TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN LIMOUSINE 7.0 8.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 JULIUS 6.7 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.1 DIVA (PRO SEEDS - 453) 7.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.8 CHICAGO II 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 BARITONE 7.0 8.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.6 DLF 76-9032 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.6 BA 84-140 9.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 BARIRIS 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.5 ASCOT 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 CHELSEA 6.7 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.4 ALEXA (J-2561) 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 ARCADIA 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 BA 00-6001 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 BAR PP 0468 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 BAR PP 0471 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 BLUE-TASTIC (1B7-308) 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 BRILLIANT 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 COURTYARD (J-1838) 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 DYNAMO (B3-185) 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 FREEDOM III (J-2890) 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 NORTH STAR 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 PST-108-79 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 A96-739 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 8.0 6.2 B4-128A 7.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 6.2 BLUE VELVET (J-1513) 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 EXCURSION (J-1648) 7.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 IMPACT 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 SONOMA 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.2 BORDEAUX 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 DLF 76-9037 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 EVERGLADE 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 JEWEL 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.1 JULIA 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.1 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 PERFECTION (J-1515) 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 SERENE 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.1 SKYE (A97-1715) 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.1 BLACKSTONE 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 H92-558 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 KINGFISHER (SRX 2394) 7.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 MOONLIGHT 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 7.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 VALOR (A97-1330) 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.9 DELIGHT (A97-1432) 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.9 A98-365 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BARRISTER (J-1655) 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.9 BEYOND (J-1880) 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 J-2885 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 MERCURY (PICK-232) 7.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.9 NUGLADE 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 SHOWCASE 6.7 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 UNKNOWN 7.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 LANGARA 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 PST-H6-150 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.8 ROYCE (A98-304) 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 A98-407 7.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 APOLLO 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 ARROW (A97-1567) 7.3 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 AWARD 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 BARTITIA 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 7.7 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 CABERNET 7.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 CASABLANCA (B3-171) 6.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 FREEDOM II 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 GINNEY (J-1368) 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 GLENMONT (H94-293) 7.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 H92-203 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 HV 140 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 PICK 453 6.7 8.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 PP H 6366 7.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 QUANTUM LEAP 7.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 RAMBO 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 RAMPART (PICK 417) 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 UNIQUE 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 BAR PP 0573 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 BEDAZZLED 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 MIDNIGHT 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 PST-B4-246 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.6 RUGBY II 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 SRX QG245 7.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 BARONIE 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.5 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.5 DLF 76-9036 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.5 PST-B3-170 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.5 SI A96-386 7.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 TOTAL ECLIPSE 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 KATIE (A96-451) 7.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.4 AWESOME (J-1420) 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.4 BA 83-113 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.4 BOUTIQUE 7.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.4 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN NU DESTINY (J-2695) 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 ODYSSEY 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 6.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 BAR PP 0566 7.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 CHAMPAGNE 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 EVEREST 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 PST-H5-35 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 RAVEN 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 SRX 26351 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 CHATEAU 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.2 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 HALLMARK 7.3 6.0 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 HV 238 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 LIBERATOR 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 A97-857 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.1 COVENTRY 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 3.0 3.3 4.3 5.1 DURHAM (A96-427) 7.3 7.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 ENVICTA 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.1 MALLARD (A97-1439) 7.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 SRX 2114 7.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 WASHINGTON 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 WILDWOOD 7.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.1 PST-604 7.3 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 99AN-53 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 ABBEY 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.9 B5-43 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 2.7 2.7 4.7 4.9 BODACIOUS 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.9 PST-B5-125 7.3 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 A98-183 7.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 BH 00-6002 6.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 4.8 BLUE KNIGHT 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.8 JEFFERSON 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 MARQUIS 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.8 ALLURE 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 BA 82-288 7.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 BLUE SAPPHIRE (NA-K991) 7.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 EAGLETON 6.3 6.0 6.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 RITA 7.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 FAIRFAX 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.6 GOLDRUSH 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 3.0 4.7 4.6 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 7.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.5 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 7.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.5 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.5 ULYSSES (PP H 7832) 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 B5-144 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 2.3 2.7 3.7 4.4 B5-45 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.4 LILY 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 4.4 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PRINCETON 105 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 4.4 CVB-20631 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 7.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 LIMERICK 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.2 MONGOOSE (A98-881) 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.2 A96-742 6.3 7.0 7.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 BH 00-6003 7.3 7.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 CHEETAH (PP H 6370) 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 2.7 3.7 3.3 4.1 MOONSHINE (PST-1804) 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.1 PP H 7907 7.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.1 SHAMROCK 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.1 PST-222 7.0 5.7 5.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 6.7 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 BARON 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.9 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 7.0 6.0 6.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 3.9 PP H 7929 7.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 2.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 PST-161 6.7 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.8 WELLINGTON 6.3 6.0 6.7 3.0 3.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 ALPINE 7.0 5.0 6.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 BARZAN 7.0 6.0 6.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 BROOKLAWN 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 NA-K992 7.7 6.7 5.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.6 ROYALE (A97-1336) 6.7 6.3 6.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.6 DLF 76-9034 6.7 5.3 5.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.4 A98-1028 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 GO-9LM9 7.0 6.0 5.7 2.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 MISTY 6.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.1 BOOMERANG 6.3 4.3 6.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.9 KENBLUE 5.3 6.0 7.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 0.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 SRX 27921 7.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.9 A97-1409 7.0 5.3 5.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.6 APPALACHIAN (A98-139) 6.7 2.0 4.0 5.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 2.0 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.5 0.8 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.0 C.V. (%) 7.1 13.2 8.0 15.8 14.8 14.0 22.5 19.1 18.5 12.6 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. 2004 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 MD1 - - - - - - - -