TABLE 3. RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) CULTIVARS AT SEVENTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1/ 1993 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING 2/ NAME CO1 DC1 IA1 ID3 IL2 KS2 MD1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OR1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA6 WA1 MEAN BAR VB 852 16.0 13.0 5.5 47.5 2.0 47.0 18.5 7.5 2.0 17.5 9.5 1.5 2.5 34.5 1.0 51.0 44.5 1 ISI-21 2.0 3.0 1.0 47.5 18.5 25.0 3.0 9.5 1.0 4.0 36.0 30.0 2.5 45.5 20.0 54.5 55.0 2 SOPHIA 5.5 23.0 29.0 34.5 11.0 15.0 24.0 20.0 46.0 27.5 3.5 11.5 27.5 15.0 2.0 7.0 20.5 3 GEN-RSP 31.5 2.0 12.0 56.5 16.0 28.0 8.0 17.5 6.0 22.0 50.5 15.5 1.0 21.5 14.0 49.0 36.5 4 NJIC 22.0 20.5 25.5 43.5 41.5 6.0 8.0 26.0 5.0 25.0 50.5 3.0 17.0 59.0 11.5 30.5 1.0 5 MIDNIGHT 18.0 40.0 50.0 16.0 6.0 40.5 18.5 1.0 17.0 1.0 28.0 8.5 62.0 62.0 32.5 34.0 36.5 6 VOYAGER 5.5 5.0 9.0 51.0 5.0 21.5 8.0 20.0 8.0 31.5 40.5 8.5 21.5 21.5 34.0 37.0 6.5 7 J-335 11.0 15.5 29.0 16.0 23.5 15.0 18.5 31.5 11.5 26.0 32.5 21.5 33.0 25.5 27.5 27.5 6.5 8 BARTITIA 24.0 43.5 17.5 9.5 38.5 15.0 34.5 44.5 4.0 15.5 1.0 21.5 61.0 9.5 38.5 23.5 6.5 9 COBALT 11.0 40.0 40.0 16.0 8.0 21.5 28.0 29.0 36.5 6.0 9.5 27.5 33.0 6.0 43.0 21.5 20.5 10 BAR VB 1169 3.0 12.0 32.0 21.5 30.0 28.0 13.0 29.0 11.5 20.0 28.0 18.0 46.5 29.5 24.0 38.5 47.0 11 PST-YQ 5.5 17.0 13.5 39.0 11.0 56.5 8.0 17.5 46.0 15.5 32.5 1.5 6.5 34.5 15.5 9.5 20.5 12 NUSTAR 20.5 18.0 44.0 21.5 26.5 21.5 1.5 39.5 23.0 31.5 21.5 47.0 40.0 9.5 8.0 3.0 36.5 13 RAM-1 52.0 59.0 37.0 4.0 48.0 15.0 34.5 31.5 58.0 21.0 2.0 30.0 56.0 1.0 5.0 5.5 44.5 14 HAGA 27.5 11.0 43.0 12.5 33.5 3.0 4.5 26.0 23.0 34.0 55.5 17.0 40.0 43.5 47.5 46.0 29.0 15 MONOPOLY 41.0 1.0 5.5 29.5 55.0 15.0 28.0 41.5 36.5 39.5 28.0 60.0 56.0 25.5 29.0 5.5 50.5 16 BELMONT (798) 11.0 23.0 53.0 9.5 13.0 56.5 34.5 3.0 41.5 14.0 9.5 47.0 24.5 21.5 41.0 35.5 13.0 17 WASHINGTON 14.0 40.0 15.0 25.5 26.5 34.5 13.0 51.5 26.5 35.0 14.0 32.0 12.0 2.0 13.0 30.5 42.5 18 BARONIE (BAR VB 985) 5.5 6.5 17.5 34.5 44.5 47.0 24.0 37.5 17.0 5.0 32.5 15.5 51.5 51.0 57.0 16.0 6.5 19 SR 2000 9.0 30.0 29.0 34.5 51.0 28.0 8.0 12.5 17.0 7.0 44.0 47.0 17.0 4.0 44.0 19.0 47.0 20 UNIQUE (PST-C-76) 1.0 30.0 48.0 56.5 14.5 10.5 13.0 4.0 17.0 23.0 40.5 36.0 21.5 49.0 49.5 14.0 50.5 21 FREEDOM 33.0 9.0 20.5 16.0 54.0 15.0 34.5 39.5 11.5 9.0 50.5 42.5 56.0 54.0 42.0 25.5 20.5 22 BARMAX (BAR VB 7037) 27.5 28.0 3.0 54.5 53.0 34.5 13.0 35.0 23.0 53.0 15.0 21.5 4.5 6.0 3.0 11.0 13.0 23 MERIT 36.0 34.5 48.0 16.0 30.0 34.5 28.0 12.5 50.0 48.0 12.5 42.5 40.0 34.5 15.5 1.0 13.0 24 EVB 13.703 15.0 34.5 55.5 2.0 7.0 56.5 57.5 57.5 52.5 2.5 32.5 47.0 17.0 39.5 24.0 9.5 20.5 25 BARCELONA (BAR VB 1184) 25.0 49.5 24.0 9.5 58.0 56.5 54.5 5.0 17.0 2.5 21.5 4.0 46.5 15.0 55.5 33.0 29.0 26 OPAL 18.0 32.5 37.0 29.5 18.5 56.5 18.5 2.0 8.0 29.0 21.5 36.0 33.0 57.0 18.0 42.0 29.0 27 BARON 41.0 53.5 52.0 6.5 44.5 28.0 34.5 7.5 30.5 41.0 21.5 57.0 21.5 6.0 45.0 4.0 2.0 28 LIBERTY 38.0 8.0 34.5 4.0 33.5 21.5 42.0 37.5 36.5 12.5 53.5 33.5 60.0 47.5 59.0 12.5 36.5 29 CREST 35.0 52.0 57.5 6.5 33.5 47.0 42.0 14.5 36.5 24.0 9.5 54.5 12.0 8.0 35.0 43.5 20.5 30 LIVINGSTON 8.0 36.5 29.0 43.5 38.5 40.5 4.5 43.0 23.0 9.0 17.5 24.5 56.0 39.5 51.0 18.0 20.5 31 NUBLUE (J-229) 43.0 25.5 20.5 9.5 1.0 15.0 42.0 23.0 17.0 46.0 28.0 51.0 59.0 57.0 60.0 21.5 13.0 32 J-386 46.0 15.5 45.5 54.5 4.0 21.5 42.0 55.5 30.5 45.0 6.0 56.0 21.5 18.0 7.0 15.0 29.0 33 CYNTHIA 48.0 20.5 10.5 21.5 26.5 28.0 45.5 29.0 55.0 43.0 17.5 58.0 12.0 21.5 27.5 38.5 36.5 34 DESTINY 20.5 27.0 41.5 12.5 26.5 47.0 50.5 14.5 61.0 12.5 42.0 40.0 17.0 25.5 47.5 49.0 20.5 35 PST-C-391 23.0 4.0 41.5 29.5 44.5 56.5 34.5 16.0 30.5 19.0 44.0 38.5 56.0 54.0 58.0 25.5 29.0 36 NE 80-47 31.5 40.0 55.5 39.0 21.5 34.5 24.0 46.5 30.5 33.0 36.0 6.0 40.0 29.5 46.0 27.5 13.0 37 GNOME 27.5 53.5 51.0 21.5 18.5 47.0 45.5 11.0 46.0 52.0 6.0 47.0 8.5 18.0 40.0 17.0 50.5 38 BA 74-017 38.0 58.0 59.0 21.5 56.5 47.0 50.5 20.0 36.5 30.0 12.5 38.5 6.5 39.5 36.0 20.0 42.5 39 FORTUNA 46.0 49.5 61.0 21.5 48.0 34.5 47.0 6.0 41.5 49.0 6.0 42.5 4.5 47.5 38.5 57.0 6.5 40 UNKNOWN 55.0 60.0 62.0 4.0 40.0 56.5 42.0 9.5 55.0 39.5 3.5 53.0 12.0 29.5 24.0 35.5 6.5 41 EVB 13.863 41.0 19.0 48.0 43.5 60.0 56.5 24.0 53.0 36.5 36.0 17.5 11.5 40.0 18.0 18.0 32.0 20.5 42 BRONCO 46.0 55.0 17.5 39.0 30.0 34.5 54.5 26.0 58.0 43.0 24.5 26.0 27.5 51.0 31.0 12.5 41.0 43 BARSWEET 34.0 25.5 37.0 34.5 48.0 56.5 34.5 33.0 3.0 11.0 24.5 61.5 51.5 45.5 49.5 52.5 36.5 44 SUFFOLK 30.0 6.5 39.0 47.5 51.0 43.0 18.5 35.0 17.0 17.5 50.5 5.0 40.0 60.0 62.0 59.5 20.5 45 TABLE 3. RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) (CONTINUED) CULTIVARS AT SEVENTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1993 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING NAME CO1 DC1 IA1 ID3 IL2 KS2 MD1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OR1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA6 WA1 MEAN AMAZON 57.0 49.5 22.5 39.0 59.0 34.5 57.5 49.0 8.0 27.5 36.0 14.0 40.0 34.5 30.0 40.5 29.0 46 PST-C-303 18.0 14.0 29.0 39.0 37.0 56.5 18.5 46.5 46.0 9.0 47.0 19.0 46.5 54.0 55.5 54.5 29.0 47 KENBLUE 59.0 10.0 5.5 60.5 23.5 6.0 13.0 22.0 30.5 61.0 61.0 8.5 51.5 13.0 11.5 43.5 58.5 48 KYOSTI 50.0 56.5 60.0 53.0 41.5 40.5 50.5 24.0 55.0 43.0 28.0 8.5 24.5 29.5 37.0 8.0 6.5 49 BANJO (H76-1034) 44.0 36.5 13.5 47.5 21.5 6.0 34.5 51.5 41.5 51.0 53.5 42.5 27.5 11.5 54.0 56.0 47.0 50 ALENE 54.0 49.5 2.0 43.5 33.5 6.0 24.0 41.5 26.5 56.0 59.5 27.5 46.5 32.0 21.5 59.5 50.5 51 ZPS-84-749 53.0 47.0 17.5 51.0 3.0 40.5 1.5 35.0 30.5 57.5 38.5 61.5 51.5 15.0 4.0 47.0 53.5 52 MERION 13.0 23.0 54.0 27.0 18.5 56.5 62.0 49.0 52.5 38.0 47.0 21.5 33.0 11.5 32.5 23.5 53.5 53 MIRACLE 49.0 45.5 5.5 1.0 36.0 56.5 60.0 59.0 23.0 55.0 17.5 24.5 8.5 51.0 52.0 61.0 6.5 54 PST-A7-111 60.0 62.0 33.0 51.0 9.0 1.0 50.5 57.5 41.5 57.5 59.5 54.5 17.0 42.0 6.0 49.0 36.5 55 CHELSEA 51.0 40.0 45.5 29.5 11.0 34.5 57.5 54.0 58.0 37.0 38.5 59.0 33.0 37.0 26.0 2.0 62.0 56 BARZAN 38.0 32.5 10.5 25.5 51.0 10.5 50.5 60.0 62.0 50.0 57.0 51.0 33.0 3.0 53.0 58.0 58.5 57 PARK 58.0 43.5 8.0 58.5 62.0 9.0 57.5 55.5 11.5 54.0 55.5 36.0 27.5 61.0 9.5 40.5 56.5 58 MINNFINE (MN 2405) 61.5 30.0 25.5 62.0 44.5 2.0 34.5 49.0 50.0 62.0 62.0 13.0 12.0 43.5 18.0 62.0 61.0 59 KWS PP 13-2 27.5 45.5 57.5 32.0 14.5 47.0 50.5 61.0 60.0 47.0 44.0 51.0 33.0 57.0 61.0 29.0 36.5 60 SOUTH DAKOTA CERT. 61.5 56.5 34.5 60.5 56.5 21.5 34.5 44.5 46.0 60.0 58.0 33.5 46.5 25.5 9.5 45.0 56.5 61 BA 78-376 56.0 61.0 22.5 58.5 61.0 6.0 61.0 62.0 50.0 59.0 47.0 30.0 46.5 39.5 21.5 52.5 60.0 62 1/ THIS TABLE CONTAINS NO STATISTICAL VALUES (LSD VALUES) THEREFORE IT SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF AN ENTRY OR ENTRIES ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS OR REGIONS. TO ASSESS STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, REFER TO THE MEANS AND LSD VALUES FOUND IN TABLE 1. 2/ RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY IS ACHIEVED BY ASSIGNING "1" TO THE HIGHEST MEAN, "2" TO THE SECOND HIGHEST MEAN, ETC. FOR EACH LOCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF TWO MEANS ARE TIED FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD RANKS, BOTH ARE ASSIGNED "2.5".