TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER LOW INPUT AT SIX LOCATIONS USING A 1.1-2.0 LBS. OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR 1/ 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KY1 MO1 OK1 ON1 PA1 WA1 MEAN BARONIE 7.0 3.0 5.8 7.2 3.4 3.1 4.9 CANTERBURY 7.0 3.4 4.9 7.2 3.4 3.2 4.8 BAR VB 3115B 5.6 3.6 4.4 7.2 3.4 3.9 4.7 KENBLUE 6.2 3.6 4.7 7.4 3.0 3.0 4.7 SOUTH DAKOTA 6.4 4.1 3.6 7.4 3.2 2.7 4.6 PST-B9-196 6.5 3.0 4.4 7.1 3.5 2.7 4.5 BARON 5.3 3.1 4.1 7.2 3.3 4.0 4.5 EAGLETON 5.3 3.1 3.7 7.2 4.2 3.5 4.5 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 5.0 3.5 3.9 7.2 3.1 4.1 4.5 MTT 683 5.9 3.4 3.0 7.3 3.1 4.0 4.5 BH 95-199 5.8 3.3 3.3 7.3 3.2 3.4 4.4 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.5 2.8 3.6 7.2 3.1 3.2 4.4 CALIBER 5.7 3.4 3.7 7.1 3.0 3.3 4.4 BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649) 4.0 3.4 3.8 7.2 3.1 3.4 4.2 BARTITIA 5.0 3.4 3.0 7.3 2.6 3.5 4.1 BLUE STAR 5.4 3.2 2.9 7.3 2.8 3.2 4.1 VB 16015 5.2 2.5 3.1 7.1 3.5 3.3 4.1 BARUZO 3.3 3.5 3.0 7.2 2.7 3.6 3.9 BAR VB 233 2.0 3.4 3.9 7.2 3.1 3.5 3.8 BAR VB 6820 2.3 3.3 2.3 7.3 3.3 4.5 3.8 LIPOA 3.7 3.3 1.9 7.0 2.7 3.4 3.7 LSD VALUE 2.2 0.4 2.4 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.6 C.V. (%) 26.0 8.4 40.3 2.7 13.7 12.7 20.0 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.