TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1 / 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY UNIFORMITY MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.3 6.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.4 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 6.3 5.7 9.0 8.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.3 PPG-KB 1304 7.7 5.3 9.0 8.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 A11-40 6.0 6.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.1 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 6.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.1 NAI-14-132 8.0 6.3 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.1 BAR PP 7236V 6.3 5.7 9.0 8.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.0 DLFPS-340/3438 6.3 5.0 9.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 SKYE 6.3 6.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 BARVETTE HGT? 6.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.9 BLUE DEVIL 8.0 5.0 9.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.9 DLFPS-340/3551 6.3 6.0 9.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.9 PST-K15-172 6.3 5.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.9 BAR PP 7K426 6.0 6.0 8.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 NAI-14-122 7.3 6.3 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.8 A12-34 6.7 6.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 A16-17 6.3 6.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 AKB3179 6.0 6.3 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 DLFPS-340/3500 6.7 5.7 9.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 DLFPS-340/3553 6.7 6.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 RAD-1776 6.3 6.7 9.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 STARR (GO-2628) 6.7 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 6.7 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 A13-1 7.0 5.3 8.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.6 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.3 6.7 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-340/3552 6.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.6 MIDNIGHT 7.7 5.7 9.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.6 PPG-KB 1131 7.7 5.7 9.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 A10-280 6.7 6.7 9.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 KH3492 6.3 5.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 NK-1 6.0 5.7 8.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 A11-38 6.7 5.7 8.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.4 A99-2897 6.7 5.7 8.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.4 BAR PP 71213 6.0 5.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.4 BAR PP 79366 8.0 5.0 8.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.4 DLFPS-340/3446 6.3 7.3 9.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 DLFPS-340/3556 7.0 4.7 9.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.4 PST-K13-141 6.0 6.7 9.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 AKB3128 6.3 6.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 J-1319 7.0 6.7 9.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.3 6.3 8.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 NURUSH (J-3510) 6.7 5.7 9.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 A06-8 7.0 6.7 8.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 BABE 6.3 7.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 DLFPS-340/3550 6.7 5.3 9.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 J-1138 7.3 6.0 9.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 ORION (PST-K13-143) 7.3 6.7 8.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.2 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.7 5.3 9.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 8.0 5.7 9.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.2 A16-7 6.3 5.7 9.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1 / 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY UNIFORMITY MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 7.0 5.7 8.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 DLFPS-340/3549 6.3 6.0 8.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 NAI-15-80 6.7 7.3 9.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 SELWAY 6.0 7.3 8.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 A15-6 6.7 4.7 8.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 AKB3241 6.7 6.0 8.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 7.3 5.3 8.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 8.0 4.7 9.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 MVS-130 7.0 6.3 9.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 A16-2 6.0 6.7 8.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.8 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 7.7 7.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 BAR PP 7309V 6.0 6.3 8.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 7.3 6.7 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 DLFPS-340/3455 6.3 7.3 8.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.8 PIVOT 7.7 5.7 8.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 PROSPERITY 8.0 5.7 9.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.8 RAD 553 6.0 6.7 9.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 SHAMROCK 6.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.8 BAR PP 79494 7.0 7.0 8.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.0 6.0 8.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 NAI-14-128 7.3 8.0 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 A11-26 6.7 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 AFTER MIDNIGHT 7.7 6.3 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 DLFPS-340/3364 6.3 7.0 8.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 DLFPS-340/3444 6.3 6.7 8.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.3 6.7 9.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.6 PPG-KB 1320 6.7 7.0 8.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 DLFPS-340/3548 7.3 5.7 8.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 KENBLUE 6.0 7.0 8.7 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.5 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 6.3 6.7 8.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.3 7.0 8.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.5 PST-K15-167 6.7 6.0 8.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.5 A16-1 6.7 6.7 8.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.4 BLUE KNIGHT 6.0 7.7 8.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 DLFPS-340/3494 6.7 7.0 8.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 J-2726 6.7 7.0 8.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 PST-T14-39 6.7 7.0 7.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 PST-11-7 6.0 7.0 7.7 3.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.6 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.8 1.3 2.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.9 1.1 C.V. (%) 8.3 14.7 5.4 20.4 15.3 12.7 11.6 11.2 11.3 15.7 9.6 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. 2021 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 MI1 - - - - - - - -