TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER TOLERANCE SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER FALL DORMANCY RATINGS MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BD 03-84 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 99.0 5.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.8 EXCURSION 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 96.3 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 5.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 97.7 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 A00-1400 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 94.7 4.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 3.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 94.7 3.3 9.0 7.0 3.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 IMPACT 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 91.7 7.0 7.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.1 AWARD 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 97.7 5.0 8.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 BEWITCHED 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 96.0 5.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 7.3 5.9 ALEXA II (J-2404) 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 96.3 5.7 8.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 BARRISTER 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 91.7 7.3 7.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 BLUESTONE 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 96.3 6.7 8.0 4.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 DP 76-9066 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 97.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 EVEREST 6.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 91.3 6.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 94.7 5.0 7.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390)6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 90.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 RAD-343 2.7 8.3 6.3 7.0 97.7 5.7 8.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 SW AG 514 4.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 94.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 WASHINGTON 4.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 97.7 6.0 9.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 1QG-38 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 91.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 4.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 93.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 GRANITE (J-1326) 7.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 91.3 6.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 J-2024 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 93.0 5.7 7.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 MSP 3723 3.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 94.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.5 NA-3257 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 96.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 NUGLADE 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 96.3 5.7 7.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 BD 98-2108 4.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 94.7 4.0 7.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 90.0 6.7 7.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.4 J-1466 6.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 94.7 5.7 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 RAD-762 3.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 96.3 4.7 9.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.4 AVID 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 94.7 5.7 7.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 BARIRIS 3.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 90.0 8.0 8.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 CPP 817 2.7 6.0 8.3 7.7 96.0 4.7 8.0 6.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 JULIA 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 93.3 6.7 8.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 MSP 3722 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 96.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 RHYTHM 7.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 93.0 5.3 7.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 4.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 93.3 2.3 8.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.2 AURA (A99-2559) 4.0 8.3 6.0 5.7 94.7 4.7 8.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 BD 99-2103 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 96.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.2 BELISSIMO 5.7 3.3 6.0 4.3 91.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 DYNAMO 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 94.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 EVERGLADE 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 93.0 4.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 GLENMONT 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 96.3 7.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 H98-701 4.7 3.3 5.7 5.7 93.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.2 NUCHICAGO (J-1334) 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 90.0 4.7 7.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 MYSTERE 6.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 90.0 5.7 8.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER TOLERANCE SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER FALL DORMANCY RATINGS MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN NU DESTINY 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 94.7 4.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.2 SKYE 4.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 93.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.2 STR 2553 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 93.3 4.0 2.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 YANKEE (NA-3271) 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 93.3 4.0 7.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 A00-247 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 93.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 A95-410 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 93.3 5.3 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 AMERICA 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 90.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.1 MIDNIGHT 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 93.3 4.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.1 STARBURST (STR 2703) 4.3 8.0 5.7 5.3 93.0 4.7 8.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 STR 2485 4.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 95.0 4.0 8.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 2.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 93.3 5.3 8.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.1 A01-299 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 91.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 93.3 5.3 8.7 4.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 2.7 8.0 6.3 6.0 95.0 5.0 8.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 4-SEASON (J-2791) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 93.3 6.0 8.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 PST-1A1-899 4.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 93.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 91.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 A98-689 1.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 88.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.9 AKB449 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 88.3 7.0 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.9 BEYOND 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 96.3 4.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 CP 76-9068 4.0 5.0 7.3 7.0 94.7 7.3 8.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.9 CPP 822 3.3 4.3 7.0 6.7 95.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.9 J-2502 8.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 91.3 6.0 8.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 PST-109-752 5.7 7.3 5.7 5.0 94.7 4.3 8.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 ARGOS 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 91.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.8 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 3.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 91.7 3.0 8.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.8 NA-3248 3.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 95.0 4.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.8 POPR 04594 2.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 94.7 4.7 8.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 A98-948 2.7 7.7 6.3 4.7 94.7 5.0 7.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 BLUEBERRY 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 90.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 CPP 821 3.7 5.7 8.3 6.3 94.7 6.3 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 DIVA 2.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 91.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 HARMONIE 3.3 4.7 8.0 6.3 96.3 7.3 7.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 6.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 88.3 5.0 8.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 J-3429 7.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 88.3 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 PROSPERITY 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 91.7 5.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.7 RAD-0AN64 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 90.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 4.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 94.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 BAR VV 9630 2.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 90.0 3.7 3.3 5.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.6 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 93.3 3.7 7.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.6 MSP 3724 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 91.7 4.0 3.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.6 PSG 366 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 90.0 2.7 8.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.6 PSG 711 4.3 2.3 5.7 5.0 88.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.6 RUGBY II 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 88.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.6 SHAMROCK 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 94.7 3.0 8.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER TOLERANCE SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER FALL DORMANCY RATINGS MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RAD-504 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 90.0 3.3 7.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.5 A00-1254 6.3 5.7 3.7 5.7 91.7 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.4 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 90.0 4.0 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.4 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 88.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 4.4 BARON 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 85.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.4 PST-101-73 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 86.7 4.3 2.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 3.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 94.7 3.3 8.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 BAR VV 9634 2.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 90.0 4.0 2.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.2 SPTR 2959 3.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 91.7 4.3 7.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 BAR VK 0710 2.7 6.7 3.3 3.7 88.3 4.3 8.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.9 PINOT (LTP-149) 8.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 88.3 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 2.3 3.8 BAR VV 0665 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 90.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 BAR VV 0709 2.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 96.0 3.3 8.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 DLF 76-9075 2.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 88.3 5.0 8.7 3.7 3.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 BAR VV 8536 3.3 3.7 2.7 4.0 83.3 3.3 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.6 H94-305 3.0 7.3 4.7 4.3 90.0 4.7 9.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.6 DP 76-9081 3.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 86.7 4.0 8.3 2.0 2.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.4 VOLT (A98-999) 3.3 6.3 3.3 4.0 85.0 5.0 6.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 3.7 3.4 KENBLUE 4.0 7.7 5.3 4.7 86.7 2.7 8.3 1.7 1.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.6 REVEILLE 1.0 2.3 2.7 1.3 45.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.4 6.5 2.5 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 0.9 C.V. (%) 17.5 18.0 13.7 15.0 4.5 26.4 12.5 16.7 19.4 24.5 19.0 17.1 17.5 11.2 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. 2007 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS