TABLE 15. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # NJ1 NJ2 MD1 VA1 NC1 IN1 MI1 MN1 OK1 UT1 MEAN * STARR (GO-2628) 47 6.3 6.7 6.9 7.5 5.3 5.9 7.1 4.7 6.0 5.5 6.5 * BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 27 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.4 5.3 5.8 7.0 4.5 5.9 5.3 6.5 * BARVETTE HGT? 23 5.8 6.8 6.8 7.4 5.2 5.8 7.0 4.5 5.9 5.3 6.4 J-1138 16 5.6 6.7 6.6 7.3 5.1 5.7 6.9 4.4 5.8 5.2 6.3 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 46 6.1 6.1 6.8 7.2 4.9 5.7 6.8 4.6 5.7 5.4 6.2 CLOUD (GO-2425) 48 5.2 6.2 6.9 7.2 4.7 5.8 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.5 6.1 PPG-KB 1304 74 5.0 6.5 6.7 7.2 4.8 5.7 7.0 4.5 5.7 5.3 6.1 * SKYE 45 5.1 6.4 6.7 7.2 4.7 5.7 6.9 4.6 5.7 5.3 6.1 * MIDNIGHT 88 5.3 6.2 6.7 7.1 4.7 5.7 6.9 4.5 5.7 5.3 6.1 A11-26 67 5.8 6.3 6.5 7.1 4.9 5.5 6.7 4.3 5.6 5.1 6.1 * SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4 4.2 6.5 6.7 7.1 4.5 5.7 7.0 4.5 5.6 5.2 5.9 BAR PP 7236V 25 5.0 6.1 6.6 7.0 4.5 5.6 6.8 4.5 5.5 5.2 5.9 * ACOUSTIC (PPG-KB 1131) 70 5.7 5.9 6.4 6.9 4.6 5.4 6.5 4.3 5.4 5.1 5.9 * BLUE MAGIC (A99-2897) 3 3.9 6.4 6.8 7.1 4.4 5.8 7.1 4.6 5.6 5.3 5.9 DLFPS-340/3550 60 5.7 5.8 6.5 6.8 4.5 5.4 6.6 4.4 5.4 5.2 5.9 * BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 32 4.9 5.9 6.7 6.9 4.4 5.6 6.8 4.6 5.5 5.3 5.9 DLFPS-340/3553 52 5.2 6.0 6.5 6.9 4.5 5.5 6.6 4.3 5.4 5.1 5.9 A11-40 1 5.1 5.8 6.5 6.8 4.4 5.4 6.6 4.4 5.4 5.1 5.8 BAR PP 79494 26 4.2 6.2 6.6 6.9 4.3 5.6 6.8 4.4 5.5 5.1 5.8 * UNITED (NAI-13-14) 33 4.6 5.9 6.6 6.8 4.2 5.5 6.7 4.5 5.4 5.2 5.8 A10-280 71 6.1 5.0 6.6 6.6 4.2 5.3 6.3 4.5 5.2 5.3 5.7 PST-K15-172 87 5.0 5.6 6.5 6.7 4.2 5.4 6.5 4.4 5.3 5.1 5.7 DLFPS-340/3552 62 3.7 6.2 6.6 6.8 4.2 5.5 6.8 4.4 5.4 5.0 5.7 * BLUE DEVIL 44 4.5 5.8 6.5 6.7 4.2 5.4 6.6 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 * NURUSH (J-3510) 19 4.3 5.6 6.6 6.7 4.0 5.5 6.7 4.5 5.3 5.2 5.6 * SELWAY 7 6.5 4.8 6.4 6.5 4.2 5.1 6.1 4.3 5.1 5.1 5.6 * AFTER MIDNIGHT 15 5.9 4.8 6.6 6.5 4.0 5.3 6.3 4.5 5.1 5.3 5.6 * SUPER MOON (PST-K13-141) 81 4.3 5.3 6.8 6.6 3.8 5.5 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.4 5.6 A16-17 76 2.3 6.8 6.5 6.8 4.1 5.5 6.9 4.2 5.4 4.8 5.6 A15-6 75 5.1 5.3 6.4 6.5 4.0 5.2 6.3 4.3 5.1 5.0 5.5 * ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 82 4.8 4.9 6.7 6.5 3.7 5.4 6.5 4.6 5.1 5.4 5.5 AKB3241 11 3.9 5.3 6.6 6.5 3.7 5.4 6.6 4.5 5.2 5.2 5.5 * TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 30 4.6 5.1 6.5 6.4 3.8 5.3 6.4 4.4 5.1 5.2 5.4 A13-1 2 3.1 5.8 6.5 6.5 3.7 5.4 6.6 4.3 5.2 4.9 5.4 KH3492 13 3.8 5.3 6.6 6.4 3.7 5.3 6.5 4.4 5.1 5.1 5.4 BAR PP 7K426 24 3.8 5.4 6.4 6.4 3.7 5.3 6.5 4.3 5.1 5.0 5.4 * ORION (PST-K13-143) 35 4.5 5.0 6.4 6.4 3.7 5.2 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.1 5.4 DLFPS-340/3500 54 5.0 4.5 6.5 6.2 3.6 5.1 6.2 4.5 4.9 5.2 5.3 BAR PP 79366 22 4.5 4.8 6.5 6.3 3.6 5.2 6.3 4.4 5.0 5.1 5.3 RAD-1776 28 3.8 5.1 6.5 6.3 3.6 5.2 6.4 4.4 5.0 5.1 5.3 * BABE 8 4.2 5.1 6.3 6.3 3.7 5.1 6.3 4.2 4.9 4.9 5.3 DLFPS-340/3551 61 3.1 5.5 6.5 6.4 3.6 5.3 6.6 4.3 5.1 5.0 5.3 AKB3179 10 3.5 4.9 6.7 6.3 3.4 5.4 6.6 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.3 AKB3128 9 3.3 5.2 6.5 6.3 3.4 5.3 6.5 4.4 5.0 5.1 5.2 * JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 29 4.3 4.8 6.3 6.2 3.5 5.1 6.2 4.3 4.9 5.0 5.2 SHADOW HAWK (A16-2) 73 4.2 4.8 6.4 6.2 3.5 5.1 6.3 4.3 4.9 5.0 5.2 DLFPS-340/3549 56 4.8 4.6 6.2 6.1 3.5 4.9 6.0 4.2 4.8 4.9 5.2 PST-T14-39 89 4.4 4.8 6.2 6.1 3.5 5.0 6.1 4.1 4.8 4.8 5.1 A06-8 78 3.2 4.9 6.6 6.2 3.2 5.3 6.5 4.5 4.9 5.2 5.1 BAR PP 7309V 21 3.3 5.2 6.3 6.2 3.4 5.1 6.3 4.2 4.9 4.8 5.1 DLFPS-340/3444 58 3.4 5.1 6.3 6.2 3.4 5.0 6.3 4.1 4.8 4.8 5.1 NAI-14-122 34 3.6 4.5 6.5 6.1 3.2 5.1 6.3 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.1 TABLE 15. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ (CONT'D) GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # NJ1 NJ2 MD1 VA1 NC1 IN1 MI1 MN1 OK1 UT1 MEAN DLFPS-340/3548 57 5.2 4.1 6.2 5.9 3.3 4.8 5.8 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.1 * AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 38 3.4 4.8 6.4 6.1 3.2 5.1 6.3 4.3 4.8 5.0 5.0 NK-1 12 2.4 5.5 6.3 6.2 3.3 5.1 6.5 4.1 4.9 4.7 5.0 NAI-14-128 36 3.8 4.3 6.6 6.0 3.1 5.1 6.3 4.6 4.8 5.3 5.0 * BLUE KNIGHT 5 3.3 5.1 6.2 6.1 3.4 5.0 6.2 4.0 4.8 4.7 5.0 DLFPS-340/3364 49 2.8 5.3 6.2 6.2 3.4 5.0 6.3 4.0 4.8 4.7 5.0 DLFPS-340/3494 53 5.5 3.5 6.4 5.8 3.1 4.8 5.8 4.4 4.5 5.2 5.0 RAD 553 6 3.8 4.5 6.3 6.0 3.2 5.0 6.1 4.3 4.7 4.9 5.0 * PIVOT 43 4.7 3.9 6.3 5.9 3.1 4.9 5.9 4.3 4.6 5.1 5.0 DLFPS-340/3438 55 3.5 4.7 6.3 6.0 3.2 5.0 6.2 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.0 * KENBLUE 79 4.1 4.7 6.0 6.0 3.4 4.7 5.9 3.8 4.6 4.6 5.0 NAI-15-80 31 2.0 5.0 6.6 6.1 2.9 5.2 6.5 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.9 DLFPS-340/3455 59 3.5 4.6 6.2 6.0 3.1 4.9 6.1 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.9 MVS-130 63 3.9 4.0 6.5 5.9 2.9 5.0 6.1 4.5 4.6 5.1 4.9 DLFPS-340/3556 51 3.0 4.5 6.4 6.0 3.0 5.0 6.2 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.9 * FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 40 2.9 4.3 6.5 5.9 2.8 5.1 6.3 4.5 4.6 5.1 4.8 * YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 14 4.3 3.6 6.4 5.7 2.8 4.9 5.9 4.5 4.5 5.2 4.8 A12-34 66 2.9 4.4 6.4 5.9 2.8 5.0 6.2 4.4 4.6 5.0 4.8 J-2726 18 4.8 3.5 6.3 5.7 2.9 4.7 5.8 4.3 4.4 5.0 4.8 PST-K15-167 85 3.7 4.3 6.2 5.8 3.0 4.8 6.0 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.8 * HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 41 3.3 4.2 6.3 5.8 2.9 4.9 6.1 4.3 4.6 5.0 4.8 * PROSPERITY 77 4.4 3.5 6.4 5.7 2.8 4.8 5.9 4.4 4.4 5.1 4.8 * DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 83 2.6 4.2 6.6 5.9 2.7 5.1 6.3 4.6 4.6 5.2 4.8 PST-11-7 84 6.7 2.4 6.3 5.4 2.8 4.5 5.3 4.4 4.2 5.2 4.8 DLFPS-340/3446 50 2.5 4.6 6.4 5.9 2.8 5.0 6.2 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.8 * SHAMROCK 72 3.3 4.2 6.3 5.8 2.8 4.8 6.0 4.2 4.5 4.9 4.8 A16-7 65 2.6 4.4 6.2 5.8 2.8 4.9 6.1 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.7 * NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 86 4.3 3.3 6.4 5.6 2.6 4.8 5.8 4.5 4.4 5.2 4.7 BAR PP 71213 20 2.7 4.3 6.1 5.7 2.7 4.8 6.0 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.6 J-1319 17 2.7 4.4 6.1 5.7 2.7 4.7 5.9 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.6 NAI-14-132 37 2.9 3.8 6.4 5.7 2.5 4.9 6.0 4.4 4.4 5.0 4.6 PPG-KB 1320 68 4.1 3.3 6.2 5.5 2.5 4.6 5.7 4.3 4.2 5.0 4.6 A11-38 69 2.5 3.9 6.4 5.6 2.4 4.9 6.1 4.4 4.4 5.0 4.5 * AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 42 2.7 3.8 6.3 5.6 2.4 4.8 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.5 * PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 80 3.0 3.6 6.2 5.5 2.4 4.7 5.8 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.4 A16-1 64 2.0 4.1 6.2 5.6 2.4 4.8 6.0 4.2 4.3 4.8 4.4 * COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 39 2.9 3.3 6.5 5.5 2.2 4.8 5.9 4.5 4.3 5.1 4.4 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 C.V. (%) 16.2 13.5 10.4 10.7 18.8 13.0 10.6 15.5 13.6 13.3 12.7 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2023. ** 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.