TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DOLLAR SPRING COVER YELLOW SPOT COUNT WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP FALL PATCH PER PLOT JUNE SEPTEMBER OCTOBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PST-OJO 8.3 93.0 5.0 17.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.1 VILLA 7.3 90.0 8.0 0.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.9 A08-TDN2 8.0 73.3 5.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 V8 8.0 76.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 7.0 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.6 BARRACUDA (MVS-AP-101) 7.7 73.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 T-1 7.3 53.3 6.0 10.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 ALPHA 7.3 76.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.2 AUTHORITY 7.3 70.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.2 PROCLAMATION (LTP-FEC) 7.7 73.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 DECLARATION 7.3 80.0 6.3 1.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 PIN-UP (HTM) 7.7 73.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 SRP-1GMC 7.3 63.3 4.3 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 SRP-1BLTR3 7.0 60.0 6.3 11.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.9 PENN A-1 6.7 70.0 7.0 2.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.8 AFM 8.0 66.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 PENN A-2 6.7 56.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 L-93 7.0 60.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 SR 7200 6.7 80.0 8.0 0.0 3.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 PENNCROSS 5.3 33.3 4.7 1.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.2 LSD VALUE 0.9 18.4 1.8 3.4 0.9 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 7.6 15.7 16.3 39.2 9.5 9.3 12.8 8.8 8.0 8.2 9.2 7.7 7.8 8.9 9.3 10.6 5.1 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. TABLE A. 2010 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2008 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 MA1 SAND 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN - TO PREVENT STRESS