TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SUMMER SUMMER PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY SEEDHEAD UNIFORMITY JULY AUGUST SEPT JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BARVETTE HGT? 5.3 8.0 7.3 9.0 8.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 5.8 BAR PP 79494 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 MIDNIGHT 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.5 A10-280 7.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 J-1138 7.3 6.3 6.7 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 ACOUSTIC (PPG-KB 1131) 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.1 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 5.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 BLUE MAGIC (A99-2897) 7.7 6.3 5.3 8.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 5.3 7.0 6.7 8.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 BAR PP 7236V 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 AFTER MIDNIGHT 8.0 5.7 5.7 8.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.6 DLFPS-340/3500 5.7 7.0 3.3 7.7 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.6 DLFPS-340/3550 6.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.6 DLFPS-340/3552 6.7 7.7 5.7 7.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.6 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.6 A15-6 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 PST-T14-39 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.5 STARR (GO-2628) 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.5 A11-26 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.4 BAR PP 7309V 5.3 7.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 DLFPS-340/3551 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 DLFPS-340/3553 6.3 7.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 4.0 2.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 BAR PP 79366 6.3 6.3 5.3 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.2 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.2 CLOUD (GO-2425) 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.2 DLFPS-340/3364 7.3 5.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.2 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.2 A11-40 6.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 3.3 1.7 2.7 2.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 4.0 AKB3241 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 PPG-KB 1304 6.7 6.7 4.7 8.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 1.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 BLUE KNIGHT 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.9 DLFPS-340/3494 7.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 2.3 4.0 5.0 3.9 PST-K15-172 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 3.9 SKYE 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 2.3 2.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.9 KENBLUE 5.7 8.0 4.7 8.7 5.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.8 A13-1 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 BLUE DEVIL 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 6.3 7.0 5.3 7.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 NURUSH (J-3510) 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 SUPER MOON (PST-K13-141) 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 5.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 A16-17 6.0 7.0 4.7 7.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 3.6 BAR PP 7K426 5.7 7.3 4.0 6.3 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.6 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.6 NK-1 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 2.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.6 SHAMROCK 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 1.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.6 AKB3128 7.0 6.7 4.7 7.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 BAR PP 71213 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 3.7 4.0 3.5 J-1319 7.7 5.7 4.3 7.0 4.0 6.0 3.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.5 KH3492 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.5 ORION (PST-K13-143) 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 2.3 3.0 2.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.5 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SUMMER SUMMER PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY SEEDHEAD UNIFORMITY JULY AUGUST SEPT JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SELWAY 6.3 8.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.5 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 6.7 7.3 3.0 6.3 4.3 3.0 2.0 1.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.5 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.5 A06-8 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 DLFPS-340/3438 6.0 6.3 4.3 7.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.4 DLFPS-340/3444 6.0 6.7 4.3 7.0 4.0 6.3 3.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.3 PST-K15-167 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 RAD-1776 6.3 7.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 2.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.3 A16-2 5.3 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 2.7 1.0 2.3 2.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 1.3 1.7 2.3 3.2 BABE 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 2.0 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.2 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.2 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 3.0 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.2 RAD 553 5.3 7.7 3.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 2.3 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 3.2 AKB3179 6.3 7.7 5.3 7.7 4.7 4.0 2.7 1.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.9 DLFPS-340/3446 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.7 2.9 NAI-14-122 7.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 2.9 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.8 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 7.7 7.0 4.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 3.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 1.7 2.0 2.7 2.8 PST-11-7 7.3 5.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 4.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.8 DLFPS-340/3455 5.7 6.7 3.3 6.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 J-2726 7.0 5.7 4.0 8.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 MVS-130 7.0 6.7 4.7 7.0 4.7 5.0 3.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 PPG-KB 1320 6.0 6.7 3.7 7.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 7.3 6.7 3.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 2.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.6 DLFPS-340/3549 5.0 7.0 3.3 8.0 5.0 4.0 2.3 1.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 2.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.6 NAI-15-80 6.0 6.0 3.3 6.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.6 A16-7 7.0 6.0 4.7 8.0 2.7 3.7 3.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 2.4 DLFPS-340/3548 6.3 6.3 2.7 7.0 3.0 2.7 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.4 NAI-14-128 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 3.7 4.7 3.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.4 DLFPS-340/3556 7.3 4.7 3.3 8.0 3.7 4.0 2.7 1.0 2.0 1.3 1.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 2.3 1.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 PROSPERITY 6.3 6.7 4.0 7.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 A12-34 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.7 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.0 2.2 A16-1 6.3 6.3 3.3 6.0 3.3 3.7 2.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.2 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 6.3 7.7 3.3 8.0 4.3 5.0 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.2 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 6.3 6.3 3.3 6.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 NAI-14-132 6.7 6.0 2.7 6.7 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 PIVOT 7.0 5.3 2.7 7.0 3.3 3.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.8 A11-38 6.0 6.3 3.0 6.5 2.3 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.3 2.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.6 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 7.3 6.0 3.0 6.7 1.7 3.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.0 2.2 1.5 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.5 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.3 C.V.(%) 8.6 8.7 25.3 13.8 28.4 26.6 31.9 42.4 30.0 29.4 28.6 31.1 28.1 25.9 27.0 28.4 32.1 32.5 31.8 22.9 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 NC1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS