Table 2. Effect of cultivators on maximum tensile load (newton, N), required work to tear sod (newton-meters, N-m), and sod handling quality of sod in West Lafayette, IN
Species Cultivars 9MAP
CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH HF HF HF HF
Bridgeport2 Compass2
Enchantment Leeward Radar
Silhouette Sonar
SR5130
Woodall Beacon
BighornGT Hardtop Jetty
HF Minimus HF HF HF HF
ReliantIV SR3150 Sword2
Tenacious
KBG Arcadia KBG Blue_Note SF Blue_Hornet SF SF
Blue_Mesa Quatro
SlCRF Barpearl SlCRF SlCRF SlCRF
SeabreezeGT Seamist
Shoreline
StCRF Audubon StCRF Boreal
StCRF Cardinal2 StCRF Chantilly StCRF Marvel
StCRF Navigator2 StCRF Orbit StCRF Rosecity StCRF Ruddy StCRF Xeric TF TF TF
Bonfire
Titanium2LS Trending
Maximin tensile load (N) 11MAP
C-G
397 A-G 398 A-G 444 A-D 390 A-G
364 385 375 435 354 391 394
F-L
D-K E-K
13MAP
C-H 338 G-M E-H E-I
J-P
443 ABC 380 A-F 403 A-E B-H
9MAP
Required work to tear sod (N-m) 11MAP
474 A-E 292
343 FGH 292 J-P
391 A-E 370 A-G 429 ABC 411 A-D 298
D-I
23 A-F 23 A-F 24 A-F 24 A-F 24 A-F 21
23 A-F 28 A
22 A-F
21 A-E 15
E-N 13MAP
394 A-Ga 359 G-M 269 F-I 22 C-G 16 B-L 14 E-H 411 A-G 421 A-E 419 A-E 403 A-G 373
23 A C-G
18 A-K 18 A-J 19 A-H 22 A-D 20 A-F 24 A 9
18 A-E 17 15
B-F D-H
18 A-F 16
N 14 C-G
20 A-E 23 ABC E-H
204 I 19 GF 13 G-N 9 H
406 A-G 256 M-P 317 C-I 22 B-F 11 K-N 13 E-H 380 A-G 321 I-N 313 C-I 20 FG 12 G-N 13 E-H 325 GH 276 M-P 226 HI 19 FG 10 LMN 12 FGH 367 C-G 273 M-P 259 F-I 407 A-G
307 J-0 243 GHI
20 D-G 11 J-N 11 FGH 23 A-F
12 I-N 11
372 C-G 211 OP 231 GHI 20 FG 9 LMN 12 FGH 348 E-G 238 NOP 264 F-I 19 FG 10 LMN 11 FGH 346 FGH 331 I-N 293 E-I 16 G 16 C-M 16 C-F 405 A-G 347 409 A-G 266 H
G-N 318 194 P 375 B-G 203 P 387
E-G 417 C-G
E-K C-H
I-N 227
398 A-E GHI
23 A-F 23 A-F
18 A-K 12
H-N
19 A-E 12
E-H
279 E-I 16 G 9 N 14 E-H 168 I 19 FG 8 N 7 H
376 C-G 319 I-N 336 C-H 20 D-G 13 G-N 14 E-H 396 A-G 353 378 372
433 ABC
455 ABC 451 ABC 472 A
440 A-E 408 A-G 442 A-D 448 ABC 463 AB 396
EG
C-G 370 445
F-L B-G
21 C-G 19 A-J 460 ABC 20 EFG 16 B-L
351 G-M 336 C-H 20 FG 16 B-L 391 A-E 19 FG 16 C-L 364
B-G
451 A-G 525 AB 517 ABC 478 A-D 466 A-F 483 A-D 476 A-E 549 A
413 ABC 375 A-G 375 A-G 447 ABC 453 ABC 483 A
373 A-G 403 A-E
27 ABC 26 A-E 26 A-D 24 A-F 25 A-F 27 ABC 23 A-F 27 ABC 22 A-F
23 ABC 19 A-H 23 ABC 23 ABC 24 A
18 A-J 24 A
19 A-G 23 AB
18 A-F 14
19 A-E 23 ABC 13 E-H 18 A-F 14
E-H E-H
17 A-F 22 A-D 20 A-E 23 A
17 A-F 21 A-E
324 HG 285 K-P 275 F-I 16 G 13 G-N 13 E-H 363 C-G 337 H-N 264 F-I 21 C-G 16 E-L 12 E-H 387 C-G 327 I-N 247 GHI 20 EFG 14 G-N 10 GH
aMeans within a column with a common letter or no letters are not significantly different according to Fisher’s LSD test ( = .05). Those in the top group on an individual rating date are highlighted. CH, chewings fescue; HF, hard fescue; KBG, Kentucky
bluegrass; SF, sheep fescue; SlCRF, slender creeping red fescue; StCRF, strong creeping red fescue; TF, tall fescue.
FGH
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