TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT (DENSE SHADE) AT SILVER SPRING, MD 1/ 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 2/ NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PRINCETON 105 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 AMERICA 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.4 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.3 5.1 CHATEAU 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.3 5.0 SR 2000 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.0 5.0 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 4.8 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.0 5.0 COMPACT 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.9 ASCOT 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.0 4.9 COVENTRY 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.9 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 4.6 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.9 BA 81-270 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.0 4.9 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 4.7 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.0 4.8 NUGLADE 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.3 3.7 4.8 BAR VB 3115B 4.6 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.0 4.8 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 4.9 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 3.7 4.8 UNIQUE 4.4 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.0 4.8 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 4.7 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.4 3.3 4.8 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 4.7 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.3 4.7 IMPACT (J-1576) 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.7 4.7 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 4.7 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.2 3.3 4.7 ALLURE 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.7 3.7 4.7 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 4.3 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.0 4.6 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 4.8 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.0 4.6 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.6 LKB-95 4.7 4.9 5.1 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.3 4.6 CHICAGO (J-2582) 4.4 4.9 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.6 PST-P46 4.7 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.7 4.6 LIPOA 4.8 4.9 5.2 4.3 4.0 4.6 4.3 3.3 4.6 LTP-620 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.6 HAGA 4.7 4.6 5.1 4.8 4.2 4.4 4.2 3.7 4.6 PLATINI 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.3 4.5 LIVINGSTON 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 3.7 4.5 CALIBER 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.3 4.5 CONNI 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.4 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.5 PST-BO-165 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.3 3.3 4.5 ZPS-309 4.6 5.0 5.1 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.2 3.0 4.5 NJ-GD 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.0 2.7 4.5 PICK-855 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.0 3.0 4.5 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.5 MED-1580 4.2 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.3 4.2 3.3 4.4 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.2 3.0 4.4 BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649) 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.3 4.4 RAMBO (J-2579) 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.4 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT (DENSE SHADE) AT SILVER SPRING, MD 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.0 4.3 SIDEKICK 4.3 4.6 5.0 4.2 3.9 4.4 4.0 3.7 4.3 CARDIFF 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 MISTY (BA 76-372) 4.4 4.3 4.9 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.3 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.3 4.3 CHALLENGER 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.7 4.3 ECLIPSE 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.3 CLASSIC 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.4 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.3 4.3 GLADE 4.2 4.8 4.9 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.3 SRX 2205 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.7 4.3 JEFFERSON 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7 4.3 RUGBY II (MED-18) 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.3 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.3 4.3 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.2 3.7 4.2 SHAMROCK 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.8 2.7 4.2 BA 70-060 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.6 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.0 4.2 ABBEY 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.2 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 4.4 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.6 3.8 3.7 2.7 4.2 WILDWOOD 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.0 4.2 LIMOUSINE 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 4.2 SR 2109 4.3 4.2 4.7 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.1 ZPS-2183 4.3 4.8 4.6 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.6 2.3 4.1 PICK 8 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.7 4.1 J-1555 4.2 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.0 4.1 AWARD 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.3 4.0 MARQUIS 4.1 4.3 4.8 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.4 2.3 4.0 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.3 4.0 NIMBUS 4.3 4.6 4.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 2.7 4.0 A88-744 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.6 2.7 4.0 BA 76-197 4.1 4.4 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.4 4.0 4.0 NJ 1190 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.3 2.0 3.9 BA 75-163 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.0 3.9 ARCADIA (J-1936) 3.8 4.1 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.3 2.7 3.8 BARONIE 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.3 3.7 BA 77-702 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.7 3.6 NUSTAR 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 4.0 3.6 BARITONE (BAR VB 233) 3.9 3.9 4.3 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.3 3.6 NJ-54 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.6 BARUZO 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.0 1.7 3.6 VB 16015 3.4 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.6 HV 242 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.5 SR 2100 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.5 ADVOCATE (HV 130) 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.7 3.5 BARTITIA 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.0 3.5 H86-690 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.4 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT (DENSE SHADE) AT SILVER SPRING, MD 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MIDNIGHT 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.3 3.4 BLACKSBURG 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.3 3.4 BARON 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.3 3.3 BA 81-113 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.7 3.3 FORTUNA 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.0 3.3 KENBLUE 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.3 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 3.2 BA 73-373 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.3 3.2 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.7 3.2 BA 81-220 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 SODNET 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.3 3.0 BA 75-490 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.0 RAVEN 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.6 1.7 3.0 BAR VB 6820 3.0 3.2 3.4 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.0 2.8 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.8 0.9 C.V. (%) 26.7 24.4 27.9 28.4 26.5 27.0 26.4 33.1 24.1 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.