TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING TAKE-ALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP PATCH APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BCD 4.3 6.3 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 A08-FT12 4.0 5.3 8.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 A08-TDN2 7.3 7.3 8.7 6.7 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 GREENTIME 5.0 6.3 8.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 SRP-1WM 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.9 A08-EBM 3.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.8 BARRACUDA (MVS-AP-101) 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 8.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.6 MEMORIAL 5.7 6.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.5 AUTHORITY 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 CY-2 5.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 L-93 6.3 5.7 8.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 T-1 8.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.2 TIGER II 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.2 007 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.1 BENCHMARK DSR 7.7 6.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 CRYSTAL BLUELINKS 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 PROCLAMATION (LTP-FEC) 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 DECLARATION 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.8 PIN-UP (HTM) 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.6 PENNCROSS 6.0 5.3 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.4 PST-R9D7 4.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 PST-OJD 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 PRINCEVILLE 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.4 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.5 3.7 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.2 C.V. (%) 12.9 12.4 21.3 13.8 12.4 12.9 16.6 16.8 14.9 16.1 11.3 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 A. 2010 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3/8-1/2 TO PREVENT STRESS