TABLE 3.       MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE
                                                      1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT AMES, IA  1/
                                                                           2002 DATA

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

                                                      GENETIC     SPRING                      QUALITY RATINGS
                             NAME                      COLOR      GREENUP     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN

                             CENTURY                     6.7         6.3      6.0     7.0     8.0     8.3     7.7     7.7     7.4
                             IMPERIAL                    7.0         6.7      5.3     7.0     8.0     8.3     6.3     8.0     7.2
                             PENN G-6                    6.7         6.3      6.0     6.7     7.0     8.0     8.0     7.7     7.2
                             BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2)       7.0         7.7      6.0     7.7     6.7     8.0     6.7     7.7     7.1
                             L-93                        7.7         5.7      6.3     7.7     7.3     7.0     7.0     7.3     7.1
                             CRENSHAW                    7.3         6.7      6.0     7.3     6.7     7.3     7.0     7.7     7.0
                             ABT-CRB-1                   6.3         6.7      5.7     6.3     7.0     8.0     6.7     8.0     6.9
                             PENN A-1                    6.3         7.3      4.7     6.0     7.0     8.3     7.3     8.3     6.9
                             PENN A-2                    7.0         6.3      5.7     7.0     6.3     8.3     6.3     8.0     6.9
                             PENN A-4                    7.0         6.0      5.3     6.3     7.7     8.3     7.0     7.0     6.9
                             SYN 96-1                    7.3         7.0      5.7     7.7     7.0     7.3     6.3     7.7     6.9
                             SYN 96-2                    7.3         7.7      6.3     6.7     7.0     6.7     7.3     7.3     6.9
                             PST-A2E                     7.3         6.7      5.3     6.3     7.0     7.3     7.3     7.7     6.8
                             SRX 1NJH                    6.7         6.0      5.3     7.0     7.7     7.3     6.7     7.0     6.8
                             BAR CB 8US3                 6.3         6.0      5.3     6.0     6.7     7.7     7.0     7.7     6.7
                             PENN G-1                    7.3         5.7      5.7     6.7     6.7     7.0     6.7     7.3     6.7
                             BRIGHTON (SRX 1120)         6.3         5.7      5.0     5.7     6.7     7.7     6.7     7.7     6.6
                             ISI AP-5                    6.3         5.7      5.7     6.0     6.7     7.0     6.3     7.7     6.6
                             SR 1119                     6.7         5.7      5.7     6.7     6.7     7.3     6.7     6.7     6.6
                             SYN 96-3                    6.3         7.0      6.7     6.3     6.3     7.0     6.7     6.3     6.6
                             PICK CB 13-94               7.0         6.0      4.7     6.3     6.7     7.0     6.3     7.0     6.3
                             PROVIDENCE                  6.3         6.0      4.7     5.3     6.3     7.0     7.3     7.3     6.3
                             SRX 1BPAA                   6.7         5.7      5.0     5.7     6.7     6.7     6.7     6.7     6.2
                             BACKSPIN                    6.3         6.0      5.0     6.3     6.0     6.3     6.0     6.3     6.0
                             PENNLINKS                   6.7         5.7      4.7     5.3     6.3     6.7     5.0     6.0     5.7
                             BAVARIA                     6.3         4.0      4.7     4.7     5.7     5.7     5.0     5.7     5.2
                             PENNCROSS                   6.0         5.0      4.3     5.3     5.0     5.3     5.0     5.7     5.1
                             VESPER (PICK MVB)           6.3         5.3      4.3     4.3     4.7     5.3     6.0     6.0     5.1
                             SR 7200                     6.7         4.3      4.3     4.3     5.0     5.3     5.0     5.3     4.9

                             LSD VALUE                   2.4         1.5      1.1     1.2     1.2     1.7     1.3     1.3     0.6
                             C.V. (%)                   11.1        13.6     11.5    11.8    10.6    12.8    11.3    10.3     6.2

                           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.                                 2002 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                      
                                                           THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREEN) 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             
                                                                                                                                                    
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