TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SPRING FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1) 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 8.2 PVF-PV-2 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.1 PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2) 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.0 PVF-PV-1 8.0 8.7 8.3 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 S1 7.7 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.0 PIRANHA 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.7 8.7 7.9 007XL 8.3 8.7 8.7 9.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.7 7.7 5.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 7.8 BARRACUDA 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 5.3 7.3 8.7 9.0 7.8 L-93 XD 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 5.3 7.7 8.3 9.0 7.8 SPECTRUM (LNS 19) 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 9.0 8.0 5.7 8.0 8.3 9.0 7.8 CY-4 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 9.0 7.7 DLFPS-AP-3084 7.3 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 9.0 7.7 PST-0DSF 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 8.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 4.3 6.7 9.0 9.0 7.6 PSU-CBG1 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 9.0 8.3 4.3 7.0 8.0 9.0 7.6 PENN A-1 8.7 8.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 5.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 5.3 7.7 8.7 9.0 7.5 DECLARATION 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 9.0 7.3 PSU-CBG2 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 8.3 8.0 9.0 8.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 PST-0HR 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.7 8.0 8.7 8.7 3.3 4.3 7.3 8.3 7.2 PSU-CBG3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 PENNCROSS 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.1 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.8 2.0 2.7 0.4 C.V. (%) 5.4 5.6 4.6 3.9 3.4 6.9 10.5 4.9 3.1 4.7 4.4 12.7 13.7 11.8 10.8 3.5 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 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2020 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER WINTER PYTHIUM ALGAE ALGAE ALGAE ALGAE ALGAE NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR ANTHRACNOSE ROOT ROT MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1) 99.0 99.0 99.0 7.3 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 PVF-PV-2 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 8.7 9.0 9.0 PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2) 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 9.0 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 PVF-PV-1 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 9.0 S1 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 9.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 PIRANHA 99.0 99.0 99.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 8.3 007XL 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 8.7 5.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 BARRACUDA 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 9.0 4.3 9.0 8.7 8.7 7.3 7.7 L-93 XD 99.0 99.0 99.0 7.0 9.0 6.7 9.0 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 SPECTRUM (LNS 19) 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 8.7 8.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 CY-4 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 9.0 7.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.3 8.7 DLFPS-AP-3084 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 PST-0DSF 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 9.0 3.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 6.0 7.0 PSU-CBG1 99.0 99.0 99.0 7.0 9.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 PENN A-1 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 9.0 3.7 8.7 8.3 8.3 6.3 7.3 DECLARATION 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 9.0 5.7 9.0 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.7 PSU-CBG2 99.0 97.7 98.3 7.0 8.3 8.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 PST-0HR 99.0 96.3 99.0 6.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 PSU-CBG3 99.0 92.7 96.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 PENNCROSS 96.3 97.0 99.0 5.0 9.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 LSD VALUE 0.4 7.5 3.5 1.2 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 0.3 2.6 1.2 9.9 3.8 11.3 2.0 3.6 3.3 7.4 4.7 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. 2022 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2020 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 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS