TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT LEXINGTON (WITHOUT FUNGICIDES), KY 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT DOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR GENETIC DENSITY COVER COVER SPOT SPOT SPOT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL JUNE JULY AUGUST MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PENN A-1 7.7 7.7 96.0 86.7 18.3 13.0 20.0 6.3 8.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.5 L-93 7.3 7.7 85.0 78.3 25.0 13.3 20.7 7.7 8.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.4 PENN A-2 7.7 8.3 76.7 90.0 35.0 15.3 25.0 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 PENN G-6 8.0 6.7 86.7 85.0 23.3 8.3 17.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.2 SRX 1NJH 9.0 7.7 75.0 87.7 48.3 12.3 26.3 6.3 8.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.2 PENN A-4 7.7 7.0 88.3 76.7 17.7 12.3 9.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 ISI AP-5 7.3 7.3 85.0 88.3 35.0 12.0 17.3 6.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 PENN G-1 8.3 8.0 53.3 65.0 36.7 16.0 19.0 6.3 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 PST-A2E 8.7 7.7 85.0 85.0 27.7 15.7 20.0 5.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.8 SYN 96-2 7.7 6.7 57.3 86.7 41.7 21.7 35.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 ABT-CRB-1 6.3 7.7 75.0 55.0 40.0 21.7 26.7 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 7.7 7.3 41.7 74.0 35.0 17.3 36.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 SRX 1BPAA 8.7 6.7 65.0 85.0 26.7 19.3 25.0 6.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 SYN 96-1 6.7 7.0 51.7 74.0 36.7 15.0 33.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.6 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 8.3 7.0 66.7 75.0 45.0 12.7 22.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 IMPERIAL 7.0 7.0 56.7 88.0 38.3 20.7 33.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 SR 1119 7.7 7.3 63.3 70.0 40.0 18.3 20.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.5 SYN 96-3 7.0 7.0 70.0 83.3 35.0 16.3 28.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 CENTURY 7.7 6.0 80.0 90.0 45.0 14.7 24.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 PICK CB 13-94 7.0 6.3 55.0 76.7 36.7 23.3 35.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 BACKSPIN 7.7 6.3 55.0 70.0 55.0 19.3 23.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.1 BAR CB 8US3 7.7 6.0 60.0 78.3 55.0 13.3 23.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 CRENSHAW 7.7 6.0 55.0 75.0 68.3 15.0 21.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 PENNLINKS 7.0 6.3 31.7 85.0 27.7 19.0 35.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.8 PROVIDENCE 8.3 6.7 58.3 51.7 50.0 11.3 9.0 5.0 6.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 PENNCROSS 6.7 4.7 41.7 81.7 46.7 21.7 38.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 VESPER (PICK MVB) 7.7 9.0 34.0 22.7 18.3 12.7 15.7 4.0 6.7 4.0 1.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 1.0 3.2 BAVARIA 6.7 4.0 8.0 17.0 38.3 15.0 24.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 1.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 1.0 3.0 SR 7200 7.3 8.3 14.7 15.7 22.7 15.0 19.7 3.7 5.7 3.3 1.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 1.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.2 21.6 16.6 27.7 9.3 21.8 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.4 C.V. (%) 7.7 10.6 22.6 15.1 37.5 27.9 40.0 10.1 10.7 10.2 12.3 17.3 14.1 12.3 14.7 5.2 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 KY2 SAND 6.6-7.0 0-60 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1/8-5/32 TO PREVENT STRESS