TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN T-1 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 BENGAL 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 9.0 8.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.2 LS-44 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.3 8.3 8.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.2 CY-2 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.1 INDEPENDENCE 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 ALPHA 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.9 007 (DSB) 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 8.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.8 13-M 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.8 DECLARATION 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.8 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.8 IS-AP 9 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.6 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.6 PENNCROSS 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.6 AUTHORITY (235050) 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.5 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 9.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.5 PENN A-1 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.4 KINGPIN (9200) 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 LEGENDARY 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.2 VESPER 6.0 4.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.2 PENNLINKS II 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.1 BENCHMARK DSR 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 GREENWICH 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 SR 7200 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 SHARK (23R) 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.9 VENUS (EFD) 6.0 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.8 LSD VALUE 1.0 2.9 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.5 0.6 C.V. (%) 6.5 22.8 7.9 11.9 10.8 11.9 11.4 11.3 12.5 13.2 11.9 11.2 9.3 12.1 12.8 5.3 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. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT TUCSON, AZ 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER WINTER COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER COLOR SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER T-1 6.3 7.3 7.0 91.7 99.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 BENGAL 6.7 8.0 7.0 91.7 98.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 LS-44 6.0 8.3 6.7 93.3 98.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 CY-2 6.3 8.3 6.3 91.7 99.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 6.0 INDEPENDENCE 6.7 8.3 6.7 85.0 98.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 ALPHA 6.0 7.7 6.3 93.3 99.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 007 (DSB) 6.7 7.7 6.0 80.0 94.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 13-M 6.0 8.7 6.7 83.3 94.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 DECLARATION 6.0 7.7 7.0 78.3 91.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI) 6.3 8.0 6.3 91.7 98.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 IS-AP 9 6.0 7.3 6.3 85.0 95.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 7.0 7.7 6.0 83.3 99.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 PENNCROSS 5.7 7.3 6.0 90.0 97.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 AUTHORITY (235050) 5.7 7.3 6.3 78.3 93.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 TYEE (SRX 1GD) 6.7 8.0 7.0 78.3 97.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 PENN A-1 6.3 7.0 6.3 83.3 94.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 KINGPIN (9200) 5.7 6.7 6.3 85.0 98.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 VILLA (IS-AC 1) 6.0 7.3 6.7 91.7 98.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 LEGENDARY 5.7 8.0 7.0 85.0 94.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 VESPER 5.7 7.0 6.0 88.3 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 PENNLINKS II 5.7 7.0 6.0 83.3 96.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 BENCHMARK DSR 5.7 6.3 6.7 85.0 93.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 GREENWICH 6.7 8.0 6.3 88.3 98.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 SR 7200 6.3 7.3 5.7 90.0 98.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 SHARK (23R) 5.7 7.7 5.3 81.7 94.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 VENUS (EFD) 5.3 6.7 6.0 80.0 85.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 LSD VALUE 2.1 2.8 1.8 16.0 12.1 1.2 2.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 C.V. (%) 11.6 12.4 10.3 7.8 4.9 8.8 12.1 8.8 10.3 8.8 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. 2006 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