TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT FIVE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 MD1 OK1 TN1 VA1 MEAN SRX 466 8.5 5.7 5.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 BARVETTE HGT (BAR VV 0709) 7.5 5.4 6.2 7.7 7.9 6.9 A05-360 7.0 6.0 4.7 7.7 7.3 6.6 A06-46 7.2 6.3 4.7 7.8 6.8 6.6 BLUE NOTE 7.8 6.1 4.2 8.0 6.4 6.5 BAR PP 110358 7.5 6.5 5.6 8.1 4.8 6.5 SKYE 8.3 6.0 4.1 7.6 6.3 6.5 CABERNET 7.1 6.0 4.2 7.6 7.1 6.4 BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 8.3 6.4 4.2 7.8 5.3 6.4 PICK 4340 7.9 6.1 6.2 7.7 4.0 6.4 PST-T10-18 6.8 5.6 5.3 7.4 6.8 6.4 PICK 033 8.3 5.0 3.2 8.0 7.3 6.4 J-1853 7.0 6.0 4.3 7.8 6.4 6.3 A05-361 7.3 6.2 4.1 7.5 6.0 6.2 KEENELAND (A04-342) 8.4 5.3 4.7 7.6 4.9 6.2 J-1770 8.0 6.0 4.0 7.8 5.0 6.1 BURL 3-51 7.9 5.4 4.7 7.8 5.0 6.1 OASIS (A98-344) 7.1 4.8 4.1 7.5 7.2 6.1 MAZAMA (A04-74) 7.4 5.6 3.6 7.9 6.0 6.1 A05-TB-382 6.8 4.5 5.1 7.8 6.2 6.1 H99-1653 6.0 5.6 5.2 7.4 6.2 6.1 A98-363 6.6 5.2 3.5 7.7 7.1 6.0 NU CHICAGO 7.3 6.0 4.3 8.1 4.4 6.0 A01-1106 7.5 5.8 3.6 8.1 5.0 6.0 J-1136 6.8 6.4 4.0 7.7 4.9 6.0 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 7.5 4.1 4.1 7.7 6.3 6.0 MIDNIGHT 7.0 5.6 3.6 8.1 5.3 5.9 ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 7.6 5.7 3.9 7.2 5.3 5.9 AMERICA 8.0 5.7 4.0 7.4 4.5 5.9 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 7.2 6.3 4.4 7.3 4.5 5.9 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 7.3 5.2 4.6 7.6 4.8 5.9 SRX 2758 7.3 5.6 3.7 7.8 5.0 5.9 BAR 8PP 504 7.2 5.7 4.7 7.2 4.7 5.9 AWARD 7.7 6.0 3.8 7.7 4.3 5.9 A04-38 6.5 6.0 3.9 7.9 5.0 5.9 SUDDEN IMPACT 7.9 6.0 2.7 7.9 4.8 5.9 SRX 4338 7.7 5.6 4.1 7.8 4.2 5.9 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 7.1 5.0 4.8 7.8 4.5 5.8 RAD-849 6.8 5.0 4.4 7.7 5.2 5.8 RAD-507 7.2 4.6 4.3 7.7 5.3 5.8 A06-47 7.0 5.4 3.2 7.8 5.6 5.8 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 6.5 6.1 4.0 7.7 4.8 5.8 3733 7.6 5.3 3.4 7.4 5.2 5.8 BAR VV 118532 7.0 4.9 3.9 7.6 5.4 5.8 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT FIVE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 MD1 OK1 TN1 VA1 MEAN A00-2882 6.9 5.9 3.0 7.7 5.3 5.8 LEGEND (A10-1) 6.8 5.6 2.9 7.6 5.7 5.7 ARROWHEAD 7.5 5.5 2.9 7.9 5.0 5.7 EMPIRE 7.3 4.5 4.1 7.7 4.8 5.7 SRX 5321 6.6 5.2 3.9 7.5 5.0 5.7 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 8.0 4.5 3.3 7.4 5.1 5.7 JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 6.9 5.4 3.7 7.7 4.5 5.6 BAR VV 112916 5.8 4.9 4.1 7.4 5.9 5.6 THERMAL BLUE 6.8 3.8 4.1 7.2 6.3 5.6 ZINGER (A05-306) 6.5 4.9 3.7 7.0 5.8 5.6 GEISHA (DPPP818) 6.8 4.8 3.6 7.4 5.2 5.6 SHAMROCK 6.1 4.5 4.0 7.6 5.5 5.6 BAR PP 119326 5.7 4.6 3.7 7.5 6.0 5.5 BURL 06-11 7.2 5.1 3.1 7.7 4.2 5.5 ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 7.3 4.8 3.8 7.3 4.1 5.5 KENBLUE 6.2 3.6 4.3 7.2 6.0 5.5 BARDUKE 6.0 4.8 4.4 7.4 4.6 5.4 PST-K4-3 6.2 4.9 3.4 7.8 4.8 5.4 PICK TD8 6.7 4.4 3.7 7.6 4.7 5.4 BARON 6.0 4.8 4.5 7.6 4.1 5.4 A00-4199 7.0 4.6 2.9 7.6 4.9 5.4 BAR 12PP 612 7.0 5.8 3.6 7.7 2.7 5.4 A04-36 5.9 4.4 3.9 7.8 4.9 5.3 RUSH 7.2 5.9 2.7 7.4 3.3 5.3 PST-K9-97 6.7 5.5 3.3 7.5 3.5 5.3 A05-329 6.4 4.7 3.7 7.5 4.0 5.3 A05-999 5.6 5.0 2.9 7.5 5.1 5.2 AKB 2555 6.7 4.7 3.1 7.6 3.8 5.2 RAD-1492 5.1 5.3 4.0 7.9 3.5 5.2 RUBIX (4S2W) 5.7 5.5 2.9 7.6 3.8 5.1 A06-26 6.8 4.3 3.0 7.6 3.7 5.1 PST-K9-99 6.1 4.6 3.8 7.1 3.5 5.0 BAR PP 119327 5.9 4.6 3.2 7.3 4.1 5.0 PST-K9-90 5.5 5.0 2.7 7.7 4.2 5.0 PICK MP07 5.3 4.2 3.2 7.2 5.0 5.0 BLACKJACK 6.2 4.2 3.0 7.4 3.9 4.9 PICK TD9 6.2 4.7 2.4 7.3 3.4 4.8 AVID 5.8 3.8 2.5 7.7 4.0 4.8 LSD VALUE 1.6 1.0 1.5 0.4 1.8 0.6 C.V. (%) 14.5 12.3 24.7 3.6 21.5 14.8 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.