TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1 / 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AKB3179 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 SKYE 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 A10-280 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 4.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 A11-38 3.7 7.0 7.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.6 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 3.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.6 A11-26 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.5 CLOUD (GO-2425) 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.5 PPG-KB 1320 7.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 A16-2 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 KH3492 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 AKB3128 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 4.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.2 DLFPS-340/3500 4.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.2 J-1138 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.2 PST-11-7 5.7 3.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 PST-K13-141 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 STARR (GO-2628) 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.2 A15-6 6.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 A16-1 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 ORION (PST-K13-143) 5.3 6.0 6.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.1 PST-T14-39 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.1 NAI-14-122 7.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 A11-40 3.7 6.3 7.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 6.3 4.9 A99-2897 7.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.9 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 7.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 BAR PP 79366 4.0 3.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 DLFPS-340/3438 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.9 DLFPS-340/3549 2.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 DLFPS-340/3551 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 J-2726 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 4.9 PROSPERITY 7.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 SHAMROCK 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.9 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 7.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.8 BABE 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 BAR PP 7236V 3.3 5.7 7.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.8 DLFPS-340/3455 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 DLFPS-340/3548 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 3.7 8.0 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.8 NAI-14-132 8.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.8 PST-K15-172 6.0 3.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.8 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 3.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 BAR PP 7309V 3.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 DLFPS-340/3446 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 DLFPS-340/3494 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 DLFPS-340/3553 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 3.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 PIVOT 5.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 PPG-KB 1304 6.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1 / 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SELWAY 4.7 8.0 7.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 A13-1 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.6 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 8.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.6 DLFPS-340/3444 4.7 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.6 DLFPS-340/3552 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.6 DLFPS-340/3556 5.3 3.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.6 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 8.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 MIDNIGHT 8.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 MVS-130 8.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.6 RAD-1776 3.0 6.3 5.7 2.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.6 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.5 A16-17 4.0 5.7 7.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.4 AKB3241 5.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.4 BARVETTE HGT? 3.3 7.3 7.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 4.4 NURUSH (J-3510) 6.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.4 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.4 RAD 553 3.7 6.3 6.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.4 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.4 J-1319 8.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 NAI-14-128 8.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 NK-1 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.2 DLFPS-340/3550 6.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.2 PST-K15-167 6.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.2 BLUE DEVIL 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.1 NAI-15-80 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.1 BAR PP 71213 2.7 4.3 7.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 BAR PP 7K426 4.3 4.3 5.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 PPG-KB 1131 7.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 A06-8 6.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.9 KENBLUE 3.3 8.0 7.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 6.0 4.3 3.9 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.9 A16-7 7.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.8 AFTER MIDNIGHT 9.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 2.7 3.3 4.7 3.8 BAR PP 79494 7.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.8 BLUE KNIGHT 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 3.7 3.8 A12-34 7.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 DLFPS-340/3364 6.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.6 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.0 C.V. (%) 13.5 18.3 19.3 16.0 15.9 15.9 16.8 16.0 16.7 12.0 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. 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 61-150 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION