TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SHARK (23R) 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 IS-AP 9 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 235050 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.1 EFD 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.1 PENN A-1 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.1 BENGAL 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 BENCHMARK DSR 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 5.9 INDEPENDENCE 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 SRX 1GD 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.9 007 (DSB) 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 GREENWICH 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.8 T-1 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.8 DECLARATION 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 SRX 1GPD 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 VESPER 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 ALPHA 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 LS-44 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.6 PENNCROSS 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 PENNLINKS II 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.5 13-M 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.4 CY-2 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.4 IS-AC 1 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 KINGPIN (9200) 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 SR 7200 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 LEGENDARY 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.3 2.9 4.0 4.7 5.2 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.3 1.7 C.V. (%) 13.3 9.7 13.9 11.4 14.2 17.1 20.3 23.0 14.5 14.6 18.4 14.1 9.5 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 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC DENSITY PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS PYTHIUM ROOT ROT BROWN PATCH RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER NOV 03 DEC 03 JAN 04 NOV 03 DEC 03 JULY AUGUST SHARK (23R) 6.0 8.7 80.0 93.0 98.0 7.3 9.0 8.7 8.3 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.3 8.3 88.3 96.0 98.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 IS-AP 9 6.3 8.3 80.0 90.0 96.7 7.3 9.0 8.7 8.7 235050 6.7 8.0 75.0 86.7 95.0 7.0 9.0 8.7 9.0 EFD 6.0 7.7 71.7 85.0 93.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.7 PENN A-1 6.0 8.3 71.7 84.0 92.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 BENGAL 6.3 8.3 83.3 92.7 97.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 8.7 BENCHMARK DSR 6.0 7.7 78.3 90.0 93.3 6.3 9.0 8.7 8.7 INDEPENDENCE 6.3 8.7 70.0 86.7 94.0 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.7 SRX 1GD 6.3 8.0 80.0 89.7 94.7 7.3 9.0 8.3 8.0 007 (DSB) 5.3 7.0 91.7 97.3 99.0 7.7 9.0 8.0 9.0 GREENWICH 6.0 7.3 88.3 93.7 98.0 6.7 9.0 9.0 8.3 T-1 6.0 8.0 83.3 92.3 95.3 6.3 9.0 8.7 8.7 DECLARATION 6.7 8.0 68.3 81.7 91.7 7.0 9.0 8.7 8.3 SRX 1GPD 5.7 7.7 85.0 96.3 98.3 7.3 9.0 8.3 7.7 VESPER 6.7 8.0 71.7 85.0 92.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 8.7 ALPHA 6.7 7.7 88.3 96.3 98.0 6.7 9.0 8.3 9.0 LS-44 5.7 8.0 80.0 86.7 96.0 7.0 9.0 8.7 8.3 PENNCROSS 6.3 7.0 75.0 88.0 94.7 7.0 9.0 8.7 8.3 PENNLINKS II 5.7 6.7 81.7 94.0 97.0 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 13-M 6.0 7.3 65.0 78.3 85.0 7.3 9.0 8.7 8.7 CY-2 5.7 7.3 88.3 95.7 97.7 6.3 9.0 8.3 8.7 IS-AC 1 5.3 7.7 85.0 92.3 96.3 7.3 9.0 8.7 8.0 KINGPIN (9200) 6.3 7.7 78.3 86.7 91.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.7 SR 7200 6.3 7.3 58.3 80.0 87.3 7.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 LEGENDARY 6.3 7.7 76.7 83.3 91.7 6.7 7.7 8.7 8.0 LSD VALUE 2.2 4.4 22.7 16.2 9.1 2.2 0.2 1.5 2.2 C.V. (%) 11.1 14.8 13.0 7.9 4.5 10.4 1.3 6.5 8.5 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 NC1 - - - - - - - -