TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT SEVEN LOCATIONS USING A 2.1+ INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/ 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IA2 MD1 MI1 MO1 MO3 ON1 MEAN CHATEAU 6.6 7.5 5.9 6.0 5.5 6.5 7.0 6.4 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 7.7 6.4 5.7 5.9 4.9 7.4 6.6 6.4 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 7.5 6.4 5.8 6.1 5.2 6.9 6.8 6.4 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 6.7 7.2 5.6 5.9 5.4 6.8 6.7 6.3 LKB-95 6.7 6.9 5.9 6.2 5.4 5.7 7.3 6.3 AWARD 7.7 6.3 5.8 6.1 5.0 7.2 6.1 6.3 RUGBY II (MED-18) 6.6 6.8 5.4 6.1 5.1 7.2 6.8 6.3 BLACKSBURG 7.0 7.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 6.5 6.0 6.3 ALLURE 6.1 7.1 6.0 6.0 5.4 6.7 6.8 6.3 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 6.8 6.8 5.4 6.0 5.0 7.2 6.7 6.3 BA 81-270 6.8 7.3 5.3 5.9 5.0 6.5 7.0 6.3 UNIQUE 7.0 7.2 5.7 5.8 5.3 6.5 6.2 6.2 COVENTRY 6.7 7.0 5.6 6.0 5.1 6.7 6.7 6.2 NIMBUS 6.5 7.0 5.8 6.2 5.4 5.7 7.0 6.2 PST-BO-165 6.6 7.0 5.0 5.9 5.5 6.7 6.9 6.2 NUGLADE 7.0 6.5 5.5 6.0 4.9 7.3 6.2 6.2 NJ 1190 7.1 7.4 5.1 6.5 4.9 5.7 6.7 6.2 MIDNIGHT 7.4 6.3 5.0 5.8 5.1 7.4 6.4 6.2 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 6.8 6.7 5.4 6.4 5.3 6.1 6.6 6.2 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 7.3 6.7 5.2 5.4 5.0 7.6 6.0 6.2 NUSTAR 6.8 6.8 5.1 6.1 5.3 6.1 7.0 6.2 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 6.6 6.5 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.2 6.8 6.2 BARONIE 6.6 6.7 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.9 6.8 6.2 IMPACT (J-1576) 7.1 6.0 5.4 6.2 5.1 7.2 6.1 6.2 PICK 8 6.9 6.4 5.6 5.9 5.0 6.6 6.7 6.2 PRINCETON 105 6.5 6.7 6.0 6.1 5.0 6.4 6.5 6.2 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 7.2 6.1 5.3 5.9 5.2 6.7 6.8 6.2 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 7.3 6.7 4.8 6.0 5.2 6.4 6.7 6.2 ARCADIA (J-1936) 7.1 6.3 5.5 5.9 5.2 6.6 6.6 6.2 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 7.1 7.1 5.7 5.8 4.8 6.3 6.3 6.2 LIMOUSINE 6.1 7.2 5.9 5.4 5.1 6.1 7.2 6.1 WILDWOOD 6.8 6.6 5.4 6.4 5.1 6.5 6.2 6.1 CONNI 6.3 7.1 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.9 6.6 6.1 NJ-54 6.5 6.5 5.6 6.2 5.3 6.1 6.8 6.1 BA 75-490 6.5 7.5 5.6 6.1 4.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 RAVEN 6.5 6.6 5.7 6.2 5.1 6.4 6.4 6.1 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 6.9 6.5 5.2 6.1 5.1 6.5 6.5 6.1 BA 73-373 7.0 6.5 5.8 5.8 4.8 6.2 6.7 6.1 HAGA 6.9 6.5 6.0 6.0 4.9 5.8 6.7 6.1 FORTUNA 6.4 6.5 5.4 5.9 5.4 6.3 6.9 6.1 PST-P46 6.5 6.7 5.8 6.0 4.9 6.6 6.2 6.1 ADVOCATE (HV 130) 6.6 6.5 5.8 6.4 5.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 6.3 6.8 5.6 6.3 4.8 5.8 7.0 6.1 CHICAGO (J-2582) 6.4 6.6 5.7 6.2 5.1 6.1 6.5 6.1 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT SEVEN LOCATIONS USING A 2.1+ INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IA1 IA2 MD1 MI1 MO1 MO3 ON1 MEAN BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 6.8 6.5 5.1 6.1 4.9 6.6 6.5 6.1 BARON 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.1 6.2 6.7 6.1 BARTITIA 6.8 6.6 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 7.0 6.1 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 6.5 6.5 5.5 5.9 5.0 6.2 6.9 6.1 CLASSIC 6.6 7.1 5.6 5.8 5.1 5.8 6.5 6.1 MARQUIS 6.3 6.4 5.7 5.8 5.4 6.2 6.8 6.1 ECLIPSE 6.2 6.9 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.5 6.1 BAR VB 3115B 6.9 6.5 5.2 6.3 5.2 5.6 6.7 6.1 BA 77-702 6.2 6.5 5.6 5.9 4.9 6.3 6.9 6.1 CHALLENGER 6.9 6.7 5.1 5.8 5.1 6.3 6.6 6.1 SR 2100 6.5 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.9 6.4 6.7 6.0 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.6 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.3 6.4 6.6 6.0 AMERICA 6.5 6.7 5.7 5.9 4.7 6.3 6.4 6.0 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.2 6.5 6.6 6.0 ZPS-2183 7.0 6.4 5.5 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 MED-1580 6.3 6.2 5.7 6.1 5.2 6.0 6.8 6.0 BA 70-060 6.6 6.5 5.1 6.0 5.1 6.1 6.8 6.0 GLADE 6.6 5.9 5.6 6.1 5.4 6.3 6.3 6.0 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 6.3 6.3 5.2 5.7 5.1 7.0 6.6 6.0 ABBEY 6.8 6.3 5.2 6.2 5.0 6.1 6.5 6.0 JEFFERSON 6.5 6.5 5.0 6.2 5.0 6.0 6.8 6.0 NJ-GD 6.5 6.4 5.3 6.4 4.8 5.9 6.6 6.0 ASCOT 6.6 6.4 5.3 6.0 4.9 6.4 6.4 6.0 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 6.1 6.2 5.7 6.0 4.9 6.3 6.8 6.0 SR 2000 6.7 6.1 5.0 6.0 4.5 7.0 6.7 6.0 SRX 2205 6.5 6.5 5.7 6.0 5.2 5.5 6.4 6.0 RAMBO (J-2579) 6.5 6.2 5.1 6.0 5.4 6.1 6.4 6.0 BA 81-220 6.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.1 6.1 6.7 6.0 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.3 6.3 5.6 5.8 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 ZPS-309 5.8 6.6 5.4 5.5 5.4 6.1 6.9 6.0 CALIBER 6.4 6.1 5.6 6.0 5.0 5.8 6.7 5.9 LIVINGSTON 6.5 6.4 5.0 5.9 5.1 5.8 6.8 5.9 BARITONE (BAR VB 233) 6.0 6.5 5.4 5.4 5.1 6.2 6.8 5.9 BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649) 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.9 6.9 5.9 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 6.5 6.7 5.0 5.8 4.8 6.2 6.3 5.9 SHAMROCK 6.7 6.6 5.0 5.8 4.7 5.9 6.7 5.9 PLATINI 5.7 6.5 5.7 5.5 5.1 6.0 6.7 5.9 VB 16015 6.2 6.1 4.9 6.1 4.7 6.6 6.6 5.9 BA 81-113 6.6 6.1 5.2 5.7 4.8 6.2 6.5 5.9 MISTY (BA 76-372) 6.3 6.5 5.0 6.3 4.6 5.9 6.6 5.9 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 6.5 6.4 5.4 5.7 4.9 6.0 6.0 5.8 A88-744 6.7 6.0 5.2 6.2 4.3 6.3 6.2 5.8 BA 75-163 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.9 4.1 6.1 6.7 5.8 PICK-855 6.3 6.4 5.3 5.8 4.7 5.7 6.5 5.8 SR 2109 6.3 6.3 5.2 6.3 4.5 5.8 6.3 5.8 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT SEVEN LOCATIONS USING A 2.1+ INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1996-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IA1 IA2 MD1 MI1 MO1 MO3 ON1 MEAN J-1555 6.1 6.3 5.6 5.5 4.9 6.1 6.0 5.8 H86-690 7.2 5.7 5.1 6.2 4.3 5.6 6.4 5.8 SODNET 6.7 6.1 4.6 5.6 4.7 6.1 6.3 5.7 BA 76-197 6.3 5.4 5.5 6.2 4.8 5.4 6.5 5.7 SIDEKICK 6.4 5.9 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.2 6.4 5.7 COMPACT 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.7 4.6 5.6 6.2 5.6 LIPOA 6.4 6.0 4.5 5.4 5.2 5.6 6.4 5.6 HV 242 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.7 6.4 5.6 LTP-620 6.0 5.9 5.1 5.8 4.4 5.8 6.3 5.6 CARDIFF 6.3 5.5 4.4 6.2 4.7 5.7 6.4 5.6 KENBLUE 6.1 5.5 5.8 5.6 4.7 5.4 5.9 5.6 BAR VB 6820 6.0 5.9 4.5 5.8 4.4 5.8 6.7 5.6 BARUZO 6.0 5.9 4.8 5.7 4.3 5.5 6.6 5.5 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 6.1 5.7 4.2 5.6 4.6 5.6 6.4 5.5 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.3 C.V. (%) 14.5 9.7 9.8 13.6 14.9 9.6 17.0 14.0 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.