TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO (DROUGHT STUDY), ND 1/ 2010 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 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 86.7 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 80.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 STR 2485 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 78.3 96.0 98.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 SW AG 514 5.7 5.0 5.3 7.3 81.7 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 DP 76-9066 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 76.7 96.3 99.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 76.7 99.0 99.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 POPR 04594 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 88.3 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 PST-1A1-899 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 85.0 99.0 98.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 BARON 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 70.0 95.0 99.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 BD 03-84 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 78.3 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 CPP 822 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 81.7 99.0 99.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 81.7 99.0 99.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 SKYE 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 80.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 WASHINGTON 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 80.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 ARMADA (PSG 366) 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 75.0 96.3 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.4 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 65.0 94.3 97.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.4 BARIRIS 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 70.0 96.3 97.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 78.3 99.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.4 RAD-762 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 90.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.4 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 75.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 76.7 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 BD 99-2103 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 71.7 94.3 97.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 WASHINGTON II (RAD-343) 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 85.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 NUGLADE 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 75.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 PINOT (LTP-149) 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 76.7 97.7 99.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 PST-101-73 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 76.7 97.7 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 SHAMROCK 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 81.7 97.7 99.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 80.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 STARBURST (STR 2703) 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 73.3 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 A00-1400 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 68.3 94.7 97.7 4.7 4.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 BAR VK 0710 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 78.3 97.7 99.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 73.3 97.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 BEWITCHED 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 70.0 97.3 99.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 BEYOND 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 68.3 96.3 99.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 DLF 76-9075 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 70.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 3.7 3.0 5.0 4.7 75.0 93.0 96.0 4.0 3.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 76.7 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.2 H98-701 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 71.7 94.7 99.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 IMPACT 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 75.0 97.7 97.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 JULIA 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 81.7 99.0 99.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 7.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.2 MADISON (RAD-OAN64) 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 80.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 4-SEASON (J-2791) 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 70.0 96.0 99.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 AWARD 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 75.0 96.3 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 BAR VV 0709 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 80.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 BELISSIMO 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 56.7 88.3 96.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO (DROUGHT STUDY), ND 1/ 2010 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 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 78.3 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 BLUESTONE 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 65.0 91.3 96.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 DYNAMO 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 75.0 96.0 97.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 EVEREST 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 65.0 89.7 96.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 GINNEY II (J-2024) 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 71.7 96.0 99.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.1 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 3.3 2.7 4.7 5.0 83.3 97.7 99.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 7.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.1 HARMONIE 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 66.7 94.7 97.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.1 J-2502 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 81.7 99.0 99.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 7.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.1 KENBLUE 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 70.0 94.7 98.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 MSP 3722 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 83.3 96.0 99.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.1 PROSPERITY 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 63.3 94.7 97.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.1 RAD-504 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 76.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.1 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 70.0 96.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 76.7 94.7 98.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.1 ARGOS 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 73.3 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 AVID 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 80.0 98.7 99.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 EMPIRE (A01-299) 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 70.0 95.7 99.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 83.3 97.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 H94-305 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 63.3 91.3 96.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 MIDNIGHT 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 71.7 96.0 99.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 71.7 94.7 97.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 AURA (A99-2559) 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 70.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 71.7 96.0 99.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 BARRISTER 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 60.0 86.7 96.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.9 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 73.3 99.0 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.9 MSP 3723 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 66.7 93.0 96.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.9 MYSTERE 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 70.0 93.0 97.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 NU DESTINY 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 70.0 96.0 99.0 5.3 4.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.9 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 70.0 94.7 97.7 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.9 REVEILLE 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 70.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 RHYTHM 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 68.3 97.7 99.0 4.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.9 VOLT (A98-999) 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 75.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.9 A98-689 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 81.7 97.7 99.0 5.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.8 AMERICA 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 73.3 94.3 96.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 BAR VV 0665 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 63.3 91.3 94.7 4.0 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.8 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 70.0 96.3 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.8 EXCURSION 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 68.3 91.3 97.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 GLENMONT 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 73.3 96.0 97.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.8 GRANITE (J-1326) 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 75.0 95.7 99.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.8 J-3429 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 70.0 91.3 97.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 RUGBY II 3.7 2.7 5.0 5.3 78.3 97.7 99.0 5.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 SPTR 2959 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 70.0 97.7 99.0 4.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 1QG-38 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 75.0 94.7 98.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 AKB449 3.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 73.3 96.0 99.0 5.0 2.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 73.3 96.0 99.0 5.3 3.7 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO (DROUGHT STUDY), ND 1/ 2010 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 BD 98-2108 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 70.0 96.3 97.7 4.7 3.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 DIVA 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 66.7 94.7 97.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 3.7 3.0 5.0 4.7 63.3 97.7 99.0 5.7 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 J-1334 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 70.0 96.0 99.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 YANKEE (NA-3271) 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 70.0 97.7 99.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 A00-1254 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 56.7 91.3 97.7 5.0 3.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.6 ALEXA II (J-2404) 3.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 58.3 91.3 94.7 5.0 3.7 6.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.6 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 3.3 2.7 4.0 5.0 63.3 93.0 96.0 6.3 2.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.6 MSP 3724 3.3 2.7 5.0 4.7 70.0 97.7 99.0 4.7 3.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.6 PSG 711 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 66.7 93.0 99.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.6 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 56.7 89.7 94.7 5.7 3.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.6 BLUEBERRY 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 63.3 94.3 96.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.5 RUBICON (NA-3248) 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 75.0 97.7 99.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.5 STR 2553 4.3 3.3 5.3 4.0 66.7 93.0 99.0 4.0 3.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.5 A00-247 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 66.7 94.7 99.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.4 A95-410 3.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 73.3 94.7 99.0 4.3 3.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.4 BAR VV 9630 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 71.7 97.7 99.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.4 ARIES (A98-948) 2.7 2.3 4.0 5.0 75.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 2.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 2.3 2.7 3.7 4.3 55.0 91.3 94.7 5.0 2.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.2 EVERGLADE 3.0 2.3 4.3 3.7 53.3 91.3 96.0 3.7 2.7 6.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 LSD VALUE 5.8 1.5 1.1 1.0 14.5 8.3 5.1 1.3 3.7 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8 C.V. (%) 29.3 19.3 11.0 12.0 10.8 3.8 1.8 13.5 26.9 11.4 14.6 12.3 11.7 12.5 8.6 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. 2010 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