TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER LOW MAINTENANCE AT SIXTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1991 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME CO1 DC1 IA1 ID3 IL2 KS2 MO3 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OR1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA6 WA1 MEAN * MIDNIGHT 8.0 2.4 4.9 7.2 3.9 6.9 7.8 6.9 6.7 6.1 5.4 3.7 2.4 7.3 5.8 5.9 5.7 * BARMAX 9.0 3.8 6.1 7.0 5.7 4.9 6.1 5.1 4.7 7.3 5.4 4.7 3.0 6.3 6.3 5.1 5.7 * RAM-1 7.0 2.8 5.9 7.1 4.3 5.6 6.9 5.6 6.2 7.2 4.4 4.3 3.2 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.5 * COBALT 8.0 4.0 4.6 6.6 3.9 6.9 6.9 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.5 4.0 2.6 6.5 5.2 5.7 5.5 BAR VB 7037 8.7 3.4 5.8 7.3 4.4 5.9 5.8 4.6 5.0 6.2 5.4 5.0 3.2 6.7 5.2 5.2 5.5 * SOPHIA 8.7 2.9 5.8 7.0 3.8 6.3 6.4 5.4 5.8 6.2 4.1 3.8 3.3 7.3 5.1 5.7 5.5 * MERIT 8.3 3.3 5.3 6.4 4.3 6.3 6.5 5.2 6.0 6.4 4.9 4.0 2.6 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 PST-C-303 8.3 3.4 5.6 6.4 4.0 6.7 6.7 4.8 4.9 6.8 5.8 4.8 3.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.4 * BARTITIA 9.0 2.2 4.1 7.7 3.9 5.3 6.5 5.2 6.1 6.6 6.1 4.0 2.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 * FORTUNA 7.7 3.1 4.8 7.3 3.3 6.4 6.8 5.5 5.7 6.2 5.3 4.7 2.7 6.8 5.1 5.2 5.4 BAR VB 895 8.3 3.9 5.8 6.5 4.1 6.5 6.4 5.2 4.8 6.6 3.7 4.8 3.4 5.5 6.0 5.1 5.4 * LIVINGSTON 8.0 3.6 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.1 6.2 5.3 5.6 6.0 5.7 4.2 2.9 6.3 5.6 5.1 5.4 ISI-21 7.7 4.9 5.7 6.3 4.5 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.5 6.8 3.1 4.3 3.2 5.9 6.9 5.3 5.4 * CREST 8.0 3.3 5.3 5.9 4.1 6.0 6.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 4.9 4.7 2.9 6.3 5.0 5.6 5.4 BAR VB 1169 8.0 4.1 4.9 7.1 5.0 5.7 6.5 4.4 5.1 5.9 5.8 4.5 2.3 6.3 5.1 5.3 5.4 * OPAL 8.3 3.5 5.7 7.6 5.5 4.7 6.8 4.5 5.4 6.2 4.0 4.3 2.7 6.7 5.3 4.6 5.4 PST-C-391 8.0 5.1 5.7 6.5 4.3 6.3 6.2 4.4 5.0 6.3 5.2 3.7 2.8 6.1 5.8 4.4 5.4 EVB 13.863 8.0 3.2 5.0 7.2 3.9 6.0 6.0 4.1 5.1 6.1 5.5 3.8 3.3 6.5 5.9 5.7 5.3 * CYNTHIA 8.3 2.7 4.9 6.9 4.9 5.6 6.5 4.8 5.7 6.1 4.9 4.3 3.0 6.4 5.4 4.9 5.3 798 7.7 2.8 4.7 6.5 4.7 5.5 7.4 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.4 4.3 2.8 6.6 4.8 4.8 5.3 UNKNOWN 7.7 2.8 4.7 6.3 4.0 6.5 6.5 5.3 6.0 6.4 5.7 4.3 3.0 6.3 4.7 4.9 5.3 * UNIQUE (PST-C-76) 8.0 2.8 5.3 6.7 3.7 5.5 6.6 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.1 3.5 2.3 6.4 5.7 5.1 5.3 J-335 8.0 3.9 4.7 7.3 4.6 5.7 6.1 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.9 3.8 2.4 6.6 5.2 5.0 5.3 PST-YQ 7.7 3.4 6.1 6.7 5.2 6.3 6.0 4.4 4.8 6.8 3.6 4.0 2.9 6.5 6.1 4.6 5.3 GEN-RSP 8.0 5.4 6.6 7.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 4.7 4.4 6.3 3.0 4.8 2.7 5.2 5.0 4.2 5.3 * BRONCO 8.3 3.1 6.3 5.6 4.9 6.3 5.8 4.8 5.0 6.8 4.1 4.8 3.1 6.3 5.3 4.6 5.3 * BARON 7.3 3.1 5.6 6.5 2.9 6.9 6.6 5.4 6.0 6.3 4.9 3.8 3.4 5.5 5.4 4.8 5.3 BA 74-017 7.7 4.1 5.2 6.3 4.1 6.1 6.4 5.7 6.4 5.8 4.1 4.3 2.6 6.2 4.7 5.0 5.3 * BARSWEET 8.0 2.8 4.2 7.3 3.7 5.4 7.1 5.6 5.8 6.4 5.6 4.0 3.0 5.5 4.8 5.3 5.3 * HAGA 8.0 3.2 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.1 6.0 4.3 5.1 6.8 3.8 4.3 2.9 6.0 6.3 4.6 5.3 * SUFFOLK 8.0 4.0 5.6 6.1 4.0 6.3 5.8 4.3 4.9 6.8 4.8 4.5 3.2 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.3 * FREEDOM 7.7 3.3 5.5 6.5 4.9 5.9 6.4 4.8 4.5 6.6 4.2 3.7 3.2 6.2 5.9 5.0 5.3 * VOYAGER 8.3 3.9 5.9 7.1 4.9 5.9 6.2 4.4 4.7 6.7 2.8 4.8 2.6 5.2 6.3 4.2 5.3 * WASHINGTON 7.3 2.9 5.5 6.9 4.1 5.7 5.9 4.9 5.4 6.1 5.7 3.5 3.3 6.0 5.8 4.9 5.3 ZPS-84-749 8.0 2.6 5.9 6.8 5.7 5.4 6.1 4.6 4.9 6.6 3.9 4.2 3.0 6.7 5.1 4.1 5.2 * NUSTAR 8.0 2.8 4.9 6.5 3.3 5.9 5.8 4.9 5.0 6.0 5.4 4.0 3.4 7.0 5.7 4.8 5.2 * NUBLUE (J-229) 7.3 2.8 5.7 6.9 3.7 6.1 6.2 4.8 5.4 6.3 4.8 4.7 2.8 6.3 4.8 4.7 5.2 * SR 2000 8.3 3.2 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.5 5.4 5.9 5.7 5.4 3.7 2.7 6.0 4.6 4.0 5.2 * LIBERTY 7.3 3.4 4.8 6.6 4.1 5.6 6.1 5.4 5.3 6.6 4.6 3.7 3.6 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 BAR VB 1184 8.0 2.3 3.9 6.6 3.7 4.6 6.1 4.9 6.2 6.1 6.1 4.5 2.8 6.5 5.6 5.1 5.2 * MONOPOLY 7.0 3.9 5.7 4.9 4.8 5.7 5.5 4.1 4.8 7.3 3.9 5.0 3.6 6.1 5.3 4.9 5.2 * GNOME 6.7 3.1 5.9 6.1 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.5 5.7 6.4 4.6 4.2 2.9 6.0 5.6 4.6 5.2 * DESTINY 7.7 2.3 5.4 5.7 3.8 5.6 6.5 5.6 5.7 6.4 3.9 4.0 2.8 6.2 4.8 5.6 5.1 NJIC 8.0 3.8 5.9 6.8 3.6 6.1 5.9 5.0 4.0 6.3 3.0 4.5 3.1 5.6 5.9 4.0 5.1 * BARZAN 7.7 1.6 4.1 6.7 3.9 6.1 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.4 4.3 2.6 6.5 4.4 5.1 5.0 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONTINUED) GROWN UNDER LOW MAINTENANCE AT SIXTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1991 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME CO1 DC1 IA1 ID3 IL2 KS2 MO3 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OR1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA6 WA1 MEAN * MIRACLE 8.0 2.3 5.6 7.7 3.1 4.5 6.0 4.1 5.4 5.9 5.5 4.3 2.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.0 PST-A7-111 7.7 3.3 6.8 5.7 4.0 5.6 5.0 4.1 4.2 5.9 4.0 4.2 2.7 6.9 5.0 4.1 5.0 J-386 8.0 2.8 4.9 6.1 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.9 4.3 4.2 3.1 6.1 5.2 3.7 4.9 H76-1034 8.7 3.5 5.3 5.7 4.9 5.7 5.1 3.8 4.4 6.4 2.8 4.2 3.2 4.9 5.2 4.3 4.9 EVB 13.703 7.0 2.0 4.2 7.0 3.5 4.1 6.5 5.5 5.0 6.0 5.7 3.8 2.1 6.2 4.3 5.0 4.9 * CHELSEA 7.3 1.9 4.9 5.3 3.3 6.3 4.9 4.2 5.7 5.4 5.8 4.3 1.9 7.1 3.3 5.9 4.9 * AMAZON 8.0 2.4 5.2 7.1 3.6 4.3 6.3 4.9 5.2 5.4 4.8 3.2 2.9 5.3 4.8 3.7 4.8 NE 80-47 7.7 2.2 4.7 6.3 3.4 5.1 6.6 4.9 5.0 5.3 4.5 4.0 2.4 5.9 5.2 3.4 4.8 * ALENE 7.7 3.1 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.5 5.0 3.4 4.0 5.9 2.7 4.3 3.5 4.9 4.9 4.3 4.8 * KYOSTI 7.3 2.5 3.9 6.5 4.3 4.9 5.8 4.9 4.8 6.1 3.5 3.8 2.6 6.1 5.1 3.9 4.8 * PARK 6.0 3.3 6.1 4.6 4.3 5.1 5.0 3.5 3.9 6.3 2.9 4.0 3.1 6.0 5.3 3.6 4.6 * KENBLUE 6.7 3.2 6.2 4.5 4.7 4.7 5.1 3.1 3.7 6.2 2.3 4.3 3.2 4.9 5.4 3.7 4.5 KWS PP 13-2 6.7 2.0 4.8 4.7 3.3 6.5 4.7 3.8 5.1 5.1 4.8 3.5 2.2 5.8 3.1 4.6 4.4 MN 2405 7.0 3.7 6.4 4.6 3.8 5.1 5.2 3.4 3.1 6.0 2.3 4.2 2.2 5.4 4.9 3.3 4.4 BA 78-376 6.0 2.3 5.8 4.1 4.9 5.0 4.4 3.0 3.5 6.1 2.5 3.3 3.6 4.9 5.3 3.3 4.3 * MERION 6.7 1.7 3.1 5.9 3.0 4.1 6.1 4.4 3.4 5.6 5.1 2.0 1.3 5.8 4.8 5.1 4.3 * SOUTH DAKOTA CERT. 7.0 2.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.2 4.5 2.4 3.5 5.2 1.7 4.5 2.4 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.3 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1992 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).