TABLE 8.             MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                     2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA  1/                                  
                                                                         2015 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                      PERCENT
                                                     ESTABLISH-      WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS                   QUALITY RATINGS
                     NAME                              MENT      SEPTEMBER    OCTOBER    NOVEMBER    AUG     SEP    OCT    NOV    MEAN     
                                                                                                                                                           
                     DLFPS-AT/3026                     50.0         3.3         2.3         4.7      6.7     6.3    6.0    6.0     6.3                     
                     NIGHTLIFE                         45.0         7.3         5.7         6.3      5.7     7.0    6.7    5.7     6.3                     
                     BARRACUDA                         45.0         5.0         4.0         5.3      5.7     6.7    6.0    6.0     6.1                     
                     PST-DCV6                          40.0         5.0         5.0         5.3      5.3     6.0    7.0    5.7     6.0                     
                     ARMOR                             43.3         6.3         5.0         5.7      5.7     6.0    6.3    5.0     5.8                     
                     DC-1                              40.0         5.7         5.0         5.7      5.3     6.3    6.3    5.3     5.8                     
                     H10G-OP                           45.0         5.0         4.0         5.0      5.0     5.7    6.3    6.0     5.8                     
                     007                               45.0         5.7         5.0         6.0      5.7     5.7    6.0    5.3     5.7                     
                     KINGDOM                           43.3         6.7         6.0         5.3      5.3     6.3    6.0    5.0     5.7                     
                     SHARK                             43.3         5.3         5.3         5.7      5.0     6.0    6.3    5.3     5.7                     
                     PPG-AT 104                        43.3         3.7         3.0         5.0      6.0     5.7    5.3    5.3     5.6                     
                     L-93XD                            40.0         5.0         4.7         5.3      5.7     6.3    5.3    4.7     5.5                     
                     V-8                               46.7         5.0         4.7         5.0      5.0     6.0    6.0    5.0     5.5                     
                     GREENTIME                         48.3         4.3         3.3         4.3      6.0     5.0    5.0    5.0     5.3                     
                     PST-ORBS                          43.3         5.0         4.3         4.3      5.0     5.7    6.0    4.7     5.3                     
                     CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS                40.0         5.0         4.7         4.3      5.0     5.3    5.0    4.7     5.0                     
                     PENNCROSS                         45.0         4.0         4.0         4.0      4.3     4.7    5.3    4.7     4.8                     

                     LSD VALUE                          5.7         0.7         0.7         1.0      0.8     1.1    0.9    0.7     0.5                     
                     C.V. (%)                           6.7         8.6         9.7        11.1      8.2    10.0    8.4    7.3     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.                            2015 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                              
                                                      THE 2014 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