TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY UNIFORMITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PPG-KB 1304 4.7 8.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.7 6.3 7.4 A11-26 7.3 4.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 A16-17 3.0 5.7 6.7 8.3 9.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 A13-1 6.7 4.7 4.0 8.0 8.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 A99-2897 8.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 8.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 6.9 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 5.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 4.0 6.9 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 7.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.9 STARR (GO-2628) 7.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.9 BAR PP 79366 7.7 3.0 6.3 8.0 9.0 4.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.6 DLFPS-340/3553 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.6 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 6.0 6.5 SKYE 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.4 DLFPS-340/3500 7.0 3.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 DLFPS-340/3550 7.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 4.7 6.3 DLFPS-340/3556 7.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 6.2 NURUSH (J-3510) 8.0 2.7 5.3 7.3 7.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.2 J-1138 8.0 3.3 5.7 8.0 8.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.1 BAR PP 71213 2.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 9.0 2.7 6.0 7.0 8.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 BAR PP 7236V 2.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 DLFPS-340/3551 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.9 DLFPS-340/3552 7.0 4.0 6.3 8.0 8.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.9 PST-K15-172 5.3 3.7 5.3 7.3 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.7 5.0 5.9 A10-280 5.7 8.0 4.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.8 AKB3128 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.8 PST-K11-118 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.8 AFTER MIDNIGHT 9.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 BARVETTE HGT? 2.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 7.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 MIDNIGHT 8.7 2.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 PPG-KB 1131 8.0 2.7 5.3 8.3 7.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 PST-K13-141 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 DLFPS-340/3438 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.6 PST-T14-39 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.6 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 9.0 2.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.6 AKB3241 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 3.7 5.5 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 5.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 NK-1 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 A15-6 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 BAR PP 79494 8.7 2.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 BAR PP 7K426 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 8.7 2.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.9 BAR PP 7309V 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.8 BLUE DEVIL 9.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.8 A06-8 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 8.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 J-2726 7.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 9.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.6 A11-40 3.7 7.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY UNIFORMITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN A16-2 6.3 7.0 4.7 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.7 2.7 4.5 DLFPS-340/3446 7.3 6.3 5.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.5 PIVOT 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.5 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 4.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.4 PST-11-7 7.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 3.3 3.7 2.3 4.4 SELWAY 4.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.4 A16-7 8.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.3 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 AKB3179 7.3 3.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 DLFPS-340/3455 3.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.0 2.7 4.3 J-1319 9.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.3 PST-K15-167 6.7 2.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.3 A12-34 9.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 3.7 4.2 KH3492 5.7 7.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 2.7 4.2 BABE 5.7 6.3 5.0 2.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.1 MVS-130 9.0 3.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.1 NAI-15-80 8.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 3.0 2.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.0 4.1 NAI-14-128 9.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.9 PST-K15-157 7.0 6.7 7.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.9 NAI-14-132 9.0 3.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.9 DLFPS-340/3548 4.7 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 2.7 3.7 RAD 553 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 DLFPS-340/3364 8.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 3.0 3.6 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 8.3 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.6 ORION (PST-K13-143) 5.0 5.0 4.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 3.0 2.7 2.0 3.6 DLFPS-340/3549 6.3 6.0 5.3 3.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.4 NAI-14-122 9.0 3.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.3 PROSPERITY 9.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 2.3 3.3 RAD-1776 4.7 7.3 4.7 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 2.0 2.3 3.3 A11-38 4.0 5.3 4.3 1.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.2 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 9.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 1.7 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.1 SHAMROCK 7.0 6.7 3.0 1.3 2.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 2.3 2.3 1.0 2.9 A16-1 6.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.3 DLFPS-340/3494 6.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 2.7 4.3 4.3 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.3 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 8.7 5.7 2.3 2.0 4.0 2.0 1.7 3.0 3.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 2.1 DLFPS-340/3444 5.0 6.3 3.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 3.7 1.3 1.0 1.0 2.1 KENBLUE 3.0 8.3 3.7 2.7 1.0 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.1 BLUE KNIGHT 7.3 3.0 3.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.7 3.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.3 5.3 4.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.9 PPG-KB 1320 8.5 5.0 3.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 0.9 C.V. (%) 11.7 16.8 14.1 22.1 17.2 20.6 19.4 18.0 16.2 20.1 20.7 22.2 13.2 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 0-60 376-500 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS