TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER PATCH SEEDHEAD POA PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE FALL WARM TEMP. RATINGS ANNUA TYPHULA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PRINCETON 105 6.7 7.3 6.0 95.0 8.7 8.0 8.3 23.3 5.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.4 BAR PP 0468 5.3 7.0 7.0 93.3 8.7 8.7 8.3 43.3 4.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 6.3 7.3 6.0 94.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 16.7 4.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 BLACKSTONE 6.0 8.3 6.7 93.3 9.0 8.3 8.0 23.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.2 GINNEY (J-1368) 7.0 6.3 6.7 95.0 9.0 8.7 8.0 53.3 3.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.2 MIDNIGHT 7.0 6.0 7.0 96.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 36.7 3.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.2 SERENE 4.3 7.0 6.0 94.7 8.3 8.3 9.0 33.3 3.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 TOTAL ECLIPSE 6.7 7.3 6.7 95.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 26.7 4.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.2 AWESOME (J-1420) 7.0 6.0 6.7 96.3 8.7 8.7 8.3 50.0 3.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 NU DESTINY (J-2695) 6.7 6.7 7.0 97.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 36.7 3.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 ALEXA (J-2561) 7.3 6.7 7.0 90.0 8.3 8.3 6.7 33.3 4.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 ARROW (A97-1567) 5.3 7.0 6.7 90.0 8.7 8.0 8.3 30.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 B4-128A 4.3 7.0 7.3 97.7 7.3 8.7 9.0 20.0 4.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 BLUE VELVET (J-1513) 7.0 6.0 7.0 91.7 9.0 8.3 8.0 40.0 3.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 7.0 7.0 6.3 90.0 9.0 8.7 7.3 50.0 3.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 COURTYARD (J-1838) 7.0 6.3 7.3 95.0 8.7 8.7 8.3 30.0 3.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 EXCURSION (J-1648) 7.0 5.7 7.0 93.3 8.7 8.7 8.3 46.7 2.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 IMPACT 7.0 6.7 7.3 96.3 9.0 8.7 8.3 43.3 3.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 LANGARA 5.0 7.3 6.3 93.3 9.0 8.0 7.7 46.7 3.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 ODYSSEY 7.0 6.3 6.7 91.7 9.0 8.7 8.3 63.3 2.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 5.0 8.0 7.0 91.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 16.7 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 EVERGLADE 6.7 6.3 6.3 91.7 8.3 8.7 7.7 30.0 3.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 FREEDOM III (J-2890) 6.7 6.0 7.0 91.7 8.7 8.7 7.7 40.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 PERFECTION (J-1515) 7.0 5.7 6.7 95.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 50.0 2.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 PST-B5-125 6.0 7.0 6.7 91.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 16.7 4.3 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 RAMBO 6.0 7.0 7.0 93.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 26.7 3.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 RUGBY II 6.7 5.7 7.0 93.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 60.0 2.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 AWARD 7.0 5.3 7.0 91.7 8.7 8.7 8.0 43.3 2.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 BEYOND (J-1880) 7.0 6.0 6.7 94.7 9.0 8.7 8.0 26.7 3.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 CASABLANCA (B3-171) 5.3 6.7 6.7 88.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 40.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 J-2885 6.3 6.7 7.0 90.0 9.0 8.3 7.3 23.3 3.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 KINGFISHER (SRX 2394) 6.0 7.3 6.7 90.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 30.0 3.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 QUANTUM LEAP 6.7 6.0 7.0 91.7 8.3 8.7 8.0 43.3 3.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 7.3 6.0 6.7 91.7 8.3 8.7 7.3 36.7 3.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 UNKNOWN 7.0 5.3 6.7 90.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 53.3 2.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 ALPINE 5.7 5.0 8.0 96.3 8.7 8.3 8.7 40.0 2.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 ARCADIA 6.7 7.0 7.0 90.0 8.0 8.7 7.7 30.0 3.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 BRILLIANT 5.7 6.0 6.7 88.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 43.3 3.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 EVEREST 7.0 5.0 6.7 93.3 8.7 8.3 7.7 43.3 2.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 LIMOUSINE 4.0 6.3 7.3 97.7 7.7 7.7 9.0 56.7 2.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 7.0 5.0 6.7 94.7 8.7 9.0 8.0 53.3 2.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 NUGLADE 6.7 5.3 7.0 95.0 8.3 8.7 8.3 36.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 PP H 6366 4.0 6.7 7.3 94.7 7.7 8.3 8.7 46.7 3.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 ROYCE (A98-304) 5.0 6.7 7.0 91.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 33.3 3.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 SHOWCASE 5.3 7.3 6.7 88.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 20.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER PATCH SEEDHEAD POA PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE FALL WARM TEMP. RATINGS ANNUA TYPHULA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 5.0 6.7 7.0 90.0 7.3 8.7 7.7 60.0 3.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 APOLLO 5.7 7.0 7.0 91.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 26.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.6 BOUTIQUE 5.7 7.7 6.7 90.0 8.7 8.0 7.3 23.3 4.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 PST-B4-246 6.0 6.3 8.0 86.7 8.7 7.3 6.3 43.3 3.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 WILDWOOD 6.0 6.7 7.3 86.7 8.3 7.7 6.7 16.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 AVALANCHE (PST-1701) 4.3 7.7 7.3 93.3 8.7 8.3 7.7 40.0 3.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.5 BAR PP 0573 5.0 7.0 6.7 91.7 9.0 8.3 7.3 33.3 3.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 BARRISTER (J-1655) 6.7 6.0 6.3 93.3 8.3 8.7 7.3 60.0 2.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 BEDAZZLED 5.3 7.3 5.7 88.3 9.0 7.7 7.3 40.0 3.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 DIVA (PRO SEEDS - 453) 5.0 7.0 7.0 83.3 8.7 8.0 6.3 36.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.5 FREEDOM II 6.0 6.7 6.0 88.3 7.7 8.7 7.7 40.0 3.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 GLENMONT (H94-293) 6.0 7.3 6.7 85.0 8.3 8.3 6.3 33.3 3.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 H92-203 5.3 6.7 6.7 85.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 36.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 HALLMARK 5.3 7.0 6.7 86.7 8.3 8.0 6.3 20.0 4.0 6.0 7.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.5 LIBERATOR 7.0 6.3 6.3 90.0 7.7 8.7 7.0 33.3 3.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 5.0 6.7 6.3 91.7 8.7 7.7 7.0 23.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 PST-B3-170 6.0 6.3 6.3 88.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 56.7 3.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 PST-H6-150 5.3 6.3 6.7 91.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 50.0 2.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 SORBONNE (DLF 76-9037) 5.0 6.3 6.0 86.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 46.7 3.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 UNIQUE 5.0 6.0 7.0 86.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 46.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 VALOR (A97-1330) 5.0 6.7 6.7 83.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 53.3 2.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 6.7 6.0 6.3 83.3 8.7 8.0 6.0 30.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 CHICAGO II 7.0 6.7 6.3 88.3 5.7 8.7 7.0 20.0 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 JEFFERSON 4.3 8.0 7.0 88.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 26.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 SRX 2114 6.0 7.7 6.3 85.0 8.7 8.3 5.3 23.3 3.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 BAR PP 0471 5.3 6.3 6.7 85.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 56.7 2.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 BLUE-TASTIC (1B7-308) 7.0 6.7 6.0 86.7 8.7 8.3 6.7 16.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 BORDEAUX 6.0 7.3 6.3 83.3 8.3 7.7 5.7 23.3 3.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 CVB-20631 5.7 3.7 7.0 86.7 9.0 8.0 8.0 43.3 2.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 EAGLETON 4.3 7.3 5.7 90.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 30.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 H92-558 5.0 6.3 6.3 86.7 7.3 8.0 6.7 30.0 3.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 HV 238 5.0 7.0 5.7 78.3 7.7 8.7 6.0 26.7 3.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 JULIUS 4.0 6.0 6.7 92.7 7.0 7.7 8.7 46.7 2.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 MALLARD (A97-1439) 6.0 7.7 6.0 85.0 8.0 5.3 6.7 20.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 SI A96-386 5.7 6.3 6.0 76.7 8.7 7.7 6.3 36.7 2.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 SKYE (A97-1715) 5.3 8.0 6.3 83.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 10.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 WASHINGTON 4.0 7.7 7.0 90.0 8.7 8.0 7.3 53.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 BH 00-6002 4.0 7.7 6.0 80.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 33.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.2 DYNAMO (B3-185) 5.3 6.3 6.7 70.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 43.3 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 5.7 7.3 6.0 81.7 9.0 7.3 6.0 40.0 3.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 PICK 453 5.3 5.7 6.3 88.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 26.7 3.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.2 PST-108-79 4.3 7.0 8.0 83.3 6.0 8.0 6.3 30.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.2 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 6.0 7.0 6.3 85.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 23.3 3.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 A96-742 4.0 8.0 6.7 75.0 8.7 7.3 7.0 20.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 BAR PP 0566 5.7 7.0 6.7 81.7 8.3 8.3 6.0 26.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER PATCH SEEDHEAD POA PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE FALL WARM TEMP. RATINGS ANNUA TYPHULA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN CHAMPAGNE 4.7 7.7 7.0 71.7 7.7 8.3 5.7 20.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.1 DLF 76-9032 5.0 4.7 7.0 80.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 40.0 2.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 MOONLIGHT 6.7 6.0 5.7 71.7 8.7 8.0 6.3 33.3 3.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 RAMPART (PICK 417) 5.3 6.3 6.7 85.0 8.7 8.3 6.3 20.0 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 BLUE KNIGHT 6.3 5.7 6.7 91.7 8.0 8.3 6.7 46.7 3.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 DELIGHT (A97-1432) 6.0 7.3 6.0 71.7 7.7 8.0 5.3 53.3 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 JULIA 4.7 7.0 7.3 93.3 6.3 8.7 7.0 30.0 3.7 7.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 KATIE (A96-451) 5.7 7.0 4.7 81.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 56.7 3.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 LIMERICK 4.0 5.3 6.7 86.7 8.3 7.3 7.0 46.7 2.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 6.0 7.0 6.0 76.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 23.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 NORTH STAR 5.3 4.0 7.3 88.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 66.7 2.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 PST-161 4.7 7.7 6.3 71.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 20.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 PST-222 6.0 6.3 5.0 86.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 40.0 3.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 A97-1409 6.0 7.7 5.7 68.3 8.0 7.0 5.0 33.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 A98-1028 5.0 7.3 7.3 75.0 7.0 8.0 4.7 30.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.9 CABERNET 5.3 6.3 7.0 63.3 8.7 7.7 6.3 60.0 3.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.9 CHELSEA 4.3 5.0 7.0 85.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 63.3 2.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.9 ENVICTA 5.0 7.3 6.0 78.3 8.0 4.3 6.3 13.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.9 GOLDRUSH 5.0 5.7 5.7 80.0 8.3 6.3 5.7 26.7 3.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.9 A96-739 5.7 6.7 6.3 80.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 36.7 3.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 A98-365 5.3 6.3 6.3 63.3 7.3 7.7 5.3 50.0 3.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.8 A98-407 5.7 7.0 5.3 85.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 40.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 BA 00-6001 6.0 6.7 6.0 78.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 26.7 3.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.8 BARIRIS 4.3 7.0 7.0 86.7 5.3 8.3 7.3 26.7 3.3 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 BARITONE 4.0 7.3 7.0 90.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 16.7 4.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.8 BARONIE 4.0 7.0 5.3 73.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 33.3 3.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 6.0 6.3 5.3 75.0 6.3 7.3 4.7 36.7 3.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 CHEETAH (PP H 6370) 5.0 7.0 7.0 83.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 20.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 MARQUIS 5.0 7.3 5.3 81.7 7.7 4.7 6.0 36.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.8 ROYALE (A97-1336) 6.0 7.0 6.7 68.3 8.0 7.7 5.3 56.7 3.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 ABBEY 5.3 7.3 6.7 76.7 7.7 4.0 6.0 36.7 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 BA 82-288 5.0 7.0 6.3 55.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 23.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 BA 84-140 7.3 6.3 6.0 68.3 7.3 7.3 5.0 26.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 BARTITIA 5.3 6.0 6.3 78.3 7.3 7.7 5.3 33.3 2.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 BARZAN 5.0 6.3 6.0 75.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 36.7 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 DLF 76-9034 3.7 7.0 5.0 80.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 26.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 DLF 76-9036 4.3 5.3 6.3 73.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 43.3 2.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 HV 140 5.7 6.7 6.3 60.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 30.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 RAVEN 4.3 7.0 6.0 66.7 8.0 4.3 5.7 26.7 3.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 A98-183 5.7 6.7 6.3 63.3 7.0 8.0 6.0 36.7 2.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 BARON 5.3 6.0 6.3 75.0 7.7 5.3 5.7 40.0 3.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.6 BROOKLAWN 4.0 7.0 7.0 78.3 6.3 7.7 5.3 40.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.6 COVENTRY 5.0 7.3 6.0 76.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 26.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.6 MERCURY (PICK-232) 5.3 7.3 6.0 56.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 30.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 MOONSHINE (PST-1804) 5.3 7.7 6.7 66.7 7.7 7.3 5.0 30.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER PATCH SEEDHEAD POA PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE FALL WARM TEMP. RATINGS ANNUA TYPHULA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN NA-K992 6.0 6.7 6.0 76.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 30.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.6 PST-H5-35 6.0 6.3 6.7 50.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 30.0 3.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 SONOMA 5.7 7.7 6.3 70.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 40.0 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.6 APPALACHIAN (A98-139) 4.3 7.0 7.0 60.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 43.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 ASCOT 6.0 4.7 6.0 61.7 8.0 6.0 4.7 30.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.5 BH 00-6003 5.0 6.0 5.3 53.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 26.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.5 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 5.3 6.7 6.0 51.7 7.7 7.7 5.0 23.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 BLUE SAPPHIRE (NA-K991) 6.0 6.7 6.0 71.7 7.3 8.0 5.0 33.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 JEWEL 4.7 7.0 6.7 83.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 33.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.5 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 4.3 7.7 6.7 75.0 7.0 8.0 5.0 30.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.5 LILY 4.7 7.0 5.7 73.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 23.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.5 MISTY 5.0 7.3 5.0 56.7 6.7 4.3 4.7 23.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.5 SHAMROCK 4.7 7.3 6.3 38.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 20.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 99AN-53 5.0 6.7 6.0 71.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 53.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.4 B5-144 4.7 6.3 5.7 58.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 43.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.4 BA 83-113 5.3 7.3 5.3 60.0 7.7 4.7 5.3 16.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.4 DURHAM (A96-427) 5.0 7.3 6.7 36.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 26.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 MONGOOSE (A98-881) 4.7 7.0 6.7 56.7 6.7 8.0 4.7 20.0 3.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.4 RITA 6.0 7.0 6.3 48.3 7.3 7.7 5.0 26.7 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.4 A97-857 4.7 7.3 7.3 53.3 6.0 7.3 4.3 36.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 5.3 6.7 6.7 46.7 7.7 7.0 4.3 40.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 CHATEAU 4.3 5.7 5.3 60.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 40.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 PP H 7907 5.3 5.7 6.0 60.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 40.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 PP H 7929 5.3 5.3 7.3 60.0 5.0 7.3 5.0 53.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 PST-604 5.3 6.3 6.0 53.3 6.3 7.3 4.3 46.7 2.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 SRX 26351 6.0 7.3 6.7 63.3 7.7 4.7 4.3 23.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 ULYSSES (PP H 7832) 4.0 6.0 7.0 85.0 5.7 8.0 6.3 40.0 2.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 SRX 27921 5.7 6.0 7.0 60.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 43.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.2 SRX QG245 5.7 6.3 6.7 63.3 7.0 8.0 5.3 36.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.1 ALLURE 4.7 5.0 5.0 50.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 60.0 2.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 B5-43 4.3 6.7 5.7 58.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 33.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 BODACIOUS 6.0 6.3 6.0 50.0 6.3 7.3 4.0 43.3 2.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 BOOMERANG 5.7 6.0 7.0 66.7 5.7 7.3 4.0 36.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 WELLINGTON 5.0 6.3 6.0 50.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 56.7 2.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 B5-45 4.7 6.3 5.3 66.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 53.3 2.7 4.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.9 FAIRFAX 4.0 6.3 5.3 58.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 50.0 2.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.8 GO-9LM9 5.0 6.3 5.7 51.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 36.7 2.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.8 KENBLUE 5.0 6.7 6.3 50.0 7.0 6.7 4.3 40.0 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.3 0.7 16.8 1.8 1.0 1.5 37.7 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.4 C.V. (%) 8.3 11.2 7.3 13.5 13.1 8.8 14.6 45.6 21.6 9.2 8.2 10.5 10.5 11.7 9.4 11.2 5.3 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. 2005 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