TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 NE1 NJ1 NY1 SD1 WI1 MEAN * MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 6.1 6.8 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.6 5.8 6.3 * AWARD 5.7 7.3 6.6 5.9 6.5 6.3 5.5 6.3 * IMPACT 6.2 7.1 6.4 5.2 6.4 6.8 5.7 6.3 * COURTYARD (J-1838) 6.3 7.2 6.0 5.0 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.2 * DIVA (PRO SEEDS - 453) 6.8 7.1 6.0 3.0 6.4 6.6 7.4 6.2 * ARCADIA 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.2 6.4 5.8 5.7 6.2 * BEDAZZLED 5.6 7.6 6.3 3.0 6.2 7.6 6.9 6.2 * AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 5.3 7.1 5.6 6.9 6.5 6.7 4.9 6.1 * NUGLADE 5.9 7.2 6.2 4.8 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.1 * QUANTUM LEAP 5.7 7.1 6.5 5.0 6.5 6.3 5.7 6.1 * NU DESTINY (J-2695) 5.4 7.2 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.1 * RUGBY II 5.6 7.1 6.1 5.6 6.6 6.1 5.4 6.1 * MIDNIGHT 5.6 6.7 6.1 5.5 6.4 6.6 5.7 6.1 * TSUNAMI (J-2487) 6.1 7.2 5.3 5.6 6.5 6.2 5.5 6.1 * ODYSSEY 5.4 7.0 5.7 5.2 6.3 6.6 6.1 6.0 * BLUE VELVET (J-1513) 6.2 7.3 5.4 4.9 6.4 6.3 5.7 6.0 UNKNOWN 5.9 7.3 5.8 5.5 6.0 6.1 5.3 6.0 * BEYOND (J-1880) 5.9 7.1 6.2 4.4 6.5 5.9 5.9 6.0 J-2885 5.9 7.2 6.3 4.9 6.3 5.7 5.6 6.0 * BLUESTONE (PST-731) 6.4 6.9 6.0 4.5 6.3 6.2 5.7 6.0 * EXCURSION (J-1648) 6.2 7.0 6.3 4.2 6.4 6.3 5.6 6.0 * PERFECTION (J-1515) 6.1 7.0 5.5 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.2 6.0 * BARRISTER (J-1655) 5.9 7.2 5.8 4.8 6.4 5.9 5.7 6.0 * LANGARA 5.8 7.5 5.4 4.2 6.0 6.7 5.9 5.9 * GINNEY (J-1368) 5.7 7.2 5.8 4.4 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.9 * BLACKSTONE 6.0 6.9 5.5 6.1 6.3 6.1 4.4 5.9 * NORTH STAR 6.3 7.5 5.4 3.3 6.3 7.0 5.6 5.9 * ALEXA (J-2561) 6.3 7.0 6.3 3.2 6.5 6.4 5.3 5.9 * TOTAL ECLIPSE 5.5 7.0 6.0 4.7 6.1 6.6 4.9 5.8 * SERENE 6.1 7.1 4.7 5.4 6.3 6.2 5.2 5.8 BAR PP 0471 6.3 6.9 6.4 2.2 6.0 6.3 6.6 5.8 * EVERGLADE 6.1 7.1 5.6 3.8 6.4 6.1 5.3 5.8 * BRILLIANT 6.3 6.9 5.6 2.7 6.4 6.9 5.7 5.8 * EAGLETON 4.7 7.3 6.3 4.0 6.1 6.8 5.2 5.8 * LIMOUSINE 7.3 6.9 5.5 3.5 6.4 6.5 4.3 5.8 * PRINCETON 105 4.4 7.1 5.3 5.1 6.2 6.7 5.4 5.8 PP H 6366 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.2 6.6 6.8 4.0 5.8 * JEFFERSON 4.8 7.0 6.0 5.4 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 * LIBERATOR 5.2 7.0 5.8 4.6 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 * AWESOME (J-1420) 5.4 6.8 5.8 4.3 6.4 6.0 5.3 5.7 * KINGFISHER (SRX 2394) 6.0 7.3 6.3 2.6 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.7 * FREEDOM III (J-2890) 6.3 7.0 5.5 3.7 6.5 6.2 4.8 5.7 * VALOR (A97-1330) 5.9 7.1 5.7 2.2 6.0 6.4 6.6 5.7 * RAMBO 5.7 6.9 6.0 3.6 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.7 * CHATEAU 5.2 6.9 5.8 3.8 6.3 6.5 5.2 5.7 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 NE1 NJ1 NY1 SD1 WI1 MEAN HV 238 5.2 7.2 5.7 5.0 6.2 6.4 4.0 5.7 * JULIUS 7.1 6.8 5.5 2.7 6.5 6.9 4.2 5.7 BAR PP 0468 6.3 7.3 5.3 2.7 6.1 6.6 5.4 5.7 * CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 5.5 7.1 5.5 4.2 6.0 6.5 4.7 5.6 CHEETAH (PP H 6370) 4.1 7.0 5.6 5.0 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.6 PST-B3-170 5.5 7.0 5.6 3.4 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.6 B4-128A 6.2 7.0 5.2 3.2 6.1 6.8 4.8 5.6 * VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 6.0 7.1 5.7 1.8 6.2 6.9 5.6 5.6 * SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 5.6 7.0 5.6 3.7 6.1 6.3 5.2 5.6 * ROYCE (A98-304) 5.8 7.1 5.8 2.0 6.2 6.6 5.8 5.6 * DYNAMO (B3-185) 6.3 7.1 5.9 1.7 6.1 6.6 5.5 5.6 * GLENMONT (H94-293) 5.7 7.5 6.3 1.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.6 * CHICAGO II 6.7 6.6 6.1 3.1 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.6 * BARIRIS 6.5 6.8 6.1 3.8 6.0 6.0 3.9 5.6 * CASABLANCA (B3-171) 5.7 7.2 5.3 2.1 6.5 6.8 5.5 5.6 PST-B4-246 5.6 7.0 5.6 2.8 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 DLF 76-9032 6.6 7.0 5.0 2.9 6.3 6.4 4.7 5.6 * BLUE-TASTIC (1B7-308) 6.3 6.6 5.9 2.1 6.6 6.2 5.1 5.5 H92-203 5.7 7.0 6.4 1.9 6.2 6.6 4.9 5.5 * ARROW (A97-1567) 5.7 7.0 6.0 2.9 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.5 * SHOWCASE 5.9 7.2 5.7 1.9 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.5 PST-B5-125 4.9 6.9 5.1 4.0 6.3 6.3 5.1 5.5 * UNIQUE 5.7 7.2 4.9 1.6 6.2 6.6 6.3 5.5 H92-558 6.0 7.1 5.6 2.3 6.4 5.9 5.2 5.5 * CHELSEA 6.4 6.9 5.3 2.8 6.3 5.8 5.1 5.5 PST-H6-150 5.8 6.9 6.0 2.3 6.8 6.5 4.3 5.5 * HALLMARK 5.2 7.0 5.5 3.1 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 * WILDWOOD 5.1 7.0 5.9 2.8 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.5 BA 00-6001 6.3 7.0 5.7 1.7 6.3 6.9 4.5 5.5 B5-144 4.4 6.5 5.3 4.1 6.8 6.2 5.2 5.5 * SKYE (A97-1715) 6.1 7.2 5.8 2.9 6.1 5.9 4.2 5.5 * EVEREST 5.3 7.0 6.0 2.5 6.5 6.1 4.7 5.5 * WASHINGTON 5.1 6.9 5.1 4.0 6.4 6.0 4.8 5.5 * SONOMA 6.2 7.0 5.4 1.5 6.2 6.4 5.4 5.5 B5-43 4.9 6.6 5.4 2.6 6.7 7.0 5.1 5.5 * ASCOT 6.4 6.9 6.1 1.7 6.3 6.5 4.3 5.5 * MOONLIGHT 6.0 7.1 5.0 2.4 6.5 5.9 5.2 5.4 * ALLURE 4.7 6.9 5.8 3.4 6.4 6.8 4.2 5.4 * COVENTRY 5.1 6.7 5.1 3.7 6.3 6.4 4.8 5.4 PST-108-79 6.3 6.6 5.4 2.7 6.2 6.3 4.5 5.4 DLF 76-9037 6.1 7.1 4.9 1.7 6.2 6.4 5.7 5.4 * MALLARD (A97-1439) 5.1 7.3 6.0 1.6 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.4 * MOONSHINE (PST-1804) 4.1 6.9 5.6 3.0 6.6 6.4 5.3 5.4 * APOLLO 5.7 7.0 5.7 1.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.4 * BOUTIQUE 5.4 7.2 6.0 1.8 6.3 6.5 4.7 5.4 * DELIGHT (A97-1432) 5.9 7.3 5.8 1.4 6.4 6.1 5.0 5.4 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 NE1 NJ1 NY1 SD1 WI1 MEAN BA 84-140 6.5 6.7 5.9 2.5 6.0 6.3 4.0 5.4 * FREEDOM II 5.7 7.0 6.0 2.0 6.3 6.3 4.6 5.4 * MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 5.7 7.2 5.0 2.7 6.0 7.2 3.9 5.4 ULYSSES (PP H 7832) 4.5 6.7 5.9 4.5 6.3 6.4 3.3 5.4 SRX 2114 5.1 6.8 5.0 2.4 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.4 * ALPINE 3.7 7.2 5.5 4.0 6.2 6.5 4.3 5.4 * SHAMROCK 4.1 6.9 6.8 2.7 6.2 6.3 4.6 5.4 * CHAMPAGNE 5.3 6.9 6.2 2.9 6.1 6.1 4.1 5.4 * BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 5.7 7.0 5.3 1.7 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.4 PICK 453 5.7 6.7 5.5 3.0 6.5 5.9 4.1 5.3 * FAIRFAX 4.6 6.4 5.2 3.2 6.6 6.8 4.3 5.3 * BLUE KNIGHT 4.8 7.1 5.6 2.5 6.5 6.1 4.4 5.3 PST-H5-35 5.3 6.8 5.7 2.0 6.1 6.7 4.3 5.3 SRX 26351 5.3 6.8 5.9 1.7 6.5 6.3 4.2 5.2 * GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 5.2 6.9 5.7 1.7 6.3 5.8 5.1 5.2 * RAMPART (PICK 417) 5.7 7.0 5.8 2.5 6.1 6.0 3.6 5.2 B5-45 4.4 6.7 5.9 2.4 6.2 6.4 4.5 5.2 * BARITONE 6.6 6.8 5.2 2.5 6.0 5.6 3.9 5.2 HV 140 5.7 6.9 5.2 1.7 6.3 6.8 3.9 5.2 BAR PP 0566 5.3 7.0 5.9 1.3 6.3 5.8 4.7 5.2 LILY 4.4 6.8 5.0 2.7 6.4 6.7 4.4 5.2 * BARTITIA 5.7 6.7 5.4 2.7 6.3 6.4 3.2 5.2 * KATIE (A96-451) 5.4 6.7 5.5 1.6 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.2 * BORDEAUX 6.1 7.0 4.9 2.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.2 * BROOKLAWN 3.7 7.0 5.5 3.0 6.3 6.1 4.5 5.2 * JULIA 6.1 6.7 5.1 2.2 6.1 6.2 3.8 5.2 * CABERNET 5.7 7.0 5.8 2.2 6.2 6.2 3.0 5.2 * RITA 4.7 6.8 5.7 2.0 6.3 5.8 4.7 5.1 PST-604 5.0 6.9 5.5 1.3 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.1 * DURHAM (A96-427) 5.1 6.8 5.7 1.2 6.6 5.9 4.6 5.1 * ROYALE (A97-1336) 3.6 7.0 5.9 1.3 6.5 6.4 5.1 5.1 SI A96-386 5.5 6.9 5.6 1.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.1 * MERCURY (PICK-232) 5.9 6.9 5.3 1.2 6.6 6.2 3.8 5.1 * MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 4.3 6.8 5.5 1.4 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.1 BH 00-6002 4.8 6.3 4.9 3.6 6.4 5.8 3.8 5.1 * MARQUIS 4.8 6.4 5.9 2.0 6.4 6.0 4.1 5.1 * BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 4.5 7.0 5.8 1.3 6.3 5.8 4.8 5.1 A98-365 5.9 7.0 5.8 1.8 6.3 5.2 3.4 5.1 * BARONIE 5.5 6.8 5.1 2.1 5.7 5.9 4.3 5.1 * BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 4.5 6.6 6.2 1.8 6.2 6.0 4.2 5.1 * LAKESHORE (A93-200) 4.5 7.0 5.8 2.7 6.0 6.1 3.1 5.1 * RAVEN 5.3 6.4 5.4 2.4 6.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 LIMERICK 4.2 6.8 5.0 2.7 6.7 5.9 3.9 5.0 * ENVICTA 5.1 6.5 6.0 1.8 6.6 5.7 3.6 5.0 PST-161 3.8 7.0 5.7 3.2 6.1 6.2 3.1 5.0 * JEWEL 6.1 6.7 5.5 1.7 6.2 5.4 3.6 5.0 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 MI1 NE1 NJ1 NY1 SD1 WI1 MEAN A96-739 6.2 6.7 5.0 1.8 6.4 5.6 3.5 5.0 BAR PP 0573 5.6 7.0 5.6 1.9 6.3 5.4 3.2 5.0 BA 82-288 4.7 6.8 5.5 1.6 6.3 5.9 3.9 5.0 * BARON 3.9 6.5 6.0 1.3 6.2 6.4 4.3 5.0 BA 83-113 5.4 7.0 5.0 1.5 6.0 5.8 4.0 4.9 CVB-20631 4.3 6.9 4.7 1.7 6.2 6.3 4.6 4.9 A98-407 5.7 6.7 5.0 1.5 6.3 5.8 3.5 4.9 * ABBEY 4.9 6.6 5.4 1.9 6.5 5.6 3.5 4.9 A98-1028 3.3 6.9 5.7 1.9 6.1 6.0 4.0 4.9 * MONGOOSE (A98-881) 4.2 6.8 5.5 2.0 5.9 5.7 3.9 4.8 SRX QG245 5.6 6.9 5.8 1.3 6.1 5.1 3.1 4.8 PST-222 4.0 6.3 5.4 1.4 6.3 5.7 4.4 4.8 * MISTY 3.1 6.6 5.5 3.1 6.5 6.2 2.6 4.8 DLF 76-9036 5.5 6.5 5.5 1.4 5.8 6.1 2.9 4.8 * BLUE SAPPHIRE (NA-K991) 4.7 7.0 4.9 1.5 6.2 5.4 3.8 4.8 * BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 3.9 6.8 5.6 1.5 6.1 5.7 3.9 4.8 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 4.0 6.8 5.2 1.3 6.1 5.7 4.3 4.8 * GOLDRUSH 4.6 6.7 4.9 1.4 6.2 6.3 3.4 4.8 PP H 7907 4.1 6.9 5.7 1.4 6.2 5.8 3.2 4.8 * BODACIOUS 4.9 6.4 5.4 1.4 6.1 6.1 2.7 4.7 99AN-53 4.9 6.4 5.2 2.1 6.1 5.4 2.8 4.7 SRX 27921 2.9 6.7 6.6 1.2 6.0 5.9 3.8 4.7 A96-742 4.1 7.0 5.3 1.6 6.2 5.7 3.1 4.7 A97-1409 2.6 6.9 6.2 1.3 6.1 5.3 4.4 4.7 A97-857 5.1 6.9 4.3 2.1 6.0 5.6 2.7 4.7 A98-183 4.8 6.8 5.0 1.4 6.1 5.3 3.1 4.7 * BARZAN 3.7 6.8 5.8 2.0 5.9 5.6 2.8 4.7 PP H 7929 3.8 6.9 5.0 1.6 5.9 6.1 3.1 4.6 * BOOMERANG 2.9 7.0 5.8 1.3 6.1 5.7 2.7 4.5 * WELLINGTON 3.8 6.4 5.8 1.1 6.0 4.7 3.0 4.4 * APPALACHIAN (A98-139) 2.0 6.8 6.0 1.2 6.1 5.4 3.3 4.4 DLF 76-9034 3.4 6.4 5.3 1.1 6.2 5.2 2.9 4.4 NA-K992 3.6 6.9 5.3 1.4 5.8 4.6 3.0 4.4 BH 00-6003 4.1 6.7 4.5 1.3 6.4 5.2 2.2 4.3 GO-9LM9 3.3 6.6 5.1 1.2 6.1 3.8 2.3 4.1 * KENBLUE 2.9 6.7 5.1 1.4 5.9 3.4 2.3 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.6 1.3 0.3 C.V. (%) 12.6 3.8 6.9 26.6 5.4 6.4 17.0 10.2 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2005. 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