TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RAD-504 7.7 92.7 89.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 7.3 98.7 94.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.9 AMERICA 7.0 92.3 94.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.8 PSG 366 7.3 94.7 94.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.8 H98-701 7.0 92.3 84.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 RAD-0AN64 7.3 94.7 91.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 STR 2553 7.7 94.0 92.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.6 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 7.3 87.0 91.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.4 BD 99-2103 7.7 78.3 83.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.4 DIVA 7.3 95.0 95.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.4 EMPIRE (A01-299) 7.7 80.3 84.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 EXCURSION 7.0 81.7 92.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.4 J-1334 6.7 77.7 92.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.4 PINOT (LTP-149) 8.0 84.3 84.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.4 ALEXA II (J-2404) 7.3 84.7 85.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 7.3 86.7 60.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 EVERGLADE 7.3 75.7 83.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 GLENMONT 6.3 83.7 82.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 8.7 81.3 89.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 MIDNIGHT 8.0 84.7 90.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 PSG 711 7.0 84.3 91.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 SKYE 7.0 83.3 84.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 WASHINGTON 6.3 84.7 97.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 STARBURST (STR 2703) 7.3 84.7 91.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.2 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.7 74.3 82.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.2 A00-1400 7.3 73.0 81.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.1 BEWITCHED 7.7 80.7 82.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.1 J-3429 7.3 72.3 81.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 MYSTERE 7.0 77.7 84.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 RAD-762 6.0 87.0 84.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 REVEILLE 7.0 90.0 90.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 SHAMROCK 7.3 76.0 87.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.1 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.7 78.3 83.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 STR 2485 7.0 75.0 91.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.1 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 7.0 85.7 88.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.1 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 7.0 83.7 83.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 BARIRIS 7.3 80.3 80.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 GRANITE (J-1326) 7.7 82.7 84.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 RUGBY II 7.0 89.3 84.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 A00-1254 7.3 70.7 84.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.9 BD 03-84 7.0 64.3 78.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 6.7 77.0 87.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 MSP 3722 7.0 84.7 84.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 MSP 3723 7.0 97.3 76.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 MSP 3724 6.7 85.7 79.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BAR VK 0710 6.7 75.3 74.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 BELISSIMO 7.0 93.3 76.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 7.0 83.3 79.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 NU DESTINY 8.0 81.7 90.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 POPR 04594 7.0 80.7 88.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 SPTR 2959 7.3 79.0 88.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 7.3 77.3 73.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 1QG-38 7.0 81.3 71.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 AURA (A99-2559) 7.0 48.0 78.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.6 BARON 7.3 66.3 80.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 BEYOND 7.3 65.7 72.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 DLF 76-9075 6.0 72.7 67.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 EVEREST 7.3 68.3 70.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.6 H94-305 7.0 51.7 66.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 7.3 66.7 84.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 7.3 50.7 85.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 A00-247 6.7 84.0 82.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.5 BAR VV 9630 6.0 50.0 77.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.3 48.3 69.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 IMPACT 7.0 57.0 62.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 GINNEY II (J-2024) 7.3 58.0 68.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 PROSPERITY 8.0 69.3 64.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.0 64.3 70.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 BARRISTER 7.7 61.0 79.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 JULIA 7.3 86.7 75.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 7.0 78.7 68.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 7.3 82.7 60.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.3 61.0 71.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 VOLT (A98-999) 6.3 60.7 65.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.4 BAR VV 0709 6.3 62.3 82.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 DP 76-9066 7.3 75.0 57.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 HARMONIE 7.3 66.0 67.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 PST-101-73 6.7 82.7 57.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 ARGOS 6.3 50.0 58.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 ARIES (A98-948) 6.0 57.0 64.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 AVID 6.7 66.3 77.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 BLUESTONE 6.7 41.7 53.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 RAD-343 6.7 61.7 70.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.2 SW AG 514 6.7 55.3 56.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 AKB449 6.7 63.0 66.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.3 57.0 77.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 6.3 56.7 61.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.7 51.3 66.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.1 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.0 62.7 60.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 BD 98-2108 6.7 74.3 71.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PST-1A1-899 6.3 60.7 52.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 6.3 51.7 54.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 BLUEBERRY 7.7 53.7 56.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.9 RUBICON (NA-3248) 6.7 43.0 53.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 RHYTHM 7.7 56.7 70.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 AWARD 6.0 35.0 40.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.8 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 6.3 65.7 51.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.8 DYNAMO 6.0 53.0 43.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 KENBLUE 6.0 84.3 68.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 NUGLADE 7.0 54.3 56.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4-SEASON (J-2791) 7.0 60.3 39.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 A98-689 6.0 43.7 59.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 CPP 822 6.7 59.7 46.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.0 60.3 57.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 6.7 49.7 42.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.4 BAR VV 0665 6.0 43.7 31.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 6.7 55.0 43.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 A95-410 6.0 31.3 33.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 6.3 39.3 32.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 J-2502 5.7 15.7 21.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.4 53.8 47.3 2.0 2.5 1.7 2.7 2.5 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.0 C.V. (%) 10.1 31.9 29.4 11.1 13.4 11.4 20.9 19.9 24.3 27.9 24.2 23.3 15.9 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 NM1 LOAMY SAND 7.1-7.5 - - - FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS