TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC PERCENT GROUND STEM SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR COVER FALL RUST PATCH UNIFORMITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A16-17 6.0 99.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.1 PPG-KB 1304 7.0 99.0 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.3 8.3 4.3 6.7 8.7 8.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 6.7 99.0 8.3 9.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.9 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 7.0 99.0 8.3 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 5.3 6.3 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.9 A11-26 6.0 99.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.8 CLOUD (GO-2425) 7.7 99.0 8.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.8 SKYE 7.0 99.0 7.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 A99-2897 8.3 97.7 8.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 7.3 99.0 8.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 BAR PP 79366 8.0 94.3 8.0 8.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.6 DLFPS-340/3556 6.7 97.7 8.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.6 STARR (GO-2628) 7.0 96.3 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.6 A13-1 7.7 96.3 7.3 9.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 DLFPS-340/3550 6.7 94.7 8.7 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.5 DLFPS-340/3552 7.0 97.7 8.7 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.5 DLFPS-340/3500 6.7 99.0 8.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 DLFPS-340/3553 7.3 94.7 7.0 8.3 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 J-1138 8.3 96.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 8.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 6.2 PST-K15-172 6.7 97.7 7.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.1 AFTER MIDNIGHT 7.3 94.7 5.7 8.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 4.0 3.0 6.0 AKB3128 8.0 96.3 6.7 9.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 NURUSH (J-3510) 8.0 96.3 8.0 8.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 6.0 PPG-KB 1131 8.3 99.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 8.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-340/3551 7.3 92.7 8.3 8.3 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.9 A15-6 7.0 96.3 7.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.8 BAR PP 7236V 5.7 95.0 5.0 8.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.8 BARVETTE HGT? 5.7 99.0 7.0 9.0 7.3 5.0 7.0 2.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.8 DLFPS-340/3438 8.7 88.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.8 MIDNIGHT 7.7 94.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.8 BAR PP 79494 8.7 91.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 8.0 91.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 4.3 3.3 5.3 7.0 8.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 A10-280 8.7 99.0 8.3 9.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.6 A12-34 8.3 93.0 7.0 8.7 6.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 4.7 93.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.5 A11-40 7.0 89.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 NK-1 8.3 96.0 6.3 8.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 PST-K13-141 7.0 93.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 PST-T14-39 7.7 97.7 6.7 8.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 8.3 93.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 3.7 2.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 AKB3241 6.3 89.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.1 BAR PP 7K426 6.7 88.0 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 BLUE DEVIL 8.3 88.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.1 KH3492 6.0 94.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.1 SELWAY 6.3 96.3 6.0 9.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 2.7 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 8.3 81.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 8.3 76.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.9 NAI-14-128 8.3 91.3 3.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 A16-7 7.0 86.3 6.3 7.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.8 BAR PP 71213 5.0 95.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 2.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 J-1319 8.7 80.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.8 TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC % GROUND STEM SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR COVER FALL RUST PATCH UNIFORMITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.7 66.7 4.7 2.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 2.7 4.0 4.8 NAI-14-132 7.7 83.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.8 PIVOT 6.7 85.0 5.3 7.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 3.3 4.0 7.3 6.0 3.7 2.3 4.7 PST-K15-167 7.0 88.0 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 J-2726 7.7 80.0 3.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.6 A06-8 7.3 73.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.5 A16-2 6.3 83.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 8.7 94.7 4.7 4.0 7.3 4.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 3.3 5.3 6.3 4.5 NAI-15-80 7.0 60.0 2.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 3.7 2.7 4.0 4.5 BAR PP 7309V 6.7 75.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 3.0 4.0 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.4 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 8.7 86.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.4 DLFPS-340/3446 6.7 80.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.4 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.0 81.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.4 AKB3179 7.0 71.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 BABE 6.3 70.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 DLFPS-340/3364 8.0 85.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 6.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.2 NAI-14-122 8.3 85.0 2.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.2 DLFPS-340/3548 8.0 65.0 3.3 2.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 3.3 4.3 5.7 3.3 2.7 4.0 4.1 MVS-130 8.3 71.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.1 RAD 553 6.3 90.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 3.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.1 DLFPS-340/3549 6.3 65.0 3.0 3.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 2.7 4.3 4.0 ORION (PST-K13-143) 6.3 76.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 5.0 6.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 DLFPS-340/3455 7.7 55.0 5.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 3.0 3.7 5.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.9 PROSPERITY 7.0 75.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 3.3 2.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 2.0 2.3 3.9 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 8.3 73.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 3.0 2.7 5.0 4.3 2.7 4.3 3.8 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 7.0 56.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 2.0 2.3 3.5 RAD-1776 7.0 51.7 3.3 2.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 2.7 4.3 4.3 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 7.3 35.0 2.7 2.7 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 2.3 1.3 3.0 3.1 PST-11-7 5.7 16.7 1.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 3.0 1.0 1.3 3.1 A11-38 4.7 43.3 3.0 1.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 3.0 1.7 1.3 3.0 BLUE KNIGHT 7.0 65.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 2.7 2.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 DLFPS-340/3444 4.0 63.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 3.0 2.7 2.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 KENBLUE 5.0 86.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 2.7 3.0 1.0 2.3 5.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 8.0 55.0 2.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.7 2.0 3.7 3.0 SHAMROCK 6.7 58.3 3.7 2.7 4.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 3.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 A16-1 7.3 50.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 2.7 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.0 1.7 3.0 2.4 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.7 66.7 5.0 2.3 5.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.7 2.2 DLFPS-340/3494 6.7 43.3 3.0 4.7 4.0 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.3 1.7 2.0 1.6 PPG-KB 1320 7.0 36.7 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 LSD VALUE 1.2 15.8 2.7 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.5 0.8 C.V. (%) 10.7 12.7 28.4 20.3 15.4 19.7 20.0 17.6 17.0 15.8 17.2 25.5 21.6 11.5 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. 2020 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2017 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 NJ2 ANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 271-450 376-500 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS