TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT FOR EACH YEAR USING 2.1-3.0 LBS. OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR 1/ 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ 3/ NAME 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 MEAN LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 6.5 6.7 6.7 7.1 7.0 6.7 MIDNIGHT 6.2 6.6 6.7 7.1 7.2 6.6 NUGLADE 6.2 6.6 6.6 7.0 6.8 6.6 AWARD 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.5 PRINCETON 105 6.3 6.8 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.5 BLACKSBURG 6.6 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.5 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.8 7.1 6.5 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.3 6.5 IMPACT (J-1576) 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.4 PICK 8 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.4 RUGBY II (MED-18) 6.2 6.7 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.4 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 6.2 6.7 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.3 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.3 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.2 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 6.5 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.2 UNIQUE 6.6 6.8 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.9 6.2 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 6.5 6.8 6.4 6.1 6.4 6.2 ZPS-2183 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.2 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 6.2 6.6 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.2 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 6.2 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.2 ECLIPSE 6.1 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.2 JEFFERSON 6.2 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.2 AMERICA 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.1 WILDWOOD 6.2 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.1 PST-P46 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.1 ALLURE 6.2 6.6 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.1 CHATEAU 6.4 6.5 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.1 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 6.1 6.6 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.1 BA 75-490 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.1 BA 81-270 6.2 6.6 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.1 NJ-GD 6.1 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.0 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.0 PLATINI 6.3 6.6 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 LIMOUSINE 6.5 6.7 5.9 5.8 5.6 6.0 BARONIE 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.0 NJ 1190 6.4 6.7 6.1 6.2 6.7 6.0 GLADE 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.0 NUSTAR 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 6.1 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.0 COVENTRY 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.0 SR 2000 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 CLASSIC 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.6 6.0 SR 2109 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.0 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT FOR EACH YEAR USING 2.1-3.0 LBS. OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 MEAN HAGA 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 CONNI 6.1 6.4 5.8 5.9 6.5 5.9 CHICAGO (J-2582) 6.1 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 6.1 6.6 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 RAMBO (J-2579) 6.2 6.6 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.9 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 5.9 6.5 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.9 BARITONE (BAR VB 233) 6.2 6.5 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649) 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 CALIBER 6.3 6.5 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.9 LIVINGSTON 6.1 6.5 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.9 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 6.1 6.5 5.9 6.0 6.4 5.9 BAR VB 3115B 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.9 CHALLENGER 6.2 6.5 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.9 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.9 LKB-95 6.3 6.4 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.9 ZPS-309 6.1 6.4 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.8 ASCOT 5.8 6.3 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.8 NJ-54 6.1 6.4 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 PST-BO-165 5.8 6.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 MISTY (BA 76-372) 5.8 6.5 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.8 SR 2100 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.8 A88-744 6.0 6.4 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.8 SHAMROCK 6.2 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.8 BARTITIA 6.3 6.5 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.8 RAVEN 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.8 BA 73-373 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.7 BARON 6.2 6.4 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.7 MARQUIS 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.7 MED-1580 6.1 6.3 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.7 ADVOCATE (HV 130) 6.4 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 VB 16015 6.0 6.4 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 NIMBUS 6.3 6.4 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 HV 242 5.9 6.0 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.7 BA 77-702 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 J-1555 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 ABBEY 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.2 6.3 5.6 5.4 6.1 5.6 BA 70-060 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.6 6.0 5.6 PICK-855 5.9 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.6 FORTUNA 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 SRX 2205 6.2 6.2 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.6 SIDEKICK 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.6 BA 81-220 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.5 BA 75-163 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.4 6.2 5.5 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT FOR EACH YEAR USING 2.1-3.0 LBS. OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 MEAN BAR VB 6820 5.6 6.3 5.6 5.5 6.1 5.5 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.7 5.5 LTP-620 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.5 SODNET 5.7 6.2 5.4 5.7 6.2 5.5 BA 76-197 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.6 6.3 5.4 CARDIFF 5.5 6.3 5.3 5.5 6.1 5.4 BA 81-113 5.9 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.9 5.4 H86-690 6.2 6.0 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.3 COMPACT 5.8 5.6 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 KENBLUE 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.2 BARUZO 5.7 6.1 4.8 5.0 5.6 5.1 LIPOA 5.6 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.1 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 5.4 5.8 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.1 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 C.V. (%) 10.5 7.4 8.5 9.9 12.0 11.8 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. 3/ 1996 DATA - AB1 IA1 IA2 MD1 MI1 MN1 NC1 OH1; 1997 DATA - AB1 IA1 IA2 MI1 MN1 NC1 OH1; 1998 DATA - AB1 IA1 MI1 MN1 NJ1 OK1; 1999 DATA - AB1 IA1 MI1 MN1 MO3 NJ1 NJ2 OH1; 2000 DATA - IA1 NC1 NJ2 OH1.