TABLE 5. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME NJ2 MD1 IL1 MI1 MN1 IA1 KS1 UT1 WA1 MEAN PICK 4340 6.3 5.3 6.1 7.5 6.6 6.7 7.4 5.9 7.1 6.6 BLUE NOTE 6.3 5.1 6.1 7.4 6.1 6.4 7.2 4.6 6.5 6.2 SRX 4338 5.7 4.9 6.0 7.4 5.9 6.7 7.0 5.4 6.5 6.2 KEENELAND (A04-342) 5.8 4.8 6.0 7.4 5.7 6.5 6.9 4.9 6.3 6.0 ARROWHEAD 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.1 5.9 6.2 6.8 5.1 6.4 6.0 NU CHICAGO 5.6 4.7 5.8 7.3 5.7 6.5 6.8 5.1 6.3 6.0 PICK 033 5.6 4.7 5.9 7.4 5.6 6.5 6.8 4.8 6.2 5.9 A06-46 5.7 4.8 6.0 7.4 5.5 6.5 6.8 4.3 6.0 5.9 BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 5.7 4.7 5.8 7.2 5.7 6.3 6.8 4.7 6.2 5.9 A05-360 5.5 4.7 6.0 7.5 5.4 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.9 A00-2882 5.5 4.6 5.8 7.2 5.5 6.4 6.7 4.8 6.1 5.8 SRX 466 5.6 4.6 5.9 7.3 5.4 6.4 6.7 4.5 6.0 5.8 A05-361 5.9 4.7 5.8 7.1 5.7 6.0 6.8 4.2 6.1 5.8 J-1136 5.6 4.6 5.7 7.2 5.5 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.1 5.8 A06-47 5.1 4.5 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.6 6.5 5.2 6.0 5.8 BURL 06-11 5.3 4.5 5.6 7.1 5.5 6.4 6.6 5.1 6.1 5.8 PICK TD8 5.6 4.6 5.6 7.0 5.7 6.1 6.7 4.7 6.2 5.8 SRX 2758 5.6 4.6 5.6 7.0 5.6 6.1 6.7 4.6 6.1 5.8 A01-1106 5.6 4.6 5.6 7.0 5.6 6.1 6.7 4.6 6.1 5.8 LEGEND (A10-1) 5.2 4.5 5.8 7.4 5.1 6.6 6.5 4.7 5.9 5.7 RUSH 5.5 4.5 5.5 6.9 5.7 6.0 6.6 4.8 6.2 5.7 A06-26 5.6 4.5 5.5 6.9 5.7 6.0 6.6 4.8 6.2 5.7 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 5.4 4.5 5.5 7.0 5.5 6.2 6.6 4.8 6.1 5.7 SKYE 5.7 4.6 5.7 7.0 5.6 6.0 6.7 4.2 6.0 5.7 J-1853 5.6 4.6 5.7 7.0 5.5 6.1 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 SUDDEN IMPACT 5.4 4.5 5.6 7.1 5.4 6.3 6.6 4.7 6.0 5.7 ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 5.2 4.4 5.7 7.2 5.2 6.4 6.5 4.7 5.9 5.7 AVID 5.0 4.4 5.7 7.2 5.1 6.6 6.4 5.0 5.9 5.7 MIDNIGHT 5.6 4.6 5.7 7.1 5.4 6.1 6.7 4.1 5.9 5.7 BURL 3-51 4.8 4.3 5.7 7.4 4.9 6.8 6.3 5.1 5.8 5.7 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 5.8 4.6 5.8 7.1 5.4 6.0 6.7 3.6 5.8 5.7 J-1770 5.5 4.5 5.6 7.0 5.4 6.1 6.6 4.2 5.9 5.7 RUBIX (4S2W) 5.5 4.4 5.5 6.9 5.5 6.0 6.5 4.5 6.0 5.6 SR 2150 (SRX 5321) 5.6 4.5 5.5 6.9 5.5 5.9 6.6 4.2 6.0 5.6 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 5.2 4.4 5.6 7.1 5.3 6.3 6.5 4.7 5.9 5.6 MAZAMA (A04-74) 5.1 4.4 5.8 7.3 5.0 6.5 6.4 4.5 5.7 5.6 RAD-1492 5.3 4.4 5.3 6.8 5.5 5.9 6.5 4.9 6.1 5.6 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 5.5 4.5 5.5 6.9 5.4 6.0 6.6 4.3 5.9 5.6 OASIS (A98-344) 4.8 4.3 5.8 7.4 4.7 6.8 6.3 4.8 5.6 5.6 BOLT (H99-1653) 5.4 4.4 5.7 7.1 5.3 6.2 6.5 4.2 5.8 5.6 A00-4199 5.5 4.4 5.5 6.9 5.4 6.0 6.5 4.2 5.9 5.6 BAR 8PP 504 5.4 4.3 5.4 6.8 5.4 5.9 6.4 4.4 5.9 5.5 A04-38 5.4 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.4 5.8 6.5 4.4 5.9 5.5 EMPIRE 4.7 4.1 5.5 7.1 4.9 6.5 6.2 5.0 5.7 5.5 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 5.5 4.4 5.5 6.8 5.3 5.8 6.5 4.0 5.8 5.5 PST-K9-97 5.1 4.2 5.2 6.6 5.4 5.8 6.3 4.9 5.9 5.5 JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 5.5 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.4 5.7 6.5 4.1 5.8 5.5 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME NJ2 MD1 IL1 MI1 MN1 IA1 KS1 UT1 WA1 MEAN RAD-507 4.6 4.1 5.4 7.1 4.8 6.5 6.1 5.1 5.7 5.5 CABERNET 5.1 4.3 5.7 7.2 4.8 6.4 6.3 4.0 5.5 5.5 SHAMROCK 5.0 4.2 5.4 6.9 5.0 6.1 6.3 4.3 5.6 5.4 AWARD 5.3 4.2 5.3 6.7 5.2 5.8 6.4 4.2 5.7 5.4 RAD-849 5.3 4.2 5.3 6.7 5.2 5.8 6.3 4.1 5.7 5.4 A98-363 5.0 4.2 5.7 7.1 4.7 6.3 6.3 3.9 5.4 5.4 BAR 12PP 612 5.1 4.1 4.9 6.3 5.5 5.5 6.2 4.9 6.0 5.4 AMERICA 4.9 4.1 5.3 6.8 4.9 6.1 6.2 4.5 5.6 5.4 BARON 4.7 4.0 5.2 6.8 4.9 6.1 6.1 4.8 5.6 5.3 BAR PP 119327 4.7 4.0 5.1 6.7 4.9 6.0 6.1 4.8 5.6 5.3 PICK TD9 4.7 4.0 5.1 6.7 4.9 6.0 6.1 4.7 5.6 5.3 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 5.1 4.1 5.2 6.6 5.1 5.8 6.2 4.1 5.6 5.3 A04-36 5.0 4.1 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.8 6.2 4.1 5.5 5.3 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 4.2 3.8 5.3 7.0 4.4 6.6 5.9 5.0 5.4 5.3 GEISHA (DPPP 818) 4.5 3.9 5.4 7.0 4.5 6.4 6.0 4.6 5.3 5.3 PST-T10-18 5.1 4.1 5.4 6.8 4.8 5.9 6.2 3.6 5.4 5.3 ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 4.3 3.8 5.2 6.9 4.6 6.3 5.9 4.9 5.4 5.3 BAR VV 118532 4.5 3.9 5.5 7.1 4.4 6.4 6.0 4.2 5.2 5.2 PST-K9-99 4.6 3.9 5.2 6.8 4.7 6.1 6.0 4.5 5.4 5.2 BARDUKE 4.5 3.9 5.3 6.9 4.5 6.3 5.9 4.4 5.3 5.2 PST-K9-90 5.3 4.1 5.0 6.3 5.2 5.3 6.2 3.8 5.6 5.2 Barvette HGT (BAR VV 0709) 5.2 4.1 5.5 6.8 4.7 5.8 6.2 3.0 5.2 5.2 PST-K4-3 4.9 4.0 5.2 6.6 4.8 5.7 6.1 3.7 5.3 5.2 A05-999 5.0 4.0 5.1 6.5 4.9 5.6 6.1 3.7 5.4 5.1 PICK MP07 4.7 3.9 5.2 6.7 4.6 5.9 6.0 3.9 5.3 5.1 THERMAL BLUE 4.5 3.8 5.4 6.9 4.3 6.2 5.9 4.0 5.1 5.1 A05-329 4.0 3.7 5.1 6.8 4.2 6.3 5.7 4.8 5.2 5.1 ZINGER (A05-306) 4.8 3.9 5.2 6.7 4.6 5.8 6.0 3.7 5.2 5.1 BAR PP 119326 4.5 3.8 5.3 6.8 4.3 6.1 5.9 3.8 5.1 5.1 BARSAHARA (BAR VV 112916) 4.6 3.8 5.3 6.8 4.3 6.0 5.9 3.7 5.0 5.0 A05-TB-382 4.6 3.8 5.2 6.7 4.4 5.9 5.9 3.6 5.1 5.0 AKB 2555 4.4 3.7 4.9 6.4 4.5 5.7 5.7 4.2 5.2 5.0 BLACKJACK 4.5 3.6 4.6 6.1 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.2 4.9 3733 3.9 3.3 4.8 6.4 3.8 5.8 5.3 3.6 4.6 4.6 KENBLUE 3.9 3.3 4.9 6.5 3.6 5.8 5.3 3.2 4.4 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 C.V. (%) 12.7 15.2 11.9 9.4 12.7 10.6 10.2 14.7 11.4 11.8 ** 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.