TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR ESTABLISHMENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN LEGEND (A10-1) 6.7 46.7 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 A00-4199 5.7 56.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 PICK 033 5.7 50.0 3.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.6 A01-1106 6.3 56.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.5 A05-TB-382 6.0 50.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 A06-46 5.3 56.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.5 PST-K4-7 5.7 40.0 3.3 4.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.5 SRX 2758 6.3 50.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.4 A04-36 5.3 40.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 A05-204 7.0 50.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 A06-26 6.3 56.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 A98-344 6.7 63.3 3.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 SHAMROCK 5.3 53.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 A00-2882 6.3 50.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.2 KEENELAND (A04-342) 6.0 43.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.2 BAR PP 110358 4.7 63.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.2 BAR VV 0709 4.0 50.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.2 J-1853 6.0 46.7 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.2 LTP-08-6 6.3 43.3 3.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.2 PICK TD8 6.0 50.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.2 A05-315 5.7 46.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 BAR 8PP 504 4.0 50.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 BAR VV 118532 4.7 66.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.1 BURL 3-51 6.3 46.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.1 PICK 4340 6.0 53.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.1 PST-K10-106D 5.3 56.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 PST-T10-18 5.7 50.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.1 SRX 466 6.0 43.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 A03-1017 6.3 43.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 A04-74 6.3 46.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 A05-360 5.0 50.0 2.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 A05-361 6.7 46.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 A98-363 5.7 50.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 BAR 12PP 612 5.3 50.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 BAR PP 119326 5.7 26.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 BARDUKE 5.3 53.3 2.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 BLUE NOTE 5.0 60.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 EMPIRE 6.0 36.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 H99-1653 4.0 63.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 J-1770 6.0 53.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 MIDNIGHT 6.0 46.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 PICK TD9 5.3 50.0 3.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 SRX 5321 5.7 30.0 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4S2W 5.7 33.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.9 CABERNET 5.3 33.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.9 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR ESTABLISHMENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN J-1136 5.7 50.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.9 PST-K9-99 4.3 53.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 SKYE 5.7 46.7 3.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.9 SRX 4338 5.0 40.0 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.9 A04-38 5.3 56.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.8 ZINGER (A05-306) 5.3 50.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 AKB 2282 6.0 26.7 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 AMERICA 5.0 43.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.8 ARROWHEAD 6.0 46.7 3.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.8 AVID 5.7 43.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.8 BAR VV 112916 4.7 46.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 BURL 06-11 5.3 50.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 NU CHICAGO 6.3 53.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.8 PST-K4-3 5.7 53.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 RAD-507 6.0 36.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 SUDDEN IMPACT 6.3 43.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.8 THERMAL BLUE 5.0 56.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.8 BAR PP 119327 4.7 50.0 3.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 DPPP 818 5.3 53.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 PICK MP07 4.3 36.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 PP 10847 4.0 63.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 PST-07-261 6.3 60.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 RAD-849 4.7 36.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 RUSH 6.7 50.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 A05-329 6.3 43.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.6 A05-999 5.7 50.0 3.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.6 A06-47 5.7 40.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.6 RAD-1492 7.7 40.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.6 BARON 5.0 43.3 2.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.5 PPH 9131 5.7 46.7 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 PST-K9-90 5.7 40.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.5 AKB 2555 5.7 33.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.2 BLACKJACK 6.0 50.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.2 KENBLUE 4.0 60.0 3.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.2 AWARD 6.0 23.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.1 PST-K9-97 6.0 40.0 2.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3733 5.7 33.3 2.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.2 21.5 2.8 1.8 1.5 2.4 1.5 1.7 1.7 0.8 C.V. (%) 12.2 22.5 20.6 15.0 14.4 18.9 12.2 15.2 15.8 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. 2012 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY