TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY RATINGS COLOR SUMMER PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER FALL OCTOBER JUNE AUGUST MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN J-1138 7.0 3.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 9.0 6.0 4.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 AFTER MIDNIGHT 8.0 3.7 6.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 9.0 7.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 BAR PP 79494 7.7 3.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 4.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.7 4.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 9.0 8.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 4.0 9.0 7.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 PST-K11-118 5.0 6.3 6.5 7.5 7.5 7.0 9.0 8.0 4.0 5.5 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 5.8 BARVETTE HGT? 4.7 5.7 8.3 7.7 8.0 4.3 7.7 8.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 BLUE DEVIL 7.3 4.0 7.0 7.7 5.0 6.0 8.3 7.3 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 J-1319 8.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 8.0 9.0 6.3 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 NURUSH (J-3510) 7.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 9.0 7.3 3.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 SKYE 6.7 5.3 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 8.3 6.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 BAR PP 71213 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 4.3 8.3 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 BAR PP 79366 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.0 7.3 6.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 A15-6 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 8.3 6.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.4 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.7 3.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 9.0 7.3 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 DLFPS-340/3550 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 4.0 4.7 8.3 8.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 PPG-KB 1131 7.7 3.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 8.3 7.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 STARR (GO-2628) 6.7 4.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.0 8.0 7.3 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.3 4.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 9.0 7.7 3.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 J-2726 7.3 4.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 8.3 4.3 3.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 MIDNIGHT 6.3 4.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 8.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 PST-K15-167 7.7 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 9.0 6.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 BAR PP 7236V 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 3.3 8.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 9.0 6.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 DLFPS-340/3551 7.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 9.0 7.7 3.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.2 PPG-KB 1304 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 8.3 7.7 2.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 PST-T14-39 7.0 5.0 7.0 8.3 5.3 5.7 8.3 6.0 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 A10-280 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 7.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.1 AKB3128 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 8.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 DLFPS-340/3364 7.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 4.7 6.7 9.0 5.3 2.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 KH3492 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 7.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.1 A06-8 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 9.0 5.7 3.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 A11-26 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 3.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 DLFPS-340/3494 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 8.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 PIVOT 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 3.0 9.0 6.7 2.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 PST-K15-172 7.0 4.7 7.0 8.0 4.3 4.0 9.0 4.3 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 SELWAY 6.0 5.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 3.7 9.0 6.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 A13-1 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 A16-1 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 3.7 5.0 9.0 4.3 3.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.9 BAR PP 7309V 4.7 5.3 7.7 7.3 3.7 4.3 8.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.9 DLFPS-340/3444 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 8.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.9 DLFPS-340/3455 4.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 3.3 3.3 9.0 7.0 3.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.9 DLFPS-340/3552 5.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 3.3 7.3 7.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.9 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.7 3.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 PST-K13-141 6.3 5.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 9.0 7.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.9 A16-2 5.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 4.7 4.7 9.0 4.3 3.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.8 BABE 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 3.3 9.0 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.8 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 9.0 5.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.8 MVS-130 7.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 9.0 6.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 5.0 3.7 8.3 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.8 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY RATINGS COLOR SUMMER PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER FALL OCTOBER JUNE AUGUST MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A16-17 5.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 5.3 3.3 6.0 5.0 3.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 A16-7 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 9.0 7.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 AKB3179 6.0 5.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 3.0 9.0 5.3 3.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 BAR PP 7K426 5.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 3.7 4.0 8.7 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 DLFPS-340/3446 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.3 9.0 4.3 3.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 NAI-14-122 7.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.0 8.3 5.0 3.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 PST-K15-157 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 9.0 6.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 SHAMROCK 5.3 5.3 7.0 7.3 4.3 4.0 9.0 4.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 DLFPS-340/3553 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 7.7 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.6 DLFPS-340/3556 7.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 4.7 4.7 8.3 6.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.6 NAI-15-80 6.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 3.7 6.3 7.7 4.3 2.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.6 A11-40 4.7 5.3 8.0 7.3 4.3 4.7 8.3 4.0 2.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.5 A12-34 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 4.0 8.3 7.7 2.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.5 A99-2897 7.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 9.0 7.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.4 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 7.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 9.0 3.7 2.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.4 DLFPS-340/3549 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 2.3 9.0 4.0 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.4 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 9.0 4.0 2.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.4 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 4.0 8.0 4.0 3.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 4.4 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 4.0 4.3 7.7 4.0 3.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 NAI-14-128 7.3 4.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 9.0 4.3 2.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 9.0 3.3 3.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 PROSPERITY 8.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 5.0 4.3 9.0 3.7 2.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 ENTRY 90 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.2 AKB3241 6.0 4.3 8.0 6.7 4.7 3.0 9.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.1 DLFPS-340/3438 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.0 9.0 6.0 2.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.1 NK-1 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 4.3 3.3 9.0 8.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.1 ORION (PST-K13-143) 6.0 5.3 8.0 7.0 4.7 3.7 9.0 4.0 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.1 PST-11-7 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 4.3 4.3 8.0 4.0 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.1 RAD 553 5.7 5.3 8.0 7.3 4.0 2.7 7.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 2.7 4.1 RAD-1776 5.3 5.3 8.0 7.0 3.3 2.7 7.7 3.3 3.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.1 DLFPS-340/3500 6.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 4.0 6.3 5.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 DLFPS-340/3548 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 3.3 8.3 6.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 4.0 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 4.0 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 6.0 5.7 7.7 7.0 4.0 4.7 9.0 4.7 2.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 NAI-14-132 7.3 4.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 7.7 4.3 2.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 7.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 9.0 4.7 2.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 A11-38 6.0 5.3 7.7 7.0 5.0 3.7 6.7 3.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.5 KENBLUE 5.0 6.7 8.7 7.0 3.3 2.0 7.0 3.7 2.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.5 BLUE KNIGHT 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.7 3.0 3.3 6.3 2.7 2.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 3.3 PPG-KB 1320 7.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 2.7 7.3 2.3 2.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.3 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.1 0.9 2.4 2.0 1.5 3.4 2.1 1.2 3.0 2.1 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.0 C.V. (%) 9.0 13.7 7.5 9.2 21.1 20.1 14.5 22.6 19.3 19.7 16.2 13.3 16.6 17.1 20.5 20.8 19.1 11.7 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS