TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MADISON (TRAFFIC STUDY), WI 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BARVETTE HGT (BAR VV 0709) 4.7 2.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.6 ZINGER (A05-306) 7.3 3.0 6.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 A04-38 6.3 3.0 6.3 99.0 99.0 3.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 A98-363 6.3 3.0 5.7 99.0 99.0 3.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 BAR VV 112916 6.0 3.3 7.0 99.0 97.7 3.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 BLUE NOTE 6.3 2.7 7.0 97.7 97.7 2.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 A04-36 5.3 3.3 6.0 97.7 97.7 2.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 H99-1653 5.3 2.7 6.0 97.7 94.3 3.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.2 SKYE 6.3 3.0 6.0 99.0 97.7 3.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.2 A05-360 7.3 3.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 2.0 7.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.1 BAR PP 110358 5.0 2.7 6.7 99.0 96.0 2.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.1 PST-T10-18 5.7 3.0 6.7 96.3 93.0 3.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.1 SRX 5321 6.3 3.3 6.0 96.0 96.3 3.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.1 BAR VV 118532 5.7 3.3 6.0 99.0 97.7 3.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 ENDURANCE (PST-K4-7) 7.7 3.3 5.7 97.7 83.0 2.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 J-1770 8.0 2.7 6.3 88.0 96.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 ARAMINTHA (PP 10847) 5.7 2.3 6.0 99.0 96.0 3.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 AWARD 7.7 2.7 6.0 97.7 96.3 2.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.9 CABERNET 6.0 2.7 6.7 99.0 97.7 3.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.9 PICK 033 7.7 3.3 6.0 94.7 94.3 2.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.9 PICK MP07 5.0 2.7 6.7 99.0 94.7 3.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.9 RUBIX (4S2W) 5.3 2.3 7.0 97.7 96.3 3.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 BLUEBANK (A03-1017) 8.0 3.0 6.0 91.3 92.7 2.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 4.8 A06-26 7.3 3.7 6.3 94.7 97.7 2.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 AVID 7.7 3.0 4.7 97.7 91.3 2.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.8 BARON 8.0 3.0 5.7 93.3 97.7 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.8 GEISHA (DPPP 818) 7.7 2.3 5.7 97.7 92.7 3.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 KEENELAND (A04-342) 7.0 3.3 6.3 99.0 91.7 3.3 6.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 OASIS (A98-344) 8.0 5.0 5.0 93.3 99.0 2.0 5.0 3.3 4.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.8 A06-46 7.3 3.7 6.7 96.3 93.3 2.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 BARDUKE 7.3 3.0 5.7 94.7 97.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 BLUE COAT (AKB 2282) 7.7 3.3 6.3 97.7 73.0 3.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 BURL 06-11 6.7 3.3 6.0 97.7 91.0 2.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 NU CHICAGO 8.0 3.0 6.3 93.0 93.0 2.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 RUSH 7.7 3.3 6.0 95.0 84.7 2.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 SHAMROCK 7.0 4.3 6.0 96.3 92.7 2.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 SRX 2758 7.0 3.3 6.0 97.7 80.0 2.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 AMERICA 7.0 3.0 5.3 95.0 88.3 2.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.6 DAUNTLESS (A05-315) 6.3 3.3 6.0 96.3 84.7 2.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.6 EMPIRE 8.3 4.3 5.7 93.0 99.0 2.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 KENBLUE 4.0 2.0 6.7 96.3 97.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.6 A05-999 6.3 2.7 6.3 97.7 89.7 3.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 BAR PP 119326 5.0 3.3 5.3 94.7 94.3 2.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 BURL 3-51 8.0 3.3 5.3 89.7 73.0 2.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.5 MIDNIGHT 7.7 2.7 6.3 94.7 96.3 2.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.5 TABLE 23. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2011 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT MADISON (TRAFFIC STUDY), WI 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PST-K9-90 8.0 3.3 6.0 90.0 74.3 2.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.5 SRX 466 7.0 3.7 6.0 96.0 93.0 2.3 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.5 WATERWORKS (A05-204) 8.0 4.0 5.3 96.3 74.3 2.3 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 A00-2882 8.0 4.3 6.0 95.0 96.3 2.7 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.4 J-1136 7.0 3.0 6.0 93.0 78.0 2.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.4 A00-4199 7.3 2.7 6.0 88.0 71.3 2.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 SRX 4338 5.7 3.0 6.0 94.7 88.3 3.0 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 THERMAL BLUE 5.7 2.3 6.0 96.3 93.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 A01-1106 7.3 5.0 5.7 97.7 91.7 2.0 6.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.2 BAR 8PP 504 5.7 2.3 5.0 97.7 89.7 3.0 5.3 4.7 3.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.2 A05-361 7.0 4.3 6.0 97.7 74.7 2.0 6.7 4.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 A05-TB-382 7.3 4.3 5.3 93.3 80.0 2.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.1 ARROWHEAD 7.0 4.3 6.3 97.7 70.0 2.3 6.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.1 MERLOT (LTP-08-6) 8.0 4.0 5.7 93.0 78.0 2.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.1 PICK TD8 7.3 4.3 6.0 94.3 61.7 2.7 6.3 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 RAD-849 7.0 3.0 6.0 94.7 76.7 2.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.1 PICK 4340 7.0 3.3 6.3 93.0 68.0 2.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 PICK TD9 6.0 3.3 6.0 99.0 60.0 2.7 7.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 JACKRABBIT (PST-K10-106D)8.3 3.3 5.7 93.0 93.0 2.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 3733 8.0 2.7 5.0 88.3 78.3 2.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.9 J-1853 8.0 3.0 6.0 88.3 78.0 2.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 3.9 LEGEND (A10-1) 8.0 4.0 6.0 95.0 89.7 2.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.9 AKB 2555 7.7 2.7 6.3 91.3 46.7 2.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 PST-K4-3 7.0 3.7 6.3 93.3 68.3 2.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 RAD-507 6.0 4.0 6.0 95.0 58.0 2.0 5.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 BLACKJACK 7.0 3.0 6.0 91.7 55.0 2.7 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 RAD-1492 7.7 3.3 6.7 93.3 55.0 2.3 5.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.5 SUDDEN IMPACT 7.7 3.0 6.0 93.3 58.3 2.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.5 PST-K9-99 7.7 3.3 4.7 86.7 53.3 2.3 4.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.4 A04-74 8.3 4.0 6.0 86.7 61.7 2.0 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 BAR PP 119327 7.7 3.0 5.0 88.3 46.7 2.3 4.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 ZEDOR (PPH 9131) 7.0 2.7 6.0 88.3 60.0 2.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 LUNAR (PST-07-261) 7.7 4.3 6.7 88.3 56.7 2.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.2 PST-K9-97 7.7 3.3 5.7 71.7 45.0 2.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.2 BAR 12PP 612 8.0 3.3 5.7 88.3 49.7 2.3 4.0 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.1 A05-329 8.0 4.7 7.3 70.0 73.3 2.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 A06-47 6.3 3.7 6.0 86.7 56.7 2.0 4.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.9 0.9 8.9 47.3 0.8 1.4 1.5 3.2 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.3 C.V. (%) 9.1 16.7 8.8 5.4 25.4 17.7 14.8 18.3 24.2 25.6 26.5 21.1 15.8 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 WI2 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 - - 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY