TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT A 1.6-2.0 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/ 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MN1 OK1 PA1 WA1 MEAN NAME MN1 OK1 PA1 WA1 MEAN NUGLADE 5.7 7.3 6.8 6.8 6.6 SR 2100 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.5 6.1 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 6.2 6.4 7.2 6.4 6.6 PICK 8 5.9 6.5 5.9 5.8 6.0 UNIQUE 6.7 6.9 6.6 6.0 6.5 CHICAGO (J-2582) 5.6 6.2 6.8 5.4 6.0 HV 130 6.9 6.3 7.3 5.5 6.5 SRX 2205 5.6 5.7 7.4 5.4 6.0 CHATEAU 6.5 6.8 6.8 5.9 6.5 NJ 1190 6.7 5.4 7.1 4.8 6.0 AWARD 5.8 6.5 7.2 6.5 6.5 PST-B2-42 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 GLADE 6.4 6.0 7.4 5.9 6.5 AMERICA 6.0 5.9 6.2 5.8 6.0 WILDWOOD 6.7 6.4 7.1 5.7 6.5 CHALLENGER 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.0 RAMBO (J-2579) 6.0 6.8 7.2 5.8 6.4 BA 81-270 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.0 RUGBY II (MED-18) 6.0 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.4 BA 75-173 6.2 6.0 6.4 5.3 6.0 MIDNIGHT 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.4 ZPS-2183 5.9 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 BLACKSBURG 6.2 5.8 7.8 5.9 6.4 SR 2000 6.0 6.8 5.5 5.6 6.0 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.2 6.4 J-1555 5.4 6.5 6.1 5.8 6.0 J-1576 5.8 7.0 6.2 6.6 6.4 CONNI 5.6 5.7 7.1 5.5 6.0 BA 81-058 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.0 6.4 CALIBER 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.9 BARTITIA 6.3 6.2 7.1 5.9 6.3 MISTY (BA 76-372) 5.6 6.6 5.8 5.8 5.9 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.0 6.2 6.7 6.4 6.3 NUSTAR 5.6 6.3 6.8 5.0 5.9 PST-P46 6.5 5.6 7.6 5.5 6.3 RAVEN 5.8 5.7 6.8 5.5 5.9 ALLURE 6.7 5.8 6.8 5.8 6.3 BA 81-220 5.6 5.5 6.9 5.7 5.9 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 5.8 5.9 7.0 6.3 6.3 BA 75-490 5.6 6.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 COVENTRY 5.9 6.3 7.2 5.5 6.2 BARONIE 5.7 6.7 5.8 5.4 5.9 CLASSIC 5.8 6.6 6.7 5.7 6.2 NIMBUS 5.6 5.9 7.1 4.9 5.9 ZPS-2572 6.2 6.5 6.3 5.8 6.2 BA 77-702 5.8 5.6 6.4 5.7 5.9 PST-638 6.3 6.1 6.6 5.8 6.2 LIMOUSINE 6.2 5.6 6.7 5.0 5.9 PRINCETON 105 6.0 6.0 6.8 5.9 6.2 BA 75-163 5.9 6.0 5.5 6.2 5.9 PST-B3-180 6.0 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.2 H86-690 6.0 5.4 6.3 5.8 5.9 BAR VB 233 5.8 6.2 7.0 5.7 6.2 LTP-621 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.9 SR 2109 6.0 5.9 7.8 5.0 6.2 LIVINGSTON 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.1 5.8 NJ-GD 5.9 6.4 6.7 5.6 6.2 HV 242 5.5 5.6 6.6 5.7 5.8 PST-A418 6.5 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.2 FORTUNA 5.8 5.6 6.2 5.7 5.8 ECLIPSE 6.0 6.5 6.6 5.5 6.2 ASCOT 5.9 5.5 6.2 5.7 5.8 JEFFERSON 5.8 6.2 6.9 5.7 6.1 BA 81-227 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.8 BA 73-373 6.1 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.1 BAR VB 6820 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.2 5.8 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.8 6.1 SHAMROCK 6.0 5.5 6.2 5.5 5.8 BAR VB 3115B 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.2 6.1 BA 70-060 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.8 VB 16015 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.6 6.1 PST-A7-245A 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.8 MED-1580 5.9 5.9 7.1 5.6 6.1 PST-A7-60 5.7 5.5 6.4 5.5 5.8 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.1 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 PLATINI 6.0 6.0 6.9 5.6 6.1 PICK-855 6.0 5.7 6.6 4.8 5.8 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 5.4 6.8 6.5 5.7 6.1 MARQUIS 6.0 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.8 PST-BO-141 6.0 6.4 6.2 5.8 6.1 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 5.0 6.2 6.3 5.5 5.7 BAR VB 5649 5.5 6.4 6.8 5.6 6.1 BARON 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 ZPS-309 6.0 6.4 6.3 5.6 6.1 ABBEY 5.7 5.5 6.3 5.4 5.7 HAGA 5.8 6.8 6.3 5.4 6.1 LKB-95 5.4 5.5 6.9 5.0 5.7 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT A 1.6-2.0 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME MN1 OK1 PA1 WA1 MEAN NJ-54 6.3 5.8 5.0 5.6 5.7 PST-BO-165 5.2 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.6 BA 81-113 5.9 6.0 5.2 5.3 5.6 LIPOA 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.6 CARDIFF 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.6 SODNET 5.6 5.3 6.0 5.4 5.6 BARUZO 5.4 5.5 6.0 5.3 5.6 A88-744 5.6 6.0 4.7 5.9 5.5 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.5 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.5 BA 76-197 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.0 5.4 COMPACT 5.0 5.5 6.2 4.6 5.3 SIDEKICK 5.7 5.7 4.4 5.4 5.3 LTP-620 5.0 5.7 5.1 5.4 5.3 KENBLUE 4.7 5.8 4.1 5.1 4.9 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 C.V. (%) 6.7 9.1 9.6 6.6 8.2 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.