TABLE 6B. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF CREEPING BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A GREEN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING ANTHRACNOSE TRAFFIC TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP DISEASE SPRING FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN DECLARATION 7.7 8.3 5.7 2.7 4.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.1 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.0 2.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 6.0 007 (DSB) 6.7 8.3 4.3 2.7 3.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.9 INDEPENDENCE 6.7 9.0 5.3 2.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.9 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 7.0 6.7 6.0 2.7 2.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.8 T-1 6.0 8.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.8 AUTHORITY (235050) 6.0 7.3 4.7 3.0 3.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 13-M 7.0 7.7 5.3 2.3 2.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.6 BENGAL 7.3 8.3 4.7 3.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.6 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 7.7 9.0 4.7 2.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.6 SHARK (23R) 6.0 8.0 5.0 2.7 2.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.6 LS-44 6.3 9.0 5.0 2.0 3.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 3.3 5.5 BENCHMARK DSR 6.3 7.3 4.7 2.0 3.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.4 CY-2 5.7 8.3 5.0 3.0 3.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.4 IS-AP 9 6.0 8.7 5.0 2.7 3.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 2.7 5.4 KINGPIN (9200) 6.7 9.0 4.0 2.3 3.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.4 PENN A-1 5.7 7.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.4 ALPHA 5.7 8.3 5.3 2.3 3.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 3.0 5.3 PENNLINKS II 6.0 9.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.0 4.8 PENNCROSS 6.0 9.0 4.0 2.7 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.9 2.5 1.8 1.1 0.8 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.5 C.V. (%) 12.4 10.7 12.4 23.5 30.1 11.0 9.0 7.5 10.9 10.6 9.6 8.6 10.2 12.9 5.5