TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2016 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR ESTABLISHMENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 023 6.0 80.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.6 PL2 7.3 66.7 8.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.6 PPG-PR 420 5.7 70.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 PPG-PR 422 6.7 63.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.6 XCELERATOR 6.0 66.7 7.7 7.3 8.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.6 PPG-PR 331 6.0 75.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.5 PPG-PR 370 7.3 68.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.4 PPG-PR 372 6.3 73.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.4 PPG-PR 423 6.7 65.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 SHIELD (02BS4) 6.0 66.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.2 DLFPS-236/3540 6.7 61.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.2 DLFPS-236/3556 6.0 70.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.2 NP-2 6.3 66.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.2 PHARAOH 5.3 70.0 6.7 7.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.2 GRAY WOLF (PST-2GAL) 6.3 63.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 DLFPS-236/3543 6.7 65.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.1 DLFPS-236/3554 5.7 58.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.1 FURLONG (LTP-FCB) 6.0 61.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.1 PPG-PR 360 6.7 68.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.1 PPG-PR 419 6.3 68.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 PPG-PR 424 5.3 66.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.1 PR-5-16 5.7 63.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.1 UF3 5.7 68.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 02BS2 5.3 75.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 DLFPS-236/3546 6.3 65.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 JR-123 5.0 63.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 OVERDRIVE 5G 6.3 58.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 DLFPS-236/3542 7.7 63.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 DLFPS-236/3547 5.7 63.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.9 NP-3 6.7 60.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.9 PPG-PR 421 6.3 61.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.9 PST-2A2 5.7 70.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.9 GRAY HAWK (PST-2FIND) 7.0 73.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.9 RRT 6.3 76.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.9 SEABISCUIT 5.0 68.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.9 SIGNET 6.3 60.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 6.9 SR 4650 6.0 76.7 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.9 DERBY XTREME 6.3 65.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 DLFPS-236/3538 6.0 66.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.8 DLFPS-236/3548 6.7 65.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.8 FP2 5.3 66.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 INTENSE 6.3 80.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 PPG-PR 329 5.7 63.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.8 PST-2GTD 6.7 61.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.8 02BS1 5.3 63.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 CPN 6.0 63.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 DLFPS-236/3552 6.0 68.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.7 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2016 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR ESTABLISHMENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GRAND SLAM GLD 5.7 76.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 MAN O WAR 5.7 70.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 PPG-PR 339 6.7 66.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 PPG-PR 367 5.3 61.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 PPG-PR 371 6.0 66.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 PR-6-15 6.0 68.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 PST-2EGAD 5.7 65.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 PST-2PDA 5.3 71.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 ASP0218 (A-6D) 7.3 60.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.6 APR3060 7.0 66.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.6 DLFPS-236/3545 5.0 73.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.6 DLFPS-236/3553 6.0 66.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 JR-197 6.3 58.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 MRSL-PR15 7.7 56.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 UMPQUA 4.7 68.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.6 DLFPS-236/3550 6.3 65.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.5 LPB-SD-102 7.3 75.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.5 PPG-PR 241 6.3 71.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.5 PPG-PR 343 6.3 71.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.5 PPG-PR 385 5.3 63.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 SAVANT 5.3 71.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 ASP0117 (A-PR15) 7.3 65.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.4 APR2616 5.7 66.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 BWH 8.3 66.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.4 DLFPS-236/3541 6.7 60.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.4 SILVER SPORT (PST-2CRP) 5.3 53.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.4 BSP-17 8.7 66.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 EVOLVE 7.0 80.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 GO-141 6.0 66.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 JR-888 5.7 63.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 LPB-SD-101 6.7 58.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 PST-2FOXY 6.0 56.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 PST-2MAY 6.7 61.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 021 6.0 70.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 BAR LP 6158 6.0 66.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 BAR LP 6164 5.3 63.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 DLFPS-236/3544 5.7 60.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.2 KARMA 5.3 66.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.2 MENSA 7.0 66.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.2 RAD-PR 112 7.7 63.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 ASP0118GL (A-4G) 7.7 58.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.1 BAR LP 6131 5.3 61.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 BRIGHTSTAR SLT 5.7 65.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.1 GO-143 7.0 63.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.1 JR-747 6.3 63.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.1 LPB-SD-105 7.0 51.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.1 PST-2BDT 7.0 70.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2016 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR ESTABLISHMENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SAGUARO 6.0 65.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 SNX 8.3 71.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 BAR LP 6117 6.0 68.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 BAR LP 6159 6.3 65.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 GO-142 6.3 65.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 LPB-SD-103 6.7 63.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.9 LPB-SD-104 7.3 60.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.9 ALLSTAR III 5.0 70.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 BAR LP 6233 4.0 75.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 CS-6 7.0 73.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 PEPPER II (RAD-PR 103) 6.7 53.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.8 AMP-R1 7.3 58.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 ASP0116EXT 9.0 70.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 BSP-25 8.3 58.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 MRSL-PR16 7.3 58.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 DLFPS-238/3014 6.0 63.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 APR2612 6.0 53.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 BAR LP 6162 4.3 60.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 BAR LP 6165 4.0 50.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 LINN 2.7 75.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.3 22.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.4 1.9 1.6 0.9 C.V. (%) 13.0 13.0 14.6 12.7 14.7 15.4 15.2 13.4 8.5 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. 2017 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2016 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS 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 CT1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 - FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS