TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 IN1 IL1 MN1 KS1 WA1 MEAN PICK 4340 6.1 7.3 5.5 6.1 8.1 6.5 6.6 SRX 4338 6.1 7.1 5.5 6.0 7.9 6.3 6.5 * KEENELAND (A04-342) 6.0 7.1 5.5 5.9 7.9 6.3 6.4 J-1136 5.9 6.8 5.1 6.1 7.6 6.2 6.3 * BLUE NOTE 5.8 7.1 5.3 5.8 7.7 6.1 6.3 * NU CHICAGO 5.7 6.9 5.1 6.0 7.6 6.1 6.2 * ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 5.8 7.0 4.9 5.7 7.7 6.1 6.2 J-1853 5.7 7.0 5.2 5.7 7.6 5.9 6.2 J-1770 5.7 7.1 5.0 5.9 7.6 5.8 6.2 * LEGEND (A10-1) 5.6 6.7 5.2 5.7 7.6 6.3 6.2 BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.9 7.5 5.9 6.2 A06-46 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.6 7.6 5.8 6.2 * MIDNIGHT 5.7 6.8 5.3 5.6 7.7 6.0 6.2 * BARVETTE HGT (tm) (BAR VV 0709) 5.6 7.1 5.4 5.2 7.9 5.8 6.2 A05-360 5.6 6.7 5.3 5.5 7.7 6.1 6.1 * SUDDEN IMPACT 5.6 6.7 5.1 5.8 7.5 6.1 6.1 * SKYE 5.6 7.0 5.2 5.4 7.7 5.7 6.1 SRX 2758 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.5 5.8 6.1 PICK 033 5.6 6.8 5.2 5.5 7.6 5.8 6.1 * ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 5.5 6.4 5.3 5.3 7.6 6.3 6.1 BOLT (H99-1653) 5.6 7.0 5.1 5.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 PICK TD8 5.6 6.8 5.0 5.5 7.6 5.9 6.0 * BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 5.4 6.6 5.0 5.5 7.5 6.0 6.0 A06-26 5.6 6.9 4.9 5.5 7.5 5.7 6.0 * RUSH 5.5 6.6 4.9 5.6 7.4 6.0 6.0 BURL 3-51 5.5 6.3 5.1 5.5 7.4 6.1 6.0 * RUBIX (4S2W) 5.6 6.3 4.8 5.6 7.4 6.2 6.0 SRX 466 5.5 6.5 5.2 5.2 7.5 5.7 6.0 RAD-849 5.2 6.8 5.0 5.4 7.4 5.9 5.9 BURL 06-11 5.5 6.3 5.0 5.3 7.5 6.1 5.9 RAD-1492 5.5 6.5 4.7 5.6 7.4 6.0 5.9 * BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 5.4 6.7 5.2 4.8 7.6 5.5 5.9 * JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 5.4 6.4 5.1 5.0 7.5 5.8 5.9 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 5.5 6.4 5.1 5.2 7.4 5.6 5.9 * BARSAHARA (BAR VV 112916) 5.3 6.5 5.1 5.0 7.4 5.7 5.9 * LUNAR (PST-07-261) 5.3 6.6 4.8 5.4 7.3 5.6 5.8 A00-2882 5.3 6.4 5.4 4.9 7.4 5.7 5.8 PST-T10-18 5.3 6.8 5.0 5.0 7.5 5.4 5.8 A01-1106 5.1 6.6 5.2 5.1 7.3 5.5 5.8 A00-4199 5.2 6.8 5.0 5.0 7.5 5.4 5.8 * AVID 5.4 6.2 5.0 5.1 7.4 5.9 5.8 BAR 8PP 504 5.3 6.6 5.0 4.9 7.4 5.4 5.8 A04-38 5.2 6.7 4.8 5.0 7.4 5.6 5.8 A05-TB-382 5.3 6.6 5.0 4.9 7.4 5.5 5.8 A04-36 5.3 6.6 4.7 5.1 7.4 5.6 5.8 A05-361 5.3 6.6 4.8 5.2 7.3 5.4 5.8 TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ (CONT'D) GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 IN1 IL1 MN1 KS1 WA1 MEAN * OASIS (A98-344) 5.1 6.1 5.4 4.8 7.3 5.7 5.7 A98-363 5.2 6.3 5.1 4.8 7.3 5.6 5.7 * DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 5.1 6.7 4.9 4.9 7.3 5.4 5.7 * ARROWHEAD 5.3 6.2 4.8 5.0 7.2 5.7 5.7 SR 2150 (SRX 5321) 5.2 6.3 4.8 5.0 7.2 5.5 5.7 PST-K4-3 5.2 6.2 4.7 5.1 7.2 5.7 5.7 * AMERICA 5.3 6.1 4.9 4.8 7.3 5.7 5.7 A06-47 5.4 5.8 4.8 5.0 7.2 5.8 5.7 BAR VV 118532 5.1 6.4 5.1 4.6 7.4 5.5 5.7 * EMPIRE 5.3 5.9 5.0 4.9 7.2 5.8 5.7 BAR PP 119327 5.2 6.3 4.8 4.9 7.3 5.7 5.7 * MAZAMA (A04-74) 5.1 6.1 5.0 5.0 7.2 5.7 5.7 * BARON 5.2 6.2 4.7 4.8 7.3 5.7 5.7 RAD-507 5.2 6.0 4.7 5.0 7.2 5.7 5.6 PICK MP07 5.2 6.0 4.9 4.6 7.3 5.6 5.6 * ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 5.2 6.2 4.7 4.7 7.3 5.5 5.6 * GEISHA (DPPP 818) 5.1 6.1 4.8 4.8 7.2 5.6 5.6 BAR 12PP 612 5.2 5.8 4.2 5.4 6.9 5.9 5.6 * ZINGER (A05-306) 4.9 6.4 4.7 4.7 7.2 5.4 5.5 BAR PP 119326 4.9 6.2 5.0 4.4 7.3 5.4 5.5 * WATERWORKS (A05-204) 5.0 5.8 4.8 4.8 7.1 5.6 5.5 PST-K9-90 4.7 6.3 4.6 5.1 6.9 5.5 5.5 * BARDUKE 5.0 6.1 4.8 4.5 7.2 5.5 5.5 * SHAMROCK 4.9 6.2 4.9 4.4 7.2 5.4 5.5 A05-999 4.9 6.4 4.8 4.6 7.1 5.2 5.5 PST-K9-99 5.0 6.0 4.8 4.5 7.2 5.5 5.5 * CABERNET 5.1 6.1 4.7 4.5 7.1 5.1 5.5 * THERMAL BLUE 4.8 6.4 4.8 4.3 7.2 5.1 5.4 * BLACKJACK 4.5 6.0 4.5 4.6 6.9 5.6 5.4 * AWARD 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.5 7.0 5.1 5.3 PST-K9-97 5.2 5.5 4.1 4.7 6.9 5.5 5.3 PICK TD9 4.5 5.6 4.4 4.6 6.7 5.6 5.2 * KENBLUE 4.5 5.9 4.7 3.8 7.0 4.9 5.1 A05-329 4.2 5.0 4.5 3.8 6.4 5.0 4.8 AKB 2555 4.2 5.2 4.1 3.8 6.4 4.9 4.8 3733 4.2 4.6 3.7 3.1 6.1 4.1 4.3 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 C.V. (%) 10.9 9.0 11.7 11.3 7.8 10.1 9.9 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2017 ** 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.