TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME KILL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN L-93 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.6 SRX 1NJH 7.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.8 PENNLINKS 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 PST-A2E 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.6 PENN G-6 6.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.5 SR 1119 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.4 PENNCROSS 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 SYN 96-3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.2 CRENSHAW 6.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.0 6.7 5.2 ISI AP-5 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.2 PENN G-1 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 BAR CB 8US3 5.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.1 SR 7200 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.1 SRX 1BPAA 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.1 BACKSPIN 4.7 2.7 3.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 CENTURY 6.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 IMPERIAL 5.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 PENN A-1 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 3.0 5.0 PENN A-2 4.7 4.0 3.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 SYN 96-1 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.7 8.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 VESPER (PICK MVB) 5.3 2.7 3.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 PICK CB 13-94 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.6 SYN 96-2 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 PROVIDENCE 3.7 3.3 2.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.5 BAVARIA 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 PENN A-4 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 ABT-CRB-1 2.0 1.7 2.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 2.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 3.1 4.4 1.8 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.2 3.1 2.0 C.V. (%) 28.2 36.8 21.2 17.9 15.2 15.2 19.1 28.2 16.4 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. 2002 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 SAND 7.1-7.5 0-60 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS