TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2004 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT BROWN PERCENT GENETIC WEAR COVER PATCH PYTHIUM ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TOLERANCE FALL WARM TEMP. BLIGHT MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN APR 1648 7.3 5.0 99.0 8.7 8.7 60.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 D04-1667 6.3 5.0 97.7 9.0 8.7 60.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.6 CABO II (IS-PR 233) 7.7 5.3 94.7 9.0 8.0 50.0 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.6 LINE DRIVE GLS (APR 1797) 5.7 5.7 97.7 8.3 8.0 53.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.5 GL-2 6.0 6.0 97.7 7.7 8.0 66.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.5 IS-PR 236 7.0 5.0 99.0 9.0 9.0 56.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.5 ALL*STAR 3 (IS-PR 274) 6.3 5.7 97.7 8.3 7.7 56.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.5 RNS 6.7 5.0 99.0 9.0 8.3 66.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.5 SP4 8.0 5.0 93.3 9.0 7.7 56.7 7.7 7.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.5 VB99 8.0 5.0 95.0 9.0 8.3 53.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.5 CITATION FORE 6.0 5.0 97.7 8.0 8.0 63.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.4 D04-11T 6.7 5.0 99.0 8.7 8.0 60.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.4 GPR 7.7 5.7 95.0 9.0 8.0 46.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.4 ATTRIBUTE (IS-PR 270) 6.3 5.7 96.3 8.3 8.0 53.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.4 REGAL 5 (IS-PR 271) 7.7 5.0 95.0 8.3 7.3 50.0 8.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.4 KEYSTONE 2 (IS-PR 312) 6.0 6.0 97.7 8.7 8.7 60.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.4 MMW 6.7 6.3 97.7 9.0 8.0 66.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.4 DELAWARE XL (PICK 01-2) 6.7 6.3 94.7 8.7 8.3 53.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.4 DP 17-9499 7.0 4.0 95.0 8.7 7.7 60.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 PICK RB-1 6.0 5.3 96.3 8.3 7.7 56.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 PROTEGE GLR 6.0 5.3 99.0 9.0 8.0 60.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 SR 4600 (SRX 4SP) 6.0 5.3 99.0 8.3 8.0 53.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 ASP6005 (AJM) 7.7 4.7 95.0 9.0 7.7 46.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.2 PHENOM (APR 1660) 6.3 4.3 97.7 8.3 8.0 60.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.2 DERBY XTREME (IS-PR 268) 6.7 5.0 97.7 8.7 8.3 56.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 LCK 6.3 5.3 97.7 9.0 8.3 56.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.2 MACH I 7.3 5.3 90.0 8.7 8.3 53.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 PST-2GSM 5.7 5.3 93.3 8.3 7.7 56.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 PWDR 7.7 5.0 93.3 9.0 8.0 56.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.2 SNR 7.7 4.7 95.0 9.0 8.3 53.3 8.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.2 04-BEN 6.0 4.7 91.7 9.0 7.7 43.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.1 AAZ-B104 6.0 5.3 96.3 8.7 8.3 50.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.1 ARR 1664 6.7 4.3 94.7 8.0 7.3 53.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 CHARISMATIC II GLSR (LTP-PG-GLSR) 6.0 5.3 97.7 6.7 7.0 50.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 D04-LP05 6.3 5.0 93.3 9.0 8.3 53.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.1 DCM 6.3 5.7 93.3 8.3 5.7 63.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 PIANIST (DP 17-9505) 6.7 4.3 94.7 8.7 8.0 53.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.1 DP 17-9788 6.0 4.0 96.3 8.7 7.7 60.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 EXACTA II GLSR (LTP-611-GLSR) 6.3 6.0 97.7 9.0 8.7 63.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 ASP6004 (EXS54) 8.0 4.3 96.0 7.7 8.3 56.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.1 FUSION 7.0 5.3 91.7 8.7 8.3 50.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.1 ACCENT II (JR-119) 6.0 4.3 97.7 9.0 8.3 60.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.1 TOP GUN II (JR-324) 6.3 5.3 91.7 9.0 8.7 60.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.1 PANTHER GLS 5.7 4.7 96.0 8.7 8.7 60.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.1 FIESTA 4 (PICK F4) 6.3 3.7 97.7 8.7 7.7 53.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.1 PIZZAZZ 6.3 4.7 91.7 8.7 8.0 60.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.1 PM 101 7.3 5.0 94.7 9.0 7.7 46.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2004 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT BROWN PERCENT GENETIC WEAR COVER PATCH PYTHIUM ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TOLERANCE FALL WARM TEMP. BLIGHT MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PRG HS-01-09 6.7 4.3 95.0 8.7 8.7 53.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.1 RAD-PR8 6.3 5.0 96.3 9.0 8.0 60.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.1 RG3P 6.3 5.3 97.7 8.3 8.0 56.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.1 ASP6001 (RTS) 7.7 4.0 91.7 8.3 7.3 56.7 7.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.1 TR47 7.7 5.0 93.3 8.3 8.0 53.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.1 ASP6003 (TRS) 8.0 4.7 93.3 8.7 8.7 56.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.1 AC2 7.3 4.0 93.3 8.0 8.0 53.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 APR 1670 5.7 5.0 95.0 8.7 8.3 60.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 BAR LP 4317 5.0 4.3 95.0 8.7 8.0 50.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 BAR LP 4420 6.3 5.3 91.7 8.7 8.3 53.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 BAR LP 4920 6.7 4.3 93.3 9.0 8.3 70.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 ASP6002 (BPR) 7.0 5.3 88.3 8.7 6.3 63.3 8.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 PRESIDIO (CNV) 6.7 5.7 95.0 8.7 7.3 46.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 DP1 6.3 7.0 97.7 7.3 7.0 63.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 E-99 6.7 4.3 91.7 9.0 7.7 50.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 GRAY STAR (PST-2LGL) 6.3 4.7 96.3 9.0 8.7 56.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 PALACE (IS-PR 273) 7.3 5.3 94.7 9.0 7.0 50.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 AMAZING GS (IS-PR 276) 6.7 4.3 96.3 8.7 8.3 66.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 REVENGE GLX (JR-348) 6.7 4.7 93.3 7.7 8.0 60.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 OVERDRIVE 6.7 6.0 96.3 8.7 8.3 50.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 PM 102 7.0 4.7 91.7 8.3 6.7 50.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 PM 103 6.7 4.7 91.7 9.0 8.0 63.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 PREMIER II 6.3 4.7 91.7 8.3 8.3 56.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 PS-2 6.0 4.0 88.3 9.0 8.0 50.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 QUICKSILVER 6.3 4.0 91.7 8.7 8.3 50.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 SECRETARIAT II GLSR (LTP-101-GLSR) 5.7 5.3 97.7 8.0 8.0 60.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 $ILVER DOLLAR 6.0 5.0 96.3 8.7 8.3 60.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.9 APR 1663 6.3 5.0 95.0 8.3 8.3 60.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 HALO (KN42) 7.3 4.7 95.0 8.7 7.7 53.3 7.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.9 INSPIRE 5.3 5.0 93.3 8.7 7.7 60.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.9 L44 8.0 4.3 94.7 8.3 7.0 56.7 7.7 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 PALMER IV 6.7 5.3 95.0 8.3 7.3 50.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 PENTIUM 5.7 4.3 94.7 8.3 7.7 60.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.9 MANHATTAN 5 GLR (PST-2AM) 5.3 5.3 95.0 7.3 8.0 56.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 HARRIER (SRX 4UP3) 5.7 5.0 97.7 8.7 7.3 56.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 VB77 8.0 5.7 90.0 8.3 7.0 53.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.9 04-BRE 6.7 4.7 88.3 8.0 7.0 43.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.8 AF 6.3 5.3 91.7 7.7 7.0 50.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 BUENA VISTA 6.7 5.7 96.3 8.0 8.0 60.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 GALATTI (DP 17-9502) 7.0 4.7 91.7 8.3 7.3 60.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.8 ES45 7.7 5.0 91.7 8.7 7.3 43.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.8 KOKOMO II (IS-PR 235) 6.7 4.7 93.0 8.0 6.3 60.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 ASP6006 (LPFG) 7.3 4.3 91.7 8.7 8.3 56.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.8 MS2 7.0 4.0 93.3 8.7 8.3 60.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.8 PALMER III 6.0 4.3 93.3 8.3 8.0 40.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.8 PARAGON GLR 5.7 5.7 91.7 8.3 7.3 60.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.8 PINNACLE II 6.3 4.3 90.0 8.7 8.7 56.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.8 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2004 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT BROWN PERCENT GENETIC WEAR COVER PATCH PYTHIUM ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TOLERANCE FALL WARM TEMP. BLIGHT MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PST-2AG4 6.7 4.7 93.3 8.3 7.3 50.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 SRX 4692 7.0 3.7 96.3 8.0 7.3 53.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.8 BARLENNIUM 6.0 5.7 90.0 8.7 8.3 66.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 D04-UP 6.0 6.3 94.7 8.7 7.3 53.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 MONTEREY 3 (JR-408) 6.3 4.7 91.7 8.7 7.7 56.7 7.3 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 PST-2BLK 6.7 3.7 95.0 8.3 7.3 53.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 PST-2LAN 5.7 4.3 91.7 8.0 7.7 56.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 REPELL GLS 5.3 5.0 96.3 8.0 7.7 56.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 SRX 4682 5.7 3.3 96.3 8.0 8.0 53.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 BRIGHTSTAR SLT 5.7 3.7 93.3 8.3 8.0 60.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 HEADSTART 2 7.0 4.3 90.0 9.0 8.3 50.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.6 PRIMARY (IS-PR 269) 6.0 4.0 96.3 7.7 6.3 53.3 7.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 LA QUINTA (JR-255) 7.7 5.3 90.0 7.0 7.0 46.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.6 PST-217 6.3 5.0 91.7 8.3 8.7 50.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.6 PST-2MNG 6.3 5.3 93.3 8.0 8.0 60.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.6 AFFINITY 5.0 4.3 91.7 9.0 8.7 73.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.5 GOALKEEPER II (JR-114) 6.3 3.3 88.3 8.3 8.0 50.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.5 CADDIESHACK II (JR-163) 6.0 3.7 86.7 9.0 8.0 53.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.5 PICK 02-R 7.7 4.3 83.3 8.7 8.3 46.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 PREMIER 4.3 4.0 91.7 8.7 8.7 60.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 SUNSHINE 2 7.7 4.3 85.0 9.0 7.3 46.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.2 PANTHER 4.7 3.7 83.3 8.0 7.7 66.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.1 PINNACLE 4.3 3.3 80.0 7.7 8.0 53.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 LPR 02203 4.3 3.7 70.0 8.3 8.0 63.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 3.3 3.3 2.3 4.4 LINN 3.7 2.7 53.3 8.3 6.7 63.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.8 6.6 1.2 1.3 13.9 0.7 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 8.4 18.4 4.5 6.8 8.7 12.7 6.4 10.4 13.8 12.2 10.5 10.1 11.6 5.9 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. TABLE A. 2005 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2004 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION