TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PINK GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER LEAF DOLLAR SNOW QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE FALL SPOT SPOT MOLD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BD 99-2103 7.7 4.3 5.7 95.0 7.0 8.7 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.2 DIVA 6.3 4.3 6.7 93.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.2 A00-1400 7.7 4.7 6.0 90.0 8.0 8.7 6.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.3 5.0 6.0 80.0 6.3 8.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 ARGOS 6.3 5.3 5.7 91.7 5.7 8.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 AVID 7.0 5.0 5.3 88.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 BEWITCHED 7.3 4.0 5.7 93.3 7.0 8.3 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.3 5.7 6.0 91.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 AMERICA 6.0 4.0 6.3 91.7 7.3 8.7 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 EVERGLADE 7.3 3.0 6.0 90.0 7.0 8.3 5.0 3.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.9 MSP 3723 5.7 4.0 6.7 93.3 7.7 8.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 A01-299 6.3 5.0 6.0 93.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.8 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 5.7 3.7 6.0 88.3 7.7 8.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 BELISSIMO 6.0 4.0 6.7 90.0 7.3 9.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.7 4.0 6.3 83.3 6.7 8.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 EVEREST 7.0 3.0 6.0 85.0 6.7 8.3 5.7 3.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 H98-701 5.7 4.0 6.3 88.3 7.0 9.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.0 3.3 6.0 88.3 7.0 8.0 5.3 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 STR 2553 6.0 4.0 6.3 95.0 7.3 8.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 6.7 3.7 6.3 65.0 6.7 8.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 BLUEBERRY 8.7 4.0 6.0 86.7 7.3 9.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 IMPACT 7.0 3.7 6.0 80.0 7.0 8.0 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 J-2024 7.3 3.3 6.0 88.3 6.7 8.0 5.0 3.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 MSP 3722 6.7 4.3 6.0 90.0 7.3 8.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 NUGLADE 7.3 3.3 6.3 83.3 6.3 9.0 5.0 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 PSG 711 6.0 3.3 6.7 90.0 7.0 8.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 1QG-38 6.0 4.0 6.3 93.3 7.0 8.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 A95-410 6.3 5.3 5.3 81.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 AWARD 7.0 3.0 6.0 81.7 6.3 8.7 5.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.6 J-2502 7.3 3.0 6.3 91.7 7.0 8.3 4.7 3.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.6 MSP 3724 5.7 4.3 6.3 86.7 7.0 8.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 A98-948 5.7 5.0 6.3 81.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 J-1466 7.3 4.0 6.0 86.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 J-3429 7.7 4.0 6.0 80.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.5 MYSTERE 6.3 5.3 6.3 85.0 5.0 9.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 RHYTHM 7.0 4.0 6.3 85.0 6.0 8.3 5.3 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.5 SKYE 6.7 4.0 6.0 88.3 5.3 7.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.5 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 5.7 5.0 6.0 85.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 BEYOND 7.0 3.3 6.0 81.7 6.3 8.3 4.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 EXCURSION 7.3 3.3 6.3 90.0 6.7 8.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.4 GLENMONT 6.3 5.3 6.0 86.7 6.7 8.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 ALEXA II (J-2404) 7.0 3.0 6.0 88.3 7.0 7.3 4.7 3.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.4 MIDNIGHT 6.7 3.3 6.3 90.0 6.7 8.3 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.4 PINOT (LTP-149) 8.0 4.7 5.7 90.0 8.0 8.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.4 PST-101-73 5.7 4.7 6.0 85.0 7.0 8.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PINK GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER LEAF DOLLAR SNOW QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE FALL SPOT SPOT MOLD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RAD-0AN64 6.7 5.0 6.0 90.0 5.7 8.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 RUGBY II 6.3 4.0 6.0 83.3 6.0 8.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.4 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.7 5.3 6.3 90.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 AKB449 7.0 4.7 5.7 90.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 BARRISTER 7.0 3.3 6.0 81.7 6.7 8.0 5.7 3.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 6.7 5.7 5.3 81.7 4.7 8.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 BD 98-2108 6.3 5.7 6.7 91.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 BLUESTONE 7.0 3.0 6.0 91.7 6.3 8.7 5.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 DP 76-9066 6.3 4.7 6.3 86.7 7.7 4.7 6.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.3 3.3 5.7 86.7 6.0 8.3 5.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 NA-3248 5.3 5.0 7.0 71.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 PROSPERITY 7.0 3.7 6.0 75.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 PSG 366 6.3 6.0 6.0 90.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 SHAMROCK 6.3 5.7 5.0 80.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.0 5.0 5.3 83.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 STR 2485 6.0 5.0 6.7 63.3 4.7 8.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 5.7 5.0 6.3 81.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 AURA (A99-2559) 5.3 5.0 6.3 88.3 4.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.2 BARON 5.3 3.7 5.3 73.3 6.7 8.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 BD 03-84 6.7 5.0 6.0 83.3 6.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 NUCHICAGO (J-1334) 7.7 3.0 6.0 90.0 6.7 8.0 5.0 3.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.2 4-SEASON (J-2791) 7.3 5.3 5.3 86.7 7.7 4.7 7.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.2 NU DESTINY 7.7 3.0 6.0 93.3 7.0 8.0 5.0 3.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.2 PST-1A1-899 6.7 4.0 6.0 90.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.2 RAD-343 5.3 5.0 6.0 60.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 RAD-762 5.0 5.0 6.0 60.0 5.3 8.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 SPTR 2959 5.7 4.0 6.0 88.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.2 VOLT (A98-999) 5.7 5.3 5.7 86.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 A98-689 5.0 4.7 5.3 95.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 BAR VK 0710 4.7 4.3 5.7 78.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.1 BAR VV 8536 5.3 4.0 5.0 81.7 5.3 8.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 5.3 5.3 6.7 61.7 4.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.1 CPP 817 6.7 3.0 7.7 93.3 5.3 8.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 H94-305 4.7 4.7 5.7 86.7 3.7 8.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.1 GRANITE (J-1326) 6.7 3.0 6.0 91.7 6.3 7.7 5.0 3.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.1 A00-247 6.0 4.3 6.3 91.7 7.3 9.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.0 4.7 6.3 68.3 5.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 DYNAMO 6.0 3.7 5.7 81.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.3 4.7 5.7 85.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 NA-3257 7.3 4.3 5.7 80.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 POPR 04594 5.7 5.0 6.0 68.3 5.3 8.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 SW AG 514 5.7 5.0 6.0 86.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 6.0 5.0 6.0 78.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 WASHINGTON 5.3 5.7 6.7 56.7 5.0 8.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 7.3 4.0 5.7 85.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.9 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PINK GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER LEAF DOLLAR SNOW QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE FALL SPOT SPOT MOLD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.3 2.7 5.7 75.0 5.7 8.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 BAR VV 9630 5.7 5.0 5.7 81.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.9 BAR VV 9634 5.3 4.7 5.0 90.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.7 4.7 5.7 80.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 PST-109-752 6.0 5.0 6.0 70.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.0 4.0 6.0 80.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 A00-1254 6.3 4.7 5.3 70.0 4.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 CP 76-9068 5.7 3.7 7.0 46.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 DLF 76-9075 5.0 4.3 7.0 85.0 3.7 9.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 JULIA 5.3 3.7 6.0 63.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 BARIRIS 6.0 4.3 6.3 75.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 4.6 CPP 821 5.3 4.0 7.0 73.3 6.3 3.3 7.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 5.7 4.6 CPP 822 5.0 4.3 7.0 63.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.6 HARMONIE 4.7 3.7 7.0 58.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 RAD-504 7.0 4.3 5.7 83.3 5.3 7.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 BAR VV 0709 4.7 4.3 7.0 78.3 2.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 2.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 DP 76-9081 4.3 4.7 5.7 85.0 3.0 9.0 3.7 3.7 2.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 BAR VV 0665 6.3 5.0 5.0 78.3 2.3 7.7 4.0 3.3 2.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.1 KENBLUE 4.7 1.7 5.3 65.0 1.3 8.7 1.7 3.0 1.7 2.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.2 REVEILLE 5.7 1.7 5.0 33.3 2.7 8.0 3.7 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.0 0.7 13.8 1.0 1.6 1.2 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 9.3 14.6 7.2 10.5 10.5 13.5 12.8 9.6 10.6 11.1 11.7 12.1 11.1 9.6 6.4 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION