TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY LEAF DOLLAR SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SPOT SPOT RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 8.7 4.0 7.0 8.0 9 8.7 9.0 6.3 8.7 8.0 7.3 3.7 7.3 8.3 7.1 EXCURSION 8.3 4.3 7.3 8.3 9 8.0 9.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 ARGOS 6.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 9 8.7 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 7.0 8.0 6.9 IMPACT 8.3 4.3 7.0 8.0 9 8.0 9.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 6.9 MIDNIGHT 8.0 3.3 7.0 8.0 9 7.7 9.0 5.3 8.7 8.3 7.3 4.0 6.7 7.7 6.9 RHYTHM 8.7 4.0 7.0 8.0 9 8.3 9.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 3.7 6.7 7.7 6.9 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 8.7 4.3 7.0 7.7 9 8.7 9.0 5.7 8.7 7.7 7.3 4.3 7.0 7.7 6.9 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 7.3 4.3 6.7 8.0 9 8.3 8.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.9 ALEXA II (J-2404) 8.3 3.3 7.0 8.0 9 8.0 9.0 6.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.8 BEWITCHED 8.7 2.3 6.0 8.0 9 9.0 8.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 6.8 GRANITE (J-1326) 8.3 3.7 7.0 8.0 9 8.3 9.0 6.3 8.3 8.0 6.7 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.8 NU DESTINY 8.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 9 8.0 9.0 6.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 4.0 6.7 7.7 6.8 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 7.0 5.7 7.0 8.3 9 8.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.8 EMPIRE (A01-299) 7.7 4.7 6.3 7.7 9 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 BD 99-2103 7.7 3.7 6.3 7.3 9 8.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 BEYOND 8.0 4.0 7.0 8.3 9 8.3 8.3 5.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 4.0 6.3 7.3 6.6 BLUEBERRY 8.7 4.3 7.0 8.0 9 8.3 8.7 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.6 DIVA 7.0 4.7 7.3 7.7 9 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 J-1334 8.7 3.3 6.7 8.3 9 8.3 9.0 5.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 3.3 6.3 7.7 6.6 NUGLADE 8.7 4.0 6.7 8.0 9 8.3 9.0 5.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 3.7 6.7 7.7 6.6 PROSPERITY 8.7 3.7 6.7 7.7 9 7.7 8.7 5.7 8.3 7.7 6.3 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.6 A00-1400 8.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 9 7.7 9.0 5.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 BD 03-84 6.7 4.0 7.0 9.0 9 7.3 9.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.7 3.7 7.0 7.7 9 8.3 9.0 4.7 8.0 8.3 7.0 4.3 5.7 7.3 6.5 GINNEY II (J-2024) 8.0 3.7 7.0 7.7 9 8.0 8.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 H98-701 6.7 2.7 7.0 7.3 9 8.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.5 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 9 8.3 8.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 7.7 6.5 J-2502 8.3 4.3 6.7 7.7 9 8.0 9.0 5.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.5 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 8.3 3.3 7.3 8.0 9 8.0 9.0 5.3 8.0 8.3 6.7 3.7 6.3 7.3 6.5 4-SEASON (J-2791) 8.7 5.0 6.0 7.7 9 7.7 7.7 6.0 8.7 7.3 6.7 3.0 6.0 7.0 6.4 BELISSIMO 7.3 3.7 7.0 8.0 9 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.4 EVERGLADE 9.0 3.7 7.0 8.0 9 8.3 8.7 5.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 3.3 6.7 7.0 6.4 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 6.7 3.3 7.0 7.0 9 8.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 J-3429 8.3 5.0 7.3 8.0 9 7.7 9.0 5.3 8.3 7.7 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.4 MYSTERE 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 9 8.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 ARMADA (PSG 366) 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 9 8.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 YANKEE (NA-3271) 6.0 3.7 7.3 8.0 9 7.7 8.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 3.7 6.3 7.3 6.4 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 6.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 9 7.7 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 AWARD 8.7 4.3 7.0 8.0 9 7.3 9.0 5.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 3.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 DP 76-9066 7.3 4.3 6.7 8.0 9 6.7 7.7 5.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 3.0 5.7 7.7 6.3 EVEREST 8.7 3.7 7.0 7.7 9 8.0 9.0 5.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 4.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 9 7.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 MADISON (RAD-OAN64) 6.7 4.0 7.0 7.0 9 9.0 8.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 5.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 9 7.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 3.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 AMERICA 6.3 3.7 7.0 6.7 9 8.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.2 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY LEAF DOLLAR SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SPOT SPOT RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AVIATOR (NA-3259) 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 9 8.0 8.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 3.7 6.0 7.3 6.2 BARRISTER 8.3 4.3 6.7 7.7 9 7.7 8.3 5.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 3.3 6.0 6.7 6.2 BD 98-2108 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 9 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.2 GLENMONT 7.3 4.0 6.7 8.3 9 8.3 8.3 5.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.2 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 6.3 5.7 7.3 8.0 9 7.3 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 3.3 5.7 7.3 6.2 MSP 3723 6.7 3.7 7.3 7.3 9 8.3 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.2 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 9 8.7 8.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 LS 4000 (RAD-343) 6.3 5.7 7.3 8.0 9 7.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 3.3 6.0 7.0 6.2 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.3 5.0 7.0 8.0 9 8.0 9.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 3.3 5.7 7.0 6.2 RUBICON (NA-3248) 6.7 6.3 7.3 8.3 9 7.7 9.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 3.3 6.0 8.0 6.2 SKYE 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.7 9 8.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.2 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 9 8.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 STR 2485 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 9 7.3 8.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 9 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 3.7 6.3 7.3 6.2 1QG-38 6.7 3.3 7.0 7.0 9 8.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 A00-247 7.0 3.7 6.7 7.3 9 8.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.3 4.0 7.0 8.7 9 7.7 8.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 3.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 BLUESTONE 7.7 3.3 7.0 7.7 9 8.3 8.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 3.3 5.7 7.0 6.1 MSP 3722 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 9 8.3 7.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 MSP 3724 6.7 3.3 7.0 7.7 9 8.3 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 SPTR 2959 6.3 5.7 7.0 8.0 9 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 3.3 6.0 6.7 6.1 A98-689 5.7 3.3 7.0 7.3 9 8.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 2.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 AURA (A99-2559) 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 9 7.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 AVID 7.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 9 8.3 8.0 4.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 DYNAMO 7.3 3.0 7.0 7.3 9 8.3 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 3.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 7.7 3.3 6.7 7.0 9 8.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 PSG 711 6.3 2.7 7.0 7.7 9 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 3.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 RAD-762 5.7 4.7 7.0 8.0 9 7.3 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 RUGBY II 7.3 4.0 6.3 7.7 9 8.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 SHAMROCK 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 9 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 STR 2553 6.7 3.3 7.0 7.3 9 9.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 VOLT (A98-999) 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 9 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 3.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 AKB449 7.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 9 8.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 ARIES (A98-948) 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 9 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 2.7 6.0 6.7 5.9 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 7.0 4.3 7.0 8.0 9 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 5.7 6.7 5.9 WASHINGTON 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 9 7.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.9 BARIRIS 6.7 3.7 7.0 8.0 9 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 9 8.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 9 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.8 H94-305 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 9 8.3 8.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 HARMONIE 6.7 3.0 7.3 9.0 9 6.0 9.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 2.3 4.7 6.3 5.8 JULIA 6.3 3.3 7.0 7.7 9 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.8 POPR 04594 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 9 6.3 9.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 3.3 4.7 6.0 5.8 PST-1A1-899 7.0 4.7 7.3 7.3 9 6.3 8.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 RAD-504 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 9 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.8 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY LEAF DOLLAR SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SPOT SPOT RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 6.7 3.3 7.3 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 2.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 A95-410 7.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 9.0 8.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 5.7 5.3 7.0 8.0 9.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 PST-101-73 6.7 2.7 7.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 SW AG 514 8.0 3.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 8.7 4.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 2.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 7.0 3.0 6.7 6.7 9.0 8.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 BARON 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.3 9.0 7.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.6 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 6.3 4.3 7.3 8.7 9.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 2.7 5.0 6.0 5.6 BAR VV 9630 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 9.0 8.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 9.0 8.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 5.5 A00-1254 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 9.0 8.0 8.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.4 BAR VK 0710 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 9.0 8.0 8.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.4 BAR VV 0709 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 9.0 8.0 9.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.4 CPP 822 7.0 3.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 5.3 8.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 2.3 3.7 6.0 5.4 DLF 76-9075 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 9.0 8.0 7.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.4 REVEILLE 6.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 6.7 3.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 2.7 5.0 6.0 5.1 BAR VV 0665 6.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 2.3 7.3 7.0 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 4.9 KENBLUE 6.3 6.0 8.0 4.3 9.0 7.0 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.4 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 6.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 8.0 8.7 2.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.4 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.5 C.V. (%) 8.5 19.7 6.6 7.7 3.0 9.9 8.8 15.6 9.1 7.6 9.1 15.7 10.5 10.5 5.4 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. 2009 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 IN1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION