TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SEEDLING DENSITY WINTER PERCENT DOLLAR SPOT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR SUMMER COLOR JUNE JULY AUGUST MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 13-M 8.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 1.0 0.7 4.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 EWTR 8.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 7.2 PENNEAGLE II 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 3.3 12.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.1 PENNLINKS II 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.7 4.3 2.7 3.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.1 PST-OEB 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.7 10.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 8.0 6.3 7.1 SHARK (23R) 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 2.0 20.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 9.0 4.5 6.0 5.3 7.0 DECLARATION 7.3 7.7 8.7 6.7 1.0 0.0 0.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 KINGPIN (9200) 8.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 4.3 4.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 LS-44 9.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 14.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 235050 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 13.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 8.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 T-1 8.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 9.3 20.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 IS-AT 7 7.7 7.0 6.7 8.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.6 SRX 1PDH 7.7 6.0 8.0 6.3 2.7 0.0 13.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.3 8.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.6 PST-9VN 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 0.0 4.0 1.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.5 SR 1119 8.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 16.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 SRX 1GPD 7.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 2.3 14.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 8.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.5 SR 7150 7.7 5.3 5.7 9.0 2.7 4.3 1.0 8.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.4 ALPHA 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 17.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 INDEPENDENCE 7.3 6.3 4.7 7.0 8.0 10.0 33.3 7.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 IS-AP 14 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.0 27.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 L-93 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 13.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 PST-9NBC 9.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 0.7 1.7 7.3 8.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 BENGAL 7.7 5.7 5.0 7.7 6.0 10.0 30.0 8.0 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 BARDOT 7.0 3.3 6.0 8.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 8.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.9 TIGER II 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 7.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 PRINCEVILLE 7.0 8.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 18.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.8 PENNCROSS 6.7 7.7 3.7 6.7 2.0 5.0 18.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 SEASIDE 5.7 8.7 3.0 8.0 3.3 2.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.6 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.2 1.5 0.9 3.9 6.2 9.6 1.1 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.4 C.V. (%) 8.7 11.2 15.1 7.7 56.7 84.8 52.8 8.4 12.9 10.4 12.0 10.1 9.1 9.4 12.0 4.4 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. TABLE A. 2004 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY/TEE) 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 KY1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS