TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SUMMER COLOR SUMMER PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY NOVEMBER UNIFORMITY JULY AUGUST FEB APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 3.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.2 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 4.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 3.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 DLFPS-340/3551 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.1 DLFPS-340/3550 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 7.0 7.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.9 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 5.7 7.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.9 A15-6 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 PPG-KB 1131 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 BARVETTE HGT? 4.0 8.0 7.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 4.6 STARR (GO-2628) 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 2.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 AKB3128 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.5 BAR PP 79494 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.5 J-1138 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.5 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.5 AFTER MIDNIGHT 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.4 J-2726 5.7 6.7 4.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.4 PPG-KB 1304 6.3 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.4 SKYE 6.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.4 BAR PP 79366 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 A10-280 6.7 7.0 5.3 7.3 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.2 A11-26 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 A13-1 6.3 6.7 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.2 A99-2897 7.3 6.0 5.3 7.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.2 KH3492 5.7 7.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.2 A06-8 7.0 6.0 3.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.1 A16-1 6.7 6.3 2.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 2.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 2.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 4.1 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.1 DLFPS-340/3552 5.7 7.7 5.7 5.0 3.3 5.7 6.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.1 NURUSH (J-3510) 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.1 A16-2 6.0 6.0 2.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 2.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 4.0 BAR PP 7236V 4.3 7.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 DLFPS-340/3444 6.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 4.0 A12-34 7.7 6.7 3.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.9 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.3 6.7 2.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.9 MIDNIGHT 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.9 DLFPS-340/3364 6.3 5.3 2.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 2.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.8 DLFPS-340/3438 6.3 6.3 3.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.8 DLFPS-340/3455 4.7 7.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 3.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.8 DLFPS-340/3556 7.0 5.3 3.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 3.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.8 PST-K13-141 6.0 8.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.8 A16-7 7.0 5.7 3.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 3.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 BAR PP 7K426 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 BLUE DEVIL 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 DLFPS-340/3500 5.3 6.7 4.0 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 PST-K15-172 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.0 6.3 4.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 BAR PP 71213 4.0 6.0 3.3 4.3 6.7 3.0 2.3 3.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.6 BAR PP 7309V 3.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.6 PROSPERITY 7.3 7.0 3.0 7.0 5.0 3.7 1.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.6 TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SUMMER COLOR SUMMER PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY NOVEMBER UNIFORMITY JULY AUGUST FEB APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PST-K15-167 7.0 5.7 4.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 3.3 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.6 PST-T14-39 5.0 7.3 3.7 6.0 4.7 3.3 2.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.6 SHAMROCK 4.3 6.3 2.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 A16-17 4.0 7.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 3.3 2.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.5 DLFPS-340/3494 6.0 6.3 3.3 6.7 5.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.5 J-1319 7.3 5.3 3.0 7.7 5.3 4.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.0 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.5 SELWAY 4.7 8.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.5 DLFPS-340/3446 6.3 6.3 2.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.4 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.3 6.3 3.7 8.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.4 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.3 6.3 1.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 1.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.4 NAI-15-80 6.7 6.3 2.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 2.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 2.3 1.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 A11-40 5.7 7.0 2.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 2.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.2 MVS-130 7.3 6.7 3.3 7.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.2 DLFPS-340/3549 4.3 7.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 2.3 2.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.1 BABE 4.7 7.0 3.3 5.3 4.7 2.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 NAI-14-128 7.3 6.3 2.3 7.0 5.0 4.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.0 PST-11-7 6.0 6.0 2.3 6.3 4.0 3.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 RAD 553 4.7 7.3 3.7 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 RAD-1776 5.0 7.0 2.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 DLFPS-340/3548 6.0 6.0 2.7 6.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.9 DLFPS-340/3553 5.3 6.3 3.0 6.0 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 7.0 7.3 2.3 7.0 5.0 4.0 2.3 2.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.9 KENBLUE 3.3 8.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 2.9 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.0 6.0 3.0 7.0 4.3 4.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 5.3 3.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.9 PIVOT 6.7 5.3 2.0 6.3 5.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 5.7 5.0 3.0 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.9 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 6.7 6.7 2.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 2.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.8 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 7.3 6.0 2.7 7.3 4.3 4.7 2.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.8 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 5.3 7.7 2.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.8 NAI-14-122 6.7 7.0 3.0 7.7 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.8 NAI-14-132 7.7 6.7 2.0 7.3 4.3 4.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.8 AKB3179 6.3 7.3 2.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 AKB3241 6.7 6.3 2.3 6.0 3.7 3.3 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 ORION (PST-K13-143) 5.0 6.7 2.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 5.0 6.7 2.7 5.3 4.7 3.0 2.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 6.7 5.7 2.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 2.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.6 NK-1 6.0 5.7 3.0 6.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 2.6 A11-38 6.7 6.7 2.0 6.3 5.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 2.0 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 2.5 PPG-KB 1320 7.7 6.3 1.7 6.3 3.7 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.0 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.5 BLUE KNIGHT 7.0 6.3 2.7 6.3 4.0 2.3 1.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.2 1.4 0.9 2.0 2.7 2.0 1.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 C.V. (%) 14.8 10.2 24.5 9.6 19.9 29.5 33.4 17.3 31.0 28.8 26.2 27.5 30.3 27.8 25.7 21.7 17.7 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. 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 NC1 ANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS