TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2001-05 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 VA1 MEAN NU DESTINY (J-2695) 7.0 5.5 7.8 5.8 6.1 4.8 6.6 5.1 6.0 DIVA (PRO SEEDS - 453) 6.5 5.2 7.4 6.2 5.8 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 BARRISTER (J-1655) 6.7 5.1 7.6 5.9 6.2 4.6 5.9 5.8 5.9 FREEDOM III (J-2890) 6.8 4.2 7.2 6.0 6.2 4.9 7.1 5.6 5.9 BLUE VELVET (J-1513) 6.5 4.8 7.9 5.8 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 AWESOME (J-1420) 6.9 5.3 7.4 5.8 5.9 4.7 5.9 5.1 5.8 SKYE (A97-1715) 6.4 5.3 7.2 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.4 5.8 UNKNOWN 6.6 5.4 6.1 6.1 5.9 4.7 6.8 5.2 5.8 PERFECTION (J-1515) 6.8 4.4 6.7 5.9 6.3 4.5 6.7 5.8 5.8 EVERGLADE 6.6 5.3 6.9 5.7 6.2 4.7 5.8 5.6 5.8 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 7.0 5.7 7.1 5.6 6.0 4.5 5.8 4.8 5.8 IMPACT 6.3 5.2 6.9 5.9 6.2 4.5 6.2 5.3 5.8 SORBONNE (DLF 76-9037) 6.7 5.1 6.7 5.9 5.9 4.6 6.3 5.4 5.7 EXCURSION (J-1648) 6.8 5.2 6.8 5.9 5.8 4.7 6.1 5.1 5.7 AWARD 6.6 5.2 6.8 6.0 6.1 4.8 5.8 4.8 5.7 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 7.0 4.3 7.4 6.1 5.8 5.0 5.6 5.0 5.7 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 6.6 4.1 7.6 6.0 6.2 4.4 6.6 4.8 5.7 QUANTUM LEAP 7.1 4.4 6.9 5.8 5.9 4.7 6.3 4.8 5.7 ROYCE (A98-304) 6.4 5.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.5 5.7 ODYSSEY 6.8 4.8 6.5 5.6 6.0 4.7 6.3 4.6 5.6 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 6.7 5.1 6.9 5.9 6.1 4.6 5.9 4.6 5.6 FRONT-PAGE (J-2885) 6.7 4.7 6.6 5.9 5.9 4.7 6.0 4.8 5.6 BARNIQUE (BAR PP 0671) 6.6 4.5 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.5 6.0 5.8 5.6 GINNEY (J-1368) 6.6 3.7 6.8 6.0 6.2 4.6 6.2 5.0 5.6 CABERNET 7.2 4.4 6.6 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 LIBERATOR 5.5 5.2 6.9 5.3 6.0 4.8 6.2 5.4 5.6 TOTAL ECLIPSE 6.5 4.0 6.8 5.9 6.0 4.4 6.4 5.1 5.6 ALEXA (J-2561) 6.1 3.4 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.1 6.1 5.2 5.5 RUGBY II 5.9 4.6 7.0 5.8 5.8 4.4 6.5 5.0 5.5 LANGARA 6.8 5.5 6.6 5.7 5.4 3.9 6.1 4.6 5.5 COURTYARD (J-1838) 6.1 3.8 7.0 6.1 6.4 4.5 5.9 4.7 5.5 VALOR (A97-1330) 5.9 5.0 6.4 5.5 5.7 4.4 6.2 5.7 5.5 BA 00-6001 6.0 4.2 6.4 5.8 5.9 4.5 6.2 5.3 5.5 BEYOND (J-1880) 6.8 3.3 6.6 5.7 6.3 4.5 6.1 5.5 5.5 BEDAZZLED 5.7 5.1 6.1 5.9 6.1 4.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 BRILLIANT 6.2 4.0 6.7 6.2 5.9 3.9 5.7 6.0 5.5 A98-365 6.3 4.6 6.6 5.9 5.0 4.2 6.3 5.9 5.5 UNIQUE 6.5 4.8 6.7 5.8 5.8 4.4 5.0 4.9 5.5 EVEREST 5.5 4.7 6.8 5.5 6.2 4.5 5.8 5.5 5.5 VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 5.8 4.7 6.4 5.9 6.1 4.2 4.9 6.1 5.5 MIDNIGHT 6.5 4.6 6.7 5.9 5.9 4.9 5.2 4.1 5.4 APOLLO 6.0 4.1 7.1 5.6 5.7 4.3 5.9 5.5 5.4 DELIGHT (A97-1432) 6.1 3.6 7.1 6.0 5.8 4.4 5.9 5.6 5.4 BAR PP 0566 6.6 4.8 6.0 5.2 5.7 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.4 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2001-05 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 VA1 MEAN PST-161 6.6 4.6 6.6 4.8 5.6 4.8 5.3 6.0 5.4 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 6.7 5.2 6.8 5.5 5.3 3.9 5.2 5.4 5.4 ARCADIA 7.0 2.9 6.9 6.0 6.1 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 7.0 4.9 6.5 4.6 5.3 4.3 5.9 5.5 5.4 BLACKSTONE 6.4 4.3 7.0 6.1 5.9 4.5 5.2 4.1 5.4 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 5.6 5.0 6.2 5.6 5.7 4.4 5.4 5.6 5.4 NUGLADE 5.8 3.9 6.8 6.0 6.0 4.2 6.6 4.8 5.4 BARONESS (BAR PP 0648) 6.1 4.8 6.4 6.2 5.6 4.4 4.5 5.4 5.4 CASABLANCA (B3-171) 6.2 4.6 6.4 5.7 5.4 4.1 5.9 5.3 5.4 ARROW (A97-1567) 6.3 3.5 6.5 5.6 5.9 4.7 5.9 5.5 5.4 BAR PP 0573 5.8 4.6 6.4 5.4 5.9 4.5 5.3 5.6 5.4 MALLARD (A97-1439) 6.7 4.7 6.6 5.0 5.8 4.1 5.1 5.6 5.4 FREEDOM II 5.7 5.1 6.4 5.8 5.9 4.7 5.4 4.1 5.3 A98-183 6.5 4.6 6.2 5.0 5.6 4.7 5.7 4.8 5.3 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 6.4 5.2 6.5 4.8 5.6 4.0 5.6 5.2 5.3 H92-203 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.3 4.1 5.4 5.4 5.3 EAGLETON 6.7 4.9 6.4 4.8 5.8 4.3 5.8 4.5 5.3 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 6.3 4.7 6.2 5.1 5.4 4.1 5.8 5.6 5.3 HV 238 6.2 3.9 6.2 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 5.3 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 5.9 4.6 6.6 5.7 5.3 4.1 5.2 5.9 5.3 RITA 6.1 4.5 6.8 4.7 5.5 4.4 6.0 5.3 5.3 AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 6.4 4.6 6.4 5.4 5.4 4.0 5.9 4.9 5.3 DYNAMO (B3-185) 6.1 3.6 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.6 5.3 RAMBO 5.5 4.8 6.0 5.4 5.3 4.8 5.8 5.3 5.3 CHICAGO II 6.1 4.7 5.8 6.5 5.8 4.4 4.9 4.0 5.3 BA 83-113 6.1 3.6 6.5 5.2 5.5 4.5 6.7 4.8 5.3 CHAMPAGNE 5.5 5.2 6.4 5.4 5.2 4.7 5.2 4.9 5.2 SONOMA 6.2 5.5 6.2 5.8 5.2 4.1 4.3 4.7 5.2 BA 82-288 6.3 4.8 6.6 4.8 5.4 4.3 5.6 4.8 5.2 PST-H6-150 5.9 4.2 6.1 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.6 5.0 5.2 SHOWCASE 6.2 3.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 4.3 5.2 5.3 5.2 MERCURY (PICK-232) 6.2 3.2 6.7 5.5 5.6 4.5 5.7 4.8 5.2 JEFFERSON 6.1 4.4 6.4 5.2 5.5 4.2 5.2 4.9 5.2 SERENE 5.4 4.9 6.3 6.1 6.0 3.9 4.7 4.2 5.2 A96-739 6.3 3.9 6.7 5.8 5.7 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.1 PRINCETON 105 5.3 4.8 6.0 5.1 5.3 4.2 5.8 5.4 5.1 BLUE-TASTIC (1B7-308) 5.9 3.8 6.6 5.4 5.4 4.0 5.3 5.8 5.1 B4-128A 5.3 4.5 5.6 6.4 5.4 4.1 5.3 4.9 5.1 RAMPART (PICK 417) 5.7 5.1 6.1 5.9 5.4 3.8 5.3 4.1 5.1 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 6.0 4.8 6.1 5.1 5.8 4.0 4.6 4.5 5.1 BARIRIS 6.0 4.0 5.6 6.4 5.4 4.3 5.3 3.8 5.1 A98-1028 6.4 4.7 6.2 4.7 5.5 3.8 5.1 4.7 5.1 SI A96-386 6.0 4.5 5.6 5.6 4.9 4.2 5.2 5.0 5.1 GLENMONT (H94-293) 5.0 4.8 6.1 5.6 5.9 3.9 5.0 4.8 5.1 BARITONE 5.8 5.0 5.0 6.1 5.5 4.0 5.3 3.7 5.1 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2001-05 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 VA1 MEAN LIMOUSINE 5.5 4.7 5.9 6.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.9 5.1 BARONIE 5.8 4.5 5.8 5.3 5.2 4.3 5.2 4.7 5.1 MOONLIGHT 5.1 3.4 6.9 5.5 6.3 3.8 5.0 5.2 5.0 JEWEL 5.7 4.9 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.1 5.2 4.9 5.0 DURHAM (A96-427) 5.9 4.7 5.4 5.3 5.7 3.9 4.4 5.0 5.0 BOUTIQUE 5.8 4.6 6.0 5.0 5.6 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 MOONSHINE (PST-1804) 6.4 3.9 6.1 5.1 5.7 3.9 4.4 5.1 5.0 BORDEAUX 4.6 5.1 5.6 6.0 5.1 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 PST-108-79 5.7 4.8 5.2 5.7 5.2 4.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 PST-B5-125 5.6 4.4 6.6 5.1 5.6 4.0 4.6 4.6 5.0 PICK 453 5.8 4.1 5.9 5.9 5.3 3.9 5.5 3.8 5.0 PST-B3-170 5.0 4.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 4.1 5.3 4.7 5.0 HV 140 5.7 4.1 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.0 5.9 3.8 5.0 DLF 76-9032 5.3 4.8 4.4 6.2 5.4 3.9 6.0 4.0 5.0 ALLURE 5.5 4.7 5.7 5.4 5.7 3.7 5.2 4.0 5.0 JULIA 5.9 4.2 5.6 5.9 5.1 4.1 5.2 4.0 5.0 CHEETAH (PP H 6370) 5.8 4.3 6.4 5.1 5.3 3.8 4.9 4.6 4.9 KATIE (A96-451) 5.7 4.9 5.7 5.1 5.3 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.9 SRX 2114 5.4 4.5 6.0 5.1 5.3 4.2 5.0 4.7 4.9 RAVEN 5.7 4.0 5.2 5.6 5.6 3.6 4.4 5.6 4.9 BROOKLAWN 5.6 4.6 5.6 4.9 5.4 4.0 5.1 4.3 4.9 A96-742 5.5 4.4 5.6 4.2 5.0 4.4 5.7 4.6 4.9 PST-B4-246 5.4 4.7 5.8 5.5 5.5 3.7 4.6 4.2 4.9 B5-43 5.2 4.7 5.2 5.5 5.3 3.9 5.5 4.0 4.9 NORTH STAR 5.4 4.1 5.9 5.8 5.4 4.1 4.9 3.7 4.9 DLF 76-9036 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.5 5.2 3.7 4.2 4.9 4.9 ABBEY 5.3 4.6 5.9 5.3 5.1 4.1 4.7 4.3 4.9 WILDWOOD 5.4 4.5 5.9 5.1 5.2 3.6 5.2 4.5 4.9 PST-604 5.6 4.0 5.5 4.8 5.1 4.5 4.3 5.7 4.8 BH 00-6003 6.1 4.1 6.1 3.8 4.9 4.4 5.7 4.5 4.8 CHELSEA 5.2 4.1 5.3 6.2 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.4 4.8 CHATEAU 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.5 3.6 5.0 3.9 4.8 COVENTRY 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.4 3.9 4.7 4.1 4.8 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.2 4.8 5.5 4.8 MARQUIS 5.4 4.5 6.2 5.2 5.1 3.7 4.4 4.9 4.8 APPALACHIAN (A98-139) 6.2 5.0 5.6 3.4 4.8 4.1 5.5 5.2 4.8 A97-857 5.6 4.3 5.8 5.1 5.0 3.9 4.9 4.3 4.8 ROYALE (A97-1336) 5.4 5.0 6.1 4.4 5.3 3.7 4.1 4.9 4.8 BARTITIA 5.1 4.2 5.7 5.9 5.4 3.8 4.9 3.9 4.8 HALLMARK 5.3 4.4 5.9 5.2 5.1 3.8 5.3 4.0 4.8 FAIRFAX 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.4 5.3 3.4 5.0 3.9 4.8 H92-558 5.8 3.4 5.1 5.5 5.6 4.0 5.6 3.7 4.8 DLF 76-9034 6.0 4.4 5.4 3.5 4.8 3.9 5.5 5.2 4.8 KINGFISHER (SRX 2394) 4.7 4.4 5.6 6.0 5.4 4.0 4.5 4.1 4.8 ENVICTA 5.2 3.8 5.4 5.2 5.6 3.9 4.4 5.2 4.8 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2001-05 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 VA1 MEAN B5-144 5.8 5.0 5.5 5.2 5.3 3.3 4.4 3.8 4.8 WASHINGTON 6.2 4.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 3.7 5.6 3.9 4.8 PST-H5-35 5.4 4.4 5.7 5.0 5.8 4.0 4.6 3.5 4.8 LILY 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 3.6 4.5 3.6 4.7 B5-45 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.2 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 GOLDRUSH 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.2 5.3 4.0 4.8 4.4 4.7 JULIUS 4.6 4.5 5.3 6.7 5.1 3.6 4.5 3.6 4.7 ASCOT 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.8 5.2 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.7 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 5.2 4.3 6.1 4.4 5.2 3.7 5.0 4.4 4.7 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 5.3 3.8 6.2 4.8 5.7 4.0 3.9 4.4 4.7 BARON 5.0 4.6 5.4 4.5 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.2 4.7 A97-1409 5.3 4.9 6.4 3.6 5.0 3.7 4.2 4.8 4.6 MONGOOSE (A98-881) 4.7 4.8 5.9 5.0 5.1 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.6 ALPINE 4.6 4.7 5.8 4.9 5.0 3.8 4.7 4.0 4.6 A98-407 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.3 5.1 3.9 4.2 4.1 4.6 SHAMROCK 5.2 4.9 5.7 4.4 5.4 3.4 4.1 4.2 4.6 MISTY 4.3 5.1 5.6 4.6 5.3 3.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 PP H 6366 5.1 4.2 5.5 6.2 4.7 3.5 4.1 4.0 4.6 PST-222 4.2 4.4 6.0 4.7 5.5 3.8 3.7 4.8 4.6 BH 00-6002 5.0 4.9 5.6 4.9 4.8 3.4 3.9 4.1 4.5 ULYSSES (PP H 7832) 4.9 4.3 4.3 5.5 5.1 3.9 4.7 3.6 4.5 LIMERICK 4.8 4.5 5.7 4.6 5.0 3.3 4.6 4.1 4.5 SRX 26351 4.7 4.6 4.4 5.5 4.8 4.0 4.4 3.9 4.5 BLUE SAPPHIRE (NA-K991) 4.5 3.3 5.2 4.6 5.3 4.1 5.5 4.0 4.5 CVB-20631 4.6 4.0 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.0 4.6 4.3 4.5 BARZAN 4.9 3.5 5.0 4.3 5.2 3.8 4.9 3.8 4.4 KENBLUE 5.9 4.1 5.2 3.6 4.3 3.5 4.8 4.0 4.4 WELLINGTON 5.6 4.2 5.0 3.9 4.4 3.8 4.7 3.8 4.3 99AN-53 4.3 4.2 5.0 4.7 4.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.3 BA 84-140 4.3 3.7 3.6 6.2 4.9 4.0 4.3 3.6 4.3 BODACIOUS 4.9 4.2 4.4 4.4 5.1 3.9 3.9 3.5 4.3 BOOMERANG 4.5 3.5 4.6 4.1 5.2 4.3 4.8 3.7 4.3 BLUE KNIGHT 3.8 4.3 3.9 5.2 5.3 3.8 4.1 3.2 4.2 SRX QG245 4.0 4.2 4.4 5.0 4.9 3.8 3.9 3.3 4.2 SRX 27921 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.8 3.9 4.4 3.2 4.1 PP H 7907 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.5 3.7 5.1 3.3 4.1 PP H 7929 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.8 3.8 4.0 3.7 4.1 NA-K992 5.2 2.7 4.4 3.7 4.6 3.9 4.1 3.6 4.0 GO-9LM9 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.2 3.4 3.8 3.1 3.6 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.5 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 0.4 C.V. (%) 11.7 21.3 13.6 10.7 11.5 17.3 18.2 15.2 14.8 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.