TABLE 24. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN LS-44 3.7 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 4.9 SHARK (23R) 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 4.8 ALPHA 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 7.3 4.8 SRX 1GD 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 4.8 SRX 1GPD 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 6.3 7.7 4.8 13-M 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 BENGAL 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 INDEPENDENCE 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 7.3 7.3 4.7 235050 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 4.6 CY-2 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 4.6 IS-AP 9 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 4.6 DECLARATION 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 4.5 KINGPIN (9200) 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 7.0 7.0 4.5 PENNCROSS 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 4.5 007 (DSB) 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 4.4 T-1 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 4.4 PENN A-1 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 4.2 PENNLINKS II 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.2 BENCHMARK DSR 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.1 GREENWICH 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 6.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 5.3 4.0 IS-AC 1 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 3.9 VESPER 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 3.9 LEGENDARY 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 3.8 EFD 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 3.7 SR 7200 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 3.6 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.6 1.1 2.1 1.5 2.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.5 C.V. (%) 11.6 14.6 13.0 17.8 19.3 19.6 14.3 14.8 12.2 10.0 6.6 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 24. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PINK FALL PERCENT SOD GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY WINTER SNOW COLOR WEB WORM BROWN PATCH NAME COLOR GREENUP SUMMER FALL COLOR MOLD OCTOBER DAMAGE JUNE JULY LS-44 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 8.7 7.3 13.3 7.0 9.0 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 4.7 8.3 6.0 20.0 7.7 8.3 SHARK (23R) 6.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 4.3 7.7 5.7 25.0 7.0 9.0 ALPHA 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 4.3 8.7 8.0 11.7 7.7 9.0 SRX 1GD 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 5.0 8.3 6.3 50.0 7.3 9.0 SRX 1GPD 6.0 7.7 7.3 8.7 5.0 8.7 5.7 46.7 8.0 9.0 13-M 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 8.0 6.0 8.3 7.7 8.7 BENGAL 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 8.3 7.3 33.3 7.7 8.3 INDEPENDENCE 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 4.7 8.3 7.3 21.7 7.3 9.0 235050 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 4.0 8.7 6.3 35.0 7.0 9.0 CY-2 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 8.7 6.3 11.7 7.7 9.0 IS-AP 9 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 8.7 6.0 21.7 7.7 8.3 DECLARATION 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.0 4.3 8.7 6.3 10.0 7.0 7.7 KINGPIN (9200) 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.0 8.0 7.3 13.3 8.0 9.0 PENNCROSS 7.0 7.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 9.0 6.3 1.7 7.3 8.7 007 (DSB) 6.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 5.0 8.0 6.3 31.7 7.0 8.0 T-1 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 8.7 8.3 23.3 6.3 8.7 PENN A-1 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 11.7 6.7 7.7 PENNLINKS II 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 8.7 7.3 10.0 7.3 7.7 BENCHMARK DSR 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 4.7 8.0 7.7 5.0 6.3 8.0 GREENWICH 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.0 83.3 9.0 9.0 IS-AC 1 4.3 5.3 6.0 8.7 7.3 8.0 4.0 86.3 9.0 9.0 VESPER 5.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 8.3 8.3 4.0 83.3 8.3 9.0 LEGENDARY 4.7 5.3 5.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 4.0 83.3 8.0 9.0 EFD 5.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 4.0 83.3 8.0 9.0 SR 7200 5.3 6.3 5.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 4.3 70.0 8.7 7.7 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.7 0.8 28.4 2.2 3.0 C.V. (%) 11.1 8.7 14.6 11.9 12.5 8.3 8.6 52.8 12.5 10.7 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. 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 VA1 LOAMY SAND 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS