TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER WINTER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SUMMER FALL COLOR THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN MIDNIGHT 7.0 8.3 99.0 99.0 7.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 8.7 8.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 6.0 5.3 99.0 99.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.2 BD 95-1930 6.3 5.3 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 7.7 8.3 8.7 5.3 7.0 BEWITCHED 7.0 9.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 7.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.7 7.7 97.7 99.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 MYSTERE 6.7 6.7 99.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 8.3 6.3 7.0 RAD-343 6.3 5.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 7.3 5.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 7.0 SKYE 6.7 6.3 99.0 99.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.7 7.3 7.0 A97-1287 7.0 7.7 97.7 99.0 7.3 8.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.0 6.9 A98-689 6.0 6.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 7.7 8.7 8.7 7.0 6.8 EVEREST 7.3 8.7 99.0 97.7 7.0 8.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.8 IMPACT 7.7 7.7 99.0 99.0 7.3 8.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 7.3 6.8 J-2399 6.7 8.0 99.0 99.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.8 J-2870 7.7 9.0 97.7 96.0 7.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 8.3 8.3 8.7 7.0 6.8 J-3429 7.0 8.7 96.3 99.0 7.7 7.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.3 8.7 7.7 6.8 J-2024 7.0 9.0 99.0 99.0 7.0 8.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.7 7.0 6.7 POPR 04594 6.3 6.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 AWARD 7.0 7.3 96.0 99.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.3 6.6 J-1466 6.7 9.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 8.3 7.0 6.6 J-2791 7.0 8.3 97.7 97.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.6 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.7 8.0 99.0 99.0 7.7 7.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 6.6 PST-109-752 7.3 6.7 99.0 99.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 5.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 5.3 6.6 STR 2485 6.3 5.7 97.7 96.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.6 A99-2559 6.7 6.3 97.7 99.0 7.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.5 BELISSIMO 7.0 7.3 97.7 99.0 6.0 8.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.5 BEYOND 7.0 8.0 99.0 99.0 7.0 7.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.7 7.3 6.5 WASHINGTON 6.7 5.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 8.3 8.3 5.7 6.5 BD 03-84 6.7 7.7 97.7 97.7 6.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 6.4 J-2502 7.3 8.3 94.7 99.0 7.7 7.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.4 NUGLADE 7.0 8.7 96.3 99.0 7.3 7.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.4 RUGBY II 6.7 7.3 96.0 99.0 6.3 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.4 BARON 6.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 BARRISTER 7.3 7.7 97.7 99.0 7.0 7.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 EVERGLADE 7.7 8.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 8.7 6.3 6.3 NU DESTINY 6.7 8.7 94.7 99.0 7.0 8.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 RAD-762 7.0 4.7 96.3 99.0 5.7 7.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.0 5.3 97.7 99.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.2 AKB449 6.0 8.0 96.0 99.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 8.3 8.7 6.0 6.2 BLUESTONE 7.3 7.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.2 J-2404 7.3 9.0 93.0 97.7 7.3 8.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.2 MSP 3722 6.7 7.3 96.0 97.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.2 STR 2553 6.3 7.3 97.7 96.0 5.3 7.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 8.3 8.3 5.7 6.2 A01-299 7.3 7.0 96.0 99.0 7.3 8.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.1 VOLT (A98-999) 6.7 6.0 97.7 97.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.1 DIVA 6.3 7.0 96.3 99.0 5.7 8.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.7 6.0 6.1 TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER WINTER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SUMMER FALL COLOR THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN DLF 76-9075 7.0 5.7 97.7 97.7 5.0 8.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.1 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.3 8.7 93.3 99.0 8.0 7.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 6.1 AMERICA 7.0 7.3 97.7 97.7 5.3 8.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.7 7.0 94.3 99.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 BD 03-159 7.0 7.3 94.7 99.0 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 BD 98-1358 6.0 6.7 96.3 97.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 EXCURSION 7.3 8.0 95.0 97.7 7.7 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 1QG-38 6.7 7.7 96.3 94.7 6.0 8.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.9 BAR VV 9630 5.7 6.0 97.7 99.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.9 BD 99-2103 7.7 8.3 91.7 99.0 7.0 7.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.9 J-1326 7.7 9.0 99.0 97.7 7.3 8.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 J-1334 7.3 8.3 92.7 96.0 7.3 7.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.9 MSP 3724 6.7 7.0 96.3 97.7 6.0 8.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.9 RHYTHM 7.3 8.0 91.7 97.7 7.3 7.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.9 SPTR 2959 6.0 6.7 97.7 99.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 5.9 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 7.0 7.7 93.0 97.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.8 BAR VV 0709 6.3 5.3 96.3 97.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.8 BAR VV 8536 6.3 6.7 94.7 99.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 5.3 5.8 DP 76-9066 7.3 6.7 97.7 96.0 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.8 HARMONIE 5.3 6.0 99.0 97.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 PST-101-73 6.0 6.7 97.7 97.7 5.3 7.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.8 STARBURST (STR 2703) 7.0 6.3 96.0 97.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.8 A95-410 7.0 6.7 97.7 97.7 6.3 3.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 AVID 6.7 8.0 96.3 97.7 7.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 BAR VK 0710 5.3 6.3 99.0 94.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 CPP 821 6.0 5.3 96.3 97.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.3 8.3 96.0 99.0 7.3 7.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 A98-948 6.7 6.3 97.7 99.0 6.3 6.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.6 DP 76-9081 6.7 5.7 97.7 97.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.6 KENBLUE 6.3 4.7 95.0 96.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.6 A00-1254 7.0 6.0 96.3 99.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.5 A00-247 6.3 6.7 97.7 96.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.5 A99-3119 7.0 5.7 94.7 99.0 6.0 8.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.5 CPP 822 7.0 6.3 99.0 96.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 H98-701 6.7 6.7 95.0 96.3 4.3 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 4.3 5.5 PST-1A1-899 6.7 6.3 99.0 96.0 5.3 3.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.5 PROSPERITY 8.0 9.0 92.7 96.0 6.7 8.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.4 PSG 366 6.7 7.0 95.0 97.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.4 PSG 711 7.0 7.3 95.0 97.7 5.0 8.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.4 RAD-504 7.7 7.3 96.0 97.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.4 ARGOS 7.0 7.0 96.0 97.7 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 BD 98-2108 7.3 6.7 90.0 95.0 7.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 H94-305 6.3 5.7 83.0 96.3 5.7 7.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 7.0 6.0 96.3 96.3 6.7 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.2 BAR VV 9634 5.7 5.7 97.7 94.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER WINTER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SUMMER FALL COLOR THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BLUEBERRY 8.7 9.0 89.3 94.7 7.3 6.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.2 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 7.0 7.3 96.3 99.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.2 SHAMROCK 6.7 6.3 96.0 95.0 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.2 BAR VV 0665 6.3 6.0 97.7 97.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.1 A00-1400 8.0 8.7 88.3 96.3 7.7 9.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 CP 76-9068 6.7 6.3 92.7 93.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 GLENMONT 6.3 7.0 99.0 96.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 JULIA 6.7 6.3 99.0 96.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 MSP 3723 6.3 7.3 96.0 95.0 5.0 8.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 NA-3248 6.3 6.0 94.7 96.3 7.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 NA-3257 7.0 6.7 90.0 96.0 5.0 7.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 NA-3259 7.0 7.7 89.7 96.3 6.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 BARIRIS 5.3 6.3 99.0 99.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.8 SW AG 514 6.7 7.0 97.7 91.7 6.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.8 PST-101-390 7.7 9.0 91.7 96.3 4.7 7.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.7 6.7 96.3 93.3 7.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.6 DYNAMO 6.7 8.3 96.3 96.0 5.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.6 RAD-0AN64 7.0 6.0 88.0 93.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 REVEILLE 6.0 3.3 89.3 96.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.4 CPP 817 7.0 6.0 88.0 93.3 5.0 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.3 16.4 6.7 1.0 2.1 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.9 2.1 2.7 1.7 1.4 C.V. (%) 9.1 11.9 5.0 2.5 10.0 20.1 21.3 24.6 20.7 23.8 16.1 15.2 19.7 17.1 12.7 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. TABLE A. 2006 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED VA1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 LIGHT SHADE 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY