TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT (FULL SUN) AT TWENTY-NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN MIDNIGHT 6.5 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.3 ZPS-2572 7.0 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.3 6.3 UNIQUE 8.3 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.2 6.3 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 7.3 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.1 6.2 AWARD 6.7 5.3 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.6 5.9 6.2 PST-B2-42 8.3 5.4 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.2 5.6 6.2 PST-BO-141 8.0 5.4 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.3 5.6 6.2 BLACKSBURG 8.0 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 7.0 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 7.3 5.0 5.4 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.2 NUGLADE 7.3 5.4 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.1 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.1 AMERICA 8.3 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.2 5.6 6.1 RUGBY II (MED-18) 6.3 5.0 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.4 5.8 6.1 J-1576 7.7 5.4 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.1 PST-B3-180 8.0 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.1 5.4 6.1 PST-638 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.1 LIMOUSINE 7.0 5.4 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.0 6.0 GLADE 8.3 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.0 HAGA 8.0 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.6 6.0 PRINCETON 105 6.7 5.2 5.4 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.0 BA 81-058 7.0 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.0 PICK 8 7.3 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.2 5.8 6.0 ARCADIA (J-1936) 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.6 6.0 JEFFERSON 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.1 6.0 BARONIE 7.3 5.8 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.5 5.4 6.0 CHATEAU 7.3 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.1 6.0 ALLURE 7.3 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.1 4.9 6.0 PST-A418 7.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.5 6.0 HV 130 7.7 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 COVENTRY 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.2 5.3 5.9 PST-P46 8.0 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.9 WILDWOOD 7.3 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.1 5.9 PLATINI 7.3 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.9 BARTITIA 7.0 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.9 RAMBO (J-2579) 7.3 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.9 NJ 1190 7.7 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.3 5.9 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 7.0 5.3 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.9 CONNI 7.0 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.9 CHICAGO (J-2582) 7.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.9 SR 2000 7.0 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.9 CHALLENGER 7.0 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.3 5.9 BAR VB 233 8.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.9 LTP-621 8.0 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.8 PST-A7-60 6.3 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.8 CLASSIC 7.7 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.0 5.8 BA 81-270 7.3 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.9 4.9 5.8 NJ-GD 8.0 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.8 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 8.0 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.8 CALIBER 7.7 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.8 ECLIPSE 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.8 ZPS-309 8.0 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.8 LIVINGSTON 7.3 5.8 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.2 5.8 SR 2109 8.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.8 BAR VB 3115B 6.3 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.8 BAR VB 5649 8.0 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.8 NIMBUS 7.3 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.8 PST-A7-245A 6.7 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.6 6.0 6.3 5.9 5.4 5.8 LKB-95 7.0 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 MED-1580 7.7 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.7 NUSTAR 8.0 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.7 BA 73-373 7.0 5.6 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.7 SHAMROCK 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 SRX 2205 8.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.7 FORTUNA 7.3 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.0 5.7 ZPS-2183 8.0 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.2 4.8 5.7 RAVEN 7.0 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.5 4.7 5.7 SR 2100 7.3 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.7 J-1555 7.7 4.9 5.0 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.7 MARQUIS 7.7 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.6 BA 75-173 7.3 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.6 BA 70-060 7.0 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.6 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.7 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.0 5.6 HV 242 7.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.6 ASCOT 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.6 VB 16015 6.7 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.6 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 7.7 5.1 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.8 6.0 5.6 BA 81-220 7.0 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.0 5.6 PST-BO-165 6.3 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.6 ABBEY 6.7 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.6 BA 81-227 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.6 BA 77-702 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.8 5.6 BA 75-490 6.3 4.9 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.5 BARON 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.7 5.5 A88-744 7.3 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.5 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 7.3 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.5 BA 81-113 7.7 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.3 4.5 5.5 MISTY (BA 76-372) 6.3 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.4 H86-690 8.0 5.4 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.4 BA 75-163 7.0 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.2 4.5 5.4 PICK-855 7.0 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.0 4.7 5.3 CARDIFF 6.7 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.3 NJ-54 5.3 4.6 4.4 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.2 4.5 5.3 BAR VB 6820 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.3 COMPACT 6.3 4.9 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.3 LIPOA 6.7 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.3 SIDEKICK 7.0 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.1 SODNET 6.0 4.5 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.3 4.9 4.6 5.1 BA 76-197 6.0 4.7 4.5 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.1 LTP-620 6.3 5.0 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.1 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 6.3 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.1 BARUZO 7.0 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.1 KENBLUE 5.7 4.9 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.3 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).