TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT THREE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MI1 NE1 WI1 MEAN NAME MI1 NE1 WI1 MEAN SW AG 514 6.3 7.9 7.1 7.1 * BARIRIS 6.0 7.1 5.8 6.3 * DIVA 6.0 7.7 7.2 6.9 * HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 5.9 7.1 5.8 6.3 CPP 822 6.2 6.8 7.6 6.8 * YANKEE (NA-3271) 5.6 7.5 5.7 6.3 BD 99-2103 6.1 7.7 6.6 6.8 * NUGLADE 5.0 7.3 6.4 6.3 DP 76-9066 . 7.3 6.2 6.8 MSP 3724 6.2 6.9 5.7 6.3 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 5.8 7.1 7.4 6.8 * MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 5.9 7.8 5.1 6.3 MSP 3723 5.9 7.3 7.1 6.8 * GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 6.5 7.2 5.1 6.2 PST-1A1-899 5.8 7.6 6.8 6.7 RAD-504 6.0 7.3 5.5 6.2 * AVID 5.9 7.8 6.5 6.7 * STR 2485 6.0 6.6 6.2 6.2 BD 03-84 5.6 6.8 7.8 6.7 * GLENMONT 6.1 6.7 5.9 6.2 * MIDNIGHT 6.3 7.9 5.9 6.7 * BEYOND 5.5 7.7 5.4 6.2 * RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.4 7.1 6.4 6.7 * BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 6.2 6.7 5.7 6.2 * GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 6.1 7.1 6.8 6.6 MSP 3722 6.3 6.6 5.8 6.2 J-2502 6.5 7.9 5.5 6.6 SPTR 2959 6.2 6.5 5.9 6.2 * WASHINGTON 6.2 7.1 6.6 6.6 * ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 5.2 7.6 5.8 6.2 * IMPACT 6.2 7.3 6.3 6.6 * AWARD 5.7 7.5 5.4 6.2 * BEWITCHED 5.6 7.4 6.7 6.6 * GINNEY II (J-2024) 5.9 7.5 5.2 6.2 RAD-343 6.5 7.3 5.9 6.6 * GRANITE (J-1326) 5.4 7.7 5.5 6.2 * NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 6.5 7.2 6.0 6.5 A95-410 6.3 7.4 4.9 6.2 * 4-SEASON (J-2791) 5.7 7.8 6.2 6.5 BD 98-2108 6.5 6.7 5.4 6.2 * JULIET (BD 95-1930) 6.7 7.0 5.8 6.5 * ALEXA II (J-2404) 5.3 7.6 5.7 6.2 * JULIA 6.3 7.4 5.8 6.5 * EVERGLADE 6.1 7.1 5.4 6.2 * BELISSIMO 5.3 7.8 6.3 6.5 * JUMP START (PST-109-752) 6.1 7.1 5.3 6.2 STR 2553 6.4 7.1 5.9 6.5 * TOUCHE (STR 23180) 5.5 6.8 6.2 6.2 * EXCURSION 6.3 7.0 6.2 6.5 * WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.4 6.8 5.3 6.2 * SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 6.4 7.6 5.4 6.5 RAD-0AN64 6.5 6.2 5.8 6.2 * BLUESTONE 5.8 8.1 5.5 6.5 BAR VV 9630 6.0 6.9 5.5 6.1 POPR 04594 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.4 * BARON 6.2 6.8 5.4 6.1 RAD-762 5.9 7.3 6.1 6.4 * AURA (A99-2559) 5.4 7.2 5.8 6.1 * HARMONIE 5.7 6.1 7.4 6.4 * SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 5.9 6.7 5.8 6.1 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.5 7.2 6.5 6.4 * SKYE 4.9 7.7 5.8 6.1 * AMERICA 6.0 6.9 6.2 6.4 PSG 711 6.0 6.8 5.6 6.1 * ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 5.7 7.5 5.9 6.4 1QG-38 6.4 7.0 4.9 6.1 EMPIRE (A01-299) 5.8 7.3 6.0 6.4 * RUGBY II 5.9 7.4 4.9 6.1 * SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 5.5 7.9 5.7 6.4 * BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 6.1 7.6 4.6 6.1 * BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 5.7 6.8 6.5 6.3 * BARRISTER 5.3 7.2 5.7 6.1 * PROSPERITY 5.8 7.2 6.1 6.3 * DYNAMO 5.3 6.7 6.2 6.1 * EVEREST 5.8 7.4 5.7 6.3 RUBICON (NA-3248) 5.8 6.8 5.6 6.1 * NU DESTINY 5.8 7.8 5.4 6.3 * STARBURST (STR 2703) 5.5 6.7 6.1 6.1 * FUTURITY (A99-3119) 6.0 7.3 5.6 6.3 * PINOT (LTP-149) 5.8 7.6 4.7 6.0 A98-689 6.8 6.7 5.6 6.3 A00-1400 5.6 7.4 5.1 6.0 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 5.2 7.5 6.2 6.3 * ARGOS 5.3 7.4 5.3 6.0 A00-247 6.1 6.9 5.9 6.3 * RHYTHM 5.8 7.1 5.0 6.0 * J-1334 5.6 8.0 5.2 6.3 A00-1254 6.3 7.6 4.1 6.0 BAR VK 0710 6.3 6.5 5.1 6.0 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT THREE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MI1 NE1 WI1 MEAN PSG 366 5.9 7.3 4.7 6.0 * EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 5.9 7.1 4.8 5.9 * SHAMROCK 6.1 7.2 4.4 5.9 BAR VV 0709 5.5 . 6.3 5.9 * BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.9 7.3 4.3 5.8 * BLUEBERRY 4.9 7.7 4.8 5.8 H98-701 5.8 6.7 4.8 5.8 * VOLT (A98-999) 5.8 6.3 5.2 5.8 PST-101-73 6.0 6.5 4.7 5.8 H94-305 5.9 6.7 4.6 5.7 J-3429 6.3 6.3 4.6 5.7 * ARIES (A98-948) 5.0 6.7 5.2 5.7 * AVIATOR (NA-3259) 6.1 6.9 3.8 5.6 * MYSTERE 4.0 7.4 4.9 5.4 BAR VV 0665 6.4 7.4 2.1 5.3 * KENBLUE 6.1 6.4 3.0 5.2 * REVEILLE 5.7 6.9 2.8 5.1 * CORSAIR (NA-3249) 5.3 6.9 3.1 5.1 DLF 76-9075 4.7 7.1 2.8 4.9 AKB449 4.4 6.4 3.7 4.8 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 5.2 6.2 1.8 4.4 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.7 C.V. (%) 12.9 10.9 13.5 12.3 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2009. 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 0.4-0.6 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 3-4 lbs. N/1000 FT2/YEAR IRRIGATION TO PREVENT STRESS FUNGICIDES APPLIED ONLY TO PREVENT SEVERE STAND LOSS INSECTICIDES APPLIED ONLY TO PREVENT STAND LOSS WEED CONTROL APPLIED AS NEEDED TO PREVENT STAND LOSS