TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR GENETIC LEAF SPOT SPOT SPOT SPOT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE JUL 19 JUL 26 AUG 31 OCT 3 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN IS-AP 9 8.0 6.7 10.3 3.0 12.7 18.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 8.3 7.1 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 7.3 6.3 2.0 0.0 5.3 14.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 5.3 8.3 7.1 BENCHMARK DSR 7.7 6.7 2.3 2.3 4.0 13.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 9.0 6.8 007 (DSB) 7.7 8.0 9.7 5.7 11.0 19.0 6.3 8.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 CY-2 7.0 6.7 3.3 0.0 6.7 12.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 7.3 6.7 DECLARATION 7.7 7.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 8.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 13-M 7.3 6.7 4.3 0.7 9.7 16.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 8.3 6.6 PENN A-1 7.7 7.0 14.0 8.0 10.3 25.7 6.7 8.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 7.7 6.5 PENNLINKS II 6.0 5.0 9.3 5.0 6.7 16.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 8.7 6.5 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 7.0 7.7 13.3 5.7 11.3 24.0 6.0 7.7 7.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.4 AUTHORITY (235050) 7.7 7.7 9.0 3.3 8.0 23.3 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 KINGPIN (9200) 6.3 7.3 7.0 1.7 4.7 12.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 LS-44 8.0 6.0 13.7 5.0 19.0 35.0 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 ALPHA 7.3 6.0 17.3 12.3 17.3 23.3 5.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 7.3 6.1 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 7.0 8.3 13.0 6.7 12.0 25.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.0 7.0 6.1 T-1 9.0 7.0 21.0 15.0 18.0 33.3 6.0 8.0 8.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 SHARK (23R) 7.7 7.0 22.3 13.3 20.0 43.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 INDEPENDENCE 7.3 6.0 27.7 15.7 15.7 28.3 5.0 7.3 7.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.6 BENGAL 7.3 6.0 22.7 15.3 17.3 35.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.4 SR 7200 7.3 4.0 0.0 0.0 12.3 16.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 GREENWICH 8.7 4.7 0.0 0.0 11.0 10.3 4.7 5.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 PENNCROSS 5.0 4.0 46.7 41.7 15.0 33.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 5.0 4.1 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 7.3 4.3 0.0 0.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 5.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.9 VENUS (EFD) 8.3 4.3 0.0 0.0 5.0 8.0 4.3 6.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 4.0 3.3 3.8 VESPER 7.7 4.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 13.7 3.7 5.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.8 LEGENDARY 7.0 4.7 0.0 0.0 7.7 10.3 3.7 5.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.6 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.0 6.5 5.7 5.8 14.3 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.8 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.5 C.V. (%) 10.5 10.7 42.3 61.8 33.6 41.9 11.6 10.6 9.7 12.1 20.2 14.6 11.6 11.1 5.9 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 KY1 SAND - - - 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS