TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT FOR DIFFERENT NITROGEN LEVELS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NITROGEN LEVEL (LBS/1000 SQ.FT./YEAR) NAME 2.1-3.0 3.1-4.0 4.1+ MEAN MIDNIGHT 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.3 ZPS-2572 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.3 UNIQUE 6.6 6.1 6.2 6.3 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.2 AWARD 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.2 PST-B2-42 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.2 PST-BO-141 6.5 6.0 6.3 6.2 BLACKSBURG 6.6 6.0 6.0 6.2 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.2 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.2 NUGLADE 6.2 6.0 6.4 6.1 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.1 AMERICA 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.1 RUGBY II (MED-18) 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.1 J-1576 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.1 PST-B3-180 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.1 PST-638 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.1 LIMOUSINE 6.5 5.9 5.8 6.0 GLADE 6.2 6.1 5.7 6.0 HAGA 6.4 5.9 5.7 6.0 PRINCETON 105 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.0 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.2 5.8 6.0 6.0 BA 81-058 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.0 PICK 8 6.3 5.8 5.9 6.0 JEFFERSON 6.2 6.1 5.6 6.0 BARONIE 6.5 5.9 5.5 6.0 CHATEAU 6.4 5.9 5.6 6.0 ALLURE 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.0 PST-A418 5.8 5.8 6.5 6.0 HV 130 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.9 PST-P46 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.9 WILDWOOD 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.9 PLATINI 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.9 BARTITIA 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.9 COVENTRY 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.9 RAMBO (J-2579) 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.9 NJ 1190 6.4 5.6 6.1 5.9 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.9 CONNI 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.9 CHICAGO (J-2582) 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.9 SR 2000 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.9 CHALLENGER 6.2 5.7 5.8 5.9 BAR VB 233 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.9 LTP-621 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.8 BA 81-270 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.8 PST-A7-60 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.8 CLASSIC 6.5 5.9 4.9 5.8 NJ-GD 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.8 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.8 CALIBER 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.8 ECLIPSE 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.8 ZPS-309 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 LIVINGSTON 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.8 BAR VB 3115B 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.8 SR 2109 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.8 BAR VB 5649 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.8 NIMBUS 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 PST-A7-245A 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.8 LKB-95 6.3 5.6 5.4 5.8 MED-1580 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.7 NUSTAR 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.7 BA 73-373 6.3 5.7 5.2 5.7 SHAMROCK 6.2 5.5 5.7 5.7 SRX 2205 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.7 FORTUNA 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.7 ZPS-2183 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 RAVEN 6.3 5.6 5.3 5.7 SR 2100 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 J-1555 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 MARQUIS 6.2 5.6 5.0 5.6 BA 75-173 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.6 BA 70-060 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.6 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.6 HV 242 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.6 ASCOT 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.6 VB 16015 6.0 5.4 5.5 5.6 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.6 BA 81-220 6.0 5.6 5.1 5.6 PST-BO-165 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.6 ABBEY 6.1 5.4 5.2 5.6 BA 81-227 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.6 BA 77-702 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.6 BA 75-490 6.3 5.3 5.2 5.5 BARON 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.5 A88-744 6.0 5.2 5.5 5.5 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.5 BA 81-113 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.5 MISTY (BA 76-372) 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.4 H86-690 6.2 5.2 4.8 5.4 BA 75-163 5.7 5.2 5.3 5.4 PICK-855 5.9 5.3 4.9 5.3 CARDIFF 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.3 NJ-54 6.1 5.2 4.7 5.3 BAR VB 6820 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.3 COMPACT 5.8 5.4 4.5 5.3 LIPOA 5.6 5.3 4.9 5.3 BA 76-197 5.7 5.1 4.5 5.1 SODNET 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 LTP-620 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.1 SIDEKICK 5.6 5.0 4.6 5.1 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.1 BARUZO 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 KENBLUE 5.8 4.7 4.3 4.9 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 C.V. (%) 10.5 9.7 11.3 10.3 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEANS IN EACH COLUMN.