TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT MADISON (WITHOUT FUNGICIDES), WI 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN DOLLAR DOLLAR GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY PATCH SNOW SPOT SPOT TAKE-ALL TAKE-ALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL (W.TEMP.) MOLD JUNE JULY JUNE 13 JUNE 18 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SRX 1BPAA 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 4.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 L-93 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 PENN A-2 5.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 PENN G-1 6.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 VESPER (PICK MVB) 5.7 6.0 7.7 9.0 8.3 9.0 8.7 8.3 5.3 8.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 PST-A2E 5.7 5.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 PICK CB 13-94 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 3.3 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 3.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 ISI AP-5 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 9.0 9.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 PENN A-1 5.0 5.0 3.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 4.7 8.0 7.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 5.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 3.7 7.3 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.8 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 5.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 3.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 2.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 PENNLINKS 4.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 SR 1119 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 PENN G-6 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 PENNCROSS 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 SR 7200 4.3 5.7 6.0 8.3 7.0 9.0 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 SYN 96-3 5.0 5.0 5.7 8.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 2.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 2.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 PENN A-4 5.0 5.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 7.7 7.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.6 ABT-CRB-1 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 7.7 7.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.5 SRX 1NJH 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 3.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.5 SYN 96-1 5.0 4.7 4.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 2.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 4.0 2.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.5 SYN 96-2 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 2.0 8.7 9.0 5.0 4.3 2.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.4 BACKSPIN 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 2.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 2.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.2 BAR CB 8US3 5.0 5.0 3.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 9.0 8.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.2 IMPERIAL 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 2.3 7.0 7.7 4.3 3.7 2.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.2 CRENSHAW 4.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 3.7 2.0 8.7 8.7 4.0 3.7 2.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 PROVIDENCE 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 3.3 7.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 2.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 CENTURY 4.3 5.0 3.7 7.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 1.7 7.0 7.0 4.3 3.3 1.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.8 BAVARIA 3.3 5.0 3.3 7.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.4 LSD VALUE 1.7 0.5 2.5 1.0 1.0 4.6 7.9 1.7 1.6 10.5 8.5 3.7 3.8 1.5 1.2 2.5 1.4 1.6 1.1 C.V. (%) 15.0 5.6 22.9 8.8 9.3 28.0 32.6 16.5 25.2 35.6 30.1 24.0 25.5 25.5 12.6 16.6 14.0 17.1 11.9 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 WI2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.6-8.5 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1/8-5/32 TO PREVENT STRESS