TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IN1 MI1 MN1 NE1 OH1 SD1 WI1 MEAN BEDAZZLED 7.6 6.4 7.6 7.0 6.3 6.4 7.6 6.9 7.0 AWARD 7.6 6.6 7.3 6.8 6.6 6.9 6.3 5.5 6.7 DIVA (PRO SEEDS - 453) 7.1 6.4 7.1 6.6 6.0 6.3 6.6 7.4 6.7 IMPACT 7.8 6.4 7.1 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.8 5.7 6.7 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 8.2 6.9 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.6 5.8 6.7 EXCURSION (J-1648) 7.6 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.6 6.6 COURTYARD (J-1838) 7.8 6.8 7.2 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.4 5.9 6.6 NU DESTINY (J-2695) 7.7 6.9 7.2 6.4 5.7 6.6 6.1 6.2 6.6 GINNEY (J-1368) 8.0 6.5 7.2 6.6 5.8 6.7 6.2 5.8 6.6 ARCADIA 7.5 6.5 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 5.8 5.7 6.6 BEYOND (J-1880) 7.7 6.7 7.1 6.1 6.2 6.7 5.9 5.9 6.5 QUANTUM LEAP 7.6 6.8 7.1 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.3 5.7 6.5 BLUE VELVET (J-1513) 7.9 7.0 7.3 6.4 5.4 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.5 GLENMONT (H94-293) 6.9 7.0 7.5 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.5 KINGFISHER (SRX 2394) 6.9 6.7 7.3 6.8 6.3 6.7 5.8 5.7 6.5 BARRISTER (J-1655) 7.6 6.9 7.2 6.7 5.8 6.5 5.9 5.7 6.5 ALEXA (J-2561) 7.6 6.8 7.0 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.4 5.3 6.5 LANGARA 7.6 6.1 7.5 6.9 5.4 5.8 6.7 5.9 6.5 RUGBY II 7.6 6.6 7.1 6.4 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.4 6.5 MIDNIGHT 7.9 6.9 6.7 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.6 5.7 6.5 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 7.9 6.7 7.2 6.4 5.3 6.3 6.2 5.5 6.4 TOTAL ECLIPSE 7.4 6.2 7.0 6.6 6.0 6.4 6.6 4.9 6.4 UNKNOWN 8.0 6.2 7.3 6.4 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.3 6.4 ODYSSEY 7.3 6.5 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.6 6.1 6.4 AWESOME (J-1420) 7.7 7.1 6.8 6.2 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.4 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 7.8 6.5 6.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.2 5.7 6.4 NUGLADE 7.0 6.5 7.2 6.4 6.2 5.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 EVERGLADE 7.3 6.3 7.1 6.4 5.6 6.2 6.1 5.3 6.3 BAR PP 0471 6.6 6.3 6.9 5.7 6.4 5.7 6.3 6.6 6.3 J-2885 6.8 6.5 7.2 5.7 6.3 6.5 5.7 5.6 6.3 DELIGHT (A97-1432) 8.0 6.4 7.3 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.0 6.3 FREEDOM III (J-2890) 7.8 7.2 7.0 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.2 4.8 6.3 MALLARD (A97-1439) 6.9 6.4 7.3 5.4 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.8 6.2 DYNAMO (B3-185) 6.7 6.2 7.1 5.4 5.9 6.5 6.6 5.5 6.2 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 6.8 6.5 7.0 6.5 5.6 6.0 6.3 5.2 6.2 RAMBO 6.4 6.4 6.9 5.9 6.0 6.6 5.9 5.6 6.2 BOUTIQUE 6.7 6.6 7.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.5 4.7 6.2 PERFECTION (J-1515) 7.4 6.8 7.0 6.0 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.2 6.2 ROYCE (A98-304) 6.6 6.1 7.1 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.6 5.8 6.2 NORTH STAR 7.1 6.2 7.5 6.4 5.4 4.5 7.0 5.6 6.2 VALOR (A97-1330) 6.5 6.4 7.1 5.4 5.7 5.1 6.4 6.6 6.2 LIBERATOR 6.6 5.9 7.0 6.2 5.8 6.5 6.3 5.0 6.2 BAR PP 0468 6.8 6.1 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.6 5.4 6.1 EAGLETON 6.4 5.6 7.3 5.4 6.3 6.0 6.8 5.2 6.1 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IN1 MI1 MN1 NE1 OH1 SD1 WI1 MEAN ROYALE (A97-1336) 6.6 6.0 7.0 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.4 5.1 6.1 UNIQUE 6.6 5.9 7.2 5.3 4.9 6.0 6.6 6.3 6.1 APOLLO 6.5 6.2 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.1 VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 6.7 6.1 7.1 5.2 5.7 5.4 6.9 5.6 6.1 MOONLIGHT 7.7 6.5 7.1 5.7 5.0 5.6 5.9 5.2 6.1 SONOMA 7.2 6.0 7.0 5.4 5.4 5.7 6.4 5.4 6.1 WILDWOOD 6.4 5.7 7.0 6.6 5.9 5.3 6.1 5.6 6.1 CASABLANCA (B3-171) 6.6 6.0 7.2 5.0 5.3 6.1 6.8 5.5 6.1 EVEREST 6.6 6.7 7.0 5.8 6.0 5.6 6.1 4.7 6.1 SKYE (A97-1715) 6.5 6.4 7.2 5.6 5.8 6.8 5.9 4.2 6.0 PST-B5-125 6.3 5.7 6.9 7.1 5.1 5.7 6.3 5.1 6.0 PST-B3-170 6.1 6.2 7.0 6.2 5.6 5.3 6.1 5.7 6.0 SRX 2114 6.3 6.2 6.8 6.8 5.0 4.7 6.1 6.1 6.0 SHOWCASE 6.7 6.3 7.2 4.6 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.8 6.0 BRILLIANT 5.7 5.9 6.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.9 5.7 6.0 H92-203 6.1 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.4 5.9 6.6 4.9 6.0 BLUE-TASTIC (1B7-308) 6.5 6.0 6.6 5.1 5.9 6.4 6.2 5.1 6.0 DLF 76-9037 6.4 5.9 7.1 5.8 4.9 5.4 6.4 5.7 6.0 CHICAGO II 6.2 6.9 6.6 6.0 6.1 5.5 6.0 4.3 5.9 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 6.8 6.0 7.0 4.8 5.8 6.4 5.8 4.8 5.9 MOONSHINE (PST-1804) 6.4 5.6 6.9 5.8 5.6 5.3 6.4 5.3 5.9 PRINCETON 105 5.9 6.0 7.1 6.6 5.3 4.4 6.7 5.4 5.9 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 6.8 5.8 6.8 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.9 5.6 5.9 PST-B4-246 6.3 5.8 7.0 6.3 5.6 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 FREEDOM II 6.0 6.5 7.0 6.1 6.0 4.9 6.3 4.6 5.9 ASCOT 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.1 6.1 4.9 6.5 4.3 5.9 RITA 6.4 6.1 6.8 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.8 4.7 5.9 HALLMARK 6.2 5.8 7.0 6.3 5.5 4.9 5.9 5.7 5.9 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 7.1 6.1 6.9 5.1 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.1 5.9 CHAMPAGNE 6.2 6.3 6.9 5.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 4.1 5.9 AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 6.1 6.0 7.1 5.5 5.6 5.1 6.7 4.9 5.9 KATIE (A96-451) 6.0 5.9 6.7 5.8 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.9 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 5.9 6.5 7.1 6.1 5.5 4.7 6.5 4.7 5.9 BAR PP 0566 5.7 6.4 7.0 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.8 4.7 5.9 PST-161 7.2 5.9 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 3.1 5.8 HV 238 6.4 6.1 7.2 5.1 5.7 5.5 6.4 4.0 5.8 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 6.2 5.9 6.8 6.4 5.2 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.8 CABERNET 6.6 5.8 7.0 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.2 3.0 5.8 BA 82-288 6.8 5.8 6.8 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.9 3.9 5.8 SHAMROCK 5.6 5.4 6.9 5.4 6.8 5.3 6.3 4.6 5.8 ARROW (A97-1567) 6.6 5.4 7.0 5.4 6.0 4.9 5.5 5.3 5.8 PST-H6-150 5.9 5.6 6.9 5.2 6.0 5.7 6.5 4.3 5.8 BORDEAUX 6.6 6.4 7.0 5.3 4.9 5.8 5.7 4.3 5.8 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 5.8 6.4 7.0 4.5 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.7 BA 00-6001 6.2 6.4 7.0 4.5 5.7 4.8 6.9 4.5 5.7 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IN1 MI1 MN1 NE1 OH1 SD1 WI1 MEAN BROOKLAWN 6.3 5.3 7.0 5.5 5.5 5.6 6.1 4.5 5.7 BLUE KNIGHT 6.4 5.9 7.1 5.7 5.6 4.8 6.1 4.4 5.7 JEFFERSON 6.0 5.6 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.7 A97-1409 6.3 5.8 6.9 5.1 6.2 5.9 5.3 4.4 5.7 BAR PP 0573 6.6 6.7 7.0 5.2 5.6 6.0 5.4 3.2 5.7 SI A96-386 6.5 6.4 6.9 5.4 5.6 4.8 5.7 4.3 5.7 PST-H5-35 5.8 5.8 6.8 5.8 5.7 4.9 6.7 4.3 5.7 PST-222 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.2 5.4 6.1 5.7 4.4 5.7 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 6.6 6.0 6.8 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.7 3.9 5.7 DURHAM (A96-427) 6.1 6.4 6.8 5.1 5.7 4.9 5.9 4.6 5.7 B4-128A 5.1 6.4 7.0 5.4 5.2 4.8 6.8 4.8 5.7 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 6.7 6.0 6.6 4.3 6.2 5.4 6.0 4.2 5.7 SERENE 5.7 5.8 7.1 6.5 4.7 4.2 6.2 5.2 5.7 ALPINE 6.0 5.6 7.2 5.3 5.5 4.8 6.5 4.3 5.7 CHELSEA 5.8 5.5 6.9 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.1 5.7 PST-604 5.8 5.8 6.9 4.5 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.7 BA 84-140 5.5 6.5 6.7 5.6 5.9 4.8 6.3 4.0 5.7 A98-365 6.3 6.5 7.0 5.7 5.8 5.0 5.2 3.4 5.6 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 6.0 5.9 7.0 5.3 5.8 5.6 6.1 3.1 5.6 CVB-20631 5.6 5.8 6.9 5.6 4.7 5.4 6.3 4.6 5.6 A98-1028 5.9 5.7 6.9 5.2 5.7 5.4 6.0 4.0 5.6 COVENTRY 5.3 5.9 6.7 5.4 5.1 5.1 6.4 4.8 5.6 CHEETAH (PP H 6370) 5.6 5.1 7.0 4.6 5.6 5.2 5.9 5.7 5.6 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 4.6 6.5 7.2 5.5 5.0 4.7 7.2 3.9 5.6 DLF 76-9032 4.6 5.4 7.0 6.2 5.0 5.3 6.4 4.7 5.6 MISTY 6.8 6.1 6.6 5.8 5.5 4.8 6.2 2.6 5.5 B5-43 5.2 6.0 6.6 5.2 5.4 4.0 7.0 5.1 5.5 BARON 6.1 5.7 6.5 4.5 6.0 4.7 6.4 4.3 5.5 BA 83-113 6.3 5.8 7.0 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.8 4.0 5.5 A98-183 6.6 6.2 6.8 5.1 5.0 6.0 5.3 3.1 5.5 A98-407 6.4 6.0 6.7 4.9 5.0 5.7 5.8 3.5 5.5 BLACKSTONE 4.7 6.8 6.9 6.1 5.5 3.6 6.1 4.4 5.5 H92-558 5.9 6.0 7.1 4.7 5.6 3.6 5.9 5.2 5.5 LIMOUSINE 5.1 5.1 6.9 5.5 5.5 5.0 6.5 4.3 5.5 MARQUIS 6.3 5.6 6.4 4.2 5.9 5.2 6.0 4.1 5.5 FAIRFAX 5.4 5.3 6.4 5.0 5.2 5.4 6.8 4.3 5.5 LILY 5.8 5.4 6.8 4.9 5.0 4.6 6.7 4.4 5.5 A96-739 6.7 5.8 6.7 3.9 5.0 6.5 5.6 3.5 5.5 MONGOOSE (A98-881) 6.2 5.9 6.8 4.9 5.5 4.6 5.7 3.9 5.4 CHATEAU 4.6 5.9 6.9 4.6 5.8 3.9 6.5 5.2 5.4 SRX 26351 5.2 6.4 6.8 5.3 5.9 3.2 6.3 4.2 5.4 B5-144 5.2 4.9 6.5 5.1 5.3 4.9 6.2 5.2 5.4 BARONIE 5.5 5.7 6.8 4.9 5.1 4.7 5.9 4.3 5.4 PP H 7907 6.6 5.7 6.9 4.6 5.7 4.5 5.8 3.2 5.4 MERCURY (PICK-232) 5.9 5.8 6.9 4.6 5.3 4.5 6.2 3.8 5.4 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IN1 MI1 MN1 NE1 OH1 SD1 WI1 MEAN SRX 27921 5.5 6.4 6.7 3.7 6.6 4.1 5.9 3.8 5.3 BARTITIA 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.4 4.3 6.4 3.2 5.3 APPALACHIAN (A98-139) 6.5 5.8 6.8 4.3 6.0 4.5 5.4 3.3 5.3 BARZAN 6.3 5.5 6.8 4.5 5.8 5.2 5.6 2.8 5.3 WASHINGTON 5.5 5.2 6.9 3.8 5.1 5.1 6.0 4.8 5.3 RAVEN 6.2 6.1 6.4 4.6 5.4 4.2 5.7 3.7 5.3 BH 00-6002 5.5 5.5 6.3 4.4 4.9 6.0 5.8 3.8 5.3 A96-742 5.8 5.2 7.0 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.7 3.1 5.3 JULIUS 4.5 5.7 6.8 5.6 5.5 3.0 6.9 4.2 5.3 BARIRIS 5.5 5.7 6.8 4.2 6.1 3.9 6.0 3.9 5.3 PST-108-79 4.7 6.1 6.6 4.3 5.4 4.2 6.3 4.5 5.3 JULIA 5.5 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.1 4.7 6.2 3.8 5.2 ENVICTA 5.9 6.0 6.5 4.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 3.6 5.2 HV 140 5.4 6.2 6.9 2.9 5.2 4.6 6.8 3.9 5.2 B5-45 5.2 5.7 6.7 3.8 5.9 3.7 6.4 4.5 5.2 RAMPART (PICK 417) 5.0 5.5 7.0 5.3 5.8 3.6 6.0 3.6 5.2 ALLURE 4.9 5.1 6.9 3.8 5.8 4.2 6.8 4.2 5.2 ULYSSES (PP H 7832) 5.4 5.2 6.7 4.9 5.9 3.5 6.4 3.3 5.2 ABBEY 6.2 5.8 6.6 3.8 5.4 4.4 5.6 3.5 5.2 PP H 6366 4.2 5.9 7.0 4.3 6.0 2.9 6.8 4.0 5.1 SRX QG245 5.4 4.8 6.9 4.0 5.8 6.0 5.1 3.1 5.1 JEWEL 5.8 5.1 6.7 4.5 5.5 4.3 5.4 3.6 5.1 PICK 453 5.2 5.2 6.7 5.4 5.5 2.9 5.9 4.1 5.1 BLUE SAPPHIRE (NA-K991) 5.8 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.9 3.3 5.4 3.8 5.1 BODACIOUS 5.9 5.2 6.4 4.3 5.4 4.4 6.1 2.7 5.1 DLF 76-9036 5.4 5.7 6.5 4.2 5.5 4.1 6.1 2.9 5.1 PP H 7929 5.7 5.9 6.9 4.7 5.0 3.1 6.1 3.1 5.1 BARITONE 5.0 5.5 6.8 5.3 5.2 3.0 5.6 3.9 5.0 DLF 76-9034 5.8 4.9 6.4 3.7 5.3 5.9 5.2 2.9 5.0 BH 00-6003 6.4 5.8 6.7 4.8 4.5 4.6 5.2 2.2 5.0 A97-857 5.4 5.1 6.9 4.2 4.3 5.6 5.6 2.7 5.0 GOLDRUSH 5.6 5.6 6.7 3.7 4.9 3.6 6.3 3.4 5.0 LIMERICK 4.6 5.4 6.8 4.2 5.0 3.6 5.9 3.9 4.9 NA-K992 5.8 5.0 6.9 4.7 5.3 4.1 4.6 3.0 4.9 99AN-53 5.6 5.3 6.4 4.1 5.2 4.3 5.4 2.8 4.9 BOOMERANG 5.7 5.9 7.0 2.1 5.8 4.0 5.7 2.7 4.8 WELLINGTON 4.8 4.1 6.4 3.2 5.8 4.1 4.7 3.0 4.5 KENBLUE 5.4 4.4 6.7 3.2 5.1 5.1 3.4 2.3 4.4 GO-9LM9 4.7 4.1 6.6 2.5 5.1 3.7 3.8 2.3 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.4 0.6 1.3 0.3 C.V. (%) 10.1 7.4 3.8 11.5 6.9 16.4 6.4 17.0 10.1 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.