TABLE 3. RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) CULTIVARS AT EIGHTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1/ 1992 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING 2/ NAME CO1 DC1 IA1 ID3 IL2 KS2 MD1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OR1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA6 WA1 MEAN MIDNIGHT 23.5 47.5 45.5 12.0 23.0 15.5 20.0 1.0 6.0 1.0 2.5 1.0 2.0 5.5 60.0 2.5 2.0 26.5 1 BAR VB 852 (BARMAX) 15.5 14.5 13.5 42.0 21.0 15.5 32.5 52.5 1.0 6.5 28.5 3.5 7.0 1.5 22.0 4.5 19.5 50.0 2 BAR VB 1169 4.0 8.0 8.5 32.0 49.0 3.5 11.5 23.0 7.0 48.5 24.5 13.0 5.0 16.5 34.5 6.0 22.5 50.0 3 J-335 3.0 13.0 41.5 6.0 17.0 9.0 43.0 18.5 21.5 40.5 17.0 13.0 22.0 32.5 19.0 12.0 22.5 17.0 4 BARTITIA 5.0 61.0 58.0 26.0 58.0 1.0 32.5 6.0 9.5 4.5 6.5 13.0 14.5 10.5 28.5 18.0 3.0 1.0 5 COBALT 26.0 14.5 57.0 4.0 4.0 40.0 49.5 10.5 34.5 16.0 5.0 13.0 16.0 20.0 39.5 31.5 13.5 45.0 6 OPAL 23.5 20.0 22.5 32.0 14.0 40.0 11.5 12.5 12.0 34.5 10.0 13.0 46.5 14.0 51.5 17.0 42.0 7.5 7 UNIQUE (PST-C-76) 1.0 33.5 52.5 23.5 9.0 15.5 20.0 45.5 49.0 19.0 2.5 37.0 28.5 10.5 56.0 50.5 19.5 24.5 8 RAM-1 36.5 43.5 20.0 25.0 52.0 30.5 5.0 6.0 14.0 6.5 34.5 2.0 34.5 27.5 4.0 4.5 32.5 17.0 9 SR 2000 15.5 39.0 61.0 1.0 55.5 30.5 20.0 2.0 4.5 32.0 2.5 6.0 22.0 27.5 28.5 34.0 29.0 56.0 10 BARSWEET 29.0 32.0 6.5 37.0 36.0 40.0 20.0 3.0 4.5 3.0 13.0 25.5 42.0 7.0 56.0 13.5 59.0 38.5 11 BARCELONA (BAR VB 1184) 8.5 62.0 30.5 15.0 60.0 30.5 53.5 24.5 9.5 10.5 2.5 25.5 1.0 5.5 43.0 9.5 13.5 21.0 12 SOPHIA 7.0 45.5 17.5 29.0 57.0 9.0 5.0 27.5 27.0 12.5 24.5 25.5 32.5 45.5 21.0 1.0 10.5 11.5 13 BAR VB 7037 2.0 23.0 11.5 30.0 45.5 9.0 11.5 58.0 12.0 34.5 31.0 25.5 39.5 37.5 15.5 13.5 24.5 2.0 14 NUSTAR 21.0 25.5 30.5 15.0 29.5 9.0 5.0 15.0 27.0 34.5 34.5 37.0 48.5 37.5 1.5 19.5 27.0 21.0 15 NE 80-47 13.5 56.5 56.0 7.0 25.0 9.0 43.0 27.5 19.0 24.5 10.0 37.0 25.5 3.0 45.0 38.0 27.0 35.5 16 LIVINGSTON 18.5 24.0 45.5 34.0 32.5 30.5 5.0 14.0 16.5 19.0 17.0 45.0 10.0 32.5 3.0 38.0 24.5 35.5 17 BELMONT (798) 18.5 33.5 48.0 15.0 18.0 59.5 60.0 6.0 53.0 10.5 10.0 25.5 30.5 8.0 1.5 25.5 54.0 4.0 18 ISI-21 11.5 2.0 13.5 54.0 2.0 48.0 5.0 56.0 3.0 21.5 51.5 45.0 56.0 16.5 39.5 31.5 39.5 62.0 19 WASHINGTON 6.0 39.0 19.0 22.0 12.0 3.5 5.0 39.5 27.0 27.0 40.0 51.5 34.5 51.5 12.0 31.5 32.5 17.0 20 EVB 13.703 29.0 54.0 59.0 2.0 50.0 59.5 53.5 22.0 32.0 2.0 10.0 3.5 42.0 1.5 61.0 7.5 39.5 14.0 21 CYNTHIA 50.5 25.5 22.5 8.5 62.0 9.0 20.0 17.0 56.5 31.0 24.5 13.0 22.0 14.0 8.0 11.0 27.0 10.0 22 BAR VB 895 8.5 7.0 39.0 18.5 20.0 54.5 11.5 49.0 43.5 12.5 45.5 51.5 9.0 37.5 24.5 40.5 9.0 5.0 23 BARON 60.0 27.5 30.5 37.0 7.0 48.0 5.0 8.0 37.5 8.0 21.5 25.5 57.5 27.5 12.0 31.5 8.0 35.5 24 SUFFOLK 36.5 5.0 30.5 8.5 8.0 59.5 20.0 33.0 27.0 39.0 47.0 25.5 8.0 23.5 54.0 56.5 19.5 38.5 25 LIBERTY 42.0 11.5 43.0 13.0 26.5 40.0 20.0 27.5 49.0 4.5 27.0 6.0 44.5 20.0 24.5 54.0 13.5 40.0 26 MONOPOLY 39.5 3.0 25.5 50.5 24.0 3.5 32.5 52.5 33.0 43.5 45.5 13.0 52.0 45.5 12.0 25.5 39.5 9.0 27 PST-YQ 13.5 22.0 22.5 35.0 54.0 30.5 20.0 43.0 27.0 24.5 34.5 25.5 4.0 20.0 46.5 15.5 6.5 53.5 28 GEN-RSP 21.0 1.0 25.5 55.0 3.0 30.5 20.0 55.0 2.0 43.5 61.0 51.5 12.5 37.5 28.5 56.5 16.5 58.0 29 PST-C-391 17.0 4.0 45.5 28.0 51.0 59.5 49.5 27.5 16.5 29.5 40.0 25.5 14.5 23.5 24.5 43.5 1.0 45.0 30 FREEDOM 46.5 6.0 38.0 17.0 19.0 48.0 32.5 35.0 53.0 34.5 51.5 6.0 18.5 32.5 34.5 40.5 4.5 14.0 31 NJIC 21.0 18.0 50.0 23.5 28.0 15.5 43.0 30.0 12.0 40.5 54.0 25.5 3.0 40.5 48.0 42.0 6.5 21.0 32 PST-C-303 10.0 16.5 50.0 10.0 41.5 54.5 32.5 32.0 37.5 16.0 40.0 13.0 11.0 20.0 31.5 47.0 32.5 35.5 33 VOYAGER 11.5 11.5 10.0 27.0 34.5 30.5 20.0 31.0 15.0 37.5 55.0 45.0 6.0 50.0 12.0 56.5 37.0 11.5 34 MERIT 46.5 35.5 30.5 43.5 32.5 22.0 32.5 24.5 49.0 24.5 24.5 37.0 36.5 14.0 39.5 25.5 32.5 21.0 35 EVB 13.863 31.5 19.0 17.5 48.0 61.0 15.5 53.5 37.5 41.0 37.5 17.0 37.0 25.5 10.5 34.5 2.5 36.0 21.0 36 J-386 39.5 21.0 40.0 20.5 39.0 22.0 32.5 45.5 60.0 50.0 17.0 45.0 57.5 45.5 19.0 9.5 16.5 7.5 37 AMAZON 29.0 51.0 35.5 40.0 48.0 30.5 57.5 16.0 19.0 24.5 17.0 45.0 18.5 4.0 44.0 19.5 19.5 59.0 38 BA 74-017 53.0 37.0 35.5 50.5 39.0 30.5 43.0 10.5 27.0 19.0 10.0 45.0 18.5 27.5 39.5 25.5 43.0 30.0 39 BRONCO 43.5 41.5 11.5 49.0 39.0 9.0 43.0 47.0 27.0 46.5 40.0 25.5 12.5 45.5 6.0 28.0 46.0 14.0 40 ZPS-84-749 34.0 27.5 15.5 40.0 11.0 22.0 5.0 41.0 8.0 52.0 51.5 13.0 59.0 49.0 51.5 22.0 50.0 53.5 41 FORTUNA 58.0 45.5 45.5 20.5 55.5 30.5 57.5 9.0 27.0 28.0 6.5 45.0 32.5 10.5 39.5 21.0 54.0 30.0 42 CREST 48.5 43.5 55.0 47.0 34.5 22.0 20.0 36.0 53.0 16.0 17.0 51.5 30.5 35.0 5.0 23.0 49.0 3.0 43 HAGA 31.5 9.0 15.5 32.0 43.0 48.0 20.0 43.0 41.0 45.0 40.0 25.5 36.5 20.0 39.5 53.0 10.5 60.5 44 NUBLUE (J-229) 45.0 47.5 27.0 43.5 15.0 40.0 32.5 39.5 45.5 29.5 28.5 37.0 52.0 27.5 56.0 29.0 32.5 33.0 45 TABLE 3. (continued) RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (LOW MAINTENANCE) CULTIVARS AT EIGHTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1992 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING NAME CO1 DC1 IA1 ID3 IL2 KS2 MD1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OR1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA6 WA1 MEAN UNKNOWN 56.5 52.0 54.0 40.0 44.0 40.0 32.5 20.5 56.5 42.0 17.0 37.0 44.5 42.5 8.0 7.5 47.5 6.0 46 DESTINY 43.5 30.5 50.0 5.0 59.0 54.5 53.5 4.0 49.0 9.0 37.0 13.0 28.5 32.5 49.5 50.5 56.0 30.0 47 CHELSEA 50.5 56.5 22.5 37.0 29.5 3.5 49.5 18.5 27.0 56.0 43.5 51.5 25.5 54.5 59.0 15.5 13.5 30.0 48 MIRACLE 38.0 59.5 41.5 3.0 45.5 40.0 43.0 37.5 19.0 53.5 31.0 51.5 38.0 42.5 46.5 35.0 51.5 24.5 49 GNOME 52.0 39.0 52.5 57.0 31.0 22.0 43.0 12.5 61.0 48.5 31.0 25.5 50.0 40.5 19.0 43.5 4.5 42.0 50 BARZAN 33.0 59.5 30.5 18.5 47.0 15.5 43.0 20.5 58.0 46.5 48.0 37.0 18.5 51.5 24.5 50.5 54.0 45.0 51 MERION 26.0 50.0 62.0 45.5 6.0 48.0 62.0 43.0 37.5 14.0 21.5 37.0 25.5 48.0 62.0 47.0 45.0 45.0 52 KWS PP 13-2 26.0 54.0 35.5 11.0 10.0 40.0 57.5 49.0 59.0 55.0 43.5 56.0 48.5 56.0 34.5 61.0 47.5 30.0 53 ALENE 59.0 29.0 2.0 52.5 1.0 22.0 32.5 49.0 34.5 57.5 58.0 60.5 46.5 60.5 17.0 59.0 57.5 50.0 54 KYOSTI 35.0 58.0 60.0 56.0 53.0 62.0 32.5 34.0 41.0 21.5 34.5 13.0 39.5 27.5 53.0 56.5 32.5 50.0 55 PST-A7-111 61.0 41.5 6.5 45.5 5.0 54.5 32.5 52.5 45.5 57.5 51.5 25.5 60.5 58.0 49.5 36.0 44.0 57.0 56 BANJO (H76-1034) 48.5 16.5 35.5 52.5 22.0 22.0 20.0 52.5 21.5 53.5 58.0 56.0 54.0 60.5 15.5 62.0 39.5 41.0 57 KENBLUE 54.5 10.0 4.5 59.0 16.0 40.0 5.0 58.0 43.5 61.0 61.0 60.5 42.0 59.0 8.0 47.0 60.5 55.0 58 PARK 41.0 35.5 4.5 58.0 37.0 48.0 57.5 61.0 49.0 51.0 49.0 58.5 62.0 54.5 31.5 45.0 57.5 45.0 59 MN 2405 54.5 30.5 1.0 62.0 41.5 54.5 49.5 60.0 37.5 60.0 58.0 58.5 52.0 53.0 58.0 38.0 51.5 60.5 60 SOUTH DAKOTA CERT. 62.0 49.0 3.0 60.0 13.0 48.0 43.0 58.0 55.0 62.0 61.0 62.0 60.5 62.0 28.5 50.5 60.5 26.5 61 BA 78-376 56.5 54.0 8.5 61.0 26.5 54.5 61.0 62.0 62.0 59.0 56.0 56.0 55.0 57.0 12.0 60.0 62.0 50.0 62 1/ THIS TABLE CONTAINS NO STATISTICAL VALUES (LSD VALUES) THEREFORE IT SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF AN ENTRY OR ENTRIES ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS OR REGIONS. TO ASSESS STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, REFER TO THE MEANS AND LSD VALUES FOUND IN TABLE 1. 2/ RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY IS ACHIEVED BY ASSIGNING "1" TO THE HIGHEST MEAN, "2" TO THE SECOND HIGHEST MEAN, ETC. FOR EACH LOCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF TWO MEANS ARE TIED FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD RANKS, BOTH ARE ASSIGNED "2.5".