TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL GENETIC SPRING SEEDLING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP VIGOR SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR VV 9630 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 85.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 BAR VV 9634 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 90.0 97.3 98.7 4.3 7.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 BD 95-1930 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 93.3 99.0 97.3 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 GLENMONT 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 81.7 94.3 97.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 RUGBY II 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 88.3 97.7 99.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 BD 03-159 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 83.3 94.3 99.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.6 A00-1400 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 86.7 94.3 96.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.5 H98-701 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 85.0 94.3 99.0 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.5 MYSTERE 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 86.7 95.7 97.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.5 1QG-38 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 90.0 96.0 97.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.4 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 81.7 94.3 99.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 BEWITCHED 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 83.3 95.7 97.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.4 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 86.7 96.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.4 BARIRIS 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 85.0 97.3 97.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 BD 98-2108 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 86.7 94.3 98.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 DIVA 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 88.3 95.7 97.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 H94-305 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 88.3 96.0 99.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 86.7 94.3 98.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 NA-3248 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 86.7 96.0 94.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 NA-3257 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 85.0 94.3 99.0 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 5.3 POPR 04594 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 91.7 96.0 99.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 PSG 711 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 83.3 94.3 97.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 A00-247 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 81.7 92.7 97.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.2 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 83.3 94.3 95.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.2 AMERICA 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 88.3 96.0 97.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.2 J-2791 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 86.7 94.3 97.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.2 RAD-0AN64 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 83.3 94.3 97.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 RAD-343 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 91.7 99.0 97.3 3.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 AVID 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 81.7 92.7 97.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.1 BD 03-84 6.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 83.3 93.0 95.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 3.3 5.1 MSP 3723 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 85.0 94.3 97.0 4.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.1 PST-101-73 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 85.0 95.7 99.0 3.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.1 PST-1A1-899 7.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 83.3 92.7 96.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 RAD-762 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 90.0 94.3 99.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.1 A99-3119 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 85.0 94.3 97.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 AKB449 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 81.7 96.0 97.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 ARGOS 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 83.3 96.0 96.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 BAR VV 0709 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 88.3 95.7 99.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 DP 76-9081 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 85.0 93.0 96.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 MSP 3724 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 85.0 94.3 97.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 PST-109-752 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 91.7 94.3 99.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 WASHINGTON 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 86.7 96.0 97.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 A01-299 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 80.0 94.3 97.3 3.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 3.3 4.9 BD 99-2103 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 81.7 95.7 95.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.9 CPP 821 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 81.7 92.7 97.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.9 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL GENETIC SPRING SEEDLING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP VIGOR SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN J-1334 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 81.7 92.7 97.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.9 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 83.3 94.3 97.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.9 PINOT (LTP-149) 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 80.0 93.0 95.7 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.9 PSG 366 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 81.7 95.7 97.3 3.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.9 STARBURST (STR 2703) 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 83.3 92.7 97.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.9 STR 2485 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.3 6.0 6.0 86.7 97.7 97.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.9 A95-410 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 81.7 91.3 97.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.8 AWARD 6.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 81.7 91.3 95.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.8 BD 98-1358 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 88.3 96.0 97.3 3.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.8 CP 76-9068 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 88.3 97.3 96.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.8 CPP 822 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 85.0 93.0 95.7 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.8 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.3 6.3 6.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 90.0 94.3 97.0 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.8 J-2502 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 83.3 92.7 98.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.8 SPTR 2959 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.7 86.7 92.7 99.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.8 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 80.0 94.3 97.0 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.0 4.7 BAR VV 8536 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 83.3 94.3 97.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 EXCURSION 6.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 85.0 94.3 96.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 IMPACT 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 86.7 94.3 97.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 J-1466 6.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 83.3 92.7 97.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 MIDNIGHT 7.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 86.7 91.3 97.3 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 NUGLADE 6.7 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 83.3 95.7 96.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 RAD-504 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 85.0 92.7 97.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 RHYTHM 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 81.7 94.7 97.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 STR 2553 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 81.7 94.3 97.3 3.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 VOLT (A98-999) 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 85.0 95.7 97.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.6 A99-2559 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 88.3 94.3 97.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.6 BELISSIMO 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 83.3 93.0 97.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.6 BEYOND 7.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 83.3 91.3 92.7 3.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.6 DP 76-9066 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 85.0 94.3 95.3 3.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.6 J-2024 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 83.3 92.7 96.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.6 MSP 3722 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 85.0 93.0 97.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.6 SKYE 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 86.7 96.0 97.3 2.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 3.0 4.6 A00-1254 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 83.3 91.3 96.3 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.5 BLUESTONE 6.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 80.0 93.0 96.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.5 EVEREST 7.0 4.0 5.5 4.3 4.7 4.7 83.3 91.3 96.3 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.5 J-2404 6.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 83.3 91.3 95.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 J-3429 6.3 5.0 5.5 4.7 4.7 5.0 81.7 93.0 95.3 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.5 NU DESTINY 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 81.7 91.3 94.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.5 SW AG 514 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 83.3 93.0 96.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.5 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 86.7 97.3 99.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.4 BAR VK 0710 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 90.0 94.3 97.3 3.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.4 BARON 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 86.7 92.7 95.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.4 BLUEBERRY 7.7 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 83.3 94.3 97.0 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.4 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 6.7 5.7 5.5 4.7 4.7 5.3 81.7 92.7 95.3 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.4 CPP 817 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 85.0 92.7 95.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.4 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL GENETIC SPRING SEEDLING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP VIGOR SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLF 76-9075 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 86.7 91.3 94.3 3.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.4 EVERGLADE 6.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 88.3 91.3 97.0 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.4 HARMONIE 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 85.0 94.3 94.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.4 J-2399 6.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 81.7 90.0 97.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.4 JULIA 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 85.0 95.7 98.0 2.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.4 KENBLUE 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 88.3 94.3 97.3 2.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.4 NA-3259 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 81.7 92.7 96.0 3.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.4 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 91.7 95.7 99.0 2.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 2.7 4.4 A97-1287 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 85.0 93.0 94.0 2.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 2.7 4.3 A98-689 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 83.3 93.0 95.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 A98-948 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 83.3 94.3 97.0 3.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 BAR VV 0665 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 86.7 92.7 97.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 BARRISTER 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 83.3 92.7 95.7 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 J-1326 6.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 85.0 91.3 95.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 J-2870 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 81.7 90.0 98.7 2.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 PROSPERITY 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 85.0 93.0 94.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 PST-101-390 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 83.3 94.3 97.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 REVEILLE 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 81.7 92.7 96.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 SHAMROCK 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 88.3 94.3 97.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 DYNAMO 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 85.0 89.7 97.0 2.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 8.6 5.3 4.4 2.7 1.3 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.3 2.8 0.9 C.V. (%) 8.8 11.6 10.8 14.2 11.3 9.6 4.5 2.6 1.9 23.0 10.8 9.8 16.0 18.4 14.0 21.2 9.9 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 ND1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION