TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWELVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1994 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME DC1 IA1 IL2 KY1 MI1 NJ1 OR7 OR9 RI1 UB1 VA1 WA1 MEAN * PRIZM (ZPS-28D) 3.5 6.4 7.1 7.5 5.5 6.2 5.1 7.1 6.0 7.7 5.2 7.5 6.2 * STALLION SELECT (PS-105) 3.9 7.1 7.2 7.5 5.8 6.2 4.9 5.9 6.3 7.5 4.4 7.6 6.2 * AFFINITY (GEN-90) 4.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 5.9 5.6 5.2 6.3 5.6 7.5 5.1 7.5 6.2 * BRIGHTSTAR (PST-GH-89) 3.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.8 6.0 8.0 5.0 7.9 6.2 * YORKTOWN III (LDRF) 4.1 6.8 6.5 7.6 5.5 5.2 5.1 6.6 6.3 7.5 4.6 7.8 6.1 * PRELUDE II (2P2-90) 3.3 6.8 7.4 6.8 5.9 5.5 5.1 6.7 6.0 7.8 4.8 7.4 6.1 * CUTTER (PICK 89-4) 3.3 7.1 6.3 7.2 5.8 5.9 5.1 6.3 5.7 7.9 5.2 7.7 6.1 * SEVILLE 3.9 6.7 6.7 6.8 5.8 5.9 5.0 6.3 6.2 7.7 5.1 7.3 6.1 * REPELL II (LDRD) 3.3 6.8 6.3 7.3 5.5 6.0 5.2 6.7 5.9 7.9 4.9 7.4 6.1 WIND STAR (PST-28M) 3.4 6.8 6.7 7.5 6.1 5.4 4.8 6.3 6.2 7.9 4.5 7.6 6.1 * APM 3.7 6.9 6.6 7.1 5.7 5.5 4.9 6.6 5.9 7.8 4.7 7.6 6.1 * MORNING STAR (SYN-P) 4.3 6.6 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.6 4.2 6.5 5.9 7.3 4.9 7.2 6.1 * LYNX (PICK EEC) 4.1 7.3 5.3 7.4 6.2 5.8 4.1 6.5 6.0 7.3 4.9 7.9 6.1 * RIVIERA II (PICK DKM) 3.5 6.9 6.5 7.5 5.7 5.8 4.4 6.5 6.0 7.6 4.8 7.5 6.1 PST-290 3.4 6.9 6.7 7.5 5.8 5.7 5.1 6.4 5.8 7.2 4.5 7.7 6.1 * GETTYSBURG 3.5 6.9 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.2 4.4 6.2 5.9 7.3 4.9 7.3 6.0 * DELAWARE DWARF (4DD) 3.8 7.2 7.2 7.3 6.1 5.5 4.9 5.8 5.8 7.1 4.5 7.5 6.0 * NIGHTHAWK (WVPB-89-PR-A-3) 3.1 6.7 7.1 7.8 5.8 6.2 4.7 6.1 5.8 7.3 4.4 7.4 6.0 * ASSURE 3.8 7.0 5.9 6.8 6.3 5.4 4.2 6.9 6.0 7.7 4.6 7.7 6.0 * PALMER II (P89) 3.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 5.3 5.6 4.6 6.3 6.2 7.8 5.0 7.9 6.0 * ADVENT 4.0 6.7 6.4 6.8 6.4 5.6 4.0 6.0 6.2 7.6 5.0 7.5 6.0 * NAVAJO (PST-2DPR) 3.9 6.8 6.1 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.9 6.0 5.7 7.0 4.8 7.6 6.0 * PINNACLE 3.2 6.6 6.3 7.6 6.2 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 7.4 4.2 7.5 6.0 * ACHIEVER (PICK 1800) 3.7 6.8 6.7 7.5 5.7 5.8 3.9 6.3 5.9 7.0 4.9 7.3 6.0 * PASSPORT (PST-2FF) 3.4 6.7 5.5 7.6 6.1 5.3 5.3 6.1 5.5 7.6 4.9 7.4 6.0 * TARGET 3.3 6.8 6.0 7.3 6.5 5.2 4.2 6.3 5.9 7.2 4.9 7.4 5.9 * GREENLAND (PICK 9100) 3.6 6.8 6.3 7.0 5.5 5.1 4.8 6.1 6.0 7.8 4.2 7.6 5.9 * DANDY 4.5 7.2 5.2 7.3 5.9 5.5 4.6 5.9 6.0 7.1 4.3 7.3 5.9 * QUICKSTART (PST-2FQR) 3.5 6.7 6.0 7.2 6.0 6.3 4.4 6.1 5.6 7.2 4.2 7.2 5.9 PST-23C 4.5 6.7 5.6 7.5 5.7 5.4 4.6 6.1 5.8 7.1 4.0 7.4 5.9 * EXPRESS 3.6 7.0 6.8 7.3 6.1 5.2 3.2 6.4 5.7 7.4 4.5 7.1 5.9 89-666 4.1 6.8 5.7 7.7 5.6 5.6 4.0 5.2 6.1 7.3 4.9 7.1 5.8 * PRECISION (MOM LP 3147) 3.9 6.7 5.8 7.6 5.5 5.6 4.6 5.7 5.9 7.0 4.7 7.0 5.8 * SR 4200 2.8 7.1 5.1 7.2 5.7 5.9 4.9 5.7 6.1 7.5 4.6 7.3 5.8 PST-2ROR 4.1 7.0 4.7 7.4 6.2 5.1 4.4 6.4 5.5 7.0 4.3 7.7 5.8 * LEGACY 4.3 6.3 5.9 7.1 5.1 5.6 3.8 6.1 5.8 7.3 4.8 7.7 5.8 * SHERWOOD 4.1 6.8 5.9 6.1 6.4 5.2 4.7 6.3 5.2 7.0 4.4 7.7 5.8 * PRONTO (WVPB-89-87A) 4.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 3.9 5.9 5.7 7.0 4.1 7.1 5.8 * SHINING STAR (PST-2B3) 3.8 7.0 5.4 7.3 5.9 5.5 4.1 6.4 5.6 6.8 4.5 7.1 5.8 * BUCCANEER (KOOS 90-1) 2.8 6.9 6.2 7.5 5.8 5.6 3.4 6.1 5.6 7.3 5.0 7.2 5.8 PST-2OG 3.5 7.0 5.5 7.0 5.9 5.0 4.9 6.2 5.6 7.0 4.7 7.3 5.8 PR 9121 3.7 6.4 5.8 6.6 5.7 4.9 4.9 6.2 6.0 7.2 4.6 7.2 5.8 * EQUAL 3.1 6.8 5.5 7.5 5.7 5.2 4.6 5.7 6.1 7.3 4.5 7.3 5.8 * ENVY 4.1 6.6 4.4 7.0 6.5 5.4 4.8 5.7 5.6 7.1 4.4 7.3 5.7 * PR 9119 3.1 7.3 5.7 7.1 6.0 5.1 4.7 6.1 5.6 7.0 4.2 7.0 5.7 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT TWELVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1994 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME DC1 IA1 IL2 KY1 MI1 NJ1 OR7 OR9 RI1 UB1 VA1 WA1 MEAN * ESSENCE (PR 8820) 3.7 6.5 5.4 6.8 6.5 4.6 4.9 6.2 5.6 7.0 4.3 7.4 5.7 * ELEGANCE (OFI-F7) 3.1 6.0 6.9 7.3 5.5 5.6 3.7 6.2 5.6 7.3 4.6 6.8 5.7 * REPELL 3.7 6.5 6.4 7.0 6.2 4.0 4.8 5.4 5.6 7.0 4.9 7.2 5.7 * MANHATTAN II (E) 3.5 6.8 6.4 7.3 5.5 5.2 4.2 5.9 5.3 6.8 4.3 7.3 5.7 * CHARGER 3.5 7.5 5.3 7.3 5.9 5.0 4.2 6.4 5.3 6.8 4.0 7.3 5.7 * COMPETITOR 3.3 6.7 5.5 6.6 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.1 5.5 7.0 4.5 7.2 5.7 * DIMENSION (2H7) 3.1 6.8 5.1 6.8 6.1 5.3 4.8 6.4 5.1 6.9 4.2 7.3 5.7 * PLEASURE 3.0 6.8 6.1 7.3 5.8 5.3 4.0 5.6 5.6 6.5 4.7 7.3 5.7 HE 311 3.4 7.6 4.7 6.6 5.8 4.8 4.8 5.8 5.7 6.7 4.5 7.5 5.7 * FIESTA II 3.7 6.9 4.7 7.1 6.7 4.9 4.2 5.5 5.8 6.7 4.3 7.3 5.7 * SATURN 4.0 6.4 5.7 7.4 6.2 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.4 6.7 4.0 7.3 5.7 KOOS 90-2 3.1 6.8 6.2 6.8 5.9 5.3 3.7 5.9 5.9 6.8 4.2 7.2 5.6 * BARRAGE ++ 6.1 7.1 6.3 7.0 5.8 3.6 3.4 4.8 5.6 6.2 5.3 6.3 5.6 * LOWGROW (PICK 89LLG) 3.0 6.8 5.3 6.2 6.1 4.4 5.1 5.8 5.3 7.2 4.7 7.6 5.6 * STATESMAN (WVPB-88-PR-D-12 3.5 6.8 4.7 6.9 6.0 5.4 4.4 5.9 5.7 6.8 4.1 7.0 5.6 CHARISMA (WVPB 89-92) 3.1 7.1 4.7 7.0 6.1 5.2 4.4 5.7 5.4 7.1 4.5 6.9 5.6 * 240 (PEBBLE BEACH) 3.7 6.4 4.9 7.1 5.5 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.5 7.0 4.4 7.3 5.6 * STALLION 3.5 6.6 6.0 7.3 6.1 5.0 4.6 5.6 5.6 6.1 3.7 6.9 5.6 * TOPEKA (WVPB-88-PR-D-10) 3.3 6.5 6.2 6.8 6.2 5.0 3.9 5.4 5.5 6.1 4.3 7.4 5.6 * RIVIERA 3.4 6.8 5.0 7.2 5.7 5.4 3.8 5.7 6.0 6.6 4.2 7.0 5.6 * PS 89-90 (MVF 89-90) 3.7 6.8 5.7 6.6 6.1 4.9 3.7 5.5 5.7 6.5 4.3 7.2 5.6 * CUTLESS 4.4 7.2 4.7 6.8 5.3 4.2 4.3 5.7 5.6 6.8 4.5 7.0 5.5 * GATOR 4.1 6.9 4.4 7.0 6.2 4.8 3.8 5.6 5.7 6.4 4.8 6.9 5.5 BAR LP 852 3.4 6.7 5.8 6.7 6.3 4.9 4.4 5.1 5.5 6.4 4.0 7.2 5.5 ZPS-2EZ 2.8 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.1 5.4 3.6 5.9 5.6 6.8 4.1 7.3 5.5 UNKNOWN 3.3 6.8 5.5 7.3 6.4 4.4 3.8 5.5 5.1 6.3 4.8 7.0 5.5 PR 9118 3.7 6.9 5.3 7.3 6.1 4.8 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.6 4.1 6.8 5.5 CORSAIR (MVF 89-88) 4.0 6.9 5.5 6.9 6.1 4.5 4.0 5.5 5.4 6.3 4.5 6.4 5.5 * ELITE (WVPB-88-PR-C-23) 3.6 7.1 4.9 6.8 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.2 6.9 5.5 PR 9109 3.6 6.3 5.2 7.0 5.8 4.6 4.9 5.4 5.3 6.8 4.5 6.6 5.5 * NOMAD 4.4 6.5 3.9 7.3 6.3 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.9 4.1 7.5 5.5 * CAPRI (ZW 42-176) 3.6 6.7 4.8 6.6 6.1 4.9 4.6 5.8 5.6 6.2 4.1 7.0 5.5 C-21 4.0 7.2 4.7 7.3 6.3 4.6 4.3 5.0 5.2 5.9 4.3 6.8 5.5 * COWBOY II (WM-II) 3.0 6.8 5.3 7.0 5.6 4.7 4.4 5.5 5.5 6.0 4.3 7.3 5.5 NEWLINN (N-33) 3.5 6.7 5.5 7.0 5.1 5.0 3.7 5.8 5.5 6.6 4.3 6.7 5.4 * PENNANT 3.6 6.4 4.4 6.4 6.3 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.2 6.2 4.2 6.9 5.4 * CALYPSO 3.8 6.7 5.5 6.8 5.8 4.1 3.9 5.4 5.6 6.0 4.5 6.9 5.4 * LINDSAY 4.0 7.1 4.5 6.7 6.1 4.1 4.1 5.3 5.6 6.3 4.3 6.9 5.4 * PR 9108 2.9 6.5 5.3 7.3 5.9 4.6 4.1 5.9 5.5 6.3 4.0 6.7 5.4 EEG 358 4.2 6.4 4.7 7.5 6.5 3.8 4.9 4.6 5.3 6.5 4.3 6.2 5.4 * ACCOLADE 3.1 6.2 5.3 7.1 6.0 5.0 4.2 5.6 5.3 6.0 4.2 7.0 5.4 * CITATION II 3.9 6.8 6.5 7.0 6.1 3.9 2.9 5.4 4.9 6.3 4.1 6.9 5.4 * BARRAGE 4.6 6.8 5.5 6.6 6.0 3.6 3.8 4.9 5.7 6.1 4.5 6.6 5.4 * EVENING SHADE (POLY-SH) 2.4 6.7 4.5 7.5 6.3 4.5 4.1 6.0 5.1 6.9 3.5 7.1 5.4 * COMMANDER 4.5 6.8 3.7 6.9 6.0 5.0 3.4 5.6 5.0 6.2 4.3 7.0 5.4 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT TWELVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1994 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME DC1 IA1 IL2 KY1 MI1 NJ1 OR7 OR9 RI1 UB1 VA1 WA1 MEAN MOM LP 3184 3.9 6.4 5.5 7.1 6.0 4.3 3.3 5.1 5.8 6.0 4.2 6.8 5.4 * PREMIER 3.1 6.6 5.5 7.5 6.1 4.8 3.7 4.8 5.5 5.6 4.6 6.4 5.3 * DERBY SUPREME 3.5 7.0 4.7 7.0 5.9 4.0 3.8 5.1 5.3 6.3 4.2 7.1 5.3 * MULLIGAN (NK 89001) 3.0 6.4 4.9 6.8 5.8 4.6 3.4 5.3 5.6 6.4 4.4 7.0 5.3 * PATRIOT II 3.0 6.7 3.7 7.2 6.0 5.0 3.8 5.7 5.1 6.5 3.7 7.4 5.3 * RODEO II 2.9 6.9 4.7 7.2 5.7 5.1 3.3 5.3 5.4 6.6 3.8 6.8 5.3 BAR LP 086FL 2.9 6.7 4.0 6.5 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.9 5.6 5.9 3.9 7.2 5.3 * LORETTA 4.5 7.1 3.9 6.8 6.2 3.6 4.0 4.9 5.2 5.7 4.5 6.4 5.2 * TAYA 3.2 6.8 4.5 7.1 6.1 3.8 4.4 5.3 4.7 6.2 3.9 6.9 5.2 * REGAL 2.6 6.0 6.3 7.7 5.5 3.8 2.8 4.7 5.5 6.2 4.8 6.8 5.2 * CALIENTE 3.9 6.2 4.8 6.5 6.2 4.1 2.9 5.1 5.4 5.8 4.7 6.8 5.2 * ALLEGRO 3.9 6.5 4.2 6.9 6.4 3.8 4.9 5.2 4.7 6.0 3.5 6.3 5.2 * DUET 2.7 6.7 4.5 7.0 5.5 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.0 6.0 4.1 6.5 5.2 CLP 39 3.8 6.6 3.5 6.5 6.5 3.4 4.8 5.0 5.3 6.1 3.8 6.8 5.2 * BOARDWALK (OFI-D4) 3.8 6.6 4.2 6.8 5.9 4.1 3.3 4.9 5.0 6.0 4.1 6.8 5.1 856 3.9 5.7 4.4 7.1 5.7 4.3 3.9 4.8 5.5 5.7 4.0 6.6 5.1 CLP 144 3.7 6.8 4.9 6.4 5.6 3.4 4.3 5.1 5.3 5.6 4.0 6.3 5.1 * DANILO 4.3 6.7 4.1 6.5 5.9 3.2 3.0 5.1 5.3 5.7 3.8 7.3 5.1 MOM LP 3182 3.7 6.0 4.5 6.6 5.9 4.1 3.8 4.5 5.6 5.8 4.3 6.1 5.1 MOM LP 3185 3.8 6.2 4.2 7.1 5.7 3.5 3.4 4.6 5.9 5.3 3.9 6.7 5.0 TORONTO 4.1 6.8 3.1 6.9 5.8 3.4 4.0 4.8 5.6 5.2 4.5 6.0 5.0 * DANARO 3.6 6.8 3.9 6.5 5.7 3.9 4.0 4.9 5.2 5.3 3.8 6.4 5.0 * PENNFINE 4.0 6.8 3.2 6.8 6.5 3.8 2.7 4.6 5.3 5.5 4.2 6.6 5.0 * ENTRAR 4.1 6.8 2.9 6.4 6.1 3.8 4.4 4.5 5.0 5.9 3.0 6.0 4.9 * OVATION 3.3 6.7 3.6 6.4 6.1 3.6 3.0 5.1 5.0 5.5 3.9 6.4 4.9 MOM LP 3111 3.6 6.2 3.1 6.7 6.1 3.4 3.4 5.1 4.9 4.8 3.8 6.7 4.8 * GOALIE 3.3 6.2 4.0 6.5 6.2 3.9 2.6 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.0 6.4 4.8 MOM LP 3179 3.1 5.4 4.7 6.6 5.5 3.6 3.1 4.6 5.4 5.2 4.0 6.1 4.8 * SURPRISE 3.6 6.2 3.2 6.0 5.7 3.1 3.7 4.9 5.0 5.4 3.4 6.1 4.7 * METEOR 2.9 6.1 3.7 6.3 5.2 2.8 5.0 4.6 5.2 5.1 3.7 5.3 4.7 * TROUBADOUR 3.7 6.7 2.3 6.5 5.9 3.0 3.4 4.6 5.3 5.3 3.3 5.7 4.6 * CARTEL 3.1 6.3 3.3 6.6 5.2 2.6 3.1 4.4 5.0 4.5 3.4 6.1 4.5 * LINN 1.8 3.9 1.7 4.6 4.7 2.0 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.1 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 1995. 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).