TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL PERCENT GROUND SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY COVER FALL PATCH UNIFORMITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PPG-KB 1304 4.7 8.3 5.7 7.3 93.0 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.7 6.3 8.0 7.4 A11-26 7.3 4.3 7.3 8.3 90.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 8.3 7.7 8.7 7.3 A16-17 3.0 5.7 6.7 8.3 97.7 8.7 9.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.1 A13-1 6.7 4.7 4.0 8.0 95.0 9.0 8.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 A99-2897 8.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 93.3 9.0 8.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 6.9 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 5.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 99.0 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 4.0 6.0 6.9 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 7.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 88.0 8.7 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.9 STARR (GO-2628) 7.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 85.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.9 BAR PP 79366 7.7 3.0 6.3 8.0 88.3 9.0 9.0 4.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.6 DLFPS-340/3553 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 88.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 96.3 8.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.5 SKYE 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 93.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 DLFPS-340/3500 7.0 3.0 6.0 8.0 88.3 8.7 7.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 DLFPS-340/3550 7.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 90.0 8.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 DLFPS-340/3556 7.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 75.0 8.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 7.0 6.2 NURUSH (J-3510) 8.0 2.7 5.3 7.3 86.7 8.7 7.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 J-1138 8.0 3.3 5.7 8.0 88.3 8.3 8.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.1 BAR PP 71213 2.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 88.3 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 9.0 2.7 6.0 7.0 88.3 7.7 8.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 BAR PP 7236V 2.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 83.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.9 DLFPS-340/3551 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 86.7 7.7 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.9 DLFPS-340/3552 7.0 4.0 6.3 8.0 93.0 8.7 8.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 PST-K15-172 5.3 3.7 5.3 7.3 99.0 8.7 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 A10-280 5.7 8.0 4.7 8.0 91.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 5.8 AKB3128 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 85.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.8 PST-K11-118 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 76.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.8 AFTER MIDNIGHT 9.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 81.7 6.7 7.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 BARVETTE HGT? 2.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 97.7 9.0 8.7 7.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 81.7 6.0 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 MIDNIGHT 8.7 2.3 5.0 7.3 81.7 8.7 7.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 PPG-KB 1131 8.0 2.7 5.3 8.3 85.0 8.0 7.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 PST-K13-141 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 88.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 DLFPS-340/3438 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 86.7 7.7 7.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.6 PST-T14-39 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 80.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.6 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 9.0 2.7 4.7 6.3 83.3 7.7 7.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.6 AKB3241 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 93.3 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 3.7 4.3 5.5 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 5.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 61.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 NK-1 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 80.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 A15-6 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 83.3 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 BAR PP 79494 8.7 2.0 5.3 6.0 83.3 7.0 6.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 BAR PP 7K426 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 76.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 65.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 8.7 2.0 5.3 5.7 81.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.9 BAR PP 7309V 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 75.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.8 BLUE DEVIL 9.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 85.0 6.7 7.0 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.8 A06-8 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 66.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 8.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 76.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 J-2726 7.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 61.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 9.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 50.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.6 A11-40 3.7 7.3 5.7 4.0 73.3 4.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.5 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL GROUND COVER SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY FALL PATCH UNIFORMITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A16-2 6.3 7.0 4.7 3.0 58.3 3.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 4.5 DLFPS-340/3446 7.3 6.3 5.0 3.3 61.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.5 PIVOT 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 68.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.5 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 4.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 53.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.4 PST-11-7 7.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 18.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 3.3 3.7 2.3 3.7 4.4 SELWAY 4.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 71.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.4 A16-7 8.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 73.3 5.7 6.3 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 AKB3179 7.3 3.7 6.7 4.7 70.0 4.7 6.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 DLFPS-340/3455 3.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 56.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.0 2.7 4.0 4.3 J-1319 9.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 73.3 4.3 5.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 PST-K15-167 6.7 2.0 5.0 5.3 70.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 A12-34 9.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 85.0 7.0 5.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 3.7 3.3 4.2 KH3492 5.7 7.0 4.3 3.7 61.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 2.7 3.7 4.2 BABE 5.7 6.3 5.0 2.7 63.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.1 MVS-130 9.0 3.0 6.3 4.3 60.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.1 NAI-15-80 8.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 76.7 5.3 5.7 3.0 2.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.1 NAI-14-128 9.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 76.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.0 4.0 3.9 PST-K15-157 7.0 6.7 7.0 4.0 56.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.9 NAI-14-132 9.0 3.3 6.3 5.3 73.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.9 DLFPS-340/3548 4.7 6.0 4.0 3.3 50.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 RAD 553 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 60.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 DLFPS-340/3364 8.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 65.0 6.0 6.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 3.0 3.3 3.6 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 8.3 3.0 5.0 4.7 71.7 4.3 4.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 3.6 ORION (PST-K13-143) 5.0 5.0 4.7 2.7 51.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 3.0 2.7 2.0 2.0 3.6 DLFPS-340/3549 6.3 6.0 5.3 3.0 50.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.3 3.4 NAI-14-122 9.0 3.3 6.0 4.3 68.3 3.7 5.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 PROSPERITY 9.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 38.3 3.3 3.0 2.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.3 RAD-1776 4.7 7.3 4.7 2.3 36.7 2.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.3 A11-38 4.0 5.3 4.3 1.7 31.7 1.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 3.2 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 9.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 65.0 3.7 4.7 1.7 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.1 SHAMROCK 7.0 6.7 3.0 1.3 23.3 1.0 2.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 2.3 2.3 1.0 1.0 2.9 A16-1 6.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 16.7 1.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 2.3 DLFPS-340/3494 6.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 30.0 1.3 2.7 4.3 4.3 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 2.3 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 8.7 5.7 2.3 2.0 31.7 1.3 4.0 2.0 1.7 3.0 3.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 2.0 2.1 DLFPS-340/3444 5.0 6.3 3.7 1.0 26.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 3.7 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 KENBLUE 3.0 8.3 3.7 2.7 30.0 2.7 1.0 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.3 1.7 2.1 BLUE KNIGHT 7.3 3.0 3.0 1.7 38.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.7 3.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.3 2.0 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.3 5.3 4.7 1.7 21.7 1.0 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.9 PPG-KB 1320 8.5 5.0 3.0 1.0 15.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 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 16.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 0.9 C.V. (%) 11.6 16.8 14.1 22.0 16.0 19.4 17.0 20.5 19.3 17.9 16.1 19.9 20.5 22.2 21.9 13.0 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 271-450 376-500 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS