TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NECROTIC PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF RING POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPOT SPOT ANNUA MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN HAMPTON (BD 03-159) 7.0 5.7 6.7 8.3 1.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 DIVA 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 AVID 7.3 5.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 CPP 822 5.0 6.7 5.0 8.3 0.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 HARMONIE 4.7 5.7 5.3 7.7 1.7 5.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 WASHINGTON 6.0 7.3 5.3 8.0 2.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 H98-701 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 WASHINGTON II (RAD-343) 6.0 7.0 5.0 7.7 0.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 RUBICON (NA-3248) 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 3.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 BEWITCHED 7.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 BLUE NOTE (A01-349) 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 EMPIRE (A01-299) 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 SOMBRERO (CP 76-9068) 5.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 ZINFANDEL (LTP 2949) 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 BD 99-2103 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 15.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 MSP 3723 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 10.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 1QG-38 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 BD 03-84 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.6 EVERGLADE 6.7 4.3 7.3 6.3 10.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.6 GREENTEAM (CPP 821) 4.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.6 POPR 04594 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.3 2.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 RHAPSODY (A97-1287) 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 STR 2485 6.3 6.3 5.0 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 4-SEASON (J-2791) 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 AMERICA 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 AWARD 7.0 4.0 7.7 7.0 20.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 EXCURSION 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 JUMP START (PST-109-752) 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 A95-410 6.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 15.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 ARIES (A98-948) 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 AURA (A99-2559) 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 BELISSIMO 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 8.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 DYNAMO 5.7 4.3 6.7 7.7 13.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.4 FUTURITY (A99-3119) 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.4 GAELIC (BD 98-1358) 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 IMPACT 7.0 4.3 7.0 6.3 10.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 JULIET (BD 95-1930) 6.3 7.0 5.0 7.3 3.7 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 MADISON (RAD-OAN64) 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 MSP 3724 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 8.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 PSG 711 5.7 4.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 SOLAR ECLIPSE (J-2399) 7.0 4.0 7.3 6.0 10.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.4 STARBURST (STR 2703) 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 11.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 STR 2553 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.4 TOUCHE (STR 23180) 6.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 WILD HORSE (A97-890) 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 16.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NECROTIC PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF RING POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPOT SPOT ANNUA MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN YANKEE (NA-3271) 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 8.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 A00-1254 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 ARGOS 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 13.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 ARROWHEAD (NA-3261) 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 11.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 BAR VK 0710 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 JULIA 5.7 4.3 5.3 7.7 3.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 MSP 3722 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 11.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 PST-1A1-899 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 15.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 RAD-762 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 10.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 SW AG 514 6.0 3.3 6.3 6.7 13.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 VOLT (A98-999) 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 BARRISTER 6.7 4.3 7.0 6.0 21.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 DP 76-9066 6.3 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.2 H94-305 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 15.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 J-2502 6.7 4.0 8.0 6.0 13.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 MYSTERE 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 8.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 NUGLADE 6.3 4.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 SHAMROCK 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 13.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 SKYE 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 AVIATOR (NA-3259) 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 10.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 BARON 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 13.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.1 BD 98-2108 6.3 7.0 7.7 5.0 11.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 BEYOND 6.7 3.7 7.0 5.3 23.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 GLADSTONE (NA-3257) 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 8.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 GLENMONT 7.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 15.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 NUCHICAGO (J-1466) 6.7 4.3 7.3 5.7 20.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 PST-101-73 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 15.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 SHIRAZ (LTP-73) 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 15.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.1 SPTR 2959 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 16.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 A00-1400 7.0 4.7 7.3 5.3 21.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 BLUEBERRY 8.0 4.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 MIDNIGHT 6.7 4.7 7.7 6.0 13.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 RHYTHM 7.0 4.7 6.7 5.0 16.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 A00-247 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 13.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 ARMADA (PSG 366) 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 18.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.9 BARIRIS 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 11.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 EMBLEM (PST-Y2K-169) 8.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 13.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 EVEREST 6.3 3.7 6.7 5.7 16.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.9 J-1334 7.0 4.0 7.3 5.3 11.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 PINOT (LTP-149) 7.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 23.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 RAVEL 1 (CPP 817) 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 18.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 SUDDEN IMPACT (J-2870) 6.0 4.7 7.0 5.0 10.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.9 ALEXA II (J-2404) 6.7 3.7 6.7 5.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 BAR VV 0709 5.0 7.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 J-3429 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 30.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NECROTIC PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF RING POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPOT SPOT ANNUA MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN NU DESTINY 6.7 3.7 7.3 5.3 8.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 REVEILLE 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 BANDERA (SPTR 2LM95) 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 30.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 BAR VV 9630 5.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 13.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 GINNEY II (J-2024) 6.7 4.3 6.7 5.3 20.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 GRANITE (J-1326) 7.0 4.7 6.7 4.7 23.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 PROSPERITY 7.0 4.0 7.3 5.0 16.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 RUGBY II 6.3 4.7 6.7 4.0 13.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 AKB449 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 23.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 RAD-504 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 16.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.6 DLF 76-9075 5.0 5.7 7.3 4.7 18.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 MOONLIGHT SLT (PST-101-390) 6.7 3.7 7.0 5.0 33.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 A98-689 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 28.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.4 BARRARI (BAR VV 9634) 5.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 16.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 CORSAIR (NA-3249) 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 30.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 BAR VV 0665 6.3 5.0 3.0 3.7 16.7 5.0 4.3 2.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.1 BARDUKE (BAR VV 8536) 6.0 5.3 5.7 3.7 20.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.1 BLUESTONE 6.3 4.7 7.0 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.1 KENBLUE 5.3 6.0 3.7 3.3 13.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.1 MERMAID (DP 76-9081) 5.0 5.3 3.3 3.3 25.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.1 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.8 1.0 2.2 15.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 0.7 C.V. (%) 8.0 10.1 10.5 20.5 71.1 10.6 11.2 12.8 13.5 15.2 16.7 15.5 13.4 13.0 8.2 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION