TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT PUYALLUP, WA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ MICRODO- GENETIC SPRING WINTER CHIUM POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP COLOR PATCH ANNUA JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN EWTR 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 DECLARATION 7.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 IS-AP 14 6.0 5.7 5.3 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 AUTHORITY (235050) 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 13-M 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 ALPHA 7.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 INDEPENDENCE 7.0 5.3 5.3 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 L-93 6.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 6.3 6.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 BENGAL 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 IS-AT 7 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 PENNEAGLE II 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 CRYSTAL BLUELINKS (PST-OEB) 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 SHARK (23R) 7.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 T-1 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.6 TIGER II 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 KINGPIN (9200) 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 LS-44 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 PST-9NBC 7.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 SR 1119 7.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 BARDOT 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 PRINCEVILLE 6.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 SR 1150 (SRX 1PDH) 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 PENNCROSS 6.3 6.0 5.0 8.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 PENNLINKS II 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 PST-9VN 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.8 SR 7150 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.8 SEASIDE 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.0 2.4 1.9 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.6 2.3 1.6 1.5 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.7 14.3 12.3 10.5 9.6 11.3 11.0 11.8 14.9 12.7 9.5 13.4 12.9 15.3 13.2 13.1 13.0 6.7 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. 2006 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 WA3 SANDY LOAM 4.6-5.5 151-270 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY