TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT PINK GENETIC SPRING COVER TOLERANCE SNOW SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL WILTING MOLD RATINGS MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 4.3 6.7 97.7 4.7 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 AWARD 7.0 6.0 97.7 6.0 6.7 8.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.6 ALEXA II (J-2404) 6.0 5.3 97.7 4.7 6.3 9.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 BD 03-84 5.3 6.3 99.0 4.3 6.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 RAD-343 3.0 7.7 99.0 4.7 7.7 9.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 BEWITCHED 5.3 5.7 96.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 DP 76-9066 4.3 6.0 99.0 6.0 8.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 EVERGLADE 5.0 5.0 94.7 5.0 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 RAD-762 3.3 7.0 96.3 4.7 7.7 8.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.1 BARRISTER 5.7 5.0 97.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 4.0 6.3 96.3 2.3 6.7 8.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 EXCURSION 5.7 5.0 94.7 7.0 6.7 8.7 5.0 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 5.7 5.7 96.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 BD 99-2103 6.3 5.3 96.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 3.3 5.7 96.3 2.7 6.3 8.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 H98-701 4.0 5.0 99.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.9 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 5.7 4.7 96.3 6.0 5.3 9.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.9 WASHINGTON 3.3 7.3 97.7 5.3 7.7 8.7 5.0 3.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.9 EVEREST 5.3 4.7 95.0 4.7 6.0 8.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 GINNEY II (J-2024) 6.3 4.7 94.7 5.7 6.3 8.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 6.7 4.0 95.0 5.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 NU DESTINY 6.0 4.7 94.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.8 NUGLADE 4.7 5.0 93.3 7.0 7.3 8.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 4.0 7.0 96.3 4.3 6.3 8.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 6.0 5.3 94.7 6.0 6.0 8.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 AVID 4.7 5.7 96.3 5.3 7.3 8.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 DYNAMO 4.0 4.7 97.7 3.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 GRANITE (J-1326) 6.7 5.0 96.3 6.0 6.7 9.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 IMPACT 5.7 4.3 91.7 6.7 5.3 9.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 RHYTHM 6.7 6.0 97.7 5.7 5.3 8.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 STR 2553 4.0 4.7 97.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 6.7 6.0 91.7 6.3 7.3 9.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 SKYE 4.3 6.3 96.3 4.3 6.3 8.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.6 SW AG 514 3.7 4.0 93.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.6 BD 98-2108 5.0 7.0 96.0 4.3 6.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 JULIA 3.0 5.3 91.7 6.0 7.7 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.5 1QG-38 3.7 6.3 94.3 5.7 6.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.4 BLUESTONE 5.0 5.3 97.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 DIVA 2.3 5.3 94.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.4 J-2502 7.0 5.3 91.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 J-3429 7.0 6.0 91.7 6.3 6.7 8.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 MSP 3722 5.0 5.0 96.3 5.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 5.7 8.0 88.3 6.3 7.3 8.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.4 PST-1A1-899 3.7 6.7 93.0 4.7 7.3 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.4 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 3.3 6.0 97.7 4.0 7.7 9.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.4 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT PINK GENETIC SPRING COVER TOLERANCE SNOW SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL WILTING MOLD RATINGS MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 5.3 5.7 91.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.4 A00-1400 5.3 5.7 94.3 6.0 6.0 8.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 AMERICA 3.3 5.3 95.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 BELISSIMO 3.7 4.7 91.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 YANKEE (NA-3271) 5.3 5.3 91.7 5.3 7.3 8.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4-SEASON (J-2791) 3.3 5.7 97.7 5.7 7.7 8.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 A00-247 4.0 4.0 97.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.2 MSP 3723 3.0 5.0 94.7 7.3 4.7 8.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 PST-101-73 3.7 5.3 91.3 6.7 6.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 5.7 4.0 90.0 5.7 6.0 9.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 ARIES (A98-948) 4.0 6.3 96.3 3.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 2.0 6.3 96.3 4.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 GLENMONT 4.0 4.7 93.0 6.7 4.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.1 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 3.0 6.0 97.7 4.3 7.0 8.3 5.3 3.7 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.1 PSG 366 4.7 6.0 93.3 4.3 7.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.1 SHAMROCK 6.3 7.0 93.3 3.7 8.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.1 SPTR 2959 3.0 6.7 97.7 4.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 BARIRIS 2.7 4.7 93.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 3.3 4.7 94.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 MYSTERE 6.7 6.7 96.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 RUBICON (NA-3248) 4.3 7.0 96.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 5.0 5.3 93.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 POPR 04594 3.0 6.3 97.7 2.7 6.0 8.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 STR 2485 3.3 6.7 93.0 5.7 7.3 8.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 3.3 3.7 96.0 3.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.9 MIDNIGHT 6.0 5.0 91.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.9 MSP 3724 3.3 4.3 94.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 2.7 6.0 96.3 4.7 7.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 AKB449 5.7 4.7 97.7 3.3 6.7 8.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 2.3 7.0 97.7 4.0 7.7 1.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.8 BEYOND 5.0 4.7 91.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.8 HARMONIE 1.7 5.7 99.0 3.7 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.8 J-1334 6.7 3.7 90.0 5.7 4.3 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 RAD-504 6.3 6.0 96.3 3.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 AURA (A99-2559) 4.7 7.0 96.3 3.7 5.7 8.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 BARON 3.3 4.7 91.7 4.3 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 CPP 822 2.0 6.3 99.0 4.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 EMPIRE (A01-299) 4.3 5.7 84.7 6.7 6.7 8.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 3.3 5.7 97.7 3.3 6.7 8.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.7 6.7 95.0 4.3 6.3 8.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 RUGBY II 3.7 5.3 96.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 6.0 4.7 93.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 BAR VV 9630 2.0 6.3 94.7 4.3 8.3 2.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.6 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.0 5.7 88.3 3.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 ARGOS 5.0 5.7 88.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.5 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT PINK GENETIC SPRING COVER TOLERANCE SNOW SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL WILTING MOLD RATINGS MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR VV 0709 2.7 6.0 97.7 3.7 7.0 6.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.4 STARBURST (STR 2703) 3.3 6.7 95.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.4 A95-410 6.0 4.7 88.3 2.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 A98-689 1.7 4.0 90.0 2.3 7.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 BAR VK 0710 2.0 5.7 93.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 BLUEBERRY 7.3 5.0 81.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 2.0 5.7 93.0 5.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 4.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 4.3 PSG 711 4.0 3.3 88.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 RAD-0AN64 5.7 5.0 88.3 4.3 6.3 8.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 VOLT (A98-999) 5.3 5.3 90.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 5.3 4.1 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 3.7 5.3 90.0 2.3 7.3 1.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 DLF 76-9075 3.3 6.0 86.7 5.0 2.7 8.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 A00-1254 6.7 4.7 88.3 4.0 4.0 8.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 3.9 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.7 4.3 90.0 5.7 4.0 7.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.9 H94-305 2.3 6.7 85.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 BAR VV 0665 7.0 3.5 86.7 5.0 2.0 4.3 2.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 KENBLUE 4.3 4.3 88.3 3.3 2.0 6.3 2.3 1.3 2.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 2.9 PROSPERITY 7.3 3.5 61.7 6.7 1.3 8.3 2.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.9 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 6.0 3.0 86.7 4.0 1.0 8.3 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.7 4.0 4.7 2.7 REVEILLE 6.0 3.5 58.3 4.0 3.0 6.0 1.7 2.3 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 2.6 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.8 13.9 2.3 2.0 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.2 C.V. (%) 21.3 18.4 7.5 25.3 18.9 12.8 20.5 18.7 20.1 20.2 20.8 17.4 13.8 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS