TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS SHEAR STRENGTH/TRACTION MEASURED IN NEWTON METERS SHEAR GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR WINTER STRENGTH/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE COLOR TRACTION APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BEDAZZLED 4.7 9.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 50.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 BAR PP 0468 5.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 50.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.5 BRILLIANT 4.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 48.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.5 A96-451 6.0 8.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 47.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.4 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 51.7 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.4 ODYSSEY 6.3 8.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 48.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.4 PRO SEEDS - 453 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 51.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 UNIQUE 4.7 8.3 7.0 5.0 4.0 48.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.4 B3-185 5.3 8.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 49.3 8.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 EVERGLADE 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 47.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 H92-203 4.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 47.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 J-1513 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 45.7 8.0 8.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 J-2695 6.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 5.0 50.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 J-2885 5.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 51.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 NUGLADE 5.0 8.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 50.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 ROYCE (A98-304) 5.0 8.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 49.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 RUGBY II 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 48.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 SI A96-386 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 47.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 TOTAL ECLIPSE 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 48.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 1B7-308 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 47.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 A97-1330 5.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 50.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.2 A97-1432 5.7 8.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 49.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.2 A98-407 4.7 8.0 5.3 6.7 3.3 49.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.2 B3-171 5.3 8.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 51.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 B4-128A 5.0 5.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 50.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 BAR PP 0471 5.3 8.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 49.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.2 BARRISTER (J-1655) 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 47.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.2 BEYOND (J-1880) 6.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 48.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.2 EXCURSION (J-1648) 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 50.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.2 VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 5.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 47.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.2 SRX 2394 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 49.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.2 A98-365 6.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 46.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 APOLLO 5.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 49.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.1 AWARD 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 47.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.1 EVEREST 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 50.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 J-1368 5.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 47.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.1 J-2561 6.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 46.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.1 LIBERATOR 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 51.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.1 MIDNIGHT 6.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 46.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 48.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.1 PP H 6366 5.3 5.0 7.7 7.7 5.3 49.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 PRINCETON 105 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 52.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.1 QUANTUM LEAP 6.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 48.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.1 SHOWCASE 4.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 51.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.1 ARCADIA 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 49.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 BORDEAUX 6.3 8.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 49.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 53.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS SHEAR STRENGTH/TRACTION MEASURED IN NEWTON METERS SHEAR GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR WINTER STRENGTH/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE COLOR TRACTION APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DLF 76-9037 5.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 53.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 IMPACT 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 47.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 J-1420 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 49.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 J-1515 6.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 49.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 J-1838 5.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 47.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 LIMOUSINE 5.3 6.0 6.7 8.7 6.3 51.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 MALLARD (A97-1439) 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 49.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 50.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 MOONLIGHT 6.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 50.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 PST-222 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 44.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 4.0 51.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 4.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 47.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 51.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 UNKNOWN 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 48.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 ARROW (A97-1567) 5.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 48.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.9 BA 00-6001 4.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 53.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.9 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 5.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 47.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.9 CHICAGO II 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 45.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.9 J-2890 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 47.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 JULIUS 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 47.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.9 LANGARA 5.0 8.0 7.0 4.3 4.0 43.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 MERCURY (PICK-232) 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 54.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.9 RAMBO 5.7 8.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 50.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.9 SERENE 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 52.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 A96-427 4.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 50.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.8 BAR PP 0573 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 48.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 BLACKSTONE 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 50.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.8 BOUTIQUE 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 48.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.8 CHAMPAGNE 5.0 8.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 51.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 DLF 76-9032 4.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.7 49.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.8 FREEDOM II 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 49.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 GLENMONT (H94-293) 6.0 8.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 50.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 5.7 4.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.8 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 52.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.8 PST-108-79 4.3 6.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 50.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.8 PST-B3-170 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 47.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.8 PST-B4-246 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 50.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 PST-B5-125 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 50.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.8 SONOMA 6.0 8.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 49.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.8 A96-739 5.7 8.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 49.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 A97-1715 6.3 7.7 6.0 7.3 5.3 52.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 ASCOT 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 47.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 BAR PP 0566 6.0 8.3 6.0 7.3 5.3 49.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 BARTITIA 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 52.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 PICK 453 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 47.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 PST-H6-150 5.0 7.7 6.0 7.7 5.3 50.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 WILDWOOD 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 47.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 A97-1409 6.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 46.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.6 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS SHEAR STRENGTH/TRACTION MEASURED IN NEWTON METERS SHEAR GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR WINTER STRENGTH/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE COLOR TRACTION APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BA 83-113 5.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 51.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.6 BA 84-140 8.3 5.7 5.7 7.7 4.7 48.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.6 BARONIE 3.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 50.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.6 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 5.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 3.3 46.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.6 H92-558 4.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 51.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 HV 238 4.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 52.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 PICK 417 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 49.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.6 PST-H5-35 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 51.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.6 BARON 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 53.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 CABERNET 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 51.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 DLF 76-9036 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 53.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.5 EAGLETON 3.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 49.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.5 ENVICTA 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 48.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 JEFFERSON 3.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 49.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 PST-161 4.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 49.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 PST-1701 4.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 53.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 PST-1804 5.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 50.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 ROYALE (A97-1336) 5.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 48.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 5.3 3.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 SRX 2114 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 47.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.5 A98-1028 4.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 47.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 ABBEY 5.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 46.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.4 GOLDRUSH 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 51.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 PST-604 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 49.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 ALPINE 3.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 4.7 46.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 BA 82-288 5.3 8.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 49.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 BH 00-6002 4.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 51.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 50.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 BROOKLAWN 4.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 50.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 CHELSEA 6.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 47.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 HALLMARK 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 48.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 4.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 49.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 MARQUIS 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 52.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 44.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 BARIRIS 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 50.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.2 JULIA 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 49.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.2 LIMERICK 3.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 49.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.2 NORTH STAR 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 48.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 RAVEN 4.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 51.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 RITA 5.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 48.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 99AN-53 3.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 5.0 51.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.1 A98-183 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 3.7 46.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.1 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 5.3 7.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 46.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.1 CVB-20631 6.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 48.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.1 MISTY 4.3 5.7 5.0 8.0 6.7 49.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 MARKHAM (NA-K991) 7.0 6.0 5.7 8.0 6.0 50.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.1 PP H 6370 5.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 49.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 SRX 26351 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 50.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.1 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS SHEAR STRENGTH/TRACTION MEASURED IN NEWTON METERS SHEAR GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR WINTER STRENGTH/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE COLOR TRACTION APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN WASHINGTON 4.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 50.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.1 A96-742 3.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 49.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 BLUE KNIGHT 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.3 51.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 PP H 7832 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 49.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 BARITONE 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 5.3 49.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 A98-881 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 48.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 3.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 DLF 76-9034 3.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 3.0 52.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 SHAMROCK 4.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 48.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 PP H 7907 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 45.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 A98-139 3.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 49.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.6 BARZAN 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 4.7 49.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.6 COVENTRY 4.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 50.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 2.3 4.7 6.7 5.0 5.6 JEWEL 4.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 49.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.6 PP H 7929 6.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 4.0 49.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.6 BOOMERANG 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 3.3 49.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.4 BODACIOUS 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 4.3 48.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 CHATEAU 4.0 7.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 46.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.7 2.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 BH 00-6003 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 48.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.2 NA-K992 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 3.3 54.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.2 FAIRFAX 3.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 45.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.3 1.7 3.7 5.7 4.7 5.1 HV 140 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 47.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 LILY 3.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 47.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.3 2.3 3.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 A97-857 5.3 3.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 48.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.8 B5-43 3.7 7.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 49.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 4.3 2.0 2.7 4.3 3.7 4.8 B5-45 3.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 46.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 3.7 1.7 3.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 SRX QG245 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 52.3 6.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 B5-144 3.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 46.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 3.7 1.7 2.7 3.7 3.3 4.5 SRX 27921 7.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 3.3 50.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 4.4 ALLURE 3.0 7.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 46.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 2.7 2.7 4.3 WELLINGTON 3.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 49.0 4.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.5 KENBLUE 3.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 3.0 46.0 3.7 2.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 GO-9LM9 5.3 4.0 6.0 3.3 2.3 48.3 3.0 2.3 1.7 2.3 2.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 2.8 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.9 0.9 2.1 1.5 5.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.4 C.V. (%) 13.6 8.3 8.7 15.1 17.0 5.4 6.4 7.0 8.6 10.4 12.8 8.8 8.7 9.2 4.5 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. TABLE A. 2002 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION