TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PINK PERCENT BROWN BROWN GENETIC SPRING DENSITY WINTER DOLLAR SNOW ESTABLISH- PATCH PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SUMMER COLOR SPOT MOLD MENT JUNE JULY FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PRINCEVILLE 5.7 7.0 9.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 97.7 7.7 9.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 T-1 7.7 8.0 8.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 99.0 8.7 8.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 13-M 8.0 7.3 8.3 4.0 6.7 7.3 99.0 8.7 8.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.1 LS-44 8.3 7.7 8.7 4.3 6.3 7.7 93.0 8.7 8.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 PENNLINKS II 8.0 8.3 8.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 99.0 7.7 7.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 ALPHA 6.7 7.7 8.3 4.3 5.0 7.7 99.0 8.3 8.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 DECLARATION 6.3 7.0 8.7 4.3 5.7 8.0 99.0 8.3 8.3 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.8 SR 1119 7.0 8.3 8.3 4.0 7.7 6.3 97.7 8.7 8.7 3.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 5.8 BARDOT 6.7 6.7 8.3 5.3 4.0 8.3 93.3 6.3 7.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 L-93 7.3 7.3 8.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 97.7 9.0 8.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 235050 6.3 7.0 8.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 96.3 8.7 8.3 3.3 3.0 5.0 6.3 8.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 5.6 IS-AT 7 7.3 8.0 8.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 97.7 6.3 7.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 8.7 7.7 7.3 5.6 KINGPIN (9200) 5.7 8.0 7.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 96.0 8.0 8.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.6 PST-9NBC 7.3 7.7 8.7 6.3 4.0 8.0 99.0 7.0 6.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.5 PST-OEB 6.3 8.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 7.7 99.0 8.0 7.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.5 SRX 1GPD 7.7 7.7 7.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 99.0 8.3 7.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.5 BENGAL 7.0 7.3 8.3 4.0 7.0 5.3 98.7 8.0 8.3 3.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 5.4 PENNEAGLE II 7.0 8.0 7.7 4.0 5.3 7.3 96.0 8.3 7.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.4 EWTR 7.7 8.3 7.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 93.0 6.0 7.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 PENNCROSS 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 97.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 SR 7150 7.3 8.0 8.3 4.7 3.7 7.0 96.3 6.3 7.3 3.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 7.7 6.0 7.3 5.3 INDEPENDENCE 6.7 8.0 8.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 97.7 8.0 8.7 3.0 3.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.2 IS-AP 14 8.0 6.3 8.3 4.3 4.0 8.0 97.7 8.3 8.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.2 SRX 1PDH 5.0 6.0 8.3 3.7 4.7 7.3 97.7 8.3 7.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.2 SHARK (23R) 7.7 7.0 8.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 99.0 8.3 8.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.1 PST-9VN 8.0 9.0 7.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 97.7 7.0 7.7 3.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 4.3 3.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.1 SEASIDE 5.0 4.3 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 97.7 7.7 8.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 TIGER II 7.3 8.3 8.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 96.3 6.0 6.3 3.3 2.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.0 3.1 0.8 3.5 3.0 6.6 2.0 2.4 1.4 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.7 2.5 4.2 4.7 7.1 5.9 2.0 C.V. (%) 12.0 8.4 10.5 11.3 26.9 18.1 2.7 13.0 13.0 14.7 18.8 9.9 13.2 13.6 21.0 28.2 19.4 25.1 21.0 11.3 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 VA1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 4.6-5.5 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS