TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN BROWN GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY WINTER DOLLAR PATCH PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SUMMER FALL COLOR SPOT MAY AUGUST FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP NOV MEAN PST-9NBC 5.0 8.3 8.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 8.7 5.3 8.7 7.7 9.0 7.0 4.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 BARDOT 5.0 8.7 8.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 PRINCEVILLE 6.3 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.9 PST-9VN 5.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.9 TIGER II 5.0 8.7 8.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 8.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.9 PENNCROSS 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 8.7 8.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.8 SEASIDE 6.7 6.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 8.7 8.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.8 ALPHA 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 PENNLINKS II 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 L-93 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 PST-OEB 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 8.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.6 IS-AT 7 6.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.7 5.3 8.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.5 EWTR 5.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 LS-44 7.0 8.3 8.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 SR 7150 5.3 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 SR 1150 (SRX 1PDH) 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.2 13-M 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.1 PENNEAGLE II 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 KINGPIN (9200) 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 3.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 SR 1119 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 T-1 8.0 7.0 8.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 AUTHORITY (235050) 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 IS-AP 14 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 DECLARATION 7.0 6.7 8.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 3.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 SHARK (23R) 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.8 BENGAL 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 7.0 7.3 9.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 4.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 INDEPENDENCE 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.2 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.2 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.4 1.6 1.3 1.6 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.6 3.9 1.3 C.V. (%) 6.1 7.9 5.6 6.4 11.0 17.2 22.3 12.0 14.2 9.8 9.5 15.1 25.7 20.2 17.5 17.1 20.1 9.6 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 VA1 LOAMY SAND 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS