TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DOLLAR SPRING SPOT COUNTS WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP PER PLOT JUNE AUGUST OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN LUMINARY (A08-TDN2) 3.7 25.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.6 PURE SELECT (PST-OJD) 3.3 16.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.5 SRP-1WM 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.5 CY-2 4.7 11.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.4 007 4.0 15.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 BARRACUDA (MVS-AP-101) 4.0 16.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 CRYSTAL BLUELINKS 4.7 20.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 PIN-UP (HTM) 4.0 30.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 PROCLAMATION (LTP-FEC) 4.0 7.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 T-1 3.3 15.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 AUTHORITY 3.7 15.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.2 DECLARATION 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.1 MEMORIAL 4.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 A08-EBM 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.9 A08-FT12 6.0 2.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.9 L-93 5.0 11.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.9 BCD 6.0 10.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.8 BENCHMARK DSR 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.8 GREENTIME 6.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.5 TIGER II 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 PST-R9D7 6.3 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.9 PRINCEVILLE 4.7 15.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.6 PENNCROSS 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 LSD VALUE 0.9 10.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.4 C.V. (%) 13.1 56.3 9.7 9.9 7.7 8.1 8.5 10.7 7.8 9.4 8.7 9.6 9.8 10.7 4.2 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. 2011 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS