TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT FIVE LOCATIONS USING A 1.6-2.0 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/ 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MN1 OK1 PA1 QE1 WA1 MEAN BLACKSBURG 6.4 6.5 7.2 7.5 6.8 6.9 AWARD 6.2 7.2 6.0 7.5 7.1 6.8 NUGLADE 6.3 7.6 5.6 7.5 7.1 6.8 MIDNIGHT 6.5 7.2 5.4 7.6 7.3 6.8 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 6.5 6.8 5.9 7.5 7.0 6.8 UNIQUE 6.2 6.7 6.9 7.3 6.5 6.7 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 6.0 6.7 6.2 7.7 7.0 6.7 IMPACT (J-1576) 6.0 7.4 5.6 7.5 7.1 6.7 WILDWOOD 6.7 6.4 6.6 7.2 6.7 6.7 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 6.4 6.2 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.7 PRINCETON 105 6.5 6.2 6.8 7.4 6.6 6.7 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 6.2 6.4 6.9 7.3 6.5 6.7 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.3 7.0 5.4 7.5 7.1 6.7 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 6.4 6.7 6.6 7.2 6.4 6.7 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 6.5 7.0 5.4 7.5 6.8 6.6 PST-P46 6.5 6.1 6.8 7.4 6.3 6.6 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.1 6.9 6.0 7.4 6.9 6.6 RUGBY II (MED-18) 6.1 6.9 5.5 7.4 7.2 6.6 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 6.4 6.8 5.8 7.6 6.4 6.6 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 5.8 7.2 5.9 7.5 6.7 6.6 PICK 8 6.0 7.1 6.2 7.2 6.5 6.6 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 5.7 6.4 6.5 7.5 6.7 6.6 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 6.3 6.1 6.0 7.4 6.8 6.5 SR 2109 6.0 5.8 7.8 7.1 5.9 6.5 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 5.9 6.7 5.7 7.6 6.5 6.5 ZPS-2183 6.3 6.3 6.5 7.1 6.2 6.5 AMERICA 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.1 6.2 6.5 NJ-GD 6.1 6.3 6.4 7.2 6.2 6.4 GLADE 6.0 6.3 6.2 7.1 6.6 6.4 CHICAGO (J-2582) 5.8 6.8 6.0 7.2 6.3 6.4 SR 2000 6.2 6.9 5.6 7.3 6.1 6.4 ECLIPSE 5.9 6.6 6.3 7.2 6.0 6.4 RAMBO (J-2579) 5.9 6.6 6.4 7.2 5.9 6.4 BARTITIA 6.2 6.1 5.9 7.3 6.4 6.4 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 5.6 6.4 6.1 7.4 6.2 6.4 ASCOT 5.9 6.2 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.4 JEFFERSON 5.8 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 CHATEAU 6.0 6.5 5.8 7.3 6.2 6.3 MISTY (BA 76-372) 6.1 6.5 5.7 7.3 6.1 6.3 VB 16015 5.8 6.1 5.3 7.5 7.0 6.3 NJ 1190 6.6 5.4 6.9 7.0 5.6 6.3 NUSTAR 5.6 6.3 6.4 7.2 5.9 6.3 ADVOCATE (HV 130) 6.3 5.9 6.0 7.2 6.0 6.3 ALLURE 5.9 6.1 5.9 7.3 6.0 6.3 TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT FIVE LOCATIONS USING A 1.6-2.0 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME MN1 OK1 PA1 QE1 WA1 MEAN CHALLENGER 6.0 6.5 4.9 7.4 6.5 6.2 CONNI 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.1 6.0 6.2 SR 2100 5.8 6.3 5.7 7.5 6.0 6.2 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 5.7 6.2 5.9 7.2 6.1 6.2 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 5.9 6.0 5.6 7.5 6.1 6.2 BA 73-373 5.6 6.4 5.8 7.2 6.2 6.2 FORTUNA 5.6 6.3 5.6 7.2 6.4 6.2 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 5.9 6.7 5.0 7.3 6.2 6.2 MED-1580 5.6 5.8 6.1 7.3 6.2 6.2 J-1555 5.5 6.7 5.4 7.3 6.1 6.2 BA 81-220 5.6 5.9 5.8 7.2 6.5 6.2 COVENTRY 6.0 6.4 5.9 7.2 5.6 6.2 LKB-95 5.7 5.6 6.6 7.3 5.7 6.2 SHAMROCK 6.0 5.8 5.8 7.4 5.9 6.2 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 5.7 6.3 5.4 7.2 6.2 6.2 CARDIFF 5.2 5.7 6.3 7.4 6.2 6.1 BA 81-270 6.2 6.1 5.5 7.0 6.0 6.1 MARQUIS 5.7 6.0 5.4 7.1 6.4 6.1 BA 75-490 5.9 6.2 5.3 7.4 6.0 6.1 LIVINGSTON 5.9 6.2 5.8 7.2 5.6 6.1 BA 77-702 5.7 6.0 5.5 7.1 6.3 6.1 RAVEN 5.5 6.3 5.6 7.0 6.2 6.1 BAR VB 3115B 6.1 5.8 6.4 7.1 5.2 6.1 HAGA 5.7 6.5 5.7 7.1 5.6 6.1 PLATINI 5.6 6.1 5.2 7.4 6.3 6.1 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 5.2 6.3 5.4 7.2 6.4 6.1 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 5.6 6.2 5.4 7.2 6.0 6.1 BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649) 5.6 6.3 5.2 7.3 6.1 6.1 BARON 5.6 6.1 5.3 7.1 6.3 6.1 BARONIE 6.0 6.6 5.1 7.0 5.8 6.1 PICK-855 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.9 5.5 6.1 CLASSIC 5.8 6.2 5.4 7.3 5.7 6.1 A88-744 5.3 6.3 5.1 7.5 6.1 6.1 SODNET 5.7 5.6 5.0 7.5 6.3 6.0 LIMOUSINE 6.1 5.7 5.9 7.1 5.4 6.0 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 5.5 6.2 5.3 7.2 6.0 6.0 CALIBER 5.5 6.1 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 BA 70-060 5.4 6.0 5.4 7.2 6.2 6.0 BARITONE (BAR VB 233) 5.4 6.1 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 BA 75-163 4.8 6.2 4.9 7.5 6.6 6.0 PST-BO-165 5.4 6.1 5.2 7.2 5.9 6.0 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 5.3 5.8 5.3 7.2 6.1 5.9 LTP-620 5.3 6.3 5.0 7.1 6.0 5.9 BA 81-113 5.2 6.2 4.9 7.1 6.2 5.9 ABBEY 5.4 5.9 5.4 7.0 5.9 5.9 TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT FIVE LOCATIONS USING A 1.6-2.0 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME MN1 OK1 PA1 QE1 WA1 MEAN NIMBUS 5.6 6.0 5.4 7.1 5.5 5.9 H86-690 5.4 5.1 5.7 7.3 6.1 5.9 ZPS-309 5.2 6.3 4.7 7.1 6.0 5.9 NJ-54 5.8 5.9 4.7 7.2 5.8 5.9 SRX 2205 5.4 5.6 5.5 6.8 5.8 5.8 BAR VB 6820 5.1 5.8 4.2 7.2 6.8 5.8 BA 76-197 5.6 5.6 5.2 7.0 5.7 5.8 SIDEKICK 5.5 6.2 4.3 7.1 5.5 5.7 HV 242 5.3 6.1 4.0 7.2 5.9 5.7 LIPOA 5.6 5.9 4.1 6.9 5.8 5.7 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 4.9 5.7 3.9 7.3 6.0 5.5 BARUZO 3.9 5.8 5.1 7.1 5.6 5.5 COMPACT 4.4 5.4 5.4 6.9 5.0 5.4 KENBLUE 4.8 5.4 4.3 6.9 4.8 5.3 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 C.V. (%) 9.1 10.2 16.9 7.0 7.9 10.3 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.