TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) CULTIVARS
AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
1995 DATA
TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/
NAME IA1 ID3 IL2 NJ1 NJ2 RI1 UB1 VA6 MEAN
BAR VB 852 5.4 4.9 5.9 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.3 3.6 4.9
GEN-RSP 4.5 3.8 5.7 5.1 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.0 4.6
PST-YQ 4.2 4.4 5.7 5.0 4.6 3.3 5.1 4.1 4.6
* RAM-1 3.2 6.0 3.1 4.4 4.8 3.7 6.0 5.3 4.6
* BELMONT (798) 3.3 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.1 3.0 4.8 4.2 4.5
* LIVINGSTON 3.7 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.7 4.3 4.6 4.4
* SR 2000 3.5 5.6 4.5 4.9 3.8 3.3 4.3 4.8 4.3
* BRONCO 4.3 5.4 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.7 4.3
* UNIQUE (PST-C-76) 3.3 5.0 5.8 4.0 4.4 3.3 4.0 4.4 4.3
* DELLWOOD (ZPS-84-749) 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.2 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3
* WASHINGTON 4.2 4.8 3.4 4.5 4.9 3.3 4.9 4.1 4.3
* MIDNIGHT 2.8 7.0 5.4 4.3 2.9 2.7 4.1 4.8 4.2
EVB 13.703 4.1 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.1 1.7 4.7 4.6 4.2
* KYOSTI 3.6 6.0 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.8 5.2 4.2
* FREEDOM 3.3 5.2 5.2 4.0 3.6 3.3 4.3 4.4 4.2
PST-C-391 4.4 5.2 5.2 3.2 3.8 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.2
* BARON 4.4 6.4 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.0 3.5 5.0 4.1
* MERIT 3.5 5.3 3.2 3.8 3.9 3.0 5.5 4.9 4.1
* VOYAGER 4.9 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.1
* HAGA 4.1 5.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.8 4.3 4.1
* CREST 3.0 6.6 4.2 3.8 3.9 2.7 4.3 4.5 4.1
* COBALT 3.2 4.8 4.8 4.6 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.5 4.1
* BARONIE (BAR VB 985) 3.4 5.3 5.4 4.2 3.9 3.0 3.4 4.1 4.1
* GNOME 3.8 6.4 4.6 2.9 3.9 2.0 4.7 4.4 4.1
* NUSTAR 3.8 6.0 3.8 3.5 3.6 2.3 5.3 4.3 4.1
NJIC 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.5 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.1
ISI-21 3.8 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.0 4.0
* MONOPOLY 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.0
* MIRACLE 4.0 6.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.0
* CYNTHIA 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.0
* AMAZON 4.0 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.4 3.0 5.1 4.2 4.0
UNKNOWN 2.5 6.3 4.8 2.8 3.9 2.3 4.5 4.7 4.0
* SOPHIA 3.5 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.0 5.0 4.5 4.0
* LIBERTY 3.8 4.7 5.1 3.9 3.5 2.7 3.4 4.3 3.9
J-386 3.3 4.3 4.2 3.0 4.3 3.3 4.8 4.2 3.9
BA 74-017 3.3 4.7 4.0 3.2 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.4 3.9
* MERION 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.4 2.0 4.5 4.6 3.9
* NUBLUE (J-229) 4.1 4.8 4.1 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.6 4.1 3.9
PST-C-303 3.5 4.3 4.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8
* SUFFOLK 3.8 3.8 4.7 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.8
* FORTUNA 3.0 6.3 4.6 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.8
* BARTITIA 2.8 5.7 3.2 3.2 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.2 3.8
* DESTINY 3.4 4.3 5.6 4.0 3.1 1.7 4.3 4.0 3.8
BA 78-376 4.7 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.4 4.3 3.8
* BARZAN 3.6 5.0 4.3 3.0 3.4 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.8
TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) CULTIVARS
(CONT'D) AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
1995 DATA
TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF
NAME IA1 ID3 IL2 NJ1 NJ2 RI1 UB1 VA6 MEAN
* PARK 5.2 2.0 3.4 3.4 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.2 3.8
* CALIBER (J-335) 3.3 3.2 4.8 3.6 3.9 2.3 4.5 4.3 3.8
* BANJO (H76-1034) 4.3 3.3 3.6 4.8 3.6 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.7
* OPAL 3.3 2.6 4.0 3.3 4.2 3.0 5.1 4.6 3.7
NE 80-47 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.8 4.0 3.0 3.8 4.2 3.7
PST-A7-111 4.1 3.3 3.0 4.2 3.4 2.7 4.7 4.1 3.7
EVB 13.863 3.2 5.9 3.2 3.3 3.1 2.7 4.3 3.7 3.7
* CHELSEA 3.6 3.9 4.2 2.8 3.8 2.7 4.2 4.2 3.7
KWS PP 13-2 3.3 3.8 4.9 3.1 3.8 2.7 3.5 4.1 3.6
BAR VB 1169 3.8 3.1 3.8 3.5 3.8 2.3 4.5 4.2 3.6
* ALENE 5.0 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.7 3.5 3.6
* BARCELONA (BAR VB 1184) 3.1 4.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.6
* BARSWEET 2.8 2.9 3.3 4.1 3.7 3.0 4.2 4.2 3.5
* BARMAX (BAR VB 7037) 4.2 1.7 4.1 3.0 4.3 2.3 4.1 4.3 3.5
* KENBLUE 5.2 2.7 3.5 2.6 2.8 2.3 4.1 3.4 3.3
MINNFINE (MN 2405) 5.3 1.8 3.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.4 4.1 3.3
* SOUTH DAKOTA CERT. 4.5 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.3 2.3 3.4 3.9 3.3
LSD VALUE 1.1 1.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.4
* COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 1996.
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).