TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT THREE LOCATIONS IN THE COOL-ARID ZONE 1/ 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AB1 UT1 WA1 MEAN NAME AB1 UT1 WA1 MEAN UNIQUE 7.0 6.8 6.0 6.6 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.8 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 7.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 BA 81-227 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 PST-B2-42 7.0 6.6 6.0 6.5 HAGA 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.8 RUGBY II (MED-18) 7.0 5.9 6.6 6.5 CHALLENGER 6.0 5.4 6.0 5.8 AWARD 7.0 5.9 6.5 6.5 ZPS-2183 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 CALIBER 7.0 6.4 5.6 6.3 BA 77-702 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 NUGLADE 6.3 5.8 6.8 6.3 LKB-95 6.0 6.4 5.0 5.8 MIDNIGHT 6.3 5.8 6.7 6.3 BAR VB 3115B 6.3 5.8 5.2 5.8 BLACKSBURG 6.7 6.3 5.9 6.3 SR 2000 6.3 5.4 5.6 5.8 PST-B3-180 6.0 6.6 6.2 6.3 PST-A7-245A 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.8 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 ALLURE 6.0 5.4 5.8 5.8 BARTITIA 6.7 6.2 5.9 6.2 PST-638 6.3 5.1 5.8 5.8 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.2 PST-P46 5.7 6.1 5.5 5.7 J-1576 6.0 5.9 6.6 6.2 MARQUIS 6.3 5.1 5.8 5.7 BAR VB 233 6.7 6.1 5.7 6.2 BARON 6.0 5.3 5.9 5.7 PLATINI 6.7 6.2 5.6 6.2 MED-1580 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.7 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.1 BA 81-113 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.7 BA 75-490 6.3 6.1 5.8 6.1 SHAMROCK 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.7 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.1 PRINCETON 105 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.7 GLADE 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.1 BA 81-220 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.7 LIMOUSINE 6.3 6.8 5.0 6.1 LIPOA 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 BAR VB 5649 7.0 5.6 5.6 6.1 LTP-621 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 VB 16015 6.3 5.2 6.6 6.1 ABBEY 6.3 5.3 5.4 5.7 PST-BO-141 5.7 6.7 5.8 6.0 MISTY (BA 76-372) 6.0 5.2 5.8 5.7 BAR VB 6820 6.7 5.2 6.2 6.0 NIMBUS 6.7 5.4 4.9 5.7 CLASSIC 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 PST-A418 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 ZPS-309 6.3 6.1 5.6 6.0 NUSTAR 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 PICK 8 6.7 5.6 5.8 6.0 BA 81-270 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.7 BARONIE 7.0 5.6 5.4 6.0 NJ 1190 6.0 6.2 4.8 5.7 CHATEAU 6.7 5.5 5.9 6.0 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.3 5.6 5.0 5.6 ZPS-2572 6.7 5.5 5.8 6.0 PST-BO-165 6.0 5.3 5.6 5.6 RAMBO (J-2579) 6.3 5.8 5.8 6.0 SR 2109 6.0 5.9 5.0 5.6 BA 81-058 6.3 5.6 6.0 6.0 H86-690 6.0 5.0 5.8 5.6 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 ASCOT 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.6 AMERICA 5.3 6.7 5.8 6.0 LIVINGSTON 6.7 5.0 5.1 5.6 J-1555 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 NJ-54 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.6 BA 70-060 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 NJ-GD 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.6 HV 130 6.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 CHICAGO (J-2582) 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.6 FORTUNA 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 6.0 5.2 5.5 5.6 JEFFERSON 6.3 5.6 5.7 5.9 CARDIFF 5.3 5.5 5.9 5.6 SRX 2205 6.7 5.6 5.4 5.9 RAVEN 6.3 4.8 5.5 5.6 BA 73-373 6.3 5.5 5.7 5.8 BA 75-163 5.3 5.1 6.2 5.5 HV 242 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 BA 75-173 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 WILDWOOD 6.3 5.5 5.7 5.8 COMPACT 6.3 5.6 4.6 5.5 TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT THREE LOCATIONS IN THE COOL-ARID ZONE 1996 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AB1 UT1 WA1 MEAN A88-744 5.7 4.9 5.9 5.5 ECLIPSE 6.0 4.9 5.5 5.5 COVENTRY 6.0 4.9 5.5 5.5 SR 2100 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.5 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.4 SIDEKICK 5.7 5.2 5.4 5.4 PST-A7-60 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.4 CONNI 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.4 BARUZO 5.7 5.2 5.3 5.4 PICK-855 6.0 5.3 4.8 5.3 LTP-620 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.3 SODNET 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.3 KENBLUE 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.3 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 5.3 4.8 5.8 5.3 BA 76-197 5.7 4.6 5.0 5.1 LSD VALUE 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.5 C.V. (%) 12.8 9.3 6.6 10.1 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.