TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT 4.1+ LBS OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR 1/ 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 MA1 ME1 MO3 NJ2 UT1 WA1 MEAN MIDNIGHT 6.5 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.2 5.8 6.7 6.5 PST-A418 6.6 6.6 6.7 7.0 6.8 5.7 6.0 6.5 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 5.3 6.3 6.6 7.2 7.3 6.2 6.4 6.5 NUGLADE 5.3 6.3 6.8 6.9 6.7 5.8 6.8 6.4 ZPS-2572 6.4 6.1 6.4 7.2 6.8 5.5 5.8 6.3 AMERICA 6.5 6.3 7.0 6.4 5.3 6.7 5.8 6.3 PST-BO-141 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.3 5.4 6.7 5.8 6.3 J-1576 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.7 5.9 6.6 6.3 UNIQUE 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.7 5.3 6.8 6.0 6.2 AWARD 5.3 5.5 6.4 7.0 6.9 5.9 6.5 6.2 RUGBY II (MED-18) 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.9 6.5 5.9 6.6 6.2 PST-638 7.1 5.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.1 5.8 6.2 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 5.2 5.9 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.7 6.2 PST-B2-42 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.3 5.3 6.6 6.0 6.1 PST-B3-180 6.5 6.3 5.8 6.3 5.3 6.6 6.2 6.1 NJ 1190 6.0 6.7 6.6 6.5 5.9 6.2 4.8 6.1 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 5.3 5.1 6.4 7.0 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.0 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 5.7 5.5 6.0 6.4 7.1 5.3 6.3 6.0 ARCADIA (J-1936) 4.9 6.2 5.9 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.0 BLACKSBURG 6.2 5.5 6.4 6.5 5.4 6.3 5.9 6.0 BA 81-058 5.8 5.4 6.6 6.4 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.9 PICK 8 6.8 5.1 5.4 6.6 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.9 WILDWOOD 6.4 4.8 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.8 PRINCETON 105 4.9 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.8 CHALLENGER 5.5 5.4 5.6 6.3 6.4 5.4 6.0 5.8 ALLURE 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.4 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.8 RAMBO (J-2579) 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.8 LIMOUSINE 5.3 5.9 6.4 6.3 4.8 6.8 5.0 5.8 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 5.7 5.8 6.2 5.9 4.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 PST-P46 6.1 4.6 5.8 6.5 5.8 6.1 5.5 5.8 ZPS-2183 6.7 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 GLADE 5.7 5.8 5.2 6.1 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.7 COVENTRY 6.4 5.6 6.4 6.6 4.6 4.9 5.5 5.7 PST-A7-245A 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.6 4.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 HV 130 6.2 6.0 4.8 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 SHAMROCK 6.1 5.0 6.6 6.1 4.8 5.6 5.5 5.7 ASCOT 5.1 5.0 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.7 HAGA 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.7 5.4 5.7 BA 81-270 6.0 4.5 6.4 6.5 4.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 CHATEAU 6.0 5.4 5.8 6.3 4.6 5.5 5.9 5.6 SR 2000 5.4 5.9 5.5 7.0 4.8 5.4 5.6 5.6 ZPS-309 5.5 5.2 5.9 6.1 4.9 6.1 5.6 5.6 BAR VB 233 5.4 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.9 6.1 5.7 5.6 BARTITIA 5.7 4.0 5.9 6.0 5.4 6.2 5.9 5.6 LTP-621 5.7 5.4 6.3 5.9 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 5.5 5.2 5.8 6.3 5.6 4.8 5.8 5.6 NJ-GD 5.5 5.0 5.9 6.1 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.6 CHICAGO (J-2582) 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.4 5.6 JEFFERSON 5.2 5.5 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.6 CONNI 5.7 5.9 5.2 6.3 5.0 5.4 5.5 5.6 BAR VB 3115B 6.0 5.4 5.9 5.7 4.8 5.8 5.2 5.5 PLATINI 4.9 5.8 5.7 5.9 4.8 6.2 5.6 5.5 SR 2109 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.0 5.5 BARONIE 5.7 5.1 6.1 6.3 4.4 5.6 5.4 5.5 J-1555 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.8 4.3 5.9 5.8 5.5 CALIBER 5.3 4.8 5.8 6.0 4.5 6.4 5.6 5.5 A88-744 6.3 5.1 5.9 6.1 4.2 4.9 5.9 5.5 VB 16015 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.9 5.2 6.6 5.5 BAR VB 5649 5.7 5.1 5.1 6.0 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.4 FORTUNA 5.8 4.7 5.8 6.0 4.5 5.7 5.7 5.4 LIVINGSTON 6.1 4.9 5.5 6.1 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.4 SRX 2205 6.1 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.4 LKB-95 5.1 5.2 6.1 5.8 4.2 6.4 5.0 5.4 ECLIPSE 5.7 4.6 5.8 6.0 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.4 HV 242 4.7 6.0 5.2 5.5 4.7 5.8 5.7 5.4 PST-A7-60 5.9 5.3 3.4 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.3 CARDIFF 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.9 5.3 PST-BO-165 5.1 5.0 5.2 6.5 4.5 5.3 5.6 5.3 BA 81-227 6.3 4.1 5.4 6.0 3.8 5.7 5.7 5.3 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.1 4.6 4.9 6.3 4.6 5.6 5.0 5.3 SR 2100 5.2 5.1 5.7 6.2 4.1 5.2 5.5 5.3 MED-1580 5.2 4.4 5.1 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.3 RAVEN 6.5 4.9 4.7 6.3 4.3 4.8 5.5 5.3 NUSTAR 5.6 5.3 4.7 5.8 4.8 5.7 5.0 5.3 NIMBUS 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.9 4.5 5.4 4.9 5.3 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 6.2 4.9 4.6 5.8 4.6 5.2 5.5 5.3 BA 75-163 5.4 4.6 5.3 6.0 4.2 5.1 6.2 5.3 BA 73-373 5.5 5.2 4.6 6.1 4.2 5.5 5.7 5.2 BA 75-490 5.2 3.6 5.0 6.2 4.6 6.1 5.8 5.2 BA 75-173 5.8 4.4 5.3 6.2 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 MISTY (BA 76-372) 4.9 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.2 ABBEY 6.2 5.0 4.5 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.4 5.2 BA 70-060 5.3 4.9 4.6 6.1 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.2 BA 77-702 6.1 4.6 4.6 6.0 3.8 5.3 5.7 5.2 BA 81-113 5.8 4.7 4.9 6.0 3.5 5.8 5.3 5.2 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 5.5 4.1 4.9 5.8 4.2 5.9 5.6 5.2 BA 81-220 6.0 4.6 4.1 5.9 4.3 5.4 5.7 5.1 BAR VB 6820 3.3 4.6 5.7 5.6 5.1 5.2 6.2 5.1 BARON 5.6 4.1 4.2 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.9 5.0 MARQUIS 5.3 4.3 4.4 5.9 4.3 5.1 5.8 5.0 LTP-620 5.3 4.2 4.9 5.9 3.5 5.6 5.4 5.0 LIPOA 5.0 4.4 3.9 5.5 4.5 5.7 5.3 4.9 PICK-855 5.0 4.4 5.0 5.8 4.0 5.3 4.8 4.9 CLASSIC 1.0 4.9 6.1 5.9 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.9 H86-690 4.4 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.2 5.0 5.8 4.8 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.8 3.6 5.4 5.3 4.8 NJ-54 5.7 3.7 3.8 6.0 2.8 5.5 5.6 4.7 SODNET 3.5 3.9 4.6 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 4.7 SIDEKICK 4.4 4.6 3.7 6.0 2.8 5.2 5.4 4.6 COMPACT 4.0 4.8 3.8 5.6 3.1 5.6 4.6 4.5 BA 76-197 4.1 4.6 4.5 5.3 3.3 4.6 5.0 4.5 BARUZO 4.0 3.5 3.1 5.5 3.8 5.2 5.3 4.3 KENBLUE 5.3 2.6 4.0 5.6 2.5 5.2 5.1 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.9 1.6 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 C.V. (%) 13.3 11.3 17.7 5.4 12.2 9.3 6.6 11.3 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.