TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAY JUN JUL OCT MEAN ALPHA 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.4 PROCLAMATION (LTP-FEC) 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 VILLA 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 L-93 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 AFM 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 PENN A-2 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.8 SRP-1BLTR3 3.7 3.0 3.7 5.7 7.0 4.8 LUMINARY (A08-TDN2) 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.6 DECLARATION 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 4.5 PENN A-1 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.5 AUTHORITY 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 FOCUS (SRP-1GMC) 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 6.3 4.3 PIN-UP (HTM) 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 PENNCROSS 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.2 BARRACUDA (MVS-AP-101) 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 4.0 V8 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 3.9 SR 7200 5.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 T-1 2.3 3.0 2.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 PURE DISTINCTION (PST-OJO) 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 3.4 LSD VALUE 6.2 5.1 4.6 5.2 5.7 4.9 C.V. (%) 46.1 38.5 37.8 33.8 31.8 31.2 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 (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 MN1 SAND 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS