TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MADISON (TRAFFIC STUDY), WI 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BD 03-84 6.7 7.0 7.0 96.3 86.7 90.0 7.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.8 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 5.3 7.0 8.3 94.7 85.0 94.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.5 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.0 5.3 7.7 94.7 75.0 96.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.7 7.7 7.2 CPP 822 4.0 6.0 9.0 96.0 73.3 94.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 8.0 7.3 7.2 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 4.7 6.3 9.0 97.3 70.0 89.0 3.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 HARMONIE 4.7 7.3 9.0 96.0 81.7 95.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 6.3 6.3 6.7 92.3 73.3 85.0 4.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.8 DIVA 5.3 6.3 6.0 94.0 78.3 83.3 5.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.8 SW AG 514 6.7 3.0 6.3 96.0 65.0 91.7 5.0 5.3 8.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 MSP 3723 5.7 4.7 6.7 92.3 68.3 87.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 8.3 5.7 6.6 POPR 04594 4.7 7.0 7.0 90.3 76.7 90.0 4.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.6 BAR VV 0709 5.0 7.0 8.0 93.3 88.3 90.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 BEWITCHED 8.0 4.7 5.7 91.0 81.7 85.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 EMPIRE (A01-299) 7.7 5.0 4.7 86.7 81.7 88.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 PST-1A1-899 8.0 6.7 7.0 92.3 78.3 85.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 AURA (A99-2559) 6.0 6.0 6.3 88.7 78.3 85.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.2 BELISSIMO 6.7 4.7 6.3 90.0 78.3 80.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.2 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.0 5.3 6.3 90.7 80.0 86.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.2 AMERICA 7.0 5.0 7.3 90.7 86.7 80.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 AVID 6.7 4.3 5.0 91.7 66.7 83.3 5.3 5.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 RAD-343 5.0 7.3 6.3 86.7 80.0 88.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 WASHINGTON 5.0 6.7 7.3 87.7 63.3 83.3 4.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 BD 99-2103 7.3 4.3 5.7 88.3 75.0 88.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 DYNAMO 6.7 4.7 6.3 93.0 71.7 85.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 EXCURSION 7.0 4.3 6.3 90.7 68.3 82.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.9 GLENMONT 6.3 5.7 6.0 90.7 70.0 77.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 MIDNIGHT 7.7 4.7 6.0 94.0 81.7 85.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 MSP 3722 6.3 3.7 6.7 90.7 83.3 78.3 3.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 5.0 4.7 5.0 90.7 71.7 84.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 7.7 4.7 6.3 93.0 75.0 89.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 NUGLADE 7.3 4.7 6.0 94.0 71.7 83.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 A00-247 5.7 5.0 7.3 84.3 78.3 78.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.8 IMPACT 7.7 4.3 6.7 89.3 55.0 87.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.8 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 4.3 7.0 6.0 86.0 61.7 85.0 4.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 4.7 7.7 6.7 90.0 63.3 80.0 5.3 7.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 5.0 5.8 BARIRIS 6.0 4.3 5.7 89.0 60.0 81.7 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 JULIA 6.0 4.3 6.7 89.0 68.3 78.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 PROSPERITY 9.0 4.3 7.7 90.7 83.3 84.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 7.3 6.3 5.3 86.7 61.7 77.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.3 4.3 6.0 89.3 63.3 81.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 STR 2485 4.3 7.0 6.7 87.0 75.0 80.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4-SEASON (J-2791) 7.7 5.0 5.0 90.7 71.7 83.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.6 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 5.7 4.0 5.7 89.3 65.0 75.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 BEYOND 8.0 4.7 5.3 85.7 73.3 90.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.6 DP 76-9066 6.0 5.7 6.7 94.0 56.7 71.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.6 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MADISON (TRAFFIC STUDY), WI 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN EVEREST 7.3 5.0 6.0 88.3 71.7 78.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 MSP 3724 6.3 4.3 7.0 86.7 83.3 70.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.7 5.7 4.7 85.0 65.0 85.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 STR 2553 6.3 3.7 7.0 93.0 80.0 79.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.6 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 7.0 4.7 7.3 81.0 76.7 80.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 RUBICON (NA-3248) 4.3 6.0 8.0 89.3 65.0 81.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 ALEXA II (J-2404) 7.3 4.7 6.3 91.0 66.7 80.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 BAR VV 9630 4.7 5.0 5.7 87.7 73.3 92.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.4 BARON 7.0 5.3 4.7 89.7 68.3 86.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 BARRISTER 6.7 4.0 6.0 87.0 65.0 78.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.4 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 4.7 7.3 9.0 92.3 56.7 68.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 5.4 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.0 5.0 6.0 88.3 80.0 83.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.4 NU DESTINY 7.7 4.3 5.7 85.7 76.7 78.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 RAD-504 7.7 5.3 7.0 86.7 66.7 70.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 RAD-762 4.7 7.3 6.7 91.0 70.0 73.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.4 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 5.3 6.3 5.0 84.3 63.3 66.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.4 SKYE 7.7 6.3 6.0 90.0 66.7 80.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.0 5.0 6.3 90.0 66.7 84.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.4 GINNEY II (J-2024) 8.0 4.3 5.0 90.0 56.7 88.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 7.7 3.7 6.0 87.7 73.3 80.0 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 RAD-0AN64 7.7 5.0 5.3 83.3 60.0 71.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 ARGOS 8.0 6.0 5.3 86.0 61.7 53.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.2 BD 98-2108 7.0 6.7 6.3 84.3 56.7 75.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 PSG 711 6.7 4.7 6.7 87.7 61.7 78.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.2 RUGBY II 5.7 4.3 6.0 86.0 63.3 78.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 H98-701 7.0 4.3 6.7 83.3 71.7 76.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 RHYTHM 8.3 4.3 5.7 89.0 70.0 80.0 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 1QG-38 6.7 5.0 7.0 80.3 56.7 76.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.9 ARIES (A98-948) 5.3 5.7 4.7 92.3 45.0 78.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.9 AWARD 7.3 4.7 5.3 89.3 56.7 80.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.9 GRANITE (J-1326) 8.0 4.0 6.0 86.0 65.0 83.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.9 J-2502 8.0 5.0 5.7 87.7 55.0 78.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.9 MYSTERE 8.0 5.3 5.7 80.0 75.0 81.7 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 PST-101-73 5.3 4.3 5.7 84.3 70.0 70.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 SPTR 2959 5.0 5.7 5.7 94.0 43.3 66.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.9 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 8.0 4.0 6.0 86.0 65.0 80.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.9 BAR VK 0710 4.7 5.7 4.7 91.3 76.7 76.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 BLUEBERRY 8.3 4.3 5.7 86.0 70.0 75.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 J-1334 8.0 4.0 5.7 86.0 63.3 78.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 A95-410 6.7 3.3 5.3 84.3 63.3 76.7 6.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 BLUESTONE 7.7 4.0 6.0 87.7 60.0 73.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 EVERGLADE 7.0 4.7 5.7 79.3 61.7 73.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 A00-1400 8.0 4.3 5.3 85.3 66.7 66.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.6 A98-689 5.0 5.0 5.0 86.0 70.0 71.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 5.0 5.0 5.0 92.3 26.7 75.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.0 2.7 3.3 5.0 4.6 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MADISON (TRAFFIC STUDY), WI 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN VOLT (A98-999) 4.7 6.3 4.3 91.3 36.7 78.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.6 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.7 4.7 5.7 87.0 66.7 78.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.5 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 8.0 5.3 6.0 82.7 60.0 66.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 PSG 366 6.7 6.3 5.7 81.0 60.0 73.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.4 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 5.0 5.3 5.7 88.3 41.7 70.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 2.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 5.3 5.0 5.3 86.7 65.0 70.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.2 A00-1254 8.3 4.7 5.0 78.3 56.7 75.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.1 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 4.3 5.3 5.0 80.0 61.7 60.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.1 H94-305 5.3 5.0 5.0 76.7 61.7 63.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.0 2.7 4.1 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.7 2.7 5.0 70.0 60.0 71.7 6.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 3.9 SHAMROCK 5.3 6.3 4.7 80.0 20.0 36.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 3.0 1.3 2.3 2.3 3.5 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 7.0 3.3 4.7 78.3 60.0 66.7 6.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 AKB449 7.0 5.0 5.7 80.0 33.3 43.3 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.3 3.0 2.3 3.3 J-3429 7.3 4.3 6.7 82.7 36.7 53.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 REVEILLE 7.0 3.3 6.0 46.7 50.0 56.7 5.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.8 DLF 76-9075 6.7 3.0 5.7 40.0 56.7 50.0 4.7 2.3 1.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 8.3 3.3 5.7 70.0 13.3 43.3 6.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.6 KENBLUE 6.7 2.0 5.0 43.3 53.3 43.3 6.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.4 BAR VV 0665 7.3 2.0 4.7 18.3 10.0 16.7 5.3 2.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.5 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 6.7 1.0 5.0 23.3 20.0 33.3 6.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.3 2.0 1.4 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.2 1.2 8.4 21.4 18.6 1.8 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.0 C.V. (%) 11.2 15.9 12.6 6.7 20.0 14.8 17.2 13.4 16.1 18.1 21.7 18.5 21.2 13.0 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 WI2 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 - - 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS