TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 235050 7.3 8.3 70.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.5 T-1 8.0 7.0 73.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.7 9.0 7.2 SHARK (23R) 7.3 8.3 76.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.3 6.7 8.3 7.1 007 (DSB) 7.3 8.0 61.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 7.1 DECLARATION 7.7 8.0 70.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.0 IS-AP 9 7.7 7.3 63.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 9.0 7.3 6.9 PENN A-1 7.0 8.0 76.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 8.7 7.7 6.9 INDEPENDENCE 7.3 7.0 70.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 SRX 1GD 7.3 7.0 65.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 ALPHA 7.3 7.3 65.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.5 BENCHMARK DSR 7.3 6.7 68.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 8.3 7.0 6.4 BENGAL 7.0 7.3 70.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.4 CY-2 7.3 7.3 60.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.4 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.7 7.7 73.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 KINGPIN (9200) 6.7 6.7 66.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 LS-44 7.7 7.0 71.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 13-M 6.3 8.0 73.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.2 SRX 1GPD 6.7 7.7 61.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 8.3 6.2 PENNLINKS II 7.3 7.7 73.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 PENNCROSS 6.7 6.0 75.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 LEGENDARY 6.0 9.0 61.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 GREENWICH 6.3 8.7 56.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 IS-AC 1 6.0 9.0 65.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 7.7 5.5 EFD 6.7 8.7 63.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.4 VESPER 7.0 7.7 46.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.2 SR 7200 7.0 8.3 48.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.6 1.3 13.0 1.2 1.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.6 C.V. (%) 9.8 9.7 11.1 12.0 13.9 10.1 10.7 13.3 9.7 9.9 6.2 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. 2004 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREEN) 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 IA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS