TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT MADISON, WI 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT SPRING ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN A08-FT12 8.3 75.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.0 6.0 7.1 PENNCROSS 6.7 89.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.1 CRYSTAL BLUELINKS 7.3 88.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.9 LTP-FEC 8.3 93.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 4.0 6.9 T-1 7.7 90.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.9 AUTHORITY 8.0 88.3 6.3 7.7 8.7 6.0 5.3 6.8 MEMORIAL 5.7 86.7 5.7 7.3 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.8 A08-EBM 9.0 83.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 4.7 6.7 A08-TDN2 8.0 86.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 4.7 6.7 BENCHMARK DSR 7.0 75.0 5.7 7.3 8.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 CY-2 7.0 81.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 MVS-AP-101 8.3 86.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 PST-OJD 8.3 85.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 GREENTIME 7.3 70.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.5 PRINCEVILLE 5.3 91.7 4.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.5 SRP-1WM 7.7 76.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 4.7 6.5 PIN-UP (HTM) 7.3 76.7 5.7 7.7 8.3 6.0 4.3 6.4 007 7.3 86.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 4.3 6.3 DECLARATION 8.3 93.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 L-93 7.7 88.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 TIGER II 8.0 75.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 BCD 8.3 73.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 PST-R9D7 8.7 58.3 4.3 7.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 LSD VALUE 1.3 8.8 1.8 1.3 3.5 2.3 3.2 1.5 C.V. (%) 10.2 6.7 15.0 7.5 17.1 17.1 22.7 9.1 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. 2009 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY/TEE) 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 WI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 - - 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 3/8-1/2 TO PREVENT STRESS