TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND QUALITY RATINGS NAME COVER SPRING APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BARVETTE HGT? 99.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 STARR (GO-2628) 99.0 8.7 9.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.8 SYRAH (LTP-11-41) 99.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 BAR PP 7236V 99.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.5 BARSERATI (BAR PP 110358) 99.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.5 BOMBAY (GO-22B23) 99.0 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.5 DLFPS-340/3500 99.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.4 A10-280 99.0 8.7 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 SKYE 99.0 8.0 8.7 7.7 9.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 CLOUD (GO-2425) 99.0 9.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 4.7 6.0 7.2 A13-1 99.0 7.0 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.1 PPG-KB 1304 99.0 9.0 8.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.1 A11-26 99.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 DLFPS-340/3553 99.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 J-1138 99.0 6.0 9.0 8.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 SELWAY 99.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 A16-17 92.7 7.3 7.0 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.9 BAR PP 7K426 99.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.9 UNITED (NAI-13-14) 97.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.9 AKB3128 99.0 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.8 AKB3241 99.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 AMAZE (NAI-14-133) 99.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.8 BAR PP 79494 99.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.8 BLUE MAGIC (A99-2897) 99.0 6.3 8.3 8.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.8 ELECTRIC (PST-K11-118) 99.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.8 SUPER MOON (PST-K13-141) 99.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.8 RAD-1776 99.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 ACOUSTIC (PPG-KB 1131) 99.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.6 BABE 99.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.6 BLUE GEM (NAI-13-9) 99.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 7.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.6 DLFPS-340/3455 99.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.6 MIDNIGHT 99.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.6 BAR PP 7309V 99.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 DLFPS-340/3548 99.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.5 NAI-14-122 99.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.5 NURUSH (J-3510) 99.0 7.0 8.3 9.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.5 A11-40 99.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.4 A16-2 99.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.4 BAR PP 79366 99.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 DLFPS-340/3550 97.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.4 DLFPS-340/3549 99.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 DLFPS-340/3552 94.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 ORION (PST-K13-143) 99.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 PST-K15-172 99.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 A06-8 99.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.2 A15-6 99.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.2 A16-1 99.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.2 BAR PP 71213 99.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.2 BLUE KNIGHT 99.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.2 DLFPS-340/3444 99.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.2 TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND QUALITY RATINGS NAME COVER SPRING APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN NK-1 99.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.2 AKB3179 99.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.1 BLUE DEVIL 99.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 6.1 DLFPS-340/3364 99.0 5.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.1 DLFPS-340/3438 99.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 J-2726 99.0 6.7 8.7 8.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.1 NAI-14-132 99.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 NAI-15-80 99.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.1 DLFPS-340/3556 99.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 FINISH LINE (NAI-14-178) 99.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 MVS-130 99.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 NAI-14-128 99.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 PST-T14-39 96.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 SHAMROCK 96.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 TWILIGHT (NAI-13-132) 99.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 6.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 5.9 AFTER MIDNIGHT 99.0 6.3 8.7 7.7 6.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.8 J-1319 99.0 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 4.7 3.0 3.3 5.8 AVIATOR II (NAI-15-84) 99.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 DLFPS-340/3446 99.0 6.3 8.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 DUBLIN (PST-K15-157) 99.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 KH3492 99.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 RAD 553 99.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 YELLOWSTONE (A12-7) 99.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 A12-34 99.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.6 A16-7 99.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.6 KENBLUE 99.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.6 NEW MOON (PST-K15-177) 99.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 COMANCHE (NAI-14-176) 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 JERSEY (NAI-A16-3) 99.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.5 PALOMA (PST-K13-139) 99.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.5 PST-K15-167 99.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 DLFPS-340/3551 99.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.4 PROSPERITY 99.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.4 PIVOT 99.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 PST-11-7 99.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 DLFPS-340/3494 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.2 HEARTLAND (NAI-14-187) 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.2 PPG-KB 1320 99.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.2 A11-38 99.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.1 LSD VALUE 6.9 2.0 4.1 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.9 4.5 1.4 C.V.(%) 1.7 16.3 18.6 14.7 19.0 20.6 24.4 24.8 11.6 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. 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 VA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 PARTIAL SHADE 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY