TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1986-1990 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME BC1 CA2 CA3 CA4 DC1 GA1 IA1 ID1 ID2 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KS2 KY1 MB1 MD1 MI1 MN1 MO1 NC2 * BLACKSBURG 6.3 4.5 5.1 6.3 2.4 5.8 4.9 7.2 7.3 6.5 7.2 6.7 7.2 8.0 6.4 8.3 6.8 6.4 4.3 6.5 4.0 * MIDNIGHT 5.7 4.3 5.6 6.7 3.9 5.7 4.3 7.8 7.4 6.2 6.0 6.9 7.3 8.4 5.9 7.6 7.1 6.9 3.0 6.3 3.7 * P-104 (PRINCETON 104) 6.2 3.1 4.8 5.8 2.6 5.3 4.7 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.0 6.5 6.7 8.1 5.6 7.2 6.9 7.2 5.0 6.4 4.3 * ASSET 6.0 4.1 5.5 6.1 5.1 6.0 4.4 5.8 6.9 6.1 5.4 6.8 6.6 7.2 6.1 7.9 6.0 6.5 5.3 6.3 4.8 * BA 72-500 (CHATEAU) 6.1 4.2 5.3 6.1 3.6 6.2 4.5 8.0 6.2 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.7 7.3 5.7 7.3 5.7 5.9 4.0 6.7 4.8 * LOFTS 1757 5.8 3.1 5.2 6.8 3.7 5.8 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.9 6.5 6.9 7.8 5.7 7.2 6.5 6.5 3.7 6.5 3.8 * BA 70-139 (COVENTRY) 6.3 5.4 5.2 5.9 3.8 6.0 4.3 7.5 6.4 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.8 7.0 5.7 7.1 6.0 5.9 4.7 6.6 3.8 * F-1872 (FREEDOM) . 4.9 5.5 . . 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.4 5.9 6.3 . 7.0 5.8 7.0 6.3 5.6 5.0 6.8 3.5 BA 73-540 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.1 6.0 4.6 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.2 5.5 6.4 7.2 5.7 7.5 6.3 6.0 2.7 6.3 4.7 * AMERICA 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.7 3.9 5.9 4.7 5.0 6.8 6.0 6.3 6.9 7.1 7.5 6.6 7.5 6.1 5.8 3.3 6.5 4.3 * ECLIPSE 5.8 4.0 4.6 5.9 3.3 5.6 4.8 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.9 6.6 6.8 7.6 6.2 7.6 6.2 6.7 2.3 6.2 3.5 * ASPEN 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.9 3.5 5.4 4.6 7.2 6.2 6.8 6.1 6.6 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.5 6.2 6.1 3.0 6.4 4.0 * BA 72-492 (ESTATE) 6.4 4.7 5.3 6.5 4.0 6.3 4.6 7.3 6.5 5.7 6.2 6.0 6.5 7.0 5.7 7.2 5.8 5.5 2.0 6.6 4.7 * GLADE 5.9 5.6 5.3 6.3 4.8 5.4 4.4 6.2 7.0 5.2 5.7 6.3 6.6 7.4 5.9 7.8 6.0 6.0 3.3 6.4 3.8 * CLASSIC 5.6 5.8 5.5 6.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.8 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.2 7.5 6.3 5.9 4.7 6.6 3.5 WW AG 496 5.7 3.5 5.3 5.6 4.2 5.4 5.0 7.3 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.2 . 7.3 5.8 8.2 6.6 5.2 4.0 6.4 4.8 * ABLE I 5.4 3.7 4.8 6.8 3.2 5.9 5.2 7.3 6.8 6.5 5.8 6.7 7.1 6.8 6.0 7.7 6.1 6.1 3.7 6.2 4.2 * WABASH 4.9 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.7 7.0 6.2 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.2 7.7 6.0 5.6 5.3 6.6 4.5 * A-34 6.1 4.3 5.3 6.1 4.8 5.6 5.1 6.7 6.9 6.5 5.9 6.5 6.4 7.1 5.8 7.5 6.7 5.1 3.7 6.6 3.5 BA 69-82 6.0 3.6 5.4 5.9 4.4 6.2 4.5 7.8 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.8 6.6 7.1 5.9 7.3 5.3 5.9 2.7 6.5 4.7 BAR VB 534 5.5 4.2 5.3 4.9 3.6 6.3 4.8 6.5 6.5 5.9 5.6 6.8 . 6.8 5.5 8.2 6.5 5.1 5.3 6.2 4.0 * CHERI 6.2 4.7 5.4 5.9 3.4 6.0 4.1 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.9 7.2 5.8 7.7 5.8 5.8 2.7 6.5 5.2 * BRISTOL 5.7 4.5 5.3 6.5 3.4 5.4 4.5 7.5 6.3 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.8 7.5 6.0 7.0 6.2 6.4 3.3 6.5 3.7 * RUGBY 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.5 3.4 5.9 5.3 7.7 6.6 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.5 7.0 6.1 6.7 6.1 5.2 5.0 6.5 3.8 * CHALLENGER 5.6 4.0 5.3 6.4 3.1 6.0 4.3 7.2 6.6 6.7 5.5 6.8 7.1 7.7 5.9 7.5 5.3 6.6 3.7 6.3 3.3 * SYDSPORT 6.4 4.7 5.4 6.3 3.9 6.2 4.3 7.2 6.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 7.0 7.1 5.7 7.5 5.4 5.9 3.3 6.5 3.8 * TRENTON 5.8 5.5 5.5 6.6 3.9 6.0 5.0 7.2 6.6 6.7 5.7 6.6 6.5 7.0 6.1 6.7 6.3 5.6 3.7 6.6 3.5 PST-CB1 . 3.3 5.3 6.5 3.9 5.9 4.9 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.5 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.9 6.4 6.1 4.0 6.6 4.2 * SOMERSET 5.4 3.7 5.1 5.6 3.5 5.1 5.3 7.8 6.6 6.3 5.9 6.8 6.4 6.8 6.2 7.4 5.5 5.8 4.3 6.6 3.8 * RAM-1 5.8 4.6 5.3 6.0 3.1 5.8 4.4 7.7 7.4 5.2 5.2 6.0 6.9 6.8 5.7 7.9 5.9 6.2 3.7 6.3 4.2 * CONNI . 3.8 5.4 . 2.7 5.9 4.5 7.3 6.7 5.2 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.7 5.6 8.3 6.2 5.3 3.3 5.5 4.8 * BARON 5.5 4.7 5.0 6.0 3.7 6.2 4.6 7.7 6.6 5.5 6.2 6.4 6.7 7.2 5.4 7.2 6.2 5.3 3.7 6.3 5.2 * MYSTIC 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.3 3.8 5.7 5.2 6.3 6.5 7.0 5.8 7.1 6.5 6.4 5.9 8.3 6.6 5.9 5.3 6.3 4.2 * CYNTHIA 5.7 4.8 5.1 5.4 3.4 6.2 4.8 6.8 7.0 6.4 5.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.5 8.7 6.0 5.1 4.0 6.3 4.2 * TENDOS 6.5 5.3 5.8 6.0 3.3 5.7 5.1 6.7 6.8 5.5 5.3 6.5 6.7 7.3 5.4 6.7 5.4 6.0 4.3 6.4 4.2 * 239 (SUFFOLK) 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 3.9 5.7 4.9 7.5 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.6 4.0 6.5 4.0 * HAGA 5.7 4.4 5.4 6.1 4.5 6.0 4.6 7.5 6.7 6.5 5.5 6.6 6.6 7.0 5.9 7.4 6.2 5.7 2.7 6.3 3.8 * GEORGETOWN 5.6 4.8 5.1 6.4 4.0 5.6 5.3 7.8 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.5 6.6 7.2 6.1 6.6 6.1 5.7 3.7 6.4 3.8 * MONOPOLY 5.6 4.4 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.6 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.5 5.9 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.7 6.3 4.7 * JULIA 5.9 4.3 5.0 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.1 7.2 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.0 . 6.9 5.8 7.3 5.0 5.5 2.7 6.5 3.7 K1-152 5.7 5.4 5.5 6.0 4.3 6.2 4.8 6.5 6.8 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.1 6.9 5.9 5.6 3.3 6.5 3.7 * BA 73-626 (KELLY) 5.7 4.0 5.4 5.6 4.2 5.6 4.7 7.7 6.3 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.4 7.5 5.7 7.2 6.2 5.6 3.7 6.1 5.0 * VICTA 5.9 5.1 5.2 5.8 4.1 5.8 4.7 7.5 6.4 5.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 7.7 5.8 6.8 6.2 5.7 3.3 6.1 5.0 * DAWN . 4.9 5.6 6.0 4.1 5.7 4.5 7.2 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.4 6.5 7.2 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.1 3.3 6.5 3.7 * PARADE 5.5 5.1 5.3 6.2 4.3 5.6 5.1 6.0 6.4 6.5 5.8 6.4 6.5 7.1 6.1 7.7 6.0 5.9 4.7 6.4 3.7 TABLE 1. (continued) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1986-1990 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME BC1 CA2 CA3 CA4 DC1 GA1 IA1 ID1 ID2 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KS2 KY1 MB1 MD1 MI1 MN1 MO1 NC2 * BA 72-441 (ABBEY) 5.7 3.9 5.7 5.5 4.0 5.6 4.5 7.3 6.4 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.4 7.2 5.7 7.5 6.1 6.0 4.0 6.2 3.8 * MERIT 5.8 4.7 5.6 5.5 4.2 5.6 4.3 6.2 6.9 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.6 7.4 5.4 7.1 6.0 5.6 4.7 6.3 5.2 * LIBERTY . 5.5 5.4 . 3.7 5.4 4.7 7.3 6.7 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.6 7.1 5.9 6.9 6.1 5.9 3.0 6.3 3.8 K3-178 5.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 3.5 5.7 5.1 6.8 6.6 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.4 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.1 6.0 3.3 6.5 3.8 WW AG 495 5.0 3.7 4.6 5.7 4.6 5.6 5.2 7.8 7.0 6.1 5.7 6.0 . 6.8 5.6 7.9 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.9 4.3 NE 80-88 . 4.0 5.2 . . 5.1 4.9 7.0 6.0 6.8 6.0 6.5 . 6.8 5.6 7.3 5.6 5.9 4.0 6.3 3.8 WW AG 491 5.4 3.9 5.1 5.4 4.2 5.9 4.8 7.2 6.4 6.0 5.6 6.4 . 6.6 6.0 7.5 6.1 5.4 3.3 6.2 4.5 * IKONE 5.6 4.0 5.2 5.8 4.6 5.1 5.0 7.5 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.6 7.3 5.4 7.0 5.8 5.5 3.7 6.5 4.8 * AQUILA 5.4 4.6 5.6 5.7 3.5 5.1 5.3 7.0 6.5 5.6 5.8 6.5 . 6.5 5.7 8.0 6.6 5.2 4.0 6.2 3.5 WELCOME 6.6 3.5 5.3 . 2.7 5.1 4.6 7.7 6.5 5.6 5.4 6.7 6.5 7.0 5.3 8.3 5.7 4.9 4.7 6.0 3.7 * NASSAU 5.4 4.1 5.4 6.3 2.8 5.6 4.7 7.8 6.4 5.8 5.7 6.3 6.9 7.7 5.8 6.8 5.6 5.7 3.7 6.1 3.5 COMPACT . 4.7 5.2 . 2.8 5.7 4.1 6.3 6.7 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.4 5.4 7.9 6.2 5.0 2.7 6.1 5.3 * BA 70-242 (MARQUIS) 5.5 3.9 5.3 6.0 3.2 5.4 4.7 6.8 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.4 7.2 5.8 6.4 6.3 5.9 3.3 5.9 4.7 HV 97 (COCKTAIL) 6.0 3.1 5.2 5.2 3.1 5.2 4.6 6.5 7.1 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.3 6.9 5.3 8.3 6.1 5.3 3.0 6.0 4.2 HARMONY 5.7 4.1 5.4 . 3.4 5.9 5.0 6.5 6.6 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.8 6.9 5.2 7.2 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.3 4.7 BAR VB 577 (BARLYMPIA) 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 2.9 5.6 4.2 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.4 6.3 6.9 5.5 6.7 4.8 5.7 3.3 6.3 3.8 * GNOME 5.2 3.9 4.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 7.5 6.0 5.4 6.2 6.2 6.9 7.1 5.6 7.4 5.2 5.8 3.7 6.1 4.3 * MERION 5.5 3.9 4.7 5.0 2.8 5.2 4.1 7.2 6.0 6.2 5.4 6.6 6.6 7.2 5.9 6.7 4.7 5.8 3.7 5.8 4.0 * DESTINY . 4.5 5.2 . 2.7 5.4 4.4 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.5 . 7.5 5.8 6.4 5.2 6.0 2.3 5.9 3.7 WW AG 468 5.1 3.3 4.5 5.3 2.3 4.6 4.5 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.8 6.3 . 7.4 5.8 7.1 4.6 5.5 4.3 5.7 4.0 * HUNTSVILLE . 4.5 5.5 5.9 3.8 5.4 5.5 6.8 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.4 . 6.7 5.6 6.8 5.5 5.5 3.7 6.2 4.5 * AMAZON 5.6 4.4 4.4 5.0 2.4 5.8 4.6 5.2 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 . 6.8 5.3 8.7 6.1 5.1 3.7 6.0 3.5 ANNIKA . 3.7 5.1 . 2.3 5.3 4.4 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.0 5.9 7.0 6.8 5.1 7.9 5.3 4.6 3.0 6.2 3.7 * BARZAN 5.8 3.5 5.3 5.0 2.9 5.9 4.5 7.0 6.9 5.2 5.8 6.0 6.4 7.0 5.1 7.7 6.0 5.2 2.3 5.8 4.2 * KENBLUE 4.6 4.0 4.7 4.9 4.1 5.4 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.5 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.2 6.5 5.9 4.8 3.3 5.9 4.2 * JOY 4.7 3.7 4.8 4.7 5.0 5.1 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.0 6.2 5.0 * S.D. CERTIFIED 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.5 3.0 5.1 5.7 6.5 5.6 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.5 4.7 4.7 6.0 3.5 LSD VALUE 0.4 1.9 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.9 0.6 1.1 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1991 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). TABLE 1. (continued) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1986-1990 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME NC4 NE1 NE2 NE3 NJ1 NJ2 NM2 OH1 OK1 OR1 PA1 PA2 RI1 SD1 UB1 VA1 VA2 VA3 WA1 WA3 WA4 MEAN BLACKSBURG 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.8 7.1 7.1 6.0 6.0 5.2 7.3 6.1 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.9 5.6 5.9 4.7 7.3 6.4 5.6 6.2 MIDNIGHT 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.7 7.2 6.8 7.3 6.5 5.7 7.0 4.6 5.8 6.8 7.3 7.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 6.9 6.7 3.4 6.1 P-104 (PRINCETON 104) 6.2 5.4 5.6 5.4 7.0 6.7 5.5 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.4 . 6.9 6.5 7.3 5.8 5.1 4.6 7.2 7.8 4.9 6.0 ASSET 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.3 6.6 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.9 6.5 4.9 6.3 6.8 7.1 6.9 5.4 5.7 4.2 6.5 6.9 5.8 5.9 BA 72-500 (CHATEAU) 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.7 5.2 6.1 4.8 6.2 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.4 5.6 5.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.9 LOFTS 1757 5.9 5.1 4.9 4.8 6.6 6.5 7.0 5.7 6.2 6.3 5.0 5.6 6.8 6.7 7.2 5.7 5.4 4.7 6.5 6.6 5.2 5.9 BA 70-139 (COVENTRY) 5.3 5.4 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.2 6.7 6.3 5.5 5.9 5.2 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 5.6 5.3 5.5 6.3 6.9 5.9 5.9 F-1872 (FREEDOM) 5.0 5.8 5.3 4.8 5.4 5.2 6.8 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.0 . 6.5 6.9 6.5 5.3 5.0 5.2 6.4 6.0 6.7 5.8 BA 73-540 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.5 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.0 4.4 6.1 6.7 6.7 6.8 5.1 5.6 4.6 6.9 6.5 4.5 5.8 AMERICA 4.9 5.7 4.9 5.2 6.2 6.2 7.2 6.3 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.6 6.8 7.5 7.5 5.5 4.7 5.1 6.6 4.9 7.6 5.8 ECLIPSE 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.5 6.5 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.6 4.9 6.5 7.2 7.3 7.5 5.7 5.2 4.7 6.7 4.4 4.9 5.8 ASPEN 6.4 5.1 5.5 5.3 6.3 6.1 6.5 5.3 5.2 5.7 5.8 6.8 6.6 7.3 7.3 5.1 5.3 5.4 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.8 BA 72-492 (ESTATE) 6.3 5.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.5 6.8 6.2 5.5 6.3 4.6 5.6 6.7 6.8 6.7 5.1 5.2 5.2 6.4 6.9 4.0 5.8 GLADE 7.2 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.3 6.1 4.7 5.5 5.1 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.9 5.1 5.3 4.6 6.5 5.5 4.8 5.8 CLASSIC 4.9 5.2 5.5 4.8 5.6 5.4 7.3 5.4 5.7 6.0 4.6 5.5 6.2 7.2 6.4 5.4 4.9 5.3 6.1 6.4 5.9 5.8 WW AG 496 5.8 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.7 7.5 5.9 5.2 5.6 5.1 6.1 6.6 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.5 4.5 6.1 6.3 4.1 5.8 ABLE I 6.0 5.1 5.6 5.2 6.4 6.2 6.8 5.5 4.9 6.3 5.1 7.3 6.9 7.0 6.9 5.0 5.0 4.4 6.6 6.4 5.9 5.8 WABASH 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.2 4.9 4.9 6.3 5.8 5.7 4.9 6.0 4.3 6.8 7.3 6.6 5.1 5.3 4.9 5.9 4.4 5.8 5.8 A-34 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.0 6.5 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.1 6.3 7.1 5.9 6.4 5.2 5.0 4.7 6.2 6.4 5.8 5.8 BA 69-82 5.8 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 6.7 6.5 5.9 5.9 4.0 5.9 6.5 7.0 6.7 5.4 5.3 4.8 6.4 6.6 5.9 5.8 BAR VB 534 5.6 6.4 5.7 6.3 5.6 5.5 6.5 5.7 5.9 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.4 6.7 5.1 4.6 4.3 5.4 5.7 6.2 5.8 CHERI 6.2 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 5.5 6.2 6.1 5.2 5.9 4.3 5.6 6.6 6.5 6.7 5.3 4.9 4.9 6.7 6.0 7.1 5.8 BRISTOL 5.2 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.5 6.2 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.5 5.1 5.8 6.6 7.0 6.8 5.1 5.0 4.6 6.4 6.8 5.9 5.8 RUGBY 6.3 5.8 5.4 4.8 5.6 5.3 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.7 4.9 4.9 6.5 6.9 6.4 5.3 4.8 5.1 6.4 6.0 4.9 5.7 CHALLENGER 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.1 6.4 6.0 6.8 6.1 5.5 6.7 4.2 5.5 6.6 6.9 6.9 5.0 4.5 4.7 6.7 6.1 5.9 5.7 SYDSPORT 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.2 6.1 4.8 5.7 6.1 6.8 6.8 5.3 5.4 5.2 7.1 6.6 5.7 5.7 TRENTON 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 5.8 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.8 6.6 6.6 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.4 4.8 5.7 PST-CB1 5.5 4.9 5.4 4.4 5.2 4.9 7.0 5.6 5.9 6.2 4.8 . 6.5 6.1 6.5 5.3 5.1 5.0 6.4 5.8 5.3 5.7 SOMERSET 4.8 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.2 5.7 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.7 6.4 6.9 6.6 5.2 4.8 4.2 6.2 6.4 7.2 5.7 RAM-1 6.3 6.2 5.2 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.0 5.1 5.7 4.9 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.6 5.2 5.1 4.0 6.4 4.1 6.2 5.7 CONNI 6.0 5.3 5.6 6.1 5.7 5.2 6.7 5.4 5.3 6.3 5.6 . 7.1 7.0 6.7 4.9 4.7 4.2 6.7 5.4 7.3 5.7 BARON 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.1 6.6 5.0 5.3 4.9 6.4 5.2 5.3 5.7 MYSTIC 5.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.6 7.2 5.7 5.0 4.9 5.6 7.2 6.7 7.4 7.0 4.6 5.2 4.4 6.3 2.2 6.9 5.7 CYNTHIA 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.7 6.4 7.1 7.2 4.9 4.5 4.5 5.8 6.3 6.5 5.7 TENDOS 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.1 6.0 5.4 7.0 5.9 4.8 6.4 4.2 . 5.6 6.8 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 6.3 6.7 4.4 5.7 239 (SUFFOLK) 5.5 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.4 5.2 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.7 4.7 4.8 6.4 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.0 4.4 5.7 HAGA 5.2 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.4 6.5 5.4 5.9 5.8 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.5 4.9 4.8 6.2 7.1 5.3 5.7 GEORGETOWN 6.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.4 6.7 5.5 5.3 5.5 4.1 5.4 6.1 7.0 6.4 5.1 5.0 4.8 6.4 5.6 5.3 5.7 MONOPOLY 5.4 5.1 5.3 4.3 5.4 4.9 6.8 5.4 5.8 5.1 4.7 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.5 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.2 6.0 5.6 JULIA 5.9 4.8 5.8 5.3 6.1 5.9 7.2 5.9 5.5 6.4 3.2 5.3 6.5 7.1 7.0 5.2 5.4 4.9 6.5 6.7 5.4 5.6 K1-152 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.3 5.4 5.1 6.5 5.5 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.9 6.4 6.6 6.6 5.4 4.8 5.0 6.4 6.0 4.0 5.6 BA 73-626 (KELLY) 5.3 5.7 5.6 4.9 5.8 5.4 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.4 4.2 5.4 6.2 6.4 6.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 6.5 5.1 5.0 5.6 VICTA 6.0 4.5 5.8 5.2 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.0 5.5 5.2 5.8 6.1 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.7 4.6 6.7 5.0 3.9 5.6 DAWN 5.9 5.2 5.3 4.8 5.7 5.2 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.1 4.2 5.3 6.4 7.1 6.9 5.1 5.2 4.9 6.4 5.8 5.1 5.6 PARADE 5.3 5.5 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.2 7.2 5.7 5.8 5.1 4.2 4.3 6.1 7.1 6.6 4.8 4.6 5.0 5.8 6.4 5.4 5.6 TABLE 1. (continued) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1986-1990 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME NC4 NE1 NE2 NE3 NJ1 NJ2 NM2 OH1 OK1 OR1 PA1 PA2 RI1 SD1 UB1 VA1 VA2 VA3 WA1 WA3 WA4 MEAN BA 72-441 (ABBEY) 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.8 5.5 7.0 5.8 5.8 5.2 4.7 5.9 6.0 6.8 6.4 5.6 5.6 4.3 6.4 5.3 3.4 5.6 MERIT 5.8 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.7 5.4 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.4 5.3 3.8 5.6 LIBERTY 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.5 5.5 5.3 6.1 4.1 . 6.7 6.6 6.5 5.3 4.8 4.8 6.3 5.7 4.9 5.6 K3-178 6.0 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.1 6.8 5.6 5.2 5.7 4.1 5.0 6.4 7.0 6.3 5.4 4.9 5.0 6.4 6.4 3.9 5.6 WW AG 495 5.8 5.6 5.7 4.8 5.9 5.5 6.7 5.9 6.2 5.4 4.2 5.4 6.3 7.0 6.9 5.0 4.6 4.1 6.0 4.5 3.8 5.6 NE 80-88 . 5.7 5.4 6.2 5.5 5.1 6.5 5.6 4.9 5.4 4.3 . 5.9 7.1 6.2 4.8 4.5 4.3 6.4 3.8 . 5.6 WW AG 491 5.3 4.8 5.9 5.2 4.8 4.7 7.0 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.4 6.6 6.5 5.0 4.7 4.9 6.1 5.4 4.5 5.6 IKONE 6.4 4.9 5.7 5.1 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.8 3.8 4.9 6.1 6.8 6.6 5.1 4.8 4.6 6.4 6.3 4.1 5.5 AQUILA 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.2 4.8 6.4 6.7 6.8 4.9 5.1 4.8 6.2 4.1 5.1 5.5 WELCOME 5.6 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 7.0 5.5 4.3 5.2 5.7 6.8 6.5 7.5 6.5 5.1 5.3 4.0 6.1 2.6 4.5 5.5 NASSAU 5.9 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.4 7.0 6.3 5.2 5.9 3.6 5.1 5.8 6.6 6.6 4.9 5.2 4.5 6.3 6.0 4.9 5.5 COMPACT 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.8 4.5 4.3 7.0 5.5 5.3 4.8 5.4 . 5.6 6.6 6.4 5.1 5.0 4.5 6.1 4.0 6.9 5.5 BA 70-242 (MARQUIS) 5.8 4.4 4.8 4.5 5.2 5.2 6.3 6.1 4.8 5.4 4.6 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.5 6.6 4.7 5.3 5.5 HV 97 (COCKTAIL) 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.0 6.2 5.7 5.3 6.0 3.3 4.6 6.1 7.1 6.9 4.7 4.8 4.4 6.2 5.1 6.9 5.5 HARMONY 5.9 5.5 5.6 4.9 4.4 4.1 6.2 5.5 5.4 4.6 5.1 5.7 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.1 5.2 4.1 6.3 3.5 4.9 5.5 BAR VB 577 (BARLYMPIA) 5.7 5.1 5.3 4.9 5.4 5.3 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.0 5.8 6.9 6.0 4.5 4.2 4.1 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 GNOME 6.1 4.6 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.2 6.0 5.5 5.8 5.0 4.3 . 5.7 6.7 6.5 5.2 4.5 3.8 6.5 5.1 3.4 5.4 MERION 5.9 5.7 5.5 4.7 5.6 5.3 6.2 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.4 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.1 5.1 5.3 4.2 6.2 5.9 4.1 5.4 DESTINY . 4.9 5.4 4.8 5.2 4.9 6.8 6.1 5.2 5.7 3.8 . 6.1 6.7 6.2 5.1 4.9 4.2 6.3 4.9 5.8 5.4 WW AG 468 5.6 6.3 5.3 4.4 4.8 4.6 6.2 6.1 5.3 5.0 4.8 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 4.9 5.0 3.0 6.5 4.4 6.1 5.3 HUNTSVILLE 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.5 6.7 5.5 4.8 5.0 4.9 . 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.9 4.2 4.0 6.0 2.6 3.1 5.3 AMAZON 5.9 5.1 4.9 4.5 5.5 5.1 6.7 5.6 6.0 5.2 4.9 3.4 5.9 7.4 7.6 5.2 4.6 4.0 5.8 4.5 5.4 5.3 ANNIKA 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.1 4.9 6.8 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.4 . 5.9 7.0 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.5 5.8 4.3 5.8 5.3 BARZAN 6.3 4.3 5.2 4.8 5.0 5.1 6.2 4.6 4.8 5.5 4.8 . 5.4 6.8 5.5 4.6 4.9 3.8 5.9 2.7 5.2 5.2 KENBLUE 5.1 5.5 5.1 4.9 3.5 3.3 7.0 5.1 4.7 4.4 5.0 3.9 5.4 6.9 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 2.1 5.7 5.0 JOY 5.0 4.7 5.4 4.8 3.6 3.5 6.8 5.1 4.8 4.0 4.7 4.5 5.2 6.6 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.2 5.4 1.7 6.0 5.0 S.D. CERTIFIED 4.6 5.1 5.7 4.8 3.9 3.4 6.8 5.3 4.9 4.1 4.8 3.9 5.2 7.0 5.0 4.4 4.6 3.9 5.6 1.5 5.3 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.4 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.7 0.2 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).