TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN J-1319 8.3 4.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 DLFPS-340/3494 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.2 DLFPS-340/3550 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 A11-26 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 3.7 5.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.8 STARR (GO-2628) 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 CLOUD (GO-2425) 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 NAI-14-132 7.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 A10-280 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 AKB3179 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.6 DLFPS-340/3500 2.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 NAI-14-122 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 4.3 7.3 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 PST-K15-172 6.0 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 AKB3241 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 8.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 DLFPS-340/3556 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.4 J-2726 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 MVS-130 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 PIVOT 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 PPG-KB 1320 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 PST-K15-157 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 A11-38 3.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 AKB3128 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 DLFPS-340/3446 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 DLFPS-340/3548 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 PPG-KB 1304 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 PST-11-7 4.7 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 PST-K11-118 3.7 5.7 7.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 SKYE 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 A12-34 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 A16-17 2.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.2 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 8.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 4.3 8.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 NAI-14-128 7.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.2 NAI-15-80 4.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 ORION (PST-K13-143) 5.3 7.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 PROSPERITY 8.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 A11-40 3.0 6.3 7.7 3.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.1 A16-2 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 BAR PP 79366 3.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.1 PST-T14-39 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.1 RAD-1776 3.7 5.3 6.3 2.7 3.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.1 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN A15-6 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 AFTER MIDNIGHT 8.7 3.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 BAR PP 79494 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 BAR PP 7K426 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 DLFPS-340/3552 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 A16-1 4.7 3.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.9 BLUE KNIGHT 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 DLFPS-340/3551 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.9 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.9 PPG-KB 1131 7.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 PST-K13-141 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 A16-7 7.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.8 BAR PP 7309V 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 4.8 BLUE DEVIL 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 J-1138 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 NURUSH (J-3510) 7.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 A06-8 7.0 3.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 A13-1 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 DLFPS-340/3455 3.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 MIDNIGHT 7.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 RAD 553 3.3 8.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 BABE 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.6 BARVETTE HGT? 2.3 7.7 7.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.6 DLFPS-340/3438 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 PST-K15-167 7.0 3.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.6 A99-2897 7.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 DLFPS-340/3549 4.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.4 DLFPS-340/3553 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 KH3492 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.4 SELWAY 4.3 9.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 BAR PP 71213 1.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.2 BAR PP 7236V 2.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.2 DLFPS-340/3444 4.0 2.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.2 DLFPS-340/3364 6.7 2.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 4.1 NK-1 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.1 SHAMROCK 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.1 KENBLUE 1.7 8.0 5.0 2.3 2.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.1 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.7 1.2 1.3 1.1 0.8 C.V. (%) 13.7 16.1 12.7 12.5 12.6 18.8 15.9 14.1 12.6 9.4 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 61-150 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION