TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY RATINGS STEM DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER RUST SPOT SEEDHEAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AKB3179 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.1 DLFPS-340/3550 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 8.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 DLFPS-340/3551 7.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 7.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 DLFPS-340/3552 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.8 PST-K11-118 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 RAD-1776 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 8.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.8 A11-26 7.0 4.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 8.3 4.0 7.7 5.0 6.3 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 A11-38 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 CLOUD (GO-2425) 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 SKYE 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 A13-1 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 8.3 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.6 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 8.3 4.7 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.6 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 8.0 4.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 8.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 5.6 DLFPS-340/3438 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 5.6 MVS-130 8.0 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 5.6 NAI-14-128 8.3 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 5.6 NK-1 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.6 PPG-KB 1304 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 7.7 4.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 PST-K15-172 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 7.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 DLFPS-340/3553 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 8.3 4.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 PST-K15-157 8.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 9.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.5 STARR (GO-2628) 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 8.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.5 AKB3128 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 8.0 7.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.4 AKB3241 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 BAR PP 7309V 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 8.0 3.0 4.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.4 DLFPS-340/3500 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 8.7 4.3 8.0 5.3 6.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.4 KH3492 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 3.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.4 PST-K13-141 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 NAI-14-132 8.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 3.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.4 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 A06-8 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 8.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 3.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 A16-17 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 2.3 8.3 6.3 5.3 3.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 BAR PP 79366 7.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 8.7 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.3 BAR PP 7K426 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 8.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 BARVETTE HGT? 5.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 2.7 8.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 8.0 5.3 DLFPS-340/3446 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 NAI-14-122 8.0 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 8.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 A10-280 7.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 7.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.2 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 8.0 4.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 8.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 3.3 3.7 6.3 7.0 5.2 DLFPS-340/3455 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 8.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.2 A99-2897 7.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 7.3 6.0 8.3 6.0 5.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 BABE 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.1 BAR PP 7236V 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.1 DLFPS-340/3548 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.1 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/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY RATINGS STEM DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER RUST SPOT SEEDHEAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN J-1138 7.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 4.7 9.0 5.7 6.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.1 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 7.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 3.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.1 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 6.7 3.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.1 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 PROSPERITY 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.1 PST-T14-39 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 8.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.1 A11-40 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 8.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 A12-34 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 BAR PP 71213 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.7 3.7 2.3 6.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.9 BLUE DEVIL 6.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 4.3 8.0 5.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.9 DLFPS-340/3556 6.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 6.3 8.7 5.3 5.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 J-2726 6.3 5.0 5.5 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.9 PPG-KB 1131 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.3 9.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.9 PST-11-7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 6.7 6.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 RAD 553 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 2.7 7.7 5.3 5.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.9 A16-7 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.8 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 8.3 5.0 9.0 5.3 5.3 3.3 4.7 6.3 4.0 4.8 DLFPS-340/3364 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.0 7.0 7.0 4.5 5.0 7.0 1.5 9.0 6.0 5.5 3.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.8 PIVOT 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.8 PPG-KB 1320 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 9.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 3.0 4.8 SELWAY 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 3.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.8 SHAMROCK 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 3.3 4.8 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 4.7 9.0 5.3 5.7 3.0 4.7 6.3 4.0 4.8 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 BAR PP 79494 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 8.3 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 8.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 8.3 6.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 NURUSH (J-3510) 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 9.0 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 AFTER MIDNIGHT 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 6.7 8.3 6.0 6.3 3.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.6 BLUE KNIGHT 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 3.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 2.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.6 DLFPS-340/3444 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 8.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 4.0 4.6 DLFPS-340/3494 6.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 2.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.6 KENBLUE 4.0 7.7 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 1.7 8.0 4.3 5.0 2.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.6 MIDNIGHT 7.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 5.3 8.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 3.7 4.6 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 7.0 3.3 8.3 5.3 5.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.6 PST-K15-167 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.6 A16-1 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 7.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 NAI-15-80 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.0 4.5 J-1319 8.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 2.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 2.3 3.7 5.3 3.0 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 2.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.3 9.9 9.2 16.1 19.0 12.0 23.8 10.3 10.3 11.5 20.3 12.4 11.5 11.6 6.9 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 4.1+ NO IRRIGATION