TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT MADISON (WITH FUNGICIDES), WI 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL ANNUA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PENN A-4 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 PST-A2E 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 ISI AP-5 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 L-93 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2) 6.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 PENN A-1 7.0 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 PENN A-2 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 PENNCROSS 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 PENNLINKS 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 PICK CB 13-94 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 SYN 96-3 7.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 IMPERIAL 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 PENN G-1 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 PENN G-6 6.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 SR 1119 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 SYN 96-2 7.0 3.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 8.3 3.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 BAR CB 8US3 6.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 SRX 1BPAA 7.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 SRX 1NJH 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 ABT-CRB-1 7.0 3.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 CRENSHAW 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 PROVIDENCE 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 SYN 96-1 7.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 VESPER (PICK MVB) 8.0 5.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 BACKSPIN 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 CENTURY 7.0 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 SR 7200 8.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 BAVARIA 7.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 LSD VALUE 0.4 2.3 0.9 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.9 C.V. (%) 3.7 19.9 8.0 7.3 8.7 12.2 17.3 11.8 12.6 10.9 12.4 9.7 9.0 7.7 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 WI1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.6-8.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS