TABLE 24. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2018-2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GROUNDCOVER QUALITY WEAR TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME ESTABLISHMENT APRIL 2017 MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 50.0 86.7 4.3 7.2 6.4 6.5 7.2 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.4 BAR PP 7309V 83.3 91.7 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.1 AFTER MIDNIGHT 83.3 90.0 5.7 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 6.0 DLFPS-340/3556 76.7 86.7 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.3 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.7 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.0 J-2726 71.7 91.7 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.6 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.0 A16-17 83.3 91.7 6.3 5.6 5.3 5.3 6.5 5.8 5.9 6.4 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.5 5.9 BAR PP 7236V 76.7 90.0 5.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 6.5 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.9 DLFPS-340/3494 70.0 86.7 5.0 6.1 5.4 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 PST-11-7 71.7 86.7 5.7 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.9 J-1138 81.7 91.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.3 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.2 5.8 KH3492 81.7 90.0 5.3 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.8 BAR PP 79494 75.0 91.7 5.3 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.7 BAR PP 7K426 81.7 93.3 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.5 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 DLFPS-340/3500 53.3 83.3 4.7 5.7 5.2 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.7 DLFPS-340/3549 75.0 91.7 5.3 6.2 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3 4.8 5.7 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 76.7 93.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.5 5.1 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 A11-38 56.7 88.3 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.8 6.7 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.6 BAR PP 79366 66.7 88.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.6 BARVETTE HGT? 78.3 91.7 5.3 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.3 4.7 5.6 DLFPS-340/3444 78.3 88.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 KENBLUE 91.7 91.7 6.7 5.0 4.4 4.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.8 4.9 4.8 5.6 NURUSH (J-3510) 78.3 90.0 5.3 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.6 STARR (GO-2628) 80.0 91.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 SUPER MOON (PST-K13-141) 80.0 88.3 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.9 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.6 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 70.0 90.0 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.6 ACOUSTIC (PPG-KB 1131) 70.0 85.0 5.0 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.0 5.5 BAR PP 71213 81.7 95.0 6.0 4.8 4.8 4.6 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.5 BLUE DEVIL 71.7 88.3 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 80.0 95.0 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 73.3 93.3 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.1 4.8 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.7 5.5 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 71.7 91.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 6.1 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.5 A11-26 70.0 88.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.4 BLUE KNIGHT 70.0 86.7 5.0 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 71.7 95.0 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.2 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.8 5.4 CLOUD (GO-2425) 76.7 91.7 5.3 6.7 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.4 DLFPS-340/3551 70.0 85.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.4 PIVOT 80.0 90.0 6.0 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.4 PROSPERITY 71.7 85.0 4.3 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.4 RAD 553 85.0 93.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.5 5.4 SHAMROCK 73.3 90.0 4.3 5.8 5.5 5.2 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.4 A11-40 73.3 93.3 6.0 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 A15-6 66.7 86.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.3 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.8 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.3 SHADOW HAWK (A16-2) 66.7 86.7 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.3 A16-7 65.0 81.7 4.3 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.3 4.9 5.2 5.3 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 66.7 90.0 6.0 4.7 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.3 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.3 PPG-KB 1320 43.3 76.7 4.3 5.6 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.3 A16-1 56.7 86.7 5.0 5.2 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 DLFPS-340/3455 80.0 95.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.2 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.5 5.2 DLFPS-340/3552 78.3 85.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 6.2 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 5.2 TABLE 24. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2018-2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GROUNDCOVER QUALITY WEAR TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME ESTABLISHMENT APRIL 2017 MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BABE 78.3 90.0 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.1 J-1319 80.0 90.0 5.0 5.6 5.8 5.6 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.5 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.1 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 75.0 90.0 6.0 4.8 4.9 4.8 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.2 4.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.8 5.1 MIDNIGHT 71.7 91.7 5.7 5.8 5.5 6.2 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.1 ORION (PST-K13-143) 68.3 90.0 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 4.7 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.1 PPG-KB 1304 70.0 91.7 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.7 5.1 SKYE 71.7 90.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.3 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 A06-8 53.3 81.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.8 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.0 5.0 DLFPS-340/3550 68.3 86.7 5.0 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.7 4.8 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.0 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 70.0 83.3 4.3 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.3 4.8 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.0 PST-K15-172 73.3 86.7 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.4 5.2 4.8 5.3 5.1 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.0 RAD-1776 81.7 93.3 5.7 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.0 SELWAY 76.7 90.0 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.0 5.0 A13-1 71.7 90.0 6.0 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6 5.0 4.9 AKB3128 81.7 88.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.5 5.2 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.6 5.0 4.9 BLUE MAGIC (A99-2897) 76.7 83.3 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.3 4.9 DLFPS-340/3364 20.0 53.3 3.3 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.6 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.9 DLFPS-340/3438 66.7 86.7 5.0 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.6 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 5.2 4.9 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 70.0 88.3 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 PST-T14-39 63.3 88.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.2 4.9 A10-280 56.7 85.0 4.0 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.7 A12-34 55.0 75.0 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.7 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.7 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 73.3 91.7 5.0 4.8 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 61.7 78.3 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.7 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.6 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 80.0 91.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.5 5.0 4.6 DLFPS-340/3548 66.7 88.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 DLFPS-340/3553 65.0 86.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.6 PST-K15-167 70.0 81.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.2 4.4 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.6 DLFPS-340/3446 71.7 86.7 5.7 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 AKB3179 58.3 78.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.1 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.4 NAI-15-80 28.3 68.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.4 NK-1 73.3 83.3 4.3 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.4 AKB3241 53.3 80.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.3 3.8 4.3 NAI-14-128 70.0 85.0 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.3 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 58.3 71.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.8 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.2 MVS-130 66.7 76.7 5.0 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 NAI-14-132 63.3 78.3 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.2 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 63.3 81.7 4.0 4.6 4.8 4.6 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 NAI-14-122 61.7 83.3 5.3 4.7 4.9 4.8 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 56.7 75.0 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.0 LSD VALUE 12.4 7.1 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.3 C.V. (%) 11.4 5.3 11.3 15.4 14.7 14.4 12.1 14.1 11.8 15.6 16.0 11.5 11.8 11.4 10.1 8.5 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.