TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP WILTING APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PPG-KB 1131 8.3 5.3 7.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.9 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.3 3.3 8.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.7 8.7 7.3 7.7 7.8 BLUE DEVIL 6.3 4.7 7.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.3 6.7 7.4 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.4 MIDNIGHT 6.7 5.0 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 A11-40 2.7 7.0 6.7 9.0 9.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.1 PST-11-7 7.0 2.3 7.3 6.0 7.7 8.3 6.3 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.1 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.3 5.3 9.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.3 3.7 6.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 STARR (GO-2628) 7.7 3.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 8.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.0 5.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 AFTER MIDNIGHT 9.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.9 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 2.3 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.9 NURUSH (J-3510) 6.3 5.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.6 PST-K15-172 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.6 J-1138 7.0 5.7 8.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.5 DLFPS-340/3550 8.0 5.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 8.7 6.4 A16-2 2.7 5.3 5.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 SELWAY 7.0 3.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 PIVOT 8.3 3.0 8.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 3.7 6.1 SKYE 6.7 2.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.1 DLFPS-340/3494 6.3 1.0 8.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 8.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 3.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 PROSPERITY 9.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 BAR PP 79494 7.7 4.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.9 BAR PP 7K426 2.0 5.3 8.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 BAR PP 7236V 2.3 6.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 3.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 2.7 6.0 8.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.6 ORION (PST-K13-143) 4.0 5.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 4.3 6.7 5.0 7.7 8.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.6 BABE 2.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 J-1319 8.7 1.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 5.5 DLFPS-340/3552 6.7 5.0 9.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 3.7 6.7 8.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 KH3492 2.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 PPG-KB 1320 9.0 2.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 4.3 2.7 5.4 A10-280 7.3 2.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 BARVETTE HGT? 2.7 8.3 8.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.2 PST-K15-167 7.7 3.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 AKB3179 4.3 3.0 1.3 6.3 8.7 6.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 5.1 PPG-KB 1304 6.7 4.3 8.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.1 AKB3128 7.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 DLFPS-340/3500 7.3 2.3 2.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 DLFPS-340/3548 7.0 3.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 DLFPS-340/3553 3.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 PST-T14-39 8.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 SHAMROCK 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 4.3 5.7 7.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.9 AKB3241 8.3 1.7 3.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.8 TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP WILTING APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS-340/3551 7.0 6.0 8.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 A06-8 7.0 6.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 PST-K13-141 4.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 A11-26 7.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 A16-7 6.0 5.3 8.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 BAR PP 7309V 2.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.5 J-2726 7.7 1.7 2.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 2.0 4.0 4.7 4.5 A15-6 7.0 6.3 8.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.4 A99-2897 7.3 6.7 9.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.4 DLFPS-340/3455 4.0 3.3 8.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.4 A12-34 8.0 6.3 8.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.2 A13-1 7.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.2 RAD-1776 5.3 1.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.2 BAR PP 79366 7.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 6.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.1 DLFPS-340/3438 7.0 6.0 8.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.1 NAI-14-128 7.7 2.3 5.0 2.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.1 DLFPS-340/3549 2.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 2.3 3.3 4.0 DLFPS-340/3444 3.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.8 KENBLUE 2.3 6.0 7.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.0 4.0 3.8 A11-38 2.7 5.0 5.0 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 DLFPS-340/3364 7.7 3.0 7.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 5.7 5.0 7.0 3.7 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 DLFPS-340/3556 7.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.6 RAD 553 2.7 3.3 8.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.6 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.7 2.0 2.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 3.7 2.3 3.3 4.3 3.5 A16-17 1.3 6.3 8.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.4 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 7.7 2.0 1.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 3.3 1.3 3.0 5.0 3.4 DLFPS-340/3446 6.0 5.0 1.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 2.3 1.7 3.0 3.4 NAI-14-122 7.7 2.0 2.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.4 NAI-14-132 7.7 1.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 7.0 3.3 7.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.0 2.0 1.7 3.2 BAR PP 71213 1.3 4.0 7.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.2 MVS-130 6.7 1.7 2.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 1.7 3.0 5.0 3.2 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 5.7 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 2.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 7.7 2.0 3.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 BLUE KNIGHT 7.7 2.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 2.7 2.0 3.0 NAI-15-80 3.7 6.0 7.3 3.0 4.7 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.7 NK-1 5.7 4.0 8.7 3.7 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.6 A16-1 3.7 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.5 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.7 2.1 1.5 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.3 3.9 2.7 1.5 C.V. (%) 15.4 24.9 22.3 19.5 23.6 23.9 24.1 29.6 39.6 31.3 18.6 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. 2021 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2017 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 NJ1 LOAM 6.1-6.5 151-270 241-375 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS