TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING LEAF SEEDLING TOLERANCE SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE VIGOR DORMANCY RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BD 03-84 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 J-2404 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 8.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.6 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.4 J-2870 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 A00-1400 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 BD 03-159 6.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 PST-1A1-899 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 RHYTHM 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 8.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 BEWITCHED 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 DP 76-9066 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 J-1466 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.8 J-2502 7.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 8.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 A99-2559 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 RAD-762 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 AVID 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 8.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 BD 98-2108 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.6 BLUESTONE 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 8.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.6 EVEREST 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 8.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.6 EXCURSION 6.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 8.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 J-2399 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 PROSPERITY 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 4.0 4.0 5.6 WASHINGTON 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 8.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.6 AWARD 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 8.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.5 BLUEBERRY 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.5 J-3429 8.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 8.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.5 MSP 3722 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 NUGLADE 6.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 8.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 BD 99-2103 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 8.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 J-1326 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.7 7.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.4 PST-101-390 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 RAD-343 3.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.4 1QG-38 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 8.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 A95-410 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 A97-1287 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 J-2791 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 JULIA 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 5.3 PST-109-752 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 RAD-504 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 SW AG 514 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 A98-948 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 BARRISTER 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.2 BELISSIMO 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.2 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING LEAF SEEDLING TOLERANCE SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE VIGOR DORMANCY RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CPP 817 3.7 5.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 7.7 5.7 5.2 DIVA 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.2 MIDNIGHT 7.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 8.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.2 MSP 3723 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.2 PSG 711 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 8.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.2 STR 2553 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 8.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.2 BAR VV 9630 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 EVERGLADE 7.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 4.0 8.7 5.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 IMPACT 7.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.0 8.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 J-1334 6.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 8.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.1 J-2024 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 8.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 RUGBY II 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.1 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 A01-299 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 8.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 AKB449 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 8.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 AMERICA 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 BD 95-1930 4.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 BD 98-1358 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 2.7 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 DLF 76-9075 3.0 4.7 8.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 MSP 3724 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 MYSTERE 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 NA-3257 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 2.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 SHAMROCK 3.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 SKYE 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 DYNAMO 4.0 4.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.9 PSG 366 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.9 STARBURST (STR 2703) 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.9 STR 2485 4.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.9 A00-247 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 8.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.8 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 2.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 2.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 ARGOS 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 1.7 5.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 BARIRIS 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.8 GLENMONT 4.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 5.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 2.7 4.8 H98-701 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 8.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 NA-3259 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 2.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 A99-3119 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 POPR 04594 3.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.3 7.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 BAR VV 0709 2.3 3.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 8.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 CPP 821 3.3 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.5 HARMONIE 3.7 5.7 7.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 2.3 4.5 A98-689 2.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.4 VOLT (A98-999) 3.7 6.0 3.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.4 BAR VV 0665 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.4 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING LEAF SEEDLING TOLERANCE SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE VIGOR DORMANCY RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BARON 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 7.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.4 CP 76-9068 3.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 2.3 4.4 NU DESTINY 7.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 8.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.4 PST-101-73 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.7 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 BAR VV 9634 3.7 5.0 4.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 BEYOND 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 8.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 RAD-0AN64 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 8.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 3.3 4.2 BAR VK 0710 2.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.2 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.2 CPP 822 3.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 2.3 4.2 NA-3248 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.2 SPTR 2959 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 1.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 DP 76-9081 2.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 A00-1254 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.9 BAR VV 8536 2.3 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 4.3 3.3 3.9 H94-305 3.7 5.3 5.0 7.3 4.3 7.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.7 PINOT (LTP-149) 8.0 5.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 8.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 2.3 1.7 3.7 KENBLUE 2.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 2.7 9.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 2.0 3.3 4.0 2.7 3.2 REVEILLE 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 9.0 2.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.7 2.3 1.9 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.2 2.2 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5 0.9 C.V. (%) 17.0 17.3 16.0 13.4 20.8 14.3 15.8 19.2 18.4 17.6 17.7 18.4 19.4 11.2 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS