TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER WINTER DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL COLOR SPOT FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TOUCHE (STR 23180) 6.0 5.7 86.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.1 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 6.0 6.0 88.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.9 MYSTERE 7.0 6.0 81.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 SKYE 7.7 5.3 90.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.9 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.3 6.0 73.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.9 BELISSIMO 7.3 6.0 86.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 DLF 76-9075 5.7 7.0 93.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.8 WASHINGTON 4.7 6.0 88.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.8 A98-689 6.7 5.3 93.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 AURA (A99-2559) 6.7 5.7 88.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.0 4.7 69.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 MIDNIGHT 8.3 5.0 86.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.7 5.7 88.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 7.3 6.0 85.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.6 BEWITCHED 7.7 5.3 80.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.6 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 7.3 6.3 88.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.6 IMPACT 8.0 5.3 86.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.6 AWARD 7.0 5.3 86.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.5 J-1466 7.7 5.7 85.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.5 J-2502 8.0 5.0 71.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.5 RAD-343 6.0 6.0 76.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.5 BAR VV 0709 6.0 6.0 97.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 7.0 5.4 BD 03-84 7.0 5.0 86.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.4 DIVA 7.0 5.3 75.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.4 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 8.0 5.3 80.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.4 ALEXA II (J-2404) 7.7 5.0 65.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.4 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.7 5.0 76.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.4 POPR 04594 6.3 5.3 65.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 3.3 3.7 5.4 EVERGLADE 7.7 5.3 83.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 NUCHICAGO (J-1334) 8.0 5.7 83.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 J-3429 7.7 5.7 73.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 MSP 3722 7.0 5.0 83.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 PST-101-73 7.0 5.7 83.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 RAD-762 5.3 6.0 70.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 STR 2485 6.0 5.7 75.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 1QG-38 7.0 6.0 75.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.2 A00-1254 7.0 5.0 83.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.2 A98-948 6.0 5.3 83.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.0 5.3 5.2 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 6.7 6.0 78.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.2 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 8.0 5.7 66.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.2 GRANITE (J-1326) 7.7 5.3 78.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.2 J-2024 8.0 5.3 85.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.2 4-SEASON (J-2791) 7.7 4.7 70.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.2 NUGLADE 7.7 5.0 76.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.2 STR 2553 7.0 5.7 71.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.2 TABLE 21. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER WINTER DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL COLOR SPOT FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR VV 9634 6.7 5.0 76.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.1 BD 99-2103 8.0 5.0 71.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 BEYOND 7.7 4.7 71.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.1 H98-701 7.3 6.3 66.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.1 SPTR 2959 6.7 5.0 85.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.1 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.7 5.0 83.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.1 AMERICA 7.0 6.0 65.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 BAR VK 0710 6.0 5.3 83.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 BARON 7.0 5.0 81.7 3.0 6.3 3.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 7.0 5.3 85.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 BLUESTONE 8.0 5.0 65.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 EVEREST 7.3 5.0 66.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 H94-305 5.7 5.0 93.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 NU DESTINY 7.7 5.3 63.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 RUGBY II 7.0 5.0 68.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 AVID 8.0 4.3 68.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.9 BARRISTER 7.7 5.3 73.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.9 BD 98-2108 7.3 5.7 65.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.9 EXCURSION 8.0 5.0 65.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.9 NA-3248 6.7 6.0 71.7 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.0 5.0 4.9 PSG 366 6.3 5.0 65.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.9 RHYTHM 7.7 5.7 58.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.9 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.3 5.0 51.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.9 A00-247 7.3 6.0 68.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.8 AKB449 8.0 5.0 66.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.8 ARGOS 7.0 5.0 56.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.8 BAR VV 9630 6.7 5.3 78.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.8 CPP 822 6.7 6.0 65.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 2.3 4.3 4.8 DP 76-9081 6.0 6.0 85.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.7 5.0 68.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.8 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 7.3 5.0 61.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.8 A01-299 8.0 4.7 63.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 GLENMONT 7.7 5.3 71.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 MSP 3723 7.0 6.0 70.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 MSP 3724 7.0 6.0 78.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 PSG 711 6.7 6.0 68.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 SHAMROCK 6.7 4.7 81.7 7.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 VOLT (A98-999) 6.3 4.7 68.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 A00-1400 7.7 6.0 76.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 A95-410 7.3 4.3 66.7 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.6 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 7.3 5.7 56.7 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.6 BAR VV 8536 6.7 4.7 55.0 3.0 5.7 3.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 2.7 3.7 4.6 KENBLUE 6.3 7.7 88.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.6 PROSPERITY 8.0 5.7 73.3 6.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 PST-109-752 7.0 5.0 61.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.6 TABLE 21. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER WINTER DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL COLOR SPOT FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 7.0 4.7 68.3 3.3 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.5 NA-3257 6.7 5.0 56.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.5 HARMONIE 5.0 5.0 70.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.4 SW AG 514 7.0 5.0 55.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.4 CPP 821 6.0 5.7 43.3 6.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 3.3 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 4.3 DP 76-9066 7.0 5.7 51.7 5.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.3 3.7 4.3 RAD-504 6.7 5.0 68.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 CP 76-9068 6.7 5.3 65.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.7 4.3 4.2 BAR VV 0665 6.7 5.7 63.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.1 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.3 4.7 80.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.1 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.3 6.0 68.3 7.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.7 4.1 DYNAMO 7.3 5.7 63.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 2.7 4.3 4.1 BLUEBERRY 8.3 5.3 68.3 8.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.9 RAD-0AN64 6.7 5.7 41.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.9 PST-1A1-899 7.3 4.7 50.0 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 CPP 817 7.0 6.7 38.3 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.6 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.7 4.3 56.7 3.7 2.7 4.0 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.4 BARIRIS 5.3 5.3 28.3 4.0 2.7 4.0 5.3 3.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 1.7 2.3 3.2 REVEILLE 5.3 6.0 53.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 4.0 3.1 JULIA 7.0 4.7 51.7 5.0 2.7 4.0 4.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.7 3.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.9 27.4 1.6 2.8 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.9 0.8 C.V. (%) 7.3 9.9 20.0 16.1 24.2 17.4 12.8 19.2 12.7 13.9 14.0 18.7 22.8 21.7 10.4 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 VA1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY