TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2023 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT SEEDLING FALL GROUND COVER CROWN STEM RUST RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME VIGOR DENSITY FALL RUST MARCH MAY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DLF-KB-3633 5.7 4.7 73.3 9.0 8.7 8.3 6.3 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.8 PST-K20-1 4.3 7.0 73.3 9.0 7.7 9.0 7.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.6 PST-K17-182 5.7 7.0 83.3 8.7 8.3 9.0 7.7 8.3 9.0 8.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.5 DLF-KB-3636 4.7 6.0 86.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 8.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.4 A15-14 3.7 5.3 60.0 8.3 7.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 5.3 7.4 LIGHTNING 4.3 7.0 73.3 9.0 4.7 9.0 6.3 6.7 9.0 9.0 7.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 RAD 3240 2.7 5.7 76.7 9.0 5.3 9.0 6.7 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 DLF-KB-3634 3.7 6.0 80.0 8.3 6.7 8.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 A15-16 4.3 6.3 90.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.9 LTP-A21-41 4.3 6.7 93.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 9.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 NAI-21-136 1.3 6.3 89.7 9.0 8.3 9.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 DLF-KB-3640 3.3 5.3 86.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 8.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.6 NAI-19-58 2.3 6.7 93.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 6.5 PVF-A17-842 7.0 4.7 73.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 8.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.5 SKYLINE 3.7 6.3 56.7 7.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 6.4 PPG-KB2108 3.0 5.7 76.7 7.7 7.7 9.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 5.3 7.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 PST-K22-11 6.3 7.0 73.3 6.7 8.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 A12-266 6.0 4.7 50.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 8.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.2 BARSERATI 7.3 5.7 73.3 4.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 8.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.2 NAI-20-137 5.0 7.0 86.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 DLF-KB-3635 7.0 8.7 70.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 8.3 9.0 7.3 5.3 2.7 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.1 A12-293 4.7 5.0 70.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.1 BARON 6.0 5.3 70.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.9 PST-K19-208 4.3 6.3 80.0 8.7 4.7 9.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 RIGHT 3.0 5.7 76.7 7.3 5.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 PSM-231 2.0 5.7 76.7 9.0 5.7 9.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 ARIES 6.0 4.7 63.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.6 PST-K19-206 4.7 5.3 70.0 7.7 4.0 9.0 4.3 7.3 8.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.6 RESOLUTION 4.7 5.3 76.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 A19-17 2.0 4.0 63.3 4.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 6.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.5 STARR 4.0 5.7 80.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.5 DLF-KB-3639 5.7 5.0 73.3 4.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.4 TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2023 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SEEDLING FALL GROUND COVER CROWN STEM RUST RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME VIGOR DENSITY FALL RUST MARCH MAY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN JERSEY 4.0 6.3 73.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 3.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 A15-17 1.7 4.3 70.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 A21-3 2.3 4.3 63.3 6.0 4.0 7.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 4.3 5.2 BOMBAY 3.0 4.3 43.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.1 DLF-KB-3637 1.0 5.3 66.7 6.7 5.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 A21-11 5.0 4.3 63.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 6.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 6.3 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.8 PST-K19-201 4.7 4.3 53.3 8.0 3.7 9.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 3.7 3.7 2.3 3.0 4.3 4.8 DLF-KB-3638 2.0 4.7 63.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 ACOUSTIC 6.7 4.7 43.3 1.0 1.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 1.3 4.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 J-2797 4.7 5.3 60.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 J-1249 4.3 6.0 63.3 1.3 1.0 3.7 5.3 3.3 4.0 1.3 4.3 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.6 J-1331 3.7 5.0 40.0 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.5 A21-6 2.3 3.0 40.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 2.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 2.3 2.7 4.3 J-2830 5.7 4.3 33.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 1.7 3.7 7.7 5.0 5.3 2.7 4.3 MIDNIGHT 5.7 3.7 46.7 1.3 1.0 2.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 2.0 4.3 7.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.2 GO-Y312 2.0 3.0 16.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 1.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 2.7 2.7 2.0 1.7 4.1 KENBLUE 1.3 5.0 73.3 5.0 9.0 4.7 7.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.0 PST-T15-44 5.3 3.3 43.3 4.7 8.3 4.0 3.3 8.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 3.9 SHAMROCK 4.0 2.0 33.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 2.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.3 1.3 2.0 3.9 GO-Y301 5.0 2.0 23.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 2.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.7 3.8 PPG-KB2107 4.7 3.3 36.7 3.3 2.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 3.0 2.3 4.3 2.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 PST-K20-3 3.0 3.7 50.0 1.7 6.7 5.3 2.7 4.7 3.7 2.0 1.0 4.3 2.0 3.7 3.7 3.1 PROSPERITY 5.0 2.7 46.7 1.3 6.3 4.7 3.0 6.0 4.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.0 2.3 3.0 NAI-21-127 2.0 2.3 33.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 1.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.6 19.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 20.4 20.4 19.3 14.5 15.6 11.9 18.5 13.7 14.6 15.8 16.5 17.1 16.4 15.9 21.6 9.6 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. 2024 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2023 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 5.6-6.0 271-450 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS