TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT A 0.5-1.0 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/ 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AB1 IN1 KS1 MA1 NE1 QE1 UB1 UT1 MEAN PST-B2-42 7.0 6.5 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.8 6.0 6.6 6.6 MIDNIGHT 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.8 6.8 5.8 6.5 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.0 5.5 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.8 7.3 6.2 6.5 UNIQUE 7.0 6.1 5.8 6.3 6.5 7.6 5.8 6.8 6.5 ZPS-2572 6.7 5.4 6.8 6.1 6.5 7.4 6.9 5.5 6.4 PST-BO-141 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.7 6.5 7.9 5.3 6.7 6.3 AMERICA 5.3 6.5 5.8 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 LIMOUSINE 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.0 7.3 6.8 6.8 6.3 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 6.7 5.3 6.4 5.5 6.8 7.5 7.0 5.3 6.3 PLATINI 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.3 7.8 5.9 6.2 6.3 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 7.0 5.6 6.3 5.9 5.3 7.4 6.8 6.0 6.3 RUGBY II (MED-18) 7.0 5.6 6.2 5.8 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.9 6.3 J-1576 6.0 5.2 6.3 5.9 6.0 7.6 7.1 5.9 6.3 PST-B3-180 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.2 7.4 5.7 6.6 6.3 AWARD 7.0 5.5 6.4 5.5 6.2 7.2 6.3 5.9 6.3 BLACKSBURG 6.7 6.2 6.7 5.5 5.5 7.8 5.5 6.3 6.2 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 7.0 6.1 5.7 5.1 5.5 7.8 6.4 6.2 6.2 GLADE 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.8 6.0 7.4 6.0 6.0 6.2 NUGLADE 6.3 5.3 6.4 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 5.8 6.2 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.0 5.4 6.1 6.2 6.3 7.4 6.3 6.1 6.2 RAMBO (J-2579) 6.3 5.6 5.4 6.0 6.2 7.7 6.0 5.8 6.1 HV 130 6.7 6.1 5.5 6.0 6.3 7.6 5.1 5.5 6.1 NJ 1190 6.0 5.2 5.8 6.7 6.5 7.3 5.2 6.2 6.1 BARTITIA 6.7 6.6 6.0 4.0 6.2 7.7 5.5 6.2 6.1 JEFFERSON 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.8 7.8 5.3 5.6 6.1 BA 81-058 6.3 5.8 6.1 5.4 6.5 7.5 5.3 5.6 6.1 SR 2000 6.3 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.7 7.7 5.3 5.4 6.1 CALIBER 7.0 5.8 5.7 4.8 5.8 7.4 5.5 6.4 6.1 SR 2109 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.5 6.3 7.4 5.7 5.9 6.0 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.7 7.6 6.3 5.9 6.0 HV 242 6.0 6.1 5.2 6.0 6.0 7.5 5.5 5.8 6.0 ALLURE 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.5 7.4 4.9 5.4 6.0 PRINCETON 105 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.5 7.6 5.6 5.6 6.0 BAR VB 5649 7.0 5.5 5.0 5.1 7.0 7.6 5.1 5.6 6.0 LTP-621 6.3 5.5 6.0 5.4 7.0 7.8 5.0 5.0 6.0 HAGA 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 5.7 7.3 5.1 5.7 6.0 BAR VB 233 6.7 6.3 5.6 5.0 5.7 7.7 4.9 6.1 6.0 PST-P46 5.7 6.0 6.9 4.6 5.7 7.7 5.3 6.1 6.0 BARONIE 7.0 6.3 5.8 5.1 6.3 7.1 4.5 5.6 6.0 WILDWOOD 6.3 5.8 6.3 4.8 6.3 7.1 5.6 5.5 6.0 CLASSIC 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.9 5.7 7.9 4.9 5.7 6.0 PST-638 6.3 5.6 6.2 5.0 6.2 7.6 5.6 5.1 6.0 BAR VB 3115B 6.3 6.3 5.1 5.4 6.0 7.9 4.8 5.8 6.0 CHALLENGER 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 6.5 7.7 5.0 5.4 5.9 LKB-95 6.0 5.4 5.4 5.2 6.3 7.7 5.0 6.4 5.9 CHICAGO (J-2582) 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.8 7.1 6.1 5.7 5.9 CONNI 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.8 7.8 4.7 5.4 5.9 PICK 8 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 6.0 7.7 5.4 5.6 5.9 COVENTRY 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.6 6.3 7.6 5.1 4.9 5.9 J-1555 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.6 5.4 5.9 5.9 CHATEAU 6.7 6.0 5.1 5.4 6.3 7.7 4.4 5.5 5.9 NUSTAR 6.3 6.4 5.5 5.3 5.5 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 PST-A418 5.3 5.1 5.8 6.6 6.2 7.1 5.1 5.7 5.9 ZPS-309 6.3 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.8 7.3 4.8 6.1 5.8 NIMBUS 6.7 6.4 5.2 5.4 5.8 7.4 4.3 5.4 5.8 PST-A7-245A 6.0 5.5 4.8 5.8 6.5 7.3 5.1 5.6 5.8 CARDIFF 5.3 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.3 7.9 5.7 5.5 5.8 PST-BO-165 6.0 5.1 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.7 4.9 5.3 5.8 PST-A7-60 5.3 5.9 5.6 5.3 6.5 7.2 5.0 5.4 5.8 BA 73-373 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.2 5.5 7.1 4.7 5.5 5.8 SHAMROCK 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.8 7.5 4.6 5.6 5.8 LIVINGSTON 6.7 6.0 5.5 4.9 6.3 7.4 4.3 5.0 5.7 COMPACT 6.3 5.1 5.4 4.8 6.2 7.7 4.9 5.6 5.7 BA 81-270 5.7 6.4 5.4 4.5 6.5 7.1 4.6 5.6 5.7 SRX 2205 6.7 5.8 5.5 4.7 6.3 7.2 4.0 5.6 5.7 VB 16015 6.3 5.4 6.2 4.7 5.5 7.5 4.9 5.2 5.7 BA 81-227 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.1 6.7 7.8 4.5 5.7 5.7 ECLIPSE 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.6 6.0 7.7 5.5 4.9 5.7 ASCOT 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 7.6 5.6 5.4 5.7 NJ-GD 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.0 6.2 6.8 5.2 5.4 5.7 FORTUNA 6.3 6.1 5.7 4.7 4.7 7.1 5.2 5.7 5.7 BA 75-490 6.3 5.7 6.1 3.6 6.7 7.9 3.0 6.1 5.7 MED-1580 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.4 6.2 7.8 4.1 5.6 5.7 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 5.3 6.1 5.2 5.2 5.4 7.6 5.5 4.8 5.6 LIPOA 6.0 5.7 5.5 4.4 4.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 SR 2100 5.7 5.9 5.3 5.1 6.0 7.2 4.5 5.2 5.6 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.6 5.0 7.6 4.3 5.6 5.6 MARQUIS 6.3 6.1 5.3 4.3 5.2 7.2 5.3 5.1 5.6 BA 75-173 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.4 5.5 7.8 4.2 5.3 5.6 ABBEY 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.0 5.5 7.1 3.8 5.3 5.6 BA 81-220 6.0 6.3 5.2 4.6 5.2 7.4 4.4 5.4 5.6 ZPS-2183 6.3 5.1 5.8 5.5 3.5 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 BA 70-060 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.9 4.5 7.6 4.1 5.7 5.5 A88-744 5.7 5.2 5.7 5.1 5.3 7.7 4.8 4.9 5.5 MISTY (BA 76-372) 6.0 5.2 4.0 4.3 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.2 5.5 BA 77-702 6.3 5.4 5.0 4.6 5.2 7.5 4.7 5.3 5.5 RAVEN 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.9 5.0 7.2 4.5 4.8 5.5 BARON 6.0 5.4 5.6 4.1 5.3 7.4 4.5 5.3 5.5 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 6.0 5.3 4.5 4.9 5.3 7.4 5.1 5.2 5.5 BA 75-163 5.3 5.4 5.4 4.6 6.2 7.5 4.0 5.1 5.4 BAR VB 6820 6.7 5.6 3.3 4.6 5.8 7.2 5.0 5.2 5.4 BA 81-113 6.0 5.8 4.5 4.7 5.0 7.4 4.1 5.8 5.4 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.0 5.5 5.3 4.1 5.7 7.6 3.3 5.9 5.4 H86-690 6.0 5.1 5.7 3.7 6.2 7.6 4.1 5.0 5.4 PICK-855 6.0 6.0 5.2 4.4 5.7 6.9 3.5 5.3 5.4 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 5.7 5.8 3.9 5.0 5.5 7.7 3.9 5.4 5.3 SIDEKICK 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.5 7.7 3.4 5.2 5.3 NJ-54 5.7 5.5 4.9 3.7 5.2 8.0 3.6 5.5 5.3 SODNET 5.3 4.6 4.2 3.9 4.8 7.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 BA 76-197 5.7 5.2 4.4 4.6 5.2 7.6 4.3 4.6 5.2 LTP-620 5.0 3.8 5.1 4.2 5.3 7.4 4.4 5.6 5.1 BARUZO 5.7 4.9 5.1 3.5 4.8 7.9 3.8 5.2 5.1 KENBLUE 5.7 4.2 5.0 2.6 5.7 7.3 1.9 5.2 4.7 LSD VALUE 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.3 C.V. (%) 12.8 8.3 10.1 11.3 10.7 4.2 13.0 9.3 10.0 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 MEANS IN EACH COLUMN.