TABLE 5.     MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE
                                                    1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS  1/
                                                                           2001 DATA

                                                       TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                                     LEAF                QUALITY RATINGS
                                           NAME                     TEXTURE     MAY     JUN     AUG     OCT    MEAN

                                           PENN G-6                   7.3       7.0     6.3     8.3     7.0     7.2
                                           PENN A-1                   8.3       7.3     5.7     7.7     7.7     7.1
                                           ABT-CRB-1                  8.0       6.0     7.7     7.7     5.7     6.8
                                           PST-A2E                    7.3       6.3     6.7     7.7     6.3     6.8
                                           PENN G-1                   8.0       5.7     7.3     7.3     6.3     6.7
                                           SYN 96-3                   7.7       6.0     6.0     8.0     6.7     6.7
                                           L-93                       6.3       7.0     5.3     7.7     6.3     6.6
                                           PROVIDENCE                 7.0       6.0     7.3     7.3     5.7     6.6
                                           CENTURY                    7.3       6.3     6.3     7.3     5.7     6.4
                                           IMPERIAL                   7.3       6.3     6.3     7.7     5.3     6.4
                                           PENN A-2                   8.0       6.7     5.7     7.3     6.0     6.4
                                           SYN 96-1                   8.3       6.0     5.7     7.7     6.3     6.4
                                           BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2)      7.7       6.3     5.7     7.3     5.7     6.3
                                           BRIGHTON (SRX 1120)        6.7       5.7     6.7     7.0     5.7     6.3
                                           SR 1119                    7.3       6.0     6.0     6.7     6.3     6.3
                                           SRX 1NJH                   7.0       6.7     5.3     7.0     6.3     6.3
                                           SYN 96-2                   8.0       6.3     6.0     7.3     5.3     6.3
                                           CRENSHAW                   6.7       5.7     6.3     7.3     5.3     6.2
                                           PENN A-4                   7.0       5.3     6.7     6.7     6.0     6.2
                                           PICK CB 13-94              7.3       6.3     5.7     7.3     5.3     6.2
                                           BAR CB 8US3                7.3       5.0     6.0     7.7     5.3     6.0
                                           SR 7200                    7.7       6.0     6.0     6.7     5.3     6.0
                                           SRX 1BPAA                  7.0       5.7     5.7     7.0     5.7     6.0
                                           ISI AP-5                   7.7       6.0     5.3     7.0     5.3     5.9
                                           PENNCROSS                  6.3       5.3     6.0     6.7     5.7     5.9
                                           VESPER (PICK MVB)          7.3       6.0     6.0     6.3     5.3     5.9
                                           BACKSPIN                   6.7       5.3     6.0     7.0     5.0     5.8
                                           BAVARIA                    7.0       5.3     5.0     7.3     5.3     5.8
                                           PENNLINKS                  6.3       5.3     5.0     6.0     5.3     5.4

                                           LSD VALUE                  1.4       4.4     3.7     2.0     2.4     1.5
                                           C.V. (%)                   9.1      19.2    18.7    10.2    15.3     9.2

                           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 (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

         KS1       SILT LOAM AND SILT     6.6-7.0      151-270       241-375          3.1-4.0         FULL SUN    1/8-5/32   TO PREVENT STRESS