TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN A00-1400 6.7 5.7 86.3 40.0 4.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 AWARD 6.3 6.0 89.7 70.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.1 BD 98-1358 5.0 6.0 99.0 63.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 BD 99-2103 7.0 6.0 99.0 56.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.1 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.0 6.0 83.0 46.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.0 6.0 83.3 53.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 MYSTERE 6.7 5.3 89.7 50.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.1 A01-299 6.0 5.7 89.7 60.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 A99-2559 5.7 5.7 89.3 50.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 ARGOS 6.0 6.0 96.0 46.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 BD 03-159 7.0 5.7 86.3 56.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 BEWITCHED 6.7 6.0 96.0 46.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 BLUEBERRY 8.0 5.3 80.0 53.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 DIVA 6.3 6.0 93.0 46.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 DP 76-9066 5.7 6.7 92.7 63.3 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 EVERGLADE 6.7 6.3 92.7 60.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 5.7 6.7 96.0 33.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.9 A95-410 7.0 5.0 80.0 26.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 A97-1287 6.0 6.0 93.0 56.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 AMERICA 5.0 6.0 93.0 60.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.9 BARRISTER 6.3 6.0 96.0 50.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.9 BD 03-84 6.3 5.7 63.3 60.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.9 EXCURSION 6.7 6.0 86.3 60.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.9 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 7.0 6.0 86.3 56.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 RAD-0AN64 6.0 5.0 89.3 40.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 SHAMROCK 5.7 6.0 86.3 56.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 A98-948 5.7 6.0 86.3 50.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 A99-3119 5.7 6.3 99.0 56.7 4.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.8 AKB449 6.0 4.7 89.7 33.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 BELISSIMO 5.7 6.7 92.7 50.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.8 EVEREST 6.3 6.0 93.0 50.0 4.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.8 NUGLADE 6.0 6.0 89.7 53.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.8 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 5.3 6.7 96.0 66.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 VOLT (A98-999) 6.0 5.0 83.3 63.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 AVID 6.7 5.3 96.0 33.3 3.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 BD 98-2108 6.0 6.0 89.7 56.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 BLUESTONE 6.3 5.7 96.0 50.0 3.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 GLENMONT 6.0 5.3 80.0 56.7 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 H98-701 5.0 6.7 89.7 46.7 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 J-2399 6.7 5.3 89.7 60.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 J-2502 7.0 5.7 89.7 53.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 J-2870 6.0 6.0 93.0 56.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 MSP 3722 5.3 5.7 83.3 56.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 PROSPERITY 7.0 6.0 93.0 50.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 PSG 366 7.0 5.7 83.0 60.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PSG 711 5.0 6.3 99.0 63.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 PST-1A1-899 7.0 6.0 89.7 50.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 RUGBY II 6.0 5.7 93.0 60.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 SKYE 5.3 6.3 96.0 60.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 BAR VV 9630 5.0 6.0 96.0 63.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 BAR VV 9634 4.7 6.0 96.0 50.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 CPP 822 5.0 6.3 92.7 46.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 J-1466 6.7 6.0 96.0 60.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.6 J-2404 7.0 5.3 96.0 53.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.6 J-2791 6.7 5.3 89.7 50.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.6 J-3429 8.0 6.0 96.0 50.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.3 5.3 86.3 36.7 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 MIDNIGHT 6.3 6.0 86.7 66.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 5.6 MSP 3723 5.0 6.0 93.0 46.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.6 MSP 3724 4.7 6.0 89.7 56.7 3.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.6 NA-3248 5.7 6.7 80.0 43.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.0 5.0 93.0 43.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.6 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 5.7 5.7 86.3 36.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 A00-247 5.0 6.7 76.7 53.3 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.5 BEYOND 6.7 5.7 93.0 60.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.5 DYNAMO 6.7 5.0 93.0 53.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 J-1334 7.0 5.3 86.7 53.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 5.5 J-2024 6.3 5.7 86.3 56.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.3 5.5 NU DESTINY 6.7 6.0 83.0 50.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.5 PST-101-73 5.0 6.0 83.3 36.7 3.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 RHYTHM 6.3 5.7 89.7 56.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.5 STR 2553 5.0 6.0 89.7 33.3 3.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 WASHINGTON 5.3 6.7 89.7 56.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.5 A00-1254 6.7 5.7 90.0 36.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.4 A98-689 5.3 6.0 76.7 53.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.4 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.7 5.7 83.3 30.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 3.3 5.4 BAR VV 0665 6.0 6.0 76.7 50.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 BARON 5.0 7.0 76.7 53.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.4 DP 76-9081 4.7 5.7 89.7 46.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.4 IMPACT 6.3 6.3 83.3 60.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 5.4 JULIA 4.3 6.3 99.0 66.7 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 NA-3257 7.7 5.3 83.3 30.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 NA-3259 7.7 6.3 80.0 30.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 PST-109-752 4.7 6.0 89.7 53.3 4.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 SPTR 2959 5.3 6.0 96.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 STR 2485 5.7 5.7 60.0 33.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 1QG-38 5.0 6.3 90.0 56.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 5.3 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.7 5.7 66.7 40.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 3.3 5.3 BD 95-1930 5.3 6.7 93.0 50.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 8.0 5.7 76.7 46.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN CPP 817 6.3 6.7 83.3 60.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.7 6.0 86.7 60.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 H94-305 5.7 5.0 92.7 50.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 HARMONIE 4.7 7.0 99.0 60.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 POPR 04594 5.3 6.3 76.7 80.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 RAD-762 5.7 5.3 96.0 30.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 BAR VV 0709 4.3 7.3 86.3 56.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.2 BAR VV 8536 4.7 5.7 89.7 53.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.2 CP 76-9068 4.3 6.7 92.7 66.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 5.2 DLF 76-9075 4.3 7.3 92.7 56.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.2 PST-101-390 7.0 5.7 89.7 56.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 RAD-343 5.3 6.0 93.0 40.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 RAD-504 7.7 5.7 76.7 40.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.2 BARIRIS 4.3 6.3 93.0 40.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 J-1326 6.3 6.0 80.0 63.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 5.0 SW AG 514 6.0 6.3 83.3 63.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 BAR VK 0710 4.7 5.7 96.0 56.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.9 CPP 821 4.3 7.3 96.0 53.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 KENBLUE 4.7 6.7 89.7 63.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.6 REVEILLE 4.3 6.0 60.0 40.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 2.0 2.3 3.5 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.9 16.1 13.1 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.6 C.V. (%) 9.9 8.5 9.8 15.9 13.9 11.7 8.9 10.8 8.9 10.6 11.1 12.0 14.4 6.3 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. 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION