TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT SIX LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MIDNIGHT 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.4 7.6 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.4 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.7 7.2 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.8 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.6 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 NUGLADE 5.7 5.7 6.5 6.7 7.2 6.5 6.9 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.2 IMPACT (J-1576) 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.6 6.5 7.4 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 AWARD 5.3 5.3 5.8 6.3 6.5 6.8 6.6 7.2 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 BLACKSBURG 6.0 6.3 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.3 6.2 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.9 ARCADIA (J-1936) 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.8 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.2 7.1 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.8 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 4.0 4.0 6.2 6.2 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.6 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.8 PICK 8 5.0 5.0 6.5 6.4 6.7 5.9 6.3 7.2 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.2 7.1 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 5.0 5.0 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 PRINCETON 105 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.7 7.1 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.2 6.9 6.3 6.9 6.8 4.0 4.7 4.0 6.7 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 5.3 5.3 6.8 6.6 6.8 5.9 6.6 7.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.7 RUGBY II (MED-18) 4.0 4.0 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.4 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 NJ 1190 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.1 6.5 5.9 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.6 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 6.0 6.3 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.4 4.7 5.3 4.0 6.6 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 6.6 ZPS-2183 4.3 4.3 5.5 6.3 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.6 NJ-GD 5.3 5.3 6.2 6.4 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.5 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 5.0 5.0 6.8 6.1 6.4 5.9 6.5 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.5 BA 75-163 4.3 4.7 7.2 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.6 4.7 4.0 3.3 6.5 CONNI 6.3 6.0 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.2 6.7 6.6 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.5 ECLIPSE 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.8 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.5 BA 81-270 5.7 5.3 5.8 6.7 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.5 WILDWOOD 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 6.8 6.8 6.4 6.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.5 JEFFERSON 5.0 5.3 6.5 6.8 6.6 6.0 6.5 6.6 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.5 LIVINGSTON 5.3 5.3 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.7 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.5 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 5.0 4.7 6.5 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.6 4.3 5.0 4.0 6.4 RAMBO (J-2579) 5.3 5.3 5.8 6.5 6.6 6.0 5.9 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.4 GLADE 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.2 6.4 5.6 5.8 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.4 NUSTAR 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.8 5.0 3.7 3.3 6.4 UNIQUE 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.7 4.3 5.7 3.3 6.4 MISTY (BA 76-372) 4.7 4.3 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.7 6.6 7.4 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.4 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.2 6.5 6.8 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.4 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 5.3 5.3 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.4 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.4 AMERICA 5.3 5.3 6.2 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.3 6.9 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.4 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.2 4.0 3.3 4.3 6.4 BA 76-197 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.2 4.7 4.3 4.0 6.4 LKB-95 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 5.9 6.5 6.6 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.4 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT SIX LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ALLURE 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.5 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 5.3 5.7 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.6 6.4 4.0 4.0 3.7 6.3 BA 75-490 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.5 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 PST-P46 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.5 6.1 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 SR 2109 5.0 4.7 4.5 6.1 6.7 6.1 6.5 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 BA 70-060 6.3 6.3 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.5 6.0 6.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 6.3 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.3 6.4 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 CHATEAU 6.0 6.0 4.8 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.2 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 CHALLENGER 5.0 5.0 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.2 VB 16015 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.6 4.3 3.7 4.0 6.2 PST-BO-165 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.2 SR 2000 5.0 5.0 5.8 5.7 6.2 5.5 6.5 6.7 3.7 4.0 2.7 6.2 CALIBER 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.2 LTP-620 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.5 6.2 6.6 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.2 PICK-855 5.3 5.3 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.5 6.2 6.6 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.2 BA 73-373 5.7 6.0 6.8 5.6 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 3.7 3.0 2.7 6.2 NJ-54 4.7 4.7 5.5 5.9 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.2 4.7 4.0 3.0 6.2 MED-1580 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.4 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.2 ASCOT 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.6 6.6 4.3 4.3 4.0 6.2 COVENTRY 5.7 5.3 5.5 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 6.2 SODNET 5.7 6.0 5.2 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.9 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.2 CARDIFF 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.4 4.7 5.3 3.7 6.2 HAGA 5.0 5.0 5.8 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.9 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.2 CHICAGO (J-2582) 4.0 4.0 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.2 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.1 A88-744 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 6.1 SIDEKICK 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.0 6.1 6.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 6.1 BARITONE (BAR VB 233) 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.1 BA 81-113 7.3 7.0 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 6.1 FORTUNA 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.8 3.7 3.0 3.3 6.1 MARQUIS 5.0 5.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.4 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.1 BA 81-220 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.9 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 6.0 BARONIE 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.4 6.0 5.8 3.3 3.3 3.7 6.0 BA 77-702 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.1 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.2 4.0 4.0 3.3 6.0 J-1555 4.7 4.3 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 6.0 CLASSIC 4.3 4.3 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.1 6.1 6.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 6.0 PLATINI 5.0 5.3 4.8 6.5 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.6 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 SHAMROCK 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 5.9 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 NIMBUS 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.8 6.1 5.5 5.8 5.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 6.0 ABBEY 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.3 6.0 6.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 6.0 BARON 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.2 6.0 6.2 4.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 BAR VB 3115B 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.2 6.1 5.5 6.1 4.9 4.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 RAVEN 5.0 5.0 6.2 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.6 6.2 4.3 4.3 3.0 6.0 H86-690 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.4 6.2 6.1 4.3 4.7 3.3 6.0 BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649) 4.7 4.3 4.8 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.9 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.8 5.9 3.7 3.0 3.0 5.9 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT SIX LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.4 6.0 6.1 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.9 SR 2100 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.0 6.2 6.3 3.7 3.0 2.0 5.9 BAR VB 6820 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.8 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 LIMOUSINE 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.5 6.2 3.7 3.7 3.5 5.9 BARTITIA 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.1 6.0 6.4 5.8 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.9 HV 242 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.7 6.6 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.8 ZPS-309 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.8 ADVOCATE (HV 130) 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.8 6.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 5.7 SRX 2205 5.0 5.0 4.5 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.5 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 KENBLUE 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.4 4.9 5.0 5.8 5.7 4.3 2.7 2.3 5.5 BARUZO 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.5 COMPACT 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.1 2.7 2.3 2.3 5.5 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 5.0 5.0 3.8 4.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 5.3 LIPOA 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.6 2.7 2.3 1.7 5.3 LSD VALUE 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 0.9 C.V. (%) 23.2 24.0 25.9 30.6 24.9 27.2 30.1 24.6 22.1 23.6 24.6 22.2 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.