TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 13-M 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 PENNEAGLE II 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 PENNLINKS II 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 L-93 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 ALPHA 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 BENGAL 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 PENNCROSS 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 PST-OEB 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 SR 1119 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 LS-44 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.2 PRINCEVILLE 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 INDEPENDENCE 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 IS-AP 14 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 T-1 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 AUTHORITY (235050) 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.8 PST-9NBC 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.8 SHARK (23R) 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.8 SR 1150 (SRX 1PDH) 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 EWTR 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 IS-AT 7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 PST-9VN 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 SEASIDE 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.6 KINGPIN (9200) 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.5 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.5 TIGER II 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.5 BARDOT 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.4 DECLARATION 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 SR 7150 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.3 1.0 3.0 1.0 C.V. (%) 14.4 14.6 12.3 19.6 10.4 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. 2005 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 KS1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.6-7.0 151-270 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS