TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER COVER COVER DOLLAR PYTHIUM QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL SPOT BLIGHT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BAR CB 8US3 6.0 96.0 97.7 92.7 8.3 4.3 2.3 3.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 7.3 92.7 92.7 88.3 9.0 4.3 3.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.9 PENNCROSS 5.7 96.3 97.3 96.3 8.0 5.7 2.7 2.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.9 PENN A-2 6.3 88.7 88.0 83.3 8.0 5.0 2.7 3.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 PENN G-1 6.3 97.7 98.7 94.7 8.3 5.0 2.3 2.7 5.7 7.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 SR 1119 6.7 88.7 89.0 85.0 9.0 5.3 2.7 3.3 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 PENNLINKS 5.7 96.3 98.3 91.3 8.7 5.7 2.7 3.3 5.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.6 CRENSHAW 5.0 97.0 94.7 91.7 8.0 4.7 2.3 2.7 4.3 6.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.5 CENTURY 5.7 82.7 82.7 80.7 8.7 4.3 2.7 2.7 4.7 7.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.4 PENN G-6 5.7 91.3 93.0 93.0 7.3 4.7 2.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.4 PICK CB 13-94 4.7 88.7 90.7 86.7 7.3 5.0 2.7 3.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 5.7 91.3 91.3 88.3 8.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 PENN A-4 5.0 80.0 86.0 83.3 7.7 5.3 2.0 2.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 PST-A2E 5.3 91.7 95.0 93.3 8.7 4.0 2.0 2.3 4.0 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 L-93 6.7 96.3 98.3 94.3 9.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 5.7 7.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 SYN 96-1 5.0 79.0 81.0 75.0 8.0 6.0 2.3 2.7 3.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.2 SYN 96-3 4.7 88.3 93.0 91.3 8.7 4.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 6.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.2 BACKSPIN 5.7 91.3 93.0 90.0 5.3 3.3 2.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.1 BAVARIA 4.7 90.0 91.7 88.3 8.3 4.7 2.3 2.3 4.0 6.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.1 PENN A-1 5.3 79.7 83.0 84.7 7.0 5.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.1 SRX 1BPAA 5.7 81.3 83.0 78.3 7.7 5.0 2.3 2.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.1 PROVIDENCE 6.0 92.3 94.3 92.7 7.3 4.3 2.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 SR 7200 4.0 96.0 98.7 96.0 7.7 3.0 2.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 ISI AP-5 5.3 85.0 85.0 83.3 7.3 5.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.9 SYN 96-2 4.7 58.3 60.0 56.7 5.7 5.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.8 ABT-CRB-1 5.3 70.0 73.3 73.3 6.3 4.7 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 VESPER (PICK MVB) 4.0 95.3 96.3 93.3 6.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 4.3 4.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 IMPERIAL 4.7 70.0 70.0 66.7 7.0 5.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.6 SRX 1NJH 5.7 73.0 74.7 71.3 5.3 4.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.4 LSD VALUE 2.4 29.6 30.6 33.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.6 4.2 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.1 3.0 2.5 1.6 C.V. (%) 19.0 14.7 14.5 15.6 15.8 21.9 23.4 26.9 34.1 20.1 20.5 20.2 14.1 16.9 15.1 14.1 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 MO1 SAND 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS