TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # CT1 NJ1 MD1 NC1 KY1 MN1 IA1 AR1 MEAN *STARR (GO-2628) 47 7.2 7.6 5.7 5.7 6.6 5.4 6.6 6.8 6.4 *BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 46 7.2 7.8 5.7 5.7 6.5 5.4 6.6 6.8 6.4 *AFTER MIDNIGHT 15 7.1 8.2 5.5 5.5 6.4 5.3 6.5 6.7 6.4 *CLOUD (GO-2425) 48 7.1 7.5 5.7 5.6 6.6 5.4 6.6 6.8 6.4 A11-26 67 6.9 7.3 5.5 5.5 6.3 5.1 6.3 6.6 6.1 PST-K11-118 82 6.9 7.1 5.4 5.3 6.4 5.3 6.4 6.5 6.1 *SKYE 45 6.9 6.6 5.5 5.4 6.5 5.3 6.5 6.5 6.1 *NURUSH (J-3510) 19 6.9 6.8 5.5 5.4 6.4 5.3 6.5 6.5 6.1 *BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 27 6.9 6.3 5.6 5.5 6.5 5.3 6.5 6.6 6.1 *JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 29 6.8 8.1 5.1 4.9 6.1 5.2 6.2 6.3 6.1 J-1138 16 6.8 6.2 5.6 5.4 6.5 5.3 6.5 6.5 6.1 PPG-KB 1131 70 6.8 7.1 5.4 5.3 6.3 5.2 6.3 6.4 6.1 *BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 32 6.7 6.5 5.4 5.3 6.4 5.2 6.4 6.4 6.0 *NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 86 6.7 6.8 5.3 5.0 6.4 5.4 6.4 6.3 6.0 KH3492 13 6.7 7.3 5.2 4.9 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 DLFPS-340/3550 60 6.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 6.6 5.4 6.6 6.5 6.0 *FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 40 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.1 6.3 5.2 6.3 6.3 6.0 *BLUE DEVIL 44 6.7 6.9 5.3 5.1 6.3 5.2 6.3 6.3 6.0 PPG-KB 1304 74 6.7 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.4 5.2 6.4 6.5 6.0 PST-K15-172 87 6.7 7.1 5.3 5.2 6.2 5.0 6.2 6.3 6.0 BAR PP 79494 26 6.7 6.1 5.4 5.1 6.5 5.4 6.5 6.4 5.9 J-2726 18 6.7 7.4 5.1 5.0 6.1 5.1 6.2 6.2 5.9 *YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 14 6.6 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.4 6.3 5.9 *TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 30 6.6 6.3 5.3 5.1 6.4 5.3 6.4 6.3 5.9 *PROSPERITY 77 6.6 7.2 5.1 4.7 6.2 5.3 6.3 6.2 5.9 *MIDNIGHT 88 6.6 6.5 5.3 5.2 6.2 5.1 6.3 6.3 5.9 A11-40 1 6.6 6.2 5.3 4.9 6.4 5.3 6.4 6.2 5.9 *UNITED (NAI-13-14) 33 6.6 5.8 5.4 5.2 6.4 5.2 6.4 6.3 5.8 *BARVETTE HGT? 23 6.5 5.9 5.3 5.1 6.3 5.2 6.3 6.3 5.8 J-1319 17 6.5 6.0 5.2 4.9 6.4 5.3 6.4 6.2 5.8 AKB3179 10 6.5 5.8 5.2 4.9 6.4 5.4 6.5 6.2 5.8 A16-17 76 6.5 6.1 5.3 5.2 6.2 4.9 6.1 6.3 5.8 *SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.1 6.4 5.2 6.4 6.2 5.8 PST-T14-39 89 6.5 6.4 5.2 5.0 6.1 5.0 6.2 6.2 5.8 A16-2 73 6.5 6.6 5.1 4.8 6.1 5.1 6.2 6.1 5.8 DLFPS-340/3556 51 6.5 5.5 5.3 5.2 6.3 5.1 6.3 6.3 5.8 BAR PP 79366 22 6.5 5.3 5.4 5.3 6.4 5.1 6.3 6.3 5.8 DLFPS-340/3500 54 6.5 5.8 5.3 5.1 6.2 5.0 6.2 6.2 5.7 BAR PP 71213 20 6.5 6.5 5.1 5.0 6.1 4.9 6.1 6.2 5.7 A11-38 69 6.4 6.5 5.0 4.5 6.1 5.2 6.2 6.0 5.7 *BABE 8 6.4 6.2 5.0 4.7 6.2 5.2 6.2 6.0 5.7 PST-11-7 84 6.4 6.6 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.1 6.0 5.7 PST-K15-167 85 6.4 6.5 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.1 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-340/3552 62 6.4 5.1 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.1 6.3 6.1 5.6 DLFPS-340/3549 56 6.3 6.5 4.9 4.5 6.0 5.1 6.1 5.9 5.6 AKB3128 9 6.3 5.0 5.2 5.0 6.3 5.1 6.3 6.1 5.6 BAR PP 7236V 25 6.3 5.5 5.1 5.0 6.2 5.0 6.1 6.1 5.6 *ORION (PST-K13-143) 35 6.2 5.8 4.9 4.6 6.1 5.1 6.2 5.9 5.6 *SELWAY 7 6.3 5.9 5.0 4.7 6.1 5.0 6.1 6.0 5.6 A06-8 78 6.3 5.2 5.1 4.8 6.2 5.1 6.2 6.0 5.6 AKB3241 11 6.3 4.8 5.2 4.9 6.3 5.2 6.3 6.1 5.6 DLFPS-340/3494 53 6.2 5.4 5.0 4.4 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.9 5.6 TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ (CONT'D) GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # CT1 NJ1 MD1 NC1 KY1 MN1 IA1 AR1 MEAN DLFPS-340/3553 52 6.3 4.9 5.2 5.1 6.2 4.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 BAR PP 7K426 24 6.2 5.1 5.1 4.8 6.2 5.1 6.2 6.0 5.5 PPG-KB 1320 68 6.1 6.4 4.7 4.1 6.0 5.3 6.2 5.7 5.5 *PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 80 6.1 5.8 4.8 4.3 6.1 5.3 6.2 5.8 5.5 BAR PP 7309V 21 6.2 4.7 5.1 4.8 6.3 5.1 6.2 6.0 5.5 DLFPS-340/3551 61 6.2 4.6 5.2 4.9 6.2 5.0 6.2 6.0 5.5 DLFPS-340/3548 57 6.1 5.7 4.9 4.5 6.0 5.0 6.1 5.8 5.5 A99-2897 3 6.2 3.9 5.3 5.1 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.1 5.5 A10-280 71 6.2 4.1 5.2 5.0 6.3 5.1 6.2 6.0 5.4 DLFPS-340/3455 59 6.1 5.5 4.9 4.6 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.8 5.4 NAI-14-128 36 6.1 4.8 5.0 4.6 6.2 5.1 6.2 5.8 5.4 A16-7 65 6.1 4.6 5.0 4.7 6.2 5.1 6.2 5.9 5.4 *SHAMROCK 72 6.1 5.9 4.7 4.3 5.9 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 *PIVOT 43 6.1 4.7 5.0 4.6 6.1 5.0 6.1 5.8 5.4 NAI-14-122 34 6.0 5.0 4.9 4.4 6.1 5.1 6.2 5.8 5.4 A13-1 2 6.1 3.8 5.2 5.1 6.2 4.9 6.1 6.0 5.3 MVS-130 63 6.0 4.8 4.9 4.5 6.1 5.0 6.1 5.8 5.3 A15-6 75 6.0 4.7 4.9 4.7 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.8 5.3 RAD-1776 28 5.9 4.6 4.9 4.4 6.1 5.1 6.1 5.7 5.3 DLFPS-340/3444 58 5.9 5.7 4.6 4.1 5.8 4.9 5.9 5.6 5.3 A12-34 66 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.6 6.1 5.0 6.1 5.8 5.3 PST-K13-141 81 6.0 4.2 5.0 4.8 6.1 4.9 6.1 5.9 5.3 A16-1 64 5.9 5.5 4.6 4.1 5.9 5.0 5.9 5.6 5.3 *HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 41 5.9 4.8 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.6 5.2 DLFPS-340/3438 55 5.9 4.2 4.9 4.7 6.0 4.8 6.0 5.8 5.2 *COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 39 5.8 4.5 4.8 4.2 6.1 5.1 6.1 5.6 5.2 DLFPS-340/3446 50 5.9 4.3 4.8 4.5 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.7 5.2 PST-K15-157 83 5.8 3.7 4.9 4.4 6.2 5.1 6.2 5.7 5.2 RAD 553 6 5.8 4.1 4.8 4.4 6.1 5.0 6.1 5.6 5.2 *AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 42 5.8 4.4 4.7 4.1 6.1 5.1 6.1 5.5 5.2 NAI-14-132 37 5.8 3.8 4.9 4.4 6.1 5.1 6.1 5.6 5.2 *AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 38 5.8 4.0 4.8 4.4 5.9 4.8 5.9 5.6 5.1 *BLUE KNIGHT 5 5.6 4.3 4.4 3.9 5.8 4.8 5.8 5.3 4.9 NK-1 12 5.5 2.2 4.8 4.5 6.0 4.8 5.9 5.5 4.8 NAI-15-80 31 5.4 2.3 4.7 4.2 6.1 4.9 6.0 5.4 4.8 DLFPS-340/3364 49 5.4 2.8 4.6 4.1 5.9 4.7 5.8 5.3 4.8 *KENBLUE 79 5.2 4.0 4.1 3.6 5.4 4.4 5.4 5.0 4.6 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 C.V. (%) 10.5 11.8 13.0 13.8 10.7 13.0 10.7 11.0 11.8 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2020 ** ENTRIES WITHIN THIS TABLE ARE ORDERED BY THE OVERALL MEAN AND HAVE SIMILAR TURF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL TEST LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LPI GROUP. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT REPRESENTED, THEN CHOOSE A LPI GROUP THAT CONTAINS A LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT SIMILAR TO YOUR PLANTING CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LPI, GO TO WWW.NTEP.ORG/LPI_Q&A.PDF 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.