TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY WINTER TOLERANCE DOLLAR SPOT RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SUMMER FALL COLOR DORMANCY MARCH AUGUST DECEMBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TIGER II (CIS AT-5) 6.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 3.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 PENN G-6 7.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 2.0 3.0 6.7 5.0 7.3 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 PENNEAGLE 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.3 2.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.1 SEASIDE II 7.0 4.7 8.0 7.3 2.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 SRX 7MODD 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 3.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 GLORY (PST-9HG) 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 3.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.9 SR 1119 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 2.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.9 PENNCROSS 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 2.7 3.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 ABT-COL-2 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 3.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 SR 7100 4.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 4.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 PST-9PM 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.6 SRX 1BPAA 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.3 2.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.6 TRUELINE 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 3.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.6 SRX 7MOBB 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.5 PST-0VN 7.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 3.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 6.7 5.0 7.7 6.7 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 L-93 7.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 2.0 3.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 PRINCEVILLE 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 2.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.2 TIGER 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 GOLFSTAR 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 3.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.9 GRAND PRIX 7.3 6.0 7.0 4.3 2.3 2.7 4.3 3.7 6.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.9 BACKSPIN 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 2.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.8 IMPERIAL 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 1.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 PROVIDENCE 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.8 SEASIDE 6.0 5.3 6.7 4.3 3.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.8 CENTURY 7.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 2.3 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.9 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.9 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.0 2.1 1.2 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 8.4 12.2 9.1 15.7 20.9 23.3 19.2 19.3 22.7 16.8 17.8 14.1 10.2 22.1 16.0 18.4 16.3 13.9 13.4 8.6 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. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1998 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 VA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS