TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN CHARGER II 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 PIZZAZZ 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.6 SR 4500 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.5 TERRADYNE (A5C) 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.4 AMAZING (B1) 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 EXACTA 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 PROTYME (ABT-99-4.625) 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 SEVILLE II 8.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 CALYPSO II 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 DAZZLE (ABT-99-4.724) 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 MACH 1 (ROBERTS-627) 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.2 PST-2JH 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.2 PST-2LA 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.2 BARLENNIUM 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 ELFKIN 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 PENTIUM (NJ-6401) 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.1 PICK EX2 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 SECRETARIAT 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 IQ (CIS-PR-75) 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 JET 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 PST-2M4 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 SALINAS (PST-2SLX) 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 SUNKISSED (ABT-99-4.834) 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 ABT-99-4.115 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 ABT-99-4.339 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 AFFIRMED 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 APR 1234 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.9 BLAZER IV (PICK MDR) 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.9 BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.9 CABO (CIS-PR-80) 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 5.9 FIESTA 3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.9 MAJESTY 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.9 MDP 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.9 NEXUS 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 5.9 PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.9 PST-2RT 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 RENAISSANCE (APR 1233) 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.9 SR 4220 (SRX 4801) 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 SR 4350 (APR 1237) 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 WILMINGTON 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.9 ABT-99-4.600 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.8 ABT-99-4.965 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.8 APR 1235 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.8 BRIGHTSTAR II 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.8 TABLE 1. (CINT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN CATHEDRAL II 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.8 EDGE 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.8 GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.8 ICON (MB 414) 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.8 LINE DRIVE 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 MP88 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.8 PACESETTER (6011) 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.8 PARAGON 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 PR 1-94 (PICK PR 1-94) 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.8 SR 4420 (SRX 4820) 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 7.3 5.8 SRX 4120 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 ABT-99-4.464 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 AFFINITY 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 APR 776 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 ARRIVAL (CIS-PR-84) 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 CAS-LP84 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 CATALINA II (PST-CATS) 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 CHURCHILL 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 CITATION FORE (PST-2BR) 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 DLF-LDD 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 LPR 98-143 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 MANHATTAN 3 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 PICK PR B-97 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 PREMIER II 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 LS 2100 (PST-2SBE) 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 WVPB-R-84 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 ABT-99-4.815 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 APR 1231 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 ASCEND 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 5.6 DIVINE 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.6 PEARL II (EPD) 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 GRAND SLAM 2L96 (PST-2L96) 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.6 HEADSTART 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.6 INSPIRE (R8000) 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.6 JR-128 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.6 KOOS R-71 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 LTP-ME 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.6 PARADIGM (APR 1236) 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.6 PLEASURE XL 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 PROMISE 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.6 PROWLER (APR 777) 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 RACER II (PICK RC2) 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.6 SUPERSTAR (EP57) 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 ADMIRE (JR-151) 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 APR 1232 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 CRUISER (ABT-99-4.709) 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.5 TABLE 1. (CINT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN EXTREME (JR-317) 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 HAWKEYE (SRX 4RHT) 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 MP103 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.5 PALMER III 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 ABT-99-4.560 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 BY-100 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.4 CATALINA 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 COURAGE (MB 410) 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 EP53 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.4 LPR 98-144 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.4 MEPY 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.4 PANTHER 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.4 PENNANT II 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.4 PICK PRNGS 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 PREMIER 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.4 QUEST II (ABT-99-4.721) 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.4 RACER 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 5.4 RADIANT 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.4 ALLSPORT 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 DP 17-9069 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 GALLERY (MB 412) 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 MONTEREY II (JR-187) 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 MP107 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 PASSPORT 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 PICK PR QH-97 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 PROSPORT (AG-P981) 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 DP LP-1 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 PST-2CRR 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.2 SPLENDID (MB 411) 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.2 PHANTOM 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.1 SKYHAWK 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 SUMMERSET (MB 413) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.1 BUCCANEER 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.9 WVPB-R-82 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 YATSUGREEN 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.8 DP 17-9391 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 DP 17-9496 2.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 LINN 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 5.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 LSD VALUE 2.6 2.4 2.6 3.0 1.8 2.2 3.8 5.6 2.0 3.3 4.6 2.5 2.6 1.0 C.V. (%) 18.8 15.7 14.7 14.1 14.1 15.7 13.5 19.3 15.7 21.5 21.1 16.0 16.1 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. 2003 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