TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY NC1 TN1 MI1 IA1 OK1 NE1 ND1 MEAN # * BARVETTE HGT? 23 5.1 6.5 6.7 6.6 5.3 5.3 6.8 6.0 BAR PP 7236V 25 4.8 6.3 6.5 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.6 5.8 STARR (GO-2628) 47 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.1 5.1 6.6 5.8 * BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 27 5.0 6.1 6.3 6.3 5.1 5.0 6.4 5.8 A10-280 71 4.9 6.3 6.4 6.3 5.2 4.9 6.2 5.7 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4 4.7 6.3 6.4 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.6 5.7 BAR PP 7309V 21 4.5 6.2 6.4 6.2 4.8 5.0 6.7 5.7 AKB3179 10 4.4 6.1 6.3 6.1 4.7 4.9 6.7 5.6 J-1138 16 4.8 5.7 6.1 6.1 4.8 5.0 6.6 5.6 KH3492 13 4.4 6.0 6.3 6.1 4.7 5.0 6.8 5.6 A16-17 76 4.9 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.0 4.8 6.1 5.6 BAR PP 71213 20 4.4 6.1 6.3 6.1 4.7 4.9 6.5 5.6 * BABE 8 4.2 6.0 6.3 6.1 4.5 5.0 6.9 5.6 PPG-KB 1304 74 5.0 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.0 4.8 6.1 5.6 AKB3128 9 4.5 5.9 6.2 6.0 4.7 4.8 6.5 5.5 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 46 4.8 5.6 6.0 6.0 4.8 4.9 6.5 5.5 DLFPS-340/3494 53 4.6 5.8 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.9 6.5 5.5 DLFPS-340/3455 59 4.2 6.1 6.3 6.0 4.6 4.8 6.5 5.5 * YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 14 4.5 5.9 6.1 6.0 4.7 4.8 6.4 5.5 * SHADOW HAWK (A16-2) 73 4.5 5.9 6.1 6.0 4.7 4.8 6.4 5.5 DLFPS-340/3552 62 4.6 5.9 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.7 6.2 5.5 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 82 4.6 5.7 6.1 6.0 4.6 4.9 6.6 5.5 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 29 4.5 5.7 6.1 6.0 4.7 4.8 6.5 5.5 CLOUD (GO-2425) 48 4.9 5.5 5.9 6.0 4.8 4.8 6.4 5.5 * SELWAY 7 4.1 5.8 6.2 5.9 4.4 4.9 6.9 5.5 BAR PP 7K426 24 4.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 4.7 4.8 6.4 5.5 RAD 553 6 4.1 5.9 6.2 5.9 4.4 4.8 6.7 5.4 SUPER MOON (PST-K13-141) 81 4.4 5.8 6.1 5.9 4.6 4.7 6.4 5.4 DLFPS-340/3549 56 4.2 5.9 6.1 5.9 4.5 4.8 6.6 5.4 RAD-1776 28 4.0 5.8 6.1 5.9 4.3 4.8 6.9 5.4 * ORION (PST-K13-143) 35 4.0 5.7 6.1 5.9 4.3 4.8 6.9 5.4 BAR PP 79366 22 4.7 5.6 5.9 5.9 4.7 4.7 6.2 5.4 DLFPS-340/3551 61 4.6 5.8 6.0 5.9 4.8 4.6 5.9 5.4 A11-26 67 4.7 5.7 5.9 5.9 4.8 4.6 5.9 5.4 PST-11-7 84 4.4 5.5 5.9 5.8 4.5 4.8 6.5 5.3 DLFPS-340/3550 60 4.7 5.6 5.9 5.9 4.7 4.6 6.0 5.3 PST-K13-139 80 4.0 5.7 6.1 5.8 4.3 4.7 6.8 5.3 A11-40 1 4.3 5.6 5.9 5.8 4.5 4.7 6.4 5.3 NURUSH (J-3510) 19 4.8 5.4 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.7 6.1 5.3 * KENBLUE 79 3.6 6.1 6.2 5.8 4.2 4.6 6.7 5.3 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 32 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.8 4.4 4.7 6.5 5.3 BAR PP 79494 26 4.3 5.3 5.8 5.7 4.3 4.8 6.7 5.3 A16-1 64 3.9 5.6 6.0 5.8 4.2 4.7 6.7 5.3 DLFPS-340/3556 51 4.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 4.8 4.5 5.7 5.3 BLUE MAGIC (A99-2897) 3 4.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 4.6 4.5 5.9 5.3 * SKYE 45 4.5 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.5 4.7 6.3 5.3 DLFPS-340/3438 55 4.2 5.6 5.9 5.7 4.4 4.6 6.3 5.2 DLFPS-340/3500 54 4.4 5.5 5.8 5.7 4.5 4.6 6.1 5.2 AKB3241 11 4.1 5.4 5.8 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.6 5.2 A15-6 75 4.2 5.6 5.8 5.7 4.4 4.5 6.2 5.2 A11-38 69 4.0 5.5 5.8 5.7 4.2 4.6 6.4 5.2 TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ (CONT'D) GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY NC1 TN1 MI1 IA1 OK1 NE1 ND1 MEAN A13-1 2 4.4 5.3 5.7 5.6 4.4 4.5 6.1 5.2 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 33 4.4 5.1 5.6 5.6 4.3 4.6 6.4 5.1 * SHAMROCK 72 4.0 5.4 5.8 5.6 4.2 4.5 6.4 5.1 PST-T14-39 89 4.2 5.3 5.7 5.6 4.2 4.6 6.4 5.1 * MIDNIGHT 88 4.4 5.1 5.6 5.6 4.3 4.6 6.3 5.1 PST-K15-172 87 4.4 5.3 5.6 5.6 4.4 4.5 6.0 5.1 * PIVOT 43 4.1 5.3 5.7 5.6 4.2 4.5 6.3 5.1 DLFPS-340/3548 57 4.1 5.5 5.7 5.6 4.3 4.4 6.1 5.1 A06-8 78 4.3 5.2 5.6 5.6 4.3 4.5 6.1 5.1 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 39 3.9 5.1 5.7 5.5 3.9 4.7 6.9 5.1 DLFPS-340/3446 50 4.0 5.4 5.7 5.6 4.2 4.4 6.2 5.1 NK-1 12 4.1 5.4 5.7 5.6 4.3 4.4 6.1 5.1 * BLUE DEVIL 44 4.3 5.2 5.6 5.5 4.3 4.4 6.1 5.1 A16-7 65 4.1 5.1 5.6 5.5 4.2 4.5 6.3 5.0 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 30 4.4 5.0 5.5 5.5 4.3 4.5 6.2 5.0 PST-K15-167 85 3.9 5.2 5.6 5.5 4.1 4.5 6.4 5.0 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 83 4.0 5.2 5.6 5.5 4.1 4.5 6.4 5.0 ACOUSTIC (PPG-KB 1131) 70 4.2 5.0 5.5 5.5 4.2 4.5 6.2 5.0 DLFPS-340/3444 58 3.8 5.3 5.7 5.5 4.0 4.4 6.4 5.0 * PROSPERITY 77 4.2 5.0 5.5 5.4 4.1 4.4 6.2 5.0 DLFPS-340/3553 52 4.3 5.1 5.5 5.5 4.3 4.3 5.8 5.0 J-1319 17 4.3 4.9 5.4 5.4 4.2 4.4 6.0 4.9 J-2726 18 4.3 4.8 5.4 5.4 4.2 4.4 6.1 4.9 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 42 3.8 5.1 5.6 5.4 3.9 4.4 6.4 4.9 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 38 3.9 4.9 5.5 5.4 3.9 4.5 6.6 4.9 A12-34 66 3.9 5.3 5.6 5.4 4.1 4.3 6.0 4.9 MVS-130 63 3.9 5.0 5.5 5.4 3.9 4.4 6.3 4.9 NAI-14-122 34 3.8 4.9 5.4 5.3 3.8 4.4 6.5 4.9 PPG-KB 1320 68 3.6 5.0 5.5 5.3 3.7 4.4 6.7 4.9 * AFTER MIDNIGHT 15 4.2 4.6 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.4 6.3 4.9 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 41 3.7 4.9 5.4 5.3 3.8 4.4 6.5 4.9 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 86 4.1 4.9 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 4.9 NAI-14-128 36 3.8 4.8 5.4 5.3 3.8 4.4 6.5 4.8 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 40 3.6 4.7 5.4 5.3 3.7 4.5 6.8 4.8 NAI-15-80 31 3.7 5.0 5.5 5.3 3.8 4.3 6.3 4.8 NAI-14-132 37 3.8 4.6 5.3 5.2 3.8 4.3 6.4 4.8 DLFPS-340/3364 49 3.0 4.4 4.9 4.7 3.2 3.7 5.9 4.3 * BLUE KNIGHT 5 2.8 4.2 4.8 4.6 3.0 3.8 6.1 4.2 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 C.V. (%) 12.5 9.7 9.1 9.3 12.1 11.5 8.3 10.1 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2019 ** 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.