TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY INSECT SEEDHEAD BILLBUG APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BLUE MAGIC (A99-2897) 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 . 3.7 . 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.4 A11-26 7.0 2.0 7.0 6.3 . 6.3 . 4.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 6.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 . 7.0 . 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 DLFPS-340/3550 7.0 3.7 6.3 6.3 . 5.0 . 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 A11-40 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 . 6.0 . 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 PPG-KB 1304 6.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 . 7.0 . 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.5 2.7 7.0 7.7 . 6.3 . 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 A06-8 6.7 4.3 7.3 6.3 . 5.3 . 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 A13-1 7.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 . 6.0 . 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.8 A16-17 5.3 3.3 7.0 7.0 . 7.0 . 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 A16-2 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 . 5.7 . 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 AKB3179 6.0 4.3 7.3 7.3 . 7.0 . 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 6.3 2.7 5.7 6.0 . 5.7 . 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-340/3551 6.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 . 4.0 . 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 5.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 . 7.0 . 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 NURUSH (J-3510) 7.3 2.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 19.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 SUPER MOON (PST-K13-141) 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 . 5.3 . 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 PST-K15-172 6.0 2.3 5.0 7.0 . 5.3 . 5.0 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 7.0 3.5 6.5 6.0 . 4.5 . 5.0 5.5 7.0 4.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 BARVETTE HGT? 5.0 5.0 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 2.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.6 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.3 4.0 6.3 5.0 . 5.3 . 5.7 5.0 6.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.6 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.7 2.3 7.3 7.3 . 6.3 . 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.6 SKYE 6.0 3.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 12.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 STARR (GO-2628) 6.0 3.0 7.0 6.7 . 6.3 . 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 AKB3241 6.3 3.0 6.3 7.0 . 5.0 . 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 DLFPS-340/3552 6.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 . 3.3 . 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 DLFPS-340/3553 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 . 7.3 . 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.5 DLFPS-340/3556 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 . 4.0 . 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 MIDNIGHT 6.3 2.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 11.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 RAD-1776 5.0 3.0 7.3 7.0 . 7.7 . 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 A10-280 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 . 4.7 . 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.4 A15-6 7.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 4.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 ACOUSTIC (PPG-KB 1131) 6.7 3.0 6.3 5.7 . 5.7 . 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 AKB3128 6.3 4.0 7.0 6.0 . 3.7 . 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 J-1138 7.0 3.0 6.3 6.0 . 5.7 . 5.0 4.7 6.3 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.4 MVS-130 6.7 2.7 6.3 7.0 . 5.7 . 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.4 NAI-14-128 6.7 2.0 6.3 7.0 . 6.0 . 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 6.7 3.7 6.0 5.3 . 6.0 . 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.0 6.0 8.0 5.5 . 7.0 . 5.5 5.0 5.5 3.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.3 KH3492 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 . 6.0 . 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 A11-38 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 . 7.3 . 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 A16-1 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 . 5.3 . 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.2 BAR PP 7309V 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 . 4.7 . 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.2 BAR PP 79366 6.3 3.0 6.0 5.7 . 4.3 . 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 BAR PP 79494 6.0 2.7 6.3 5.3 . 5.3 . 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.2 DLFPS-340/3438 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 . 5.7 . 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 NK-1 6.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 . 5.0 . 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.2 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 6.0 3.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 6.7 3.0 6.3 5.7 . 5.3 . 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY INSECT SEEDHEAD BILLBUG APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS-340/3446 7.0 4.0 6.3 4.7 . 5.7 . 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.1 DLFPS-340/3549 5.7 3.7 6.3 5.3 . 6.7 . 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 ORION (PST-K13-143) 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.1 SHAMROCK 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 12.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.1 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.3 3.3 5.7 5.0 . 7.0 . 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 A16-7 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 . 5.0 . 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 BAR PP 7236V 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 . 6.0 . 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 BAR PP 7K426 5.7 3.3 6.3 4.3 . 5.0 . 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 BLUE DEVIL 5.7 3.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 7.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 DLFPS-340/3444 5.0 3.7 6.3 5.0 . 6.3 . 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 DLFPS-340/3500 6.5 3.3 6.5 4.3 . 4.3 . 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 NAI-14-132 7.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 . 5.5 . 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 PIVOT 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 . 5.3 . 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 PST-11-7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 . 4.3 . 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 A12-34 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 . 5.3 . 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 PROSPERITY 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 11.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 BABE 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 DLFPS-340/3455 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 . 6.3 . 5.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.8 DLFPS-340/3494 5.7 3.7 6.7 5.0 . 3.0 . 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.8 J-2726 6.5 6.0 6.5 5.5 . 3.5 . 4.0 5.0 6.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.8 NAI-14-122 7.0 2.3 6.3 5.7 . 4.7 . 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 . 5.0 . 4.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.0 3.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 7.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 . 5.7 . 4.7 4.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.6 NAI-15-80 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 . 5.3 . 4.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.6 PST-T14-39 5.7 4.3 6.3 4.3 . 4.7 . 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 SELWAY 5.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 . 7.3 . 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.6 DLFPS-340/3364 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 . 5.3 . 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.5 KENBLUE 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.5 RAD 553 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 . 7.0 . 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.5 BAR PP 71213 4.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 . 2.7 . 6.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 4.4 BLUE KNIGHT 6.0 3.7 6.0 4.3 8.0 5.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 PPG-KB 1320 6.0 5.0 6.5 4.0 . 5.0 . 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.5 4.4 AFTER MIDNIGHT 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 . 4.0 . . 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 6.7 3.3 5.3 4.0 8.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.2 DLFPS-340/3548 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 . 6.0 . 4.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.1 PST-K15-167 5.3 2.7 4.3 4.3 . 4.7 . 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.1 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 5.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 . 4.3 . 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.9 J-1319 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 . 4.0 . 3.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.5 1.2 2.1 3.6 1.3 16.5 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.8 0.7 C.V.(%) 10.9 22.1 10.3 18.0 19.2 14.2 78.1 14.3 11.1 12.7 15.1 15.7 13.4 16.1 7.8 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. 2022 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 4.1+ NO IRRIGATION