TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PICK 4340 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.2 SKYE 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.1 KEENELAND (A04-342) 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 A06-46 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 9.0 8.3 8.0 A03-1017 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.9 RAD-1492 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.7 8.3 7.3 7.9 SRX 4338 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.3 7.9 A00-2882 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.7 8.7 7.8 AKB 2282 8.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.8 PP 10847 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.8 4S2W 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.7 8.3 7.7 A05-360 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 NU CHICAGO 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.7 PICK TD8 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 7.7 PST-K10-106D 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 PST-K4-7 8.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.7 9.0 8.0 7.7 A04-74 8.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 7.6 A06-26 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.6 ARROWHEAD 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 7.6 J-1853 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.7 8.3 7.6 PICK 033 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.6 A00-4199 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.5 A01-1106 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.5 A05-315 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.5 A06-47 8.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.5 A98-344 8.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 8.3 8.3 7.5 AMERICA 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 8.7 8.3 7.5 BAR 8PP 504 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.5 BAR PP 110358 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.5 BAR VV 0709 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.5 BURL 06-11 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.5 CABERNET 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.5 H99-1653 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.5 LTP-08-6 8.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.7 8.3 7.5 PST-T10-18 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.5 RAD-507 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.5 RAD-849 8.0 7.3 6.3 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.5 RUSH 8.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.5 SHAMROCK 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.5 SRX 466 8.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.5 A04-38 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 8.7 7.4 A05-361 8.3 8.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.4 A05-TB-382 8.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.4 BAR PP 119327 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.4 PST-07-261 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.4 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SUDDEN IMPACT 8.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.4 THERMAL BLUE 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.4 BAR PP 119326 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 BAR VV 112916 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 BLACKJACK 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 BLUE NOTE 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 J-1136 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 8.0 8.7 8.3 7.3 A04-36 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.2 A05-999 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.2 BARON 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.2 J-1770 8.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 8.7 8.3 7.2 MIDNIGHT 8.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 9.0 8.0 7.2 SRX 2758 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.2 A05-204 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.1 ZINGER (A05-306) 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 A05-329 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.1 AWARD 8.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.1 BAR VV 118532 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.1 PPH 9131 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 PST-K9-97 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.1 PST-K9-99 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.1 LEGEND (A10-1) 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 BAR 12PP 612 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 BARDUKE 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 DPPP 818 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 PICK MP07 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 PST-K4-3 8.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 EMPIRE 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.9 PST-K9-90 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.9 A98-363 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 8.0 6.8 AVID 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.8 AKB 2555 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 SRX 5321 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 PICK TD9 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 BURL 3-51 8.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 KENBLUE 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 3733 8.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.1 LSD VALUE 1.0 2.1 2.8 1.7 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.4 1.0 C.V. (%) 7.9 11.7 11.9 10.9 14.8 12.5 9.1 8.2 6.6 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 KS1 - - - - 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS