TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER SHADE AT AMES, IA 1/ 2025 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DLF-KB-3635 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.0 8.7 8.1 DLF-KB-3640 7.3 5.7 7.0 3.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 A15-14 8.0 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 8.3 9.0 7.9 BARSERATI 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 8.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.9 A15-16 6.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 7.3 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 A21-11 7.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 9.0 7.3 6.3 8.7 7.7 NAI-20-137 8.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 DLF-KB-3633 8.0 5.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 7.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.6 PVF-A17-842 8.0 4.7 6.7 4.3 4.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.0 8.3 7.6 J-1249 8.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 7.3 8.7 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.7 7.4 PST-K20-1 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 9.0 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.4 A15-17 8.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 9.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 BOMBAY 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 DLF-KB-3634 8.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 LTP-A21-41 7.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 5.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 A12-293 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 8.3 9.0 8.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.2 ARIES 7.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.1 J-2830 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 8.7 8.3 6.7 8.3 7.0 PROSPERITY 7.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 7.3 8.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 RESOLUTION 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 8.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 STARR 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 DLF-KB-3636 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.8 JERSEY 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.8 RAD 3240 7.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 9.0 8.3 6.3 7.0 6.8 DLF-KB-3639 8.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 ACOUSTIC 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 8.3 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 BARON 7.7 6.7 7.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.6 J-2797 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 9.0 7.0 5.0 7.3 6.6 PST-K19-206 8.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 8.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.6 PST-K19-208 8.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 9.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.6 SHAMROCK 7.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.6 DLF-KB-3638 8.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.5 JOURNEY (A12-266) 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.5 PST-K22-11 8.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 SKYLINE 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 8.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 MIDNIGHT 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.2 DLF-KB-3637 8.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.1 NAI-21-136 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.1 KENBLUE 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 8.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 LIGHTNING 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 PST-T15-44 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 PST-K17-182 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 8.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.9 PST-K20-3 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 GO-Y301 7.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.5 PPG-KB2108 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 REVOLUTION (NAI-19-58) 8.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 RIGHT 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.5 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER SHADE AT AMES, IA 1/ 2025 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN A21-3 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 GO-Y312 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 J-1331 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.1 PSM-231 8.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.1 A19-17 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 A21-6 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 PST-K19-201 8.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 PPG-KB2107 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.8 NAI-21-127 8.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.6 3.0 1.3 3.2 2.1 1.8 2.0 3.0 2.5 1.7 1.5 2.3 1.6 C.V. (%) 10.2 17.0 10.4 20.1 22.2 15.8 16.4 20.9 15.5 16.7 16.3 19.4 14.0 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 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER SHADE AT AMES, IA 1/ 2025 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ COLOR COLOR PERCENT GROUND PERCENT GROUND COVER RATINGS FROM MAY-NOVEMBER NAME OCTOBER NOVEMBER COVER APRIL UNIFORMITY MAY JULY AUGUST OCTOBER NOVEMBER DLF-KB-3635 6.0 7.7 20.0 5.3 78.7 71.3 88.7 50.3 58.7 DLF-KB-3640 7.0 7.7 17.3 5.3 71.0 78.0 94.7 60.3 57.0 A15-14 7.7 8.7 14.3 5.7 62.7 65.3 91.7 65.7 63.3 BARSERATI 6.3 7.0 15.7 5.0 76.3 78.7 91.0 52.0 50.7 A15-16 5.3 6.7 19.3 5.0 67.0 69.7 87.3 46.3 49.7 A21-11 5.3 8.0 20.0 4.0 69.3 64.0 91.0 45.0 59.3 NAI-20-137 6.0 6.0 16.7 5.7 70.0 62.0 82.7 50.3 44.0 DLF-KB-3633 5.3 6.7 17.3 4.7 71.3 81.0 92.7 45.3 49.3 PVF-A17-842 6.0 7.3 10.7 4.7 64.7 69.7 91.3 53.0 54.0 J-1249 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.0 56.0 66.3 89.0 51.0 49.7 PST-K20-1 5.3 6.7 14.7 4.7 65.3 69.3 90.7 41.3 50.3 A15-17 5.3 5.7 14.3 3.3 65.3 67.3 85.3 44.0 39.0 BOMBAY 6.0 7.3 17.3 5.7 65.0 56.3 80.3 47.0 53.3 DLF-KB-3634 6.0 7.0 13.0 5.0 68.7 55.0 83.3 50.3 53.7 LTP-A21-41 5.7 7.0 15.7 6.0 72.0 67.7 82.7 45.7 50.3 A12-293 4.3 5.7 20.3 3.7 68.0 71.0 82.0 33.3 40.3 ARIES 6.3 7.0 12.0 4.7 63.0 56.3 81.0 51.7 50.3 J-2830 5.7 7.3 10.0 7.7 49.7 57.7 85.3 44.7 51.0 PROSPERITY 5.0 6.3 10.7 6.7 58.7 73.3 91.0 38.7 45.3 RESOLUTION 4.7 6.0 23.0 3.3 71.0 49.7 77.7 38.0 41.3 STARR 5.7 7.0 17.3 4.7 67.7 53.0 71.3 44.0 47.7 DLF-KB-3636 3.7 4.7 21.7 3.3 70.0 51.7 85.0 28.7 32.3 JERSEY 5.3 6.0 14.7 6.0 63.3 52.0 68.3 43.3 42.0 RAD 3240 5.3 6.0 8.3 5.7 51.7 52.0 93.0 44.7 40.7 DLF-KB-3639 4.3 5.0 12.0 5.7 71.0 64.7 78.3 32.0 34.3 ACOUSTIC 5.0 5.3 10.7 5.3 56.3 68.0 83.0 38.3 36.7 BARON 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 42.0 44.3 78.3 55.0 50.0 J-2797 4.0 6.3 9.7 5.3 48.0 58.0 88.3 31.7 45.0 PST-K19-206 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 52.3 51.0 80.7 41.7 42.0 PST-K19-208 4.7 6.3 9.7 4.0 52.3 50.7 87.0 36.7 45.7 SHAMROCK 4.7 6.3 15.0 3.7 62.7 53.3 75.7 36.7 44.3 DLF-KB-3638 4.7 6.0 11.0 4.3 56.7 55.7 79.0 35.7 43.7 JOURNEY (A12-266) 5.0 7.0 12.3 5.7 46.7 50.7 77.3 41.0 52.3 PST-K22-11 4.3 5.0 12.0 4.3 65.0 63.7 56.7 34.7 33.7 SKYLINE 4.3 5.3 9.7 5.7 72.0 44.0 77.7 30.3 36.7 MIDNIGHT 4.3 5.3 8.0 7.0 46.3 48.7 67.7 36.3 40.0 DLF-KB-3637 4.3 5.0 10.7 3.7 49.3 48.0 69.0 33.7 37.0 NAI-21-136 4.0 4.7 14.7 3.0 56.3 46.7 68.7 28.0 31.7 KENBLUE 3.7 5.3 19.7 4.0 54.0 39.0 75.0 28.7 38.0 LIGHTNING 4.7 5.0 9.3 6.7 47.7 47.0 62.7 36.3 34.7 PST-T15-44 3.7 4.0 16.3 5.3 54.0 49.7 65.7 28.3 25.7 PST-K17-182 4.0 4.7 12.3 3.3 47.0 37.7 77.0 31.7 31.3 PST-K20-3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 38.7 36.3 74.7 38.3 36.7 GO-Y301 3.0 4.0 13.7 3.3 48.7 41.7 61.0 20.7 23.7 PPG-KB2108 3.7 4.7 9.0 5.0 44.0 35.7 60.3 26.7 30.3 REVOLUTION (NAI-19-58) 3.3 4.3 9.7 4.7 37.7 39.3 57.0 21.7 27.3 RIGHT 3.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 41.0 36.0 69.3 28.0 30.7 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER SHADE AT AMES, IA 1/ 2025 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ COLOR COLOR PERCENT GROUND PERCENT GROUND COVER RATINGS FROM MAY-NOVEMBER NAME OCTOBER NOVEMBER COVER APRIL UNIFORMITY MAY JULY AUGUST OCTOBER NOVEMBER A21-3 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 28.0 41.7 61.3 24.7 35.3 GO-Y312 2.7 3.7 10.0 5.0 47.0 39.0 59.3 19.0 21.3 J-1331 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 36.0 29.3 63.0 22.3 32.3 PSM-231 2.7 3.7 6.7 5.3 46.3 39.0 42.7 18.3 23.7 A19-17 2.3 3.3 17.3 3.3 39.3 34.0 48.0 12.3 16.3 A21-6 3.0 3.7 7.7 5.7 44.0 37.0 50.7 20.3 22.3 PST-K19-201 2.3 3.3 6.3 5.0 37.0 47.7 62.7 15.3 18.7 PPG-KB2107 2.3 3.0 6.3 6.3 36.0 35.0 45.3 12.7 16.7 NAI-21-127 2.0 2.3 7.0 4.0 30.3 25.0 32.0 9.0 11.3 LSD VALUE 1.7 2.3 9.9 4.9 21.9 29.9 29.7 16.5 18.2 C.V. (%) 22.7 23.6 42.1 32.5 22.5 29.1 21.2 27.9 27.3 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.