TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) CULTIVARS AT SEVENTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME CO1 DC1 IA1 ID3 IL2 KS2 MD1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OR1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA6 WA1 MEAN BAR VB 852 5.4 2.9 6.7 3.8 6.1 1.3 5.3 5.5 6.9 5.3 5.4 5.3 3.6 4.6 6.2 4.0 4.4 4.9 ISI-21 6.0 4.0 7.1 3.8 5.3 2.5 5.7 5.5 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 3.6 4.4 4.8 3.9 4.1 4.8 * SOPHIA 5.8 2.4 6.2 4.3 5.5 3.0 5.3 5.2 5.4 4.9 5.6 4.7 3.1 4.8 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.8 GEN-RSP 5.0 5.5 6.5 3.2 5.4 2.3 5.5 5.3 6.5 5.2 4.2 4.5 3.7 4.7 4.9 4.0 4.6 4.8 NJIC 5.3 2.4 6.2 4.0 4.9 4.0 5.5 5.0 6.6 5.0 4.2 5.2 3.2 4.1 5.0 4.5 5.2 4.7 * MIDNIGHT 5.4 2.0 5.8 5.3 5.8 1.7 5.3 7.1 6.0 6.5 4.8 4.7 2.5 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 * VOYAGER 5.8 3.4 6.6 3.7 5.8 2.7 5.5 5.2 6.3 4.7 4.5 4.7 3.1 4.7 4.3 4.4 5.0 4.7 J-335 5.5 2.7 6.2 5.3 5.3 3.0 5.3 5.0 6.2 5.0 4.8 4.2 3.0 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.7 * BARTITIA 5.3 2.0 6.3 5.7 5.1 3.0 5.1 4.5 6.7 5.3 5.8 4.2 2.5 4.9 4.1 4.7 5.0 4.7 * COBALT 5.5 2.0 5.9 5.3 5.6 2.7 5.2 5.0 5.7 5.9 5.4 4.1 3.0 5.0 3.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 BAR VB 1169 6.0 3.0 6.1 5.2 5.2 2.3 5.4 5.0 6.2 5.2 4.8 4.4 2.9 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 PST-YQ 5.8 2.6 6.4 4.2 5.5 1.0 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.3 4.8 5.3 3.4 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.7 * NUSTAR 5.4 2.6 5.9 5.2 5.2 2.7 5.8 4.8 5.9 4.7 5.0 3.7 2.9 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.6 4.7 * RAM-1 4.4 1.6 6.1 6.0 4.9 3.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.8 4.0 2.7 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.4 4.7 * HAGA 5.2 3.1 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.3 5.6 5.0 5.9 4.4 4.0 4.5 2.9 4.4 3.8 4.1 4.7 4.6 * MONOPOLY 4.9 5.5 6.7 4.7 4.6 3.0 5.2 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.8 3.1 2.7 4.7 4.5 5.1 4.2 4.6 * BELMONT (798) 5.5 2.4 5.7 5.7 5.4 1.0 5.1 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.4 3.7 3.1 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.9 4.6 * WASHINGTON 5.5 2.0 6.4 5.0 5.2 2.0 5.4 4.4 5.8 4.4 5.3 3.9 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.6 BARONIE (BAR VB 985) 5.8 3.3 6.3 4.3 4.9 1.3 5.3 4.8 6.0 6.0 4.8 4.5 2.7 4.3 3.3 4.9 5.0 4.6 * SR 2000 5.7 2.2 6.2 4.3 4.8 2.3 5.5 5.4 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.2 5.1 3.9 4.8 4.3 4.6 * UNIQUE (PST-C-76) 6.5 2.2 5.8 3.2 5.4 3.3 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.1 4.5 3.8 3.1 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.2 4.6 * FREEDOM 5.0 3.2 6.3 5.3 4.6 3.0 5.1 4.8 6.2 5.7 4.2 3.7 2.7 4.2 4.0 4.6 4.8 4.5 BARMAX (BAR VB 7037) 5.2 2.2 6.7 3.3 4.8 2.0 5.4 4.9 5.9 3.4 5.2 4.2 3.5 5.0 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.5 * MERIT 5.0 2.1 5.8 5.3 5.2 2.0 5.2 5.4 5.3 3.9 5.3 3.7 2.9 4.6 4.9 5.5 4.9 4.5 EVB 13.703 5.5 2.1 5.6 6.5 5.7 1.0 4.6 4.0 5.3 6.1 4.8 3.7 3.2 4.5 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.5 BARCELONA (BAR VB 1184) 5.2 1.8 6.2 5.7 4.3 1.0 4.7 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.0 5.0 2.9 4.8 3.3 4.5 4.7 4.5 * OPAL 5.4 2.1 6.1 4.7 5.3 1.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 3.8 3.0 4.2 4.8 4.2 4.7 4.5 * BARON 4.9 1.8 5.7 5.8 4.9 2.3 5.1 5.5 5.8 4.3 5.0 3.3 3.1 5.0 3.8 5.2 5.1 4.5 * LIBERTY 4.9 3.2 6.1 6.0 5.2 2.7 5.0 4.8 5.7 5.6 4.1 3.9 2.5 4.4 3.0 5.0 4.6 4.5 * CREST 5.0 1.8 5.6 5.8 5.2 1.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.1 5.4 3.5 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.2 4.8 4.5 * LIVINGSTON 5.7 2.0 6.2 4.0 5.1 1.7 5.6 4.7 5.9 5.7 5.1 4.1 2.7 4.5 3.6 4.9 4.8 4.5 * NUBLUE (J-229) 4.7 2.3 6.3 5.7 6.1 3.0 5.0 5.1 6.0 4.1 4.8 3.6 2.5 4.2 3.0 4.8 4.9 4.5 J-386 4.7 2.7 5.8 3.3 5.9 2.7 5.0 4.1 5.8 4.2 5.5 3.5 3.1 4.8 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 * CYNTHIA 4.6 2.4 6.6 5.2 5.2 2.3 4.9 5.0 5.2 4.2 5.1 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.4 * DESTINY 5.4 2.3 5.9 5.5 5.2 1.3 4.8 5.3 4.8 5.6 4.4 3.7 3.2 4.7 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.4 PST-C-391 5.3 3.8 5.9 4.7 4.9 1.0 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.3 4.3 3.8 2.7 4.2 3.1 4.6 4.7 4.4 NE 80-47 5.0 2.0 5.6 4.2 5.3 2.0 5.3 4.5 5.8 4.5 4.7 4.8 2.9 4.6 3.8 4.6 4.9 4.4 * GNOME 5.2 1.8 5.7 5.2 5.3 1.3 4.9 5.5 5.4 3.5 5.5 3.7 3.3 4.8 4.1 4.9 4.2 4.4 BA 74-017 4.9 1.6 5.6 5.2 4.6 1.3 4.8 5.2 5.7 4.7 5.3 3.8 3.4 4.5 4.3 4.8 4.6 4.4 * FORTUNA 4.7 1.8 5.3 5.2 4.9 2.0 4.8 5.6 5.6 3.9 5.5 3.7 3.5 4.4 4.1 3.8 5.0 4.3 UNKNOWN 4.3 1.5 4.7 6.0 5.0 1.0 5.0 5.5 5.2 4.3 5.6 3.5 3.3 4.6 4.7 4.4 5.0 4.3 EVB 13.863 4.9 2.5 5.8 4.0 4.2 1.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.4 5.1 4.7 2.9 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.3 * BRONCO 4.7 1.7 6.3 4.2 5.2 2.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.2 4.9 4.1 3.1 4.3 4.4 5.0 4.6 4.3 BARSWEET 5.0 2.3 6.1 4.3 4.9 1.0 5.1 4.9 6.8 5.6 4.9 2.9 2.7 4.4 3.7 4.0 4.6 4.3 * SUFFOLK 5.1 3.3 6.0 3.8 4.8 1.5 5.3 4.9 6.0 5.3 4.2 4.9 2.9 4.1 2.6 3.6 4.8 4.3 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) CULTIVARS (CONTINUED) AT SEVENTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME CO1 DC1 IA1 ID3 IL2 KS2 MD1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OR1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA6 WA1 MEAN * AMAZON 4.1 1.8 6.3 4.2 4.3 2.0 4.6 4.5 6.3 4.9 4.7 4.5 2.9 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.7 4.3 PST-C-303 5.4 2.7 6.2 4.2 5.1 1.0 5.3 4.5 5.4 5.7 4.3 4.3 2.9 4.2 3.3 3.9 4.7 4.3 * KENBLUE 3.9 3.1 6.7 2.5 5.3 4.0 5.4 5.2 5.8 2.6 3.1 4.7 2.7 4.8 5.0 4.2 3.9 4.3 * KYOSTI 4.5 1.7 5.3 3.5 4.9 1.7 4.8 5.1 5.2 4.2 4.8 4.7 3.1 4.6 4.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 * BANJO (H76-1034) 4.7 2.0 6.4 3.8 5.3 4.0 5.1 4.4 5.6 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.1 4.9 3.4 3.9 4.3 4.3 * ALENE 4.3 1.8 6.8 4.0 5.2 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.8 3.0 3.4 4.1 2.9 4.6 4.7 3.6 4.2 4.3 ZPS-84-749 4.4 1.9 6.3 3.7 5.9 1.7 5.8 4.9 5.8 2.9 4.6 2.9 2.7 4.8 5.6 4.1 4.2 4.2 * MERION 5.5 2.4 5.6 4.8 5.3 1.0 3.8 4.5 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.0 4.9 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.2 * MIRACLE 4.6 2.0 6.7 6.8 5.1 1.0 4.3 3.7 5.9 3.1 5.1 4.1 3.3 4.3 3.5 3.5 5.0 4.2 PST-A7-111 3.8 1.4 6.1 3.7 5.6 5.7 4.8 4.0 5.6 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.2 4.5 5.3 4.0 4.6 4.2 * CHELSEA 4.5 2.0 5.8 4.7 5.5 2.0 4.6 4.3 5.1 4.4 4.6 3.2 3.0 4.5 4.6 5.4 3.3 4.2 * BARZAN 4.9 2.1 6.6 5.0 4.8 3.3 4.8 3.6 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.0 5.2 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.1 * PARK 4.1 2.0 6.6 2.8 4.1 3.7 4.6 4.1 6.2 3.2 4.0 3.8 3.1 4.1 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.1 MINNFINE (MN 2405) 3.6 2.2 6.2 2.2 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.5 5.3 2.5 2.6 4.6 3.3 4.4 4.8 3.3 3.6 4.0 KWS PP 13-2 5.2 2.0 5.6 4.5 5.4 1.3 4.8 3.4 5.0 4.1 4.3 3.6 3.0 4.2 2.7 4.5 4.6 4.0 * SOUTH DAKOTA CERT. 3.6 1.7 6.1 2.5 4.6 2.7 5.1 4.5 5.4 2.7 3.6 3.9 2.9 4.7 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 BA 78-376 4.2 1.4 6.3 2.8 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.3 5.3 2.9 4.3 4.0 2.9 4.5 4.7 4.0 3.8 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.8 0.8 2.0 0.9 2.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.3 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 1994 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).