TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # KY1 IN1 MI1 MN1 IA1 NE1 ND1 UT1 MEAN * STARR (GO-2628) 47 6.2 6.5 6.6 4.5 6.4 6.3 6.7 5.1 6.2 PPG-KB 1304 74 5.9 6.6 6.6 4.5 6.4 6.1 6.5 5.0 6.1 RAD-1776 28 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.0 6.3 6.4 7.0 4.9 6.1 * BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 46 6.1 6.4 6.6 4.3 6.3 6.2 6.5 5.0 6.1 * ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 82 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.4 6.8 4.9 6.1 * BARVETTE HGT? 23 5.8 6.5 6.5 4.4 6.4 6.0 6.5 4.9 6.0 A10-280 71 5.7 6.3 6.4 4.7 6.3 6.2 6.6 4.9 6.0 * SKYE 45 5.9 6.4 6.5 4.3 6.3 6.1 6.5 4.9 6.0 * CLOUD (GO-2425) 48 6.1 6.1 6.3 4.4 6.2 6.3 6.6 4.8 6.0 * SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4 5.9 6.0 6.3 4.5 6.2 6.2 6.6 4.8 5.9 * BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 27 6.0 6.1 6.3 4.4 6.2 6.2 6.5 4.8 5.9 * FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 40 5.9 5.4 5.9 4.9 6.1 6.5 7.0 4.7 5.9 A99-2897 3 5.8 6.0 6.2 4.6 6.2 6.2 6.6 4.8 5.9 DLFPS-340/3455 59 5.7 5.8 6.1 4.7 6.2 6.2 6.8 4.8 5.9 AKB3241 11 5.9 5.7 6.0 4.6 6.1 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.9 BAR PP 7236V 25 5.7 6.1 6.2 4.4 6.2 6.0 6.5 4.7 5.9 * UNITED (NAI-13-14) 33 6.1 5.4 5.9 4.5 5.9 6.5 6.8 4.6 5.9 KH3492 13 5.8 5.7 6.0 4.6 6.1 6.2 6.7 4.7 5.9 * YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 14 5.7 5.4 5.8 4.8 6.0 6.4 6.9 4.6 5.9 A11-26 67 5.7 6.2 6.3 4.3 6.1 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.8 * ORION (PST-K13-143) 35 5.8 5.4 5.9 4.6 6.0 6.3 6.8 4.6 5.8 A16-1 64 5.8 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.9 6.5 7.0 4.6 5.8 * DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 83 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.8 6.0 6.4 6.8 4.6 5.8 J-1138 16 6.0 5.5 5.9 4.3 5.9 6.4 6.6 4.6 5.8 * MIDNIGHT 88 6.1 5.4 5.9 4.4 5.8 6.4 6.7 4.6 5.8 AKB3128 9 5.7 5.9 6.1 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 4.6 5.8 BAR PP 79494 26 6.1 5.3 5.8 4.4 5.8 6.4 6.7 4.5 5.8 * TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 30 6.0 5.4 5.8 4.4 5.9 6.4 6.7 4.6 5.8 * BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 32 6.1 5.3 5.8 4.4 5.8 6.5 6.7 4.5 5.8 A06-8 78 5.8 5.5 5.9 4.6 5.9 6.3 6.7 4.6 5.8 NAI-14-122 34 5.6 5.5 5.9 4.7 6.0 6.2 6.7 4.6 5.8 DLFPS-340/3550 60 5.8 5.8 6.0 4.2 5.9 6.1 6.4 4.6 5.8 A13-1 2 5.6 6.0 6.1 4.3 6.0 5.9 6.3 4.6 5.7 RAD 553 6 5.4 5.5 5.8 4.7 6.0 6.1 6.6 4.5 5.7 DLFPS-340/3553 52 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.9 6.0 6.4 4.5 5.7 PPG-KB 1131 70 6.1 5.3 5.8 4.2 5.7 6.3 6.5 4.5 5.7 A16-17 76 5.4 6.2 6.2 4.2 6.0 5.8 6.1 4.6 5.7 PST-K13-141 81 5.5 5.8 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.9 6.3 4.5 5.7 DLFPS-340/3549 56 5.4 5.5 5.8 4.5 5.9 6.0 6.6 4.5 5.7 DLFPS-340/3551 61 5.6 5.7 6.0 4.2 5.9 6.0 6.3 4.5 5.7 DLFPS-340/3548 57 5.4 5.4 5.7 4.6 5.9 6.1 6.6 4.5 5.7 DLFPS-340/3552 62 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.1 5.9 6.0 6.3 4.5 5.7 * PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 80 5.6 5.0 5.5 4.7 5.8 6.3 6.8 4.4 5.7 A16-2 73 5.8 5.4 5.8 4.3 5.8 6.1 6.5 4.5 5.7 * PROSPERITY 77 5.8 4.9 5.5 4.5 5.7 6.4 6.8 4.4 5.7 A11-40 1 5.8 5.5 5.9 4.1 5.8 6.1 6.4 4.5 5.7 * BLUE DEVIL 44 5.9 5.3 5.8 4.2 5.7 6.2 6.4 4.4 5.6 * NURUSH (J-3510) 19 6.0 5.2 5.7 4.2 5.7 6.3 6.5 4.4 5.6 * SELWAY 7 5.5 5.7 5.9 4.2 5.9 5.9 6.3 4.5 5.6 BAR PP 7K426 24 5.6 5.6 5.9 4.2 5.8 6.0 6.3 4.5 5.6 BAR PP 79366 22 5.7 5.6 5.9 4.2 5.8 6.0 6.2 4.4 5.6 * SHAMROCK 72 5.6 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.7 6.2 6.7 4.4 5.6 TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ (CONT'D) GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # KY1 IN1 MI1 MN1 IA1 NE1 ND1 UT1 MEAN DLFPS-340/3500 54 5.7 5.6 5.9 4.1 5.7 6.0 6.2 4.4 5.6 * HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 41 5.3 5.5 5.8 4.4 5.9 5.9 6.4 4.4 5.6 DLFPS-340/3438 55 5.4 5.7 5.9 4.2 5.8 5.8 6.2 4.4 5.6 AKB3179 10 5.7 5.2 5.7 4.2 5.7 6.1 6.5 4.4 5.6 BAR PP 7309V 21 5.6 5.3 5.7 4.2 5.7 6.0 6.4 4.4 5.6 MVS-130 63 5.4 5.4 5.7 4.4 5.8 5.9 6.4 4.4 5.6 * COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 39 5.3 5.3 5.6 4.5 5.8 5.9 6.5 4.4 5.6 A11-38 69 5.4 4.9 5.4 4.7 5.7 6.1 6.7 4.3 5.6 NAI-15-80 31 5.5 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.6 6.2 6.6 4.3 5.6 * BABE 8 5.6 5.1 5.5 4.3 5.7 6.1 6.5 4.3 5.6 * JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 29 5.6 5.3 5.7 4.2 5.7 6.0 6.4 4.4 5.6 * PIVOT 43 5.6 5.2 5.6 4.2 5.7 6.0 6.5 4.4 5.5 PST-K15-172 87 5.6 5.6 5.9 4.0 5.7 5.9 6.2 4.4 5.5 A15-6 75 5.4 5.8 5.9 4.1 5.8 5.7 6.1 4.4 5.5 NAI-14-128 36 5.4 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.9 6.4 4.3 5.5 NAI-14-132 37 5.3 5.3 5.6 4.5 5.8 5.9 6.4 4.3 5.5 DLFPS-340/3446 50 5.5 5.3 5.6 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.4 4.3 5.5 DLFPS-340/3444 58 5.5 5.1 5.5 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.5 4.3 5.5 PST-T14-39 89 5.4 5.3 5.6 4.3 5.7 5.9 6.3 4.3 5.5 * AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 38 5.3 5.4 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.8 6.3 4.3 5.5 A12-34 66 5.5 5.4 5.7 4.2 5.6 5.9 6.2 4.3 5.5 NK-1 12 5.2 5.4 5.6 4.2 5.6 5.8 6.1 4.2 5.4 * AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 42 5.5 4.7 5.2 4.4 5.5 6.1 6.6 4.2 5.4 PPG-KB 1320 68 5.6 4.1 4.9 4.5 5.3 6.3 6.9 4.1 5.4 BAR PP 71213 20 5.2 5.3 5.5 4.1 5.5 5.7 6.1 4.1 5.3 DLFPS-340/3556 51 5.5 5.2 5.5 3.9 5.4 5.8 6.0 4.1 5.3 * AFTER MIDNIGHT 15 5.9 4.6 5.3 3.8 5.2 6.1 6.2 4.0 5.3 A16-7 65 5.5 4.8 5.3 4.0 5.4 5.9 6.2 4.1 5.3 * KENBLUE 79 4.9 5.3 5.5 4.1 5.6 5.5 6.1 4.2 5.3 * NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 86 5.8 4.1 5.0 4.2 5.2 6.3 6.6 4.0 5.3 DLFPS-340/3364 49 5.2 4.9 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.8 6.1 4.0 5.2 PST-K15-167 85 5.3 4.8 5.3 3.8 5.3 5.6 6.0 3.9 5.1 * BLUE KNIGHT 5 5.1 4.4 4.9 4.2 5.2 5.8 6.2 3.8 5.1 DLFPS-340/3494 53 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.1 5.0 6.0 6.4 3.7 5.1 J-2726 18 5.4 4.2 4.9 3.8 5.0 5.9 6.1 3.7 5.0 PST-11-7 84 5.3 4.2 4.9 3.8 5.0 5.8 6.1 3.7 5.0 J-1319 17 5.4 4.3 4.9 3.6 5.0 5.8 6.0 3.7 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 C.V. (%) 12.2 12.7 11.9 15.8 11.8 11.3 10.6 15.5 12.2 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2021 ** ENTRIES WITHIN THIS TABLE ARE ORDERED BY THE OVERALL MEAN AND HAVE SIMILAR TURF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL TEST LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LPI GROUP. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT REPRESENTED, THEN CHOOSE A LPI GROUP THAT CONTAINS A LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT SIMILAR TO YOUR PLANTING CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LPI, GO TO WWW.NTEP.ORG/LPI_Q&A.PDF 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.