TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DOLLAR DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER SPOT 3/ SPOT 4/ APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SR 7200 6.7 8.7 9.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 PENN A-1 8.0 4.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 VESPER (PICK MVB) 6.7 6.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.7 L-93 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 8.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.6 PENN G-1 7.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.6 PENN G-6 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.5 PST-A2E 7.0 3.7 7.3 6.0 8.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 3.0 6.1 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 7.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 SR 1119 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 SYN 96-3 7.3 3.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 IMPERIAL 6.0 3.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 3.3 5.9 PENN A-4 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 PENN A-2 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 9.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 CENTURY 6.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 ABT-CRB-1 7.0 1.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 2.7 5.6 ISI AP-5 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 8.3 7.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 SYN 96-2 6.7 2.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 3.0 5.6 BAR CB 8US3 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.5 SRX 1NJH 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 2.7 5.5 SYN 96-1 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.5 BACKSPIN 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.4 PROVIDENCE 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.4 CRENSHAW 7.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 3.7 5.0 PICK CB 13-94 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 SRX 1BPAA 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 PENNLINKS 4.7 6.7 3.7 3.0 8.0 7.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 PENNCROSS 4.0 7.7 4.0 3.3 8.3 7.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 BAVARIA 3.0 1.7 7.3 1.0 8.7 8.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 2.7 2.0 2.0 LSD VALUE 4.2 1.2 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.5 0.7 C.V. (%) 25.4 17.3 17.0 21.1 15.2 17.4 15.7 15.0 13.1 14.4 15.7 19.1 15.1 20.2 8.0 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. 3/ DOLLAR SPOT RATED ON FUNGICIDE TREATED PLOTS. 4/ DOLLAR SPOT RATED ON REDUCED FUNGICIDE TREATED PLOTS. 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 NJ1 SAND 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1/8-5/32 TO PREVENT STRESS