TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF SEEDLING DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE VIGOR SPRING FALL SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN SEP OCT NOV MEAN WASHINGTON 4.7 4.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 78.3 98.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.5 BD 03-84 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 58.3 96.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 POPR 04594 4.3 4.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 75.0 97.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 RAD-343 4.7 4.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 78.3 97.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 BAR VV 0709 3.7 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.3 73.3 97.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 4.3 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 76.7 97.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.2 AKB449 5.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 8.3 53.3 97.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 NU DESTINY 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 8.0 60.0 97.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.1 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 4.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 8.0 73.3 97.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 BD 98-2108 3.7 4.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 7.3 48.3 97.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 AURA (A99-2559) 4.7 5.3 7.7 5.0 5.0 7.7 65.0 97.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 BEYOND 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 60.0 96.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 MIDNIGHT 5.7 6.3 8.0 4.7 4.3 8.0 55.0 97.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.9 MYSTERE 4.7 4.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 7.7 60.0 96.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.7 6.3 7.7 4.7 5.3 7.3 60.0 96.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.8 A98-948 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 70.0 94.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.8 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 3.3 4.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 7.3 74.0 97.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 5.7 5.3 7.3 4.7 5.0 7.7 61.7 97.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.8 J-1466 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 8.0 60.0 96.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 ALEXA II (J-2404) 6.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.3 7.3 50.0 96.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.8 RAD-762 3.7 4.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 58.3 97.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.8 A01-299 6.7 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 63.3 97.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 EVEREST 7.0 6.3 8.0 4.7 4.7 8.0 58.3 96.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 NA-3248 4.0 4.0 7.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 50.0 97.3 4.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.0 6.0 8.0 4.7 5.3 8.0 60.0 97.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 A95-410 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 70.0 97.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.6 H94-305 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 68.3 95.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.6 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 7.7 58.3 97.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 NA-3257 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 8.0 58.3 97.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 SHAMROCK 4.7 6.3 7.7 4.7 3.3 7.7 53.3 97.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.6 STR 2485 4.7 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 70.0 96.3 5.0 5.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 4.7 7.3 55.0 96.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 AVID 6.3 6.3 7.3 4.7 4.7 7.7 51.7 97.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.5 PSG 366 5.0 4.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 7.0 55.0 95.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.5 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 60.0 97.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.4 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 8.0 46.7 97.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.4 BD 99-2103 5.7 6.3 7.7 5.0 4.7 7.3 48.3 97.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 BELISSIMO 4.3 5.3 7.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 53.3 97.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.4 DLF 76-9075 5.7 4.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 70.0 95.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.4 H98-701 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 66.7 96.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.4 SW AG 514 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 40.0 96.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 VOLT (A98-999) 3.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 7.3 71.7 97.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.4 BAR VV 9634 5.0 4.0 6.7 5.3 3.7 7.3 61.7 96.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 J-2024 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 58.3 96.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 7.7 45.0 96.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 TABLE 7. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF SEEDLING DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE VIGOR SPRING FALL SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN SEP OCT NOV MEAN J-2502 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 63.3 97.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 STARBURST (STR 2703) 3.3 4.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 7.7 46.7 97.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 BAR VV 9630 4.0 4.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 76.7 96.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.2 EVERGLADE 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 7.7 51.7 97.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.2 PST-109-752 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 85.0 97.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 5.2 RUGBY II 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.3 7.7 48.3 96.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.2 SPTR 2959 6.3 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 60.0 97.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.2 AWARD 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 8.0 48.3 96.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.1 EXCURSION 6.3 6.7 7.7 4.3 4.0 7.7 41.7 96.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.1 CPP 817 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 46.7 95.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 GLENMONT 6.7 5.3 7.3 6.0 4.0 7.0 45.0 96.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 7.0 53.3 96.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 1QG-38 4.0 4.7 7.0 4.3 3.7 7.7 38.3 97.3 3.7 3.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.9 BARRISTER 5.7 6.3 7.7 4.7 2.7 7.3 53.3 94.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.9 GRANITE (J-1326) 6.0 6.3 7.3 3.7 4.3 7.3 66.7 96.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.9 PSG 711 5.3 5.3 7.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 40.0 94.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.9 RHYTHM 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.0 4.0 7.3 41.7 94.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.9 BEWITCHED 7.7 7.0 8.0 4.0 3.7 8.0 41.7 97.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.8 IMPACT 6.7 6.0 7.0 4.0 3.7 7.7 43.3 95.0 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.8 NUGLADE 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 7.3 63.3 94.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.8 A00-1400 6.3 6.7 7.7 4.3 4.7 8.0 46.7 97.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 DIVA 4.3 4.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 7.0 38.3 71.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 RAD-504 6.3 6.3 7.0 3.7 3.7 7.3 45.0 95.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 SKYE 4.7 4.0 7.7 4.3 5.7 7.7 43.3 78.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 A00-247 4.0 4.7 6.3 3.3 4.0 6.7 30.0 95.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 4.6 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 5.7 5.7 7.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 38.3 96.3 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.6 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.0 3.3 7.3 43.3 96.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.6 BAR VV 0665 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 55.0 95.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.6 NUCHICAGO (J-1334) 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 4.7 7.7 60.0 97.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 ARGOS 5.3 6.3 7.3 5.0 4.3 7.7 51.7 94.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.5 BAR VV 8536 6.0 5.3 6.7 4.0 4.7 7.3 50.0 97.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.5 BLUESTONE 5.3 5.7 7.3 3.3 3.0 7.7 31.7 91.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 CP 76-9068 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 48.3 97.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 4.5 KENBLUE 3.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 60.0 94.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.5 MSP 3722 5.7 6.0 6.7 2.3 4.3 7.0 31.7 96.3 4.0 2.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.5 AMERICA 5.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 4.3 6.7 40.0 95.7 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.4 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 6.3 6.0 6.7 3.7 3.3 7.0 40.0 95.7 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 4.7 4.4 JULIA 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 53.3 94.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.4 STR 2553 3.7 5.3 7.0 2.7 3.3 7.3 23.3 97.0 2.7 2.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.4 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 6.7 6.7 7.3 3.7 3.7 6.7 45.0 97.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 J-3429 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.3 3.7 7.3 46.7 96.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 PST-101-73 3.7 4.0 6.7 3.3 3.0 7.0 36.7 96.3 3.3 3.0 5.0 3.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 BARON 6.3 6.0 7.0 3.3 2.7 7.3 46.7 96.3 3.0 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.2 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 6.3 6.0 7.3 3.7 3.7 7.3 36.7 93.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.2 MSP 3723 3.3 4.7 7.0 3.0 3.0 6.7 20.0 95.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 4.3 4.2 TABLE 7. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF SEEDLING DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE VIGOR SPRING FALL SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN SEP OCT NOV MEAN RAD-0AN64 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 4.7 7.3 46.7 94.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 3.0 4.2 CPP 822 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 38.3 94.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 DP 76-9081 2.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.7 65.0 95.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 3.9 HARMONIE 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 7.0 41.7 96.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.9 MSP 3724 4.7 4.0 6.7 2.7 2.3 6.7 33.3 96.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 4.0 6.3 5.3 3.9 BAR VK 0710 5.3 5.0 6.7 4.7 3.7 6.3 48.3 94.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 BARIRIS 4.7 4.7 6.7 3.3 4.0 6.7 45.0 92.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 PST-1A1-899 5.3 6.3 7.0 4.0 3.7 7.0 41.7 94.7 2.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.7 4-SEASON (J-2791) 5.7 6.7 6.7 3.3 3.3 6.7 28.3 71.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.6 PROSPERITY 6.7 7.0 6.3 3.0 4.0 6.7 41.7 93.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 2.7 3.6 BLUEBERRY 7.3 7.0 6.7 2.3 3.0 6.7 26.7 91.7 2.0 3.3 3.0 5.3 4.3 3.0 3.5 A98-689 5.3 6.0 7.0 2.3 3.7 7.0 33.3 91.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.4 DYNAMO 5.3 6.3 6.7 2.7 3.3 6.7 41.7 97.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.4 A00-1254 5.7 5.3 6.3 2.3 3.0 6.7 25.0 76.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 CPP 821 4.3 4.7 7.0 3.0 3.7 6.0 41.7 90.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.3 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.7 7.0 6.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 45.0 89.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 2.3 1.7 3.2 PINOT (LTP-149) 5.7 6.3 4.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 45.0 97.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 2.3 2.7 3.2 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.0 6.7 7.0 2.3 2.0 7.0 28.3 67.3 2.3 2.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.1 REVEILLE 2.7 1.0 6.7 1.0 1.0 5.7 1.0 38.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.3 1.6 LSD VALUE 2.4 1.1 1.9 2.4 2.3 1.7 30.7 21.1 1.9 2.5 2.1 2.9 1.9 1.9 1.2 C.V. (%) 23.6 12.9 10.9 28.4 26.9 11.0 31.8 10.3 25.5 28.4 22.9 26.3 20.6 23.3 15.2 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. TABLE A. 2007 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED MI1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS