TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BEWITCHED 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.8 RUGBY II 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 AVID 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 BAR VV 9630 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 BARIRIS 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.6 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 5.7 7.0 4.3 5.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 NUGLADE 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 99.0 96.3 99.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.6 H94-305 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.5 YANKEE (NA-3271) 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 AKB449 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 BD 98-2108 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.4 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.4 GLENMONT 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 99.0 96.3 99.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.4 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.4 MYSTERE 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.4 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 SPTR 2959 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.4 A00-247 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 97.7 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 MSP 3724 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 99.0 99.0 98.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 PST-1A1-899 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 97.7 97.7 98.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 1QG-38 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 99.0 97.7 98.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 99.0 96.3 99.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 BAR VV 0709 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 DIVA 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 H98-701 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 RUBICON (NA-3248) 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 97.7 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.2 POPR 04594 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.2 PST-101-73 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 RAD-0AN64 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.2 RAD-762 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 3.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 96.3 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.2 A95-410 3.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 99.0 97.7 98.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 AURA (A99-2559) 3.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.1 J-2502 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.1 RAD-343 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.1 RHYTHM 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 STARBURST (STR 2703) 4.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.1 VOLT (A98-999) 3.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.1 WASHINGTON 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 99.0 99.0 98.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.1 PSG 366 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 4-SEASON (J-2791) 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 99.0 99.0 98.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.9 A00-1400 3.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.9 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 BD 03-84 4.3 4.7 3.7 6.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.9 CPP 822 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 97.7 97.7 97.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.9 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 3.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 97.7 96.3 98.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 IMPACT 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.9 GINNEY II (J-2024) 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 97.7 97.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 PINOT (LTP-149) 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.9 PSG 711 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.9 SHAMROCK 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 SKYE 5.3 6.0 3.3 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.9 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 4.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.9 ALEXA II (J-2404) 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 97.7 95.0 97.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.8 AMERICA 4.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 3.3 4.7 4.8 ARGOS 4.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 AWARD 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 97.7 97.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 3.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.8 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 4.3 4.7 3.3 5.3 94.3 96.3 99.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 EXCURSION 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.8 GRANITE (J-1326) 3.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 94.3 96.3 99.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.8 J-1334 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 MSP 3723 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 STR 2485 4.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 97.7 99.0 98.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.8 SW AG 514 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 97.7 96.3 99.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.8 ARIES (A98-948) 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 97.7 97.7 99.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 99.0 96.3 99.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 BARON 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 99.0 96.3 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 BARRISTER 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 97.7 95.0 99.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 BLUESTONE 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 EMPIRE (A01-299) 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 99.0 95.7 99.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 MIDNIGHT 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 97.7 96.3 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 99.0 96.3 99.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 RAD-504 4.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 97.7 96.3 99.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 A98-689 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 96.3 96.3 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.6 BELISSIMO 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 99.0 94.7 97.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.6 DP 76-9066 4.7 4.7 3.7 6.0 96.3 97.7 98.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.0 3.7 4.6 DYNAMO 4.0 4.7 3.3 5.7 97.7 95.0 99.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.6 EVEREST 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 96.3 97.7 99.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.6 JULIA 3.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 96.3 99.0 99.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.6 PROSPERITY 4.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 96.3 99.0 99.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.6 BAR VK 0710 3.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 96.3 97.7 98.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.5 BAR VV 0665 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BD 99-2103 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 J-3429 3.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.5 A00-1254 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 99.0 96.3 99.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.4 BLUEBERRY 3.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 97.7 97.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.4 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.4 DLF 76-9075 3.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.4 KENBLUE 3.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 97.7 99.0 98.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.4 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.4 REVEILLE 3.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 97.7 97.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.4 STR 2553 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 99.0 96.3 99.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.4 BEYOND 3.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 96.3 99.0 99.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 EVERGLADE 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 96.3 96.3 99.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 HARMONIE 3.7 4.7 3.7 5.7 99.0 99.0 98.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 MSP 3722 3.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 96.3 96.3 99.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 NU DESTINY 3.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 97.7 97.7 99.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 97.7 96.3 99.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 97.7 96.3 99.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 96.3 97.7 97.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.2 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 99.0 96.3 98.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.2 LSD VALUE 2.5 1.3 2.2 2.1 5.9 5.8 1.5 0.9 2.5 1.6 1.9 1.8 4.2 5.7 1.4 C.V. (%) 22.1 14.2 18.5 12.8 1.7 1.8 0.5 11.2 18.9 14.1 16.0 13.2 21.5 22.9 11.3 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 ND1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION