TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN A00-1400 9.0 7.7 65.0 36.7 6.3 6.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.5 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.3 8.0 71.7 43.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.5 NU DESTINY 8.7 8.0 73.3 36.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.4 NUGLADE 9.0 7.3 78.3 46.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.4 BD 03-159 8.7 7.0 86.7 53.3 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 BEWITCHED 9.0 7.7 48.3 40.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 EXCURSION 8.3 7.7 70.0 46.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 J-2870 8.0 7.7 63.3 36.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.3 A01-299 8.0 8.0 66.7 56.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.2 AKB449 7.0 7.0 70.0 33.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.2 J-1326 7.3 7.3 68.3 46.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.2 J-1466 8.3 7.3 65.0 36.7 6.3 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.2 MYSTERE 8.0 7.7 71.7 46.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.3 7.2 BD 99-2103 8.0 7.3 60.0 50.0 5.3 5.0 8.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 7.1 J-1334 7.7 7.7 61.7 33.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 7.0 7.1 J-2399 7.7 8.0 60.0 46.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.1 J-3429 8.3 8.0 75.0 43.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 8.7 7.7 7.1 J-2502 8.7 7.3 73.3 40.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 A99-2559 8.0 8.3 78.3 43.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.9 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.3 8.0 65.0 33.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 6.9 PINOT (LTP-149) 8.7 6.7 55.0 25.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 6.9 MIDNIGHT 9.0 8.3 71.7 50.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.9 RUGBY II 6.7 7.0 70.0 43.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.9 STARBURST (STR 2703) 7.7 7.0 68.3 40.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 7.0 6.9 AWARD 7.7 7.7 63.3 43.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 8.7 7.7 6.8 BD 03-84 8.3 7.0 61.7 40.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.8 BEYOND 8.3 7.3 76.7 46.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.8 DYNAMO 6.7 6.3 56.7 30.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.8 EVEREST 7.0 7.7 68.3 46.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 8.7 7.7 6.8 H94-305 7.3 8.3 88.3 56.7 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.8 IMPACT 8.3 7.3 66.7 36.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.8 J-2024 8.7 8.0 60.0 36.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.8 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 9.0 8.0 61.7 46.7 5.7 5.3 8.0 6.7 8.3 7.0 6.8 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 8.7 7.7 68.3 40.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.8 PSG 366 7.7 7.3 66.7 46.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.8 PST-1A1-899 8.0 7.3 63.3 40.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.8 RAD-504 7.7 8.0 63.3 30.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 8.3 7.7 6.8 RHYTHM 8.7 7.7 58.3 30.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.8 SKYE 7.3 8.0 68.3 40.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.8 ARGOS 8.7 8.0 63.3 40.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 BLUEBERRY 8.7 7.3 51.7 30.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 EVERGLADE 7.7 7.7 73.3 40.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 J-2404 8.3 7.7 61.7 40.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 JULIA 6.7 7.7 78.3 46.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 NA-3259 7.0 8.0 60.0 43.3 5.0 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHAMROCK 6.3 7.7 78.3 56.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 A97-1287 8.3 7.3 58.3 43.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.6 VOLT (A98-999) 6.0 8.0 75.0 43.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.6 AMERICA 7.7 7.3 66.7 46.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 BAR VV 0709 6.3 8.3 84.7 43.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 BARRISTER 8.3 7.3 55.0 30.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 BD 98-1358 6.0 7.7 70.0 43.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.6 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.7 7.7 58.3 40.0 5.7 4.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 POPR 04594 7.0 8.0 93.3 86.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 PST-109-752 7.0 8.0 78.3 48.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.6 RAD-343 6.7 8.3 81.7 50.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.6 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 6.7 8.3 70.0 36.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.6 J-2791 8.7 7.0 50.0 21.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.5 WASHINGTON 5.3 8.0 80.0 56.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.5 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.7 8.0 65.0 33.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.4 A95-410 8.3 6.7 56.7 43.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.3 7.0 65.0 46.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.4 BAR VV 0665 6.0 8.3 73.3 40.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.4 BAR VV 8536 6.7 6.3 65.0 40.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.4 BAR VV 9634 5.7 8.0 68.3 46.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.4 BARON 6.0 6.3 73.3 46.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.4 BD 95-1930 6.0 8.0 83.3 50.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.3 8.0 56.7 33.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.4 DP 76-9066 7.0 7.7 56.7 43.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 6.4 DP 76-9081 7.0 8.3 83.3 40.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.4 KENBLUE 7.7 8.7 88.0 56.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.4 MSP 3722 8.0 7.7 63.3 40.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 MSP 3723 8.3 7.7 60.0 36.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.4 PST-101-390 9.0 8.0 63.3 40.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.4 RAD-762 7.0 8.0 68.3 36.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.4 1QG-38 7.7 8.0 58.3 36.7 5.0 5.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 A98-948 6.0 8.0 73.3 50.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 A99-3119 8.3 7.7 55.0 40.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 AVID 8.7 6.3 60.0 33.3 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 BD 98-2108 8.3 8.0 53.3 43.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 GLENMONT 6.7 7.7 56.7 36.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 PROSPERITY 7.7 8.0 61.7 33.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 A00-1254 7.7 8.0 61.7 36.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.2 BAR VK 0710 7.0 8.0 56.7 43.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 H98-701 6.7 7.7 63.3 36.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 MSP 3724 7.7 7.7 60.0 53.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.2 NA-3257 7.7 7.3 53.3 26.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.2 PSG 711 7.0 7.7 63.3 46.7 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.2 RAD-0AN64 7.3 6.7 55.0 30.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.2 SPTR 2959 6.7 7.7 58.3 36.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.2 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BARIRIS 6.7 8.0 76.7 50.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 BELISSIMO 7.3 8.0 68.3 46.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 BLUESTONE 7.3 7.3 61.7 36.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.1 CPP 817 7.3 8.7 70.0 60.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.1 DLF 76-9075 6.7 8.0 66.7 53.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 HARMONIE 6.3 8.0 68.3 36.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.1 NA-3248 6.7 8.0 60.0 43.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.1 PST-101-73 7.7 7.7 53.3 36.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.1 STR 2485 6.0 8.0 65.0 33.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 STR 2553 7.0 8.0 48.3 26.7 4.7 4.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 A98-689 6.0 7.3 53.3 30.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 5.9 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 8.0 6.3 58.3 36.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 BAR VV 9630 6.7 7.0 61.7 40.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 CP 76-9068 6.3 8.3 66.7 56.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 CPP 822 6.7 7.0 60.0 25.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.9 REVEILLE 6.3 8.3 51.7 26.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 SW AG 514 6.7 7.7 56.7 40.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 CPP 821 6.3 8.0 60.0 36.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.8 A00-247 7.3 7.7 48.3 36.7 4.3 4.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 DIVA 8.0 8.0 48.3 33.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.6 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.0 21.3 19.1 1.4 2.0 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.7 0.8 C.V. (%) 11.4 7.1 16.9 24.5 14.1 14.9 11.2 12.2 11.1 11.6 7.0 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. 2006 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2005 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 IA1 - - - - - - - -