TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS SHEAR STRENGTH/TRACTION MEASURED IN NEWTON METERS BROWN NECROTIC SHEAR GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR TYPHULA PATCH RING STRENGTH/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE BLIGHT WARM TEMP. SPOT TRACTION APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BEDAZZLED 4.3 7.7 6.0 7.7 8.3 9.0 9.0 59.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 BAR PP 0468 3.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 4.3 8.7 9.0 54.7 6.0 7.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 51.3 5.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.3 BRILLIANT 3.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 9.0 9.0 57.7 6.0 7.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 LANGARA 3.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.3 8.7 56.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 MIDNIGHT 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 8.7 8.7 51.7 6.0 7.7 5.3 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 ODYSSEY 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 8.3 9.0 53.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 PRINCETON 105 6.0 7.3 6.3 8.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 58.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 QUANTUM LEAP 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 8.7 9.0 56.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 8.7 9.0 57.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 UNIQUE 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.3 9.0 57.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 BLUE-TASTIC (1B7-308) 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 8.3 9.0 58.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 A96-451 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 8.0 8.7 9.0 55.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 ARROW (A97-1567) 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 58.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 8.7 8.7 57.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 H92-203 3.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 7.3 9.0 56.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.2 PERFECTION (J-1515) 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.7 52.3 6.0 8.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.7 7.0 5.0 6.2 ROYCE (A98-304) 3.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 9.0 61.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.2 KINGFISHER (SRX 2394) 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 8.3 9.0 54.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.2 APOLLO 3.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.3 9.0 58.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 CASABLANCA (B3-171) 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 9.0 59.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 BAR PP 0573 4.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 57.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.1 BARRISTER (J-1655) 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 9.0 54.3 5.7 7.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.1 BLACKSTONE 6.0 7.3 5.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.3 58.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 BORDEAUX 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 7.3 9.0 56.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 EVERGLADE 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.0 8.7 53.0 6.3 7.7 5.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.1 BLUE VELVET (J-1513) 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 8.3 9.0 54.3 5.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.1 RUGBY II 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 5.0 7.7 9.0 51.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.1 SERENE 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 57.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.1 SHOWCASE 3.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 9.0 57.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.1 VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 8.0 8.7 55.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 A97-1330 3.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 8.7 56.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 ARCADIA 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 8.3 8.3 60.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.7 5.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 BEYOND (J-1880) 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 8.7 9.0 50.3 4.7 7.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 53.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 BOUTIQUE 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.3 55.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 EXCURSION (J-1648) 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 8.3 9.0 55.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 GINNEY (J-1368) 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.7 9.0 56.3 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 4.7 6.0 GLENMONT (H94-293) 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 8.3 9.0 55.3 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.3 4.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 H92-558 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 58.7 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 COURTYARD (J-1838) 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 57.3 5.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 ALEXA (J-2561) 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 8.3 8.7 56.0 4.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 FREEDOM III (J-2890) 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 53.3 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 4.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 LIBERATOR 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 8.7 9.0 55.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 8.3 8.7 57.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 NU DESTINY (J-2695) 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 9.0 8.7 58.7 5.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 NUGLADE 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 8.3 9.0 56.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 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/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS SHEAR STRENGTH/TRACTION MEASURED IN NEWTON METERS BROWN NECROTIC SHEAR GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR TYPHULA PATCH RING STRENGTH/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE BLIGHT WARM TEMP. SPOT TRACTION APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DIVA (PRO SEEDS - 453) 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 8.3 9.0 56.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 SI A96-386 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 8.7 9.0 53.7 5.7 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 TOTAL ECLIPSE 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 8.7 58.0 5.0 7.3 5.3 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 AWESOME (J-1420) 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 9.0 56.0 5.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.9 BAR PP 0471 4.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 8.0 9.0 56.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 BAR PP 0566 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 8.3 9.0 8.7 59.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 EVEREST 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 8.7 58.7 5.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.9 HV 238 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 59.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.9 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 58.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.9 PICK 453 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.3 7.3 60.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 9.0 59.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 PST-222 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 50.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 PST-B3-170 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 8.7 49.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 PST-H6-150 3.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.7 54.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 RAMBO 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 9.0 57.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.9 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 58.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.9 A97-1432 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 8.3 56.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 A98-365 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 8.3 9.0 55.7 6.3 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 A98-407 6.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 9.0 54.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.8 AWARD 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 8.0 9.0 58.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.8 B4-128A 4.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 57.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.8 BARONIE 4.3 7.7 6.0 8.0 8.3 5.3 9.0 54.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.8 CHICAGO II 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 9.0 54.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.8 DLF 76-9037 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 8.3 9.0 58.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.8 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 8.7 9.0 53.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 IMPACT 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 7.7 8.0 54.3 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.8 J-2885 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 8.3 8.7 59.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.8 JEFFERSON 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 9.0 53.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 LIMOUSINE 4.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 4.3 5.7 55.0 6.3 7.0 3.3 5.0 4.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.8 MALLARD (A97-1439) 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 8.0 8.3 55.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 59.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 RAMPART (PICK 417) 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 8.3 8.0 58.7 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.8 PST-161 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 8.3 9.0 59.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.8 UNKNOWN 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.7 9.0 59.0 5.0 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.8 B3-185 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.7 7.7 8.7 59.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 BA 00-6001 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 60.7 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 BA 83-113 5.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 8.3 7.7 8.7 56.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 CHAMPAGNE 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.3 56.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 9.0 60.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 FREEDOM II 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.7 59.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 MOONLIGHT 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.3 9.0 57.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 PP H 6366 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 8.0 51.3 6.0 7.3 3.0 5.7 3.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 SONOMA 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 9.0 55.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 WILDWOOD 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 54.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 A97-1715 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 58.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 PST-B5-125 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 55.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 SRX 2114 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 53.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 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/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS SHEAR STRENGTH/TRACTION MEASURED IN NEWTON METERS BROWN NECROTIC SHEAR GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR TYPHULA PATCH RING STRENGTH/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE BLIGHT WARM TEMP. SPOT TRACTION APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A96-427 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 8.0 8.7 59.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 A96-739 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 8.3 9.0 54.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.5 A97-1409 5.7 8.0 5.3 6.0 8.7 6.7 7.7 54.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 A98-1028 4.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.7 53.0 6.3 7.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 EAGLETON 3.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 9.0 58.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 JULIUS 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 54.7 5.7 8.0 4.3 6.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.5 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 4.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 9.0 54.7 6.7 7.0 4.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.5 PST-108-79 3.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 9.0 55.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 3.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.5 PST-B4-246 4.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 8.3 55.3 5.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 3.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 PST-H5-35 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.0 8.0 56.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 SRX 26351 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 8.7 57.3 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 WASHINGTON 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 9.0 8.7 55.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.5 BA 84-140 8.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 57.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.4 BARIRIS 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.0 57.7 5.0 7.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.4 DLF 76-9032 3.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 8.7 55.3 4.7 7.3 4.3 5.3 3.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.4 JULIA 5.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 56.0 5.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.4 LIMERICK 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 8.7 8.0 8.7 58.7 5.3 6.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.4 ALPINE 3.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 9.0 54.0 4.7 7.7 5.0 5.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 BA 82-288 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 57.3 5.3 7.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 CABERNET 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 9.0 60.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 ENVICTA 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 8.3 58.3 5.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 MERCURY (PICK-232) 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 59.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 MOONSHINE (PST-1804) 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.3 9.0 57.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 ROYALE (A97-1336) 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 60.7 5.7 7.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 CVB-20631 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 8.0 7.7 57.0 4.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.2 PP H 7832 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 55.0 5.0 7.0 3.7 5.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.2 BARON 3.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 8.3 56.7 5.3 7.0 4.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.1 BH 00-6002 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 9.0 58.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.1 DLF 76-9036 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 4.7 8.7 56.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.7 3.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.1 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.7 5.7 8.0 52.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 2.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.1 ABBEY 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 8.3 6.3 7.7 55.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 2.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 BARITONE 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 60.3 5.3 7.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 9.0 55.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 BARTITIA 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 4.0 6.0 58.7 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 2.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 7.7 4.7 8.7 56.7 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 3.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 GOLDRUSH 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.3 55.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 MARQUIS 4.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.7 56.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 PST-604 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 8.3 57.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 RAVEN 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 57.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 A96-742 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 9.0 54.7 5.0 4.3 3.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.9 A98-183 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 8.7 54.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 A98-881 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 8.3 60.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 BROOKLAWN 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 9.0 60.0 6.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 3.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.9 CYNTHIA II (PP H 6370) 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 55.0 4.3 6.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.9 99AN-53 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 8.7 58.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 5.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.8 BARZAN 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 9.0 55.7 5.0 5.0 3.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.8 HALLMARK 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 4.3 7.0 55.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.8 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/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS SHEAR STRENGTH/TRACTION MEASURED IN NEWTON METERS BROWN NECROTIC SHEAR GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR TYPHULA PATCH RING STRENGTH/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE BLIGHT WARM TEMP. SPOT TRACTION APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN JEWEL 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 8.7 57.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 5.3 3.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 NORTH STAR 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 4.0 6.0 54.3 5.3 7.7 3.7 4.3 2.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.8 RITA 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 9.0 54.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.8 A98-139 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 8.7 58.3 6.0 4.7 3.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 BLUE SAPPHIRE (NA-K991) 7.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 8.0 59.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 DLF 76-9034 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 8.0 6.0 7.7 59.3 6.0 4.7 2.7 4.7 3.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 SHAMROCK 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 8.7 6.7 8.3 57.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 BLUE KNIGHT 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 7.3 4.3 4.0 54.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.7 2.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.6 ASCOT 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 55.7 5.3 7.0 4.7 5.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.5 BOOMERANG 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 55.7 4.3 5.7 3.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.5 CHATEAU 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 58.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 CHELSEA 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 56.0 5.0 7.3 2.7 4.7 2.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.5 MISTY 4.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 7.7 51.3 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.7 3.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.5 PP H 7929 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 54.7 4.3 6.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.5 A97-857 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 8.0 58.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 COVENTRY 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 8.3 4.7 6.0 54.3 4.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 2.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.2 BODACIOUS 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 3.7 5.3 60.3 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 2.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.1 PP H 7907 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 3.7 6.0 55.3 5.0 5.7 3.3 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.1 BH 00-6003 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 60.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 2.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 LILY 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 55.0 4.3 6.0 3.7 3.7 2.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 FAIRFAX 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 57.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 2.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.9 HV 140 5.7 4.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 59.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 4.3 2.7 5.7 5.3 2.3 3.9 B5-144 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.3 58.0 3.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 1.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.8 B5-45 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 56.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 2.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.8 NA-K992 7.3 4.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 59.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 5.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.8 ALLURE 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 7.3 3.7 6.3 56.7 3.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 B5-43 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 2.3 4.0 55.7 4.3 5.3 3.3 3.7 1.7 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 SRX 27921 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 3.7 57.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 2.7 4.0 4.0 2.7 3.5 SRX QG245 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.7 4.0 57.0 4.0 2.7 1.7 3.3 2.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.4 KENBLUE 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 8.0 7.0 58.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.5 WELLINGTON 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 7.0 9.0 55.7 3.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.3 3.7 2.3 2.3 GO-9LM9 6.7 3.7 5.3 3.3 4.3 6.0 9.0 56.7 3.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.8 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.3 0.8 2.0 3.8 2.1 2.0 8.4 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.5 C.V. (%) 11.7 12.6 8.0 15.4 21.5 18.2 14.5 5.9 12.5 9.3 13.4 10.0 14.9 11.7 10.0 10.8 5.9 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. 2003 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