TABLE 3. RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AT TWENTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE U. S. AND CANADA 1/ 1987 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS ; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING 2/ NAME BC1 CA3 IA1 ID2 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 BLACKSBURG 4.5 57.0 5.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 51.0 57.5 1.5 MIDNIGHT 37.0 19.5 50.5 4.0 18.0 1.0 25.0 1.0 69.5 13.5 3.0 P-104 (PRINCETON 104) 15.0 51.0 26.0 57.5 1.0 2.0 49.0 15.5 45.5 24.0 1.5 LOFTS 1757 51.0 42.0 32.0 17.0 11.0 6.5 26.5 3.5 7.5 43.0 9.5 BRISTOL 20.5 40.0 34.5 40.0 58.0 13.5 16.5 39.0 5.0 24.0 7.0 ASSET 17.0 15.0 53.0 17.0 7.0 36.0 19.5 22.5 45.5 43.0 5.0 ECLIPSE 30.5 67.5 39.0 28.0 5.0 6.5 4.0 45.0 28.5 43.0 15.5 A-34 10.0 5.0 14.0 46.5 40.5 20.5 51.0 7.0 45.5 8.0 30.5 CHALLENGER 25.0 8.5 62.5 38.0 30.5 4.0 42.0 57.5 7.5 43.0 12.0 BA 73-540 7.5 47.0 39.0 10.0 14.0 11.0 49.0 32.5 72.0 48.0 21.5 AMERICA 27.5 64.0 32.0 11.5 5.0 24.0 2.0 45.0 7.5 24.0 26.5 TRENTON 15.0 4.0 5.0 28.0 30.5 48.5 29.0 18.5 1.5 53.5 40.5 BA 72-492 (ESTATE) 6.0 55.0 12.5 21.5 30.5 42.5 52.5 48.0 21.5 65.0 17.0 PST-CB1 . 11.5 21.5 41.5 40.5 52.0 13.5 18.5 1.5 48.0 62.0 BA 72-500 (CHATEAU) 37.0 37.5 17.0 62.0 24.5 18.5 62.0 52.5 68.0 38.5 34.0 F-1872 (FREEDOM) . 23.0 3.0 11.5 18.0 36.0 47.0 28.0 39.0 38.5 33.0 BA 70-139 (COVENTRY) 15.0 51.0 46.0 46.5 8.5 27.0 52.5 49.5 21.5 13.5 24.5 JULIA 9.0 59.0 8.0 51.0 45.0 54.5 46.0 69.0 66.5 65.0 14.0 WW AG 496 12.0 32.0 28.0 49.0 14.0 32.5 29.0 11.0 39.0 1.5 36.0 239 (SUFFOLK) 50.0 1.0 25.0 44.0 62.5 59.0 24.0 39.0 16.5 30.0 45.5 RUGBY 39.5 2.0 23.5 46.5 37.0 42.5 31.5 7.0 39.0 5.0 53.5 SYDSPORT 4.5 19.5 50.5 19.0 45.0 16.5 65.0 59.0 7.5 53.5 15.5 CLASSIC 49.0 15.0 23.5 32.0 61.0 27.0 21.5 13.5 28.5 43.0 30.5 GLADE 27.5 32.0 70.0 7.0 30.5 9.0 16.5 39.0 63.0 30.0 21.5 K3-178 23.5 37.5 7.0 28.0 62.5 42.5 8.5 7.0 28.5 67.5 48.0 HAGA 18.0 26.0 44.0 21.5 30.5 30.5 42.0 28.0 63.0 13.5 49.5 BAR VB 534 12.0 8.5 39.0 17.0 30.5 48.5 38.0 22.5 51.0 1.5 20.0 BA 73-626 44.5 21.5 47.0 28.0 30.5 13.5 26.5 36.5 71.0 24.0 59.0 CYNTHIA 7.5 47.0 34.5 13.0 45.0 56.5 44.5 28.0 16.5 13.5 28.0 ASPEN 39.5 60.0 68.0 68.0 37.0 30.5 16.5 18.5 39.0 13.5 13.0 TENDOS 3.0 3.0 17.0 2.0 30.5 42.5 59.5 65.0 21.5 35.5 11.0 DAWN . 13.0 64.0 38.0 69.0 18.5 4.0 45.0 51.0 53.5 52.0 VICTA 44.5 26.0 48.0 65.0 18.0 13.5 12.0 28.0 45.5 70.0 40.5 IKONE 44.5 55.0 11.0 71.0 45.0 22.5 67.0 45.0 11.5 60.0 24.5 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AT TWENTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE U. S. AND CANADA 1987 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS ; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING NAME NJ2 OH1 OK1 OR1 RI1 UB1 VA1 VA2 VA3 WA1 WA3 MEAN BLACKSBURG 1.0 5.5 48.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 34.0 3.5 40.5 1.5 18.5 1 MIDNIGHT 4.0 3.5 44.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 21.5 19.0 12.0 1.5 14.5 2 PRINCETON 104 3.0 1.0 38.0 6.0 42.5 7.5 12.0 30.5 49.5 15.5 1.0 3 LOFTS 1757 8.0 22.5 7.5 11.0 14.0 28.5 17.0 20.5 46.0 29.5 12.0 4 BRISTOL 9.0 9.0 21.5 4.0 2.5 17.5 43.5 47.0 40.5 29.5 3.0 5 ASSET 12.0 12.5 44.5 7.0 42.5 17.5 28.0 6.5 63.0 29.5 2.0 6 ECLIPSE 11.0 39.0 9.0 10.0 14.0 2.0 2.5 13.0 37.5 15.5 59.0 7 A-34 58.0 9.0 2.0 15.0 22.5 47.0 47.5 27.0 26.5 69.0 12.0 8 CHALLENGER 2.0 22.5 13.5 3.0 10.5 7.5 53.5 71.0 30.0 46.5 29.5 9 BA 73-540 57.0 7.0 1.0 46.0 22.5 35.0 35.5 2.0 34.0 29.5 12.0 10 AMERICA 5.5 3.5 34.0 37.0 27.0 4.0 19.5 57.5 15.0 29.5 53.0 11 TRENTON 34.0 49.0 5.5 24.0 10.5 40.5 31.0 68.5 18.0 46.5 33.0 12 BA 72-492 (ESTATE) 64.0 12.5 16.5 20.0 17.5 14.5 24.5 8.0 4.0 69.0 5.0 13 PST-CB1 61.5 55.0 4.0 9.0 34.5 33.0 40.0 34.0 12.0 15.5 40.0 14 BA 72-500 (CHATEAU) 42.0 5.5 51.5 15.0 10.5 37.0 9.0 6.5 8.5 15.5 17.0 15 F-1872 (FREEDOM) 47.5 61.0 21.5 19.0 6.5 37.0 28.0 57.5 5.0 46.5 37.0 16 BA 70-139 (COVENTRY)49.0 16.0 28.5 21.5 42.5 54.0 10.0 24.0 3.0 61.0 10.0 17 JULIA 26.0 22.5 13.5 12.0 17.5 10.0 24.5 11.0 20.0 7.0 21.5 18 WW AG 496 54.0 22.5 56.5 39.5 51.5 12.0 47.5 17.5 34.0 46.5 20.0 19 239 (SUFFOLK) 34.0 61.0 11.5 42.0 42.5 44.5 4.5 30.5 1.0 46.5 25.0 20 RUGBY 15.5 43.0 44.5 34.0 22.5 54.0 41.5 61.5 6.5 15.5 43.5 21 SYDSPORT 60.0 12.5 51.5 28.0 67.5 28.5 1.0 9.5 25.0 3.5 6.0 22 CLASSIC 19.0 43.0 11.5 34.0 42.5 56.5 60.5 64.0 2.0 46.5 25.0 23 GLADE 22.5 16.0 65.0 26.5 22.5 21.0 17.0 15.5 32.0 7.0 41.5 24 K3-178 51.5 49.0 41.5 31.0 17.5 50.0 38.5 45.5 14.0 29.5 21.5 25 HAGA 29.5 33.5 10.0 31.0 57.5 59.0 8.0 57.5 53.0 29.5 7.0 26 BAR VB 534 39.0 43.0 16.5 47.0 2.5 44.5 51.5 55.0 61.0 69.0 31.0 27 BA 73-626 22.5 9.0 7.5 50.0 34.5 21.0 11.0 42.0 30.0 29.5 49.0 28 CYNTHIA 10.0 49.0 16.5 58.0 48.0 12.0 60.5 65.0 37.5 61.0 14.5 29 ASPEN 5.5 59.0 56.5 45.0 29.5 9.0 67.5 22.0 6.5 61.0 29.5 30 TENDOS 55.0 39.0 71.5 8.0 34.5 71.0 19.5 34.0 59.0 15.5 4.0 31 DAWN 34.0 33.5 47.0 17.5 10.5 24.5 63.0 27.0 16.5 15.5 38.0 32 VICTA 17.5 29.0 60.0 24.0 63.5 24.5 6.0 1.0 44.5 3.5 51.0 33 IKONE 31.5 16.0 38.0 39.5 51.5 17.5 21.5 37.0 24.0 15.5 25.0 34 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AT TWENTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE U. S. AND CANADA 1987 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS ; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING NAME BC1 CA3 IA1 ID2 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 BA 72-441 (ABBEY) 33.0 6.0 55.5 34.0 49.0 29.0 13.5 11.0 59.0 30.0 45.5 CONNI . 17.5 20.0 38.0 18.0 65.5 29.0 11.0 54.5 30.0 35.0 LIBERTY . 21.5 55.5 36.0 53.0 36.0 35.0 13.5 35.5 7.0 57.0 CHERI 34.5 47.0 49.0 34.0 30.5 10.0 64.0 51.0 3.5 30.0 37.0 NASSAU 54.0 26.0 67.0 41.5 49.0 8.0 21.5 22.5 45.5 53.5 64.0 PARADE 27.5 15.0 9.5 14.0 14.0 25.0 38.0 35.0 28.5 20.0 58.0 ABLE I 47.0 65.5 55.5 15.0 22.0 58.0 19.5 25.0 21.5 50.0 9.5 K1-152 34.5 32.0 17.0 7.0 58.0 48.5 38.0 36.5 28.5 13.5 53.5 BA 69-82 20.5 47.0 32.0 63.0 49.0 16.5 54.0 70.0 45.5 60.0 49.5 HV 97 2.0 42.0 1.0 7.0 11.0 36.0 70.0 22.5 14.0 43.0 42.0 AQUILA 55.0 17.5 28.0 53.0 40.5 70.0 33.5 3.5 21.5 3.5 18.0 MERIT 27.5 8.5 69.0 24.0 40.5 20.5 56.0 32.5 35.5 13.5 45.5 RAM-1 30.5 32.0 62.5 34.0 8.5 62.5 49.0 41.5 66.5 13.5 7.0 SOMERSET 53.0 44.0 44.0 46.5 22.0 42.5 4.0 68.0 54.5 24.0 43.0 WW AG 495 48.0 67.5 12.5 7.0 58.0 64.0 59.5 7.0 63.0 20.0 67.0 GEORGETOWN 20.5 32.0 17.0 57.5 30.5 42.5 23.0 28.0 39.0 30.0 56.0 BARON 44.5 62.5 66.0 21.5 58.0 13.5 38.0 55.5 16.5 35.5 45.5 WW AG 491 41.0 58.0 30.0 55.0 11.0 61.0 31.5 7.0 63.0 60.0 55.0 BA 70-242 56.0 37.5 65.0 54.0 53.0 32.5 8.5 62.5 3.5 57.5 65.0 MONOPOLY 23.5 37.5 2.0 60.5 53.0 62.5 1.0 52.5 45.5 62.5 30.5 DESTINY . 55.0 72.0 52.0 70.0 27.0 10.5 60.0 54.5 30.0 66.0 WELCOME 1.0 26.0 58.0 28.0 22.0 54.5 42.0 57.5 11.5 67.5 7.0 AMAZON 37.0 70.0 44.0 28.0 66.5 51.0 71.0 32.5 59.0 71.0 19.0 MYSTIC 59.0 65.5 5.0 43.0 3.0 67.0 7.0 15.5 33.0 48.0 4.0 HARMONY 32.0 26.0 59.0 69.0 53.0 22.5 44.5 55.5 11.5 13.5 60.5 WABASH 58.0 32.0 9.5 59.0 2.0 53.0 66.0 62.5 45.5 72.0 26.5 NE 80-88 . 47.0 17.0 66.5 18.0 60.0 63.0 41.5 59.0 6.0 30.5 BAR VB 577 20.5 11.5 60.0 7.0 53.0 42.5 59.5 62.5 21.5 35.5 68.0 COMPACT . 32.0 39.0 21.5 64.5 69.0 33.5 18.5 16.5 65.0 63.0 MERION 52.0 70.0 71.0 72.0 24.5 42.5 16.5 66.5 69.5 35.5 23.0 GNOME 42.0 72.0 61.0 56.0 66.5 48.5 10.5 71.0 11.5 53.5 38.5 WW AG 468 57.0 70.0 55.5 66.5 37.0 5.0 38.0 72.0 28.5 3.5 71.0 BARZAN 12.0 8.5 52.0 3.0 68.0 36.0 56.0 49.5 54.5 69.0 51.0 ANNIKA . 42.0 39.0 60.5 72.0 56.5 69.0 54.0 25.0 13.5 38.5 HUNTSVILLE . 51.0 21.5 28.0 45.0 65.5 56.0 66.5 33.0 20.0 60.5 KENBLUE 60.0 62.5 39.0 50.0 58.0 72.0 68.0 32.5 33.0 43.0 69.5 JOY 61.0 61.0 39.0 64.0 71.0 68.0 59.5 62.5 57.0 62.5 69.5 S.D. CERTIFIED 62.0 53.0 28.0 70.0 64.5 71.0 72.0 45.0 63.0 53.5 72.0 1/ THIS TABLE CONTAINS NO STATISTICAL VALUES (LSD VALUES), THEREFORE IT SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF A VARIETY OR VARIETIES. TO ASSESS STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG VARIETIES, REFER TO THE MEANS AND LSD VALUES FOUND IN TABLE 1. TABLE 3. (CONT'D) RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AT TWENTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE U. S. AND CANADA 1987 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS ; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING NAME NJ2 OH1 OK1 OR1 RI1 UB1 VA1 VA2 VA3 WA1 WA3 MEAN BA 72-441 (ABBEY) 42.0 58.0 25.5 57.0 48.0 54.0 2.5 3.5 49.5 15.5 50.0 35 CONNI 59.0 61.0 31.5 5.0 34.5 50.0 60.5 53.5 67.0 7.0 35.5 36 LIBERTY 24.5 49.0 41.5 15.0 22.5 28.5 37.0 48.0 37.5 46.5 39.0 37 CHERI 51.5 29.0 54.0 24.0 27.0 34.0 33.0 30.5 22.0 46.5 33.0 38 NASSAU 20.5 22.5 44.5 21.5 42.5 40.5 24.5 17.5 26.5 46.5 25.0 39 PARADE 51.5 65.5 38.0 52.5 27.0 56.5 70.0 68.5 10.0 46.5 16.0 40 ABLE I 7.0 49.0 38.0 26.5 42.5 64.0 47.5 43.0 54.0 29.5 28.0 41 K1-152 42.0 63.5 34.0 43.5 34.5 40.5 56.5 57.5 19.0 46.5 33.0 42 BA 69-82 61.5 2.0 31.5 36.0 48.0 24.5 4.5 9.5 16.5 69.0 8.5 43 HV 97 56.0 55.0 28.5 13.0 6.5 61.5 60.5 71.0 59.0 46.5 55.0 44 AQUILA 39.0 63.5 21.5 61.0 34.5 17.5 66.0 15.5 47.5 29.5 63.0 45 MERIT 28.0 33.5 59.0 52.5 51.5 40.5 31.0 39.5 30.0 29.5 45.0 46 RAM-1 13.0 12.5 34.0 17.5 63.5 63.0 14.5 39.5 55.0 15.5 61.5 47 SOMERSET 14.0 39.0 51.5 48.5 57.5 37.0 31.0 30.5 44.5 29.5 18.5 48 WW AG 495 27.0 22.5 5.5 41.0 34.5 6.0 41.5 52.0 66.0 29.5 56.0 49 GEORGETOWN 17.5 55.0 48.5 52.5 67.5 50.0 35.5 45.5 34.0 46.5 41.5 50 BARON 29.5 43.0 38.0 55.0 71.0 31.5 28.0 13.0 21.0 15.5 48.0 51 WW AG 491 66.0 22.5 21.5 52.5 34.5 31.5 56.5 49.5 37.5 61.0 35.5 52 BA 70-242 20.5 33.5 61.5 43.5 42.5 24.5 7.0 34.0 28.0 7.0 53.0 53 MONOPOLY 67.0 69.0 25.5 48.5 54.5 59.0 13.0 44.0 12.0 72.0 43.5 54 DESTINY 24.5 43.0 21.5 29.0 17.5 61.5 14.5 41.0 47.5 29.5 46.0 55 WELCOME 45.5 29.0 67.5 60.0 6.5 28.5 38.5 25.0 65.0 29.5 66.0 56 AMAZON 36.5 22.5 3.0 56.0 22.5 3.0 47.5 61.5 71.0 61.0 53.0 57 MYSTIC 15.5 22.5 63.5 69.0 60.5 21.0 72.0 13.0 56.5 46.5 68.0 58 HARMONY 39.0 37.0 56.5 68.0 29.5 59.0 43.5 20.5 51.5 7.0 65.0 59 WABASH 68.0 55.0 28.5 63.0 6.5 50.0 64.0 5.0 8.5 61.0 58.0 60 NE 80-88 63.0 33.5 56.5 62.0 51.5 50.0 47.5 51.0 51.5 15.5 64.0 61 BAR VB 577 31.5 49.0 51.5 31.0 65.5 68.0 69.0 71.0 63.0 46.5 25.0 62 COMPACT 69.0 49.0 21.5 64.0 69.5 44.5 17.0 27.0 23.0 46.5 61.5 63 MERION 47.5 55.0 67.5 38.0 60.5 44.5 51.5 23.0 42.0 61.0 8.5 64 GNOME 44.0 67.5 28.5 59.0 69.5 14.5 24.5 66.0 69.0 29.5 47.0 65 WW AG 468 45.5 22.5 16.5 65.5 14.0 12.0 47.5 37.0 72.0 61.0 57.0 66 BARZAN 36.5 71.0 71.5 34.0 62.0 66.0 67.5 37.0 68.0 46.5 67.0 67 ANNIKA 51.5 33.5 61.5 65.5 54.5 65.0 53.5 61.5 70.0 61.0 60.0 68 HUNTSVILLE 65.0 65.5 67.5 67.0 57.5 67.0 56.5 67.0 43.0 46.5 69.0 69 KENBLUE 71.0 72.0 70.0 70.0 65.5 70.0 71.0 53.5 56.5 61.0 71.0 70 JOY 70.0 70.0 67.5 71.0 72.0 69.0 56.5 61.5 59.0 61.0 70.0 71 S.D. CERTIFIED 72.0 67.5 63.5 72.0 57.5 72.0 65.0 49.5 63.0 69.0 72.0 72 2/ RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY IS ACHIEVED BY ASSIGNING "1" TO THE HIGHEST MEAN, "2" TO THE SECOND HIGHEST MEAN, ETC. FOR EACH LOCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF TWO MEANS ARE TIED FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD RANKS, BOTH ARE ASSIGNED "2.5".