TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SPRING SUMMER PERCENT GROUND COVER ANTHRA- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER NOSE FEB APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PIRANHA (DC-1) 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 99.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.6 DLFPS-AP/3018 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 99.0 99.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.5 DLFPS-AP/3058 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 99.0 99.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.5 LUMINARY 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 99.0 99.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.4 TOUR PRO (GDE) 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 BARRACUDA 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 DLFPS-AP/3056 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 DLFPS-AP/3059 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 99.0 99.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.0 L-93 XD 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 99.0 99.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 777 (DLFPS-AP/3054) 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.3 6.9 DECLARATION 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.9 NIGHTLIFE 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.9 PURE ECLIPSE (PST-ROPS) 7.3 6.7 8.7 7.0 7.3 99.0 99.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.9 PURE SELECT 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.0 99.0 99.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.9 SHARK 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.9 V-8 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.9 KINGDOM 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 PENN A-1 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 ARMOR 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.4 PENNCROSS 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 96.3 96.3 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.9 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.3 0.6 0.8 1.7 0.4 0.4 2.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.4 C.V. (%) 4.9 9.1 4.9 6.2 9.1 0.3 0.3 18.6 9.0 8.0 8.0 5.2 5.2 8.4 10.2 7.7 7.1 4.0 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. 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS