TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AMHERST, MA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ THATCH SPRING WEAR MEASUREMENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TOLERANCE (MM) APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A08-FT12 6.0 6.0 23.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 LUMINARY (A08-TDN2) 4.0 6.0 25.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 BCD 6.0 6.0 23.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.1 007 4.3 4.7 24.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 BARRACUDA (MVS-AP-101) 4.0 4.3 25.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 PURE SELECT (PST-OJD) 2.7 4.3 23.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 SRP-1WM 4.0 5.3 22.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 A08-EBM 5.3 7.7 20.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.9 CY-2 5.7 6.3 21.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 GREENTIME 6.0 6.7 22.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 T-1 3.3 6.0 23.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 CRYSTAL BLUELINKS 5.3 6.0 21.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 PROCLAMATION (LTP-FEC) 3.3 4.0 23.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 PIN-UP (HTM) 3.7 4.7 24.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 BENCHMARK DSR 3.7 5.3 21.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 MEMORIAL 5.0 6.7 23.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 TIGER II 6.7 6.7 22.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.6 L-93 5.3 5.0 24.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 PST-R9D7 6.0 7.7 19.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.4 DECLARATION 4.7 3.7 21.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 AUTHORITY 4.0 4.3 23.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 PENNCROSS 4.0 5.7 21.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 7.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 PRINCEVILLE 4.0 5.0 20.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.5 3.7 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 16.5 15.7 8.1 10.4 11.3 12.6 9.8 10.0 8.4 10.8 11.0 5.2 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. 2013 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