TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE MIDWEST REGION 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IN1 MI1 MN1 OH1 WI1 MEAN COURTYARD (J-1838) 7.5 7.9 6.6 6.3 7.1 6.3 6.9 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 7.6 8.0 6.3 6.5 6.8 5.8 6.8 BLUE VELVET (J-1513) 7.2 8.0 6.5 6.1 6.7 6.2 6.8 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 7.9 7.3 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.0 6.8 RUGBY II 7.6 7.8 6.4 6.3 6.7 5.8 6.8 NU DESTINY (J-2695) 6.9 7.8 6.5 6.4 7.0 5.6 6.7 MIDNIGHT 7.2 7.3 6.1 6.1 6.9 6.1 6.6 BEDAZZLED 7.6 6.4 6.6 6.1 6.2 6.8 6.6 UNKNOWN 7.5 7.3 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.6 ARCADIA 7.1 7.1 6.3 6.5 6.6 5.8 6.6 BEYOND (J-1880) 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.2 6.8 5.8 6.6 BARRISTER (J-1655) 7.1 7.4 6.4 6.4 6.8 5.4 6.6 ALEXA (J-2561) 7.5 7.8 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.6 6.6 ODYSSEY 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.1 6.6 GINNEY (J-1368) 7.4 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.8 5.4 6.5 FREEDOM III (J-2890) 7.2 7.4 6.5 6.2 6.4 5.3 6.5 QUANTUM LEAP 7.1 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.7 5.5 6.5 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 7.3 7.9 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.6 6.5 EXCURSION (J-1648) 6.1 7.4 6.4 6.4 6.8 5.8 6.5 PERFECTION (J-1515) 5.9 7.7 6.4 6.3 6.8 5.6 6.5 AWARD 5.7 7.6 6.5 6.6 7.0 5.4 6.5 DIVA (PRO SEEDS - 453) 6.5 6.9 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.8 6.5 GLENMONT (H94-293) 7.1 7.5 6.6 6.4 6.3 4.9 6.5 LANGARA 7.6 7.0 6.3 6.1 6.5 5.1 6.4 A97-1330 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.4 AWESOME (J-1420) 6.3 8.0 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.4 TOTAL ECLIPSE 6.1 6.7 6.5 6.2 7.0 6.0 6.4 RAMBO 6.6 7.0 6.2 6.1 6.6 5.8 6.4 IMPACT 6.4 6.7 6.4 6.2 7.0 5.6 6.4 J-2885 6.2 7.6 6.4 5.9 6.8 5.4 6.4 FREEDOM II 6.4 7.5 6.6 6.2 5.7 5.8 6.4 PST-B3-170 6.6 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.4 KINGFISHER (SRX 2394) 6.7 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.8 4.7 6.4 PST-B5-125 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.1 6.4 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 7.2 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.7 4.5 6.3 MOONLIGHT 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.1 6.8 5.2 6.3 NUGLADE 6.6 7.4 6.5 6.3 6.2 4.9 6.3 UNIQUE 6.8 5.9 6.9 5.9 6.6 5.9 6.3 A97-1432 7.2 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.3 LIBERATOR 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.5 5.4 6.3 WILDWOOD 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.7 6.3 BORDEAUX 6.6 6.7 6.5 5.9 6.4 5.5 6.3 B3-185 6.7 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.3 MALLARD (A97-1439) 6.9 6.8 6.1 6.0 6.9 5.0 6.3 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE MIDWEST REGION 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IN1 MI1 MN1 OH1 WI1 MEAN EVERGLADE 5.8 7.0 6.3 6.6 6.4 5.3 6.3 SHOWCASE 6.8 6.7 6.4 5.5 6.1 5.9 6.2 BAR PP 0471 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.6 6.2 BRILLIANT 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.5 5.9 6.2 SHAMROCK 6.8 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.3 5.3 6.2 BAR PP 0566 7.3 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.0 4.8 6.2 NORTH STAR 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.2 RITA 6.2 6.3 6.7 6.2 6.2 5.5 6.2 A96-427 7.3 7.1 6.2 6.0 5.9 4.7 6.2 ROYALE (A97-1336) 6.6 6.7 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.8 6.2 VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.2 BAR PP 0468 6.6 6.1 6.5 6.0 6.4 5.6 6.2 APOLLO 5.8 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.6 5.9 6.2 ROYCE (A98-304) 5.9 6.1 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.0 6.2 CASABLANCA (B3-171) 6.8 6.5 6.3 5.9 6.3 5.2 6.2 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 6.7 6.1 6.5 5.8 6.4 5.5 6.2 A97-1715 5.8 7.0 6.3 6.1 7.0 4.6 6.2 BOUTIQUE 6.9 6.7 6.8 5.8 6.4 4.3 6.2 SI A96-386 7.5 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.7 4.5 6.1 H92-203 6.7 6.2 6.5 6.0 6.1 5.4 6.1 EVEREST 5.8 7.3 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.5 6.1 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 6.9 7.3 6.3 6.2 6.3 3.6 6.1 PST-H6-150 6.6 6.0 6.4 5.9 6.5 5.3 6.1 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 6.7 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.3 6.1 A96-739 6.8 6.3 6.3 5.6 6.9 4.8 6.1 ASCOT 6.9 7.0 6.4 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.1 SRX 2114 6.1 7.6 6.3 6.2 5.6 4.9 6.1 B4-128A 6.6 7.1 6.4 6.0 5.7 4.9 6.1 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 6.1 6.9 6.5 5.5 6.5 5.1 6.1 SONOMA 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.5 6.1 BA 00-6001 6.7 7.3 6.2 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.1 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.7 4.7 6.1 CABERNET 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.6 4.0 6.1 HALLMARK 6.6 7.0 6.5 6.2 5.8 4.3 6.1 BA 82-288 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.3 4.6 6.1 CHELSEA 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.4 6.0 PST-B4-246 6.2 6.6 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.0 6.0 DLF 76-9037 5.9 6.0 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.5 6.0 CHICAGO II 6.4 7.5 6.3 6.2 6.0 3.8 6.0 MOONSHINE (PST-1804) 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.1 6.4 5.3 6.0 A96-451 5.6 6.4 6.7 6.0 6.2 5.2 6.0 A98-1028 6.2 6.0 6.5 6.1 6.7 4.6 6.0 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 6.3 6.9 6.5 5.8 5.7 4.9 6.0 A98-365 6.7 7.0 6.4 6.0 6.4 3.6 6.0 CHAMPAGNE 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.0 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE MIDWEST REGION 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IN1 MI1 MN1 OH1 WI1 MEAN BROOKLAWN 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.1 4.6 6.0 PST-161 7.4 5.9 6.4 6.0 6.5 3.8 6.0 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 5.4 7.4 6.4 5.9 6.5 4.4 6.0 BLACKSTONE 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.1 5.6 4.5 6.0 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.2 4.2 6.0 DLF 76-9032 6.8 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.5 4.1 6.0 PRINCETON 105 7.0 6.0 6.5 6.1 5.2 5.0 6.0 CYNTHIA II (PP H 6370) 6.5 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.2 6.0 MARQUIS 6.3 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.2 5.0 6.0 BLUE-TASTIC (1B7-308) 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.0 6.6 4.1 6.0 HV 238 6.4 5.4 6.4 6.2 6.2 5.0 6.0 PST-222 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.0 6.0 4.8 5.9 AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.1 5.9 4.6 5.9 BLUE KNIGHT 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.0 5.4 4.5 5.9 PST-H5-35 6.3 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.4 4.6 5.9 A98-183 6.4 6.1 6.5 5.8 6.5 4.0 5.9 BA 83-113 6.7 6.5 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.6 5.9 PST-108-79 6.7 6.3 6.5 5.7 5.5 4.7 5.9 A97-1409 7.4 5.6 6.0 5.7 6.5 4.1 5.9 BARON 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.9 5.9 A98-881 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.9 4.6 5.9 SERENE 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.3 5.5 3.7 5.9 MERCURY (PICK-232) 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.9 6.2 4.2 5.9 MISTY 7.3 6.8 6.2 6.0 5.8 3.1 5.9 PST-604 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.1 5.8 EAGLETON 6.4 5.1 6.6 6.1 5.9 4.8 5.8 ARROW (A97-1567) 6.8 5.3 6.8 6.0 5.6 4.4 5.8 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.2 5.9 4.7 5.8 BA 84-140 4.8 7.4 6.6 5.9 5.7 4.5 5.8 BAR PP 0573 6.8 6.2 6.5 5.6 5.8 3.7 5.8 JEFFERSON 6.2 5.7 6.3 5.9 6.6 3.9 5.8 ALPINE 6.1 6.6 6.6 5.9 5.6 3.8 5.8 CHATEAU 5.0 6.4 6.7 5.9 4.8 5.7 5.7 BARONIE 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 3.9 5.7 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.0 4.3 5.7 SRX 26351 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.1 4.0 5.7 A98-407 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.0 5.8 4.6 5.7 B5-45 5.2 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.0 5.7 CVB-20631 5.7 6.2 6.5 5.8 5.5 4.5 5.7 ENVICTA 6.1 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.7 4.0 5.7 B5-43 6.1 6.3 6.5 5.9 4.9 4.4 5.7 A96-742 5.9 5.3 6.1 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.7 BARZAN 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.6 3.9 5.6 RAVEN 6.4 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.6 4.2 5.6 LIMOUSINE 6.2 5.8 6.5 6.0 5.5 3.9 5.6 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE MIDWEST REGION 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IN1 MI1 MN1 OH1 WI1 MEAN H92-558 6.9 6.4 6.2 5.8 4.1 4.5 5.6 BH 00-6002 5.9 5.6 6.3 6.0 6.2 3.7 5.6 FAIRFAX 5.8 5.1 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.5 5.6 A97-857 5.4 5.9 6.3 5.8 6.2 4.1 5.6 PP H 7907 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.7 5.3 3.9 5.6 PP H 6366 5.3 6.4 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.2 5.6 LILY 6.2 5.5 6.3 6.0 5.6 4.0 5.6 WASHINGTON 5.9 4.9 6.0 5.8 6.0 4.9 5.6 SRX 27921 5.7 7.3 6.2 5.5 4.3 4.5 5.6 GOLDRUSH 6.2 5.9 6.5 5.5 5.0 4.4 5.6 JEWEL 6.4 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.8 3.4 5.6 PP H 7832 6.7 6.4 6.5 5.8 4.6 3.4 5.6 BARTITIA 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.4 4.1 5.6 COVENTRY 5.1 6.1 6.5 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.6 JULIA 5.7 6.6 6.5 5.8 5.1 3.4 5.5 ABBEY 6.4 5.4 6.0 5.7 5.2 4.4 5.5 A98-139 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.7 3.5 5.5 SRX QG245 6.4 5.6 6.1 5.5 6.3 3.1 5.5 DLF 76-9036 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.1 3.9 5.4 BODACIOUS 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.5 4.4 3.5 5.4 B5-144 4.9 5.4 6.4 5.9 5.7 4.3 5.4 HV 140 5.6 6.6 6.5 5.3 5.0 3.5 5.4 LIMERICK 6.0 5.6 6.5 6.0 3.6 4.2 5.3 99AN-53 6.3 5.1 6.3 5.6 5.2 3.4 5.3 BOOMERANG 6.1 6.2 6.4 5.2 4.5 3.3 5.3 BARIRIS 4.9 6.0 6.5 6.0 4.5 3.9 5.3 ALLURE 5.7 5.4 6.4 5.7 5.0 3.6 5.3 JULIUS 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.9 4.0 4.3 5.3 RAMPART (PICK 417) 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.0 3.9 3.6 5.3 BH 00-6003 6.5 5.8 6.4 5.5 4.4 3.0 5.3 PP H 7929 6.1 6.0 6.4 5.7 3.9 3.5 5.3 DLF 76-9034 5.8 4.6 5.9 5.9 6.4 3.0 5.3 NA-K992 6.6 5.9 6.3 5.3 4.2 2.9 5.2 PICK 453 5.1 5.7 6.5 6.0 4.0 3.9 5.2 BLUE SAPPHIRE (NA-K991) 4.8 6.4 6.4 5.9 3.6 3.9 5.2 KENBLUE 5.8 4.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 2.6 4.9 WELLINGTON 5.0 4.5 5.9 5.5 5.5 2.9 4.9 BARITONE 3.6 6.0 6.1 6.1 2.8 4.0 4.8 GO-9LM9 5.7 3.8 6.4 5.4 3.8 2.2 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.4 1.3 1.1 0.4 C.V. (%) 14.1 10.3 4.9 4.5 14.1 14.0 10.9 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.