TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR NAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN INDEPENDENCE 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 8.0 LS-44 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.3 6.7 7.7 007 (DSB) 7.0 6.7 8.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 9.0 8.5 8.0 5.0 8.0 8.5 7.5 7.6 AUTHORITY (235050) 6.0 6.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.5 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.5 7.6 IS-AP 9 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.5 8.0 7.0 7.5 7.3 6.3 7.6 T-1 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.5 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.6 ALPHA 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.5 BENGAL 7.0 6.7 8.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 PENN A-1 6.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.4 CY-2 5.7 5.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 SHARK (23R) 5.7 5.3 8.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 4.5 9.0 8.0 5.7 7.2 DECLARATION 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 13-M 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.5 6.5 7.0 7.5 6.7 6.8 BENCHMARK DSR 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 LEGENDARY 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.6 PENNLINKS II 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 5.5 7.0 6.5 7.0 5.0 6.5 KINGPIN (9200) 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 PENNCROSS 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 6.7 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.7 6.2 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 5.7 5.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 VESPER 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 SR 7200 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.9 VENUS (EFD) 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.8 GREENWICH 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 LSD VALUE 1.1 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.4 2.4 1.5 2.5 1.6 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 9.1 12.5 10.7 10.9 13.0 13.1 12.5 10.9 12.1 10.3 14.2 10.8 13.1 10.8 12.5 7.4 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 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER WINTER COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER INDEPENDENCE 8.0 7.0 7.0 78.3 81.7 98.7 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 LS-44 8.3 7.3 8.0 94.7 89.7 98.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 007 (DSB) 8.3 7.0 6.3 80.0 65.7 82.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 AUTHORITY (235050) 8.7 8.0 5.7 71.7 55.3 83.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 IS-AP 9 9.0 7.0 6.7 80.0 71.7 95.7 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 T-1 8.0 7.7 8.3 89.0 94.0 99.0 8.5 7.3 8.0 8.5 7.7 ALPHA 7.3 5.7 7.0 94.7 89.7 99.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 BENGAL 8.3 8.0 8.7 93.3 94.7 98.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 PENN A-1 8.3 6.0 5.7 77.3 58.3 94.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 CY-2 8.3 7.0 7.0 88.3 82.3 99.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 SHARK (23R) 8.3 7.5 5.7 75.0 50.0 94.0 6.5 5.5 6.5 6.5 7.5 DECLARATION 6.7 8.0 6.0 67.3 62.3 91.3 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.5 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 8.3 7.3 8.0 92.7 88.3 98.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 13-M 7.0 7.0 8.0 81.7 83.0 94.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 BENCHMARK DSR 7.3 7.0 7.0 83.3 68.3 93.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 8.3 6.7 7.3 91.7 86.0 98.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 LEGENDARY 7.0 6.7 7.3 80.0 81.0 94.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 PENNLINKS II 8.3 7.0 6.3 76.7 60.0 96.7 5.5 6.5 6.5 5.5 5.3 KINGPIN (9200) 6.3 7.0 7.7 76.7 76.7 98.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 PENNCROSS 6.7 6.0 7.3 91.3 81.3 97.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 7.3 7.0 7.3 61.7 73.3 97.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 6.3 6.7 8.3 75.0 96.0 99.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 VESPER 7.3 7.0 7.7 85.0 79.3 99.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 SR 7200 7.3 7.3 7.0 87.7 75.0 98.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 VENUS (EFD) 8.0 6.0 5.7 78.0 61.0 85.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 GREENWICH 7.0 6.3 7.7 83.3 91.3 98.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 LSD VALUE 2.0 2.9 3.7 19.6 45.0 25.9 2.2 3.7 1.9 2.2 2.4 C.V. (%) 12.1 12.6 19.0 11.9 23.8 8.7 12.8 14.9 9.3 12.8 14.9 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. 2005 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 AZ1 SAND 8.6+ 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS