TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING WINTER SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP COLOR STRESS MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN GRANITE (J-1326) 7.7 5.0 7.7 5.0 9.0 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 RHYTHM 8.3 5.0 8.0 5.7 8.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.5 GINNEY II (J-2024) 8.3 5.3 7.0 5.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.4 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 7.3 5.0 7.3 5.0 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 J-1334 7.3 5.0 7.3 5.0 8.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 8.0 5.0 6.7 4.7 9.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 NUGLADE 8.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 8.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 EVERGLADE 7.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 8.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.2 BLUESTONE 8.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.1 J-3429 8.3 5.3 7.3 6.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.1 MIDNIGHT 6.7 5.0 8.0 4.3 8.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.1 NU DESTINY 8.0 5.3 7.7 5.3 8.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 AURA (A99-2559) 9.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 BARRISTER 8.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 8.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 BEYOND 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 EVEREST 6.7 5.0 7.0 4.3 8.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 ALEXA II (J-2404) 8.7 5.0 7.0 5.3 8.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.9 EXCURSION 8.3 5.0 7.0 5.0 8.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 IMPACT 7.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.9 J-2502 7.7 5.0 6.7 4.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 AWARD 8.0 5.3 7.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.8 BD 99-2103 8.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.8 A00-1400 8.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 8.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 MYSTERE 9.0 5.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 RUGBY II 8.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 STARBURST (STR 2703) 7.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 BD 03-84 7.7 5.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 EMPIRE (A01-299) 8.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.6 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 8.0 5.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 H94-305 5.0 4.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.6 PROSPERITY 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.6 RAD-504 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.6 AVID 9.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.5 YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.7 5.0 8.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.5 DIVA 7.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 GLENMONT 8.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.4 SKYE 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.4 HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 9.0 5.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 8.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 MSP 3724 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 7.3 5.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 9.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 AKB449 9.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 BELISSIMO 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.2 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING WINTER SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP COLOR STRESS MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MADISON (RAD-OAN64) 7.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 PINOT (LTP-149) 8.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 7.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 AMERICA 6.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 8.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 8.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.1 H98-701 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.1 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.1 MSP 3723 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 SW AG 514 5.0 4.7 3.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.1 WASHINGTON 8.3 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 A00-247 7.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 A95-410 9.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 ARGOS 8.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 BAR VK 0710 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 BAR VV 0709 5.3 4.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 DP 76-9066 7.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 8.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 RAD-762 8.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 8.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 1QG-38 5.7 5.0 5.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.9 4-SEASON (J-2791) 8.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.9 ARIES (A98-948) 7.0 4.3 4.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.9 BEWITCHED 6.7 5.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.9 POPR 04594 8.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.9 PST-101-73 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 STR 2553 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.9 ARMADA (PSG 366) 8.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.8 PSG 711 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.8 A00-1254 8.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 BLUEBERRY 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 WASHINGTON II (RAD-343) 8.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 STR 2485 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 9.0 4.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.6 BAR VV 9630 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 MSP 3722 8.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.6 REVEILLE 6.7 4.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.5 A98-689 9.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 8.0 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 SPTR 2959 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.4 BARON 1.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 BD 98-2108 8.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 DLF 76-9075 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 RUBICON (NA-3248) 8.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING WINTER SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP COLOR STRESS MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 1.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.2 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 8.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.1 DYNAMO 5.3 4.7 3.0 4.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 5.1 SHAMROCK 8.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 5.1 BARIRIS 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 HARMONIE 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 KENBLUE 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 3.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.9 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 7.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.9 VOLT (A98-999) 8.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.9 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 5.3 4.8 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 1.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 CPP 822 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 JULIA 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.6 PST-1A1-899 8.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 4.3 4.7 2.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.7 4.2 BAR VV 0665 7.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.6 LSD VALUE 1.7 0.6 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.2 0.9 C.V. (%) 15.6 6.3 15.7 12.5 12.3 10.4 15.9 19.3 19.9 20.5 20.9 13.3 9.7 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. 2010 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 KY1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 451+ 501+ 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS