TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2016 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SEED WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP HEAD MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PARADOX GLR (PPG-PR 331) 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 CPN 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.2 JR-197 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.2 NP-3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 PR-6-15 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 02BS2 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 APPLE 3GL (PPG-PR 339) 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.1 DLFPS-236/3553 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 FASTBALL 3GL (PPG-PR 329) 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 FURLONG (LTP-FCB) 3.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.1 PPG-PR 372 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 PPG-PR 421 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.1 SILVER SPORT (PST-2CRP) 3.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 DLFPS-236/3546 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 DLFPS-236/3547 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-236/3550 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 JR-123 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 PPG-PR 360 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 PPG-PR 424 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 PST-2GTD 3.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 SLUGGER 3GL (PPG-PR 343) 3.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 DLFPS-236/3543 3.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 DLFPS-236/3545 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.9 DLFPS-236/3552 3.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.9 INTENSE 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 PPG-PR 367 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 PPG-PR 370 3.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 PPG-PR 371 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.9 PPG-PR 420 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.9 PST-2A2 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.9 SLIDER LS (PPG-PR 241) 4.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.9 DLFPS-236/3541 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 DLFPS-236/3544 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-236/3548 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-236/3554 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 PHARAOH 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 PL2 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 PPG-PR 385 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 PST-2BDT 3.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 XCELERATOR 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 023 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 02BS1 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 APR3060 4.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 PARAGON 2 GLR (FP2) 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 GRAND SLAM GLD 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 MAN O WAR 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 NP-2 4.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2016 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SEED WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP HEAD MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PPG-PR 423 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 PR-5-16 4.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 PST-2MAY 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 SIGNET 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 021 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 ALLOY (RRT) 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 ASP0117 (A-PR15) 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 BRIGHTSTAR SLT 3.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 DERBY XTREME 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 DLFPS-236/3542 3.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 HOMERUN LS (PPG-PR 419) 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 LPB-SD-103 3.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.6 PPG-PR 422 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 PST-2FOXY 3.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 SR 4650 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 BAR LP 6159 3.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 BAR LP 6164 3.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 DLFPS-236/3556 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 PST-2PDA 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 SEABISCUIT 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.5 SHIELD (02BS4) 3.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 SPIKE GLS (UF3) 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.5 ALLSTAR III 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.4 ASP0118GL (A-4G) 3.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 BAR LP 6233 4.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 HATRICK (BSP-17) 3.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.4 DLFPS-236/3538 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.4 DLFPS-236/3540 3.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.4 EVOLVE 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 GRAY HAWK (PST-2FIND) 3.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 KARMA 3.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.4 OVERDRIVE 5G 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.4 RAD-PR 112 3.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 APR2616 3.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 BAR LP 6117 2.7 7.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 BAR LP 6165 3.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 LPB-SD-101 2.7 7.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 LPB-SD-102 2.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 LPB-SD-105 2.7 8.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 MRSL-PR15 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 SNX 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 GREEN SUPREME+ (AMP-R1) 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 ASP0218 (A-6D) 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.2 GO-142 3.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 GRAY WOLF (PST-2GAL) 3.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.2 JR-747 3.3 7.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 LPB-SD-104 2.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2016 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SEED WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP HEAD MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PST-2EGAD 3.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.2 UMPQUA 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 APR2612 3.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 ASP0116EXT 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 BAR LP 6131 3.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.1 FIREBALL (BWH) 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 GO-143 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 JR-888 3.0 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.1 MENSA 3.7 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 MRSL-PR16 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 SAGUARO 2.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 SAVANT 3.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.1 BAR LP 6158 3.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 BAR LP 6162 2.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 TEE-ME-UP (BSP-25) 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 CS-6 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 DLFPS-238/3014 4.0 6.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 GO-141 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 PEPPER II (RAD-PR 103) 4.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 LINN 2.7 5.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 15.8 11.8 11.4 11.5 10.3 11.0 9.3 9.0 9.2 10.6 7.5 10.2 10.2 10.3 5.6 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. 2018 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2016 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 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS