TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT A 2.1-3.0 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/ 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IA2 MD1 MI1 MO3 OH1 ON1 MEAN LIMOUSINE 6.9 7.3 5.9 6.4 6.3 8.3 5.9 6.7 BLACKSBURG 7.3 6.9 6.0 6.5 6.5 8.0 5.2 6.6 HAGA 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.8 5.8 7.9 6.4 6.6 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 6.9 5.9 5.8 6.7 7.0 7.9 5.5 6.5 BARONIE 6.6 6.6 5.7 6.7 6.3 8.2 5.7 6.5 LKB-95 6.4 6.8 5.9 6.9 5.8 7.6 6.2 6.5 CLASSIC 6.4 7.2 5.6 6.5 5.9 7.9 5.8 6.5 BA 81-270 6.2 7.4 5.3 6.3 6.5 7.9 5.7 6.5 UNIQUE 6.8 6.8 5.7 6.4 6.7 7.8 5.1 6.5 COVENTRY 6.3 6.8 5.6 6.8 6.6 8.0 5.0 6.5 AWARD 7.1 6.0 5.8 6.6 7.0 8.0 4.7 6.5 ZPS-2572 7.3 6.1 5.7 6.3 7.2 7.6 4.9 6.4 NIMBUS 6.1 7.0 5.8 6.5 5.9 8.0 5.8 6.4 CHATEAU 5.9 7.5 5.9 6.6 6.3 7.6 5.2 6.4 NJ 1190 5.9 7.3 5.1 6.4 6.5 8.3 5.4 6.4 RAVEN 6.2 7.2 5.7 6.4 6.3 7.9 5.2 6.4 PLATINI 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.9 8.0 5.8 6.4 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 5.7 6.8 5.4 6.6 6.9 8.1 5.4 6.4 PST-B2-42 7.2 6.4 4.8 7.1 6.3 7.9 5.1 6.4 PST-BO-141 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.2 6.3 8.0 4.8 6.4 BA 73-373 6.4 6.7 5.8 6.1 6.1 8.1 5.6 6.4 PICK 8 6.1 6.3 5.6 6.5 6.6 7.9 5.6 6.4 BA 75-490 5.7 7.7 5.6 6.3 6.2 7.8 5.1 6.3 BARTITIA 6.4 6.4 5.4 6.3 6.0 8.1 5.7 6.3 MIDNIGHT 6.5 5.7 5.0 6.4 7.0 8.0 5.5 6.3 PRINCETON 105 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.8 6.3 8.3 4.7 6.3 MED-1580 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.7 5.8 8.1 5.9 6.3 PST-P46 5.3 6.5 5.8 6.6 6.5 8.2 5.2 6.3 NUGLADE 6.0 6.6 5.5 6.1 6.9 8.1 4.9 6.3 ALLURE 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 7.9 5.0 6.3 BA 70-060 6.1 6.5 5.1 6.7 6.1 7.9 5.5 6.3 HV 130 5.6 6.6 5.8 6.8 6.1 7.7 5.3 6.3 SRX 2205 5.8 6.6 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.8 5.2 6.3 ZPS-2183 6.2 6.1 5.5 6.7 6.0 8.3 5.0 6.3 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 5.9 6.4 5.2 6.4 6.3 7.9 5.7 6.3 CONNI 5.1 7.1 5.8 6.3 6.3 7.9 5.3 6.3 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.4 6.3 7.8 5.5 6.2 CHICAGO (J-2582) 5.6 6.7 5.7 6.4 6.0 7.9 5.3 6.2 BAR VB 233 6.4 6.3 5.4 6.8 6.0 7.1 5.6 6.2 CHALLENGER 6.5 6.7 5.1 6.3 6.3 7.8 4.9 6.2 BARON 6.7 6.4 5.8 6.2 6.0 7.4 5.0 6.2 MARQUIS 5.8 6.5 5.7 6.4 5.9 8.1 5.1 6.2 JEFFERSON 6.1 6.2 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.8 5.3 6.2 PST-A7-245A 5.7 7.1 5.6 6.6 6.6 7.2 4.7 6.2 ZPS-309 5.8 6.3 5.4 6.5 6.1 7.8 5.5 6.2 RUGBY II (MED-18) 5.6 6.3 5.4 6.7 6.9 7.6 5.0 6.2 PST-A7-60 5.7 6.7 5.4 6.4 6.0 7.8 5.3 6.2 CALIBER 6.4 5.9 5.6 6.7 6.0 7.8 4.9 6.2 BA 81-058 6.1 6.5 5.1 6.6 6.4 7.1 5.4 6.2 ECLIPSE 5.1 6.6 6.0 6.3 6.0 8.0 5.3 6.2 SHAMROCK 6.4 6.4 5.0 6.5 6.1 8.2 4.6 6.2 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.1 6.0 5.5 6.1 6.5 7.8 5.3 6.2 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.4 7.7 5.3 6.2 PST-B3-180 5.7 6.2 5.5 6.0 6.3 8.1 5.3 6.2 NJ-54 5.8 6.4 5.6 6.6 6.0 7.7 4.9 6.2 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 5.6 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.9 7.7 5.1 6.2 PST-638 5.9 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 4.8 6.2 H86-690 7.3 5.6 5.1 6.8 5.7 7.4 5.1 6.1 AMERICA 5.7 6.5 5.7 6.3 6.4 7.7 4.7 6.1 BA 77-702 4.8 6.8 5.6 6.9 6.0 7.3 5.5 6.1 NJ-GD 5.5 6.4 5.3 6.9 6.1 7.6 5.1 6.1 RAMBO (J-2579) 5.8 5.7 5.1 6.8 6.1 8.2 5.3 6.1 NUSTAR 6.2 6.9 5.1 6.7 5.8 6.7 5.4 6.1 SR 2100 5.6 6.3 5.7 6.5 6.2 7.3 5.3 6.1 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.2 6.4 5.2 6.0 7.2 7.3 4.5 6.1 LTP-621 5.4 6.4 5.6 6.6 5.9 7.3 5.6 6.1 BAR VB 3115B 6.8 5.8 5.2 6.8 5.7 7.9 4.6 6.1 BA 75-173 5.2 6.6 5.7 6.4 6.2 7.2 5.5 6.1 ABBEY 6.1 6.4 5.2 6.2 6.0 7.6 5.1 6.1 WILDWOOD 5.6 6.3 5.4 6.6 6.3 7.8 4.7 6.1 BAR VB 5649 5.4 5.7 5.5 6.6 6.0 7.6 5.6 6.1 BA 81-220 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.9 7.7 4.9 6.1 PST-BO-165 5.6 7.1 5.0 6.4 6.5 6.4 5.4 6.0 KENBLUE 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.4 5.6 7.5 5.2 6.0 BA 81-113 5.9 6.4 5.2 6.1 6.0 7.4 5.3 6.0 GLADE 5.5 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.1 7.9 5.3 6.0 J-1555 5.1 6.4 5.6 6.2 5.8 8.1 5.0 6.0 SR 2000 5.4 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.4 5.1 6.0 J-1576 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.3 6.5 7.5 4.8 6.0 HV 242 5.2 5.9 5.8 6.4 5.5 7.8 5.2 6.0 LIVINGSTON 5.6 6.4 5.0 6.4 6.1 7.7 4.7 6.0 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 4.4 6.6 5.6 6.6 5.8 7.3 5.5 6.0 FORTUNA 5.4 6.9 5.4 6.1 6.0 7.0 4.9 6.0 BA 81-227 5.2 6.2 5.0 6.6 6.0 7.3 5.2 5.9 COMPACT 4.9 6.2 5.8 6.4 5.6 7.3 5.1 5.9 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 6.1 6.5 5.4 6.0 5.8 6.4 5.1 5.9 A88-744 6.2 5.8 5.2 6.5 6.1 7.1 4.2 5.9 SR 2109 4.8 5.9 5.2 6.8 5.5 7.8 4.7 5.8 PST-A418 4.3 5.8 5.2 6.1 7.0 7.6 4.8 5.8 PICK-855 4.9 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.8 7.5 4.7 5.8 VB 16015 4.9 6.0 4.9 6.1 6.7 7.4 4.5 5.8 MISTY (BA 76-372) 5.1 6.2 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.1 4.9 5.8 BA 75-163 4.6 5.6 5.5 6.3 6.0 7.9 4.7 5.8 ASCOT 5.7 6.1 5.3 6.1 6.4 6.4 4.5 5.8 BA 76-197 5.6 5.1 5.5 6.6 5.3 7.2 5.1 5.8 SODNET 5.5 6.0 4.6 6.0 5.7 7.2 5.3 5.7 BARUZO 5.4 5.9 4.8 6.6 5.5 7.0 4.9 5.7 SIDEKICK 5.4 5.5 5.0 5.9 6.0 6.6 4.9 5.6 LTP-620 4.5 5.5 5.1 6.6 5.9 7.1 4.5 5.6 LIPOA 4.8 5.8 4.5 6.1 5.5 7.2 5.2 5.6 BAR VB 6820 5.9 5.3 4.5 6.2 5.6 6.6 4.5 5.5 CARDIFF 5.0 4.7 4.4 6.6 5.3 7.2 4.7 5.4 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 4.6 5.4 4.2 6.2 5.8 7.2 4.0 5.4 LSD VALUE 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.4 C.V. (%) 17.2 11.3 9.8 5.5 5.4 5.8 10.4 9.8 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.