TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ MICRO- DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR BROWN BROWN BROWN BROWN SPRING LEAF DENSITY WINTER DOCHIUM SPOT SPOT SPOT SPOT PATCH PATCH PATCH PATCH NAME GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER COLOR PATCH JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER VENUS (EFD) 8.0 9.0 6.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 9.0 SR 7200 8.0 9.0 6.3 7.3 8.7 9.0 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 GREENWICH 8.0 9.0 6.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.7 7.7 8.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 CY-2 5.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 LEGENDARY 8.0 9.0 7.3 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 9.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 DECLARATION 5.0 8.0 5.0 5.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 IS-AP 9 6.0 8.0 5.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 VESPER 8.0 9.0 5.0 7.7 9.0 8.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 7.7 007 (DSB) 6.0 8.0 4.7 6.0 8.7 9.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 T-1 6.0 8.0 4.0 5.7 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 7.3 9.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 9.0 8.7 9.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 LS-44 6.0 8.0 4.0 5.7 8.7 8.7 7.0 8.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 13-M 6.0 8.0 4.3 5.7 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 ALPHA 5.3 8.0 4.0 6.0 9.0 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 BENCHMARK DSR 6.7 8.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 9.0 8.3 9.0 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 KINGPIN (9200) 6.0 7.7 4.3 5.3 9.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 5.0 8.0 5.3 5.7 9.0 8.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 PENN A-1 7.0 8.0 3.7 5.3 9.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 AUTHORITY (235050) 5.0 8.0 4.7 5.0 8.3 9.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 8.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 6.0 8.0 4.0 5.0 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 BENGAL 6.0 8.0 3.0 5.7 8.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 INDEPENDENCE 6.0 8.0 4.0 4.3 8.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 PENNLINKS II 5.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 SHARK (23R) 6.0 8.0 3.3 5.3 9.0 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 5.0 8.0 4.7 4.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 PENNCROSS 5.3 7.0 3.7 4.0 8.3 9.0 8.7 9.0 8.7 9.0 7.7 7.7 5.0 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.1 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.3 C.V. (%) 4.8 2.7 18.3 10.3 7.9 7.7 8.8 7.9 8.8 8.2 12.1 12.1 11.0 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 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN VENUS (EFD) 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 SR 7200 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 GREENWICH 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.2 CY-2 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.1 LEGENDARY 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.1 DECLARATION 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 IS-AP 9 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 VESPER 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 007 (DSB) 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 T-1 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 3.3 5.0 3.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 LS-44 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 13-M 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 ALPHA 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 3.0 4.0 3.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.4 BENCHMARK DSR 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 KINGPIN (9200) 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 PENN A-1 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 AUTHORITY (235050) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 BENGAL 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 INDEPENDENCE 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 PENNLINKS II 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 SHARK (23R) 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 PENNCROSS 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 2.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 LSD VALUE 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 3.2 1.6 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 15.7 15.1 10.7 9.1 16.6 16.3 18.7 16.6 18.7 21.6 14.5 14.3 8.7 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. 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 NC1 SAND 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS