TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF FALL CROWN PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY RUST ESTABLISHMENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR PP 71213 6.0 4.7 8.7 9.0 65.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.9 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 6.0 5.7 9.0 9.0 71.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.9 BARVETTE HGT? 6.0 6.7 9.0 9.0 65.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 AKB3128 7.3 5.7 9.0 9.0 70.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.8 BAR PP 7236V 6.0 5.3 9.0 9.0 63.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 BAR PP 79366 7.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 45.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 RAD-1776 6.0 5.3 9.0 9.0 65.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 A11-40 6.0 6.0 8.3 9.0 70.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.6 DLFPS-340/3500 6.3 4.7 8.7 9.0 41.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.6 DLFPS-340/3549 6.0 5.7 9.0 9.0 56.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 BAR PP 7309V 6.0 5.0 8.7 9.0 66.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.5 A13-1 7.3 5.0 9.0 9.0 48.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.4 BAR PP 7K426 6.0 5.3 9.0 9.0 50.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.4 SKYE 6.3 5.7 8.7 8.7 50.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 A11-38 6.3 5.0 8.3 9.0 43.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 A16-17 6.0 5.7 8.0 9.0 50.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 AKB3179 6.0 5.7 9.0 9.0 60.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 DLFPS-340/3438 6.3 4.3 8.3 9.0 45.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 NAI-A16-3 6.7 5.0 9.0 9.0 55.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 PPG-KB 1304 7.3 4.7 8.3 9.0 61.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 PST-K11-118 6.7 5.7 8.3 9.0 50.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 PST-K15-172 7.0 4.0 8.7 8.7 56.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 A11-26 7.3 6.0 8.3 9.0 50.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.2 DLFPS-340/3550 6.7 5.3 9.0 8.3 53.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.2 NAI-14-133 7.3 5.7 8.7 9.0 48.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.2 NAI-14-187 7.3 5.7 8.7 9.0 36.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.2 SELWAY 6.0 6.7 8.7 8.7 55.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 DLFPS-340/3455 6.3 5.3 8.0 9.0 63.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 GO-22B23 6.3 6.0 8.0 9.0 63.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 GO-2628 6.3 5.7 8.0 9.0 61.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 MVS-130 7.3 5.7 9.0 9.0 45.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.1 NAI-14-122 8.0 5.0 8.3 9.0 41.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 NAI-14-132 7.3 6.0 9.0 9.0 41.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.1 LTP-11-41 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.7 55.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 RAD 553 6.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 56.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 A16-1 6.3 5.3 7.0 8.3 46.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-340/3548 7.0 5.0 8.0 8.7 46.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 KH3492 6.3 5.7 7.7 8.3 56.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 NAI-14-128 7.3 6.0 8.3 9.0 46.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 NAI-15-80 6.0 6.3 8.3 9.0 33.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 ORION (PST-K13-143) 7.0 5.7 8.7 9.0 63.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 BABE 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 66.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.7 5.0 7.7 8.0 40.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 DLFPS-340/3494 7.0 5.3 8.3 9.0 43.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 DLFPS-340/3556 7.0 4.0 8.3 7.3 45.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.9 J-1138 6.3 5.7 8.3 8.3 61.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.9 KENBLUE 5.0 7.0 8.7 9.0 73.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 PST-K13-139 6.7 6.0 9.0 9.0 43.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.9 A12-34 7.0 4.3 8.3 9.0 26.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 A15-6 6.7 4.3 7.7 7.7 50.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF FALL CROWN PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY RUST ESTABLISHMENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AKB3241 6.7 5.7 8.3 9.0 46.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.8 DLFPS-340/3446 6.3 4.7 8.3 9.0 41.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 PST-K13-141 6.0 6.3 8.3 9.0 51.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.8 PST-K15-177 7.3 5.0 8.3 9.0 40.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.8 PST-T14-39 7.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 51.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.8 A10-280 7.3 4.3 9.0 9.0 40.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 GO-2425 6.3 5.7 8.7 8.0 53.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 PST-K15-157 7.0 5.0 8.0 9.0 46.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 A99-2897 6.3 4.7 7.7 8.7 45.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.6 A16-2 6.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 60.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 BAR PP 79494 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.7 48.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.6 MIDNIGHT 7.0 5.7 7.3 8.3 65.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.6 NAI-13-9 7.0 5.7 7.3 8.0 55.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 NAI-14-176 7.3 5.0 8.3 9.0 38.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.6 NAI-15-84 6.3 5.3 8.0 8.0 41.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.6 NK-1 6.0 4.7 8.0 9.0 50.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 DLFPS-340/3552 5.7 4.7 7.7 7.3 43.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.5 A06-8 6.7 4.0 6.7 8.3 31.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 A16-7 6.7 5.3 6.7 9.0 41.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 BLUE DEVIL 6.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 55.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 DLFPS-340/3444 6.0 5.0 5.0 8.0 45.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.4 DLFPS-340/3553 6.0 4.3 8.0 9.0 31.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.4 NAI-13-132 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 56.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 PIVOT 6.7 5.3 7.0 8.0 48.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 PPG-KB 1131 7.0 5.3 6.3 8.0 56.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 J-3510 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 60.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 DLFPS-340/3551 6.7 4.0 7.0 8.0 38.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 NAI-14-178 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 33.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.1 PST-11-7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 46.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 SHAMROCK 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 43.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 J-2726 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 55.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 PROSPERITY 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 48.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 J-1319 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 60.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 PPG-KB 1320 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 35.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.8 PST-K15-167 6.7 5.3 8.0 8.3 40.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.8 DLFPS-340/3364 7.0 4.7 7.7 8.3 13.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 NAI-13-14 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 56.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 BLUE KNIGHT 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 46.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 AFTER MIDNIGHT 7.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 56.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.3 15.2 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 C.V. (%) 7.0 9.2 10.2 10.3 18.4 9.2 13.0 12.7 10.5 10.2 10.7 7.4 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 MI1 - - - - - - - -