TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT FOR EACH YEAR USING 3.1-4.0 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 MIDNIGHT 6.3 6.6 6.2 5.9 7.9 6.3 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 6.0 6.7 6.5 6.1 7.2 6.2 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 6.1 6.5 6.2 5.8 7.8 6.2 UNIQUE 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.8 6.1 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.2 6.4 6.1 5.7 7.8 6.1 AWARD 6.0 6.4 6.3 5.8 7.6 6.1 AMERICA 6.1 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.9 6.1 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 6.0 6.6 6.1 5.8 7.7 6.1 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 6.0 6.5 6.3 5.9 7.0 6.1 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 6.0 6.4 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.1 IMPACT (J-1576) 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.7 7.6 6.1 NUGLADE 6.0 6.5 6.1 5.7 8.0 6.0 RUGBY II (MED-18) 6.0 6.5 6.1 5.8 7.5 6.0 PRINCETON 105 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.6 6.0 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.7 7.1 6.0 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 6.2 6.5 6.0 5.5 7.8 6.0 BLACKSBURG 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 7.2 6.0 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.6 8.0 6.0 JEFFERSON 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.9 5.9 GLADE 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.7 7.2 5.9 PICK 8 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.8 7.3 5.9 ARCADIA (J-1936) 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.7 7.6 5.9 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 6.1 6.4 5.7 5.5 7.3 5.9 SR 2109 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.5 6.2 5.8 NUSTAR 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.9 5.8 CHICAGO (J-2582) 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.5 6.7 5.8 ECLIPSE 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.6 7.0 5.8 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.6 7.3 5.8 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.4 7.3 5.8 RAMBO (J-2579) 5.9 6.4 5.8 5.5 6.9 5.8 LIVINGSTON 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 6.9 5.7 NJ-GD 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.3 7.1 5.7 WILDWOOD 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.4 6.6 5.7 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 7.1 5.7 CONNI 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.3 6.6 5.7 CHATEAU 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.4 6.3 5.7 SR 2000 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.3 6.6 5.7 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.5 6.8 5.7 CLASSIC 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.3 6.8 5.7 ALLURE 5.9 6.2 5.7 5.3 6.8 5.7 PLATINI 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.1 6.4 5.7 LIMOUSINE 5.9 6.2 5.7 5.1 6.4 5.7 LKB-95 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.6 6.6 5.7 BARONIE 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.3 6.6 5.7 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT FOR EACH YEAR USING 3.1-4.0 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 ZPS-2183 5.3 5.9 5.8 5.6 6.9 5.7 BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649) 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.3 6.1 5.7 CALIBER 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.6 COVENTRY 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.4 6.8 5.6 PST-P46 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.2 6.3 5.6 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.2 6.9 5.6 HAGA 5.9 6.0 5.4 5.3 6.6 5.6 CHALLENGER 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.2 6.6 5.6 SHAMROCK 5.5 5.9 5.7 5.3 6.8 5.6 BA 81-270 5.7 6.0 5.6 5.2 6.4 5.6 BAR VB 3115B 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.3 6.7 5.6 ADVOCATE (HV 130) 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.0 5.6 NJ 1190 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.4 5.6 FORTUNA 5.6 6.2 5.5 5.2 7.1 5.5 MARQUIS 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.3 6.8 5.5 BARITONE (BAR VB 233) 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 6.4 5.5 ASCOT 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.0 6.4 5.5 BA 73-373 5.7 5.9 5.4 5.3 6.9 5.5 BARTITIA 5.9 6.0 5.5 4.8 5.4 5.5 PST-BO-165 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.2 6.8 5.5 ZPS-309 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.2 6.5 5.5 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.4 6.5 5.5 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.4 6.8 5.5 MED-1580 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.3 7.1 5.5 SR 2100 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.3 6.8 5.5 RAVEN 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.3 7.0 5.5 BA 77-702 5.5 5.8 5.4 5.4 7.0 5.4 BA 81-220 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 7.0 5.4 BA 70-060 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.2 6.8 5.4 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.2 6.8 5.4 ABBEY 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.3 6.7 5.4 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.2 6.9 5.4 CARDIFF 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.0 6.2 5.3 NIMBUS 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.0 6.8 5.3 MISTY (BA 76-372) 5.3 5.7 5.4 5.2 6.9 5.3 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 5.5 5.8 5.3 5.1 6.5 5.3 BARON 5.4 5.8 5.3 5.1 6.5 5.3 HV 242 5.5 5.8 5.2 4.9 6.0 5.3 NJ-54 5.2 5.8 5.5 5.3 6.9 5.3 VB 16015 5.4 5.8 5.2 4.9 6.8 5.3 BA 75-490 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 6.7 5.3 A88-744 5.2 5.7 5.3 5.1 7.0 5.3 J-1555 5.5 5.8 5.2 5.0 6.9 5.3 BA 76-197 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.2 6.5 5.3 PICK-855 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.2 6.6 5.3 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT FOR EACH YEAR USING 3.1-4.0 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 BA 81-113 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.2 6.5 5.2 LTP-620 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.2 6.7 5.2 BAR VB 6820 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.5 5.4 5.2 BA 75-163 5.2 5.6 5.3 4.9 7.2 5.2 SRX 2205 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.7 5.6 5.2 SIDEKICK 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.1 6.6 5.1 H86-690 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.9 6.2 5.1 COMPACT 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.7 5.9 5.0 SODNET 5.0 5.5 4.8 4.6 6.1 4.9 LIPOA 5.3 5.6 4.7 4.3 4.9 4.9 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 5.0 5.3 4.5 3.9 4.5 4.7 BARUZO 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.4 5.4 4.7 KENBLUE 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.7 5.8 4.5 LSD VALUE 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 C.V. (%) 9.7 9.0 10.6 10.2 7.1 14.3 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 - IL1 IN1 KS1 KY1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 OK1 ON1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UB1 VA1; 1997 DATA - IL1 IN1 KS1 KY1 MO1 NE1 OK1 ON1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UB1; 1998 DATA - IL1 IN1 KS1 KY1 MO1 NC1 NE1 NJ2 OH1 ON1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UB1 VA1; 1999 DATA - IL1 IN1 KS1 KY1 MO1 NC1 NE1 OK1 ON1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UT1 VA1; 2000 DATA - KY1 QE1;