TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2004 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SPRING APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SOPRANO (DP1) 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 66.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.8 CITATION FORE 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 70.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 EXACTA II GLSR (LTP-611-GLSR) 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 73.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 PALMER V (RNS) 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 73.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 KEYSTONE 2 (IS-PR 312) 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 73.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 6.6 PALMER IV 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 73.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.6 PARAGON GLR 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 73.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.6 REVENGE GLX (JR-348) 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 66.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.6 ATTRIBUTE (IS-PR 270) 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 60.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.5 CUTTER II (PM 101) 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 60.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.5 DEFENDER (D04-UP) 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 71.7 4.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.5 EDGE II (AC2) 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 63.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.5 MMW 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 71.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.0 6.5 NOTABLE (AF) 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 70.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.5 PALMER GLS (GL-2) 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 73.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 4.7 6.5 PIZZAZZ 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 66.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.5 DASHER 3 (PICK RB-1) 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 63.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.4 E-99 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 60.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.4 FIESTA 4 (PICK F4) 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 68.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.4 PANTHER GLS 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 73.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.3 6.4 PLATEAU (PST-2LAN) 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 56.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.4 PROTEGE GLR 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 63.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 6.4 REGAL 5 (IS-PR 271) 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 63.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.3 6.4 UNO (D04-11T) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 70.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.4 VB99 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 63.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.4 1G SQUARED (APR 1664) 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 66.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.3 APR 1648 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 66.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 6.3 BACCARAT (RAD-PR8) 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 66.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 BRIGHTSTAR SLT 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 66.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 CALYPSO 3 (MS2) 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 71.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 DELAWARE XL (PICK 01-2) 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 66.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.3 ES45 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 66.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 6.3 HARRIER (SRX 4UP3) 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 63.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 KOKOMO II (IS-PR 235) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 63.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 LINE DRIVE GLS (APR 1797) 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 66.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.3 MANHATTAN 5 GLR (PST-2AM) 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 75.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 PALACE (IS-PR 273) 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 53.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 PST-2AG4 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 46.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 SILVER DOLLAR 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 70.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.3 SR 4600 (SRX 4SP) 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 70.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 ACCENT II (JR-119) 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 70.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.2 ALLSTAR 3 (IS-PR 274) 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 70.0 4.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.2 APPLE GL (AAZ-B104) 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 66.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 5.0 6.2 ASP6002 (BPR) 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 66.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.2 D04-LP05 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 73.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.2 DERBY XTREME (IS-PR 268) 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 73.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.3 6.2 GRAY STAR (PST-2LGL) 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 66.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.2 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2004 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SPRING APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OVERDRIVE 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 63.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.2 PROTOTYPE (DCM) 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 60.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.2 STELLAR GL (IS-PR 236) 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 75.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.2 ASP6006 (LPFG) 6.0 4.3 6.7 6.0 60.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.1 BAR LP 4420 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 56.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.1 BREA (04-BRE) 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 60.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.1 HALO (KN42) 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 61.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.1 NEXUS XR (SNR) 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 60.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.0 6.1 PLEASURE SUPREME (PM 103) 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 60.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.1 PM 102 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 70.0 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.1 PST-217 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 63.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 4.3 6.1 QUICKSILVER 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 66.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.1 TOP GUN II (JR-324) 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 66.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.1 ASP6004 (EXS54) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 60.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 BAR LP 4317 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 70.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 BAR LP 4920 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 63.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 6.0 BUENA VISTA 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 60.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 CHARISMATIC II GLSR (LTP-PG-GLSR) 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 63.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.0 6.0 FIJI (GPR) 5.7 4.3 6.7 5.7 60.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 FIREBOLT (PRG HS-01-09) 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 53.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 FOREVER (DP 17-9499) 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 60.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 GRAND SLAM 2 (PST-2GSM) 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 60.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 HAWKEYE 2 (SRX 4692) 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 70.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 HOMERUN (RG3P) 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 56.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 LS 2300 (APR 1670) 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 63.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.0 MONTEREY 3 (JR-408) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 70.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 PALMER III 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 66.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 PENTIUM 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 66.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 PINNACLE II 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 60.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 PRIMARY (IS-PR 269) 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 70.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 PST-2BLK 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 63.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 REPELL GLS 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 63.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 RINGER II (04-BEN) 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 60.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 TR47 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 60.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 TRANSFORMER (D04-1667) 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 70.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 WIND DANCE 2 (PWDR) 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 58.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 ZOOM (LCK) 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 60.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 ASP6005 (AJM) 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 53.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.9 CABO II (IS-PR 233) 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 66.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.9 CADDIESHACK II (JR-163) 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 56.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.9 FUSION 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 60.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.9 GOALKEEPER II (JR-114) 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 60.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.9 INSPIRE 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 70.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.9 MACH I 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 71.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.9 MAJESTY II (VB77) 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 56.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.9 NEXUS XD (SP4) 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 60.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.9 PACESETTER II (PS-2) 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 70.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.9 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2004 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SPRING APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PICK 02-R 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 60.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.9 WAYFARER (L44) 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 56.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.9 AMAZING GS (IS-PR 276) 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 73.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.8 DP 17-9788 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 60.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.8 GRAY FOX (PST-2MNG) 6.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 60.0 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.8 HEADSTART 2 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 66.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.8 PANTHER 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 61.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.8 PRESIDIO (CNV) 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 63.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.8 SUNSHINE 2 6.7 3.3 6.7 5.0 53.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.8 ASP6001 (RTS) 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 60.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 ASP6003 (TRS) 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 60.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 BARLENNIUM 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 56.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 DART (APR 1663) 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 53.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 GALATTI (DP 17-9502) 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 56.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 LA QUINTA (JR-255) 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 61.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 PHENOM (APR 1660) 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 60.0 3.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 SRX 4682 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 70.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 3.3 5.7 PREMIER II 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 66.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.6 SECRETARIAT II GLSR (LTP-101-GLSR) 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 56.7 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.6 LPR 02203 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 61.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 3.0 5.5 AFFINITY 4.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 70.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 3.7 5.4 PINNACLE 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 63.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.4 PIANIST (DP 17-9505) 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 56.7 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 PREMIER 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 63.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.9 LINN 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 46.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.8 LSD VALUE 2.9 3.6 2.2 3.1 34.1 5.0 1.0 1.4 3.4 1.1 1.2 1.5 0.8 C.V. (%) 15.7 19.7 13.4 12.6 15.0 22.7 7.4 10.4 15.1 9.2 9.7 14.9 7.2 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. TABLE A. 2009 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 MI1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS