TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BLUE NOTE 6.3 4.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 8.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 A06-46 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.2 SRX 466 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.1 A00-4199 6.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 A06-26 7.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 BURL 3-51 8.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 CABERNET 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 SUDDEN IMPACT 8.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 A04-38 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.9 J-1770 8.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.9 AWARD 8.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.8 BAR PP 110358 4.7 2.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.8 BURL 06-11 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.8 J-1853 8.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.8 PICK 033 5.7 3.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.8 SRX 5321 6.3 3.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.8 A98-363 5.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 7.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 MIDNIGHT 7.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 RAD-507 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 MAZAMA (A04-74) 8.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.6 PST-K9-90 8.3 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.6 PST-T10-18 4.3 4.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.6 A05-360 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.5 AMERICA 6.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 J-1136 8.7 3.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.5 SHAMROCK 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 SKYE 6.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.5 A04-36 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.4 A05-361 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.4 BARVETTE HGT (BAR VV 0709) 4.7 3.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 KENBLUE 4.7 3.0 8.3 7.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.4 LEGEND (A10-1) 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.4 THERMAL BLUE 5.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 7.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.4 ARROWHEAD 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 7.7 2.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 OASIS (A98-344) 7.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 PICK TD8 6.7 3.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 SRX 2758 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 ZINGER (A05-306) 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 A05-TB-382 5.0 3.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.2 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.2 RAD-1492 7.3 4.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 3.0 5.7 5.2 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RUBIX (4S2W) 6.7 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.2 A05-999 6.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.1 AVID 8.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 BAR PP 119326 5.3 3.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.1 GEISHA (DPPP818) 6.0 3.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.1 NU CHICAGO 8.3 4.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.1 BAR VV 112916 5.0 3.7 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 BARDUKE 5.7 4.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 H99-1653 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 7.7 3.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 RUSH 8.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 A06-47 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.9 BARON 6.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.9 BAR PP 119327 6.3 3.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.8 BAR VV 118532 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.8 EMPIRE 8.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.8 3733 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 A00-2882 5.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 PICK MP07 6.3 4.0 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 5.7 4.7 PST-K4-3 8.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 5.7 2.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.6 JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.5 PST-K9-97 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 A01-1106 6.7 6.0 5.7 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 7.3 2.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 SRX 4338 7.0 2.7 6.3 2.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 A05-329 6.7 5.0 5.0 2.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 4.7 4.2 KEENELAND (A04-342) 7.7 3.0 6.0 2.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 2.3 4.7 4.2 PICK 4340 8.0 3.7 5.7 2.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 4.1 BAR 8PP 504 5.0 3.3 5.3 2.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.0 2.7 2.3 4.3 4.0 PICK TD9 5.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.7 4.0 PST-K9-99 6.0 4.0 5.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 2.7 2.7 4.3 4.0 RAD-849 5.0 4.0 5.3 2.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.0 2.7 4.7 4.0 AKB 2555 6.3 4.0 5.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.9 BLACKJACK 5.7 4.3 5.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 2.7 4.7 3.9 ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 5.7 3.7 5.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 2.7 2.7 4.3 3.9 BAR 12PP 612 6.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.5 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.3 1.0 2.0 1.3 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 0.9 C.V. (%) 10.4 18.5 10.1 24.2 14.2 14.9 11.8 15.7 17.7 18.1 13.8 10.4 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY