TABLE 8. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 2 */ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME NJ1 MD1 IN1 MN1 MEAN BLUE NOTE 8.6 5.2 6.4 5.7 6.5 A06-46 8.4 5.2 6.4 5.6 6.4 RUBIX (4S2W) 8.6 4.7 6.1 5.6 6.2 MIDNIGHT 8.0 5.0 6.3 5.5 6.2 J-1770 7.8 5.0 6.3 5.6 6.2 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 8.1 5.1 6.2 5.2 6.1 BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 7.4 4.9 6.2 5.6 6.0 A05-361 7.8 4.8 6.1 5.4 6.0 J-1136 7.3 4.9 6.2 5.6 6.0 SKYE 7.6 4.9 6.1 5.3 6.0 ARROWHEAD 8.0 4.4 6.0 5.6 6.0 A01-1106 7.6 4.8 6.1 5.5 6.0 BOLT (H99-1653) 8.1 4.8 5.9 5.1 6.0 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 7.6 4.7 6.1 5.6 6.0 KEENELAND (A04-342) 7.5 4.9 6.1 5.3 6.0 RUSH 7.9 4.5 6.0 5.5 6.0 SR 2150 (SRX 5321) 7.9 4.7 5.9 5.2 5.9 A05-360 7.5 4.8 6.0 5.2 5.9 J-1853 7.1 4.8 6.1 5.5 5.9 SRX 2758 7.6 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 SRX 4338 7.4 4.8 6.0 5.2 5.9 PST-K9-90 8.2 4.2 5.7 5.3 5.9 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 7.4 4.6 6.0 5.3 5.8 BARVETTE HGT (BAR VV 0709) 7.7 4.9 5.9 4.7 5.8 PICK 4340 7.1 4.7 6.0 5.4 5.8 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 7.4 4.6 5.9 5.2 5.8 A00-2882 7.3 4.6 5.9 5.3 5.8 NU CHICAGO 7.1 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 SRX 466 6.9 4.9 6.1 5.2 5.8 A04-38 7.5 4.5 5.8 5.2 5.8 SUDDEN IMPACT 7.0 4.6 6.0 5.4 5.8 PICK 033 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 CABERNET 7.0 4.8 6.0 5.1 5.7 A00-4199 7.7 4.4 5.7 5.0 5.7 PST-T10-18 7.2 4.8 5.9 4.9 5.7 JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 7.4 4.4 5.7 5.1 5.7 MAZAMA (A04-74) 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.2 5.6 A04-36 7.6 4.3 5.6 5.0 5.6 AWARD 6.9 4.5 5.9 5.2 5.6 PICK TD8 7.2 4.3 5.7 5.2 5.6 ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 7.2 4.6 5.7 4.8 5.6 A06-26 7.2 4.2 5.6 5.2 5.6 A05-999 7.6 4.2 5.5 4.8 5.5 PST-K4-3 7.1 4.4 5.7 4.9 5.5 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 6.3 4.6 5.9 5.2 5.5 LEGEND (A10-1) 6.5 4.5 5.8 5.1 5.5 BURL 06-11 6.5 4.5 5.8 5.1 5.5 ZINGER (A05-306) 7.2 4.3 5.5 4.7 5.4 TABLE 8. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ (CONT'D) GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 2 */ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME NJ1 MD1 IN1 MN1 MEAN A06-47 6.5 4.4 5.7 4.9 5.4 A98-363 6.4 4.7 5.8 4.7 5.4 SHAMROCK 7.0 4.2 5.5 4.8 5.4 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 AVID 6.5 4.2 5.6 4.9 5.3 BAR 8PP 504 6.6 4.3 5.5 4.7 5.3 RAD-849 6.6 4.2 5.5 4.8 5.3 BARSAHARA (BAR VV 112916) 6.7 4.4 5.5 4.5 5.3 BURL 3-51 5.7 4.5 5.8 4.9 5.2 RAD-1492 6.3 4.0 5.5 4.9 5.2 PST-K9-97 6.4 4.0 5.4 4.8 5.2 PICK MP07 6.6 4.2 5.4 4.5 5.1 BARON 6.3 4.1 5.4 4.7 5.1 BAR PP 119326 6.4 4.3 5.4 4.4 5.1 THERMAL BLUE 6.4 4.3 5.4 4.4 5.1 OASIS (A98-344) 5.1 4.7 5.8 4.8 5.1 PICK TD9 6.3 3.8 5.3 4.9 5.1 A05-TB-382 5.9 4.3 5.5 4.7 5.1 EMPIRE 5.7 4.3 5.6 4.8 5.1 BAR 12PP 612 6.2 3.7 5.3 4.9 5.0 AMERICA 5.7 4.2 5.5 4.6 5.0 BAR PP 119327 6.5 3.8 5.2 4.5 5.0 BARDUKE 6.0 4.2 5.3 4.4 5.0 BAR VV 118532 5.4 4.3 5.5 4.5 4.9 AKB 2555 6.2 3.8 5.1 4.4 4.9 GEISHA (DPPP818) 5.6 4.2 5.4 4.4 4.9 PST-K9-99 6.0 3.9 5.2 4.4 4.9 RAD-507 5.2 4.1 5.4 4.6 4.8 ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.5 4.8 3733 5.5 4.0 5.1 4.2 4.7 BLACKJACK 6.0 3.5 4.8 4.1 4.6 A05-329 4.6 4.0 5.1 4.1 4.5 KENBLUE 5.2 4.1 4.9 3.6 4.4 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 4.0 4.0 5.2 4.2 4.4 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 C.V. (%) 10.0 15.3 12.0 13.8 12.4 * 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.