TABLE 9.                   MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                                      2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI  1/                                             
                                                                             2017 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/  

                                                GENETIC    SPRING      COLOR                       QUALITY RATINGS
                        NAME                     COLOR     GREENUP    NOVEMBER     MAY    JUN     JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    MEAN                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                           
                        CHINOOK (H10G-OP)         7.3         6.0         7        6.0    6.3     7.3    7.7    7.0    7.3     6.9                         
                        BARRACUDA                 7.0         5.3         7        5.3    6.0     7.7    7.3    7.0    7.3     6.8                         
                        SHARK                     7.0         5.7         7        6.0    6.0     7.3    7.3    7.0    7.0     6.8                         
                        PST-0CV6                  7.0         6.7         7        5.7    6.0     7.0    7.3    6.7    6.7     6.6                         
                        V-8                       7.3         6.7         7        5.7    6.0     7.3    7.0    6.7    6.7     6.6                         
                        007                       7.0         5.0         7        4.7    6.0     6.7    7.7    7.0    7.0     6.5                         
                        CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS        7.0         6.7         7        5.7    6.0     7.3    7.0    6.3    6.7     6.5                         
                        NIGHTLIFE                 7.7         5.7         7        5.7    5.7     7.3    7.3    6.0    7.0     6.5                         
                        GREENTIME                 6.7         6.3         7        5.7    6.0     6.7    7.0    6.3    6.7     6.4                         
                        KINGDOM                   7.7         6.3         7        5.7    5.7     7.0    7.3    6.3    6.7     6.4                         
                        PST-0RBS                  7.0         6.0         7        5.3    6.0     7.0    7.3    6.3    6.7     6.4                         
                        ARMOR                     7.3         6.0         7        5.0    6.0     6.7    7.3    6.3    6.7     6.3                         
                        DLFPS-AT/3026             6.0         6.3         7        6.3    5.7     6.3    6.0    6.0    6.3     6.1                         
                        MUSKET (PPG-AT 104)       6.3         6.0         7        6.0    5.3     5.3    6.3    6.0    6.3     5.9                         
                        PIRANHA (DC-1)            7.0         3.7         7        4.7    5.0     5.3    6.7    6.7    7.0     5.9                         
                        L-93XD                    7.0         4.0         7        4.3    5.0     5.7    7.0    6.3    6.7     5.8                         
                        PENNCROSS                 7.0         6.7         7        5.3    5.7     6.0    6.3    5.3    5.7     5.7
                         
                        LSD VALUE                 0.7         2.3         0        1.1    0.9     1.3    0.9    1.1    0.8     0.6                         
                        C.V. (%)                  5.3        18.5         0       10.5    7.3    10.5    6.8    8.1    5.9     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.                          2017 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                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
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