TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # CT1 NJ1 MD1 TN1 OK1 NE1 UT1 MEAN * BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 46 6.4 7.6 7.2 7.3 5.3 6.6 5.6 6.6 * BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 32 6.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 5.3 6.6 5.6 6.5 * MIDNIGHT 88 6.3 7.4 7.1 7.1 5.2 6.5 5.5 6.4 * ACOUSTIC (PPG-KB 1131) 70 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.9 5.0 6.4 5.4 6.4 * CLOUD (GO-2425) 48 6.3 6.9 7.1 7.3 5.3 6.6 5.6 6.4 * STARR (GO-2628) 47 6.2 7.1 7.0 7.2 5.3 6.5 5.5 6.4 * BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 27 6.1 6.9 6.9 7.2 5.2 6.4 5.4 6.3 * SKYE 45 6.1 6.1 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.5 5.5 6.3 * TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 30 6.2 6.9 6.9 7.0 5.0 6.4 5.4 6.3 J-1138 16 6.0 6.7 6.9 7.1 5.1 6.3 5.3 6.2 A11-40 1 6.1 6.9 6.8 6.9 4.9 6.3 5.3 6.2 * ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 82 6.0 5.7 6.9 7.3 5.3 6.5 5.5 6.2 * AFTER MIDNIGHT 15 6.1 7.4 6.8 6.7 4.7 6.3 5.2 6.2 * BLUE DEVIL 44 6.0 7.3 6.8 6.8 4.8 6.2 5.2 6.2 BAR PP 79494 26 6.0 6.1 6.9 7.1 5.1 6.4 5.4 6.1 * UNITED (NAI-13-14) 33 6.0 6.4 6.8 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.1 * NURUSH (J-3510) 19 6.0 6.6 6.8 6.9 5.0 6.3 5.2 6.1 * NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 86 6.2 7.6 6.8 6.4 4.4 6.2 5.1 6.1 BAR PP 7236V 25 5.9 5.5 6.8 7.2 5.2 6.4 5.4 6.1 KH3492 13 6.0 5.3 6.8 7.2 5.1 6.5 5.4 6.0 A16-2 73 6.0 6.0 6.8 7.0 4.9 6.3 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-340/3550 60 5.8 6.4 6.7 6.9 5.0 6.2 5.2 6.0 PST-K15-172 87 5.8 6.3 6.7 6.9 4.9 6.2 5.2 6.0 * SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4 5.8 5.6 6.7 7.1 5.1 6.3 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-340/3552 62 5.8 5.5 6.7 7.2 5.2 6.3 5.3 6.0 PPG-KB 1304 74 5.7 5.4 6.7 7.2 5.2 6.3 5.3 6.0 PST-11-7 84 6.1 7.1 6.7 6.4 4.3 6.2 5.0 6.0 * BARVETTE HGT? 23 5.8 5.2 6.7 7.2 5.2 6.3 5.3 6.0 * JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 29 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.9 4.9 6.2 5.2 6.0 * PROSPERITY 77 6.0 6.2 6.7 6.7 4.6 6.2 5.1 5.9 * BABE 8 5.9 5.5 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.2 5.9 * FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 40 5.9 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.2 5.9 BAR PP 7K426 24 5.8 5.7 6.6 6.9 4.9 6.2 5.1 5.9 * PIVOT 43 5.8 6.0 6.6 6.7 4.7 6.1 5.0 5.9 AKB3241 11 5.8 4.6 6.7 7.2 5.0 6.4 5.3 5.9 PST-K13-141 81 5.8 4.5 6.7 7.2 5.1 6.3 5.3 5.8 A10-280 71 5.7 5.2 6.6 7.0 5.0 6.2 5.2 5.8 DLFPS-340/3553 52 5.7 4.9 6.6 7.1 5.1 6.2 5.2 5.8 DLFPS-340/3494 53 5.9 6.0 6.6 6.6 4.5 6.2 5.0 5.8 * ORION (PST-K13-143) 35 5.7 5.6 6.6 6.8 4.8 6.1 5.1 5.8 DLFPS-340/3500 54 5.7 5.1 6.6 7.0 5.0 6.2 5.2 5.8 A06-8 78 5.8 4.9 6.6 7.0 4.9 6.3 5.2 5.8 * SHAMROCK 72 5.9 5.0 6.6 6.9 4.8 6.3 5.2 5.8 AKB3179 10 5.7 4.8 6.6 7.1 5.0 6.3 5.2 5.8 AKB3128 9 5.6 4.8 6.6 7.1 5.0 6.2 5.2 5.8 * SELWAY 7 5.6 5.9 6.5 6.7 4.7 6.0 4.9 5.7 DLFPS-340/3551 61 5.6 4.8 6.5 7.0 4.9 6.1 5.1 5.7 A13-1 2 5.5 4.2 6.5 7.2 5.2 6.2 5.2 5.7 * BLUE MAGIC (A99-2897) 3 5.5 4.5 6.5 7.1 5.1 6.1 5.1 5.7 RAD-1776 28 5.6 4.2 6.5 7.1 5.0 6.2 5.2 5.7 A11-26 67 5.5 4.6 6.4 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ (CONT'D) GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # CT1 NJ1 MD1 TN1 OK1 NE1 UT1 MEAN BAR PP 7309V 21 5.6 4.7 6.4 6.9 4.8 6.1 5.0 5.6 BAR PP 79366 22 5.4 4.4 6.4 7.1 5.0 6.0 5.1 5.6 * YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 14 5.7 3.4 6.6 7.2 5.0 6.4 5.2 5.6 PST-T14-39 89 5.6 4.9 6.4 6.8 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 PPG-KB 1320 68 5.7 5.4 6.4 6.4 4.3 6.0 4.8 5.6 DLFPS-340/3455 59 5.5 4.3 6.4 6.9 4.8 6.1 5.0 5.6 DLFPS-340/3548 57 5.5 4.8 6.4 6.7 4.6 6.0 4.9 5.6 A16-7 65 5.5 4.6 6.4 6.8 4.7 6.0 4.9 5.6 A15-6 75 5.4 4.5 6.3 6.9 4.8 6.0 5.0 5.6 * PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 80 5.6 4.7 6.4 6.6 4.5 6.0 4.9 5.5 NAI-14-128 36 5.5 4.0 6.4 6.9 4.8 6.1 5.0 5.5 DLFPS-340/3444 58 5.5 4.0 6.4 6.9 4.8 6.1 5.0 5.5 J-2726 18 5.5 4.8 6.3 6.6 4.5 6.0 4.9 5.5 DLFPS-340/3438 55 5.4 4.0 6.3 7.0 4.9 6.0 5.0 5.5 * DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 83 5.6 3.6 6.4 7.0 4.8 6.2 5.1 5.5 A16-17 76 5.3 3.6 6.3 7.2 5.1 6.0 5.1 5.5 NAI-14-122 34 5.5 3.3 6.4 7.1 4.9 6.2 5.1 5.5 A11-38 69 5.6 3.6 6.4 6.9 4.7 6.2 5.0 5.5 A12-34 66 5.4 4.3 6.3 6.8 4.7 6.0 4.9 5.5 A16-1 64 5.5 2.8 6.4 7.2 4.9 6.3 5.2 5.5 DLFPS-340/3549 56 5.4 4.0 6.3 6.9 4.7 6.0 4.9 5.5 NAI-14-132 37 5.5 3.1 6.4 7.0 4.8 6.2 5.1 5.4 * COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 39 5.5 3.3 6.4 7.0 4.8 6.2 5.1 5.4 J-1319 17 5.4 5.7 6.2 6.2 4.2 5.7 4.6 5.4 DLFPS-340/3556 51 5.3 3.7 6.3 7.0 4.9 6.0 5.0 5.4 MVS-130 63 5.4 3.1 6.3 7.0 4.9 6.1 5.1 5.4 RAD 553 6 5.4 3.6 6.3 6.9 4.8 6.1 5.0 5.4 NAI-15-80 31 5.5 2.9 6.4 7.1 4.9 6.2 5.1 5.4 PST-K15-167 85 5.4 5.1 6.2 6.4 4.4 5.8 4.7 5.4 DLFPS-340/3446 50 5.4 3.5 6.3 7.0 4.8 6.0 5.0 5.4 * AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 42 5.5 3.4 6.3 6.9 4.7 6.1 5.0 5.4 DLFPS-340/3364 49 5.2 3.7 6.2 6.8 4.7 5.9 4.8 5.3 * AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 38 5.3 2.8 6.2 7.0 4.8 6.0 5.0 5.3 * HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 41 5.3 3.5 6.2 6.7 4.5 5.9 4.8 5.3 BAR PP 71213 20 5.2 3.2 6.1 6.8 4.7 5.9 4.8 5.2 NK-1 12 5.1 2.7 6.1 7.0 4.8 5.9 4.9 5.2 * BLUE KNIGHT 5 5.1 3.2 6.0 6.6 4.4 5.7 4.7 5.1 * KENBLUE 79 4.9 3.4 5.8 6.5 4.4 5.5 4.5 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 C.V. (%) 12.5 14.1 10.9 10.3 14.6 11.6 13.9 12.4 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2022 ** 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.