TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL FALL FALL GENETIC SEEDLING DENSITY DENSITY COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR POA MOWING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR SUMMER FALL SUMMER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER ANNUA QUALITY JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TIGER II 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 99.0 6.7 5.7 3.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.5 PENNLINKS II 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 99.0 7.0 5.0 2.3 8.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 2.0 5.3 PST-9VN 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 99.0 7.3 6.0 3.0 9.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 2.7 5.3 PST-9NBC 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 97.0 6.7 5.0 3.0 8.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 3.3 5.2 T-1 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 99.0 8.0 7.3 2.0 9.0 4.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 2.3 5.2 ALPHA 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 99.0 6.7 5.3 2.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 2.0 5.1 PST-OEB 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 99.0 6.3 5.0 2.3 8.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 2.7 5.1 EWTR 7.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 97.7 6.0 4.7 2.7 9.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 SEASIDE 6.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 99.0 5.0 4.0 2.7 8.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 IS-AT 7 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 99.0 6.3 5.3 2.7 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 2.0 4.9 PENNEAGLE II 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 99.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 8.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 2.0 4.9 235050 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 99.0 5.7 4.7 1.7 8.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 2.0 4.9 SR 7150 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 99.0 6.7 5.0 2.0 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 2.0 4.9 DECLARATION 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 97.7 6.0 5.0 2.0 9.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 2.0 4.8 INDEPENDENCE 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 99.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 9.0 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 2.0 4.8 L-93 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.3 99.0 6.0 5.3 2.0 9.0 4.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 2.0 4.8 LS-44 7.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 96.0 6.0 5.3 2.3 8.3 3.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 4.7 PENNCROSS 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 99.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 8.7 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 2.0 4.7 PRINCEVILLE 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 99.0 6.0 4.7 2.0 8.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 2.0 4.7 SHARK (23R) 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 99.0 6.0 4.7 2.0 9.0 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 2.0 4.7 SRX 1PDH 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 99.0 6.0 5.3 2.0 8.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 2.0 4.7 13-M 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 99.0 6.3 5.3 2.0 9.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 2.0 4.6 BENGAL 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 96.0 6.3 5.3 2.0 8.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 2.0 4.6 BARDOT 6.7 6.0 4.0 7.0 96.7 5.7 4.3 3.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 IS-AP 14 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 99.0 6.0 4.7 2.0 8.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 4.5 KINGPIN (9200) 7.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 99.0 6.7 5.7 2.0 9.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 2.0 4.5 SR 1119 7.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 99.0 6.3 5.0 2.3 9.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 2.0 4.4 SRX 1GPD 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 99.0 6.0 4.7 2.0 9.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 2.0 4.4 LSD VALUE 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.6 5.4 0.7 1.0 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.5 2.1 0.9 1.8 0.4 0.5 C.V. (%) 9.6 7.8 13.2 9.8 1.7 6.7 11.3 13.3 5.0 13.5 10.3 15.5 9.1 14.4 12.2 5.4 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 ND1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS