TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN AFTER MIDNIGHT 7.0 6.7 98.3 95.3 94.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.2 BAR PP 79494 7.3 7.0 99.0 96.7 89.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 MIDNIGHT 7.3 6.7 99.0 96.3 93.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 PPG-KB 1131 7.3 6.7 99.0 95.0 94.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.3 6.3 99.0 93.0 93.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.3 6.0 98.7 92.7 91.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 NURUSH (J-3510) 7.3 6.3 99.0 94.7 94.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 J-1138 8.0 7.3 99.0 92.0 92.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.0 6.0 99.0 94.7 93.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.6 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.7 6.7 98.7 93.7 94.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 6.7 6.3 99.0 96.7 95.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 A16-7 6.3 6.3 99.0 94.7 95.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 BLUE DEVIL 6.7 6.3 99.0 93.7 95.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 DLFPS-340/3500 6.7 6.0 99.0 91.7 93.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 DLFPS-340/3556 7.0 6.3 98.3 89.3 95.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 J-1319 7.0 6.0 97.3 94.0 92.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.4 ORION (PST-K13-143) 6.7 6.3 99.0 91.7 92.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 PROSPERITY 7.0 6.3 97.0 94.3 90.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.4 PST-K15-167 7.3 6.3 99.0 90.7 96.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 PST-T14-39 6.0 6.3 96.0 91.3 95.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 SKYE 6.7 6.3 99.0 91.7 93.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 STARR (GO-2628) 7.0 6.3 98.7 93.7 94.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.4 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 6.7 6.0 99.0 96.3 93.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 DLFPS-340/3550 7.0 6.3 97.7 92.3 93.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 6.0 6.3 99.0 93.7 94.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 J-2726 6.7 6.3 98.3 93.0 92.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.3 6.7 94.0 92.3 95.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 A13-1 6.3 6.0 99.0 94.3 95.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.2 A99-2897 6.3 6.0 97.7 92.3 94.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 AKB3241 7.0 6.3 97.7 82.0 92.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 BAR PP 79366 7.0 6.7 99.0 88.3 91.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 DLFPS-340/3446 6.3 6.0 97.3 94.0 95.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.2 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.0 6.0 99.0 90.0 92.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 KH3492 6.0 6.3 99.0 87.7 94.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 PST-11-7 6.7 6.0 99.0 88.0 93.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 PST-K15-172 6.3 6.3 98.3 91.0 93.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 SHAMROCK 6.0 6.0 99.0 77.7 93.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.2 A06-8 6.7 6.3 98.7 89.7 94.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 A10-280 6.0 6.0 97.3 96.0 94.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 A11-38 6.0 6.0 99.0 82.3 92.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.1 A12-34 6.3 6.0 97.0 93.3 93.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.1 BAR PP 7236V 5.7 5.7 99.0 92.3 93.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 6.0 6.0 99.0 96.3 91.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 BARVETTE HGT? 5.0 6.3 99.0 94.3 93.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 BLUE KNIGHT 6.3 6.0 98.7 88.7 92.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.1 DLFPS-340/3553 5.7 6.3 99.0 92.3 95.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.1 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 5.7 5.3 98.3 80.0 96.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.1 PPG-KB 1304 6.7 6.0 98.7 97.0 96.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 RAD 553 5.7 5.7 99.0 93.0 92.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 6.7 6.7 99.0 96.3 94.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN A11-26 6.7 6.0 98.0 84.0 93.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 AKB3128 6.0 6.0 99.0 94.3 95.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 BAR PP 71213 5.0 5.7 99.0 90.7 93.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 DLFPS-340/3494 6.7 6.0 94.7 96.3 92.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 PPG-KB 1320 6.3 6.3 99.0 93.3 88.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 A15-6 5.7 6.0 97.7 94.3 93.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 A16-17 5.7 6.0 99.0 97.3 95.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 A16-2 6.0 6.0 99.0 91.3 91.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.9 AKB3179 6.0 5.7 98.3 90.0 95.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 6.7 6.0 97.0 88.7 93.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 3.3 5.9 BABE 5.7 6.0 99.0 92.0 94.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.9 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 5.7 5.7 97.7 84.7 93.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 3.3 5.9 DLFPS-340/3455 6.0 6.0 99.0 91.3 93.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 DLFPS-340/3548 6.3 5.7 99.0 90.7 94.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 NAI-14-128 5.7 5.0 98.3 87.0 95.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 3.7 5.9 PIVOT 6.0 5.7 98.7 85.0 92.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 SELWAY 5.7 6.3 99.0 95.3 93.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.3 6.3 99.0 84.0 93.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 6.0 6.0 98.0 85.7 93.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 BAR PP 7309V 5.3 5.7 99.0 81.0 93.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.8 BAR PP 7K426 5.0 5.7 99.0 88.0 91.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-340/3549 5.7 6.0 99.0 85.7 93.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-340/3551 6.3 6.3 98.0 92.7 93.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 DLFPS-340/3552 6.3 6.3 98.3 86.7 96.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.8 MVS-130 5.7 5.3 96.3 84.7 94.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 3.3 5.8 NAI-15-80 6.0 5.3 99.0 95.7 94.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 PST-K13-141 5.3 5.7 99.0 94.3 94.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 A11-40 5.7 6.3 99.0 90.3 96.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 DLFPS-340/3438 5.3 5.3 95.7 92.0 93.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 NAI-14-122 5.3 5.3 98.3 87.0 92.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 3.0 5.7 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 5.3 5.7 99.0 85.7 93.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.6 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 6.3 5.7 98.0 89.7 95.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 3.0 5.6 RAD-1776 5.7 6.0 99.0 82.0 94.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.3 5.6 A16-1 6.0 6.0 99.0 75.0 93.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 2.3 5.5 NK-1 5.0 5.7 98.3 93.7 95.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 KENBLUE 5.3 6.0 99.0 85.3 92.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.4 NAI-14-132 4.7 4.7 98.7 89.0 92.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 2.7 5.4 DLFPS-340/3364 6.0 5.3 98.3 94.7 96.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 DLFPS-340/3444 5.7 6.0 99.0 81.3 95.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 2.7 5.3 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.4 1.7 15.1 10.2 1.1 1.4 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 11.6 9.5 1.0 7.1 2.7 7.9 9.7 6.8 7.7 9.2 14.5 6.1 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. TABLE A. 2020 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 AR1 ILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS