TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN EVERGLADE 6.8 7.9 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.5 6.3 BARRISTER (J-1655) 6.8 8.2 6.3 5.5 5.4 5.3 6.2 NU DESTINY (J-2695) 6.6 8.5 6.4 5.5 5.0 4.7 6.1 J-2890 6.4 7.8 6.4 5.5 5.2 5.3 6.1 PERFECTION (J-1515) 6.7 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.8 6.0 J-1513 6.3 8.1 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.9 6.0 A97-1715 6.1 7.5 6.2 5.0 6.2 4.9 6.0 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 6.3 7.8 6.4 5.0 5.6 4.7 6.0 AWESOME (J-1420) 6.6 7.7 6.1 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.9 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 6.6 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.9 4.1 5.9 ARCADIA 6.7 6.6 6.3 5.4 5.8 4.3 5.9 EXCURSION (J-1648) 6.7 7.2 6.2 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.8 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 6.6 7.7 6.1 5.3 4.8 4.5 5.8 PST-161 7.0 7.0 5.5 4.7 5.4 5.4 5.8 QUANTUM LEAP 6.9 6.8 6.6 5.2 5.3 4.2 5.8 PRO SEEDS - 453 5.9 7.8 6.2 4.6 5.1 5.2 5.8 GINNEY (J-1368) 6.6 6.7 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.8 5.8 EVEREST 6.0 7.1 5.8 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.8 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 6.6 6.9 5.8 5.0 5.6 4.8 5.8 TOTAL ECLIPSE 6.7 6.5 6.5 5.3 4.7 5.1 5.8 J-2561 6.3 6.8 6.0 5.7 4.8 4.9 5.8 BLACKSTONE 6.5 7.0 6.7 5.2 4.8 4.4 5.8 CABERNET 7.0 7.0 5.1 4.7 5.6 5.0 5.7 BA 00-6001 5.8 6.9 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.7 5.7 AWARD 6.1 6.9 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.5 5.7 UNKNOWN 6.6 5.5 6.4 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.7 MIDNIGHT 6.2 6.4 6.3 5.4 6.0 3.9 5.7 BEYOND (J-1880) 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.3 4.9 5.0 5.7 IMPACT 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.4 5.4 4.7 5.7 A97-1432 6.3 7.1 6.8 4.9 4.6 4.5 5.7 BAR PP 0468 5.7 6.6 6.0 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.7 J-2885 6.2 7.1 6.4 5.2 4.9 4.2 5.7 J-1838 5.8 7.2 6.4 5.6 4.7 4.3 5.7 RUGBY II 5.8 7.0 6.2 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.6 A98-365 5.8 6.9 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.6 ARROW (A97-1567) 6.1 6.9 5.4 5.0 5.5 4.9 5.6 ROYCE (A98-304) 6.2 6.5 6.0 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.6 VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 5.3 6.3 5.8 5.3 4.8 6.1 5.6 LIBERATOR 5.1 6.6 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.2 5.6 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 6.1 6.5 5.7 4.8 4.6 5.8 5.6 BRILLIANT 6.0 6.2 6.0 4.8 4.6 5.9 5.6 ODYSSEY 6.6 6.3 5.8 5.2 5.4 3.9 5.5 B3-185 5.7 6.4 6.0 4.5 5.2 5.5 5.5 A97-1330 5.7 6.8 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN BEDAZZLED 5.7 5.9 6.4 5.1 5.4 4.8 5.5 1B7-308 6.2 7.3 5.5 4.8 4.1 5.3 5.5 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 6.1 6.9 5.7 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.5 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 6.8 6.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 5.1 5.5 MALLARD (A97-1439) 6.8 6.6 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.5 A96-739 6.4 6.9 6.4 4.7 4.6 4.0 5.5 BAR PP 0471 5.7 6.1 5.6 4.7 5.0 5.8 5.5 BAR PP 0566 6.5 6.0 5.1 5.0 5.5 4.8 5.5 RITA 6.1 6.7 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.5 BA 82-288 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.8 5.6 4.5 5.5 SHOWCASE 5.5 6.2 5.8 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.5 DLF 76-9037 5.7 6.5 5.6 4.8 5.4 4.9 5.5 UNIQUE 5.7 7.0 5.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.5 BAR PP 0573 5.1 6.3 5.2 5.1 5.6 5.4 5.4 MERCURY (PICK-232) 5.9 6.6 5.4 4.8 5.2 4.7 5.4 NUGLADE 5.2 6.6 6.5 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.4 MOONLIGHT 5.5 6.9 5.4 5.3 4.6 4.8 5.4 APOLLO 5.3 7.1 5.9 4.4 5.0 4.7 5.4 HV 238 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.2 5.4 PICK 453 6.0 6.0 6.5 4.9 4.5 4.3 5.4 FREEDOM II 5.7 6.1 6.2 5.1 5.5 3.6 5.4 CHICAGO II 6.2 5.3 7.4 5.1 4.5 3.8 5.4 PST-108-79 6.3 5.9 6.0 4.7 4.5 4.8 5.4 BA 83-113 5.9 6.1 5.3 4.8 5.2 4.9 5.4 H92-203 5.9 6.1 5.5 4.5 5.3 4.7 5.3 BARIRIS 5.7 6.1 6.5 5.3 4.5 3.9 5.3 PST-H6-150 5.5 6.3 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.3 SI A96-386 6.3 6.1 5.8 4.2 5.2 4.3 5.3 LANGARA 6.4 6.0 6.4 4.6 4.3 4.1 5.3 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.2 4.9 5.3 SERENE 5.6 6.4 6.3 5.4 3.9 4.2 5.3 A96-427 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.3 PP H 6370 5.4 6.6 6.0 4.8 4.9 3.9 5.3 AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 6.0 5.9 6.2 4.4 4.9 4.3 5.3 PST-1804 5.9 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 5.3 PST-B5-125 6.0 6.6 5.4 5.2 4.4 3.9 5.3 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 6.3 6.1 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.3 B3-171 5.5 6.4 5.5 4.4 5.2 4.4 5.2 A98-183 5.9 6.4 5.6 4.7 4.9 4.0 5.2 B4-128A 4.6 5.8 7.6 4.7 4.5 4.3 5.2 SONOMA 5.9 6.1 5.7 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.2 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 5.5 6.0 5.8 4.8 4.1 5.1 5.2 JEFFERSON 5.8 6.2 5.7 4.6 4.6 4.4 5.2 RAMBO 4.8 6.2 5.6 4.3 5.7 4.6 5.2 EAGLETON 6.3 6.2 4.9 5.0 4.9 3.9 5.2 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN LAKESHORE (A93-200) 5.4 6.3 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.3 5.2 NORTH STAR 5.7 6.5 6.2 4.8 4.0 3.7 5.2 RAVEN 5.2 5.3 6.0 4.9 4.2 5.3 5.2 BH 00-6003 6.4 7.0 4.0 4.2 4.9 4.4 5.2 CHAMPAGNE 4.9 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.9 5.1 DLF 76-9036 5.7 5.8 6.1 4.5 4.5 4.2 5.1 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 5.6 6.3 5.8 4.8 4.1 4.0 5.1 A98-1028 5.4 6.5 5.5 4.7 4.3 4.1 5.1 LIMOUSINE 5.2 5.9 7.2 4.2 4.5 3.5 5.1 BOUTIQUE 6.0 6.2 5.0 4.9 4.1 4.3 5.1 PST-B4-246 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.9 5.1 JEWEL 5.8 6.1 4.7 4.4 4.9 4.5 5.1 DLF 76-9032 6.0 4.5 6.3 5.2 4.6 3.6 5.0 BARTITIA 5.1 5.8 6.8 4.8 4.2 3.5 5.0 PRINCETON 105 4.9 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.5 4.4 5.0 ASCOT 5.9 5.3 6.1 4.9 4.4 3.6 5.0 PICK 417 5.7 6.3 6.4 4.7 3.7 3.5 5.0 GLENMONT (H94-293) 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.4 3.7 4.0 5.0 GOLDRUSH 4.8 6.0 5.8 4.9 4.3 4.3 5.0 H92-558 6.0 5.5 6.2 5.2 3.6 3.6 5.0 HV 140 5.4 5.9 5.9 4.6 4.4 3.9 5.0 SRX 2114 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.2 5.0 A98-139 6.3 5.5 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.5 5.0 JULIA 5.3 5.5 6.4 4.5 4.4 3.8 5.0 PST-604 5.5 5.4 4.5 4.4 4.8 5.3 5.0 ALPINE 5.1 6.0 6.2 4.1 4.8 3.7 5.0 CHELSEA 5.3 5.2 6.7 4.5 4.4 3.8 5.0 MARQUIS 4.9 6.2 5.9 4.3 4.0 4.5 5.0 ALLURE 5.1 6.2 5.7 5.1 4.0 3.6 5.0 PST-B3-170 5.1 5.4 5.8 5.1 4.4 3.9 5.0 ENVICTA 4.6 5.4 5.6 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.0 PP H 6366 4.8 5.0 7.8 4.5 3.8 3.9 4.9 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 6.1 6.4 4.6 4.8 3.8 4.0 4.9 BROOKLAWN 5.1 5.8 6.0 4.7 4.3 3.9 4.9 BORDEAUX 4.4 5.5 6.2 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.9 BARITONE 5.2 5.1 6.2 5.0 4.0 4.1 4.9 A97-1409 5.0 7.0 4.7 4.5 3.9 4.4 4.9 BARONIE 4.8 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.9 A96-451 5.9 6.0 5.2 4.5 3.8 4.1 4.9 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.9 CHATEAU 5.1 5.4 6.3 4.9 4.0 3.7 4.9 JULIUS 4.1 5.7 7.6 4.6 4.0 3.3 4.9 B5-45 5.0 5.4 5.9 4.7 4.4 3.9 4.9 ROYALE (A97-1336) 4.8 6.0 5.3 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.9 ABBEY 5.0 5.6 6.0 4.5 4.3 3.8 4.9 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN PST-222 4.2 5.8 5.6 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.9 HALLMARK 5.6 5.7 5.6 4.6 3.7 3.9 4.9 A97-857 4.7 5.8 5.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.9 SRX 2394 4.7 5.5 6.9 4.7 3.8 3.5 4.8 COVENTRY 5.4 4.9 6.0 4.6 4.2 3.8 4.8 WILDWOOD 5.7 5.8 5.2 4.7 3.4 4.1 4.8 PST-H5-35 5.9 5.7 5.1 5.2 3.7 3.2 4.8 B5-144 5.3 5.6 5.7 4.5 4.0 3.6 4.8 MISTY 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.8 4.3 4.0 4.8 PP H 7832 4.9 5.0 6.6 4.5 4.2 3.6 4.8 B5-43 4.6 5.7 5.7 4.8 4.2 3.7 4.8 SRX 26351 5.5 4.4 6.3 4.3 4.4 3.6 4.8 LIMERICK 4.6 6.1 4.9 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.7 WASHINGTON 5.9 4.7 4.9 4.4 4.6 3.7 4.7 BARON 4.9 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 A98-881 4.2 6.0 5.7 4.5 3.5 4.2 4.7 BA 84-140 5.0 4.0 7.0 4.0 4.4 3.4 4.7 SHAMROCK 5.1 5.8 4.4 4.8 4.0 3.8 4.7 MARKHAM (NA-K991) 4.5 6.0 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.0 4.6 BARZAN 4.8 5.3 5.5 4.5 4.0 3.4 4.6 BOOMERANG 4.7 4.6 5.2 4.5 4.7 3.7 4.6 CVB-20631 3.7 5.1 5.4 4.4 5.0 3.8 4.6 A98-407 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 3.6 3.7 4.6 FAIRFAX 5.0 5.0 5.5 4.5 3.5 3.6 4.5 A96-742 4.4 5.2 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.1 4.5 DLF 76-9034 4.9 5.7 3.2 3.9 4.6 4.7 4.5 LILY 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.0 3.6 4.5 BODACIOUS 5.6 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.8 3.2 4.4 KENBLUE 5.8 5.0 4.1 4.2 3.4 3.7 4.4 BH 00-6002 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.1 3.4 3.7 4.4 WELLINGTON 5.7 4.8 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.3 99AN-53 4.4 5.4 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.6 4.3 PP H 7929 4.4 3.5 5.1 4.4 4.4 3.4 4.2 BLUE KNIGHT 4.0 3.5 5.9 4.9 3.6 3.2 4.2 SRX 27921 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.3 3.0 4.1 NA-K992 4.9 3.6 3.5 4.2 4.1 3.6 4.0 PP H 7907 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.9 SRX QG245 2.8 4.1 5.8 4.0 2.9 3.1 3.8 GO-9LM9 3.0 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.1 3.5 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.4 C.V. (%) 10.3 14.1 7.6 10.8 12.4 15.3 11.9 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.