.0       28.3       48.3      56.7      7.0     7.7     7.0     8.0     4.3     4.7     3.7     6.0               
               CHINOOK (H10G-OP)       13.3       23.3       33.3      48.3      7.3     7.0     6.0     7.0     5.0     4.7     4.3     5.9               
               NIGHTLIFE               11.7       23.3       33.3      58.3      6.0     5.0     6.3     7.7     5.3     6.0     5.0     5.9               
               PENNCROSS                8.3       21.7       28.3      50.0      6.0     5.0     5.7     6.0     5.3     6.7     5.3     5.7               
               PST-0RBS                20.0       36.7       53.3      56.7      6.0     5.7     6.0     6.7     4.7     5.3     5.3     5.7               
               007                     16.7       43.3       55.0      70.0      5.7     6.0     6.0     7.3     5.0     4.7     4.7     5.6               
               L-93XD                  18.3       28.3       38.3      43.3      6.0     6.7     6.7     7.7     4.3     3.7     4.3     5.6               
               V-8                      5.0       10.0       25.0      48.3      6.0     6.0     6.7     7.3     5.0     4.7     3.7     5.6               
               PST-0CV6                11.7       26.7       38.3      55.0      5.3     5.3     6.0     6.3     4.3     5.3     5.7     5.5               
               BARRACUDA               13.3       30.0       35.0      40.0      6.3     6.0     5.7     6.3     5.0     4.3     3.7     5.3               
               ARMOR                   25.0       36.7       45.0      58.3      5.3     5.0     5.0     7.0     3.7     4.7     4.0     5.0               
               KINGDOM                 20.0       33.3       46.7      63.3      5.7     5.0     5.0     7.0     4.7     4.3     3.7     5.0               

               LSD VALUE               32.5       65.3       75.3      71.7      4.3     1.2     1.8     2.9     2.8     3.6     1.7     2.0               
               C.V. (%)                71.1       70.2       57.6      41.0     22.6    11.8    13.0    14.6    19.9    26.7    17.9    11.9