TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL STEM DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY RUST SPOT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN A11-40 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.4 BAR PP 79366 7.0 3.0 5.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.2 A13-1 7.0 3.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 9.0 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.9 SKYE 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 BAR PP 7236V 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 5.3 3.0 6.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 BLUE DEVIL 7.7 3.3 5.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.8 DLFPS-340/3556 7.7 5.0 5.0 7.7 9.0 9.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.8 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 AKB3179 6.0 2.0 6.7 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 DLFPS-340/3549 6.0 2.7 6.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 NAI-14-128 7.7 2.3 5.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 PPG-KB 1304 6.3 7.7 5.7 7.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 PST-K11-118 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 NAI-14-132 7.3 1.7 5.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 7.3 4.3 5.3 7.3 8.3 8.7 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 A06-8 7.0 6.7 5.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6 A11-38 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 8.3 8.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.6 A99-2897 7.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 8.3 9.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 AKB3128 7.0 3.0 5.7 6.7 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.6 BAR PP 7K426 6.0 3.0 5.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 NURUSH (J-3510) 7.7 3.0 5.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.6 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.6 MIDNIGHT 8.0 2.7 5.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.6 DLFPS-340/3438 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.5 DLFPS-340/3550 6.7 3.3 5.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.7 4.3 6.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 BARVETTE HGT? 5.0 3.3 7.7 7.7 9.0 8.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 DLFPS-340/3552 6.3 3.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 9.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.4 KH3492 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 PPG-KB 1131 8.0 3.0 5.0 7.3 8.3 9.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 RAD-1776 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 9.0 8.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.4 BABE 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 BAR PP 71213 5.3 3.7 5.3 6.7 9.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 DLFPS-340/3455 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 DLFPS-340/3500 6.7 2.7 5.3 6.7 9.0 9.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 STARR (GO-2628) 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 9.0 8.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.0 2.3 6.0 7.0 9.0 8.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 PST-K13-141 6.3 3.7 6.3 6.7 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.7 3.0 5.7 7.3 8.3 9.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 A12-34 6.3 3.7 5.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 PST-K15-172 6.7 3.0 5.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 A16-2 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.1 BAR PP 7309V 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 9.0 9.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.1 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 7.0 2.3 5.3 7.7 8.7 9.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 DLFPS-340/3446 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.1 DLFPS-340/3551 7.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 8.3 9.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 J-1138 7.3 2.7 5.7 7.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 8.0 3.7 5.3 7.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL STEM DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY RUST SPOT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN NAI-14-122 7.0 2.0 5.3 7.7 9.0 8.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 ORION (PST-K13-143) 6.0 3.3 6.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.1 PST-K15-157 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 A11-26 6.7 2.7 5.7 6.3 9.0 8.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 A15-6 7.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 8.3 9.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 AKB3241 6.3 3.0 5.7 6.7 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 7.3 1.0 5.7 7.7 8.3 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.3 2.7 5.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 J-2726 7.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 9.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 A10-280 6.3 3.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 8.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 DLFPS-340/3444 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 DLFPS-340/3548 6.7 1.7 5.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 DLFPS-340/3553 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.9 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 8.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 MVS-130 7.0 1.7 5.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.9 A16-7 7.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 9.0 9.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.3 1.7 5.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 NAI-15-80 6.0 3.3 6.3 6.3 9.0 9.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.0 2.3 5.7 6.0 9.0 8.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.8 NK-1 6.0 3.3 5.3 7.0 8.3 9.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 PROSPERITY 8.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 4.7 9.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 SELWAY 5.7 2.3 8.0 6.7 9.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.8 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 6.7 2.3 5.7 6.3 9.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 PIVOT 7.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 9.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 PPG-KB 1320 8.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 9.0 4.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 PST-T14-39 7.0 3.3 5.7 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 A16-1 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 9.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 BAR PP 79494 8.0 2.7 5.7 6.7 9.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 J-1319 8.0 4.0 5.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 RAD 553 5.3 2.0 6.3 6.3 9.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.6 SHAMROCK 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 AFTER MIDNIGHT 8.0 3.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 9.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 DLFPS-340/3364 7.3 3.7 5.0 6.3 9.0 9.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 KENBLUE 5.0 3.7 6.7 5.0 9.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 DLFPS-340/3494 7.3 1.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 9.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.2 PST-11-7 7.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 9.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.2 A16-17 5.0 2.3 6.0 6.7 9.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.1 BLUE KNIGHT 7.3 3.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 9.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 PST-K15-167 7.3 2.0 5.0 6.7 9.0 8.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.6 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.2 0.9 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.2 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.2 C.V. (%) 6.4 21.9 9.2 11.9 9.7 5.1 10.1 9.3 14.3 14.5 14.8 14.5 9.7 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 MI1 - - - - - - - -