TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 8.3 5.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 8.7 8.7 6.0 7.3 J-1136 8.7 5.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 6.3 7.3 OASIS (A98-344) 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 RUSH 7.7 5.0 7.3 8.3 7.0 7.7 8.7 7.0 7.3 A01-1106 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.1 SRX 466 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.1 A00-2882 7.0 5.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 5.3 7.0 A05-TB-382 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 AWARD 7.7 5.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 EMPIRE 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 J-1770 8.0 5.3 8.7 6.7 5.3 8.0 8.7 6.7 7.0 J-1853 8.7 5.3 8.0 8.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 KEENELAND (A04-342) 7.3 5.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 8.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 MAZAMA (A04-74) 7.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 5.7 7.0 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 5.0 7.0 NU CHICAGO 8.3 5.3 8.3 8.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 5.3 7.0 A05-360 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.9 AVID 7.3 5.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.9 PICK TD8 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.9 SRX 2758 8.0 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 5.7 6.9 A05-329 7.3 4.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.8 AKB 2555 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.8 BURL 3-51 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.8 PICK 033 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.0 6.8 RAD-1492 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.8 3733 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 BAR VV 118532 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.7 8.3 6.3 6.7 MIDNIGHT 8.3 5.0 8.3 7.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 SUDDEN IMPACT 8.3 5.0 7.7 7.7 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 A00-4199 7.0 5.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.6 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 7.7 5.3 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.6 CABERNET 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.6 GEISHA (DPPP818) 7.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 A06-46 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.5 AMERICA 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 8.0 5.7 6.5 ARROWHEAD 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.5 LEGEND (A10-1) 7.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 8.3 5.0 6.5 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 7.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.5 A05-361 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.4 BLACKJACK 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.4 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.4 PST-K4-3 8.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.4 PST-K9-90 7.7 4.7 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.4 SHAMROCK 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.4 A04-36 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR PP 110358 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 BLUE NOTE 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 PST-K9-97 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 A04-38 7.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.2 A06-47 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.2 BAR VV 112916 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.2 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 7.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.2 PICK TD9 6.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.2 RAD-507 7.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.2 RUBIX (4S2W) 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.2 SRX 5321 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.2 THERMAL BLUE 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.2 A05-999 7.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.1 A06-26 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.1 A98-363 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.1 BAR PP 119327 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.1 BARON 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.1 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.1 JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 PICK 4340 7.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 4.7 6.1 RAD-849 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.1 SKYE 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.1 ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 5.0 6.1 BAR PP 119326 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 BARDUKE 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 BURL 06-11 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 H99-1653 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 KENBLUE 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 PST-K9-99 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 SRX 4338 6.0 5.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 PST-T10-18 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 BAR 12PP 612 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.8 BARVETTE HGT (BAR VV 0709) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.8 ZINGER (A05-306) 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 BAR 8PP 504 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 PICK MP07 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 LSD VALUE 1.4 2.4 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.4 1.4 2.0 0.8 C.V. (%) 10.9 15.3 11.5 11.2 13.3 11.3 11.2 15.2 6.9 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. 2015 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2011 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 IA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY