TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A16-17 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.1 DLFPS-340/3556 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 KENBLUE 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 BAR PP 7236V 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 BAR PP 7309V 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 DLFPS-340/3500 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 ACOUSTIC (PPG-KB 1131) 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 BARVETTE HGT? 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 DLFPS-340/3444 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 J-2726 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 AFTER MIDNIGHT 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 BAR PP 79366 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 PST-11-7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 SUPER MOON (PST-K13-141) 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.5 RAD 553 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 BAR PP 79494 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 DLFPS-340/3494 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 DLFPS-340/3549 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 KH3492 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.4 A11-26 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 BLUE DEVIL 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 NURUSH (J-3510) 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 PST-K15-172 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 A11-38 4.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 A16-7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 PROSPERITY 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 SHAMROCK 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 A16-2 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 BAR PP 7K426 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 ORION (PST-K13-143) 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 PPG-KB 1320 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 BLUE KNIGHT 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 DLFPS-340/3364 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 DLFPS-340/3455 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 DLFPS-340/3551 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 DLFPS-340/3552 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 MIDNIGHT 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 PIVOT 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 RAD-1776 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 STARR (GO-2628) 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 J-1138 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.9 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 3.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 3.3 2.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 3.7 3.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A15-6 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 3.0 2.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 NAI-15-80 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 PPG-KB 1304 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 SELWAY 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 SKYE 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 A11-40 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 A16-1 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.6 DLFPS-340/3438 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.6 DLFPS-340/3550 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.6 A06-8 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 A13-1 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.5 BABE 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 BAR PP 71213 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 3.3 2.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 DLFPS-340/3548 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 DLFPS-340/3553 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 5.3 5.7 5.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.5 J-1319 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 PST-T14-39 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 A12-34 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.4 NAI-14-128 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.4 NK-1 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.4 AKB3128 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 BLUE MAGIC (A99-2897) 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 DLFPS-340/3446 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 MVS-130 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 A10-280 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.2 AKB3179 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.2 NAI-14-122 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.2 PST-K15-167 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.2 AKB3241 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.1 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 NAI-14-132 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.5 C.V.(%) 10.3 11.1 10.6 11.7 10.3 8.3 13.7 16.0 10.2 9.2 11.3 6.1 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. 2022 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2017 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 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS