TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE AT FIVE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 2004-07 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 NJ1 NY1 PA1 QE1 MEAN * CRYSTAL BLUELINKS (PST-OEB) 5.3 5.9 7.2 7.2 6.1 6.3 * SHARK (23R) 4.9 6.2 7.2 7.5 5.9 6.3 13-M 5.3 6.5 6.4 7.3 6.0 6.3 * T-1 5.2 5.8 6.9 7.4 6.2 6.3 * AUTHORITY (235050) 4.9 6.4 6.6 7.6 6.0 6.3 * LS-44 5.1 6.0 7.2 7.0 6.1 6.3 * KINGPIN (9200) 5.2 6.3 6.8 7.2 5.9 6.3 * MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 5.3 6.2 6.8 7.0 5.9 6.2 * DECLARATION 5.1 6.1 6.4 7.6 5.9 6.2 * PENNEAGLE II 5.1 5.8 6.8 7.2 6.0 6.2 * SR 1150 (SRX 1PDH) 4.9 5.6 7.2 7.4 5.8 6.2 * RUNNER (IS-AP 14) 4.8 5.6 6.8 7.1 5.9 6.0 * ALPHA 5.1 5.5 6.6 6.9 6.0 6.0 * INDEPENDENCE 4.8 5.1 6.8 6.9 6.0 5.9 * BENGAL 5.0 5.1 6.7 6.4 6.0 5.8 PST-9NBC 5.1 5.7 6.9 5.0 6.5 5.8 EWTR 5.2 5.1 7.4 4.9 6.5 5.8 * GREENTIME (IS-AT 7) 5.3 5.4 6.9 5.2 6.3 5.8 * L-93 4.9 5.2 6.7 6.4 5.6 5.8 * SR 1119 4.8 5.0 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 * PENNLINKS II 4.8 4.9 7.2 5.6 6.1 5.7 * TIGER II 5.1 5.0 6.5 5.1 6.2 5.6 PST-9VN 4.8 5.2 7.3 4.3 6.2 5.6 * BARDOT 5.2 4.8 7.0 4.5 6.4 5.6 * SR 7150 4.9 4.6 6.8 4.4 6.3 5.4 * PRINCEVILLE 4.6 4.4 6.9 5.0 5.8 5.3 * PENNCROSS 4.7 3.5 6.9 5.0 5.9 5.2 * SEASIDE 3.6 1.6 6.8 2.5 4.9 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 C.V. (%) 6.4 9.8 3.8 7.9 4.1 6.6 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2008. 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.