TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF SEEDLING DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE VIGOR SPRING FALL SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG OCT NOV MEAN DECLARATION 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 90.0 98.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.8 007 (DSB) 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 90.0 97.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 SHARK (23R) 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 86.7 97.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 235050 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 83.3 98.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.6 INDEPENDENCE 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 88.3 98.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.6 13-M 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 90.0 98.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 83.3 98.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.4 PENN A-1 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 90.0 98.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.4 BENCHMARK DSR 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 86.7 97.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 BENGAL 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 86.7 98.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 CY-2 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 90.0 98.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 SRX 1GPD 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 80.0 97.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 LS-44 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 90.0 97.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.2 T-1 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 80.0 98.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.2 ALPHA 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 83.3 96.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.1 PENNCROSS 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 88.3 97.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.1 PENNLINKS II 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 80.0 97.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 GREENWICH 4.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 78.3 97.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 4.0 5.8 KINGPIN (9200) 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 73.3 97.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.8 IS-AP 9 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 80.0 97.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 LEGENDARY 4.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 81.7 97.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 4.0 5.7 SR 7200 4.0 8.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 70.0 97.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 SRX 1GD 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 76.7 97.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 VESPER 4.0 8.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 70.0 97.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 4.0 5.4 EFD 4.0 8.0 5.7 4.3 7.0 56.7 96.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 4.0 5.3 IS-AC 1 4.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 66.7 96.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 4.0 5.3 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.7 1.6 0.9 0.7 19.7 1.5 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 4.4 6.5 9.3 8.8 4.9 12.0 0.7 9.8 10.9 8.4 8.1 7.2 8.6 11.0 6.0 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 MI1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY