TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.6 NURUSH (J-3510) 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 8.3 8.0 6.0 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 DLFPS-340/3550 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 A16-17 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 BAR PP 79494 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 DLFPS-340/3556 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 NAI-14-128 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 PROSPERITY 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 STARR (GO-2628) 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 A16-2 6.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.9 J-1138 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 J-1319 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.9 KH3492 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.9 A11-26 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 8.3 6.8 AKB3179 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 8.7 6.3 6.8 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 MIDNIGHT 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 NAI-15-80 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 A10-280 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 BARVETTE HGT? 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 ORION (PST-K13-143) 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.6 PST-K15-157 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.6 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 BAR PP 7K426 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 DLFPS-340/3552 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 PPG-KB 1304 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.5 PST-K15-172 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.5 PST-T14-39 7.7 7.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.5 SKYE 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.5 BLUE DEVIL 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.4 NAI-14-132 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.4 A99-2897 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 DLFPS-340/3455 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 PST-K13-141 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 A16-1 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.2 BAR PP 7309V 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 DLFPS-340/3444 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 DLFPS-340/3549 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.2 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 NK-1 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.2 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 PST-K15-167 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 NAI-14-122 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 A06-8 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AKB3241 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 BABE 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 BAR PP 71213 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 BAR PP 79366 6.7 7.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-340/3551 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 DLFPS-340/3553 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 KENBLUE 6.0 8.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 MVS-130 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 PPG-KB 1320 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 SELWAY 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 SHAMROCK 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 A12-34 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 AKB3128 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 A16-7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.8 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 BAR PP 7236V 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.8 DLFPS-340/3494 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 PPG-KB 1131 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.7 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 RAD 553 6.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 RAD-1776 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 A11-40 6.0 7.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 A15-6 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 PST-K11-118 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 A11-38 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 DLFPS-340/3500 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.6 DLFPS-340/3548 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 PIVOT 7.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 PST-11-7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 DLFPS-340/3438 6.3 7.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 DLFPS-340/3446 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 AFTER MIDNIGHT 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 BLUE KNIGHT 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.2 A13-1 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.1 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.1 J-2726 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 DLFPS-340/3364 6.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.8 LSD VALUE 3.2 2.5 3.1 2.4 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.2 5.2 5.3 2.5 C.V. (%) 12.7 8.8 19.6 16.1 14.1 15.1 17.7 20.6 23.5 24.5 13.7 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 IA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY