TABLE 20. SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER LOW INPUT 1/ 1996-2000 DATA SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM VIGOR 2/ NAME IL1 KY1 MI1 MO1 NC1 NJ1 OH1 OK1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UB1 UT1 VA1 WA1 MEAN KENBLUE 6.7 8.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 9.0 2.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 7.3 6.7 BARONIE 4.7 8.7 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 2.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.4 EAGLETON 4.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 7.7 5.7 7.7 5.3 6.0 3.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 CALIBER 4.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 3.3 3.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 BARITONE (BAR VB 233) 3.7 7.3 4.7 5.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 2.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.3 7.0 5.6 BARTITIA 4.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.0 2.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.7 5.6 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 3.3 3.3 5.0 8.0 2.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.5 CANTERBURY 4.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 2.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 BLUE STAR 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 6.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 2.7 6.3 5.2 BARON 3.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 3.3 6.3 5.2 LIPOA 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 2.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.0 BAR VB 3115B 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 1.3 2.3 5.7 4.3 7.0 4.3 6.3 4.8 BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649) 2.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 8.0 3.3 5.3 4.7 2.0 2.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 4.8 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 3.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 3.3 2.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 2.3 5.3 4.8 BARUZO 2.3 5.3 5.5 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 2.0 6.0 3.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 4.6 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 2.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 4.3 5.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 3.7 5.0 4.5 MTT 683 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.0 2.0 4.3 3.3 6.3 3.7 5.3 4.3 VB 16015 2.3 5.0 5.7 3.3 7.0 3.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 PST-B9-196 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.0 2.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.2 BH 95-199 2.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 5.0 2.7 4.0 1.3 2.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 3.0 5.0 4.1 BAR VB 6820 2.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 7.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 1.3 2.0 4.3 3.0 6.3 3.0 5.3 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.8 2.7 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.9 1.3 1.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 C.V. (%) 23.2 15.5 20.2 14.9 9.9 21.3 33.2 16.3 25.4 25.8 19.8 16.3 11.2 25.3 8.0 18.9 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.