TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL OCT NOV DEC MEAN PICK PR 1-94 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.9 AMAZING (B1) 7.7 6.3 7.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.8 APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.8 CALYPSO II 7.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.8 IQ (CIS-PR-75) 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.8 PENTIUM (NJ-6401) 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.8 SR 4500 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.8 ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 CABO (CIS-PR-80) 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 MAJESTY 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 8.7 7.3 6.7 PIZZAZZ 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 PROMISE 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 ABT-99-4.724 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.6 ABT-99-4.834 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.6 BARLENNIUM 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.6 BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.6 CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.6 CHURCHILL 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.6 DLF-LDD 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.6 MACH 1 (ROBERTS-627) 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.6 MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.6 PASSPORT 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.6 PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 4.3 4.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.6 SALINAS (PST-2SLX) 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.6 ABT-99-4.560 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.5 ABT-99-4.625 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.5 RENAISSANCE (APR 1233) 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 8.0 6.7 6.5 FIESTA 3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.5 GRAND SLAM 2L96 (PST-2L96) 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 8.3 8.3 6.5 INSPIRE (R8000) 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.5 JET 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 4.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.5 LTP-ME 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.5 MP88 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 8.3 6.0 6.5 PACESETTER (6011) 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.0 6.5 PST-2LA 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 8.3 8.0 6.5 SEVILLE II 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.5 SPLENDID (MB 411) 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.5 SR 4220 (SRX 4801) 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 TERRADYNE (A5C) 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.5 ABT-99-4.965 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.4 APR 776 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.4 BLAZER IV (PICK MDR) 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 BRIGHTSTAR II 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.4 CATALINA 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.4 CATHEDRAL II 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.4 EXACTA 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.4 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL OCT NOV DEC MEAN GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.4 KOOS R-71 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.4 MDP 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.4 PARAGON 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.4 PST-2M4 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.4 RACER II (PICK RC2) 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.4 ABT-99-4.115 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 ABT-99-4.721 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 AFFINITY 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 AFFIRMED 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 APR 1235 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 CATALINA II (PST-CATS) 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 ARRIVAL (CIS-PR-84) 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 COURAGE (MB 410) 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 HAWKEYE (SRX 4RHT) 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.3 HEADSTART 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 MANHATTAN 3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 MP103 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 PICK PR QH-97 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 PST-2RT 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 PST-2SBE 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 SR 4420 (SRX 4820) 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 WILMINGTON 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 ABT-99-4.339 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.2 APR 1232 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.2 CHARGER II 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.2 CITATION FORE (PST-2BR) 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.2 DIVINE 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.2 DP 17-9069 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.2 JR-128 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 LINE DRIVE 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.2 LPR 98-143 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.2 NEXUS 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.2 PLEASURE XL 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 8.3 6.0 6.2 PST-2CRR 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 PST-2JH 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 5.7 6.2 RACER 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.2 SKYHAWK 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.2 ABT-99-4.815 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 DP LP-1 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.1 ELFKIN 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.1 GALLERY (MB 412) 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.1 MEPY 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.1 PANTHER 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 PARADIGM (APR 1236) 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.0 6.1 PICK EX2 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 PROSPORT (AG-P981) 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.1 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL OCT NOV DEC MEAN RADIANT 7.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.1 SRX 4120 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 6.1 STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 CRUSIER (UT-1000) 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 ABT-99-4.464 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 ABT-99-4.600 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 ALLSPORT 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 APR 1231 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 APR 1234 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 CAS-LP84 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 EDGE 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 EXTREME (JR-317) 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 ICON (MB 414) 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 MONTEREY II (JR-187) 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 MP107 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 PALMER III 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 PHANTOM 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 PREMIER II 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 SECRETARIAT 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 8.3 6.3 6.0 SUPERSTAR (EP57) 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 ADMIRE (JR-151) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 5.9 SR 4350 (APR 1237) 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.9 ASCEND 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.9 BUCCANEER 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.9 BY-100 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.9 EPD 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 5.9 LPR 98-144 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.9 PICK PR B-97 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.9 PICK PRNGS 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 SUMMERSET (MB 413) 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 8.0 5.7 5.9 YATSUGREEN 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 4.7 6.7 8.0 5.3 5.9 EP53 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 PENNANT II 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 PROWLER (APR 777) 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.8 WVPB-R-84 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.8 PREMIER 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 WVPB-R-82 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 DP 17-9391 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 DP 17-9496 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.2 LINN 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 LSD VALUE 2.1 3.2 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 11.6 15.6 10.6 12.6 13.0 12.7 13.2 14.1 11.7 12.7 5.4 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. 2002 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1999 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 CA6 LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS