TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 NJ1 NY1 WI1 MEAN * NU DESTINY (J-2695) 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.2 5.6 6.3 * COURTYARD (J-1838) 6.7 6.6 5.4 6.3 6.3 6.3 * TSUNAMI (J-2487) 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.3 UNKNOWN 6.8 6.5 5.8 6.2 5.9 6.2 * MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.3 5.8 6.2 * BLUE VELVET (J-1513) 6.6 6.5 5.3 6.5 6.2 6.2 * DIVA (PRO SEEDS - 453) 7.1 6.5 4.3 6.3 6.8 6.2 * AWARD 6.6 6.5 6.1 6.4 5.4 6.2 * MIDNIGHT 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.4 6.1 6.2 * ARCADIA 6.8 6.3 5.7 6.1 5.8 6.1 * TOTAL ECLIPSE 6.7 6.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.1 * PERFECTION (J-1515) 6.5 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.6 6.1 * AWESOME (J-1420) 6.5 6.1 5.9 6.3 5.9 6.1 * RUGBY II 6.3 6.4 5.7 6.5 5.8 6.1 * IMPACT 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.6 6.1 * BARRISTER (J-1655) 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.4 6.1 * BLACKSTONE 6.7 6.8 6.1 6.3 4.5 6.1 * BEYOND (J-1880) 6.0 6.5 5.6 6.4 5.8 6.1 * BEDAZZLED 6.4 6.6 4.1 6.2 6.8 6.0 * EXCURSION (J-1648) 6.8 6.4 4.9 6.2 5.8 6.0 * ODYSSEY 5.9 6.5 5.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 B4-128A 8.2 6.4 4.4 6.2 4.9 6.0 * GINNEY (J-1368) 6.5 6.5 5.4 6.2 5.4 6.0 * AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.5 4.6 6.0 * PRINCETON 105 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.0 6.0 * NUGLADE 6.5 6.5 5.4 6.5 4.9 6.0 PP H 6366 7.9 6.7 4.4 6.6 4.2 5.9 * FREEDOM III (J-2890) 6.8 6.5 4.5 6.5 5.3 5.9 * BLUESTONE (PST-731) 6.4 6.3 5.1 6.1 5.6 5.9 * SERENE 7.0 6.4 5.9 6.3 3.7 5.9 * EVERGLADE 6.6 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 * ALEXA (J-2561) 6.7 6.4 4.3 6.3 5.6 5.8 J-2885 6.3 6.4 4.9 6.2 5.4 5.8 * LIBERATOR 5.6 6.4 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.8 * QUANTUM LEAP 6.3 6.5 4.4 6.3 5.5 5.8 MOONSHINE (PST-1804) 5.9 6.4 4.8 6.4 5.3 5.8 * KINGFISHER (SRX 2394) 7.0 6.6 4.2 6.3 4.7 5.8 * JEFFERSON 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.4 3.9 5.7 * LANGARA 6.6 6.3 4.5 6.1 5.1 5.7 * MOONLIGHT 5.8 6.8 4.6 6.2 5.2 5.7 * CHATEAU 6.3 6.7 3.9 6.0 5.7 5.7 * CHICAGO II 7.9 6.3 4.3 6.2 3.8 5.7 * FREEDOM II 6.4 6.6 3.4 6.2 5.8 5.7 * LIMOUSINE 8.1 6.5 3.7 6.3 3.9 5.7 * BORDEAUX 6.3 6.5 3.8 6.2 5.5 5.7 * ROYCE (A98-304) 6.0 6.5 3.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 NJ1 NY1 WI1 MEAN * EVEREST 6.6 6.3 3.7 6.2 5.5 5.7 * FAIRFAX 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.5 4.5 5.7 BAR PP 0468 6.4 6.5 3.7 6.0 5.6 5.6 * UNIQUE 6.2 6.9 3.3 6.0 5.9 5.6 * RAMBO 5.7 6.2 4.4 6.1 5.8 5.6 * CYNTHIA II (PP H 6370) 6.0 6.1 4.8 6.1 5.2 5.6 * EAGLETON 4.9 6.6 5.7 6.0 4.8 5.6 * BROOKLAWN 6.0 6.3 4.9 6.3 4.6 5.6 * SHAMROCK 5.2 6.5 4.7 6.2 5.3 5.6 * BRILLIANT 6.2 6.2 3.3 6.3 5.9 5.6 A97-1330 6.1 6.4 3.0 5.9 6.5 5.6 * NORTH STAR 7.0 6.5 2.8 6.3 5.3 5.6 * CHELSEA 6.8 6.2 3.3 6.0 5.4 5.6 * JULIUS 8.3 6.0 2.9 6.3 4.3 5.6 PST-B5-125 5.8 6.5 4.3 6.0 5.1 5.6 * CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 6.3 6.5 4.7 5.9 4.3 5.5 A97-1715 6.2 6.3 4.5 6.1 4.6 5.5 BA 84-140 7.3 6.6 3.4 5.9 4.5 5.5 B5-144 6.3 6.4 4.0 6.7 4.3 5.5 A98-1028 6.4 6.5 4.0 6.0 4.6 5.5 A97-1432 6.6 6.1 2.5 6.4 6.0 5.5 PST-B3-170 5.7 6.3 3.7 6.2 5.7 5.5 * MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 5.7 6.4 4.9 6.1 4.4 5.5 B5-43 6.6 6.5 3.2 6.7 4.4 5.5 * BARIRIS 7.2 6.5 3.8 5.9 3.9 5.5 * VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 5.7 6.3 3.0 6.0 6.2 5.4 * SONOMA 6.4 6.4 2.9 6.1 5.5 5.4 * RITA 5.2 6.7 3.7 6.1 5.5 5.4 * CHAMPAGNE 5.9 6.1 4.7 6.1 4.3 5.4 PST-108-79 6.3 6.5 3.7 6.1 4.7 5.4 PP H 7832 7.0 6.5 4.3 6.0 3.4 5.4 B3-185 6.1 6.1 2.7 5.9 6.3 5.4 * SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 6.2 6.5 4.0 6.0 4.5 5.4 * COVENTRY 6.5 6.5 4.3 6.0 3.7 5.4 * SHOWCASE 5.8 6.4 3.2 5.8 5.9 5.4 * WILDWOOD 5.4 6.5 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 PST-H6-150 5.6 6.4 3.0 6.7 5.3 5.4 HV 238 5.4 6.4 4.2 6.0 5.0 5.4 CASABLANCA (B3-171) 5.7 6.3 3.4 6.4 5.2 5.4 * BARTITIA 7.0 6.2 3.5 6.0 4.1 5.4 * ARROW (A97-1567) 5.9 6.8 3.7 6.1 4.4 5.4 * LAKESHORE (A93-200) 6.3 6.3 4.2 5.9 4.2 5.4 PICK 453 6.8 6.5 3.2 6.4 3.9 5.4 * MARQUIS 6.5 6.5 2.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 BAR PP 0471 5.9 6.3 2.9 5.9 5.6 5.3 B5-45 6.5 6.2 3.0 5.9 5.0 5.3 * ALLURE 6.4 6.4 3.9 6.2 3.6 5.3 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 NJ1 NY1 WI1 MEAN PST-161 5.4 6.4 5.1 5.9 3.8 5.3 SRX 2114 5.8 6.3 3.6 6.0 4.9 5.3 * BLUE KNIGHT 6.6 6.6 2.5 6.4 4.5 5.3 PST-B4-246 6.6 6.1 2.7 6.1 5.0 5.3 * BARITONE 7.2 6.1 3.1 5.9 4.0 5.3 A96-739 6.2 6.3 2.9 6.2 4.8 5.3 H92-203 5.4 6.5 2.9 6.2 5.4 5.3 DLF 76-9032 6.9 6.3 2.8 6.2 4.1 5.3 * APOLLO 5.6 6.3 2.3 6.2 5.9 5.3 A98-881 6.3 6.3 3.3 5.9 4.6 5.2 * BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 4.8 6.5 3.1 6.4 5.5 5.2 * HALLMARK 5.8 6.5 3.7 6.0 4.3 5.2 * ALPINE 5.4 6.6 4.2 6.2 3.8 5.2 * BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 5.7 6.5 2.8 6.1 5.1 5.2 * LILY 5.7 6.3 3.6 6.6 4.0 5.2 * CABERNET 5.6 6.3 4.0 6.1 4.0 5.2 DLF 76-9037 5.8 6.5 2.2 6.0 5.5 5.2 PST-H5-35 5.8 6.5 3.2 6.0 4.6 5.2 * JULIA 6.9 6.5 3.1 6.1 3.4 5.2 * LIMERICK 5.2 6.5 3.5 6.6 4.2 5.2 * RAVEN 6.5 6.1 2.9 6.3 4.2 5.2 * RAMPART (PICK 417) 6.9 6.4 2.9 6.2 3.6 5.2 * ROYALE (A97-1336) 4.8 6.2 2.5 6.5 5.8 5.2 BA 83-113 5.9 6.5 2.8 5.9 4.6 5.1 H92-558 6.1 6.2 2.7 6.2 4.5 5.1 SI A96-386 6.0 6.5 2.6 6.1 4.5 5.1 * GLENMONT (H94-293) 5.6 6.6 2.5 6.1 4.9 5.1 BLUE-TASTIC (1B7-308) 5.7 6.4 3.0 6.5 4.1 5.1 A96-451 5.7 6.7 2.4 5.7 5.2 5.1 * GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 4.8 6.4 2.7 6.3 5.3 5.1 * MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 5.1 6.1 3.2 6.3 4.7 5.1 A98-407 6.1 6.3 2.3 6.2 4.6 5.1 BA 00-6001 6.1 6.2 2.3 6.2 4.7 5.1 BH 00-6002 5.4 6.3 3.7 6.3 3.7 5.1 * ABBEY 6.1 6.0 2.5 6.4 4.4 5.1 * BOUTIQUE 5.2 6.8 2.7 6.2 4.3 5.1 * MALLARD (A97-1439) 5.1 6.1 3.1 6.0 5.0 5.1 SRX 26351 6.5 6.3 2.1 6.4 4.0 5.1 * WASHINGTON 4.7 6.0 3.7 6.1 4.9 5.0 BA 82-288 5.3 6.5 2.6 6.1 4.6 5.0 A98-365 6.7 6.4 2.4 6.0 3.6 5.0 * ENVICTA 5.8 6.5 2.5 6.3 4.0 5.0 * MISTY 5.7 6.2 3.6 6.3 3.1 5.0 * ASCOT 6.4 6.4 1.8 6.0 4.3 5.0 * BARONIE 5.9 6.3 3.2 5.7 3.9 5.0 * BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 5.2 6.4 2.4 6.1 4.7 5.0 BAR PP 0573 5.9 6.5 2.5 6.2 3.7 5.0 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 NJ1 NY1 WI1 MEAN BAR PP 0566 5.3 6.5 2.1 6.1 4.8 4.9 PST-604 5.2 6.2 1.8 6.3 5.1 4.9 * GOLDRUSH 6.2 6.5 1.7 6.0 4.4 4.9 * BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 4.7 6.5 2.3 6.2 4.9 4.9 DLF 76-9036 6.4 6.1 2.4 5.8 3.9 4.9 A96-427 5.2 6.2 2.2 6.3 4.7 4.9 HV 140 6.1 6.5 2.0 6.3 3.5 4.9 A97-857 5.4 6.3 2.5 6.0 4.1 4.9 99AN-53 5.8 6.3 2.8 6.0 3.4 4.8 PST-222 4.6 6.4 2.2 6.2 4.8 4.8 CVB-20631 5.0 6.5 2.0 6.0 4.5 4.8 * JEWEL 5.9 6.2 2.3 6.0 3.4 4.8 * MERCURY (PICK-232) 5.3 6.1 1.6 6.7 4.2 4.8 * BARON 4.4 6.3 2.0 6.2 4.9 4.7 PP H 7929 5.3 6.4 2.5 5.9 3.5 4.7 A98-183 5.6 6.5 1.6 5.9 4.0 4.7 * BARZAN 4.2 6.0 3.3 5.9 3.9 4.6 A96-742 4.0 6.1 2.8 6.1 4.0 4.6 * BLUE SAPPHIRE (NA-K991) 4.5 6.4 2.0 6.1 3.9 4.6 PP H 7907 4.8 6.2 2.0 6.0 3.9 4.6 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 4.2 6.3 2.5 6.2 3.6 4.6 * BOOMERANG 5.2 6.4 1.9 6.0 3.3 4.6 * BODACIOUS 5.2 6.2 1.5 6.1 3.5 4.5 SRX 27921 4.2 6.2 1.6 5.7 4.5 4.4 SRX QG245 5.1 6.1 1.7 6.0 3.1 4.4 A98-139 4.6 6.0 1.6 6.1 3.5 4.4 A97-1409 3.6 6.0 2.0 5.8 4.1 4.3 BH 00-6003 4.1 6.4 1.6 6.3 3.0 4.3 * KENBLUE 3.2 5.8 2.8 6.0 2.6 4.1 * WELLINGTON 4.1 5.9 1.6 5.7 2.9 4.0 DLF 76-9034 3.1 5.9 2.0 6.0 3.0 4.0 NA-K992 3.4 6.3 1.3 5.8 2.9 3.9 GO-9LM9 2.4 6.4 1.7 6.0 2.2 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.5 1.3 0.6 1.1 0.4 C.V. (%) 9.0 4.9 23.4 5.8 14.0 10.7 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2004. 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. ** SCHEDULE A - 1 INCH OR LESS MOWING HEIGHT 3 - 4 lbs. N/1000 SQUARE FEET/YEAR IRRIGATION TO PREVENT STRESS