TABLE 5. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2016 NATIONAL COOL-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST USING APPROACH 1 (RAINOUT SHELTERS) AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2017 DATA TOTAL WATER APPLIED IN MILLIMETERS RECOVERY PERIOD GENETIC PRE-DROUGHT QUALITY RATINGS LEAF DROUGHT PERIOD QUALITY RATINGS QUALITY NAME COLOR MAY 31 JUNE 28 JULY 10 JULY 31 DENSITY TEXTURE AUG 17 SEPT 5 SEPT 21 OCT 5 OCT 18 NOV 7 NAI-13-132 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 7.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 SR 4650 (P.RYEGRASS STANDARD ENTRY) 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 PST-K13-141 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 8.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 PST-K13-137 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 BLUE DEVIL 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 7.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 MIDNIGHT 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 PST-K13-143 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 8.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 BABE 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 BARRARI 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 7.3 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 DAUNTLESS 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 NAI-13-14 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 8.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 BAR PP 110358 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 EVEREST 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 PST-K11-118 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 BLUE NOTE 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 PST-K15-169 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 LSD VALUE 1.3 3.1 2.5 2.1 1.3 2.4 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.8 C.V. (%) 9.2 19.1 15.2 12.7 11.0 18.2 6.1 16.0 14.8 15.1 10.4 14.5 10.8 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. 3/ COMPLETE DROUGHT/WATER USE TESTING PROTOCOL IS AVAILABLE FROM NTEP UPON REQUEST. TABLE 5. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2016 NATIONAL COOL-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST USING APPROACH 1 (RAINOUT SHELTERS) AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2017 DATA TOTAL WATER APPLIED IN MILLIMETERS TOTAL DROUGHT PERIOD PERCENT GREEN COVER AUGUST 14 THROUGH NOVEMBER 3 WATER NAME AUG 14 AUG 21 AUG 25 AUG 28 SEPT 1 SEPT 8 SEPT 15 SEPT 29 OCT 5 OCT 13 OCT 20 NOV 3 USED (MM) NAI-13-132 56.3 52.7 53.3 54.3 46.3 52.7 60.3 54.7 57.0 47.7 38.0 32.0 59.3 SR 4650 (P.RYEGRASS STANDARD ENTRY) 24.7 31.0 23.7 47.0 51.0 63.7 63.0 46.0 49.7 51.3 43.7 44.7 59.7 PST-K13-141 61.7 58.3 56.0 46.3 41.7 48.0 57.3 38.7 56.3 42.7 34.3 27.7 63.7 PST-K13-137 53.0 51.0 58.0 50.0 39.7 49.0 43.3 49.0 41.3 38.7 30.7 23.7 72.0 BLUE DEVIL 53.3 49.3 55.0 48.0 39.3 48.0 56.3 46.0 43.7 37.3 29.0 25.0 76.3 MIDNIGHT 58.0 50.7 59.7 54.0 38.0 44.3 46.7 53.0 52.7 48.0 38.7 27.3 76.3 PST-K13-143 44.7 41.3 38.3 51.0 43.7 43.7 62.0 45.0 44.7 34.3 24.0 14.3 76.3 BABE 52.3 53.7 50.7 46.3 38.0 44.0 49.0 58.3 50.3 39.3 30.0 27.3 76.7 BARRARI 40.3 35.7 36.3 40.7 39.7 44.7 44.0 52.7 52.7 41.3 32.7 26.7 80.3 DAUNTLESS 54.0 48.0 44.7 47.7 53.7 42.0 64.7 46.7 47.7 39.0 26.0 22.3 80.3 NAI-13-14 54.0 51.3 58.7 48.0 46.7 48.3 60.3 58.3 49.3 40.7 32.0 28.0 80.3 BAR PP 110358 55.7 52.0 53.7 43.3 36.3 42.7 48.0 45.0 40.7 35.0 31.3 20.0 84.7 EVEREST 51.0 48.3 49.0 43.3 37.7 43.7 52.7 51.3 45.3 40.0 28.3 21.7 84.7 PST-K11-118 56.0 49.0 44.3 48.7 46.3 41.0 58.0 46.0 50.3 41.3 33.0 27.3 85.0 BLUE NOTE 60.7 57.3 50.7 36.7 36.0 30.0 48.3 41.0 35.3 33.0 21.7 16.7 89.0 PST-K15-169 43.3 41.3 40.3 35.7 35.3 34.7 54.7 48.3 44.7 37.0 28.3 23.0 106.0 LSD VALUE 9.3 16.4 19.9 27.8 31.1 28.2 21.9 36.5 23.3 16.5 18.3 14.7 59.3 C.V. (%) 11.3 16.9 21.2 20.7 24.9 24.6 17.3 23.9 18.8 17.1 24.5 29.1 26.3 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. 3/ COMPLETE DROUGHT/WATER USE TESTING PROTOCOL IS AVAILABLE FROM NTEP UPON REQUEST.