TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT NINE LOCATIONS USING A 1.1-1.5 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/ 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 ME1 NC1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 RI1 VA1 MEAN MIDNIGHT 7.2 8.1 7.7 5.6 6.5 6.4 8.4 6.4 5.4 6.9 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 7.2 7.8 7.6 5.9 6.1 6.2 8.2 5.9 5.5 6.7 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 6.4 6.9 7.7 4.9 6.2 6.3 8.1 6.4 5.9 6.5 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 6.7 6.3 7.7 5.4 6.2 6.1 7.9 6.6 5.7 6.5 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.7 8.3 8.0 5.1 5.2 6.3 8.1 5.9 4.9 6.5 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 6.3 7.7 7.9 5.4 6.0 5.7 8.2 6.1 5.1 6.5 IMPACT (J-1576) 6.8 7.8 7.7 5.2 5.4 5.9 8.1 6.0 5.3 6.5 AWARD 6.2 7.8 7.4 5.2 5.4 5.9 8.2 6.6 5.4 6.5 NUGLADE 6.1 8.0 7.9 5.4 5.6 6.0 8.3 5.6 5.1 6.4 PRINCETON 105 6.6 6.4 7.3 5.8 6.5 6.0 8.3 6.3 4.8 6.4 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 7.2 7.5 7.7 5.4 5.2 5.3 8.0 5.9 5.5 6.4 PICK 8 7.1 7.3 7.0 5.1 6.0 5.6 7.8 5.9 5.4 6.4 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 6.9 7.2 7.6 5.4 5.4 5.1 8.1 6.1 5.4 6.4 AMERICA 7.0 7.5 7.5 5.0 5.4 5.3 7.9 6.0 5.5 6.3 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 7.1 7.6 6.5 5.2 5.2 5.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 RUGBY II (MED-18) 5.9 7.7 7.3 4.9 5.5 5.5 8.3 6.1 5.3 6.3 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 6.3 7.9 7.4 4.8 5.0 5.9 8.1 6.0 4.9 6.3 BLACKSBURG 5.8 6.6 7.4 4.9 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.5 5.3 6.3 UNIQUE 6.8 7.6 7.1 5.0 5.2 5.3 7.8 5.5 5.8 6.2 JEFFERSON 5.4 7.4 6.6 5.2 5.9 5.7 7.8 6.1 5.4 6.2 ECLIPSE 6.7 7.3 7.0 4.9 5.5 5.3 8.1 5.5 5.0 6.1 ARCADIA (J-1936) 5.8 7.3 7.2 5.2 4.9 5.4 8.1 6.3 4.9 6.1 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 6.0 7.1 7.3 4.9 4.9 5.3 7.7 5.6 6.0 6.1 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 5.2 6.6 6.8 5.3 5.8 5.2 8.0 7.3 4.0 6.0 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 5.9 7.6 7.3 4.9 5.1 5.3 7.8 5.1 5.3 6.0 GLADE 5.6 7.5 6.6 4.9 5.0 4.9 7.9 6.4 5.1 6.0 LIVINGSTON 6.1 6.9 6.7 4.9 4.8 5.6 7.5 5.6 5.6 5.9 ZPS-2183 5.4 5.9 7.0 4.4 5.3 5.8 8.2 6.2 5.3 5.9 BARONIE 6.4 7.0 7.0 5.1 5.0 4.6 7.8 4.8 5.6 5.9 CHICAGO (J-2582) 6.6 6.8 7.1 4.6 4.1 4.8 8.1 5.8 5.2 5.9 NJ-GD 5.1 6.5 6.9 5.2 4.6 5.6 7.8 5.9 5.2 5.9 HAGA 6.6 7.0 6.7 4.8 4.5 4.9 7.5 5.2 5.4 5.8 ALLURE 6.3 6.8 7.1 4.7 4.1 5.0 8.0 5.5 5.0 5.8 WILDWOOD 5.6 6.2 7.9 4.8 4.5 5.4 7.9 5.8 4.4 5.8 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 5.5 6.5 7.5 5.2 4.3 4.8 8.2 5.5 4.9 5.8 PLATINI 5.7 5.7 7.2 4.9 5.5 5.2 7.9 5.9 4.4 5.8 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 6.4 6.8 7.1 4.7 4.3 4.7 7.8 5.3 5.1 5.8 SR 2000 5.3 7.0 6.7 4.8 5.0 4.2 8.0 5.8 5.2 5.8 SR 2109 5.3 5.8 6.9 4.7 4.4 6.2 7.9 5.8 5.0 5.8 BARITONE (BAR VB 233) 5.9 5.8 7.3 5.1 5.0 5.0 7.5 5.8 4.4 5.8 ZPS-309 6.0 5.9 7.3 5.1 4.8 5.1 7.6 5.2 4.7 5.8 BAR VB 3115B 6.6 6.2 7.1 4.2 5.1 4.8 7.7 5.2 4.8 5.7 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 5.9 7.2 7.1 4.7 4.1 4.8 7.9 5.5 4.5 5.7 NUSTAR 5.3 6.8 6.5 4.8 5.2 5.0 7.5 5.5 5.2 5.7 TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT NINE LOCATIONS USING A 1.1-1.5 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IL2 KY1 ME1 NC1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 RI1 VA1 MEAN SHAMROCK 5.7 6.2 7.6 4.5 4.3 4.9 8.0 5.6 4.9 5.7 COVENTRY 6.2 6.4 7.0 4.8 3.9 4.7 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 PST-P46 5.6 6.1 7.3 4.3 4.4 5.3 8.2 5.6 4.5 5.7 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 6.5 6.1 6.7 4.9 4.4 4.6 7.9 5.5 4.8 5.7 BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649) 6.1 5.7 6.7 4.6 5.0 5.2 7.7 5.6 4.7 5.7 CALIBER 5.3 6.5 7.0 5.2 4.5 5.0 7.5 5.7 4.7 5.7 RAMBO (J-2579) 5.4 6.8 7.5 4.7 4.1 5.0 7.9 5.4 4.3 5.7 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 5.4 6.9 7.1 5.0 3.8 5.0 8.3 5.5 4.2 5.7 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 5.4 6.7 6.2 5.0 4.4 4.6 7.8 5.8 5.2 5.7 BA 81-270 6.3 6.0 7.0 4.5 4.3 5.1 7.9 5.2 4.7 5.7 CHATEAU 5.9 6.2 6.6 4.7 3.8 5.1 7.9 5.6 5.2 5.7 A88-744 5.8 6.7 7.0 4.9 4.7 3.7 7.7 5.0 5.2 5.6 LIMOUSINE 5.0 6.1 7.9 4.4 5.5 4.6 7.9 5.3 4.0 5.6 BA 75-490 5.9 6.5 6.4 4.7 4.2 4.5 7.9 5.3 5.1 5.6 CONNI 5.4 5.8 6.9 4.8 4.2 5.3 7.8 6.0 4.4 5.6 CHALLENGER 5.1 6.7 7.1 4.7 4.1 5.2 8.0 4.6 4.7 5.6 SR 2100 5.3 6.2 6.5 4.6 4.9 3.6 7.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 CLASSIC 3.2 7.1 7.0 5.1 4.8 4.7 7.7 5.0 5.4 5.6 BA 70-060 5.1 6.9 6.2 4.8 4.2 3.8 8.0 5.4 5.7 5.6 RAVEN 5.3 6.9 6.2 4.4 4.2 3.7 8.0 5.6 5.5 5.6 BA 77-702 5.8 6.9 6.1 4.5 4.0 3.6 7.9 5.4 5.7 5.5 LKB-95 4.4 6.3 7.1 5.0 3.6 5.0 7.5 5.6 4.8 5.5 NJ-54 6.0 6.6 5.8 4.3 3.6 4.3 7.8 5.8 5.0 5.5 ABBEY 5.4 6.7 5.9 4.7 4.0 3.8 7.8 5.1 5.7 5.5 NJ 1190 4.1 5.2 7.7 4.5 3.4 5.8 8.1 5.8 4.6 5.5 FORTUNA 5.5 7.1 6.8 4.7 3.9 3.6 7.8 4.9 4.9 5.5 MED-1580 4.9 6.9 6.4 4.5 3.8 4.6 7.9 5.5 4.6 5.5 BA 73-373 4.9 6.9 6.2 4.9 3.9 3.7 8.0 5.1 5.4 5.5 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 5.2 6.5 6.6 4.9 3.9 3.8 8.1 5.0 5.0 5.5 PST-BO-165 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.5 3.4 4.6 7.6 5.0 4.7 5.5 ADVOCATE (HV 130) 5.8 5.7 6.8 4.7 3.7 3.8 7.8 6.0 4.8 5.5 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 4.7 7.0 6.3 4.8 3.7 3.6 7.7 5.4 5.5 5.4 MARQUIS 4.2 6.7 6.3 4.6 4.0 3.9 8.0 5.5 5.5 5.4 ASCOT 4.5 6.0 7.1 4.7 4.0 5.2 7.5 5.2 4.2 5.4 J-1555 5.5 6.9 6.7 4.7 3.1 4.1 7.9 5.3 4.4 5.4 BA 81-220 4.6 6.8 6.0 4.2 4.0 3.7 8.0 5.4 5.6 5.4 SIDEKICK 5.0 6.9 5.6 4.8 3.5 3.8 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 VB 16015 4.3 6.9 6.8 5.4 3.2 4.6 7.9 4.6 4.0 5.3 HV 242 5.0 5.2 6.7 4.5 4.3 4.6 7.7 5.4 4.1 5.3 BA 75-163 5.3 7.1 6.2 4.7 2.9 4.2 8.0 5.0 4.2 5.3 BARON 4.8 6.4 6.0 4.9 3.9 3.5 7.9 5.2 4.9 5.3 MISTY (BA 76-372) 4.1 6.3 6.8 4.7 2.9 5.2 7.6 5.8 3.9 5.3 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 4.6 6.1 6.3 4.7 3.5 3.8 7.5 5.2 5.3 5.2 NIMBUS 4.3 6.4 6.5 4.5 3.5 3.9 7.9 4.8 5.1 5.2 BA 81-113 4.4 6.6 6.2 4.9 2.6 3.4 7.7 5.3 5.5 5.2 TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT NINE LOCATIONS USING A 1.1-1.5 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IL2 KY1 ME1 NC1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 RI1 VA1 MEAN PICK-855 4.0 6.3 6.8 4.5 3.6 4.6 7.6 4.7 4.3 5.2 LTP-620 4.8 6.3 6.3 4.7 3.4 4.1 7.5 4.5 4.9 5.2 CARDIFF 4.1 5.4 6.8 5.3 2.2 5.0 7.7 5.0 4.1 5.1 BAR VB 6820 3.6 4.0 7.7 4.6 4.2 5.6 7.4 5.2 3.4 5.1 BARTITIA 3.6 4.2 7.4 4.4 3.5 5.2 7.9 5.4 3.6 5.0 SRX 2205 4.1 5.0 5.9 4.3 3.5 4.9 7.7 5.1 4.7 5.0 BA 76-197 3.5 6.0 6.2 5.0 2.8 4.2 7.5 4.7 5.1 5.0 H86-690 3.3 5.4 6.4 4.6 2.6 4.2 7.7 5.3 4.1 4.8 COMPACT 4.0 5.4 5.6 4.4 2.9 3.2 7.4 4.9 4.7 4.7 SODNET 3.5 4.6 7.1 4.6 2.1 4.4 7.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 KENBLUE 4.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 2.4 3.1 6.9 5.0 4.2 4.6 BARUZO 3.4 4.3 5.9 4.8 2.3 3.7 7.5 5.0 3.9 4.5 LIPOA 3.7 4.1 6.3 4.3 2.3 3.4 7.7 5.0 3.2 4.4 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 3.6 3.0 5.8 4.3 2.4 3.9 7.6 4.0 3.4 4.2 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.2 C.V. (%) 18.4 10.1 15.9 16.4 19.6 14.7 5.9 11.4 13.4 13.6 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.