TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PICK 4340 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 SRX 4338 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 4S2W 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.2 KEENELAND (A04-342) 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.1 J-1136 4.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 J-1770 4.7 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.1 BLUE NOTE 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 A03-1017 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.9 J-1853 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 NU CHICAGO 4.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.9 SRX 2758 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 BURL 06-11 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.8 LTP-08-6 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 LEGEND (A10-1) 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 SRX 5321 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 A06-46 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.5 A06-47 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 BAR VV 112916 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 PICK TD8 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 PST-K4-3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 PST-K4-7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 RAD-849 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.5 SUDDEN IMPACT 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 A06-26 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.4 PP 10847 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.4 PST-K9-90 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.4 SKYE 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.4 A05-360 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 AVID 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 BAR VV 0709 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 BURL 3-51 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 H99-1653 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 MIDNIGHT 4.3 5.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 PST-T10-18 5.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 RUSH 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 SRX 466 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 A04-36 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.2 BAR PP 110358 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.2 PST-K9-97 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 A00-2882 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.1 A05-204 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.1 ZINGER (A05-306) 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 BAR 8PP 504 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 PST-K10-106D 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.1 RAD-507 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN A04-38 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 PICK 033 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 PICK MP07 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 PICK TD9 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 PST-07-261 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 A05-315 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 A05-361 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 CABERNET 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 A01-1106 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.8 A98-344 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 ARROWHEAD 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 BAR 12PP 612 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 BAR PP 119327 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.8 PPH 9131 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.5 4.8 A00-4199 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 A04-74 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 AKB 2282 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 PST-K9-99 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 RAD-1492 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 AMERICA 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 BARON 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 EMPIRE 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.6 BARDUKE 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.5 BLACKJACK 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 A05-TB-382 5.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 A98-363 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.4 BAR VV 118532 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.4 DPPP 818 4.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 SHAMROCK 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.4 A05-999 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 THERMAL BLUE 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 BAR PP 119326 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.2 AWARD 2.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.9 A05-329 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.7 KENBLUE 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 AKB 2555 3.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 1.7 2.7 1.5 3.0 3733 2.3 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.3 1.7 2.3 2.8 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 0.8 C.V. (%) 16.0 16.0 12.4 15.3 15.6 15.9 19.6 9.6 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS