TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ VEGETATIVE DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY GROUND QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL COVER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN EVERGLADE 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.9 EXCURSION 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 J-1334 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.5 J-1466 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.5 J-2399 9.0 9.0 8.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.5 AWARD 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.4 EVEREST 8.3 9.0 8.7 8.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.4 J-2404 8.0 9.0 8.7 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.4 NU DESTINY 7.7 9.0 8.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 PST-1A1-899 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 4.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 J-1326 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.2 PST-101-390 7.0 8.7 9.0 7.3 4.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.2 NUGLADE 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 BLUESTONE 7.3 8.7 8.7 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 MIDNIGHT 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 BEYOND 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.9 DP 76-9066 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.3 4.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.9 IMPACT 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.9 J-2024 8.0 8.7 8.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.9 SW AG 514 8.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 BARRISTER 8.0 8.7 8.7 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.8 J-2870 7.3 8.7 8.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.8 NA-3248 7.3 9.0 8.3 7.3 4.0 5.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.8 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.3 5.3 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 J-2502 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 RUGBY II 7.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 RHYTHM 7.7 8.7 7.7 6.7 4.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.4 A97-1287 7.3 8.3 8.7 7.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 J-2791 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 4.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 HARMONIE 7.0 8.7 8.7 7.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 A01-299 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 A98-689 7.7 8.7 9.0 7.0 3.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.9 A00-1254 6.0 8.3 8.7 6.3 3.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.8 BARON 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.8 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.7 8.7 8.0 7.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 PROSPERITY 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 4.0 7.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.8 CPP 821 6.7 8.7 7.7 6.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 A99-2559 6.3 8.0 8.3 6.7 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.6 DIVA 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.6 CPP 822 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 SHAMROCK 7.3 8.7 7.3 7.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.5 A98-948 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.4 AVID 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 BLUEBERRY 7.0 8.7 6.7 7.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.0 3.3 4.4 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ VEGETATIVE DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY GROUND QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL COVER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.4 NA-3257 6.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 2.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.4 PSG 366 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.4 RAD-343 7.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.4 SKYE 6.7 8.3 7.7 6.7 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 6.3 8.3 8.0 7.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.4 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 BD 95-1930 7.0 9.0 8.3 7.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 CP 76-9068 8.3 8.7 7.0 8.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 DYNAMO 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 MSP 3724 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 WASHINGTON 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 1QG-38 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.2 BAR VV 9630 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.7 2.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.2 BD 98-1358 8.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.2 J-3429 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.2 MYSTERE 6.7 8.0 8.3 6.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.2 SPTR 2959 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 A00-1400 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 4.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.1 ARGOS 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.1 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 BAR VV 8536 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.7 2.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.1 BD 98-2108 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.1 BD 99-2103 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.1 CPP 817 7.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 3.3 3.7 2.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.1 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.1 AMERICA 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 3.3 3.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 BD 03-84 8.3 7.0 7.0 8.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 3.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 5.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 2.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.9 BAR VV 9634 7.0 8.7 8.3 7.3 2.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.9 BEWITCHED 7.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.9 MSP 3722 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.9 MSP 3723 7.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.9 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.9 STR 2553 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.9 A00-247 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.8 NA-3259 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.8 POPR 04594 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.8 RAD-762 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.8 A99-3119 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 PSG 711 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 2.7 3.7 RAD-504 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 3.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 5.5 7.5 7.0 6.5 3.0 3.5 5.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.6 BAR VV 0665 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.6 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ VEGETATIVE DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY GROUND QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL COVER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BELISSIMO 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.6 H98-701 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.6 PST-101-73 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.6 RAD-0AN64 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 2.3 3.0 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.4 STR 2485 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 GLENMONT 8.3 7.7 5.7 8.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 A95-410 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 4.0 4.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.3 3.1 AKB449 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 2.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.1 BAR VK 0710 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 2.7 4.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.1 VOLT (A98-999) 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 BAR VV 0709 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 4.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 BD 03-159 7.0 6.3 6.0 8.0 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 2.9 DP 76-9081 5.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 1.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.3 2.9 JULIA 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 2.9 BARIRIS 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 3.7 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.8 KENBLUE 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 1.7 2.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.0 2.8 PST-109-752 8.0 6.7 6.3 8.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 H94-305 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 2.7 3.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 3.0 2.3 REVEILLE 4.5 7.5 5.5 5.0 1.5 1.0 3.0 1.5 1.0 2.0 1.7 DLF 76-9075 . . . . . . . . . . . LSD VALUE 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 0.9 C.V. (%) 13.3 7.6 8.0 10.2 21.8 16.5 20.0 22.3 21.7 19.8 13.6 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 61-150 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS