TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT SEVENTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 1/ NAME JAN MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN ISI-21 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.0 6.4 4.9 BAR VB 852 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.5 5.6 4.9 5.2 4.8 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.9 SOPHIA 6.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.5 5.2 5.1 4.6 5.4 4.4 4.0 4.8 BARTITIA 6.7 3.7 4.1 5.2 5.5 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.9 4.3 4.2 4.8 GEN-RSP 7.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.4 5.1 5.2 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.8 BELMONT (798) 5.3 3.3 4.4 5.1 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.4 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.7 NJIC 5.0 5.7 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.7 MIDNIGHT 6.7 4.7 4.6 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.7 4.4 5.5 4.9 5.2 4.7 VOYAGER 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.2 4.7 5.1 4.7 J-335 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.7 4.2 4.7 4.6 5.2 4.7 RAM-1 7.3 3.7 4.3 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.2 5.0 4.8 3.4 4.7 COBALT 5.7 4.7 4.5 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.7 BAR VB 1169 5.7 3.7 4.8 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.9 4.5 5.7 4.7 PST-YQ 5.3 5.7 4.8 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.4 5.2 5.0 5.6 4.7 NUSTAR 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.6 4.2 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.7 MONOPOLY 5.3 3.3 4.0 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.7 5.5 4.7 4.3 4.6 HAGA 6.0 4.3 4.2 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.3 4.6 FREEDOM 7.7 3.7 4.2 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.6 5.0 5.3 4.6 OPAL 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.2 5.2 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.8 4.3 4.8 4.6 EVB 13.703 6.3 3.7 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.6 WASHINGTON 5.0 3.3 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.8 4.4 4.0 4.6 BARONIE (BAR VB 985) 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.2 4.1 4.5 5.0 4.9 5.7 4.6 SR 2000 5.3 4.3 4.6 5.0 5.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 5.0 4.7 5.1 4.6 UNIQUE (PST-C-76) 3.7 4.3 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.6 BARMAX (BAR VB 7037) 2.7 4.0 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 MERIT 2.0 3.0 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.4 5.1 4.7 3.8 4.5 BARCELONA (BAR VB 1184) 6.3 4.7 4.1 4.9 5.2 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.5 BARON 3.0 3.3 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.1 4.6 4.6 3.9 4.5 NUBLUE (J-229) 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.4 3.7 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.5 CREST 2.0 3.7 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.2 4.5 LIVINGSTON 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.5 LIBERTY 7.0 3.3 4.1 4.9 5.1 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.5 J-386 3.3 4.0 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.5 BARSWEET 6.0 2.7 4.4 5.2 5.3 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.6 3.9 4.0 4.4 CYNTHIA 6.3 2.7 4.2 4.9 5.1 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.4 NE 80-47 4.3 5.3 4.5 5.0 4.6 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 EVB 13.863 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 5.0 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.7 4.6 3.9 4.4 DESTINY 6.0 4.3 4.5 4.7 5.1 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.8 4.4 PST-C-391 6.0 3.7 4.4 4.9 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.4 MIRACLE 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.1 4.4 GNOME 2.0 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.4 3.8 4.4 SUFFOLK 7.3 4.7 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.2 5.1 4.4 BA 74-017 2.0 3.3 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.4 AMAZON 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.2 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.5 4.0 3.2 4.3 FORTUNA 1.7 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) CULTIVARS FOR (CONTINUED) EACH MONTH GROWN AT SEVENTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN UNKNOWN 2.3 3.7 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.5 4.1 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.3 BRONCO 3.3 4.3 4.1 4.6 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.0 3.7 4.3 MERION 2.0 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.4 3.9 4.3 PST-C-303 7.3 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.4 5.6 4.3 KENBLUE 3.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.9 4.5 3.8 4.3 KYOSTI 2.7 5.0 4.2 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.2 3.4 4.3 BANJO (H76-1034) 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.3 ALENE 3.7 5.3 3.6 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.0 4.3 ZPS-84-749 3.3 3.3 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.1 3.7 4.2 PST-A7-111 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.1 4.2 CHELSEA 4.7 2.7 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.4 4.6 3.9 4.2 BARZAN 8.3 3.3 3.4 4.2 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.7 4.4 4.2 3.9 4.1 PARK 2.3 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.1 MINNFINE (MN 2405) 1.7 5.0 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.6 3.0 4.0 KWS PP 13-2 3.7 3.3 4.2 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 SOUTH DAKOTA CERT. 2.0 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.9 BA 78-376 2.0 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.5 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).