TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BEWITCHED 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 99.0 98.7 99.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 BD 98-2108 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 98.7 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.6 BARIRIS 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.4 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 MADISON (RAD-OAN64) 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 1QG-38 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 99.0 97.7 98.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 BAR VV 9630 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 H94-305 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 POPR 04594 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 ARMADA (PSG 366) 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 RAD-762 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 RUGBY II 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 YANKEE (NA-3271) 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 AKB449 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 BAR VV 0709 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 4.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.2 DIVA 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 3.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 GLENMONT 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.2 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 4.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 NUGLADE 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 PINOT (LTP-149) 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 PST-1A1-899 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 99.0 99.0 98.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.2 RHYTHM 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.2 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.2 SPTR 2959 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 4-SEASON (J-2791) 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 A00-247 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.1 ALEXA II (J-2404) 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 97.7 97.7 97.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 ARGOS 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 AVID 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 99.0 98.7 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.1 BD 03-84 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 98.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.1 GINNEY II (J-2024) 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.1 H98-701 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 MSP 3723 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.1 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 STARBURST (STR 2703) 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 97.3 99.0 99.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 AURA (A99-2559) 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 AWARD 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 BLUESTONE 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CORSAIR (NA-3249) 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 94.3 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 RUBICON (NA-3248) 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 WASHINGTON 5.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 98.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 A95-410 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 98.7 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 CPP 822 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.9 EVEREST 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.9 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 98.7 99.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 J-2502 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 JULIA 4.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 MSP 3724 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 PST-101-73 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.9 VOLT (A98-999) 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 A00-1400 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 98.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 BARON 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.8 BARRISTER 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 97.7 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 BELISSIMO 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 99.0 94.7 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 EXCURSION 3.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 HARMONIE 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 99.0 99.0 98.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 IMPACT 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.8 J-3429 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 99.0 96.3 99.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 MSP 3722 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 97.3 97.7 99.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 MYSTERE 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 PROSPERITY 4.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 LS 4000 (RAD-343) 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.8 RAD-504 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 SHAMROCK 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 98.7 98.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 97.7 98.7 99.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 STR 2485 4.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 98.7 99.0 98.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 STR 2553 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 99.0 96.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 3.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 A00-1254 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 BAR VV 0665 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 BD 99-2103 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 98.7 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 BLUEBERRY 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 DLF 76-9075 3.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 EMPIRE (A01-299) 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 99.0 95.7 99.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 EVERGLADE 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 96.3 97.7 99.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 GRANITE (J-1326) 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 94.3 98.7 99.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 MIDNIGHT 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 98.7 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PSG 711 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 SKYE 4.7 6.3 4.3 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 SW AG 514 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 98.7 97.3 99.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 AMERICA 4.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.6 BAR VK 0710 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 96.3 97.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 BEYOND 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 96.3 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 DP 76-9066 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 97.7 97.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 4.7 5.6 J-1334 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 NU DESTINY 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 REVEILLE 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 96.3 97.7 99.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 ARIES (A98-948) 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 KENBLUE 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 98.7 99.0 98.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.5 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.4 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 A98-689 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 96.3 97.7 99.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 DYNAMO 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 98.7 99.0 99.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 LSD VALUE 2.5 1.6 2.3 1.8 3.4 6.3 0.6 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.4 2.0 2.5 3.0 0.8 C.V. (%) 18.0 11.7 13.9 9.8 1.3 1.4 0.2 12.4 14.1 10.7 10.2 9.9 12.5 12.0 6.3 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. 2009 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 ND1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION