TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN DIVA (PRO SEEDS - 453) 7.4 8.0 7.1 6.3 5.1 6.7 6.7 FREEDOM III (J-2890) 7.4 8.0 6.8 6.1 5.1 6.7 6.7 BLUE VELVET (J-1513) 6.9 8.6 6.6 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.6 NU DESTINY (J-2695) 7.8 8.3 6.7 5.9 4.6 5.9 6.5 BARRISTER (J-1655) 6.6 8.2 6.6 6.1 4.5 6.9 6.5 PERFECTION (J-1515) 7.1 6.8 6.5 6.3 4.4 7.4 6.4 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 7.3 7.7 6.6 5.8 4.8 6.1 6.4 BEYOND (J-1880) 7.0 6.8 6.0 6.4 5.0 6.8 6.3 TOTAL ECLIPSE 7.4 7.5 6.7 5.8 4.3 6.3 6.3 AWESOME (J-1420) 7.4 7.8 6.5 6.1 4.1 6.0 6.3 GINNEY (J-1368) 6.6 7.6 6.5 6.1 4.9 6.2 6.3 EXCURSION (J-1648) 7.0 7.3 6.8 5.7 4.8 6.3 6.3 BAR PP 0471 6.8 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.2 7.3 6.3 EVERGLADE 7.1 7.5 6.6 6.1 4.1 6.2 6.3 DLF 76-9037 7.4 6.5 5.8 6.1 4.8 6.7 6.2 ALEXA (J-2561) 5.9 7.8 6.7 5.6 5.9 5.6 6.2 IMPACT 6.7 7.1 6.4 6.3 3.9 6.9 6.2 J-2885 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.9 5.1 5.7 6.2 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.2 4.2 5.9 6.2 QUANTUM LEAP 7.9 7.2 6.3 6.0 4.6 5.4 6.2 CABERNET 7.9 6.8 5.6 5.6 4.8 6.6 6.2 COURTYARD (J-1838) 6.9 7.8 6.7 6.3 4.1 5.4 6.2 ARCADIA 7.5 6.6 6.8 5.9 4.3 6.0 6.2 AWARD 7.4 6.6 6.6 6.2 4.8 5.6 6.2 A97-1432 6.2 7.1 6.6 6.1 4.3 6.7 6.1 A98-365 6.6 6.8 6.7 5.3 4.3 7.1 6.1 RUGBY II 6.2 7.5 6.3 6.0 4.2 6.4 6.1 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 7.5 7.3 6.4 5.9 4.4 5.0 6.1 PST-161 6.2 6.8 5.4 6.0 4.8 7.2 6.1 EVEREST 5.4 7.5 6.6 6.0 4.4 6.4 6.1 A98-183 7.0 6.9 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.9 6.1 BAR PP 0468 6.1 6.7 6.4 5.8 4.6 6.6 6.0 A97-1715 6.0 7.3 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.9 6.0 ROYCE (A98-304) 6.3 6.6 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.6 6.0 NUGLADE 6.4 7.2 6.5 6.0 4.0 5.9 6.0 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 7.2 7.5 5.7 6.1 4.0 5.4 6.0 BLUE-TASTIC (1B7-308) 6.7 6.9 5.7 5.5 4.1 7.0 6.0 UNIQUE 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 4.9 5.8 6.0 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 6.7 7.2 6.2 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.0 MALLARD (A97-1439) 6.3 7.0 5.1 6.0 4.6 6.7 6.0 APOLLO 5.9 6.9 5.6 6.0 4.4 6.8 5.9 UNKNOWN 6.6 6.0 6.8 5.8 4.6 5.8 5.9 CHICAGO II 6.1 6.1 7.9 6.0 4.8 4.5 5.9 MOONSHINE (PST-1804) 7.0 6.5 5.9 5.9 4.1 6.0 5.9 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN BLACKSTONE 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.1 4.2 4.0 5.9 A98-1028 7.0 6.8 6.4 5.7 3.9 5.6 5.9 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 6.9 7.0 6.3 6.1 3.7 5.2 5.9 LANGARA 6.6 7.2 6.6 5.6 4.1 5.3 5.9 ODYSSEY 6.7 6.6 5.9 6.1 4.5 5.4 5.9 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 6.0 6.4 5.7 5.6 4.0 7.3 5.8 A97-1330 5.3 6.4 6.1 6.1 4.3 6.8 5.8 VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 5.7 6.4 5.7 6.3 3.7 7.1 5.8 BAR PP 0573 4.9 6.5 5.9 5.9 4.9 6.9 5.8 BRILLIANT 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.1 3.5 6.9 5.8 A96-739 6.3 6.8 6.2 6.1 4.1 5.4 5.8 ARROW (A97-1567) 5.5 6.3 5.9 5.9 4.9 6.4 5.8 BAR PP 0566 6.4 6.1 5.3 5.9 4.7 6.3 5.8 BA 00-6001 5.2 6.8 6.1 6.1 3.9 6.6 5.8 BEDAZZLED 5.1 6.5 6.4 5.9 4.2 6.4 5.8 HV 238 6.0 6.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 6.1 5.8 CHAMPAGNE 5.7 7.0 5.9 5.0 5.4 5.5 5.7 RITA 6.7 7.0 5.2 5.5 4.3 5.9 5.7 B3-185 5.8 6.5 6.1 5.7 3.6 6.7 5.7 BOUTIQUE 6.0 6.9 5.2 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 6.9 6.5 4.7 5.4 4.4 6.3 5.7 B4-128A 5.3 5.8 8.2 5.4 4.3 5.3 5.7 EAGLETON 7.1 6.5 4.9 6.0 4.8 4.8 5.7 BA 83-113 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.5 4.7 5.6 5.7 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 4.1 6.4 6.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 6.6 6.2 4.8 5.9 4.5 6.0 5.7 SONOMA 6.3 6.0 6.4 5.6 4.1 5.5 5.6 LIBERATOR 4.9 7.2 5.6 5.6 4.0 6.6 5.6 SHOWCASE 6.4 5.4 5.8 6.0 3.7 6.4 5.6 BA 82-288 6.5 7.2 5.3 5.4 4.0 5.4 5.6 PST-604 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.6 GLENMONT (H94-293) 5.0 6.6 5.6 6.1 4.3 6.0 5.6 FREEDOM II 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.0 4.3 4.8 5.6 JEWEL 6.1 6.1 5.9 4.9 4.6 6.1 5.6 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 6.1 6.0 4.8 5.6 4.0 7.0 5.6 MERCURY (PICK-232) 6.0 6.8 5.3 5.7 4.4 5.3 5.6 JEFFERSON 5.7 6.5 5.9 5.4 4.1 5.6 5.6 RAMBO 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.5 4.9 6.3 5.6 JULIA 6.3 5.7 6.9 5.3 4.3 4.8 5.5 BROOKLAWN 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 4.3 5.0 5.5 MIDNIGHT 6.5 5.8 6.6 6.1 4.1 4.2 5.5 DLF 76-9036 6.1 5.7 6.4 5.7 3.6 5.7 5.5 SRX 2114 4.9 6.3 5.8 5.7 4.8 5.7 5.5 BARIRIS 6.7 5.4 7.2 5.6 4.0 4.2 5.5 LIMOUSINE 5.9 5.8 8.1 5.4 4.0 4.0 5.5 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN RAVEN 5.9 4.8 6.5 5.7 3.6 6.4 5.5 PST-B5-125 4.9 6.9 5.8 6.2 3.6 5.5 5.5 SERENE 5.0 6.4 7.0 5.9 4.0 4.6 5.5 CASABLANCA (B3-171) 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.6 3.3 6.5 5.5 BARONIE 6.2 5.5 5.9 5.5 4.4 5.2 5.5 MOONLIGHT 4.4 6.3 5.8 6.6 3.6 6.0 5.5 CYNTHIA II (PP H 6370) 6.3 6.8 6.0 5.4 3.3 5.0 5.5 PRINCETON 105 4.9 6.0 6.1 5.4 3.9 6.3 5.5 BARTITIA 4.8 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.4 4.6 5.5 MARQUIS 5.6 5.9 6.5 5.3 3.8 5.5 5.4 PST-H6-150 5.7 6.0 5.6 5.9 3.6 5.7 5.4 RAMPART (PICK 417) 5.5 5.9 6.9 5.7 3.9 4.6 5.4 A96-427 6.7 5.4 5.2 5.8 3.7 5.7 5.4 PST-108-79 6.6 5.4 6.3 5.0 3.9 5.3 5.4 H92-203 6.1 5.1 5.4 5.3 3.7 6.9 5.4 PST-B4-246 5.3 6.0 6.6 5.9 3.6 5.0 5.4 SI A96-386 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.3 3.7 6.0 5.4 A97-857 5.9 6.4 5.4 5.4 3.7 5.5 5.4 A98-139 6.5 5.3 4.6 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.4 CHELSEA 5.2 6.0 6.8 5.0 3.9 5.3 5.4 AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 5.5 6.7 5.9 5.6 3.3 5.2 5.4 ABBEY 5.6 5.7 6.1 5.6 4.3 4.9 5.4 A96-451 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.9 3.9 5.4 5.3 NORTH STAR 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.2 4.2 3.5 5.3 BARITONE 5.6 5.0 7.2 6.0 4.3 3.8 5.3 HV 140 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.4 3.8 4.0 5.3 GOLDRUSH 5.1 5.8 6.2 5.4 4.6 4.5 5.3 ROYALE (A97-1336) 5.5 6.6 4.8 5.4 3.5 5.7 5.3 BORDEAUX 4.1 5.6 6.3 5.4 3.9 6.2 5.3 PST-B3-170 4.4 5.2 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 PP H 6366 5.2 5.5 7.9 4.6 3.9 4.2 5.2 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 4.9 6.7 5.2 5.8 4.0 4.8 5.2 ENVICTA 5.0 5.0 5.8 6.1 4.0 5.3 5.2 PICK 453 5.4 5.3 6.8 5.6 4.1 3.9 5.2 A98-407 4.9 5.0 6.1 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.2 A96-742 5.3 5.8 4.0 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.2 ALLURE 5.4 5.5 6.4 5.6 4.1 4.1 5.2 PST-H5-35 4.8 6.3 5.8 5.7 4.6 3.9 5.2 JULIUS 3.9 5.5 8.3 5.6 4.1 3.7 5.2 A98-881 4.6 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.1 5.1 5.2 DLF 76-9034 6.1 6.2 3.1 5.4 3.7 6.4 5.2 DLF 76-9032 5.7 4.0 6.9 5.7 3.9 4.7 5.1 COVENTRY 5.4 5.2 6.5 5.7 4.0 4.1 5.1 B5-144 6.0 5.8 6.3 5.4 3.4 4.1 5.1 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 4.4 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.3 6.8 5.1 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN KINGFISHER (SRX 2394) 4.5 5.3 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.1 BH 00-6003 5.8 6.0 4.1 5.1 4.3 5.2 5.1 B5-43 5.2 4.8 6.6 5.5 4.2 4.0 5.0 HALLMARK 4.8 6.2 5.8 5.6 3.3 4.5 5.0 CHATEAU 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.5 3.8 3.7 5.0 A97-1409 4.7 6.4 3.6 5.5 3.8 5.7 4.9 FAIRFAX 4.9 5.6 6.3 5.3 3.8 3.6 4.9 SRX 26351 4.7 4.1 6.5 5.3 4.3 4.6 4.9 WILDWOOD 4.1 6.2 5.4 5.2 3.5 5.0 4.9 LILY 4.9 5.8 5.7 5.2 4.3 3.6 4.9 WASHINGTON 6.4 5.5 4.7 5.2 3.7 3.9 4.9 MISTY 3.8 5.1 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.2 4.9 SHAMROCK 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.3 3.4 4.6 4.9 ASCOT 5.2 4.7 6.4 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.9 BH 00-6002 5.1 5.5 5.4 5.1 3.9 4.3 4.9 99AN-53 3.9 5.0 5.8 4.9 4.5 5.2 4.9 KENBLUE 7.1 5.4 3.2 4.9 4.0 4.4 4.8 PST-222 4.1 5.6 4.6 5.4 3.7 5.6 4.8 PP H 7832 4.7 4.5 7.0 5.3 3.8 3.7 4.8 CVB-20631 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.3 3.5 5.1 4.8 H92-558 5.2 3.7 6.1 5.5 4.3 3.9 4.8 BLUE SAPPHIRE (NA-K991) 4.1 5.1 4.5 5.9 4.3 4.6 4.7 B5-45 4.7 4.5 6.5 5.1 3.3 4.1 4.7 BARZAN 5.3 4.8 4.2 5.7 3.8 4.2 4.7 BARON 4.9 5.6 4.4 5.5 3.3 4.3 4.7 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 3.9 5.7 4.2 5.4 3.9 4.7 4.6 LIMERICK 4.2 5.8 5.2 5.1 3.7 3.9 4.6 BOOMERANG 4.7 4.5 5.2 5.4 3.7 4.0 4.6 ALPINE 4.0 5.5 5.4 5.4 3.3 3.7 4.6 BA 84-140 5.0 2.3 7.3 5.3 3.9 3.6 4.6 WELLINGTON 5.6 4.8 4.1 4.6 3.9 3.9 4.5 BODACIOUS 5.0 3.8 5.2 5.0 3.5 3.9 4.4 BLUE KNIGHT 3.3 3.1 6.6 5.4 4.5 3.3 4.4 SRX QG245 3.2 3.9 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.0 4.3 PP H 7929 4.0 3.9 5.3 5.2 3.6 3.9 4.3 NA-K992 5.1 4.2 3.4 4.8 4.0 4.1 4.3 SRX 27921 4.0 3.9 4.2 5.0 3.8 3.4 4.1 PP H 7907 3.7 3.8 4.8 4.6 3.1 3.4 3.9 GO-9LM9 2.3 2.6 2.4 4.6 3.8 3.1 3.1 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.6 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.6 C.V. (%) 15.5 16.6 9.0 11.0 22.4 17.8 15.4 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.