TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # NJ2 MD1 VA1 DE1 OH1 IN1 MI1 OR1 MEAN *LIGHTNING 50 7.2 6.0 6.6 5.2 6.2 5.8 6.6 5.1 6.2 PST-K17-182 33 7.6 5.9 6.6 5.0 6.1 5.5 6.3 4.5 6.1 DLF-KB-3636 4 7.4 5.8 6.5 4.9 6.0 5.4 6.2 4.4 6.0 DLF-KB-3634 2 7.1 5.8 6.5 5.0 6.1 5.3 6.3 4.6 6.0 DLF-KB-3633 1 7.6 5.7 6.4 4.8 5.9 5.4 6.2 4.3 6.0 DLF-KB-3640 8 6.3 5.9 6.5 5.1 6.1 5.5 6.5 4.9 6.0 DLF-KB-3635 3 6.1 5.9 6.5 5.0 6.1 5.4 6.3 4.6 5.9 NAI-19-58 45 7.0 5.6 6.4 5.0 6.0 5.1 6.1 4.5 5.9 PVF-A17-842 14 6.2 5.8 6.4 5.0 6.0 5.4 6.3 4.7 5.9 *BARSERATI 17 6.3 5.7 6.5 5.0 6.0 5.2 6.2 4.5 5.8 A12-266 23 6.3 5.6 6.5 5.1 6.1 5.1 6.1 4.6 5.8 PST-K22-11 38 6.6 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.8 5.4 6.2 4.3 5.8 A12-293 24 5.8 5.7 6.5 5.1 6.1 5.2 6.2 4.7 5.8 PST-K20-1 36 7.6 5.5 6.2 4.5 5.7 5.1 5.9 4.0 5.8 RAD 3240 15 7.5 5.4 6.3 4.8 5.8 4.9 5.8 4.1 5.8 A19-17 26 5.7 5.7 6.4 5.1 6.0 5.1 6.2 4.6 5.7 NAI-20-137 48 6.1 5.6 6.3 4.9 5.9 5.1 6.1 4.4 5.7 A15-14 54 6.9 5.5 6.3 4.8 5.8 4.9 5.9 4.2 5.7 *ARIES 41 5.7 5.6 6.4 5.0 6.0 5.1 6.1 4.6 5.7 A15-16 25 6.9 5.4 6.2 4.6 5.7 5.0 5.9 4.1 5.7 *RESOLUTION 49 5.4 5.6 6.4 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.1 4.5 5.6 NAI-21-136 44 6.7 5.3 6.2 4.8 5.7 4.8 5.9 4.4 5.6 *BOMBAY 42 5.1 5.6 6.5 5.1 6.1 5.0 6.1 4.6 5.6 *SKYLINE 11 6.4 5.5 6.1 4.6 5.7 5.2 6.0 4.3 5.6 DLF-KB-3639 7 5.4 5.6 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.1 4.5 5.6 LTP-A21-41 13 6.8 5.3 6.1 4.6 5.6 4.9 5.9 4.3 5.6 *RIGHT 32 5.8 5.5 6.3 4.8 5.9 4.9 5.9 4.3 5.6 PST-K19-208 35 6.0 5.4 6.4 4.9 5.9 4.7 5.8 4.1 5.6 *STARR 43 5.7 5.5 6.4 4.9 5.9 4.8 5.9 4.4 5.6 *BARON 18 5.6 5.4 6.3 5.0 5.9 4.7 5.9 4.4 5.5 DLF-KB-3637 5 5.3 5.5 6.2 4.9 5.9 4.9 6.0 4.6 5.5 A21-3 27 5.2 5.5 6.3 5.0 5.9 4.8 6.0 4.6 5.5 A21-6 28 4.1 5.4 6.4 5.3 6.1 4.5 6.0 4.9 5.4 PST-K19-206 56 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.5 5.6 4.9 5.8 4.1 5.4 TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ (CONT'D) GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY # NJ2 MD1 VA1 DE1 OH1 IN1 MI1 OR1 MEAN DLF-KB-3638 6 4.7 5.4 6.2 4.9 5.8 4.8 6.0 4.6 5.4 *JERSEY 9 5.3 5.3 6.2 4.8 5.8 4.6 5.7 4.2 5.4 A15-17 55 5.5 5.3 6.1 4.7 5.6 4.7 5.8 4.3 5.4 A21-11 53 5.2 5.2 6.3 5.0 5.9 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.4 J-1331 21 4.9 5.3 6.2 4.8 5.8 4.5 5.7 4.1 5.3 J-2797 22 4.6 5.3 6.3 4.9 5.9 4.5 5.7 4.1 5.3 PPG-KB2108 30 5.8 5.1 5.9 4.5 5.5 4.5 5.5 3.9 5.3 J-1249 20 4.5 5.3 6.2 4.8 5.8 4.4 5.6 4.0 5.2 *ACOUSTIC 31 4.5 5.3 6.3 4.8 5.8 4.4 5.6 4.0 5.2 PST-K19-201 34 4.8 5.1 6.1 4.9 5.7 4.2 5.6 4.2 5.2 PST-T15-44 39 4.2 5.2 6.1 4.8 5.7 4.5 5.7 4.2 5.2 *SHAMROCK 10 4.0 5.2 6.2 5.0 5.8 4.2 5.6 4.4 5.2 PSM-231 46 5.4 4.9 6.0 4.8 5.6 4.0 5.4 4.2 5.2 *MIDNIGHT 16 4.2 5.2 6.2 4.8 5.8 4.2 5.5 4.0 5.1 *KENBLUE 12 4.4 5.2 5.9 4.6 5.5 4.6 5.7 4.3 5.1 J-2830 19 3.9 5.0 5.9 4.5 5.5 4.1 5.3 3.6 4.9 GO-Y312 52 4.2 4.8 5.8 4.6 5.4 4.0 5.4 4.1 4.9 GO-Y301 51 3.5 4.8 5.9 4.7 5.5 3.9 5.4 4.2 4.8 *PROSPERITY 40 3.0 4.7 5.7 4.4 5.3 3.6 5.0 3.5 4.5 PST-K20-3 37 3.5 4.4 5.6 4.4 5.2 3.3 4.8 3.6 4.5 PPG-KB2107 29 3.4 4.4 5.4 4.3 5.1 3.4 4.9 3.6 4.4 NAI-21-127 47 2.3 4.1 5.2 4.2 4.9 2.9 4.5 3.5 4.0 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 C.V. (%) 10.5 10.8 9.4 12.0 10.0 12.3 10.0 13.6 10.6 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2025. ** 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.