TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING FALL MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BD 03-84 6.7 5.3 70.0 99.0 65.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 BD 03-159 6.7 6.3 81.7 99.0 65.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.2 MIDNIGHT 7.0 5.0 81.7 99.0 65.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.0 5.7 63.3 96.0 46.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 NU DESTINY 7.7 5.3 68.3 99.0 61.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.8 BEWITCHED 7.3 3.7 70.0 97.7 56.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 EVERGLADE 7.3 4.7 76.7 99.0 66.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 BD 99-2103 7.3 5.7 61.7 97.7 66.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 BEYOND 7.0 5.0 80.0 99.0 56.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.6 J-2404 7.0 5.7 60.0 99.0 56.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.6 J-2870 7.0 6.7 76.7 99.0 63.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.6 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.0 4.7 83.0 89.3 63.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.6 PSG 366 6.0 5.7 86.7 96.0 66.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.6 RHYTHM 7.3 6.0 60.0 94.7 48.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.6 A98-948 5.3 6.3 86.7 99.0 63.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.5 AVID 7.3 6.7 68.3 97.7 43.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.5 BD 98-1358 5.3 6.0 90.0 96.0 61.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 J-1466 7.0 5.3 66.7 99.0 58.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.5 RAD-343 4.7 6.7 78.3 96.0 50.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.5 RUGBY II 6.0 5.7 80.0 99.0 63.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 SHAMROCK 6.0 5.7 71.7 99.0 76.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 1QG-38 6.0 5.0 73.3 99.0 66.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.4 A00-1400 8.3 6.0 75.0 99.0 58.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 VOLT (A98-999) 5.7 6.7 78.3 99.0 53.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.3 4.3 85.0 97.7 51.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 J-1326 6.7 4.7 78.3 97.7 58.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 J-2024 7.0 5.3 73.3 99.0 58.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.4 J-2399 6.7 6.0 73.3 92.7 60.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 J-3429 7.3 6.0 71.7 97.7 58.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.3 5.7 55.0 92.7 45.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.4 NUGLADE 6.7 5.7 65.0 97.7 58.3 3.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.4 SKYE 6.3 6.3 75.0 99.0 50.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 STARBURST (STR 2703) 5.3 5.3 70.0 96.0 51.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 WASHINGTON 4.7 5.7 71.7 99.0 75.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.4 BAR VV 9630 5.3 5.0 80.0 94.3 51.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 BD 95-1930 4.3 6.0 81.7 96.0 76.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 BLUESTONE 7.0 6.3 63.3 99.0 58.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 EVEREST 7.0 4.7 70.0 96.0 53.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 H94-305 5.3 5.7 85.0 99.0 48.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 J-1334 6.7 5.7 75.0 99.0 63.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 J-2791 5.7 6.3 78.3 96.0 61.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 MSP 3724 6.0 5.0 66.7 99.0 58.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 POPR 04594 4.3 5.3 81.3 97.7 75.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 A99-2559 6.3 5.3 75.0 92.7 55.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 A99-3119 6.0 5.7 71.7 99.0 60.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.2 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING FALL MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR VV 9634 4.7 4.0 78.0 99.0 60.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 IMPACT 7.0 5.3 61.7 94.3 58.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.2 MYSTERE 6.3 6.0 76.7 99.0 51.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 A01-299 6.7 6.0 60.0 99.0 50.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.1 A97-1287 6.3 6.0 71.7 94.7 60.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.1 BAR VV 0709 5.0 6.7 65.0 99.0 40.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 DLF 76-9075 4.7 4.7 70.0 99.0 48.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 EXCURSION 6.7 4.7 60.0 99.0 61.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.1 J-2502 7.3 6.3 68.3 97.7 61.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.1 JULIA 5.0 6.0 84.7 99.0 81.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.1 PST-109-752 5.0 6.7 73.3 90.0 73.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.1 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.0 5.3 71.7 97.7 53.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 A95-410 5.7 5.7 58.3 96.0 46.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 5.3 5.3 73.3 97.7 70.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 AKB449 7.0 6.0 65.0 91.3 55.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 AMERICA 5.7 5.0 60.0 94.3 65.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 BARIRIS 4.0 6.0 90.0 85.0 61.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 5.0 BD 98-2108 6.0 6.3 81.7 92.7 75.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 DP 76-9066 6.0 4.7 75.0 94.7 60.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.0 6.3 65.0 91.3 31.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 MSP 3723 5.7 4.3 70.0 99.0 58.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 RAD-504 6.0 4.7 66.7 94.7 35.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 STR 2485 5.3 6.7 71.7 96.0 55.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 SW AG 514 5.3 3.7 68.3 99.0 60.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 A98-689 5.7 6.0 61.7 97.7 60.0 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.9 ARGOS 6.7 6.0 63.3 91.3 51.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.9 BAR VV 8536 5.0 5.7 61.7 96.0 58.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.9 BARRISTER 6.3 5.3 65.0 97.7 46.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.9 DP 76-9081 3.7 6.3 80.0 89.7 46.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.9 H98-701 5.0 6.0 63.3 96.0 61.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.9 HARMONIE 4.7 4.0 65.0 99.0 56.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.9 MSP 3722 6.0 6.0 60.0 97.7 61.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 PROSPERITY 7.0 6.3 70.0 97.7 50.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.9 PST-1A1-899 7.0 6.3 66.7 96.3 43.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.9 STR 2553 6.0 4.7 66.7 97.7 56.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 BAR VV 0665 4.7 5.3 80.0 88.3 36.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.8 BELISSIMO 5.7 5.0 66.7 96.0 60.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 PSG 711 5.3 4.7 65.0 92.7 48.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 RAD-762 5.3 6.0 53.3 99.0 53.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 A00-247 6.0 4.7 53.3 96.0 41.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 AWARD 7.0 4.7 63.3 96.0 61.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 BAR VK 0710 5.7 7.0 80.0 97.7 48.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 CP 76-9068 5.0 4.7 53.3 97.7 56.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 3.0 4.7 SPTR 2959 5.3 5.3 65.0 92.7 43.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 A00-1254 5.7 6.3 61.7 97.7 56.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.6 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING FALL MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CPP 817 5.3 5.7 73.3 90.0 60.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.6 KENBLUE 3.3 6.7 89.7 83.0 65.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.6 NA-3248 6.0 6.3 68.3 97.7 38.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.6 NA-3257 6.0 6.0 61.7 96.0 48.3 3.7 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.6 PST-101-390 7.3 6.0 65.0 89.7 60.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 4.7 5.3 63.3 92.7 28.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.6 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 6.0 6.3 71.7 99.0 36.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 DIVA 6.3 4.3 61.7 94.3 60.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.5 GLENMONT 6.0 5.0 66.7 99.0 66.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.5 NA-3259 6.0 5.3 71.7 81.7 40.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.5 PST-101-73 5.7 4.3 56.7 97.7 50.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.5 RAD-0AN64 6.0 6.0 68.3 94.7 43.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 DYNAMO 6.0 4.3 56.7 99.0 45.0 3.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.4 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.3 4.7 61.7 96.0 55.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 BARON 5.7 4.7 58.3 99.0 53.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 CPP 822 5.0 5.3 56.7 99.0 48.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 BLUEBERRY 7.5 6.3 50.0 92.7 55.0 3.3 2.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.2 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 6.3 5.0 55.0 85.0 43.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.2 CPP 821 4.7 4.3 56.7 96.3 56.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.2 REVEILLE 5.0 4.3 53.3 70.0 43.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.5 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.8 25.2 13.6 24.0 1.5 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.4 1.5 1.6 1.1 C.V. (%) 11.1 16.6 16.9 6.2 21.4 18.5 20.1 18.3 16.0 17.0 15.9 18.0 10.7 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS