TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT ORONO, ME 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT PINK DOLLAR DOLLAR GENETIC TOLERANCE PYTHIUM SNOW CUTWORM SPOT SPOT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR DORMANCY BLIGHT MOLD DAMAGE SEPTEMBER OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN VESPER (PICK MVB) 9.0 8.7 9.0 6.0 8.7 9.0 3.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 8.9 SR 7200 9.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 8.7 3.3 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 8.6 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 8.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 2.7 8.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.2 ISI AP-5 8.0 7.3 9.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 3.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.2 PENN G-1 6.7 7.0 9.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 3.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.1 SRX 1BPAA 7.7 5.7 7.7 5.7 8.0 7.7 3.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.1 BACKSPIN 8.0 7.0 8.7 8.3 6.7 7.7 3.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 CENTURY 7.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 3.7 7.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 PENN A-1 6.3 7.3 9.0 5.0 9.0 8.7 3.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 PENN A-4 7.0 7.0 9.0 5.7 7.3 8.0 3.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 PENNLINKS 7.7 7.0 9.0 6.0 8.3 8.0 3.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 SR 1119 7.7 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 3.3 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 SRX 1NJH 7.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 7.7 8.0 3.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.9 PENNCROSS 7.7 7.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 9.0 3.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.8 PICK CB 13-94 7.7 5.3 8.0 8.3 5.0 6.3 3.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 7.3 6.8 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 7.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 3.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 PROVIDENCE 7.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 3.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 SYN 96-1 7.3 6.0 8.3 8.3 5.7 7.0 3.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 SYN 96-2 7.0 5.7 8.0 8.7 6.7 7.7 3.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 ABT-CRB-1 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.6 L-93 7.3 6.3 8.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 2.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 PENN G-6 7.3 5.3 7.0 3.7 8.0 7.7 2.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.6 BAR CB 8US3 7.3 5.7 9.0 8.0 5.0 6.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.5 CRENSHAW 7.3 6.3 9.0 8.0 5.3 7.0 2.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.5 BAVARIA 7.3 7.7 9.0 6.3 8.7 8.3 4.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.3 6.4 PENN A-2 7.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 3.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 PST-A2E 6.3 6.0 6.7 3.7 5.0 6.7 3.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.7 6.3 IMPERIAL 7.0 6.7 8.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 2.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 SYN 96-3 7.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 8.0 6.7 3.3 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.2 LSD VALUE 1.2 3.7 5.7 4.1 4.2 4.4 3.5 1.2 1.4 1.9 2.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 C.V. (%) 8.5 21.4 20.2 26.8 23.9 18.1 30.3 9.8 11.8 12.9 16.1 16.1 8.1 7.1 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 ME1 - - - - - - - -