TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING DOLLAR SPOT QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SEEDHEAD JUNE JULY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.0 8.7 8.7 6.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 5.3 7.3 9.0 8.0 7.8 STARR (GO-2628) 6.3 9.0 8.7 6.3 7.0 8.7 8.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.5 SKYE 5.7 8.0 9.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 A11-40 6.7 9.0 8.7 7.3 5.7 7.3 8.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.2 AFTER MIDNIGHT 2.7 9.0 8.0 4.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 3.7 7.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 AKB3179 4.0 7.3 8.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 8.3 5.7 8.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 CLOUD (GO-2425) 5.3 8.7 8.7 6.7 5.7 8.0 7.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 BLUE DEVIL 1.3 8.0 8.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.8 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 1.3 9.0 9.0 8.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.8 PPG-KB 1131 1.0 8.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 6.8 PST-K15-172 4.7 8.7 8.7 6.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 MIDNIGHT 1.0 8.3 9.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.6 A16-2 7.0 9.0 7.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.5 NURUSH (J-3510) 2.0 9.0 9.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.5 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 1.3 8.3 9.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.4 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 3.3 7.7 7.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 6.3 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 8.0 7.7 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.2 J-1138 1.0 9.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 4.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.2 PIVOT 6.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 AKB3241 6.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 DLFPS-340/3552 5.0 3.0 9.0 8.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.3 9.0 6.0 3.3 7.3 8.3 6.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4.7 9.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 BARVETTE HGT? 8.0 9.0 7.0 3.0 6.3 3.3 5.0 2.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 5.9 DLFPS-340/3550 6.0 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 5.9 BAR PP 79494 1.0 8.7 8.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 6.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.8 AKB3128 7.3 2.7 9.0 6.7 5.0 4.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 DLFPS-340/3553 8.0 9.0 7.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 3.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.6 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 1.0 8.7 8.7 7.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.6 J-1319 1.7 6.3 9.0 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.5 PST-11-7 3.7 7.7 6.0 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 2.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 5.5 BAR PP 7309V 5.0 7.7 8.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 DLFPS-340/3500 1.7 7.7 6.7 3.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 2.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.4 PST-K15-167 2.3 6.0 8.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 SELWAY 8.0 9.0 6.7 2.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 3.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 BAR PP 7236V 8.0 9.0 7.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 BAR PP 7K426 4.7 7.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 7.7 9.0 7.3 2.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 3.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.2 PPG-KB 1304 8.3 9.0 7.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.2 A11-26 5.3 9.0 6.0 2.7 7.0 8.3 5.0 2.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.1 PROSPERITY 1.7 8.7 6.3 3.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 2.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.1 DLFPS-340/3455 7.3 9.0 8.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 DLFPS-340/3551 5.3 5.3 9.0 8.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 ORION (PST-K13-143) 7.0 8.7 9.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 BABE 6.3 9.0 6.3 3.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 2.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 PPG-KB 1320 4.0 9.0 8.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 3.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 DLFPS-340/3444 7.0 9.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 PST-K13-141 6.0 7.3 8.0 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.0 3.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 4.8 SHAMROCK 6.7 9.0 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 A16-7 2.7 5.7 9.0 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING DOLLAR SPOT QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SEEDHEAD JUNE JULY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN KH3492 7.0 9.0 6.3 3.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 2.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 A06-8 4.7 7.3 8.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.6 J-2726 1.3 8.3 5.0 1.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 1.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 4.6 DLFPS-340/3556 1.3 7.0 8.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.5 A15-6 6.0 4.7 8.7 6.3 2.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.4 DLFPS-340/3438 6.0 7.7 9.0 7.3 5.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.4 A99-2897 5.3 5.7 9.0 5.7 2.7 3.3 4.3 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 A12-34 5.7 3.7 9.0 7.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.2 A10-280 4.3 8.7 8.3 4.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.1 RAD-1776 8.0 9.0 9.0 8.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 2.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.1 A13-1 4.0 9.0 8.3 5.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 3.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 BAR PP 79366 1.3 6.3 6.3 3.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 2.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 DLFPS-340/3446 6.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 DLFPS-340/3494 1.0 8.3 6.3 2.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 1.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 3.9 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 7.7 9.0 5.3 2.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 1.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.9 MVS-130 2.7 9.0 8.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 2.7 1.7 3.0 3.0 3.9 DLFPS-340/3549 5.0 9.0 2.7 1.3 5.7 5.0 2.3 1.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 3.8 BAR PP 71213 8.0 9.0 5.7 2.0 7.7 5.3 4.0 1.3 1.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 A16-1 7.0 9.0 7.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 3.7 2.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 3.5 NAI-14-128 2.3 8.7 9.0 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 2.3 2.3 4.0 3.0 3.5 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 2.7 8.0 9.0 6.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 2.3 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.4 KENBLUE 9.0 9.0 5.0 1.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 1.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.4 PST-T14-39 8.0 8.7 7.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 1.7 2.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 A16-17 8.0 9.0 4.7 1.3 4.3 6.3 3.3 1.3 2.0 2.7 2.3 3.2 DLFPS-340/3364 3.0 5.3 9.0 7.0 2.3 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.2 DLFPS-340/3548 5.3 9.0 2.7 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.3 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.2 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 3.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 2.0 1.7 3.0 3.0 3.2 NAI-14-122 4.7 8.7 9.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 2.0 1.3 2.7 3.0 3.2 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.3 8.7 7.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 1.3 1.0 2.3 2.7 3.2 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 2.3 8.3 7.7 6.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 3.0 1.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.3 9.0 3.7 1.0 6.7 6.0 3.3 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.1 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 6.7 8.3 9.0 8.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.3 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 NAI-15-80 6.3 7.7 9.0 8.7 1.0 2.7 3.3 4.7 2.3 1.7 3.0 2.7 NAI-14-132 2.7 8.7 9.0 7.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.0 1.3 2.3 2.7 2.6 NK-1 5.3 5.3 9.0 8.7 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 2.6 RAD 553 5.0 9.0 2.0 1.3 3.3 4.0 1.7 1.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.6 A11-38 5.3 9.0 1.3 1.0 5.7 5.7 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.4 BLUE KNIGHT 2.3 8.3 2.3 1.0 3.3 3.0 2.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 LSD VALUE 1.4 0.9 1.8 2.5 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.3 C.V. (%) 19.5 8.0 15.4 30.8 20.2 22.1 24.8 38.1 24.4 24.8 23.3 17.0 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. 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 NJ1 OAM 6.1-6.5 151-270 241-375 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS