TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COLOR SCALPING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL NOVEMBER RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AUTHORITY (235050) 5.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 8.0 5.3 6.7 8.7 8.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.9 PST-OEB 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 8.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.6 PENNEAGLE II 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 8.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 ALPHA 6.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 9.0 4.0 4.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.1 LS-44 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 5.3 7.7 8.0 5.0 8.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 8.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 SHARK (23R) 5.0 7.3 8.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 KINGPIN (9200) 7.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 13-M 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 IS-AP 14 5.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 T-1 8.3 7.3 7.7 4.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 INDEPENDENCE 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.0 8.3 3.0 4.3 6.3 8.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 BENGAL 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.7 9.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 IS-AT 7 3.7 6.0 7.0 2.7 9.0 7.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.6 PST-9NBC 3.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 5.5 SR 1119 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 8.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.4 PST-9VN 3.3 4.0 5.3 3.3 9.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 7.0 3.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 SR 7150 3.3 5.3 5.7 3.3 9.0 7.3 5.7 4.3 3.0 7.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 SR 1150 (SRX 1PDH) 4.3 7.0 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.2 EWTR 2.7 6.3 7.0 2.7 9.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.1 L-93 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 PENNLINKS II 5.3 4.3 4.7 7.7 8.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 TIGER II 3.3 6.3 6.3 3.3 9.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 PRINCEVILLE 3.0 3.3 4.7 6.7 8.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 6.0 4.9 BARDOT 2.3 5.7 6.0 2.7 9.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.8 DECLARATION 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 8.0 8.3 5.7 4.3 1.3 2.0 2.7 3.7 4.5 PENNCROSS 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 8.7 4.0 2.3 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 3.8 SEASIDE 2.0 1.0 1.0 5.7 9.0 2.3 1.0 2.3 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 3.3 1.9 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.2 0.7 C.V. (%) 15.0 12.9 10.3 18.1 10.2 18.0 18.3 15.7 12.4 19.3 20.1 15.0 14.2 8.6 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 NJ1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 151-270 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS