TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME VA1 OK1 MEAN NAME VA1 OK1 MEAN * BARVETTE HGT (BAR VV 0709) 8.1 5.3 6.7 RAD-849 5.2 3.8 4.5 SRX 466 7.3 5.2 6.2 * SUDDEN IMPACT 4.8 4.0 4.4 * OASIS (A98-344) 6.7 4.6 5.7 * AMERICA 5.0 3.8 4.4 A05-360 6.5 4.8 5.6 * BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 4.8 3.9 4.4 PST-T10-18 6.6 4.6 5.6 * EMPIRE 4.9 3.8 4.4 * CABERNET 6.6 4.7 5.6 * AWARD 4.7 3.9 4.3 * KENBLUE 6.9 4.1 5.5 * KEENELAND (A04-342) 4.7 3.8 4.3 PICK 033 6.4 4.6 5.5 A06-47 4.8 3.8 4.3 A98-363 6.5 4.4 5.5 * BARDUKE 5.0 3.6 4.3 J-1853 6.2 4.6 5.4 PICK MP07 5.0 3.5 4.3 * BLUE NOTE 6.1 4.7 5.4 A00-4199 4.7 3.7 4.2 A05-TB-382 6.4 4.3 5.4 PICK 4340 4.6 3.9 4.2 * THERMAL BLUE 6.3 4.3 5.3 PICK TD8 4.7 3.7 4.2 A06-46 5.9 4.7 5.3 * BARON 4.7 3.6 4.2 * SKYE 5.9 4.5 5.2 * LUNAR (PST-07-261) 4.7 3.5 4.1 H99-1653 6.0 4.4 5.2 PST-K4-3 4.5 3.6 4.1 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 6.0 4.3 5.2 BAR 8PP 504 4.6 3.6 4.1 BAR VV 118532 6.1 4.1 5.1 BURL 06-11 4.5 3.6 4.1 BAR PP 119326 6.0 4.1 5.0 A05-999 4.5 3.5 4.0 * ZINGER (A05-306) 6.0 4.1 5.0 A00-2882 4.3 3.6 4.0 BAR VV 112916 6.0 4.1 5.0 A01-1106 4.3 3.6 4.0 A05-361 5.7 4.3 5.0 * JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 4.3 3.4 3.9 BAR PP 110358 5.5 4.4 5.0 A05-329 4.5 3.3 3.9 BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 5.4 4.4 4.9 SRX 4338 4.1 3.5 3.8 * LEGEND (A10-1) 5.5 4.2 4.8 * ARROWHEAD 4.0 3.6 3.8 BURL 3-51 5.5 4.2 4.8 PST-K9-90 4.1 3.5 3.8 * WATERWORKS (A05-204) 5.7 3.9 4.8 * AVID 4.2 3.3 3.8 RAD-507 5.5 4.0 4.8 RAD-1492 4.2 3.3 3.7 J-1770 5.2 4.3 4.7 A06-26 4.0 3.4 3.7 * MAZAMA (A04-74) 5.3 4.2 4.7 * ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 4.1 3.2 3.6 * SHAMROCK 5.4 3.9 4.7 * RUBIX (4S2W) 3.9 3.4 3.6 J-1136 5.2 4.2 4.7 BAR PP 119327 4.0 3.1 3.6 * DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 5.3 4.0 4.6 AKB 2555 3.8 3.1 3.5 SRX 5321 5.2 4.0 4.6 * BLACKJACK 4.0 2.9 3.5 * ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 5.2 3.9 4.6 * RUSH 3.6 3.3 3.4 * GEISHA (DPPP818) 5.3 3.8 4.6 PST-K9-99 3.9 3.0 3.4 A04-36 5.2 3.9 4.6 PST-K9-97 3.6 3.2 3.4 A04-38 5.1 4.0 4.5 PICK TD9 3.5 2.9 3.2 * MIDNIGHT 5.0 4.1 4.5 BAR 12PP 612 3.2 2.8 3.0 SRX 2758 5.0 4.0 4.5 * ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 4.9 4.1 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.2 1.2 3733 5.2 3.8 4.5 C.V. (%) 14.3 18.8 16.2 * NU CHICAGO 4.9 4.0 4.5 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2016. ** ENTRIES WITHIN THIS TABLE ARE ORDERED BY THE OVERALL MEAN AND HAVE SIMILAR TURF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL TEST LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LPI GROUP. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT REPRESENTED, THEN CHOOSE A LPI GROUP THAT CONTAINS A LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT SIMILAR TO YOUR PLANTING CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LPI, GO TO WWW.NTEP.ORG/LPI_Q&A.PDF 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.