TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SUMMER FALL COLOR MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN NUGLADE 8.3 6.0 6.3 99.0 96.0 8.0 6.7 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.7 9.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 BARRISTER 7.7 7.3 7.0 99.0 92.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.9 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 8.0 6.0 7.3 99.0 88.0 7.7 6.7 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 8.3 7.9 RHYTHM 8.3 6.0 7.3 97.7 96.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 8.7 7.7 9.0 7.7 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 7.3 9.0 9.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 8.0 7.3 8.3 7.6 EVERGLADE 8.3 6.0 7.0 94.0 91.3 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.7 6.3 8.0 8.7 7.0 8.0 7.6 IMPACT 8.3 5.7 7.3 99.0 96.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 8.0 7.6 MIDNIGHT 8.7 5.7 7.0 99.0 86.3 7.0 6.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 5.7 7.3 7.6 ALEXA II (J-2404) 7.7 6.0 6.7 99.0 94.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.7 7.3 7.3 7.5 J-1334 8.0 6.7 6.3 99.0 99.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.5 GINNEY II (J-2024) 8.3 6.3 7.0 92.7 99.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.5 NU DESTINY 8.0 5.3 7.0 99.0 94.3 7.0 6.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 8.3 8.3 7.5 GRANITE (J-1326) 8.3 5.7 7.3 96.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 8.7 8.7 5.7 5.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.4 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 8.0 6.7 7.3 99.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.4 DP 76-9066 6.0 6.3 8.0 99.0 97.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 5.3 5.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.7 6.3 6.7 98.7 97.3 7.7 6.0 8.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.7 7.3 EVEREST 8.3 6.0 7.0 96.0 86.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 8.0 7.3 J-3429 8.7 5.7 7.3 95.7 92.7 7.3 7.0 9.0 8.7 6.7 5.0 7.7 6.3 8.3 7.3 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.7 7.7 7.3 94.3 91.0 8.7 7.7 6.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 8.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.3 8.7 7.7 94.3 97.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.2 AWARD 7.7 6.7 7.0 99.0 99.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.1 BEYOND 7.7 7.3 7.0 92.7 93.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.1 BLUESTONE 8.3 6.7 6.3 92.7 96.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.1 DIVA 6.3 7.7 8.3 99.0 96.7 6.3 8.7 6.3 8.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.1 EXCURSION 8.3 6.7 8.0 96.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.3 5.3 5.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.1 BD 99-2103 8.0 6.0 6.0 89.3 89.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 BEWITCHED 8.3 5.3 5.7 96.3 97.7 5.0 6.7 8.3 8.7 7.3 4.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.3 8.7 7.0 99.0 93.0 9.0 9.0 6.3 8.7 8.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 PROSPERITY 9.0 6.3 6.0 94.3 88.0 6.3 5.7 8.3 8.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 SKYE 7.0 7.7 7.3 86.3 96.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.7 4.7 7.7 94.3 92.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 4-SEASON (J-2791) 6.0 5.0 6.3 89.7 98.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.9 BLUEBERRY 8.0 6.0 5.3 96.3 94.3 7.0 6.7 8.7 7.3 7.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.9 A00-1400 7.3 6.0 7.7 96.0 93.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.8 A00-247 6.7 6.7 8.3 99.0 86.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.8 AVID 6.0 6.3 7.0 96.0 90.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 5.7 7.0 6.3 96.7 93.7 8.3 9.0 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.3 7.3 8.0 92.7 88.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 9.0 6.3 6.3 96.7 88.0 7.3 6.7 9.0 8.3 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 GLENMONT 7.0 6.3 7.3 96.0 76.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.6 J-2502 8.3 6.0 6.7 99.0 91.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.6 RUGBY II 7.0 6.3 7.3 99.0 93.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 6.6 AKB449 7.0 4.7 5.3 88.0 86.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.5 AURA (A99-2559) 7.0 7.7 6.7 86.3 89.7 8.7 8.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.5 BARON 6.3 5.3 5.7 75.0 86.3 4.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SUMMER FALL COLOR MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN EMPIRE (A01-299) 7.3 5.3 7.0 99.0 76.3 8.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.5 PSG 366 7.0 7.3 8.0 86.3 84.7 8.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.5 RAD-343 5.7 8.7 7.7 89.3 98.7 7.0 7.7 5.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 6.3 8.3 8.3 94.3 90.7 7.3 8.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.4 1QG-38 6.7 5.3 7.3 86.3 93.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 A95-410 7.0 5.0 5.7 89.3 90.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 AMERICA 6.3 7.3 7.3 89.3 76.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 ARIES (A98-948) 6.7 8.0 8.3 86.3 96.0 7.3 8.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 6.7 6.3 7.7 88.7 96.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 H98-701 6.7 5.7 7.7 80.0 86.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.3 7.0 6.0 66.7 88.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.3 4.3 5.3 79.7 71.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 PST-101-73 7.7 6.3 7.7 97.7 81.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 STR 2553 7.0 8.0 6.7 81.7 71.7 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 WASHINGTON 6.3 8.7 7.7 86.3 94.3 8.0 8.0 4.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 A98-689 6.0 6.7 7.0 95.3 97.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 BD 03-84 6.3 7.7 7.0 99.0 93.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.2 JULIA 6.7 5.7 6.0 83.3 76.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.2 POPR 04594 6.3 8.3 8.0 95.0 80.0 7.3 8.7 5.0 8.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.2 RAD-504 7.0 8.0 5.0 78.3 83.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 SPTR 2959 6.3 6.7 6.7 85.0 86.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.2 ARGOS 6.0 7.0 8.3 97.7 72.7 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.1 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 7.0 6.3 6.0 93.0 73.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.1 BD 98-2108 6.3 7.0 7.3 91.3 88.0 8.7 8.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.1 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 6.3 6.7 7.3 95.7 65.0 5.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.1 RUBICON (NA-3248) 5.7 9.0 8.7 95.7 90.7 8.0 7.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 RAD-762 6.0 8.3 8.3 99.0 81.7 7.0 7.7 5.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.1 STR 2485 6.0 8.7 7.7 90.3 87.7 8.0 8.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.1 BAR VV 9630 5.3 7.0 7.3 78.3 90.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 BARIRIS 5.7 6.3 6.3 88.3 86.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 BELISSIMO 6.7 5.0 7.0 91.3 84.7 5.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 5.7 8.7 7.3 96.0 99.0 7.0 8.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 MSP 3722 7.0 5.3 6.0 79.7 75.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 MSP 3723 7.0 8.3 7.3 91.0 85.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 8.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 PSG 711 7.0 6.7 7.7 86.3 88.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.3 6.0 6.3 70.0 89.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 MSP 3724 7.0 7.7 7.7 96.7 88.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.9 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.3 5.7 4.3 85.0 89.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.0 5.7 7.3 81.7 76.7 6.0 7.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.8 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.0 6.3 6.7 80.0 93.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.8 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 4.3 7.0 9.0 96.0 89.7 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.8 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 4.3 6.3 8.7 93.7 81.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.8 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 6.0 7.0 7.0 92.7 82.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 7.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 MYSTERE 7.0 8.3 6.0 86.0 83.3 8.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 RAD-0AN64 7.0 6.3 5.7 78.3 75.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.8 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SUMMER FALL COLOR MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SW AG 514 6.3 7.7 8.3 91.7 69.7 5.3 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.8 VOLT (A98-999) 6.3 7.7 7.0 94.3 81.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.8 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 5.7 5.3 4.3 68.3 80.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 HARMONIE 4.7 8.3 9.0 99.0 73.3 5.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 7.0 8.0 5.7 81.7 76.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 SHAMROCK 6.3 5.7 6.3 83.0 79.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 H94-305 7.0 6.3 4.7 83.3 74.7 7.0 6.7 4.0 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 BAR VK 0710 5.3 7.7 6.0 71.7 78.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 BAR VV 0709 6.3 7.3 6.3 98.7 84.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 CPP 822 5.0 7.0 9.0 96.3 89.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 DYNAMO 5.3 7.3 6.0 85.0 83.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 5.3 8.3 5.0 77.3 73.3 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 4.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 DLF 76-9075 6.3 9.0 8.7 69.7 70.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 6.3 7.3 5.0 69.7 75.0 3.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 PST-1A1-899 6.3 7.0 5.7 78.3 60.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 3.3 5.0 5.2 A00-1254 6.0 8.0 4.7 61.7 73.3 8.0 6.7 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 6.0 8.3 7.3 41.7 96.0 7.7 7.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.9 BAR VV 0665 6.0 8.0 4.0 25.7 58.3 6.3 6.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 5.7 4.2 KENBLUE 6.7 8.7 3.7 36.7 73.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.1 REVEILLE 6.7 7.7 3.7 43.3 58.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 2.0 1.8 15.6 22.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 9.6 16.9 15.8 11.3 13.1 9.6 9.1 9.7 9.1 18.2 23.4 19.5 19.7 14.6 8.1 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. 2008 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 KY1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS