TABLE 6. GENETIC COLOR RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER HIGH MAINTENANCE 1991-1995 DATA GENETIC COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=DARK GREEN 1/ NAME CO1 ID2 KY1 NE1 NJl NJ3 OH2 OR9 RIl VA2 MEAN MIDNIGHT 6.0 7.8 8.9 6.8 8.3 6.7 8.5 8.3 7.0 6.3 7.5 ASCOT (BA 77-279) 5.0 7.4 8.0 6.8 7.7 6.3 7.8 7.5 8.0 6.8 7.1 BLACKSBURG 5.3 7.7 8.1 7.5 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.6 7.1 NOBLESSE 5.7 7.2 7.6 6.8 8.0 5.9 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.5 7.1 BUCKINGHAM (BA 74-114) 5.3 7.3 7.8 7.2 8.0 6.8 8.0 8.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 OPAL 5.3 7.4 7.6 6.0 8.0 5.1 8.0 7.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 ABLE I 4.7 6.9 8.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.8 6.7 5.9 6.9 PST-0514 4.7 6.8 7.9 6.3 8.7 6.4 7.8 8.3 6.0 6.1 6.9 SR 2000 4.7 6.1 7.3 6.8 7.3 6.8 7.8 8.2 6.3 6.5 6.8 GLADE 5.3 7.2 8.0 6.2 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.5 7.7 6.1 6.8 PST-A84-803 6.0 7.6 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.8 7.7 7.7 5.3 6.2 6.8 RITA (PST-UD-10) 5.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.2 7.5 7.7 6.7 6.2 6.7 DESTINY 5.0 7.6 7.1 6.7 7.0 5.0 7.5 7.2 7.7 6.5 6.7 BARSWEET 5.7 6.8 7.3 6.5 7.7 5.8 7.5 7.3 6.0 6.2 6.7 RAM-1 6.0 7.4 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.2 7.3 7.7 5.9 6.7 BELMONT (798) 5.0 6.9 7.3 6.5 7.0 5.8 7.5 7.7 7.0 6.1 6.7 MINSTREL 5.0 6.8 7.3 6.5 8.0 5.8 7.5 7.5 6.0 6.3 6.7 APEX (SUMMIT) 5.7 7.3 8.0 5.8 7.0 5.8 7.5 7.8 5.3 6.3 6.7 PST-A84-405 5.7 6.4 6.7 6.5 6.7 5.8 7.2 7.3 7.7 6.2 6.6 COBALT 5.0 7.2 6.8 5.8 7.3 5.1 7.7 7.5 7.3 6.0 6.6 HV 125 5.0 6.8 7.4 6.3 7.0 5.7 7.5 7.5 6.3 6.1 6.6 INDIGO 4.3 7.1 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.1 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.6 UNIQUE (PST-C-76) 3.7 6.8 7.2 6.3 7.0 5.9 7.5 7.0 7.3 6.5 6.5 BROADWAY 5.7 7.2 7.7 6.2 7.7 5.2 7.5 7.2 4.7 6.1 6.5 PREAKNESS (602) 5.0 6.4 6.8 6.3 6.7 5.9 7.2 7.5 7.3 5.9 6.5 KWS PP 13-2 4.7 7.1 6.9 5.5 7.3 4.7 7.3 7.5 8.0 6.0 6.5 CHELSEA 5.3 6.8 6.9 6.3 7.3 5.1 7.5 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.5 ECLIPSE 5.0 6.9 7.6 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.7 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.5 DONNA 4.7 7.6 6.7 6.5 7.3 5.4 7.2 7.0 6.7 5.9 6.5 SHAMROCK (H86-712) 5.0 6.7 6.6 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 5.9 6.5 EVA (WW AG 508) 5.3 7.0 7.4 5.5 6.3 4.8 7.8 7.2 6.7 6.3 6.4 NASSAU 5.7 6.9 7.2 6.2 5.7 5.2 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.4 ALPINE 5.0 5.0 8.6 5.8 8.0 5.2 8.0 6.8 5.7 5.9 6.4 BARCELONA (BAR VB 1184) 6.0 6.9 6.7 5.3 7.3 5.2 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.4 6.4 CARDIFF 4.7 6.1 6.9 5.5 7.0 5.4 7.0 6.7 8.0 6.5 6.4 PST-LDW 6.3 6.9 6.9 6.0 7.0 5.6 7.3 7.3 4.7 5.6 6.4 R751A 4.0 6.8 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.1 8.0 7.5 6.3 6.2 6.3 FORTUNA 4.0 6.3 7.6 7.0 5.7 4.8 7.5 7.0 7.7 5.9 6.3 BARTITIA 5.7 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.7 4.9 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.5 6.3 MIRANDA 5.3 5.6 7.9 6.5 6.7 5.1 7.7 7.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 JULIA 5.0 6.3 6.4 5.7 6.0 5.2 7.0 7.5 7.7 6.2 6.3 PST-HV-116 5.3 6.8 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.1 7.0 6.8 6.0 6.1 6.3 SR 2100 5.3 6.4 6.6 6.2 6.7 4.7 7.3 7.2 6.7 5.7 6.3 GNOME 5.3 5.6 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 7.3 7.5 7.7 6.0 6.3 BLUE STAR (PST-B8-13) 4.3 6.1 6.8 7.0 6.0 5.1 7.3 7.2 7.0 5.7 6.3 TABLE 6. GENETIC COLOR RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER HIGH MAINTENANCE 1991-1995 DATA GENETIC COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=DARK GREEN NAME CO1 ID2 KY1 NE1 NJl NJ3 OH2 OR9 Rll VA2 MEAN PST-R-740 4.0 6.7 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.1 7.8 7.5 6.0 5.8 6.2 CREST 5.0 6.2 6.8 6.3 6.0 4.8 7.5 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.2 EVB 13.703 4.3 6.6 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 6.2 MELBA 6.0 5.4 6.9 5.7 5.3 4.8 7.5 6.8 7.7 6.0 6.2 PST-A7-341 5.3 6.6 7.0 6.2 6.0 4.9 7.2 7.2 6.3 5.5 6.2 MIRACLE 5.3 7.0 6.6 6.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.8 7.0 6.0 6.2 CANNON (BA 73-381) 5.0 7.1 6.9 6.3 5.0 4.9 7.7 7.2 6.0 5.7 6.2 CALIBER (J-335) 5.3 6.2 6.4 5.5 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 5.3 6.2 CYNTHIA 5.3 6.7 6.4 5.8 6.0 5.2 7.5 6.5 6.3 5.9 6.2 AMPELLIA 5.3 5.7 6.9 6.3 5.7 4.9 7.0 6.7 7.7 5.6 6.2 OPTI-GREEN (PST-88-106) 6.0 5.8 6.9 6.0 5.3 4.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.8 6.2 ASPEN 4.0 7.0 7.7 6.2 5.7 5.6 7.2 7.3 5.0 6.1 6.2 LIBERTY 5.3 6.6 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.1 7.2 6.7 7.0 5.9 6.1 PST-A7-1877 6.0 5.2 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.1 6.8 6.7 7.7 5.9 6.1 CONNI 5.7 6.0 7.8 5.7 5.3 4.8 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.5 6.1 NUSTAR 4.3 6.6 6.6 6.0 6.0 5.1 7.2 6.8 7.0 5.6 6.1 BAR VB 1169 5.3 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.8 6.8 7.2 6.7 5.9 6.1 PLATINI 5.0 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.0 7.2 6.8 6.7 5.7 6.1 BA 73-382 4.0 6.6 6.6 6.2 4.7 4.7 7.3 7.5 8.0 5.5 6.1 PRINCETON 104 5.3 5.7 7.9 5.3 4.7 5.1 7.0 6.8 7.3 5.7 6.1 BA 76-305 4.3 5.8 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.1 7.2 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.1 RAVEN (BA 78-258) 4.7 5.7 6.8 5.7 5.3 4.9 7.2 7.2 7.3 6.0 6.1 4 ACES (PST-RE-88) 4.7 6.1 6.7 5.8 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.8 7.3 5.9 6.1 MARQUIS 5.0 6.8 7.1 6.5 5.3 5.0 7.7 7.5 4.0 5.7 6.1 BARON 4.0 6.1 7.3 6.5 6.0 4.6 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 NOTTINGHAM (BA 77-700) 4.3 5.6 6.7 6.5 5.0 4.2 7.3 7.5 7.3 5.9 6.0 BA 77-292 4.7 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.7 4.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.2 6.0 COVENTRY 5.3 5.7 6.4 5.3 5.7 4.9 7.0 6.8 7.0 5.9 6.0 LIVINGSTON 5.0 5.8 6.7 6.2 5.0 5.1 7.2 7.3 6.0 5.9 6.0 MERIT 5.0 6.6 6.8 6.5 4.7 4.6 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 FAIRFAX (BA 69-82) 5.7 5.7 6.8 5.5 5.3 5.0 6.8 6.5 7.0 5.7 6.0 BARZAN 4.7 6.7 6.6 6.2 6.0 4.2 7.2 6.5 5.7 6.4 6.0 CHALLENGER 4.7 6.3 6.1 5.8 6.0 5.4 7.0 6.8 6.0 5.7 6.0 1757 4.7 6.2 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.2 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.5 6.0 BARMAX (BAR VB 7037) 5.3 6.0 6.4 5.5 6.0 4.1 6.7 6.3 8.0 5.2 6.0 VIVA (BA 73-366) 4.7 5.9 7.0 6.2 4.3 4.3 7.0 7.2 7.0 5.7 5.9 NE 80-47 4.0 6.0 5.8 6.2 6.0 5.0 7.2 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.9 MERION 4.3 6.1 6.3 6.3 4.8 7.0 5.8 6.7 5.7 5.9 TRAMPAS 4.3 5.3 6.9 5.2 6.3 4.4 7.0 6.8 6.7 5.9 5.9 DAWN 5.0 5.8 6.4 6.0 4.3 5.2 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 5.9 KELLY 4.7 6.2 7.2 6.5 4.7 4.2 7.0 6.8 5.7 5.7 5.9 NUBLUE (J-229) 5.0 5.7 6.6 5.5 5.0 5.0 7.2 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.8 ABBEY 4.0 6.0 6.9 6.2 5.3 4.4 7.0 6.8 5.7 6.1 5.8 LIMOUSINE 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.5 6.7 5.1 6.7 6.5 4.7 5.6 5.8 PST-A84-928 4.3 6.4 6.9 6.3 5.0 4.4 7.0 7.2 4.7 5.9 5.8 TABLE 6. GENETIC COLOR RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER HIGH MAINTENANCE 1991-1995 DATA GENETIC COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=DARK GREEN NAME CO1 ID2 KY1 NE1 NJl NJ3 OH2 OR9 RIl VA2 MEAN PST-C-224 5.0 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.0 6.5 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.8 BA 70-131 5.0 6.2 6.6 5.7 4.7 5.1 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.8 BARBLUE 5.3 5.9 6.3 5.8 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.8 5.8 RONDE 4.3 6.4 6.1 5.5 4.7 3.8 7.3 6.8 7.0 5.5 5.7 ALLURE (BA 73-540) 4.7 5.8 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.8 5.7 J-386 4.7 6.1 6.6 5.0 4.3 4.6 7.2 6.5 7.7 4.8 5.7 J-333 4.7 5.4 6.2 5.7 4.3 5.2 6.8 7.3 6.7 4.9 5.7 PENNPRO (PR-1) 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 4.0 4.6 6.8 6.8 5.0 5.7 5.7 WW AG 505 6.3 4.9 6.9 5.0 4.0 4.4 6.8 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 SILVIA 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.0 5.0 4.4 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.5 5.7 FREEDOM 5.3 4.2 5.9 6.2 4.0 4.6 6.7 6.5 8.0 5.5 5.7 TOUCHDOWN 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 4.3 4.9 7.2 6.5 6.7 5.1 5.7 ESTATE 4.7 5.6 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 6.8 6.5 5.0 5.4 5.7 PST-UD-12 4.7 5.6 6.1 5.3 4.3 4.8 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.6 5.7 J34-99 5.0 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.2 5.6 BARONIE (BAR VB 985) 5.7 5.3 6.1 5.5 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 EVB 13.863 4.7 4.7 6.1 5.7 5.0 4.4 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.6 HAGA 4.3 5.1 6.4 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.8 6.7 7.3 5.1 5.6 BANFF 5.7 4.7 6.2 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.5 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 WASHINGTON 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 6.5 6.8 6.7 4.9 5.6 SUFFOLK 4.3 5.7 5.9 5.5 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.6 J13-152 4.3 5.8 6.0 6.2 4.0 4.9 6.7 6.5 5.7 5.5 5.6 GEORGETOWN 4.0 4.9 6.1 6.0 4.7 4.9 6.8 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 TRENTON 5.3 5.0 5.8 6.0 4.0 4.7 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 Jll-94 5.0 5.1 6.2 5.5 4.0 4.6 6.8 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.5 CLASSIC 5.3 5.0 6.1 5.5 4.3 5.1 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.5 5.5 EAGLETON 4.7 5.1 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.6 6.5 6.7 6.0 4.9 5.4 PSU-151 6.0 4.8 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.2 6.3 6.2 7.0 4.7 5.4 A-34 4.0 4.8 5.2 5.2 3.7 4.3 6.5 6.2 7.7 5.3 5.3 MONOPOLY 4.7 4.2 5.4 5.3 4.0 3.9 6.0 6.5 8.0 4.3 5.2 GREENLEY 4.3 4.8 5.1 5.2 3.3 3.1 7.0 6.5 7.0 4.5 5.1 KENBLUE 3.7 5.2 4.6 5.3 3.7 3.8 7.0 6.5 6.0 4.9 5.1 BAR VB 852 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.0 4.0 4.4 5.5 6.0 6.0 4.8 5.0 SOUTH DAKOTA CERT. 4.0 5.6 5.1 5.5 3.0 3.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.4 4.9 GINGER 3.3 5.0 5.2 5.3 3.0 2.9 7.0 6.2 6.3 4.9 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.7 2.5 1.2 0.4 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).