TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY TYPHULA LEAF GROWTH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING BLIGHT SPOT HABIT */ MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AVID 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 7.7 6.0 4.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.4 BEWITCHED 8.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.2 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 IMPACT 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.1 BARRISTER 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 H98-701 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 3.7 7.0 7.0 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 MSP 3723 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 MYSTERE 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 NUGLADE 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.9 PST-1A1-899 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 3.7 7.0 5.0 3.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 AMERICA 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 BD 03-84 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 4.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 BD 99-2103 7.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 3.7 7.7 7.3 3.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.8 BEYOND 7.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.8 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 3.3 7.7 5.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 DIVA 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 4.0 7.0 5.7 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.8 DP 76-9066 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.0 7.7 5.3 3.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 EMPIRE (A01-299) 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 GINNEY II (J-2024) 8.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 MIDNIGHT 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 MSP 3722 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 7.7 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 PROSPERITY 9.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 3.0 8.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 RUBICON (NA-3248) 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 3.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 RUGBY II 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.7 6.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.8 STR 2485 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.0 7.3 6.7 3.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 STR 2553 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 3.7 6.7 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 1QG-38 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 A00-1400 7.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 3.3 7.0 6.7 3.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 ALEXA II (J-2404) 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 ARGOS 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.0 3.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 AURA (A99-2559) 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 AWARD 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 BD 98-2108 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 3.7 7.3 6.0 3.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 EVEREST 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 J-1334 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 JULIA 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 4.7 7.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 SKYE 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 3.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 3.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 WASHINGTON 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 3.3 7.0 5.7 3.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.0 7.0 6.0 3.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 BLUEBERRY 9.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 3.3 7.0 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.0 7.0 5.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY TYPHULA LEAF GROWTH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING BLIGHT SPOT HABIT */ MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN J-3429 8.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 3.3 7.0 6.7 3.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 7.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 LS 4000 (RAD-343) 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 3.3 7.0 4.7 3.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 RHYTHM 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.6 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 7.3 6.3 4.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 4-SEASON (J-2791) 7.3 5.7 5.3 7.3 4.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 A00-1254 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 3.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 AKB449 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 ARIES (A98-948) 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 BAR VV 9630 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 7.7 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.5 BARIRIS 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.0 3.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 BELISSIMO 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 7.3 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 CPP 822 5.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 4.3 7.0 4.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.5 EVERGLADE 7.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 3.3 6.3 6.3 3.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.5 EXCURSION 7.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 3.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 GLENMONT 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.7 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 GRANITE (J-1326) 8.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 HARMONIE 5.3 5.0 8.0 8.0 4.3 7.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 4.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 POPR 04594 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 3.7 7.0 7.0 3.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 ARMADA (PSG 366) 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 4.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 MADISON (RAD-OAN64) 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 3.3 6.7 6.7 3.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 7.7 6.0 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.3 6.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 SPTR 2959 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 SW AG 514 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.3 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 VOLT (A98-999) 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 BLUESTONE 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.4 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.4 NU DESTINY 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 3.3 6.7 6.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.4 PST-101-73 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 3.7 7.3 6.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 SHAMROCK 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 3.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.3 4.7 7.0 8.0 4.3 7.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 STARBURST (STR 2703) 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.4 A00-247 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 7.3 6.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 A95-410 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 7.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 BARON 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 DYNAMO 7.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 7.3 6.3 3.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 9.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 7.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 H94-305 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 3.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 7.3 6.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 MSP 3724 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY TYPHULA LEAF GROWTH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING BLIGHT SPOT HABIT */ MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PSG 711 6.0 3.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 RAD-762 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 7.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 3.0 6.3 6.7 3.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 5.0 5.3 7.3 7.7 3.7 6.3 4.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.2 J-2502 8.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 A98-689 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.3 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 BAR VK 0710 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 6.0 7.7 3.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 7.0 4.7 3.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.1 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 5.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 2.0 6.3 4.3 2.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 7.7 3.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 DLF 76-9075 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 3.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 3.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.8 BAR VV 0709 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 RAD-504 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 3.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 REVEILLE 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 7.3 7.7 3.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 3.3 5.7 3.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.5 BAR VV 0665 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.3 7.3 3.7 4.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.4 KENBLUE 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 3.3 3.3 6.3 3.3 5.7 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.6 C.V. (%) 8.1 10.9 8.1 8.1 21.2 9.6 11.4 14.5 11.0 10.4 11.7 11.4 11.7 11.2 10.9 6.2 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. */ GROWTH HABIT 1-9, 9=HORIZONTAL SHOOT LEAF. TABLE A. 2009 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION