TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING FALL PERCENT GROUND QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP DENSITY COVER FALL WILTING MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A16-17 4.7 6.7 7.7 99.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.7 5.7 7.7 8.3 6.7 7.3 BAR PP 79366 7.0 5.3 7.3 99.0 7.3 5.3 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.1 A99-2897 7.0 7.3 7.3 99.0 8.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.8 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 4.7 7.3 8.0 99.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 J-1138 7.3 4.7 7.0 99.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.6 PPG-KB 1304 7.3 8.3 5.3 97.7 8.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.6 STARR (GO-2628) 7.3 6.0 8.7 99.0 7.7 5.3 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.6 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 6.3 5.0 8.0 99.0 8.3 5.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 8.0 6.3 6.6 A11-26 6.0 4.7 7.7 99.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.5 A13-1 6.0 6.7 5.0 99.0 8.3 5.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.5 DLFPS-340/3552 6.3 5.3 8.3 99.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.4 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 7.7 5.0 6.7 99.0 8.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 DLFPS-340/3553 6.7 6.3 6.0 99.0 6.3 4.7 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 DLFPS-340/3556 6.7 5.3 5.3 99.0 7.0 4.7 7.3 5.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.2 NURUSH (J-3510) 6.3 5.0 5.3 97.7 5.3 3.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.2 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.0 4.0 6.0 96.3 5.0 3.3 5.3 5.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 DLFPS-340/3550 7.0 6.7 8.0 99.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 MIDNIGHT 7.7 4.3 6.0 99.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.1 PST-K15-172 5.0 6.0 8.7 99.0 5.3 6.3 8.3 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.1 SKYE 7.0 5.7 6.0 97.7 8.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 BAR PP 7236V 4.7 7.3 6.3 99.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 DLFPS-340/3500 7.0 7.0 7.7 99.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 BARVETTE HGT? 4.7 8.3 8.3 99.0 3.0 8.7 6.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.8 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.7 5.7 6.7 97.7 7.7 4.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 PPG-KB 1131 7.0 5.0 6.0 99.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 AKB3128 6.3 7.0 6.3 97.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 3.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.6 BAR PP 79494 6.3 5.7 6.0 99.0 6.3 3.3 5.7 3.7 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 A11-40 6.3 7.3 5.0 93.0 7.3 5.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.5 DLFPS-340/3551 7.0 6.0 5.3 99.0 5.0 4.0 6.3 4.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.5 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 7.0 7.0 8.0 97.7 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.5 PST-K13-141 6.0 7.0 5.7 97.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 6.7 4.0 5.7 99.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 BLUE DEVIL 7.0 4.7 6.0 99.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 A15-6 7.0 6.0 6.0 99.0 6.7 4.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 DLFPS-340/3438 8.0 6.0 5.7 99.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 SELWAY 5.0 5.0 7.0 99.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 5.2 BAR PP 7K426 6.0 5.7 5.3 97.7 6.7 4.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 2.3 7.3 4.3 83.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 2.3 2.7 5.1 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.0 3.7 5.3 97.7 3.7 3.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 KH3492 7.0 5.7 4.7 93.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 A10-280 7.0 7.3 6.3 99.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.9 BABE 6.0 5.3 4.7 97.7 4.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 4.9 DLFPS-340/3364 6.0 5.7 6.0 99.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.3 5.7 8.0 97.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 6.7 4.9 AFTER MIDNIGHT 7.0 3.0 7.3 97.7 5.7 3.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.8 NK-1 6.3 5.7 5.0 97.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 A06-8 6.3 6.3 6.0 97.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 A12-34 6.0 6.3 6.0 97.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 AKB3179 7.0 3.0 7.3 99.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 PIVOT 5.7 4.7 5.0 97.7 5.3 3.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 2.7 4.0 4.7 TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING FALL PERCENT GROUND QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP DENSITY COVER FALL WILTING MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ORION (PST-K13-143) 6.7 5.0 5.3 97.7 4.0 3.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.6 PST-T14-39 6.3 6.7 5.7 96.0 4.3 3.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.6 A16-2 6.0 6.3 4.7 96.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.5 AKB3241 6.7 5.0 6.0 97.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.4 BAR PP 71213 4.7 6.0 4.3 97.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.4 BAR PP 7309V 6.3 6.3 5.7 97.7 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 DLFPS-340/3446 6.7 6.0 5.3 97.7 3.7 2.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.4 KENBLUE 5.0 8.0 5.7 97.7 2.0 4.0 6.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 DLFPS-340/3548 7.7 5.3 6.3 97.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 2.7 5.3 4.3 DLFPS-340/3549 6.3 5.0 5.0 97.7 5.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 A16-7 7.3 4.3 4.0 96.0 3.7 2.7 4.0 3.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.2 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 6.7 5.0 7.3 97.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 2.3 4.0 4.1 DLFPS-340/3455 6.3 6.0 5.7 97.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.1 NAI-15-80 6.7 5.0 6.0 96.0 3.0 2.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.1 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.7 3.0 7.3 96.0 6.3 3.7 6.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 2.7 2.3 4.7 4.0 NAI-14-128 8.0 2.7 8.3 96.3 4.7 3.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.7 4.7 4.0 PST-K15-167 6.7 3.0 5.7 96.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.0 RAD 553 4.7 4.3 4.7 99.0 4.0 2.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 RAD-1776 6.7 5.0 6.3 99.0 2.0 2.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 8.3 6.0 4.0 94.7 2.3 2.3 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 3.9 J-2726 5.3 2.3 4.3 91.7 2.3 2.7 5.0 3.7 6.3 4.7 3.0 2.7 2.3 4.0 3.8 NAI-14-122 7.7 3.3 7.3 97.7 3.7 3.0 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.0 2.7 2.3 5.3 3.8 DLFPS-340/3444 4.3 6.3 7.3 99.0 2.7 2.7 2.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 5.0 3.7 J-1319 7.3 2.7 3.0 93.3 3.7 2.3 4.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 3.3 2.3 4.0 3.7 MVS-130 8.3 3.0 7.7 99.0 3.0 2.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 2.7 1.7 5.3 3.7 NAI-14-132 7.7 3.7 8.0 97.7 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 2.7 2.0 4.3 3.7 BLUE KNIGHT 5.0 5.0 4.7 96.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.5 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 8.0 2.0 7.0 91.3 4.0 2.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 2.3 1.7 4.3 3.4 PROSPERITY 6.7 3.3 4.0 96.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.7 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 3.4 A11-38 5.7 4.3 4.0 93.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 2.7 2.3 4.0 3.2 A16-1 7.0 3.3 3.3 97.7 1.7 2.0 4.0 2.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 2.7 2.0 4.3 3.2 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.3 2.7 4.7 97.7 1.0 1.7 3.3 2.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.0 2.0 4.7 3.2 SHAMROCK 6.3 3.3 4.7 97.7 2.7 1.7 4.0 2.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 3.0 1.7 3.7 3.1 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.7 3.0 2.7 91.7 1.3 1.7 2.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 2.3 3.3 3.0 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 6.3 3.3 3.0 93.0 2.7 1.7 2.7 2.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 2.0 1.7 4.0 2.8 DLFPS-340/3494 6.7 2.0 4.7 95.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 2.7 PPG-KB 1320 7.7 3.0 4.3 90.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 4.0 2.7 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 6.7 3.3 4.3 94.7 1.0 1.7 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.7 4.7 2.5 PST-11-7 5.3 1.7 1.0 53.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.3 LSD VALUE 1.6 1.6 1.9 8.0 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.9 C.V. (%) 14.4 20.3 19.9 4.9 26.2 24.5 23.4 22.1 17.5 17.4 16.4 21.8 23.7 18.4 11.9 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 271-450 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS