TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT ATHENS, GA 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING SUMMER FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN DLFPS-AP/3058 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.4 PIRANHA (DC-1) 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.2 777 (DLFPS-AP/3054) 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.1 DLFPS-AP/3059 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.1 NIGHTLIFE 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.1 TOUR PRO (GDE) 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 ARMOR 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 DLFPS-AP/3056 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.9 KINGDOM 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.9 PURE SELECT 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 BARRACUDA 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.8 DLFPS-AP/3018 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.8 LUMINARY 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 PENN A-1 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.8 PURE ECLIPSE (PST-ROPS) 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 SHARK 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.8 L-93 XD 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 PENNCROSS 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 V-8 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 DECLARATION 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.5 1.5 1.3 1.6 2.2 2.7 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.0 C.V. (%) 5.1 9.5 6.9 7.9 13.4 11.2 11.9 11.9 7.5 8.0 9.7 15.7 15.5 8.7 8.1 7.7 6.3 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 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT ATHENS, GA 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN PATCH RATINGS FALL FALL FALL FALL WINTER DOLLAR WARM COOL COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME COLOR SPOT TEMP. TEMP. SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMEBER DECEMBER DLFPS-AP/3058 7.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 PIRANHA (DC-1) 6.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 777 (DLFPS-AP/3054) 6.7 8.7 8.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 DLFPS-AP/3059 7.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 NIGHTLIFE 7.3 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 TOUR PRO (GDE) 7.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 ARMOR 7.0 7.3 7.3 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 DLFPS-AP/3056 6.3 8.7 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 KINGDOM 7.0 7.7 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 PURE SELECT 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 BARRACUDA 6.7 8.3 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 DLFPS-AP/3018 6.7 8.7 8.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 LUMINARY 6.7 8.7 8.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 PENN A-1 6.7 8.7 8.7 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 PURE ECLIPSE (PST-ROPS) 7.3 8.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 SHARK 6.3 8.7 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 L-93 XD 6.7 8.7 8.3 9.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 PENNCROSS 6.3 7.7 8.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 V-8 7.0 8.3 8.7 9.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 DECLARATION 6.3 8.7 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 LSD VALUE 1.6 1.6 0.9 1.5 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.1 C.V. (%) 8.5 7.9 6.0 8.5 6.5 7.4 8.8 7.8 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. 2018 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 GA3 - - - - - - - -