TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING COVER TOLERANCE SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL DORMANCY RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BEYOND 8.0 4.0 95.7 4.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 7.3 6.2 SKYE 6.7 5.0 98.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.2 BD 03-84 6.3 5.7 96.3 5.0 9.0 8.3 8.7 7.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.1 BEWITCHED 8.0 3.0 97.0 4.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.1 J-3429 8.0 5.3 94.7 4.7 8.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.1 A00-1400 7.3 5.0 91.0 4.0 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.0 4.7 96.7 5.0 4.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.7 3.3 97.7 5.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 A00-247 6.7 6.0 97.3 4.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 7.3 5.9 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 7.0 6.3 94.0 4.3 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.9 AMERICA 5.7 6.7 97.3 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.9 BARIRIS 5.3 6.0 98.3 4.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.9 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 7.0 5.0 99.0 3.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 3.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 CPP 822 6.0 5.0 98.0 3.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.9 GLENMONT 7.0 5.7 96.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.9 CP 76-9068 6.0 6.0 98.3 3.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.8 DP 76-9066 7.0 4.3 96.3 3.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 3.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.8 HARMONIE 5.0 5.0 97.3 3.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.8 GRANITE (J-1326) 7.7 3.3 88.3 4.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.8 4-SEASON (J-2791) 7.0 5.0 96.3 4.3 8.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.8 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.3 7.7 97.3 4.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.8 DIVA 7.7 5.3 96.3 3.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 J-2502 7.0 4.0 92.0 4.7 8.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 PST-109-752 6.3 6.0 97.7 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 PST-1A1-899 7.0 6.0 97.7 4.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.0 5.0 94.3 4.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 BELISSIMO 6.3 5.7 91.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.6 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.7 5.0 96.0 4.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 PROSPERITY 8.0 5.7 96.3 5.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 RHYTHM 7.3 3.3 94.7 4.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.3 5.6 BARRISTER 7.3 3.0 97.0 4.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.5 CPP 821 6.3 5.0 97.7 3.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.5 EVERGLADE 7.0 3.0 92.0 4.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 6.3 5.5 EXCURSION 7.7 3.3 92.7 3.7 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.5 NUCHICAGO (J-1334) 7.0 3.7 93.0 3.7 8.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 J-1466 6.3 3.3 94.0 4.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.5 MYSTERE 5.7 7.0 97.7 3.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.5 NA-3248 6.7 7.0 95.7 4.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.5 NA-3257 6.3 5.3 94.0 4.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.5 1QG-38 6.0 4.3 96.7 3.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.4 ARGOS 7.3 5.7 92.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.4 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 6.7 6.7 96.3 4.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.4 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 9.0 4.7 95.3 4.7 8.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 5.4 NU DESTINY 6.7 3.0 88.7 4.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.4 AKB449 6.7 5.3 91.0 3.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING COVER TOLERANCE SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL DORMANCY RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BLUEBERRY 8.0 4.7 93.0 4.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 6.3 5.3 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 6.3 6.7 92.0 4.0 5.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 J-2024 8.0 4.0 90.3 3.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 PSG 711 6.3 5.3 97.0 4.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 7.3 5.0 93.3 4.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 A01-299 6.7 5.3 93.7 3.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 ALEXA II (J-2404) 7.0 3.0 90.3 4.0 8.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.2 MSP 3722 6.3 4.7 94.3 4.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.2 NUGLADE 6.7 3.0 89.3 3.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.2 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390)7.3 4.0 93.0 3.7 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 5.2 SW AG 514 6.7 3.0 90.0 3.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.2 A00-1254 6.7 7.0 95.7 3.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 2.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.7 3.0 93.7 4.0 8.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.1 JULIA 6.0 4.0 96.7 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 5.1 RAD-0AN64 5.3 5.3 94.3 4.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.1 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.7 6.3 95.7 3.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.1 STR 2485 5.7 5.7 96.3 3.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 6.7 5.1 STR 2553 6.3 4.7 94.7 4.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 5.1 AURA (A99-2559) 7.0 6.7 96.3 4.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 6.7 5.0 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 6.0 4.3 94.7 3.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.0 AWARD 7.0 3.3 90.3 4.0 8.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 BD 98-2108 7.3 7.0 91.7 3.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 BD 99-2103 8.0 4.7 92.0 3.7 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.0 IMPACT 7.7 4.0 89.0 4.0 8.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.0 MSP 3723 5.7 4.3 92.0 3.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 SPTR 2959 6.3 5.0 90.7 3.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 2.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 5.3 6.3 96.0 4.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 A98-948 6.3 4.7 89.7 2.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.9 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 5.7 5.7 92.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 2.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.9 CPP 817 5.0 4.3 90.0 2.7 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 5.0 4.9 MSP 3724 5.3 5.0 95.3 4.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 6.0 4.9 PST-101-73 7.0 5.3 93.7 4.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.9 WASHINGTON 5.3 6.0 96.0 4.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.9 A98-689 4.7 4.0 84.7 3.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.8 BAR VK 0710 4.3 5.7 98.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.8 BARON 6.0 4.3 97.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.8 BLUESTONE 7.0 3.7 86.0 3.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.8 MIDNIGHT 7.0 3.0 80.7 3.3 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.8 POPR 04594 5.0 6.3 95.3 3.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.8 PSG 366 6.7 5.3 80.7 2.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.8 A95-410 7.3 4.7 87.7 3.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 AVID 8.0 4.0 93.7 4.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 BAR VV 9634 4.3 6.0 92.7 2.3 2.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 6.0 4.7 DYNAMO 7.0 5.7 78.3 2.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 EVEREST 7.7 3.0 86.3 3.7 8.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING COVER TOLERANCE SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL DORMANCY RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN H94-305 4.7 6.7 97.7 3.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 H98-701 5.3 4.3 93.3 3.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 6.0 2.7 93.3 3.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.6 BAR VV 8536 5.0 5.3 97.3 4.3 2.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.6 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 6.0 4.7 89.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.6 RUGBY II 5.3 4.3 86.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.6 RAD-343 5.0 5.3 91.7 3.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.5 SHAMROCK 5.7 5.3 78.3 3.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.5 VOLT (A98-999) 4.7 5.7 90.7 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.5 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 5.3 6.3 94.3 4.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.4 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.0 5.3 86.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.4 BAR VV 0709 4.7 7.0 99.0 3.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 DP 76-9081 5.7 6.7 97.0 4.0 7.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 RAD-504 6.7 4.0 90.0 2.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 2.3 3.3 4.0 5.3 4.2 RAD-762 5.0 5.3 88.3 3.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.1 BAR VV 9630 4.0 5.7 90.7 2.3 2.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 2.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.0 DLF 76-9075 5.7 4.7 95.7 3.0 7.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 2.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 REVEILLE 5.3 3.3 97.3 4.0 6.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.8 BAR VV 0665 5.3 5.3 93.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 2.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 3.6 KENBLUE 4.3 5.0 92.7 2.7 5.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 5.3 3.2 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.3 9.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.9 2.0 0.8 C.V. (%) 11.1 16.4 5.3 17.2 10.8 11.5 12.4 11.9 18.2 15.4 21.2 17.0 9.3 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. 2007 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 151-270 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION