TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SUMMER PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR AUGUST SEPTEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN J-1853 8.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 KEENELAND (A04-342) 7.3 8.7 9.0 8.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 9.0 8.3 7.1 PICK 033 6.3 9.0 9.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 A01-1106 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.9 SRX 2758 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 6.3 6.9 SRX 4338 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.9 J-1770 8.3 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.8 RUSH 8.7 8.7 8.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.8 SKYE 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.8 SRX 466 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.3 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.8 BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 8.0 8.3 8.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 BURL 3-51 8.3 8.7 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.6 OASIS (A98-344) 8.3 8.3 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.6 ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 6.7 9.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.6 BAR PP 110358 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.5 BURL 06-11 7.3 8.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.5 MIDNIGHT 8.7 8.7 8.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.5 JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 A98-363 7.3 9.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.4 BLUE NOTE 7.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 8.0 6.0 6.4 RAD-507 7.3 9.0 9.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 AMERICA 7.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 J-1136 8.3 8.0 8.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 PICK 4340 7.7 9.0 8.3 8.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 AWARD 8.3 9.0 8.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.2 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.2 3733 8.0 9.0 8.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.1 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.1 A00-2882 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 EMPIRE 8.3 7.7 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 A05-361 7.3 8.7 8.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.9 A06-46 7.0 9.0 8.7 7.7 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.9 ARROWHEAD 8.0 9.0 6.7 8.7 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.9 NU CHICAGO 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 7.3 8.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 PST-T10-18 6.0 9.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 5.9 A06-26 8.3 8.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 7.7 6.7 5.8 BAR PP 119326 7.0 4.7 5.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.8 PST-K4-3 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 SRX 5321 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 SUDDEN IMPACT 8.7 8.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 5.0 5.8 A04-74 8.7 9.0 9.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 A06-47 7.0 8.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 BAR 8PP 504 6.3 8.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SUMMER PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR AUGUST SEPTEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BARVETTE HGT (BAR VV 0709) 5.7 9.0 8.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 KENBLUE 5.3 8.7 8.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 A04-38 7.0 7.0 5.0 8.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.6 A05-329 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 LEGEND (A10-1) 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 A00-4199 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.5 A05-TB-382 7.0 9.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 AKB 2555 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.5 BARON 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.5 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 8.0 7.0 5.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 CABERNET 7.0 8.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.5 GEISHA (DPPP 818) 8.3 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 THERMAL BLUE 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 4.7 5.5 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.5 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 4.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 PST-K9-97 8.3 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 RUBIX (4S2W) 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 4.0 5.4 A05-360 7.0 6.3 6.7 8.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 A05-999 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 BAR PP 119327 7.7 8.7 8.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 PICK TD8 7.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 ZINGER (A05-306) 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 BARDUKE 7.3 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 BLACKJACK 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.2 PST-K9-99 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 RAD-849 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.2 BAR 12PP 612 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 BAR VV 112916 6.0 8.7 8.7 7.7 5.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.1 BAR VV 118532 6.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 6.3 5.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 H99-1653 6.0 9.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.9 PICK MP07 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 5.0 4.3 4.9 AVID 8.3 8.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.8 PST-K9-90 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.8 RAD-1492 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.3 2.7 4.8 A04-36 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 SHAMROCK 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 PICK TD9 7.0 8.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 5.7 4.3 4.5 LSD VALUE 0.8 3.8 3.2 1.4 1.8 1.9 3.8 5.6 7.0 10.1 4.0 3.0 C.V. (%) 6.9 17.2 17.2 11.6 13.1 16.7 25.5 31.4 37.4 34.4 28.6 17.0 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 KS1 - - - - - - - -