TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 6.6 7.2 6.5 6.2 6.4 4.4 6.2 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 7.5 6.3 6.6 5.8 6.6 4.0 6.1 ARCADIA 7.5 6.9 5.9 6.5 6.2 3.6 6.1 BRILLIANT 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.4 5.3 4.7 6.1 BLACKSTONE 5.9 6.6 6.8 5.9 6.4 4.7 6.0 A97-1715 6.7 6.4 5.5 6.2 6.7 4.8 6.0 J-1515 6.8 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.4 4.2 6.0 PICK-232 7.1 7.0 5.8 6.1 5.8 4.3 6.0 A97-1432 6.9 6.5 6.5 5.8 6.2 4.0 6.0 J-1513 6.2 6.7 5.8 6.4 6.5 4.2 6.0 BARRISTER (J-1655) 7.1 5.7 6.4 6.8 5.4 4.5 6.0 J-1420 7.1 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 4.3 6.0 J-2695 7.6 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.8 3.8 6.0 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.5 5.5 4.1 6.0 MIDNIGHT 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.8 4.1 6.0 DLF 76-9037 6.9 7.0 6.0 6.2 5.7 3.9 5.9 UNKNOWN 6.9 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.0 4.1 5.9 BEDAZZLED 6.0 5.6 6.2 6.4 6.7 4.6 5.9 MOONLIGHT 5.4 7.0 5.7 6.8 5.9 4.6 5.9 AWARD 6.9 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 4.0 5.9 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 6.6 5.9 6.3 6.4 5.9 4.1 5.9 ARROW (A97-1567) 7.3 6.1 5.5 6.3 5.9 4.2 5.9 ODYSSEY 7.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.0 3.8 5.9 LIBERATOR 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.5 4.1 5.9 MALLARD (A97-1439) 7.3 6.1 5.6 6.0 6.0 4.1 5.9 BEYOND (J-1880) 7.0 5.4 6.3 6.5 5.8 4.1 5.9 UNIQUE 6.8 6.3 5.9 6.2 5.8 4.1 5.8 BA 83-113 7.3 6.8 5.0 5.6 6.1 4.1 5.8 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 7.0 6.8 5.1 5.9 5.5 4.5 5.8 APOLLO 6.6 7.3 6.0 5.9 5.2 3.9 5.8 QUANTUM LEAP 6.7 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.8 4.5 5.8 ROYCE (A98-304) 6.9 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.0 4.4 5.8 TOTAL ECLIPSE 6.8 5.9 6.5 5.8 5.7 4.1 5.8 FREEDOM II 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.9 7.3 3.4 5.8 PST-1701 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.5 4.9 5.0 5.8 J-2890 6.5 4.8 6.0 6.5 6.2 4.4 5.7 CHICAGO II 6.8 5.2 6.8 5.9 6.0 3.7 5.7 B3-171 7.1 6.3 5.9 5.2 5.8 4.2 5.7 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 7.5 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 4.6 5.7 IMPACT 5.8 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.5 3.8 5.7 J-1368 7.0 5.3 6.1 6.2 5.9 3.7 5.7 EXCURSION (J-1648) 7.3 4.9 6.0 6.2 5.7 4.0 5.7 BAR PP 0471 7.0 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.1 5.7 NUGLADE 6.0 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.7 4.4 5.7 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN LANGARA 7.2 6.6 5.7 5.2 5.3 4.0 5.7 A97-1330 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.5 4.2 5.7 PST-1QG-27 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.3 5.4 4.5 5.7 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 6.8 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.5 4.5 5.6 J-2561 6.0 4.6 6.4 6.3 6.1 4.3 5.6 B3-185 6.8 5.8 5.6 5.6 6.2 3.7 5.6 EVERGLADE 6.5 4.5 5.4 6.4 6.2 4.6 5.6 HV 238 7.2 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.5 3.9 5.6 PST-B5-89 5.6 6.4 6.0 5.1 6.3 4.1 5.6 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 7.1 6.0 5.3 4.9 5.9 4.3 5.6 BAR PP 0573 6.6 5.7 5.1 6.1 5.7 4.3 5.6 PICK 417 6.0 6.2 6.4 5.3 5.9 3.7 5.6 PRINCETON 105 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.6 4.5 5.6 BAR PP 0566 6.3 5.4 5.1 5.9 6.1 4.5 5.6 JEFFERSON 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.2 4.5 5.6 BARONIE 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.5 5.6 J-1838 5.5 4.9 6.4 6.7 5.9 3.8 5.6 PRO SEEDS - 453 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.8 4.4 5.5 H92-203 6.6 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.5 4.1 5.5 RITA 5.7 6.4 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.6 5.5 BAR PP 0468 6.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.1 5.5 A98-365 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.4 5.5 SERENE 6.0 5.9 6.6 5.9 4.9 3.8 5.5 BARIRIS 6.7 5.6 6.4 5.3 5.2 3.9 5.5 BA 82-288 6.8 5.5 5.0 5.1 6.4 4.2 5.5 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 5.7 5.1 5.8 6.1 6.2 4.0 5.5 EAGLETON 6.8 6.1 5.7 5.6 4.8 4.0 5.5 PST-B5-125 6.5 6.4 5.3 5.1 5.7 3.9 5.5 PST-161 6.8 5.4 5.4 4.9 6.2 4.1 5.5 COVENTRY 5.3 5.9 6.3 5.7 4.9 4.7 5.5 J-2885 6.4 5.0 6.1 5.7 5.6 3.9 5.5 PST-H6-150 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.8 4.1 5.5 CABERNET 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.8 5.9 4.3 5.5 FAIRFAX 6.4 6.5 6.7 5.3 4.0 3.9 5.5 A96-739 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.2 5.6 3.9 5.4 H92-558 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.1 3.7 5.4 RAMBO 5.4 6.0 5.6 5.3 6.0 4.2 5.4 PICK 453 6.1 6.3 6.3 5.4 4.8 3.6 5.4 RUGBY II 5.7 5.5 6.1 6.1 5.5 3.6 5.4 RAVEN 6.2 5.7 6.2 5.6 4.1 4.7 5.4 IB7-308 6.4 5.1 5.3 5.2 6.2 4.3 5.4 SHOWCASE 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.7 6.1 3.8 5.4 PST-1804 6.8 5.4 5.6 5.7 4.7 4.1 5.4 CHAMPAGNE 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.8 4.1 5.4 BA 00-6001 6.7 5.0 5.2 5.6 5.6 3.9 5.3 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN PP H 6370 5.9 5.9 6.0 4.9 5.3 4.0 5.3 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 6.4 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.8 3.5 5.3 B5-43 5.9 5.1 6.7 5.6 4.8 3.8 5.3 H94-293 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.1 3.7 5.3 PST-222 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.6 4.1 5.3 GOLDRUSH 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.4 4.3 5.3 MARQUIS 5.3 6.4 5.8 5.1 4.8 4.3 5.3 SRX 2394 5.5 5.8 5.7 4.7 6.0 3.8 5.3 A96-451 6.7 5.1 4.8 5.4 5.8 3.7 5.3 B5-144 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 4.2 4.2 5.3 LILY 6.0 6.3 6.5 5.1 4.0 3.7 5.3 ALPINE 5.1 5.9 5.8 4.9 5.6 4.1 5.2 EVEREST 5.1 4.5 5.7 6.4 5.7 4.1 5.2 A98-183 6.4 4.4 5.3 5.7 6.0 3.7 5.2 DLF 76-9036 6.1 5.7 5.5 4.9 5.0 4.2 5.2 BORDEAUX 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 5.9 4.2 5.2 CHATEAU 5.9 5.3 6.3 5.5 4.2 4.1 5.2 WILDWOOD 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.1 4.1 5.2 PST-B3-170 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.4 3.9 5.2 SRX 2114 6.4 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.1 4.0 5.2 BOUTIQUE 6.0 4.5 5.1 5.6 5.9 4.0 5.2 ABBEY 5.5 6.3 5.9 4.9 4.7 3.8 5.2 A96-427 4.8 4.8 5.8 5.5 5.9 4.5 5.2 BA 84-140 5.4 5.4 6.5 4.6 6.0 3.2 5.2 ALLURE 5.8 5.3 6.6 5.5 3.9 4.0 5.2 B5-45 5.5 5.3 6.0 5.4 4.5 4.2 5.2 B4-128A 5.0 5.3 5.8 5.2 5.5 4.3 5.2 A98-1028 6.5 4.9 5.0 5.6 4.9 3.9 5.1 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 6.1 6.4 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.0 5.1 SONOMA 6.1 5.5 5.3 4.6 5.4 3.7 5.1 PST-604 5.7 4.6 5.0 4.9 6.1 4.2 5.1 SI A96-386 5.9 4.8 5.4 4.5 6.3 3.8 5.1 LIMOUSINE 5.0 5.6 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.1 A97-1409 5.6 5.3 4.7 5.2 5.7 4.1 5.1 DLF 76-9032 5.7 4.8 6.0 5.2 5.2 3.7 5.1 HALLMARK 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.2 3.7 5.1 SRX 26351 5.5 5.3 5.9 4.8 5.4 3.6 5.1 BARITONE 5.6 5.0 5.9 5.1 4.8 4.0 5.1 PST-B4-246 6.3 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.9 3.5 5.1 HV 140 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.0 4.7 3.9 5.0 ENVICTA 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.2 4.2 4.2 5.0 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 5.8 4.7 5.0 5.9 4.9 3.9 5.0 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 5.0 4.5 5.7 5.1 5.9 3.9 5.0 LIMERICK 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.3 5.2 5.0 NORTH STAR 4.4 5.1 6.4 5.0 5.0 4.1 5.0 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN BROOKLAWN 5.9 4.8 5.4 5.2 4.9 3.7 5.0 MISTY 5.0 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.1 3.8 5.0 A97-857 4.8 5.2 5.7 5.1 5.6 3.4 5.0 BH 00-6002 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.0 5.0 A98-881 5.0 5.1 5.9 5.2 4.7 3.9 5.0 JULIA 5.8 5.3 5.8 4.9 4.6 3.3 4.9 ROYALE (A97-1336) 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 3.9 4.9 A98-139 6.1 5.6 4.8 4.3 5.1 3.8 4.9 SHAMROCK 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.6 4.8 3.7 4.9 PST-H5-35 5.5 4.4 4.7 5.9 5.8 3.1 4.9 PP H 6366 4.4 5.5 6.2 4.5 4.9 3.9 4.9 ASCOT 4.2 5.8 6.0 5.1 4.6 3.7 4.9 BARON 4.6 4.8 5.5 5.4 5.1 4.0 4.9 BARTITIA 5.5 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.5 3.4 4.9 NA-K991 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.9 JULIUS 5.3 4.6 6.4 4.7 4.7 3.5 4.9 WASHINGTON 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.7 3.7 4.8 PST-108-79 5.2 4.3 5.0 5.1 4.9 3.9 4.7 CHELSEA 4.6 4.1 6.0 4.9 4.8 3.9 4.7 WELLINGTON 5.4 5.7 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.7 BH 00-6003 6.2 4.9 3.9 3.9 5.5 3.7 4.7 PP H 7832 4.0 3.9 5.8 4.9 5.8 3.6 4.7 A96-742 5.3 5.6 4.7 4.6 4.0 3.8 4.7 JEWEL 5.5 5.0 3.8 4.9 4.5 3.6 4.6 DLF 76-9034 5.8 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.5 SRX 27921 3.9 4.5 5.3 4.8 5.7 3.0 4.5 A98-407 5.0 3.9 5.0 4.8 4.9 3.4 4.5 99AN-53 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.4 NA-K992 5.1 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.4 BOOMERANG 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.4 6.1 3.3 4.4 SRX QG245 3.8 4.5 5.7 4.8 3.9 3.1 4.3 BLUE KNIGHT 3.5 4.0 5.1 5.1 4.7 3.1 4.3 GO-9LM9 3.6 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.3 4.3 KENBLUE 4.4 5.3 4.3 4.4 3.2 3.7 4.2 PP H 7907 4.0 4.0 4.6 3.9 5.5 3.3 4.2 BARZAN 4.5 3.7 4.2 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.2 BODACIOUS 3.8 4.1 3.7 4.6 5.4 3.2 4.1 CVB-20631 3.5 3.8 4.8 4.2 4.6 3.3 4.0 PP H 7929 3.4 3.5 4.0 4.3 5.0 3.6 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.4 C.V. (%) 12.8 12.5 7.5 13.0 9.4 11.4 11.4 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.