TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SEEDLING QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP VIGOR JAN MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BEWITCHED 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 J-1326 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 8.3 9.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 J-3429 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.9 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.7 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.7 MIDNIGHT 5.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 BD 03-159 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 9.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.6 J-1466 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 8.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.6 EVEREST 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.5 EVERGLADE 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 8.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.5 EXCURSION 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.5 J-2502 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.5 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.7 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.5 PST-101-390 6.7 5.0 8.0 6.3 8.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.5 BD 03-84 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.4 J-2024 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.4 J-2399 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.4 J-2870 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 8.3 8.3 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.4 NUGLADE 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 8.3 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.4 BLUEBERRY 8.3 4.0 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 8.3 4.0 8.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 J-1334 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 8.0 6.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 NU DESTINY 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 8.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 5.3 7.3 RHYTHM 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 SKYE 7.3 4.7 8.3 7.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 A01-299 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.2 AKB449 6.3 3.7 7.0 5.3 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 STR 2553 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.2 A00-1400 8.3 4.0 8.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.1 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.3 4.3 8.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.1 AWARD 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 7.1 DIVA 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.1 J-2791 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.1 MSP 3723 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.1 NA-3248 8.3 5.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.1 NA-3257 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.1 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 7.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 A99-2559 9.0 4.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 ARGOS 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 AVID 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 BD 98-2108 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 BD 99-2103 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 BLUESTONE 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 DP 76-9066 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 IMPACT 5.3 7.7 6.3 4.7 8.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SEEDLING QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP VIGOR JAN MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN J-2404 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 PINOT (LTP-149) 9.0 5.7 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 PROSPERITY 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.7 7.0 7.3 8.3 6.7 6.3 4.0 7.0 1QG-38 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.9 A97-1287 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.9 A99-3119 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.9 BEYOND 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.9 MYSTERE 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.9 RAD-762 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.9 VOLT (A98-999) 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.8 BARRISTER 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.8 BELISSIMO 6.7 6.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.8 PSG 366 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.8 RUGBY II 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 STARBURST (STR 2703) 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 A00-247 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 A95-410 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 A98-948 7.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 AMERICA 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 BD 98-1358 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 GLENMONT 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 NA-3259 8.0 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 PSG 711 7.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 SHAMROCK 6.7 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 STR 2485 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 WASHINGTON 7.3 8.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 A98-689 7.0 5.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.6 BAR VV 0709 7.3 4.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.6 CPP 822 9.0 3.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.6 YANKEE (NA-3271) 4.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 MSP 3724 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.6 PST-1A1-899 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 SPTR 2959 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.6 SW AG 514 6.7 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.6 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.6 RAD-504 7.7 5.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.5 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.4 BD 95-1930 7.3 8.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.4 H98-701 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.4 RAD-0AN64 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.4 BAR VV 0665 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 BAR VV 9630 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 BAR VV 9634 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 CPP 817 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 DYNAMO 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SEEDLING QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP VIGOR JAN MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN HARMONIE 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 6.3 MSP 3722 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 PST-101-73 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 CP 76-9068 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 6.2 PST-109-752 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.2 CPP 821 7.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.1 H94-305 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.1 RAD-343 6.7 8.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 A00-1254 8.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 BARIRIS 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 BARON 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 JULIA 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 POPR 04594 6.7 9.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 BAR VV 8536 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 DLF 76-9075 4.3 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.8 DP 76-9081 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 6.3 4.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.6 BAR VK 0710 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.6 KENBLUE 7.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 REVEILLE 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.6 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 13.1 15.5 8.5 11.5 7.4 10.1 9.8 10.9 10.6 11.8 10.6 4.7 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 KY1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS