TABLE 9.      MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                     2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) 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     
                                                                                                                                                           
                            GDE                48.3         6.7         6.7         6.3       6.3    6.7    6.3     6.3     6.4                            
                            KINGDOM            48.3         5.3         6.3         5.7       6.0    6.3    6.0     5.7     6.0                            
                            BARRACUDA          45.0         5.3         6.0         5.3       6.0    6.3    6.0     5.3     5.9                            
                            DLFPS-AP/3059      43.3         5.3         6.0         6.0       5.7    6.0    6.3     5.7     5.9                            
                            DLFPS-AP/3018      41.7         6.3         6.3         5.7       5.7    6.0    6.0     5.3     5.8                            
                            DLFPS-AP/3056      40.0         6.3         5.0         5.3       5.7    5.3    6.0     6.3     5.8                            
                            NIGHTLIFE          43.3         5.3         6.0         6.7       5.0    6.3    6.0     5.7     5.8                            
                            PST-ROPS           41.7         5.3         5.3         4.7       5.7    5.7    6.0     5.3     5.7                            
                            DLFPS-AP/3058      41.7         5.3         5.0         5.0       5.3    5.7    6.0     5.3     5.6                            
                            PURE SELECT        40.0         5.7         5.3         5.3       5.0    5.3    6.3     5.7     5.6                            
                            PIRANHA (DC-1)     38.3         5.3         5.0         4.7       5.3    5.7    5.7     5.3     5.5                            
                            777 (DLFPS-AP/3054)40.0         5.3         5.7         5.0       5.0    5.7    5.3     5.3     5.3                            
                            DECLARATION        36.7         5.0         4.7         4.7       5.3    5.0    5.3     5.3     5.3                            
                            L-93 XD            36.7         4.7         5.3         5.0       5.0    5.3    5.3     5.3     5.3                            
                            LUMINARY           33.3         5.0         5.0         5.3       4.7    5.3    5.3     5.3     5.2                            
                            ARMOR              38.3         5.0         5.0         4.7       5.0    5.3    5.3     4.7     5.1                            
                            PENN A-1           36.7         5.0         5.0         5.0       5.0    5.3    4.7     5.3     5.1                            
                            SHARK              41.7         5.0         4.7         5.3       5.0    5.3    4.7     5.3     5.1                            
                            V-8                43.3         5.3         5.0         4.3       5.3    5.3    5.3     4.3     5.1                            
                            PENNCROSS          40.0         3.7         3.7         4.0       4.7    4.3    4.0     4.0     4.3                            

                            LSD VALUE           6.7         0.9         1.0         1.4       1.2    1.0    0.9     1.1     0.8                            
                            C.V. (%)            9.0         9.8        11.0        13.7      10.4    9.5    9.6    10.5     8.0                            
                                                                                                                                                           
                           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 (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