TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT 2.1-3.0 LBS OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR 1/ 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AB1 IA1 IA2 MD1 MI1 MN1 NC1 OH1 MEAN BLACKSBURG 6.7 7.3 6.9 6.0 6.5 6.2 5.4 8.0 6.6 UNIQUE 7.0 6.8 6.8 5.7 6.4 6.7 5.4 7.8 6.6 PST-B2-42 7.0 7.2 6.4 4.8 7.1 6.0 6.0 7.9 6.6 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 7.0 6.9 5.9 5.8 6.7 6.2 5.7 7.9 6.5 ZPS-2572 6.7 7.3 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.2 6.3 7.6 6.5 LIMOUSINE 6.3 6.9 7.3 5.9 6.4 6.2 4.6 8.3 6.5 AWARD 7.0 7.1 6.0 5.8 6.6 5.8 5.6 8.0 6.5 BARONIE 7.0 6.6 6.6 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.4 8.2 6.5 CLASSIC 6.7 6.4 7.2 5.6 6.5 5.8 5.6 7.9 6.5 PST-BO-141 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.2 6.0 6.5 8.0 6.5 HV 130 6.7 5.6 6.6 5.8 6.8 6.9 5.4 7.7 6.4 HAGA 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.8 5.8 5.1 7.9 6.4 CHATEAU 6.7 5.9 7.5 5.9 6.6 6.5 4.7 7.6 6.4 NJ 1190 6.0 5.9 7.3 5.1 6.4 6.7 5.4 8.3 6.4 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 7.0 5.7 6.8 5.4 6.6 5.4 6.1 8.1 6.4 PLATINI 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.9 8.0 6.3 BA 73-373 6.3 6.4 6.7 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.2 8.1 6.3 PICK 8 6.7 6.1 6.3 5.6 6.5 5.9 5.7 7.9 6.3 BARTITIA 6.7 6.4 6.4 5.4 6.3 6.3 5.0 8.1 6.3 CALIBER 7.0 6.4 5.9 5.6 6.7 6.0 5.1 7.8 6.3 BA 75-490 6.3 5.7 7.7 5.6 6.3 5.6 5.5 7.8 6.3 COVENTRY 6.0 6.3 6.8 5.6 6.8 5.9 5.0 8.0 6.3 ZPS-2183 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.5 6.7 5.9 5.4 8.3 6.3 PRINCETON 105 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.8 6.0 5.6 8.3 6.3 NIMBUS 6.7 6.1 7.0 5.8 6.5 5.6 4.7 8.0 6.3 LKB-95 6.0 6.4 6.8 5.9 6.9 5.4 5.1 7.6 6.3 RAVEN 6.3 6.2 7.2 5.7 6.4 5.8 4.5 7.9 6.3 NUGLADE 6.3 6.0 6.6 5.5 6.1 5.7 5.8 8.1 6.2 MIDNIGHT 6.3 6.5 5.7 5.0 6.4 6.1 5.8 8.0 6.2 MARQUIS 6.3 5.8 6.5 5.7 6.4 6.0 5.0 8.1 6.2 PST-638 6.3 5.9 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.6 7.3 6.2 RUGBY II (MED-18) 7.0 5.6 6.3 5.4 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.6 6.2 ALLURE 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.5 7.9 6.2 BARON 6.0 6.7 6.4 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.4 7.4 6.2 SRX 2205 6.7 5.8 6.6 5.7 6.7 5.6 4.8 7.8 6.2 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.8 5.7 7.7 6.2 PST-B3-180 6.0 5.7 6.2 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 8.1 6.2 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.5 6.1 6.4 5.8 7.8 6.2 JEFFERSON 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.0 6.7 5.8 5.5 7.8 6.2 SHAMROCK 6.0 6.4 6.4 5.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 8.2 6.2 BAR VB 233 6.7 6.4 6.3 5.4 6.8 5.8 5.0 7.1 6.2 BA 70-060 6.3 6.1 6.5 5.1 6.7 5.7 5.1 7.9 6.2 H86-690 6.0 7.3 5.6 5.1 6.8 6.0 5.3 7.4 6.2 CHALLENGER 6.0 6.5 6.7 5.1 6.3 5.9 5.2 7.8 6.2 BA 81-058 6.3 6.1 6.5 5.1 6.6 6.4 5.2 7.1 6.2 GLADE 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.4 5.7 7.9 6.2 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.4 6.0 5.1 7.8 6.2 BA 81-270 5.7 6.2 7.4 5.3 6.3 6.1 4.4 7.9 6.2 WILDWOOD 6.3 5.6 6.3 5.4 6.6 6.7 4.6 7.8 6.2 RAMBO (J-2579) 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.1 6.8 6.0 5.3 8.2 6.2 BAR VB 3115B 6.3 6.8 5.8 5.2 6.8 6.0 4.4 7.9 6.1 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 6.0 5.6 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.8 5.2 7.7 6.1 AMERICA 5.3 5.7 6.5 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 7.7 6.1 NJ-54 5.7 5.8 6.4 5.6 6.6 6.3 5.0 7.7 6.1 PST-P46 5.7 5.3 6.5 5.8 6.6 6.5 4.6 8.2 6.1 NJ-GD 5.7 5.5 6.4 5.3 6.9 5.9 5.7 7.6 6.1 ABBEY 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.2 6.2 5.7 5.4 7.6 6.1 MED-1580 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.7 5.9 4.8 8.1 6.1 ZPS-309 6.3 5.8 6.3 5.4 6.5 6.0 4.8 7.8 6.1 LIVINGSTON 6.7 5.6 6.4 5.0 6.4 5.9 5.4 7.7 6.1 PST-A7-60 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 6.4 5.7 5.9 7.8 6.1 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 5.3 5.9 6.4 5.2 6.4 6.0 5.7 7.9 6.1 PST-A7-245A 6.0 5.7 7.1 5.6 6.6 5.7 5.0 7.2 6.1 ECLIPSE 6.0 5.1 6.6 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.9 8.0 6.1 CHICAGO (J-2582) 5.7 5.6 6.7 5.7 6.4 5.6 5.1 7.9 6.1 NUSTAR 6.3 6.2 6.9 5.1 6.7 5.6 5.1 6.7 6.1 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.0 4.4 6.6 5.6 6.6 5.7 6.5 7.3 6.1 LTP-621 6.3 5.4 6.4 5.6 6.6 5.8 5.2 7.3 6.1 CONNI 5.3 5.1 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.6 5.3 7.9 6.1 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.0 6.2 6.4 5.2 6.0 6.0 5.4 7.3 6.1 BA 75-173 6.0 5.2 6.6 5.7 6.4 6.2 5.1 7.2 6.0 J-1576 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.3 5.8 5.9 7.5 6.0 SR 2100 5.7 5.6 6.3 5.7 6.5 6.2 5.0 7.3 6.0 FORTUNA 6.3 5.4 6.9 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.3 7.0 6.0 BA 77-702 6.3 4.8 6.8 5.6 6.9 5.8 4.7 7.3 6.0 VB 16015 6.3 4.9 6.0 4.9 6.1 6.0 6.5 7.4 6.0 BAR VB 5649 7.0 5.4 5.7 5.5 6.6 5.5 4.8 7.6 6.0 A88-744 5.7 6.2 5.8 5.2 6.5 5.6 6.1 7.1 6.0 J-1555 6.0 5.1 6.4 5.6 6.2 5.4 5.3 8.1 6.0 BA 81-220 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.6 4.9 7.7 6.0 SR 2000 6.3 5.4 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 7.4 6.0 SR 2109 6.0 4.8 5.9 5.2 6.8 6.0 5.2 7.8 6.0 HV 242 6.0 5.2 5.9 5.8 6.4 5.5 4.6 7.8 5.9 BA 81-113 6.0 5.9 6.4 5.2 6.1 5.9 4.2 7.4 5.9 PICK-855 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 7.5 5.9 BA 81-227 6.0 5.2 6.2 5.0 6.6 5.9 5.0 7.3 5.9 COMPACT 6.3 4.9 6.2 5.8 6.4 5.0 4.7 7.3 5.8 PST-A418 5.3 4.3 5.8 5.2 6.1 6.5 5.7 7.6 5.8 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 6.0 6.1 6.5 5.4 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.4 5.8 MISTY (BA 76-372) 6.0 5.1 6.2 5.0 6.3 5.6 5.1 7.1 5.8 PST-BO-165 6.0 5.6 7.1 5.0 6.4 5.2 4.7 6.4 5.8 KENBLUE 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.4 4.7 4.5 7.5 5.8 ASCOT 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.3 6.1 5.9 5.1 6.4 5.8 BA 75-163 5.3 4.6 5.6 5.5 6.3 5.9 4.9 7.9 5.7 BARUZO 5.7 5.4 5.9 4.8 6.6 5.4 4.9 7.0 5.7 BA 76-197 5.7 5.6 5.1 5.5 6.6 5.4 4.4 7.2 5.7 SODNET 5.3 5.5 6.0 4.6 6.0 5.6 5.1 7.2 5.7 BAR VB 6820 6.7 5.9 5.3 4.5 6.2 5.0 4.6 6.6 5.6 LIPOA 6.0 4.8 5.8 4.5 6.1 5.6 4.9 7.2 5.6 SIDEKICK 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.0 5.9 5.7 4.7 6.6 5.6 CARDIFF 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.4 6.6 5.5 5.4 7.2 5.5 LTP-620 5.0 4.5 5.5 5.1 6.6 5.0 4.5 7.1 5.4 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 5.7 4.6 5.4 4.2 6.2 5.5 4.4 7.2 5.4 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.4 C.V. (%) 12.8 17.2 11.3 9.8 5.5 6.7 11.9 5.8 10.5 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.