TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" * 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 MI2 NE1 NJ1 NY1 SD1 WI1 MEAN * BEDAZZLED 6.4 5.7 5.4 7.9 5.8 6.5 6.4 5.9 6.2 PP H 6366 7.8 5.5 4.9 7.1 5.2 6.8 6.5 5.5 6.2 * IMPACT 6.3 6.0 5.5 6.6 6.1 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.1 * PRINCETON 105 6.0 5.7 5.2 7.0 7.1 6.3 6.4 5.1 6.1 * AWARD 6.3 6.0 5.4 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.0 5.6 6.1 J-1838 6.4 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.9 6.7 5.5 5.7 6.1 * LANGARA 6.4 6.1 5.3 7.1 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.1 6.0 * MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 6.4 5.5 5.6 6.4 6.1 6.6 6.0 5.8 6.0 * NORTH STAR 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.4 4.6 6.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 * NU DESTINY (J-2695) 6.4 5.9 5.3 6.9 6.3 6.6 5.1 5.5 6.0 * SERENE 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3 5.2 6.0 * EXCURSION (J-1648) 6.2 5.9 5.5 6.7 5.3 6.6 5.8 5.7 5.9 * MIDNIGHT 6.3 5.5 5.1 7.1 5.8 6.6 5.4 5.7 5.9 * GINNEY (J-1368) 6.2 5.8 5.4 6.6 5.7 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.9 A97-1432 6.8 5.6 5.0 7.4 4.5 6.7 5.9 5.5 5.9 * TOTAL ECLIPSE 6.5 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.6 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 J-1513 6.0 5.8 5.3 6.8 5.9 6.6 5.4 5.5 5.9 * RUGBY II 6.2 6.0 5.0 6.8 5.8 6.8 5.3 5.4 5.9 * TSUNAMI (J-2487) 6.1 6.0 5.1 6.3 6.2 6.8 5.5 5.3 5.9 * JULIUS 7.6 5.3 4.7 5.9 4.9 6.7 6.7 5.5 5.9 * BARRISTER (J-1655) 6.3 5.9 5.2 6.3 6.0 6.5 5.3 5.6 5.9 * CHICAGO II 7.4 5.6 5.1 6.1 5.3 6.5 6.0 5.3 5.9 UNKNOWN 6.4 5.7 5.4 6.6 6.1 6.3 5.0 5.5 5.9 * NUGLADE 6.5 5.8 5.0 6.4 5.7 6.7 5.6 5.4 5.9 B4-128A 7.6 5.3 5.1 6.1 5.0 6.4 5.8 5.8 5.9 * ODYSSEY 5.8 5.8 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.6 5.9 5.8 5.9 PRO SEEDS - 453 6.2 5.5 5.4 6.9 4.8 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 * PERFECTION (J-1515) 6.2 5.9 5.3 6.4 5.8 6.5 5.2 5.7 5.9 AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 6.2 5.6 5.2 6.4 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.2 5.9 * ALPINE 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.9 5.3 6.6 6.4 5.6 5.9 * AWESOME (J-1420) 6.1 5.5 5.4 6.2 5.7 6.5 6.1 5.2 5.8 * LIMOUSINE 7.2 5.4 4.8 6.0 4.9 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.8 * MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.7 5.6 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.8 * ARCADIA 6.3 5.6 5.1 6.1 5.9 6.5 5.3 5.6 5.8 J-2561 6.0 5.8 5.2 6.3 4.8 6.7 6.0 5.8 5.8 * BLACKSTONE 6.7 5.8 5.2 6.0 6.3 6.5 5.1 4.7 5.8 * BLUESTONE (PST-731) 6.3 5.7 5.2 6.4 5.2 6.5 5.7 5.4 5.8 * SRX 2394 6.9 5.8 5.0 6.1 5.3 6.6 5.4 5.1 5.8 PP H 7832 6.6 5.4 5.0 6.7 5.5 6.5 5.7 4.8 5.8 * COVENTRY 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.7 * BEYOND (J-1880) 5.9 5.5 5.1 6.6 5.5 6.7 5.3 5.4 5.7 J-2890 6.4 5.6 5.0 6.6 5.1 6.8 5.3 5.2 5.7 * BRILLIANT 6.0 5.3 5.1 6.7 4.6 6.7 5.8 5.8 5.7 * ROYALE (A97-1336) 5.3 5.4 5.3 7.1 4.5 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.7 * EVERGLADE 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.6 4.7 6.7 5.5 5.4 5.7 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" * 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 MI2 NE1 NJ1 NY1 SD1 WI1 MEAN * FAIRFAX 5.5 5.3 5.1 6.3 5.2 6.9 6.5 5.0 5.7 J-2885 6.4 5.7 5.2 6.1 5.2 6.5 5.3 5.3 5.7 * CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 5.8 5.5 5.3 6.1 5.6 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.7 BAR PP 0468 6.0 5.6 5.1 6.5 5.0 6.4 5.3 5.6 5.7 * LIBERATOR 5.7 5.5 5.1 6.4 5.6 6.5 5.5 5.2 5.7 * APOLLO 5.9 5.6 5.2 6.4 4.5 6.5 5.6 5.9 5.7 B5-43 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.9 4.5 7.0 6.7 5.1 5.7 * QUANTUM LEAP 6.6 5.7 4.9 5.9 4.8 6.7 5.4 5.5 5.7 A97-1330 5.6 5.6 5.3 6.3 4.5 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.7 A97-1715 6.2 5.6 5.3 6.6 4.9 6.4 5.2 5.1 5.7 * ROYCE (A98-304) 6.0 5.5 5.0 6.6 4.7 6.5 5.3 5.7 5.7 B3-171 5.5 5.5 5.0 6.5 4.7 6.7 5.4 5.9 5.7 B5-45 5.9 5.4 5.1 6.6 4.0 6.4 6.5 5.4 5.7 * FREEDOM II 6.2 5.6 5.0 6.4 4.3 6.6 5.7 5.4 5.6 B5-144 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.1 4.9 6.9 6.3 5.0 5.6 * BARTITIA 6.8 5.2 5.1 5.9 4.3 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.6 * EVEREST 5.8 5.8 5.1 6.1 4.4 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 PST-B5-125 5.4 5.5 5.2 6.5 5.0 6.4 5.1 5.6 5.6 HV 238 5.8 5.4 4.9 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.6 * CHATEAU 6.3 5.3 4.9 5.8 4.3 6.5 6.5 5.2 5.6 * CHELSEA 6.7 5.5 5.1 5.8 3.7 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.6 * UNIQUE 5.7 5.6 5.0 6.2 4.3 6.4 5.6 5.9 5.6 * ALLURE 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.9 5.2 6.6 6.0 4.9 5.6 * VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 5.8 5.4 5.2 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.1 5.9 5.6 * BROOKLAWN 6.0 5.3 4.8 6.3 5.4 6.5 5.4 5.0 5.6 PP H 6370 6.0 5.5 5.3 6.4 4.7 6.3 4.6 5.8 5.6 * JEFFERSON 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.6 5.1 5.2 5.6 DLF 76-9037 5.6 5.8 5.0 6.6 3.8 6.5 5.8 5.5 5.6 BAR PP 0471 5.6 5.5 5.0 6.3 4.5 6.1 5.5 5.9 5.6 * MISTY 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.9 6.8 5.8 4.9 5.6 * SHOWCASE 5.8 5.5 5.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 * MOONLIGHT 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.4 5.7 6.6 4.7 5.5 5.5 PST-108-79 6.0 5.2 4.8 6.7 4.5 6.4 5.3 5.4 5.5 PST-1804 5.8 5.5 5.3 6.0 4.9 6.7 5.1 5.0 5.5 * GLENMONT (H94-293) 6.0 5.6 5.2 6.2 4.4 6.6 5.0 5.3 5.5 * LAKESHORE (A93-200) 5.5 5.4 5.1 6.6 4.5 6.2 5.7 5.0 5.5 * ASCOT 6.1 5.5 5.6 5.9 3.7 6.5 5.4 5.4 5.5 PST-B3-170 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.8 4.8 6.5 5.0 5.6 5.5 * SRX 26351 6.3 5.6 5.1 5.6 4.0 6.8 5.1 5.6 5.5 * BARIRIS 6.5 5.3 4.9 5.6 4.4 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.5 * LILY 4.8 5.4 4.9 6.9 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 BA 84-140 7.0 5.6 4.9 4.7 4.6 6.2 5.9 5.1 5.5 * SONOMA 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.8 4.1 6.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 DLF 76-9032 6.3 5.2 5.1 6.1 4.0 6.4 5.6 5.2 5.5 B3-185 6.0 5.5 4.9 6.0 4.4 6.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 * CHAMPAGNE 5.7 5.4 5.1 6.1 4.5 6.4 5.5 4.9 5.5 PICK 453 6.5 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.2 6.7 5.7 5.2 5.5 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" * 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 MI2 NE1 NJ1 NY1 SD1 WI1 MEAN * SHAMROCK 4.4 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.5 6.1 5.1 5.5 * HALLMARK 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.9 4.7 6.2 5.1 5.5 5.4 PST-H6-150 5.4 5.4 5.1 6.1 3.9 6.9 5.5 5.4 5.4 * EAGLETON 4.9 5.1 5.3 6.0 5.6 6.2 5.5 5.0 5.4 HV 140 5.9 5.4 5.4 6.1 3.6 6.6 5.3 5.3 5.4 * RAMBO 5.6 5.7 5.2 5.8 4.6 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 * BORDEAUX 6.2 5.6 5.0 5.6 4.5 6.4 5.2 4.8 5.4 A98-881 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.8 4.7 6.2 6.0 4.8 5.4 * SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.7 4.9 6.2 5.0 4.8 5.4 * BLUE KNIGHT 5.9 5.8 4.8 5.4 4.4 6.6 5.3 5.4 5.4 PST-B4-246 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.8 3.8 6.4 4.8 5.5 5.4 A98-1028 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.9 4.7 6.3 5.4 5.0 5.4 * WILDWOOD 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.9 4.8 6.0 5.1 5.5 5.4 BA 00-6001 5.6 5.4 5.2 6.3 3.4 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.4 * BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 4.1 6.4 4.7 5.5 5.4 A96-427 5.5 5.5 4.9 6.2 3.8 6.7 5.4 5.4 5.4 H92-203 5.5 5.1 5.2 6.2 3.9 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.4 H92-558 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.3 6.5 5.3 5.0 5.4 * JULIA 6.4 5.6 5.2 5.3 4.5 6.3 5.2 4.8 5.4 PICK 417 6.4 5.5 4.8 5.6 4.2 6.4 5.5 5.0 5.4 PST-H5-35 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.4 5.3 5.8 5.4 * MALLARD (A97-1439) 5.0 5.6 5.3 5.5 4.3 6.4 5.3 5.4 5.4 PST-161 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.2 5.0 4.5 5.4 1B7-308 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.6 3.9 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 * MARQUIS 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.4 4.1 6.5 5.2 5.0 5.3 * CABERNET 5.1 5.5 5.0 5.9 4.8 6.5 5.0 4.8 5.3 SI A96-386 5.8 5.6 4.9 5.9 4.1 6.3 5.0 4.9 5.3 * BARITONE 6.2 5.3 4.9 5.6 4.0 6.2 5.3 5.1 5.3 A97-857 5.6 5.4 5.3 6.0 3.9 6.1 5.0 5.3 5.3 PST-222 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.8 3.7 6.5 5.6 5.4 5.3 * SRX 2114 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.3 4.5 6.3 5.2 5.5 5.3 * BOUTIQUE 5.0 5.9 4.8 5.6 4.3 6.4 4.9 5.1 5.3 A96-739 6.4 5.3 5.0 5.1 3.9 6.5 5.0 4.9 5.3 * MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.6 4.0 6.6 5.0 5.3 5.2 A96-451 5.2 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.2 5.1 5.2 * ABBEY 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.2 3.9 6.6 4.8 4.8 5.2 DLF 76-9036 6.1 5.3 5.1 5.4 4.0 6.0 4.9 5.0 5.2 * BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 5.0 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.3 6.6 4.7 5.4 5.2 * SRX 27921 4.4 5.3 5.3 5.8 3.4 6.1 6.0 5.3 5.2 * ARROW (A97-1567) 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.5 6.3 4.6 5.1 5.2 A98-407 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 3.2 6.5 5.2 5.3 5.2 * RAVEN 6.0 5.3 5.1 5.7 3.8 6.5 4.4 4.7 5.2 * GOLDRUSH 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.5 3.3 6.3 5.1 5.0 5.2 PP H 7907 4.7 5.6 5.0 5.8 3.3 6.4 5.6 5.1 5.2 BA 82-288 5.0 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.0 6.7 4.8 5.4 5.2 A98-365 6.0 5.3 5.1 5.5 3.3 6.3 4.9 4.9 5.2 * RITA 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.5 6.4 4.9 5.3 5.2 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" * 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 MI2 NE1 NJ1 NY1 SD1 WI1 MEAN * ENVICTA 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.1 3.9 6.9 4.7 4.5 5.2 * LIMERICK 4.9 5.4 4.9 5.5 4.1 6.9 4.7 4.8 5.2 * MERCURY (PICK-232) 5.4 5.5 5.0 5.1 3.0 6.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 * BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.1 3.6 6.4 4.3 5.3 5.1 * GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 5.0 5.5 5.1 5.0 3.8 6.5 4.8 5.1 5.1 BA 83-113 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.1 3.8 6.1 4.9 5.1 5.1 BAR PP 0566 5.1 5.4 5.0 5.4 3.3 6.5 4.7 5.4 5.1 * BARON 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.6 3.2 6.5 4.8 5.2 5.1 * BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 4.9 5.3 5.2 5.3 3.6 6.4 5.0 5.1 5.1 BAR PP 0573 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.4 3.5 6.4 4.8 4.8 5.1 * MARKHAM (NA-K991) 4.7 5.4 5.0 5.4 3.5 6.3 4.9 5.0 5.0 CVB-20631 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.2 3.2 6.3 5.4 5.2 5.0 * BOOMERANG 5.2 5.4 5.0 4.7 3.0 6.4 5.8 4.7 5.0 * BARONIE 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.2 6.0 5.0 4.9 5.0 PP H 7929 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.2 3.3 6.3 4.9 4.8 5.0 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 4.6 5.5 5.1 4.9 3.4 6.4 4.8 5.0 5.0 PST-604 4.5 5.4 4.9 5.4 3.0 6.6 4.9 5.2 5.0 BH 00-6002 4.9 5.3 5.0 5.1 3.6 6.4 4.9 4.5 5.0 * BARZAN 5.5 5.4 5.3 3.6 4.2 6.2 4.5 5.0 4.9 * SRX QG245 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.1 2.6 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.9 A98-183 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.3 2.8 6.4 4.7 4.9 4.9 * WASHINGTON 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.3 3.5 6.5 4.3 4.7 4.9 A97-1409 4.7 5.4 5.0 4.5 3.8 6.1 4.8 5.0 4.9 * BODACIOUS 4.3 5.4 5.0 5.7 2.6 6.3 4.8 4.6 4.9 A96-742 4.1 5.3 5.0 5.4 3.5 6.5 4.3 4.6 4.8 * JEWEL 4.7 5.1 4.6 5.1 2.9 6.4 4.9 4.2 4.7 99AN-53 4.6 5.2 5.0 4.8 3.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 A98-139 4.6 5.2 4.8 4.5 2.6 6.4 4.5 4.0 4.6 * WELLINGTON 4.0 5.1 4.9 4.7 3.1 6.1 3.8 4.0 4.5 BH 00-6003 4.0 5.3 4.8 3.9 2.3 6.5 4.2 4.0 4.4 * KENBLUE 4.1 5.2 5.0 4.3 2.5 6.2 3.5 3.5 4.3 GO-9LM9 3.9 5.0 4.9 5.1 2.4 6.3 3.6 3.3 4.3 DLF 76-9034 3.2 5.2 4.8 3.9 2.4 6.4 4.2 4.0 4.3 NA-K992 3.5 5.4 4.8 3.8 2.2 6.1 3.3 4.2 4.2 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 C.V. (%) 7.6 4.4 6.1 8.1 12.2 5.2 9.6 4.5 7.4 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2003. 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. ** SCHEDULE A - 1 INCH OR LESS MOWING HEIGHT 3 - 4 lbs. N/1000 SQUARE FEET/YEAR IRRIGATION TO PREVENT STRESS