TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN NAI-14-128 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.5 STARR (GO-2628) 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.4 BARVETTE HGT? 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.1 A06-8 7.0 8.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 CLOUD (GO-2425) 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 NAI-15-80 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 BLUE DEVIL 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.7 7.3 6.9 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.9 MIDNIGHT 8.3 6.3 7.7 5.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.9 PPG-KB 1304 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.9 A11-40 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.8 A16-17 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.8 A16-2 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.8 A16-7 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.8 BAR PP 79494 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 NURUSH (J-3510) 7.7 5.7 7.7 5.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 8.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.8 BLUE MAGIC (A99-2897) 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 DLFPS-340/3553 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 J-1319 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 KH3492 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 PST-K15-172 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 AKB3179 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-340/3556 7.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.6 J-1138 8.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.6 KENBLUE 6.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.6 SUPER MOON (PST-K13-141) 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.6 AKB3128 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.5 BAR PP 7236V 6.3 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.5 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.7 5.7 8.0 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.5 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 DLFPS-340/3444 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 RAD 553 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.4 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 7.3 7.3 6.4 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 7.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 DLFPS-340/3446 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 DLFPS-340/3549 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 PST-K15-167 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 SKYE 6.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 A11-38 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 A16-1 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 AKB3241 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 BABE 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 BLUE KNIGHT 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.2 NK-1 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.2 A11-26 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.1 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.1 DLFPS-340/3364 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 6.1 DLFPS-340/3548 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS-340/3552 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.1 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 6.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.1 PST-T14-39 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 DLFPS-340/3455 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 PIVOT 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 SELWAY 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 SHAMROCK 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 A10-280 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 A12-34 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 DLFPS-340/3551 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.9 MVS-130 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.9 A13-1 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 BAR PP 7309V 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 BAR PP 7K426 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 RAD-1776 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.8 ACOUSTIC (PPG-KB 1131) 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 DLFPS-340/3550 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 BAR PP 79366 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 NAI-14-122 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 PPG-KB 1320 8.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 AFTER MIDNIGHT 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.5 ORION (PST-K13-143) 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 7.0 5.0 5.5 DLFPS-340/3500 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.4 NAI-14-132 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 J-2726 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 PST-11-7 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 BAR PP 71213 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.2 DLFPS-340/3438 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.2 PROSPERITY 7.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.2 A15-6 7.0 7.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.9 DLFPS-340/3494 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.5 2.2 2.6 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.4 1.2 C.V.(%) 10.4 12.5 14.5 17.9 13.0 12.2 16.2 18.8 15.3 18.6 10.3 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. 2022 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 IA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY