TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SUDDEN IMPACT 8.0 4.0 5.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 PICK 033 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.4 A01-1106 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 A04-74 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 AVID 7.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 J-1853 7.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 LEGEND (A10-1) 7.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 RUSH 7.7 5.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 SRX 466 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 A04-36 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 A06-46 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.2 J-1136 7.7 3.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.2 PICK TD8 7.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 RAD-849 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 RUBIX (4S2W) 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.2 A00-2882 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 A05-361 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 ARROWHEAD 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.1 BLUE NOTE 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.1 BURL 06-11 6.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 KEENELAND (A04-342) 6.7 4.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 SRX 2758 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 7.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 A04-38 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 A06-47 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 BAR VV 118532 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 7.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 CABERNET 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 7.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 J-1770 7.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 NU CHICAGO 8.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 SKYE 6.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 SRX 5321 6.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 A05-360 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 A06-26 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 A98-363 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 OASIS (A98-344) 7.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 PICK 4340 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.9 JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 PST-K9-97 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 BAR PP 110358 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.8 BARVETTE HGT (BAR VV 0709) 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 BURL 3-51 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 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/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN EMPIRE 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.8 MIDNIGHT 8.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 SRX 4338 6.3 4.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.8 A00-4199 6.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 A05-329 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 A05-TB-382 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 BAR PP 119327 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 PST-K9-99 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 RAD-507 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 SHAMROCK 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 A05-999 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.6 BAR VV 112916 6.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.6 GEISHA (DPPP 818) 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 PICK MP07 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.6 ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 PST-K4-3 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 BAR 12PP 612 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 BAR PP 119326 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 BARDUKE 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.5 BARON 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 H99-1653 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 PST-T10-18 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.5 AMERICA 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 PST-K9-90 6.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 THERMAL BLUE 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.4 3733 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 PICK TD9 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 ZINGER (A05-306) 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 AKB 2555 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 KENBLUE 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 7.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 RAD-1492 7.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.1 AWARD 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 BAR 8PP 504 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 BLACKJACK 6.0 5.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.3 2.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.5 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 9.1 15.4 16.9 12.8 11.9 12.6 15.2 14.5 13.2 7.3 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. 2014 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