TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KY1 MD1 NC1 OK1 TN1 VA1 MEAN MIDNIGHT 7.6 5.6 7.8 4.3 7.7 5.7 6.4 ALEXA II (J-2404) 7.1 6.1 8.0 4.0 7.5 5.4 6.4 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 7.2 5.3 7.6 5.3 7.1 5.6 6.4 J-1334 7.6 6.0 7.6 4.1 7.4 5.3 6.3 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 7.6 5.9 7.0 4.4 7.5 5.5 6.3 BEWITCHED 7.3 6.2 7.9 3.5 7.4 5.6 6.3 RHYTHM 7.1 6.0 8.0 4.3 7.7 4.9 6.3 IMPACT 7.4 5.7 7.6 4.0 7.6 5.6 6.3 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.8 5.7 8.0 3.6 7.0 5.7 6.3 BD 03-84 7.4 6.3 7.2 3.9 7.4 5.4 6.3 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.8 6.1 5.9 4.3 7.7 5.9 6.3 BEYOND 7.2 6.1 7.4 4.0 7.4 5.1 6.2 SKYE 7.0 5.3 7.2 4.4 7.4 5.9 6.2 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.6 5.7 7.3 3.8 7.4 5.4 6.2 J-2024 7.2 6.4 7.0 3.6 7.7 5.2 6.2 EVERGLADE 7.3 5.1 7.4 4.5 7.6 5.3 6.2 AWARD 7.2 5.8 6.9 4.0 7.6 5.5 6.2 NUGLADE 7.3 5.4 7.4 4.0 7.5 5.2 6.2 J-2502 7.7 5.7 7.2 3.4 7.4 5.5 6.1 AURA (A99-2559) 7.0 5.0 6.9 5.2 7.0 5.7 6.1 J-3429 7.8 5.4 7.1 3.8 7.5 5.3 6.1 GRANITE (J-1326) 7.7 5.5 7.1 3.8 7.4 5.2 6.1 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 7.3 5.3 6.2 4.3 7.6 5.6 6.1 BARRISTER 7.2 6.1 7.1 3.6 7.4 4.9 6.0 EXCURSION 7.6 5.2 6.7 4.1 7.6 4.9 6.0 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.2 5.3 6.3 4.4 7.3 5.7 6.0 PROSPERITY 7.7 6.2 7.3 3.5 6.9 4.6 6.0 EMPIRE (A01-299) 7.4 5.1 7.4 4.0 7.4 4.7 6.0 MYSTERE 6.4 4.8 6.7 4.8 7.2 5.9 6.0 BD 99-2103 7.0 6.0 6.3 4.1 7.3 5.1 6.0 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.5 4.9 6.9 3.9 7.2 5.4 6.0 ARIES (A98-948) 6.8 5.6 6.9 3.7 7.5 5.2 6.0 4-SEASON (J-2791) 6.9 5.7 7.4 3.3 7.2 5.2 6.0 NU DESTINY 7.1 5.4 6.7 4.0 7.5 5.0 6.0 A98-689 6.5 5.2 6.8 4.0 7.3 5.7 5.9 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.5 4.8 6.8 3.9 7.3 5.2 5.9 EVEREST 7.1 5.4 6.1 4.3 7.3 5.0 5.9 DIVA 7.0 5.9 5.6 4.0 7.2 5.4 5.9 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 7.3 5.1 6.9 3.8 7.2 4.8 5.9 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 6.8 5.2 5.9 4.7 7.3 5.2 5.8 A00-1400 7.5 5.6 5.9 4.1 7.5 4.6 5.8 ARGOS 7.0 5.6 6.3 4.0 7.4 4.8 5.8 BLUESTONE 7.0 5.4 6.4 3.7 7.5 5.0 5.8 1QG-38 7.0 5.7 6.4 3.7 6.9 5.2 5.8 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KY1 MD1 NC1 OK1 TN1 VA1 MEAN AVID 6.8 5.4 6.5 3.7 7.5 4.9 5.8 NA-3257 7.8 5.2 6.0 3.7 7.5 4.5 5.8 STR 2485 6.8 5.4 6.7 3.6 7.0 5.3 5.8 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 7.0 4.7 6.2 3.8 6.9 6.1 5.8 PST-101-73 6.6 5.5 6.1 4.1 7.1 5.3 5.8 AMERICA 6.6 5.7 5.9 4.1 7.4 5.0 5.8 PSG 366 6.8 5.2 6.5 3.6 7.5 4.9 5.7 BD 98-2108 7.1 4.8 6.3 4.0 7.3 4.9 5.7 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.6 5.3 6.1 3.8 7.6 4.1 5.7 BLUEBERRY 6.8 5.8 7.0 3.6 7.1 3.9 5.7 RUGBY II 6.7 4.7 6.7 3.9 7.4 5.0 5.7 DP 76-9066 7.1 5.4 7.1 3.3 7.0 4.3 5.7 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 6.5 5.1 6.1 3.7 6.8 5.9 5.7 POPR 04594 6.5 5.1 6.5 3.8 6.9 5.4 5.7 SPTR 2959 6.3 5.3 6.7 3.5 7.2 5.1 5.7 BELISSIMO 6.5 5.3 5.1 4.1 7.2 5.8 5.7 WASHINGTON 7.0 4.8 5.7 3.7 7.0 5.8 5.7 STR 2553 7.0 6.0 4.8 3.9 7.1 5.2 5.7 H98-701 6.5 5.4 4.9 4.6 7.3 5.1 5.7 PINOT (LTP-149) 6.9 4.9 6.2 4.0 7.1 4.8 5.6 MSP 3722 6.6 4.7 6.7 3.3 7.2 5.3 5.6 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.1 5.7 6.0 3.3 7.4 5.1 5.6 SHAMROCK 6.8 5.1 6.4 3.5 7.1 4.7 5.6 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 6.7 5.0 6.0 3.8 7.1 5.0 5.6 PSG 711 7.0 5.6 5.0 4.1 7.1 4.7 5.6 BAR VV 0709 6.0 4.6 6.1 4.8 6.8 5.4 5.6 PST-109-752 6.4 4.4 6.7 4.4 7.0 4.6 5.6 AKB449 6.8 4.7 6.3 3.7 7.3 4.8 5.6 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.3 5.0 6.1 4.5 6.8 4.9 5.6 RAD-762 6.8 4.9 5.9 3.4 7.2 5.3 5.6 CPP 822 5.9 5.3 6.8 3.5 7.0 4.8 5.5 CP 76-9068 6.2 5.4 7.1 3.5 6.8 4.2 5.5 MSP 3724 6.4 5.7 5.1 4.2 7.1 4.7 5.5 A00-247 7.1 4.9 5.1 3.9 7.3 4.8 5.5 HARMONIE 6.3 4.9 7.0 3.3 7.1 4.4 5.5 MSP 3723 6.8 5.6 5.5 3.5 7.0 4.7 5.5 RAD-343 6.7 5.3 5.4 3.3 6.8 5.5 5.5 H94-305 5.9 5.1 5.4 4.8 6.9 5.0 5.5 VOLT (A98-999) 6.7 4.3 6.6 3.2 7.4 4.7 5.5 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 6.5 5.0 4.6 4.6 7.4 4.6 5.5 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.5 4.1 6.2 3.8 7.0 4.1 5.4 BARON 5.9 5.3 5.8 3.4 7.3 5.0 5.4 SW AG 514 6.3 5.6 6.7 3.2 6.4 4.4 5.4 GLENMONT 6.8 4.8 5.2 3.9 7.0 4.7 5.4 DYNAMO 6.5 4.4 6.8 3.5 7.0 4.1 5.4 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KY1 MD1 NC1 OK1 TN1 VA1 MEAN PST-1A1-899 6.2 5.6 5.9 3.8 7.1 3.7 5.4 BAR VV 8536 5.5 5.3 6.4 3.5 6.9 4.6 5.4 RAD-504 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.1 7.2 4.3 5.4 BAR VV 9634 6.3 4.9 4.8 4.0 7.0 5.1 5.4 NA-3248 6.9 4.6 4.9 3.6 7.3 4.9 5.4 A00-1254 5.6 4.2 5.6 4.5 7.0 5.2 5.3 RAD-0AN64 6.3 5.1 6.3 3.6 6.9 3.9 5.3 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.6 5.3 5.8 3.5 6.8 4.5 5.3 A95-410 6.4 4.4 5.7 3.6 6.8 4.6 5.2 BAR VV 9630 6.0 4.9 4.8 4.0 7.0 4.8 5.2 DLF 76-9075 5.5 4.4 4.4 4.1 7.0 5.8 5.2 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 6.6 4.5 6.8 2.9 6.6 3.4 5.1 BARIRIS 6.5 4.3 5.6 3.9 7.2 3.2 5.1 CPP 821 5.7 4.7 5.7 3.3 6.6 4.3 5.1 JULIA 6.5 4.6 4.7 4.0 7.3 3.0 5.0 BAR VV 0665 5.5 4.2 5.9 3.5 6.6 4.1 5.0 CPP 817 6.0 4.6 4.7 3.8 7.0 3.6 4.9 BAR VK 0710 6.0 3.9 4.5 3.2 6.6 5.0 4.9 DP 76-9081 4.8 4.0 5.1 3.7 6.7 4.8 4.9 KENBLUE 4.5 3.2 4.1 4.0 6.4 4.6 4.5 REVEILLE 3.9 3.1 4.9 4.0 6.6 3.1 4.3 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.1 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.4 C.V. (%) 6.3 13.4 16.7 11.6 4.2 10.4 10.9 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.