TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF TYPHULA LEAF DOLLAR PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE BLIGHT SPOT SPOT WARM TEMP. MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AVID 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.3 5.3 7.3 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.1 DIVA 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 7.7 8.7 7.3 3.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.7 8.3 4.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 BD 99-2103 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 3.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.9 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.9 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 4.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 A00-1400 7.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.3 8.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 AMERICA 5.7 4.3 6.0 4.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.8 BEWITCHED 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 3.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 EMPIRE (A01-299) 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 H98-701 6.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 8.3 7.3 3.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.8 ARGOS 7.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 3.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 DP 76-9066 5.7 5.0 7.0 4.7 8.7 5.3 6.7 3.3 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 J-3429 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 MSP 3722 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 MSP 3723 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 2.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 RAD-0AN64 6.0 4.3 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 3.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 STR 2553 5.7 5.3 7.0 4.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 3.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 1QG-38 5.3 4.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 8.7 7.7 3.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.6 A95-410 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 AURA (A99-2559) 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 8.7 8.0 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 BARRISTER 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 3.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 BLUEBERRY 7.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 3.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 EVEREST 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 EVERGLADE 7.0 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 3.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.6 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 5.7 4.3 6.3 4.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 3.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 GINNEY II (J-2024) 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 7.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 RUBICON (NA-3248) 6.0 5.3 7.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 3.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.6 NUGLADE 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 3.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 7.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 2.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 RUGBY II 7.0 5.0 6.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 3.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.6 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 3.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 3.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 ALEXA II (J-2404) 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 J-2502 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 8.0 3.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 MSP 3724 6.0 4.3 6.7 4.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 MYSTERE 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 8.3 8.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 RHYTHM 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 6.3 4.7 6.3 3.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 2.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.5 4-SEASON (J-2791) 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.3 4.3 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 3.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.4 AWARD 6.7 3.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 3.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 BD 98-2108 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.0 7.3 5.3 7.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 BELISSIMO 6.0 4.0 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF TYPHULA LEAF DOLLAR PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE BLIGHT SPOT SPOT WARM TEMP. MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BEYOND 7.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 2.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.4 CPP 822 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.4 IMPACT 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 8.0 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 NU DESTINY 7.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 3.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 PINOT (LTP-149) 8.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 PSG 711 5.7 4.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.4 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 7.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 3.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 RAD-343 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 3.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.4 STR 2485 6.3 4.7 6.3 3.3 6.3 7.7 8.3 3.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 WASHINGTON 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.0 6.7 8.7 8.0 3.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.4 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 3.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.4 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 3.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 A00-247 6.0 5.0 6.7 4.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 3.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 ARIES (A98-948) 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 3.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 BD 03-84 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 BLUESTONE 7.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 2.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 DYNAMO 6.0 4.7 6.3 4.7 7.7 5.3 6.3 3.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 EXCURSION 7.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 3.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 GLENMONT 7.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 GRANITE (J-1326) 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 3.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 HARMONIE 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 MIDNIGHT 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 2.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 PROSPERITY 8.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 7.3 4.7 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 PSG 366 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 7.3 5.3 6.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 PST-101-73 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 SPTR 2959 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 SW AG 514 5.3 4.7 6.7 3.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 3.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 BAR VK 0710 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 2.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 BAR VV 9630 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.2 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 5.3 5.3 7.0 4.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 3.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 J-1334 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 3.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 JULIA 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 5.7 5.0 6.0 3.7 7.0 8.7 8.0 3.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.2 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 7.0 4.7 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 POPR 04594 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 3.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.2 PST-1A1-899 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 3.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 SHAMROCK 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.3 5.0 6.0 3.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 SKYE 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 VOLT (A98-999) 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 3.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 AKB449 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 3.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.1 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.1 BARON 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 3.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF TYPHULA LEAF DOLLAR PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE BLIGHT SPOT SPOT WARM TEMP. MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 5.7 5.3 6.0 3.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 3.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.1 RAD-762 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 3.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 7.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 2.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 BARIRIS 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 7.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 H94-305 4.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 8.3 7.0 3.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 A00-1254 6.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 2.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.9 A98-689 5.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 7.3 4.3 6.7 3.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.9 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.9 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 7.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 RAD-504 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 2.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 BAR VV 0709 4.7 5.3 7.0 3.7 4.7 7.7 6.0 2.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.6 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 5.3 3.7 6.7 3.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 2.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.6 DLF 76-9075 4.7 4.3 6.3 3.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 BAR VV 0665 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 2.3 3.7 2.7 2.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.9 KENBLUE 5.0 4.3 5.3 2.7 3.0 6.0 5.3 2.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 3.7 3.0 7.0 3.0 2.7 7.7 7.0 1.3 3.0 2.0 2.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.6 REVEILLE 7.3 3.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 2.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.6 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.0 0.8 2.0 1.3 2.0 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 8.4 12.1 8.2 19.0 12.2 18.8 12.3 15.6 11.5 9.2 10.4 13.3 12.2 10.7 11.8 9.8 5.7 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION