TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING SEEDLING FALL STEM DOLLAR FALL COLOR SEED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP VIGOR DENSITY RUST SPOT SEPTEMBER HEAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AKB3179 7.0 6.3 4.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.8 AKB3241 6.7 6.0 4.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 7.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 NAI-13-9 8.0 5.0 4.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 PPG-KB 1304 7.3 6.7 4.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 PST-11-7 7.0 6.3 4.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 A99-2897 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 A10-280 6.7 8.0 5.0 6.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 DLFPS-340/3550 8.0 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 J-1138 7.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 PST-K11-118 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 A13-1 7.0 6.0 4.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.6 A11-26 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.6 J-3510 7.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6 NAI-13-14 7.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.6 PST-K15-157 7.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.6 SKYE 6.7 6.3 4.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.6 A06-8 7.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.5 BAR PP 79366 7.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 8.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.5 BAR PP 79494 7.7 4.7 3.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.5 DLFPS-340/3438 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.5 DLFPS-340/3500 7.3 5.7 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 DLFPS-340/3551 7.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.5 DLFPS-340/3552 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 2.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 NAI-13-132 7.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.5 PPG-KB 1131 7.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 AKB3128 7.0 6.3 3.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 2.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.4 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.7 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.4 BAR PP 7236V 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.4 BARVETTE HGT? 6.0 7.7 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 9.0 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.4 DLFPS-340/3556 8.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 GO-22B23 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.4 GO-2628 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.4 NAI-14-122 7.0 5.0 2.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.4 PST-K15-172 7.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 RAD-1776 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 9.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 A11-40 6.3 6.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 A15-6 7.0 6.0 3.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 A16-17 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 5.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 A16-7 7.3 4.3 3.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 BAR PP 71213 6.0 7.3 4.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 BLUE DEVIL 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 DLFPS-340/3446 6.7 5.3 3.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 DLFPS-340/3553 7.0 4.7 3.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 J-1319 8.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 J-2726 7.7 5.7 4.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 MIDNIGHT 8.0 4.7 4.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 MVS-130 7.0 5.0 4.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 NAI-14-128 7.0 5.0 4.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 NAI-14-133 7.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING SEEDLING FALL STEM DOLLAR FALL COLOR SEED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP VIGOR DENSITY RUST SPOT SEPTEMBER HEAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN NAI-14-176 7.0 5.0 3.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 NAI-A16-3 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 ORION (PST-K13-143) 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 PIVOT 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 LTP-11-41 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.2 SELWAY 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 4.7 5.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.2 A16-2 6.3 5.3 4.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 BAR PP 7K426 5.7 6.3 3.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 NK-1 7.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 8.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.2 PROSPERITY 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 3.7 8.0 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.2 BABE 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 A11-38 6.7 4.7 3.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.1 A12-34 7.3 5.7 2.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.1 BAR PP 7309V 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 7.7 6.1 DLFPS-340/3455 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.1 DLFPS-340/3494 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 2.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.1 KH3492 6.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 NAI-14-132 7.3 4.7 3.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.1 PST-K13-141 7.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 PST-K15-167 7.0 5.0 4.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.1 SHAMROCK 6.7 6.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 AFTER MIDNIGHT 8.0 4.7 4.0 7.3 3.3 6.3 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 GO-2425 7.0 4.0 3.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 PPG-KB 1320 7.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 PST-T14-39 7.0 4.7 3.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 A16-1 6.3 5.7 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 DLFPS-340/3444 6.3 5.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 NAI-14-187 7.7 4.0 2.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.9 NAI-15-84 7.0 5.3 3.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 PST-K13-139 6.7 4.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 PST-K15-177 7.0 5.3 3.7 6.0 3.7 6.7 6.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.9 DLFPS-340/3549 6.0 5.7 3.7 6.0 7.0 4.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.8 RAD 553 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.3 3.3 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 DLFPS-340/3548 6.7 4.7 3.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 NAI-15-80 6.7 6.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 DLFPS-340/3364 7.3 4.3 2.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.5 NAI-14-178 6.7 4.3 2.7 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 7.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 6.5 5.0 5.4 KENBLUE 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 7.0 5.2 BLUE KNIGHT 7.7 3.7 3.7 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 3.0 5.7 5.7 4.9 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.4 2.3 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.8 1.5 1.1 1.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.9 2.8 0.5 C.V. (%) 6.1 14.3 26.4 8.6 13.7 13.4 7.7 16.7 11.0 11.5 8.6 7.9 9.1 8.5 8.9 14.4 5.2 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. 2018 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2017 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN - -