TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ POA GENETIC LEAF WEAR DENSITY STEM ANNUA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE TOLERANCE FALL RUST COUNT/PLOT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BLUE NOTE 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 4S2W 5.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 A06-47 5.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 BAR PP 110358 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 8.0 3.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.2 H99-1653 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 8.7 2.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 PST-T10-18 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 8.0 3.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.2 NU CHICAGO 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 8.0 3.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 SRX 4338 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 11.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.1 J-1136 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 PP 10847 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 3.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 RAD-1492 8.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 A04-74 7.3 5.0 6.7 4.7 7.0 12.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 AVID 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 7.7 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 Barvette HGT (BAR VV 0709)5.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.9 J-1770 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 8.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 LEGEND (A10-1) 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 3.7 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 PICK 4340 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 8.0 13.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.9 SUDDEN IMPACT 7.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 7.7 13.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 J-1853 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 7.3 3.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 MIDNIGHT 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 A06-26 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 9.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 BURL 3-51 7.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 EMPIRE 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 LTP-08-6 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 13.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 17.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 SRX 2758 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 10.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 A05-360 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 SKYE 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 A00-4199 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.5 A01-1106 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 A03-1017 7.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 7.0 8.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 A06-46 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 8.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 KEENELAND (A04-342) 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.7 25.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 PICK TD8 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 8.0 10.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 SRX 5321 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 13.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 A00-2882 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 8.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 AMERICA 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 14.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 ARROWHEAD 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 10.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.4 BAR PP 119327 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 8.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.4 BARON 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.4 BURL 06-11 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 10.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 PICK 033 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 11.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.4 PPH 9131 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 2.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.4 A04-36 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 7.3 3.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ POA GENETIC LEAF WEAR DENSITY STEM ANNUA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE TOLERANCE FALL RUST COUNT/PLOT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A04-38 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 2.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 BAR PP 119326 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 0.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 DPPP 818 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 10.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 PICK MP07 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 3.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 PST-K9-99 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 12.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 RAD-849 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 8.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 AWARD 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 8.0 14.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 BAR VV 118532 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 8.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 PST-K4-3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.2 SRX 466 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 9.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 THERMAL BLUE 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 3.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.3 5.2 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 7.7 9.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 A05-999 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 3.3 15.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.1 A98-363 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 13.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 PST-K9-97 8.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 22.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.1 A05-361 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 8.7 15.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 BAR 8PP 504 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 11.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 BAR VV 112916 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 15.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 BARDUKE 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 CABERNET 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 28.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 PST-K9-90 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 13.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 RUSH 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.3 23.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 BAR 12PP 612 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 8.0 14.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 PST-K10-106D 7.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 11.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.8 RAD-507 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 7.3 16.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.8 ZINGER (A05-306) 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 8.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 A05-TB-382 7.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 8.3 18.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.6 OASIS (A98-344) 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 17.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.6 A05-329 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 28.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 KENBLUE 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 12.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 3733 7.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 40.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 8.3 32.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 2.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 7.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 22.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 SHAMROCK 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 6.3 16.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 AKB 2555 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 29.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.2 BLACKJACK 7.0 5.7 3.7 3.7 6.7 27.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.9 PICK TD9 6.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 31.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 8.9 1.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.4 8.6 12.3 11.4 10.3 50.0 11.9 12.6 14.9 11.7 10.7 10.0 10.8 11.2 7.5 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS