TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN L-93 7.0 7.3 8.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.4 PENN A-1 6.7 6.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 PENN A-4 7.0 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 ABT-CRB-1 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 7.2 CRENSHAW 7.3 7.7 9.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.2 ISI AP-5 6.3 7.0 9.0 7.0 5.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.3 7.2 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 6.3 7.0 9.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.1 SYN 96-3 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 7.1 SYN 96-2 7.3 6.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 IMPERIAL 5.7 8.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.9 PENN G-1 6.7 7.3 9.0 7.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.9 PENN G-6 7.0 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 7.7 6.9 BAR CB 8US3 7.0 7.7 9.0 7.3 4.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.8 CENTURY 6.0 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 PENN A-2 7.3 8.0 9.0 7.7 4.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 7.0 8.3 8.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 7.3 6.6 PST-A2E 7.0 7.0 9.0 7.7 4.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 SRX 1BPAA 7.3 7.7 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 5.7 6.7 6.6 SYN 96-1 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 8.3 5.3 6.7 6.6 BACKSPIN 6.0 7.3 8.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.4 SR 1119 7.3 8.0 9.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.4 PICK CB 13-94 7.0 7.0 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 PROVIDENCE 7.0 8.0 8.7 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.9 SRX 1NJH 7.7 7.7 9.0 6.3 2.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 PENNLINKS 6.3 6.7 8.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 PENNCROSS 6.3 7.0 8.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 BAVARIA . . . 1.0 7.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 VESPER (PICK MVB) . . . 1.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 SR 7200 . . . 1.0 6.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.9 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.7 0.4 1.0 6.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.7 C.V. (%) 7.0 17.0 3.6 10.7 32.7 15.3 12.1 14.9 12.4 8.2 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 NE1 SAND 8.6+ 61-150 241-375 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS