TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF PERCENT GROUND COVER SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL PATCH APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN AFTER MIDNIGHT 7.7 6.7 97.7 90.0 96.0 9.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.2 MIDNIGHT 7.7 7.0 97.0 84.3 95.3 9.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.1 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.0 6.7 95.7 90.7 96.0 8.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.9 BAR PP 79494 7.0 7.0 96.7 84.3 95.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.8 CLOUD (GO-2425) 7.3 6.7 96.7 81.3 88.3 9.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.8 PPG-KB 1131 7.0 7.0 98.3 78.3 94.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.8 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.0 6.0 97.3 81.3 96.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.8 NURUSH (J-3510) 7.0 7.0 97.7 84.3 95.7 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 A16-7 6.3 6.3 97.3 80.0 88.7 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.6 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 7.0 6.3 94.3 76.3 91.3 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 DLFPS-340/3556 6.7 6.0 98.0 84.7 91.7 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.5 J-1138 7.3 6.7 98.0 83.3 96.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 STARR (GO-2628) 6.0 5.7 95.3 87.3 93.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.5 BLUE DEVIL 6.7 6.0 97.3 79.7 95.7 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.4 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.3 6.0 97.7 87.3 96.7 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.4 DLFPS-340/3500 6.3 6.3 97.0 90.0 96.3 9.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.4 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.0 6.7 98.3 80.7 93.3 8.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.4 ORION (PST-K13-143) 6.0 6.0 95.0 91.0 90.3 8.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.4 PST-11-7 7.0 6.0 97.7 94.7 97.3 8.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.4 PST-K11-118 6.0 6.0 97.0 89.7 96.3 8.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.4 PST-T14-39 6.0 6.0 97.3 80.7 89.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.4 SKYE 6.7 6.0 93.7 84.7 92.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.4 A13-1 5.7 5.0 97.0 92.3 93.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 BARVETTE HGT? 6.0 6.3 94.3 89.0 96.7 9.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 J-1319 6.7 5.7 97.7 78.7 86.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 J-2726 7.0 6.3 96.3 83.3 93.3 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.0 5.7 95.0 86.3 96.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 PST-K15-167 6.7 6.7 96.7 91.3 92.7 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 PST-K15-172 6.3 6.3 94.7 77.0 90.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 AKB3241 5.7 6.0 94.7 94.3 94.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 BAR PP 7236V 5.7 6.0 95.0 89.0 95.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.2 BAR PP 7K426 6.0 5.7 90.7 79.7 90.7 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.2 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 5.7 5.7 98.0 91.7 94.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.2 DLFPS-340/3550 6.7 5.7 98.3 90.0 94.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.2 DLFPS-340/3553 5.7 6.0 97.7 88.3 93.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.3 6.3 98.3 87.7 94.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.2 PPG-KB 1304 6.0 6.0 96.7 93.0 94.0 8.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 PROSPERITY 7.3 6.3 97.7 85.7 88.0 8.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.2 A10-280 6.3 5.3 96.3 90.7 94.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.1 A11-26 6.3 6.0 94.3 94.0 93.7 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 A11-38 5.7 6.0 95.3 84.7 89.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.1 A12-34 6.3 6.0 95.0 80.7 88.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 A15-6 5.7 5.3 98.0 88.0 93.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.1 A99-2897 6.0 6.0 97.3 83.7 93.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.1 AKB3128 6.3 6.3 97.3 87.3 93.7 8.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 BAR PP 71213 5.7 6.3 94.0 70.0 95.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 BAR PP 79366 6.3 6.0 97.7 88.0 94.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 DLFPS-340/3446 6.0 6.0 96.7 83.3 91.3 8.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 DLFPS-340/3548 6.0 6.0 92.7 75.3 83.7 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.1 KH3492 6.0 5.7 94.7 86.3 94.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF PERCENT GROUND COVER SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL PATCH APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 6.0 6.0 91.7 81.0 92.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.3 6.0 95.0 80.0 86.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.1 PST-K13-141 6.0 5.0 96.0 82.3 90.7 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.1 RAD 553 5.7 6.7 96.0 91.3 91.3 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.1 SHAMROCK 5.7 5.7 95.0 86.0 93.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.1 A06-8 6.0 6.0 95.3 89.0 93.0 9.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 AKB3179 6.3 6.0 97.3 80.3 86.7 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 A16-17 5.7 5.7 98.3 94.7 95.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 6.0 5.7 95.3 77.7 79.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.9 DLFPS-340/3455 5.3 5.3 94.3 91.7 90.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 DLFPS-340/3494 6.3 5.3 96.7 90.3 95.3 8.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 PIVOT 6.3 5.7 94.7 70.3 78.7 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 SELWAY 6.0 6.0 96.0 90.7 92.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 5.7 5.7 95.3 86.0 87.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 BABE 5.7 6.0 94.7 83.3 92.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 BLUE KNIGHT 6.7 6.3 95.0 67.7 84.3 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-340/3438 5.7 5.3 95.0 84.7 85.7 8.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 DLFPS-340/3549 5.7 6.0 96.0 84.0 85.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 A16-2 6.0 6.0 93.7 77.3 89.7 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 7.0 6.0 91.7 55.7 80.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 3.3 4.3 5.7 DLFPS-340/3551 5.7 5.3 98.0 90.3 92.0 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 NAI-14-128 7.3 6.7 90.0 56.0 72.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 NAI-15-80 5.7 5.3 97.0 84.7 89.3 8.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 PPG-KB 1320 7.3 6.3 96.7 79.7 85.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 BAR PP 7309V 5.0 5.7 94.3 72.7 88.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.6 DLFPS-340/3552 5.3 5.3 96.0 89.0 91.7 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 MVS-130 7.3 6.7 91.3 50.7 76.3 9.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 3.3 4.3 5.6 NK-1 5.3 6.0 97.3 89.0 87.7 8.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.6 A11-40 5.0 5.0 97.0 86.0 92.3 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 7.3 6.3 87.7 56.7 71.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 3.3 4.0 5.5 PST-K15-157 5.7 4.7 96.0 67.0 86.7 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.4 KENBLUE 4.3 5.3 91.7 80.7 79.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 NAI-14-122 6.7 6.3 91.7 66.7 82.7 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 3.0 3.7 5.3 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 6.7 5.7 90.0 64.0 80.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 3.0 3.7 5.2 NAI-14-132 6.7 6.3 91.7 57.7 68.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 2.7 3.3 5.1 A16-1 6.0 6.3 84.3 67.3 80.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 2.3 3.0 4.9 DLFPS-340/3364 5.7 5.3 96.7 88.0 91.0 8.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.9 RAD-1776 5.7 5.7 95.7 80.7 88.0 8.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.9 DLFPS-340/3444 5.3 6.0 89.7 72.7 82.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 2.7 3.3 4.8 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.1 3.3 11.4 7.2 2.3 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.6 0.7 C.V.(%) 8.3 9.6 2.2 8.8 5.1 10.0 7.3 7.7 9.2 7.2 14.5 15.1 7.1 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. 2019 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 AR1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS