TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS AT TWENTY-FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1988 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME BC1 DC1 ID2 IL1 IN1 KS1 KS2 KY1 MA1 MD1 MI1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NM1 NY1 NY2 OH2 OR1 OR2 RI1 UB1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * PST-2PM (SATURN) 5.0 4.7 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.3 5.0 4.8 5.6 6.8 7.3 6.2 5.8 6.0 7.8 5.8 6.1 6.6 7.3 6.1 7.2 6.9 3.6 7.8 6.3 * SR 4000 5.0 3.8 5.4 6.5 7.1 7.2 7.3 4.3 5.1 5.6 6.3 7.1 5.8 7.0 6.5 7.8 6.3 5.9 6.8 6.3 6.1 6.8 6.8 3.9 8.2 6.2 * SR 4100 4.7 3.5 5.7 6.8 7.1 7.1 7.1 4.2 5.3 5.8 6.6 6.9 5.5 6.7 6.1 7.5 5.6 6.1 6.7 6.8 6.2 6.9 6.9 4.0 7.9 6.1 PST-2H7 5.2 4.4 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.5 4.5 5.3 5.3 6.6 6.9 5.8 5.5 6.6 7.6 4.9 5.6 6.4 7.1 6.3 7.2 6.1 3.6 8.0 6.1 * PST-259 (COMMANDER) 4.9 5.4 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.8 5.0 5.3 6.2 7.0 5.9 5.4 5.9 7.6 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.8 6.0 4.0 7.9 6.1 * PICK 600 (FIESTA II) 5.1 4.1 6.1 6.8 7.2 6.8 6.9 4.4 5.3 5.4 6.0 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.7 7.7 5.7 6.1 6.8 5.8 6.1 6.8 6.3 4.1 8.3 6.1 PST-M2E 5.1 4.9 5.7 6.5 7.1 7.5 7.4 4.2 4.7 5.4 6.6 6.7 5.5 5.7 6.0 7.8 5.1 6.3 6.7 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.3 3.5 7.2 6.1 * PICK 647 (RIVIERA) 5.3 3.8 5.5 6.9 6.7 7.1 7.3 4.3 5.0 5.2 6.3 7.0 6.1 6.0 5.7 7.6 5.9 6.0 6.8 6.3 6.0 6.8 6.5 4.0 7.7 6.1 * REPELL 5.1 5.6 5.2 6.4 7.2 7.1 6.8 4.5 5.1 5.7 6.6 6.6 5.6 5.5 5.9 7.6 5.1 6.3 6.8 6.0 5.9 7.0 6.8 3.5 7.6 6.1 * PENNANT 5.3 4.4 5.4 6.5 7.0 6.8 7.3 4.5 5.2 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.5 5.9 5.5 7.5 5.7 5.8 7.0 5.9 5.9 6.9 6.2 4.0 8.1 6.1 * PALMER 5.5 5.9 5.7 6.8 7.0 7.0 6.8 4.3 5.3 5.1 5.9 6.8 5.6 5.6 5.5 7.6 5.1 5.8 6.9 6.3 5.9 6.7 6.0 4.3 8.0 6.1 * PICK 300 (BLAZER II) 5.0 4.5 6.7 6.4 6.7 7.5 6.8 4.1 5.2 4.8 6.4 6.9 6.0 6.1 5.5 7.4 5.6 6.0 6.9 6.4 6.2 6.3 5.6 3.6 8.0 6.0 * PST-2HH (CHARGER) 4.7 4.2 6.5 6.4 7.0 7.1 7.7 4.0 4.8 5.5 6.2 6.7 5.8 5.0 6.3 7.4 5.5 5.8 6.3 6.5 5.9 6.9 6.1 4.0 8.1 6.0 * PST-250 (COMPETITOR) 4.9 5.1 4.9 6.2 6.7 7.0 7.3 4.4 5.2 5.0 6.1 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.8 7.7 4.9 6.1 6.6 6.9 6.2 6.3 6.5 3.6 8.5 6.0 * OMEGA II 5.2 2.6 5.9 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.1 4.5 4.9 4.9 5.9 6.8 6.2 5.5 5.8 7.8 5.1 5.7 6.4 7.1 6.1 6.7 6.5 3.7 8.3 6.0 * GATOR 5.0 5.1 5.5 6.5 6.5 6.9 7.3 4.5 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.6 6.0 5.4 5.4 7.8 5.0 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.7 6.0 4.2 8.1 6.0 * MANHATTAN II 5.1 4.3 5.6 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.1 4.2 4.8 5.1 6.3 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.9 7.7 4.9 5.9 6.9 6.6 6.2 6.6 6.3 4.1 8.1 6.0 PICK 715 4.9 3.5 5.5 6.4 6.9 7.1 7.0 4.5 4.9 5.4 5.9 7.0 5.6 6.8 6.0 7.4 5.3 5.8 6.3 6.0 5.8 6.7 6.4 3.6 8.1 5.9 * KWS-AL-2 (AQUARIUS) 4.9 2.9 6.9 6.2 6.9 7.3 6.8 4.0 4.9 4.8 5.8 6.4 6.6 5.8 6.0 7.6 5.1 6.3 6.9 6.2 5.6 6.2 6.5 3.1 8.3 5.9 * ALLAIRE 5.1 4.9 4.9 6.2 6.8 7.2 6.8 4.2 4.7 5.5 6.6 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.9 7.5 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.5 5.5 3.5 8.2 5.9 * PRELUDE 5.2 5.6 5.4 6.0 6.7 7.1 7.4 4.1 5.1 5.7 5.9 6.6 5.0 5.2 5.5 7.3 5.1 6.2 6.7 6.0 5.9 6.7 5.8 3.9 7.7 5.9 * CITATION II 5.2 2.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 4.5 5.1 5.7 6.1 6.7 5.6 5.2 6.0 7.8 5.3 5.6 6.3 6.8 6.0 6.4 6.6 3.8 7.8 5.9 * PICK 233 (DASHER II) 4.9 2.9 5.3 5.9 7.1 6.9 7.4 4.4 4.8 5.3 6.2 7.1 5.4 6.4 6.2 7.3 5.1 5.7 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.8 6.3 3.8 7.2 5.9 * GOALIE 5.1 4.6 6.2 6.0 6.8 6.8 6.7 4.3 5.1 6.1 5.9 6.7 5.4 5.1 5.1 7.4 5.1 5.9 6.8 5.4 5.6 6.8 6.3 4.3 7.3 5.9 * BIRDIE II 5.1 4.7 5.1 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.2 4.4 4.8 5.6 5.9 6.7 5.7 4.5 5.0 7.7 5.1 5.7 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.7 6.1 4.3 7.6 5.9 * ISI-851 (LINDSAY) 5.1 4.1 4.9 6.3 6.9 6.9 7.0 4.3 5.2 5.6 6.4 6.4 5.9 5.1 5.7 7.4 5.1 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.6 5.6 4.1 7.6 5.9 * TARA 5.2 3.7 6.1 6.8 7.0 7.2 6.7 4.2 5.0 5.3 6.6 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.4 7.5 4.5 5.9 6.3 6.7 5.9 6.6 5.9 3.4 7.7 5.9 PST-2DD 4.8 2.9 6.9 6.0 6.8 6.9 6.6 4.3 4.8 4.5 6.1 6.1 6.4 4.8 6.1 7.6 5.2 . 6.8 6.9 5.8 6.5 6.8 2.9 7.7 5.8 PSU-333 5.3 4.5 5.0 6.1 6.8 6.7 7.2 4.6 5.4 5.3 6.2 6.3 5.6 4.8 5.0 7.5 5.6 5.6 6.6 5.6 6.0 7.0 5.9 3.9 7.3 5.8 * PATRIOT 5.0 4.2 4.9 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.4 4.6 4.8 4.8 5.6 6.7 5.9 5.3 5.0 7.8 5.3 6.2 7.0 5.6 5.9 6.9 5.5 4.1 7.0 5.8 BAR LP 410 5.1 4.9 4.5 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.3 4.6 5.0 5.2 6.1 6.8 5.4 4.8 5.1 7.4 5.0 5.7 6.8 5.5 6.0 6.8 6.1 4.3 7.2 5.8 * RODEO 5.3 4.1 6.0 5.9 7.0 6.9 6.2 4.1 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.4 7.3 4.6 5.9 6.6 6.0 5.6 6.7 5.3 3.2 7.9 5.8 * CALIENTE 4.8 5.1 4.8 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.1 4.6 5.3 5.6 5.6 6.3 6.1 5.2 5.0 7.4 5.0 5.9 6.6 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.8 4.0 7.3 5.8 RUNAWAY 5.2 5.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.8 7.0 4.6 4.8 5.3 6.2 6.3 5.3 4.8 4.9 7.9 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.8 6.4 5.2 3.9 7.4 5.8 * RANGER 5.0 4.9 4.9 6.1 6.7 7.3 6.9 4.1 5.3 4.9 5.6 6.2 5.7 4.7 4.8 7.7 5.9 5.9 6.4 5.4 5.7 6.7 5.5 3.8 7.4 5.7 PSU-222 4.8 4.3 4.9 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.4 4.4 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.3 5.8 4.9 4.5 7.9 5.3 6.1 6.4 5.8 5.6 6.7 5.2 3.8 7.3 5.7 * BELLE 5.1 3.9 5.5 6.4 6.7 7.0 6.9 4.5 5.1 5.0 6.0 6.6 5.6 5.3 5.1 7.8 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.2 5.8 6.5 5.4 3.8 7.0 5.7 * DERBY 5.2 3.8 5.1 6.1 6.8 6.7 7.1 4.5 5.2 5.3 5.8 6.3 5.5 4.4 4.8 7.6 5.7 5.8 6.6 5.4 5.6 6.4 5.4 4.1 7.2 5.7 ACROBAT 5.1 5.3 4.5 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.6 4.3 5.1 5.3 5.7 6.5 5.7 4.6 4.3 7.8 5.5 5.5 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.2 5.8 3.8 6.5 5.6 * SR 4031 5.2 2.2 4.9 5.5 6.9 6.8 6.7 4.6 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.1 5.1 4.4 5.3 7.7 5.1 5.8 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.6 6.0 3.9 7.3 5.6 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETY TABLE 1. (continued) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS AT TWENTY-FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1988 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME BC1 DC1 ID2 IL1 IN1 KS1 KS2 KY1 MA1 MD1 MI1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NM1 NY1 NY2 OH2 OR1 OR2 RI1 UB1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * PENNFINE 5.0 4.2 5.1 6.0 6.7 6.5 7.1 4.5 5.3 5.4 5.6 6.1 5.6 4.3 4.2 7.3 5.7 5.8 6.6 5.1 5.7 6.6 5.7 3.7 6.6 5.6 BAR LP 454 4.7 2.4 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 4.1 4.8 7.7 5.6 6.0 6.2 5.2 5.4 6.8 6.1 3.6 7.5 5.6 * 246 4.6 3.1 4.9 5.4 6.7 6.7 6.9 4.1 5.0 4.3 5.8 6.4 5.4 4.7 5.1 7.7 4.4 6.0 6.6 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.3 3.7 7.6 5.6 * REGAL 4.8 3.7 5.3 4.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.5 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 7.6 5.0 5.4 7.0 5.7 5.4 6.3 6.7 3.8 7.4 5.6 RONJA 4.6 3.8 5.5 5.8 6.9 6.8 6.5 4.0 5.2 5.2 5.5 6.1 5.3 4.4 4.6 7.6 5.2 5.1 6.4 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.1 4.2 7.2 5.6 RIVAL 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.4 6.5 4.0 5.3 5.4 6.1 6.3 5.6 4.6 4.0 7.6 4.9 5.3 6.4 4.7 5.8 6.3 5.5 4.0 6.5 5.6 MOM LP 763 5.1 4.1 4.8 6.1 6.8 6.5 6.8 4.4 5.3 5.8 5.7 6.5 5.5 4.0 4.3 7.5 4.9 5.5 6.2 5.2 5.8 6.6 5.4 3.7 7.1 5.6 * OVATION 5.0 3.7 4.9 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.6 4.1 5.1 5.5 5.8 6.3 5.5 4.3 4.2 7.6 5.5 5.8 6.2 4.7 5.3 6.1 5.8 3.6 7.2 5.5 * YORKTOWN II 5.3 4.6 5.2 6.1 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.1 4.8 4.4 5.8 6.1 5.5 3.7 4.2 7.6 4.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 6.5 5.3 3.9 7.5 5.5 NK 80389 5.0 4.1 5.3 5.9 6.9 6.7 6.5 4.5 4.9 4.6 5.9 5.8 6.2 4.5 4.5 7.7 4.5 5.6 6.3 6.1 5.4 6.6 4.4 3.5 7.3 5.5 * REGENCY 5.3 3.7 5.1 5.8 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.2 4.8 4.8 5.8 6.2 5.4 4.0 4.0 7.6 4.9 5.5 6.6 5.6 5.4 6.6 4.7 4.3 7.2 5.5 * ISI-K2 (DILLON) 5.0 4.2 3.7 5.8 6.6 6.8 6.6 4.3 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.1 5.5 4.2 4.4 7.4 5.5 5.8 6.7 5.3 5.8 6.5 5.5 3.5 6.6 5.5 DEL 946 5.4 2.9 4.9 5.6 6.7 6.5 6.5 4.5 5.5 6.0 5.7 6.4 5.3 4.1 4.2 7.6 5.3 5.8 6.4 5.0 5.5 6.9 5.4 4.2 5.4 5.5 * BARRY 5.0 2.2 4.4 6.3 6.2 7.0 6.5 4.2 5.0 4.5 6.2 6.1 5.6 4.8 5.0 7.5 4.9 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.6 6.4 5.9 3.4 7.5 5.5 BRENDA 4.9 4.1 5.0 5.8 6.7 6.5 6.9 4.0 5.4 4.8 5.7 6.0 5.1 4.0 4.3 7.7 5.3 5.6 6.8 5.4 5.6 6.5 4.8 4.3 6.3 5.5 * DIPLOMAT 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.8 6.8 6.9 6.5 4.3 4.9 4.8 5.6 6.4 5.3 3.6 4.4 7.5 4.4 5.6 6.4 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.3 3.6 6.7 5.5 SHERIFF 5.3 4.4 4.7 5.6 6.4 6.8 6.7 3.6 5.0 5.3 5.5 6.2 5.3 4.0 4.7 7.5 5.3 5.4 6.6 5.3 5.9 6.6 5.0 3.8 6.3 5.5 * VINTAGE-2DF 4.9 4.2 3.7 5.7 6.4 6.5 6.9 4.3 4.8 5.3 5.6 6.5 5.5 3.7 4.0 7.4 4.7 5.7 6.6 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.8 3.6 6.9 5.5 * MANHATTAN 5.0 4.6 4.3 5.9 6.7 6.5 6.5 4.4 4.8 5.4 6.2 5.9 5.2 3.5 4.1 7.5 5.1 5.8 6.3 4.8 5.8 6.5 5.2 3.4 6.3 5.4 * DELRAY 5.0 2.5 5.3 4.2 6.8 6.6 6.6 3.8 5.4 5.0 5.3 6.1 5.1 4.3 4.4 7.6 5.1 5.7 6.3 5.5 5.6 6.6 5.5 4.2 6.4 5.4 * COWBOY 5.2 2.8 5.2 5.2 6.6 6.6 6.6 4.0 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.9 4.9 4.3 4.4 7.4 4.9 5.3 6.2 5.8 6.0 6.0 4.8 3.7 7.0 5.4 PAVO 4.7 4.0 4.1 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.8 4.1 4.9 4.4 5.3 5.5 5.5 3.5 3.5 7.9 4.9 5.8 6.4 4.9 5.8 6.1 5.1 3.7 6.4 5.3 J208 4.9 3.4 4.7 5.5 6.4 6.5 6.2 4.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.7 5.2 3.6 4.4 7.7 4.4 5.2 6.4 5.4 5.7 6.4 5.0 3.5 5.4 5.2 J207 5.1 2.7 3.7 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.9 4.4 5.0 4.8 5.6 5.4 5.1 3.6 4.0 7.6 4.4 5.5 6.4 4.5 5.9 6.6 5.1 3.6 5.4 5.2 * LINN 4.3 1.8 2.6 2.5 5.6 5.4 4.5 3.2 4.3 4.5 3.8 4.1 4.3 1.8 1.9 7.6 3.7 4.4 5.2 2.5 4.4 4.4 2.3 3.2 4.5 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.9 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETY 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).