TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" **/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * PIZZAZZ 7.0 7.5 6.4 7.5 6.7 4.4 5.2 4.5 5.8 6.1 * GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 7.1 7.3 5.8 6.8 6.5 4.8 5.7 3.9 5.6 5.9 * SR 4420 (SRX 4820) 7.2 7.6 5.9 7.0 6.6 4.6 5.0 4.4 5.0 5.9 * APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 6.8 7.3 5.8 6.3 6.4 5.0 5.2 4.6 5.6 5.9 * INSPIRE (R8000) 7.2 7.4 6.1 6.8 6.6 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.9 * GRAND SLAM 2L96 (PST-2L96) 7.0 7.5 6.3 6.3 6.5 4.3 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.9 * QUEST II (ABT-99-4.721) 6.9 6.5 5.9 7.0 6.9 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.4 5.9 * SPLENDID (MB 411) 6.9 6.6 5.6 7.2 6.6 4.6 5.0 4.7 5.6 5.9 * ARRIVAL (CIS-PR-84) 6.8 6.5 5.9 7.0 6.6 4.9 4.9 4.6 5.8 5.9 * PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 7.1 6.1 6.2 7.1 6.5 4.6 5.4 4.4 5.6 5.9 * CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 7.0 7.0 6.2 6.9 6.4 4.6 4.8 4.1 5.6 5.8 * DAZZLE (ABT-99-4.724) 6.9 6.9 5.4 6.6 6.8 4.6 5.1 4.4 5.6 5.8 * BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 6.8 7.0 5.6 6.0 6.8 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.8 * CITATION FORE (PST-2BR) 6.6 7.3 5.9 6.5 6.8 4.4 4.9 3.9 6.1 5.8 * SEVILLE II 7.2 7.0 5.8 7.1 6.4 4.4 5.1 4.1 5.2 5.8 * SR 4220 (SRX 4801) 7.1 6.8 6.2 7.1 6.8 4.5 5.3 3.4 4.9 5.8 * GALLERY (MB 412) 6.9 7.3 5.7 7.4 6.5 4.5 5.1 3.8 4.9 5.8 * CABO (CIS-PR-80) 6.9 7.3 5.8 6.3 6.6 4.1 5.3 4.4 5.2 5.8 * JET 6.8 6.8 5.8 6.0 6.8 4.9 5.5 4.2 5.2 5.8 * SUNKISSED (ABT-99-4.834) 6.6 6.8 6.0 7.3 6.6 4.8 4.9 3.9 5.1 5.8 * KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 4.8 4.9 4.2 5.4 5.8 * HAWKEYE (SRX 4RHT) 6.9 6.3 5.3 7.2 6.5 5.1 5.2 4.0 5.4 5.8 * CALYPSO II 6.9 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.4 4.7 4.8 5.8 * TERRADYNE (A5C) 7.0 7.0 5.9 6.6 6.4 4.7 5.0 4.1 4.9 5.7 * MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 6.2 7.3 5.6 6.1 6.7 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.6 5.7 * SALINAS (PST-2SLX) 6.6 7.0 5.7 5.5 6.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.7 * MACH 1 (ROBERTS-627) 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.4 4.8 4.8 3.9 6.2 5.7 * PENTIUM (NJ-6401) 7.0 6.8 5.9 6.1 6.5 4.5 5.0 4.1 5.6 5.7 * RADIANT 6.3 7.1 5.9 6.4 6.4 4.5 4.9 4.6 5.3 5.7 * STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 6.5 7.5 6.1 6.2 6.6 4.6 4.9 4.3 4.8 5.7 * COURAGE (MB 410) 7.2 6.3 5.4 6.9 6.6 4.7 5.0 4.1 5.2 5.7 * AMAZING (B1) 6.3 7.0 5.8 7.0 6.8 4.7 5.1 3.7 4.9 5.7 * ASCEND 6.6 6.9 5.1 6.7 6.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.7 ABT-99-4.464 6.7 6.6 5.7 6.8 6.7 4.4 5.1 3.9 5.3 5.7 * SR 4500 6.2 6.9 6.1 6.5 6.2 4.2 5.4 4.3 5.4 5.7 * LS 2100 (PST-2SBE) 7.0 7.0 5.6 5.5 6.7 4.4 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 * SR 4350 (APR 1237) 6.8 6.7 5.4 6.8 6.6 4.3 5.1 4.4 5.0 5.7 * ELFKIN 6.9 6.6 5.6 6.4 7.0 4.6 4.9 4.0 5.1 5.7 DLF-LDD 6.7 7.0 5.8 5.8 6.3 4.5 5.3 4.5 5.1 5.7 * DIVINE 6.4 6.8 5.6 6.3 6.8 4.3 5.4 4.7 4.7 5.7 * PREMIER II 6.9 6.3 5.8 6.5 6.5 5.1 5.0 3.9 5.0 5.7 * PARAGON 6.7 6.8 5.6 6.9 6.5 4.6 5.0 3.7 5.2 5.7 * BLAZER IV (PICK MDR) 6.5 7.0 5.7 6.8 6.7 4.9 4.5 3.6 5.3 5.7 * CHURCHILL 7.6 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.5 4.8 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 * ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 6.5 7.2 6.0 6.7 6.6 4.6 4.7 3.8 4.8 5.7 ABT-99-4.815 6.8 6.4 5.2 6.9 6.9 4.4 4.8 4.3 5.3 5.7 * ICON (MB 414) 6.5 7.1 5.5 6.5 6.4 4.1 5.1 4.4 5.2 5.6 * FIESTA 3 6.1 5.9 5.6 6.7 6.3 4.8 5.9 4.4 5.2 5.6 ABT-99-4.339 7.0 7.2 5.7 6.1 6.5 4.4 4.7 4.0 5.2 5.6 * MAJESTY 6.6 6.8 5.6 6.3 6.3 4.4 5.3 4.6 4.9 5.6 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" **/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * PACESETTER (6011) 6.9 6.6 5.3 5.7 6.8 4.8 5.0 4.4 5.2 5.6 * EXACTA 6.6 6.6 5.6 6.2 6.6 4.6 4.8 4.1 5.6 5.6 PICK PR QH-97 6.4 6.3 5.6 7.0 6.6 4.8 5.0 3.9 5.2 5.6 * ADMIRE (JR-151) 7.2 6.5 5.2 6.4 6.4 3.8 5.2 4.7 5.2 5.6 * WILMINGTON 6.9 6.6 5.8 6.0 6.6 4.7 4.5 4.2 5.0 5.6 * IQ (CIS-PR-75) 6.5 7.0 5.8 6.6 6.6 4.5 4.7 3.5 5.2 5.6 * CATHEDRAL II 6.8 5.7 5.2 6.6 6.7 4.6 5.2 4.7 4.8 5.6 ABT-99-4.115 6.4 6.6 5.6 6.3 6.5 4.9 5.0 4.1 5.0 5.6 PST-2M4 7.0 6.6 5.3 5.8 6.9 3.9 5.4 4.7 4.8 5.6 * PARADIGM (APR 1236) 6.9 7.0 5.1 6.3 6.4 4.3 5.1 4.3 4.8 5.6 * RACER II (PICK RC2) 6.8 7.1 5.5 6.3 6.6 4.3 4.7 3.6 5.3 5.6 * AFFIRMED 6.4 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.7 4.6 5.3 4.3 5.5 5.6 ABT-99-4.965 6.4 6.7 5.7 5.9 6.8 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.8 5.6 * PENNANT II 7.2 6.1 5.5 6.3 6.5 4.2 5.4 3.3 5.5 5.6 ABT-99-4.560 6.3 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.7 4.2 5.4 4.4 4.8 5.6 MDP 6.2 7.0 5.8 6.1 6.2 4.5 5.0 4.3 4.9 5.6 APR 1231 6.6 6.1 5.4 6.5 6.6 3.8 5.6 4.3 5.1 5.5 PST-2RT 6.5 6.5 5.3 6.0 6.5 4.3 5.4 4.6 4.8 5.5 PICK PRNGS 7.0 6.2 5.1 5.9 6.5 4.1 5.4 4.0 5.8 5.5 * PALMER III 7.0 6.0 5.4 6.7 6.6 4.5 5.2 3.4 5.0 5.5 * PASSPORT 6.6 6.3 5.1 6.4 6.8 4.2 5.2 4.3 5.0 5.5 * SUMMERSET (MB 413) 6.7 6.3 5.6 7.0 6.7 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.9 5.5 * PROWLER (APR 777) 6.4 6.6 5.4 5.6 6.6 3.5 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 PST-2JH 6.6 7.0 5.2 5.7 6.7 4.4 5.4 4.2 4.7 5.5 PICK EX2 6.1 6.3 4.8 6.2 7.0 4.0 5.9 4.7 4.7 5.5 * PLEASURE XL 6.4 6.3 5.6 6.5 6.7 4.2 5.1 3.8 5.0 5.5 * PEARL II (EPD) 6.4 6.9 5.7 5.9 6.4 4.2 5.0 3.9 5.2 5.5 * MONTEREY II (JR-187) 6.0 5.8 5.4 6.2 6.5 4.2 5.8 4.8 4.8 5.5 * BRIGHTSTAR II 6.9 5.8 5.6 5.7 6.6 4.3 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.5 * BARLENNIUM 6.6 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.4 4.1 5.5 3.9 5.3 5.5 * EXTREME (JR-317) 6.6 5.8 5.2 6.6 6.5 4.4 5.0 4.0 5.2 5.5 * HEADSTART 7.0 5.6 5.0 6.5 6.2 4.5 5.3 3.9 5.3 5.5 * CATALINA II (PST-CATS) 6.8 6.7 5.7 5.5 6.6 4.1 4.5 4.2 5.1 5.5 SRX 4120 6.9 6.9 4.9 5.0 6.7 4.0 5.4 4.5 5.1 5.5 APR 1235 6.2 6.9 4.9 5.9 6.7 4.0 5.2 4.5 4.9 5.5 * RENAISSANCE (APR 1233) 6.8 6.8 5.1 5.5 6.5 3.8 5.3 4.5 4.9 5.5 * PROMISE 6.6 6.7 5.2 6.8 6.5 4.3 4.6 3.6 4.9 5.5 PICK PR B-97 6.4 5.7 5.9 6.8 6.3 4.5 5.0 3.6 4.9 5.5 LPR 98-144 6.8 5.5 5.3 7.0 6.3 4.6 4.8 3.9 4.9 5.5 APR 1232 7.1 6.4 5.1 5.7 6.6 3.8 5.2 4.4 4.8 5.5 * RACER 7.1 6.3 5.5 5.6 6.4 4.0 5.1 4.7 4.5 5.5 LPR 98-143 7.0 6.2 4.9 6.4 6.4 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.8 5.4 MP107 6.3 6.0 5.6 6.1 6.5 4.5 5.1 3.7 5.0 5.4 * PR 1-94 (PICK PR 1-94) 6.4 5.9 5.5 6.6 6.3 4.4 5.1 4.0 4.7 5.4 JR-128 6.4 6.2 5.4 6.3 6.4 4.2 5.0 3.9 5.0 5.4 * SUPERSTAR (EP57) 6.9 6.7 5.4 5.4 6.4 4.2 4.8 3.9 5.0 5.4 * LINE DRIVE 6.7 6.4 5.2 5.7 6.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 5.4 * MANHATTAN 3 7.4 6.5 5.2 5.2 6.7 4.3 4.9 3.7 4.7 5.4 CAS-LP84 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 4.9 5.4 PST-2LA 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.5 6.5 4.7 5.3 3.3 5.1 5.4 ABT-99-4.600 6.4 6.7 4.8 5.9 6.8 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.6 5.4 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" **/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * NEXUS 6.2 6.5 5.8 5.5 6.3 4.7 5.0 3.6 5.0 5.4 * AFFINITY 6.8 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.6 3.7 5.4 4.6 4.8 5.4 BY-100 6.8 6.3 4.9 5.6 6.6 4.0 5.7 4.1 4.5 5.4 APR 776 6.7 5.9 5.2 6.2 6.4 4.3 5.2 4.0 4.4 5.4 MEPY 6.1 6.1 5.6 6.2 6.5 4.5 4.9 3.3 4.9 5.3 WVPB-R-84 6.4 6.0 5.3 5.4 6.8 3.9 5.2 4.6 4.4 5.3 * SECRETARIAT 6.2 6.3 5.2 6.0 6.4 4.1 5.4 3.7 4.7 5.3 * CRUISER (ABT-99-4.709) 6.1 6.2 5.3 5.8 6.8 4.0 4.9 4.1 4.7 5.3 MP88 6.1 6.4 5.7 6.2 6.6 3.9 5.0 3.5 4.8 5.3 * CHARGER II 7.3 6.0 5.1 6.1 6.7 3.7 5.0 3.6 4.6 5.3 * PANTHER 7.0 5.5 5.3 6.3 6.5 4.4 5.2 2.7 4.9 5.3 * PROTYME (ABT-99-4.625) 6.7 6.5 5.2 5.3 6.9 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.6 5.3 PST-2CRR 6.4 5.8 5.2 6.4 6.9 4.3 4.3 3.5 5.0 5.3 MP103 6.4 6.1 5.2 6.2 6.6 4.4 4.6 3.2 4.7 5.3 * PHANTOM 6.4 6.0 4.7 5.4 6.8 3.9 5.0 3.7 5.4 5.3 DP 17-9391 6.7 5.5 5.3 4.8 6.7 4.0 5.6 4.0 4.3 5.2 LTP-ME 6.4 5.1 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.4 4.6 3.5 4.8 5.2 * ALLSPORT 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.9 6.5 4.0 4.9 4.0 4.3 5.1 EP53 6.2 6.3 5.2 5.4 6.4 3.9 4.6 3.6 4.7 5.1 * SKYHAWK 6.6 6.0 4.9 5.5 6.5 4.2 4.5 3.8 4.2 5.1 WVPB-R-82 6.7 5.0 4.4 5.4 6.8 3.7 5.4 4.3 4.4 5.1 * CATALINA 6.4 5.6 5.4 5.5 6.8 4.4 4.7 2.1 5.1 5.1 PREMIER 6.2 6.2 4.7 5.3 6.6 3.9 4.8 4.0 4.4 5.1 DP 17-9069 6.6 5.2 4.4 5.0 6.7 3.9 5.5 4.1 4.6 5.1 KOOS R-71 6.1 6.0 4.8 5.6 6.6 3.8 5.2 3.1 4.7 5.1 * EDGE 7.0 5.6 4.6 5.3 6.7 3.9 4.7 3.7 4.4 5.1 * PROSPORT (AG-P981) 6.1 5.3 5.1 5.9 6.5 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.5 5.0 APR 1234 6.4 5.9 4.7 5.2 6.7 3.2 4.8 3.3 3.9 4.9 DP LP-1 6.2 5.5 4.0 5.8 6.3 3.6 5.0 3.4 4.2 4.9 * BUCCANEER 6.2 5.3 4.2 4.6 6.4 3.7 5.5 3.7 4.1 4.8 * YATSUGREEN 6.1 4.9 4.6 4.7 6.4 3.4 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.7 DP 17-9496 5.8 5.1 3.4 3.3 6.5 3.0 3.2 3.8 3.7 4.2 * LINN 4.1 2.1 2.7 1.3 6.4 2.6 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.0 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 C.V. (%) 11.2 10.6 5.8 7.5 4.9 9.2 10.2 15.3 7.7 9.4 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2004. 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. ** SCHEDULE A - 1/2-3/4 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/2-3/4 lb. N/1000 FT2/PER GROWING MONTH IRRIGATION TO PREVENT VISUAL DROUGHT STRESS