TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL SPRING DENSITY RED COLOR UNIFORMITY DOLLAR SPOT QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP FALL THREAD NOVEMBER RATINGS JUNE JULY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AUTHORITY 4.3 6.7 5.3 8.0 7.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.4 FOCUS (SRP-1GMC) 3.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 8.3 4.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 8.7 7.4 AFM 4.7 5.0 5.3 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.2 PROCLAMATION (LTP-FEC) 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.8 PIN-UP (HTM) 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 5.7 6.7 LUMINARY (A08-TDN2) 5.3 5.3 8.0 8.7 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 PENN A-1 4.7 5.7 3.3 9.0 6.3 2.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.5 DECLARATION 5.3 6.7 9.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.4 PURE DISTINCTION (PST-OJO) 4.3 8.0 3.0 7.7 6.3 2.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 8.3 6.3 BARRACUDA (MVS-AP-101) 6.0 4.0 5.5 7.0 6.5 5.5 3.5 6.5 5.5 4.0 5.5 7.5 7.5 7.0 5.5 6.1 V8 4.0 7.3 4.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 PENN A-2 4.0 5.7 3.7 7.7 5.0 2.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 SR 7200 8.0 7.0 4.3 3.7 7.0 3.7 9.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.9 L-93 3.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 2.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 ALPHA 3.7 5.7 3.7 7.0 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 VILLA 5.7 9.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 6.5 5.5 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 SRP-1BLTR3 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 2.7 3.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.4 T-1 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.1 PENNCROSS 4.0 3.0 1.0 6.3 3.3 1.0 2.3 4.0 2.3 2.0 4.3 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.3 2.7 1.8 2.6 4.4 1.7 1.6 2.2 1.9 2.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.0 C.V. (%) 18.9 13.8 30.4 14.1 20.5 49.4 18.1 14.0 21.2 18.7 17.2 14.4 14.1 14.7 14.4 10.3 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. 2012 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 RI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT - - - 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS