TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING THREAD MAR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A00-1400 6.7 60.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.4 GINNEY II (J-2024) 6.3 70.0 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.4 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.0 68.3 9.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 5.4 BD 03-84 6.7 68.3 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 NUGLADE 6.7 68.3 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 AURA (A99-2559) 6.0 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.1 BAR VV 0709 6.0 86.7 8.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 5.1 BARON 6.7 55.0 8.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.1 EVERGLADE 6.7 70.0 7.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.1 H94-305 7.3 63.3 8.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.1 RAD-762 6.0 56.7 9.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.1 RUGBY II 6.7 60.0 8.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.1 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 6.3 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.1 A98-689 6.3 75.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 6.3 68.3 9.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 BEYOND 5.7 60.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.0 GRANITE (J-1326) 6.0 71.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 IMPACT 5.3 76.7 9.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 5.7 63.3 9.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 MIDNIGHT 6.3 73.3 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 NU DESTINY 6.3 60.0 8.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 A00-1254 6.0 66.7 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.9 AMERICA 6.0 53.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.9 BEWITCHED 6.0 53.3 9.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.9 EVEREST 5.7 60.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.9 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 6.3 68.3 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.9 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 6.3 60.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.9 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 6.0 75.0 7.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.9 POPR 04594 5.7 50.0 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.9 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 6.0 68.3 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 4.9 A00-247 5.7 53.3 9.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.8 ALEXA II (J-2404) 6.0 61.7 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.8 ARIES (A98-948) 5.7 68.3 9.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.8 AWARD 5.7 65.0 7.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 5.7 4.8 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 6.7 41.7 9.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.8 BAR VK 0710 5.3 63.3 8.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.8 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 6.7 55.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.8 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.0 65.0 9.0 3.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 4.8 BARRISTER 6.3 60.0 8.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.8 BD 99-2103 6.0 63.3 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.8 BELISSIMO 6.3 61.7 7.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.8 DLF 76-9075 6.7 66.7 7.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.8 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 6.3 48.3 9.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.8 GLENMONT 5.3 50.0 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.3 4.8 J-2502 6.3 63.3 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.8 TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING THREAD MAR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MSP 3723 5.7 58.3 9.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.8 MYSTERE 5.0 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.8 PSG 711 6.0 48.3 7.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.8 SKYE 6.0 75.0 7.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.8 STR 2485 7.0 55.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.8 STR 2553 6.3 56.7 9.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.8 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.0 76.7 9.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.8 4-SEASON (J-2791) 6.0 63.3 8.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 AKB449 5.3 53.3 9.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 ARGOS 6.0 56.7 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 BAR VV 9630 6.7 58.3 9.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.0 76.7 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 6.0 68.3 8.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 H98-701 6.0 56.7 9.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 MSP 3724 5.3 58.3 8.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 RAD-343 5.7 53.3 7.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 RHYTHM 5.3 56.7 7.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 SPTR 2959 6.7 66.7 7.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 STARBURST (STR 2703) 5.3 53.3 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 AVID 5.0 56.7 8.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 4.6 BAR VV 0665 5.7 56.7 9.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.6 BARIRIS 6.0 50.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.6 DIVA 5.3 63.3 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.6 EXCURSION 5.0 61.7 8.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 6.7 5.3 4.6 J-3429 5.3 68.3 6.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.6 KENBLUE 5.7 68.3 7.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 4.6 MSP 3722 6.3 58.3 9.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 5.7 53.3 9.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 4.6 PSG 366 5.0 56.7 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.6 PST-101-73 5.7 60.0 8.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.6 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 6.3 68.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.6 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 5.7 66.7 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.6 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 5.7 58.3 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.6 A95-410 6.7 55.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.5 BLUEBERRY 6.0 58.3 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.5 DYNAMO 5.7 58.3 8.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.5 EMPIRE (A01-299) 5.0 51.7 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.5 J-1334 6.0 75.0 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.5 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 6.7 55.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.5 PROSPERITY 6.0 60.0 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.5 RAD-0AN64 6.7 45.0 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.5 SHAMROCK 6.0 66.7 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.5 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.0 55.0 8.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.5 WASHINGTON 5.3 65.0 9.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.5 1QG-38 6.7 58.3 7.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.4 TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING THREAD MAR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BD 98-2108 5.3 56.7 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.4 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 5.3 56.7 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.4 HARMONIE 6.3 60.0 9.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.4 PINOT (LTP-149) 5.3 55.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.4 PST-1A1-899 6.0 45.0 9.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 VOLT (A98-999) 5.3 66.7 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 4.4 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 5.3 53.3 9.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 5.3 58.3 8.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 5.0 58.3 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.2 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 6.3 47.0 9.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.2 DP 76-9066 5.7 53.3 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 2.7 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.2 RUBICON (NA-3248) 5.7 65.0 7.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.2 BLUESTONE 5.3 60.0 7.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.1 CPP 822 5.7 56.7 9.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.1 JULIA 5.7 55.0 9.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 2.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.1 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 4.3 66.7 9.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.7 65.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 RAD-504 5.7 51.7 7.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 SW AG 514 5.0 61.7 8.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 REVEILLE 4.0 55.0 9.0 3.7 2.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 3.8 LSD VALUE 3.6 16.0 3.8 0.6 0.6 2.4 1.5 2.5 5.2 1.9 4.8 1.0 C.V. (%) 15.8 14.2 17.1 7.6 10.4 16.4 16.8 18.7 20.4 15.3 20.2 9.3 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 VA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 151-240 1.1-2.0 LIGHT SHADE 1.6-2.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS