TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BD 03-84 7.3 6.0 99.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 BEWITCHED 7.3 4.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.5 H94-305 5.0 6.7 99.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.5 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.0 6.3 99.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.4 A00-1400 7.7 6.0 99.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 ARIES (A98-948) 5.7 6.7 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 DLF 76-9075 5.0 6.3 99.0 4.7 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 4.7 6.2 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 5.3 7.7 69.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 MSP 3722 6.0 4.7 99.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.2 STARBURST (STR 2703) 5.3 7.0 69.3 4.3 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.2 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.3 6.7 99.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.2 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 4.3 6.3 99.0 4.7 6.7 8.7 7.3 7.7 4.3 3.3 6.1 RUBICON (NA-3248) 6.3 6.7 99.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.1 A00-1254 6.0 5.7 99.0 3.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 A95-410 6.0 5.3 99.0 4.0 4.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 AVID 7.3 5.3 99.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 BAR VV 0709 5.3 6.7 99.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 5.3 5.0 99.0 3.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 MYSTERE 6.7 6.3 69.3 3.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 NU DESTINY 7.0 5.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 POPR 04594 4.7 6.7 99.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.7 6.0 70.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 AURA (A99-2559) 6.3 7.0 69.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.0 5.0 69.3 4.3 4.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 GRANITE (J-1326) 6.0 5.3 71.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.9 MIDNIGHT 7.0 5.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.9 MSP 3723 5.7 5.7 99.0 3.7 4.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.9 MSP 3724 6.0 5.7 99.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.9 STR 2485 5.7 5.7 99.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 WASHINGTON 5.0 7.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 6.0 7.3 99.0 4.3 3.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.8 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 6.0 5.0 99.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.8 EVERGLADE 7.7 4.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.8 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 5.0 7.0 99.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 7.0 5.0 99.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.8 NUGLADE 7.0 5.0 99.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.8 PSG 366 6.3 7.0 69.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.8 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 5.3 6.0 99.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 2.0 5.8 SW AG 514 5.3 4.0 99.0 3.7 4.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 1QG-38 6.3 5.7 99.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 ALEXA II (J-2404) 7.3 5.0 71.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 BARIRIS 4.7 5.0 99.0 5.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 2.7 5.7 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.0 6.3 70.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.7 5.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.7 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 4.7 6.7 68.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN WILD HORSE (A97-890) 5.7 6.3 99.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 AKB449 7.3 5.7 70.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.6 AMERICA 5.7 5.0 69.3 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.0 6.7 99.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.6 GINNEY II (J-2024) 6.3 4.7 99.0 3.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.6 J-2502 7.0 5.3 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 4.7 5.6 RAD-343 5.0 6.7 99.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 RHYTHM 7.3 5.0 72.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.6 RUGBY II 6.3 6.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.6 BAR VK 0710 5.7 6.3 99.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.5 BD 98-2108 5.7 7.0 99.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.5 BLUESTONE 7.0 5.3 99.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.5 KENBLUE 4.0 7.0 67.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.5 RAD-762 5.0 6.3 99.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 AWARD 7.3 5.0 99.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 BARRISTER 6.0 5.3 71.0 3.3 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 BEYOND 7.3 5.7 71.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.4 DIVA 6.3 5.7 99.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 EMPIRE (A01-299) 7.0 4.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.4 PST-101-73 6.0 5.0 99.0 3.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.4 SHAMROCK 6.0 6.3 99.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.4 4-SEASON (J-2791) 6.7 5.7 99.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 5.3 6.0 68.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 BAR VV 0665 4.7 5.7 67.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 3.3 4.0 5.3 BD 99-2103 7.3 4.3 99.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 BLUEBERRY 6.7 5.3 99.0 3.7 3.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 4.0 5.3 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 6.7 6.7 68.3 4.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 4.7 6.3 68.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 IMPACT 7.0 6.0 71.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 J-3429 7.7 5.0 70.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 JULIA 5.7 4.0 69.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 6.7 5.3 68.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 SPTR 2959 5.7 6.7 69.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 STR 2553 6.0 6.0 69.3 3.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 DYNAMO 6.3 5.0 68.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.2 EXCURSION 6.7 4.3 74.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.2 J-1334 7.0 5.0 71.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.2 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.0 5.0 67.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 3.3 5.2 PROSPERITY 7.0 4.7 70.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 5.2 PST-1A1-899 6.7 5.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.2 RAD-504 6.3 5.3 69.3 3.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.0 5.2 A00-247 6.0 5.7 71.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.1 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.7 3.7 99.0 3.7 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.1 BELISSIMO 5.3 5.3 69.3 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.1 EVEREST 6.7 5.0 71.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN H98-701 5.7 5.3 69.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.1 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 5.7 5.7 71.0 3.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 PINOT (LTP-149) 6.3 5.3 69.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 3.7 5.1 RAD-0AN64 6.3 5.7 68.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 SKYE 6.7 6.0 67.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 4.3 3.7 5.1 A98-689 6.3 5.0 99.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 ARGOS 6.7 7.3 68.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.0 6.0 99.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 BARON 5.7 4.3 69.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 PSG 711 5.7 5.0 69.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 6.7 6.7 69.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 GLENMONT 6.0 5.3 99.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 2.0 4.9 HARMONIE 5.3 5.3 99.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 1.7 4.9 BAR VV 9630 6.0 6.3 71.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 2.7 4.3 4.8 VOLT (A98-999) 6.3 6.3 70.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.8 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.0 5.3 70.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.7 1.0 4.6 DP 76-9066 5.7 4.7 71.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.0 4.3 4.6 CPP 822 5.3 4.7 99.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 1.3 4.5 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 5.0 5.3 70.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 3.3 2.0 4.3 REVEILLE 5.3 4.7 69.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 3.3 3.0 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.6 112.5 2.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.7 3.1 1.5 1.0 C.V. (%) 13.8 15.5 29.8 20.5 18.6 17.1 14.7 11.7 25.4 19.2 9.9 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. 2008 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS