TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ THATCH CUT WORM SPRING WEAR MEASUREMENT & BURROW QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TOLERANCE (MM) COUNT/PLOT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN VILLA 8.3 6.3 27.0 62.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 PURE DISTINCTION (PST-OJO) 6.3 6.0 26.0 8.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 V8 6.0 5.7 26.7 16.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 FOCUS (SRP-1GMC) 6.7 5.3 25.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.2 BARRACUDA (MVS-AP-101) 6.7 4.3 24.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 PIN-UP (HTM) 5.7 6.3 26.3 9.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 PROCLAMATION (LTP-FEC) 6.0 5.7 24.3 22.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 LUMINARY (A08-TDN2) 7.0 6.3 26.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 DECLARATION 6.7 5.3 24.7 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 AFM 6.3 5.3 22.7 11.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 AUTHORITY 6.0 5.3 23.3 11.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 SR 7200 8.0 7.7 22.0 58.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 SRP-1BLTR3 6.0 5.3 24.0 12.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 T-1 5.3 6.3 25.7 12.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 ALPHA 5.0 5.7 25.0 8.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 PENN A-1 5.3 5.0 23.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 L-93 5.0 5.3 21.3 10.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 PENN A-2 5.3 4.7 23.0 16.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 PENNCROSS 4.0 4.0 18.3 11.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.8 3.6 8.5 0.5 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.4 C.V. (%) 12.1 9.4 8.3 35.5 6.5 11.3 11.7 8.9 9.0 7.1 11.3 6.6 4.9 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 (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 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS