TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR VV 118532 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.4 A05-360 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 THERMAL BLUE 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.9 OASIS (A98-344) 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 A00-2882 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 A01-1106 8.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 EMPIRE 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 A06-46 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.6 BAR PP 119327 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 PPH 9131 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 SHAMROCK 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.6 3733 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.5 NU CHICAGO 7.3 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.5 RUSH 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.5 4S2W 7.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.4 A04-74 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 A06-47 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.4 A98-363 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.4 BURL 3-51 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.4 J-1136 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.4 KEENELAND (A04-342) 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.4 SRX 2758 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.4 SRX 5321 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.4 SUDDEN IMPACT 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 A03-1017 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 A04-36 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 A05-TB-382 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 ARROWHEAD 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 BAR PP 119326 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 BARDUKE 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 BLUE NOTE 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 LTP-08-6 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 PICK 033 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 PICK 4340 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 PICK TD9 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 PST-K10-106D 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 ZINGER (A05-306) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 A00-4199 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.2 AKB 2555 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 AVID 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 LEGEND (A10-1) 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.2 RAD-507 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 SRX 466 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.2 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN A05-329 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.1 BAR PP 110358 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 BARON 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 CABERNET 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 DPPP 818 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 PST-K9-99 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 RAD-849 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.1 AWARD 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 BAR 8PP 504 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 BAR VV 112916 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 PP 10847 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 SRX 4338 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 A05-999 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 A06-26 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 BLACKJACK 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 PST-K9-97 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 RAD-1492 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.9 A04-38 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 J-1770 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.8 MIDNIGHT 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.8 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 BAR 12PP 612 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 PST-K4-3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 A05-361 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.6 AMERICA 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.6 Barvette HGT (BAR VV 0709) 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 SKYE 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.6 H99-1653 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 BURL 06-11 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 J-1853 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 KENBLUE 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 PICK TD8 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.4 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 PICK MP07 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 PST-K9-90 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.2 PST-T10-18 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.2 LSD VALUE 2.8 3.6 2.1 3.1 2.2 3.7 4.8 1.7 C.V. (%) 12.5 16.5 12.7 15.0 15.5 19.3 17.4 10.0 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. 2013 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2011 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 IA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS