TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR DENSITY LEAF COLOR POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE SPRING SPOT DECEMBER ANNUA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN RUBIX (4S2W) 4.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.6 H99-1653 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.9 BLUE NOTE 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.8 PST-T10-18 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.8 ARROWHEAD 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 J-1136 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 LEGEND (A10-1) 7.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.6 A06-47 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.5 SRX 4338 6.3 3.7 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 3.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.5 BAR PP 110358 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 BARON 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.4 NU CHICAGO 7.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 6.0 3.7 7.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 2.3 7.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 3.3 5.4 PST-K4-3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 SKYE 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.4 SRX 2758 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.4 A01-1106 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 A06-46 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 BARVETTE HGT (BAR VV 0709) 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 J-1853 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 KEENELAND (A04-342) 7.3 4.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 RAD-849 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 SRX 5321 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 A00-4199 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 2.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.2 A04-38 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.2 J-1770 6.7 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.2 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 RAD-1492 7.3 4.0 7.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 4.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.2 A04-74 8.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 A05-360 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.1 A06-26 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.1 BAR VV 112916 4.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 EMPIRE 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.1 MIDNIGHT 7.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 PICK 4340 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 3.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.1 PST-K9-97 8.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 SUDDEN IMPACT 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.1 A00-2882 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 AMERICA 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 3.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 BAR PP 119327 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 3.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 BURL 3-51 7.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 PICK TD8 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 PST-K9-99 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF WEAR DENSITY LEAF COLOR POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE TOLERANCE SPRING SPOT DECEMBER ANNUA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 7.7 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.9 AVID 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 4.7 6.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.9 BAR VV 118532 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 BURL 06-11 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.9 GEISHA (DPPP 818) 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.9 ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.0 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.9 RUSH 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 BAR PP 119326 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 2.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.0 4.8 PICK 033 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.8 PICK MP07 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.8 PST-K9-90 7.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.8 A05-999 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 SRX 466 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 THERMAL BLUE 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 2.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.0 4.7 A04-36 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 AWARD 7.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 BAR 8PP 504 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 2.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.6 BARDUKE 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 3.3 6.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.6 RAD-507 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.6 CABERNET 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.5 A98-363 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.4 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 7.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.4 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 8.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 A05-361 5.3 7.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.2 BAR 12PP 612 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.2 JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D) 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 SHAMROCK 6.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.1 ZINGER (A05-306) 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 A05-329 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 OASIS (A98-344) 6.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3733 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.9 PICK TD9 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 KENBLUE 4.7 5.7 7.7 4.3 4.0 2.0 3.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.8 A05-TB-382 5.3 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 AKB 2555 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 8.3 7.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 BLACKJACK 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.5 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 9.9 15.1 7.9 12.0 10.7 18.6 15.3 13.8 11.2 12.2 12.2 12.5 10.0 11.6 12.3 12.1 12.6 7.7 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS