TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL SPOT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AVID 7.3 99.0 9.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 8.0 99.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.3 7.3 7.9 J-1334 8.3 99.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.7 9.0 8.0 6.7 7.8 DIVA 6.0 99.0 8.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.6 MIDNIGHT 8.3 99.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.7 7.3 6.7 7.6 A00-1400 8.3 99.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.3 7.5 ALEXA II (J-2404) 8.3 99.0 8.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.5 GLENMONT 5.7 99.0 9.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.4 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.7 99.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 7.3 7.4 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 5.0 99.0 9.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 EMPIRE (A01-299) 7.0 99.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 EVEREST 8.0 99.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 EVERGLADE 7.7 99.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 MSP 3722 6.7 99.0 9.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 PROSPERITY 8.3 99.0 9.0 8.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.7 99.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 A00-247 6.7 99.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.2 A95-410 7.3 99.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.2 AKB449 7.0 99.0 8.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.2 ARGOS 7.0 99.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.7 7.3 6.7 7.2 BLUEBERRY 8.3 99.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.2 MSP 3723 6.0 99.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 9.0 6.7 7.3 7.2 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 7.7 99.0 8.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.2 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.0 99.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.2 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.3 99.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 8.7 7.3 7.3 7.2 STR 2553 5.7 98.3 9.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 BELISSIMO 5.7 99.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 BEWITCHED 7.3 99.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.1 DP 76-9066 6.7 99.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.1 DYNAMO 6.3 99.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.1 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.0 99.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 5.7 98.7 9.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.1 J-2502 8.7 99.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 NUGLADE 7.3 99.0 8.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.1 RHYTHM 7.3 99.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 8.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 1QG-38 6.0 98.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 AWARD 7.7 99.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 BD 03-84 6.3 99.0 8.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 BD 99-2103 8.0 98.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 9.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 GRANITE (J-1326) 8.0 98.7 9.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.7 7.7 6.0 7.0 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.7 99.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 MADISON (RAD-OAN64) 6.3 99.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 EXCURSION 8.0 99.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 8.3 7.7 6.0 6.9 H98-701 5.7 99.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.9 MSP 3724 5.7 98.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.7 6.0 6.7 6.9 TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL SPOT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN NU DESTINY 7.3 99.0 8.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.9 ARMADA (PSG 366) 6.3 99.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.9 PSG 711 6.0 99.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 8.7 7.0 6.3 6.9 PST-101-73 6.7 99.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.9 SHAMROCK 6.0 99.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.9 4-SEASON (J-2791) 7.7 99.0 8.0 8.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.8 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 6.0 99.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 BD 98-2108 7.0 99.0 8.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.8 GINNEY II (J-2024) 8.3 99.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.8 J-3429 8.7 99.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.7 99.0 9.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 A98-689 3.7 97.7 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 ARIES (A98-948) 5.0 99.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.7 99.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 YANKEE (NA-3271) 8.3 99.0 9.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 5.7 98.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 IMPACT 7.0 99.0 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.6 SKYE 5.7 99.0 8.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.6 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 4.7 97.3 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.6 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.3 97.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 8.3 5.7 6.3 6.5 BAR VV 9630 5.3 99.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.5 BARON 6.0 99.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.5 SPTR 2959 5.3 98.3 9.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.5 AMERICA 5.7 98.7 9.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.4 BARRISTER 6.0 99.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.4 MYSTERE 6.3 99.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 RAD-504 7.7 99.0 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 RUGBY II 5.7 99.0 8.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.4 BLUESTONE 6.7 99.0 8.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 H94-305 5.7 99.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 POPR 04594 5.3 99.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 5.7 99.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 5.7 99.0 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 BEYOND 7.3 99.0 8.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 6.2 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 3.7 94.3 9.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.2 STARBURST (STR 2703) 4.0 91.0 9.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.2 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.7 99.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.1 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 6.0 99.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.1 RAD-762 6.0 99.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 5.0 99.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 SW AG 514 5.7 86.0 8.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.1 VOLT (A98-999) 6.0 99.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.1 AURA (A99-2559) 5.3 99.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 7.3 99.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 7.0 99.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL SPOT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PST-1A1-899 6.0 99.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 LS 4000 (RAD-343) 5.7 99.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 RUBICON (NA-3248) 5.7 99.0 9.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 STR 2485 5.7 99.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 DLF 76-9075 5.3 98.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 8.3 5.3 6.3 5.9 BAR VV 0665 6.3 99.0 2.0 2.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.8 REVEILLE 6.7 99.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 5.8 A00-1254 6.7 99.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.3 99.0 8.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 HARMONIE 4.3 98.7 9.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.0 98.3 9.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 WASHINGTON 5.7 99.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 6.3 98.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 BARIRIS 5.3 99.0 8.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.6 CPP 822 4.7 98.3 9.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 BAR VK 0710 6.0 99.0 9.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 3.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.5 BAR VV 0709 3.0 99.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 7.3 4.7 6.7 5.5 JULIA 5.7 99.0 8.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.5 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 3.7 99.0 1.3 2.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 8.0 4.3 6.7 5.0 KENBLUE 5.0 99.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.0 7.3 4.3 6.7 4.7 LSD VALUE 1.1 12.6 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.4 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 11.2 2.7 9.6 11.3 13.5 12.5 15.6 14.7 12.3 9.9 7.3 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 PA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.6-7.0 151-270 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS