TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT TWENTY-SEVEN LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AB1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KY1 MA1 ME1 MI1 MN1 MO1 MO3 NC1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 ON1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UB1 UT1 VA1 WA1 MEAN * BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 7.4 7.2 4.8 7.9 7.1 5.6 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.1 6.2 5.9 6.9 5.2 6.2 5.3 5.4 8.4 7.0 7.1 7.7 7.2 5.9 7.3 5.5 5.8 6.9 6.6 * MIDNIGHT 7.5 7.1 4.3 8.3 6.3 3.8 7.8 5.1 7.7 4.8 6.6 6.3 8.0 5.2 5.8 6.3 6.3 8.8 7.9 6.8 5.1 7.6 6.9 6.4 6.8 5.5 7.5 6.5 * LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 7.4 7.5 4.0 7.6 5.9 3.9 7.1 5.2 7.8 5.0 6.5 6.0 8.0 5.5 6.8 6.3 6.2 8.8 7.7 7.6 5.4 7.3 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.1 7.1 6.5 * AWARD 7.4 7.5 4.0 6.9 6.6 3.3 7.8 4.5 7.3 5.1 6.6 6.3 8.1 5.0 6.4 5.8 6.0 8.7 8.0 7.1 5.9 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.5 5.7 7.1 6.5 * TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 7.4 7.1 4.4 8.0 6.1 3.5 8.2 5.6 8.0 4.7 6.4 6.8 8.1 5.0 6.6 5.1 6.1 8.6 7.7 6.7 5.1 7.4 5.7 6.8 6.9 5.1 7.4 6.5 * ODYSSEY (J-1561) 7.1 6.9 4.4 7.1 6.0 3.4 7.3 5.4 8.2 5.2 6.0 6.3 8.0 5.2 6.1 6.4 5.5 8.5 7.8 7.4 5.5 7.4 6.5 6.9 6.5 5.3 7.0 6.4 * APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 7.0 6.3 4.0 7.1 6.7 5.5 7.1 7.0 7.8 5.0 6.5 6.0 6.3 4.6 6.0 4.9 5.3 8.6 7.1 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.1 6.9 6.4 5.6 6.7 6.4 * IMPACT (J-1576) 6.9 7.1 4.4 7.8 6.0 3.7 7.2 5.5 7.7 5.5 6.1 6.2 8.0 4.6 6.7 5.1 5.6 8.7 8.1 6.7 5.4 7.4 6.2 6.8 6.9 5.5 7.2 6.4 * NUGLADE 7.6 6.8 5.2 6.9 6.0 3.3 7.5 5.5 7.7 5.1 6.6 5.8 8.0 4.9 6.4 5.7 6.0 8.5 8.0 6.7 5.1 7.4 5.6 6.7 6.5 5.6 7.1 6.4 * UNIQUE 7.3 7.1 4.2 7.7 6.9 6.0 7.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.4 4.6 5.4 8.2 6.9 6.5 7.4 7.3 5.3 6.7 5.9 6.3 6.8 6.4 * AMERICA 7.1 6.8 4.4 7.3 7.0 5.5 7.8 7.2 7.4 5.6 6.1 5.5 6.2 4.3 6.1 5.1 5.6 8.3 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.1 5.5 6.5 5.8 5.7 6.5 6.4 * SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 7.1 7.3 4.4 7.7 6.6 5.6 7.6 6.7 7.0 5.2 5.5 5.5 6.5 4.5 5.9 5.0 5.2 8.7 6.9 7.2 6.9 7.5 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.9 6.4 * RUGBY II (MED-18) 7.4 6.7 4.6 7.0 5.9 3.6 7.5 5.0 7.5 5.0 6.3 6.4 7.5 4.0 6.7 5.3 4.9 8.8 7.7 7.7 4.9 7.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 5.5 7.3 6.3 * PRINCETON 105 7.1 6.4 5.4 7.8 6.1 3.5 6.1 6.1 7.3 5.2 6.7 6.2 6.6 5.1 5.8 7.0 5.8 8.3 6.6 7.4 6.9 7.3 6.5 5.5 6.2 4.1 7.0 6.3 * MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 7.2 6.1 4.2 7.0 5.5 3.3 6.9 4.5 7.8 5.6 5.9 6.1 7.6 4.5 5.8 5.8 6.1 8.0 7.0 7.2 6.4 8.0 6.5 5.8 6.3 6.9 7.5 6.3 * BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 7.1 6.6 4.6 7.0 5.7 4.6 6.4 4.2 7.4 4.5 6.4 6.5 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.7 8.1 7.3 7.6 6.1 7.5 7.0 5.1 5.9 6.9 6.7 6.3 * NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.4 6.2 3.6 6.2 5.7 7.4 6.0 6.7 5.8 7.0 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.7 7.9 7.1 7.4 8.3 7.1 7.8 5.0 7.3 4.0 7.0 6.3 * QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 7.4 7.2 4.0 7.1 5.6 3.9 7.5 4.9 7.4 5.0 5.9 6.3 7.4 4.4 6.2 4.6 5.5 8.8 7.5 7.5 5.3 7.8 6.1 6.3 6.6 4.9 6.7 6.2 PICK 8 7.2 6.8 4.6 8.0 5.8 4.7 7.0 4.5 7.1 5.0 5.9 5.8 7.1 4.1 6.1 6.0 5.4 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.7 7.0 6.2 5.1 6.3 5.3 6.8 6.2 * ARCADIA (J-1936) 7.2 6.8 3.6 6.8 5.3 4.2 7.1 5.5 7.2 5.4 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.1 4.5 4.5 8.3 7.6 7.2 5.2 7.3 6.3 6.2 6.8 5.9 7.1 6.2 * BLACKSBURG 7.1 7.2 3.6 6.2 6.2 3.9 6.5 4.4 7.0 4.3 6.6 6.5 7.0 4.6 6.6 5.4 5.9 7.8 7.5 6.1 7.2 7.4 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.9 6.1 * WILDWOOD 7.3 6.8 4.8 5.5 5.8 4.4 6.3 4.7 8.2 5.8 6.8 5.8 7.0 5.3 5.6 4.1 5.3 8.1 7.0 6.9 7.7 7.2 5.7 4.9 5.5 4.8 7.2 6.1 * GLADE 6.9 6.4 4.9 6.1 5.5 3.8 7.1 5.2 6.5 5.5 6.0 6.3 7.2 4.9 5.2 5.1 4.5 8.2 6.9 6.6 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.9 5.1 6.8 6.1 * SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 7.2 7.0 4.8 6.6 6.0 3.7 7.0 5.7 7.1 5.3 5.8 6.2 7.3 4.5 6.2 4.4 4.7 8.4 6.8 7.9 6.7 6.9 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 6.1 6.0 * ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 7.4 7.1 4.5 6.3 6.5 3.0 6.1 4.4 7.8 5.1 6.8 5.7 7.2 4.7 6.3 4.1 4.5 8.3 7.6 7.0 5.6 7.3 5.3 5.9 5.9 4.9 7.1 6.0 * JEFFERSON 6.4 6.7 4.6 5.4 6.0 4.1 7.3 5.5 6.6 5.1 5.9 5.7 6.0 4.8 5.8 5.7 6.3 8.1 6.7 7.7 6.4 6.8 6.6 5.0 5.1 5.4 6.2 6.0 * CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 6.9 6.3 4.2 6.5 6.0 4.1 7.0 4.6 6.9 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.5 4.6 5.8 4.9 4.8 7.9 6.6 8.0 5.8 7.3 5.8 5.3 5.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 * CHICAGO (J-2582) 6.9 6.4 4.2 7.2 5.6 3.5 6.3 5.3 7.1 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 4.3 5.9 3.8 5.1 8.5 7.5 7.2 5.3 7.1 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.4 6.7 6.0 * RAMBO (J-2579) 7.4 6.7 4.3 5.4 6.3 3.1 6.3 7.3 7.4 4.8 5.9 6.1 6.9 4.3 6.6 3.9 5.1 7.9 6.9 6.8 7.1 6.7 5.2 7.1 4.9 4.7 6.0 6.0 ZPS-2183 7.0 7.0 3.8 5.3 5.4 4.4 5.8 5.4 6.8 5.0 6.6 5.7 6.5 4.1 5.7 5.5 5.7 8.2 6.7 6.8 6.6 7.0 6.9 5.0 5.6 5.7 6.7 6.0 * ECLIPSE 6.8 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 3.4 7.0 4.5 7.1 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.6 5.4 5.2 4.8 8.2 7.0 7.5 6.3 6.8 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.4 6.3 6.0 BAR VB 3115B 7.1 7.4 4.8 7.3 5.9 3.7 6.3 6.2 7.3 5.2 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.1 5.7 5.1 4.8 7.9 6.1 7.8 6.7 6.5 5.0 6.1 4.4 5.3 5.5 5.9 * SR 2109 7.2 6.6 4.7 5.8 6.4 4.7 5.0 4.7 7.0 5.3 6.2 5.7 6.3 4.1 5.7 4.4 6.4 8.0 6.1 6.7 8.3 6.8 5.9 4.7 6.1 5.1 6.3 5.9 * EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 7.3 6.7 4.8 6.2 5.2 3.9 6.6 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.7 5.1 6.0 4.0 5.1 8.0 7.1 7.8 5.9 7.3 5.3 6.5 5.3 4.7 6.2 5.9 * NUSTAR 6.9 6.7 4.7 5.5 6.3 3.2 6.5 4.1 6.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.6 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.2 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.4 6.2 5.9 * SR 2000 7.3 6.6 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 7.1 5.4 6.7 5.1 6.0 5.4 7.2 4.8 5.5 4.6 3.6 8.3 7.4 7.6 5.4 6.9 5.6 5.1 5.2 5.5 6.3 5.9 * PLATINI 7.3 5.9 3.4 6.6 5.8 4.2 5.9 5.5 7.3 3.7 5.6 5.7 6.5 4.7 6.4 5.6 5.4 7.8 6.7 7.4 5.3 7.1 6.9 6.0 5.2 4.2 6.6 5.9 * CHATEAU 7.4 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.8 4.2 6.0 4.9 6.5 4.7 5.8 6.0 6.8 4.9 5.9 3.8 5.6 8.5 6.7 8.3 5.9 7.2 6.0 4.8 5.0 4.6 6.3 5.9 * LIMOUSINE 7.6 6.5 4.0 5.1 6.3 3.8 5.3 7.8 7.9 4.0 6.2 5.5 6.2 4.6 6.4 5.0 4.5 7.9 6.3 7.8 6.3 6.8 5.1 7.5 4.6 3.8 5.5 5.9 * CONNI 6.8 6.5 4.3 5.8 6.1 3.2 4.8 6.8 6.8 5.0 6.0 4.5 6.5 4.0 6.0 4.2 5.7 8.3 6.3 7.4 7.8 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.6 4.2 6.4 5.9 NJ-GD 7.1 7.0 4.0 5.5 6.5 3.6 6.5 4.0 6.9 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.0 4.1 5.6 8.1 6.6 7.3 6.6 7.0 5.9 3.7 4.7 5.4 6.4 5.9 BA 81-058 7.0 7.1 4.1 6.5 6.0 3.6 7.7 4.7 7.1 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.1 4.8 5.2 4.5 5.6 8.1 7.2 6.8 4.5 7.3 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.1 6.5 5.9 * ALLURE 7.5 6.7 4.7 6.5 5.2 3.0 6.7 4.9 6.8 5.4 5.7 6.1 7.1 4.8 5.9 4.0 4.9 8.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.9 5.8 4.7 4.8 4.7 6.3 5.8 PST-P46 7.0 6.4 4.0 5.8 6.1 3.6 5.9 3.9 7.6 5.3 6.6 5.5 7.0 4.6 5.3 4.5 4.9 8.5 6.9 6.6 7.3 7.5 5.5 4.3 5.8 4.7 6.8 5.8 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT TWENTY-SEVEN LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AB1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KY1 MA1 ME1 MI1 MN1 MO1 MO3 NC1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 ON1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UB1 UT1 VA1 WA1 MEAN LKB-95 7.1 7.2 4.8 4.2 5.4 4.0 6.0 5.5 6.8 4.9 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.6 3.6 5.5 7.6 5.8 8.3 7.1 7.1 5.7 5.1 5.4 5.5 6.1 5.8 * COVENTRY 7.2 7.1 3.8 6.0 6.3 3.6 6.1 5.1 6.9 5.2 6.1 5.7 7.3 4.4 5.6 3.9 4.5 8.3 6.8 7.7 6.2 6.8 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.1 5.5 5.8 * ASP200 (HV 130) 6.9 6.4 3.8 5.9 6.4 4.9 5.9 6.7 6.9 5.1 6.1 6.1 6.7 4.3 5.8 3.8 3.8 8.0 6.3 6.2 5.5 7.2 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.4 6.1 5.8 * SHAMROCK 7.2 7.0 4.6 6.2 6.7 3.6 6.0 4.7 7.4 4.9 6.3 5.4 6.5 4.3 5.9 4.2 5.2 8.0 6.3 8.0 6.1 7.3 5.2 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 NJ 1190 7.5 7.1 3.6 4.0 6.3 3.5 4.8 7.1 7.4 6.2 6.8 5.3 5.6 4.6 7.5 3.6 5.8 7.9 5.5 6.8 7.4 6.8 6.3 4.8 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.8 BAR VB 5649 7.3 6.2 3.4 6.7 5.9 4.1 5.5 4.9 6.6 4.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 4.4 6.1 4.9 5.7 8.1 6.9 7.8 5.1 7.2 5.8 6.3 5.1 4.6 6.2 5.8 * LIVINGSTON 6.9 6.6 4.6 6.1 6.4 4.2 6.1 5.2 6.2 4.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 4.3 5.2 4.6 5.6 8.0 6.6 7.9 5.4 7.0 5.6 5.2 4.7 5.4 6.0 5.8 * SEABRING (BA 79-260) 6.9 6.8 4.3 6.4 5.7 3.3 6.8 3.9 7.9 5.5 6.4 6.3 7.3 3.9 5.0 3.3 5.1 8.8 6.5 6.9 6.3 7.3 5.1 4.0 5.1 4.5 7.1 5.8 * CALIBER 7.2 6.9 4.3 5.6 5.5 3.7 6.5 5.2 7.2 4.6 5.2 5.5 6.1 5.6 5.7 4.3 5.0 7.8 6.6 7.6 5.3 7.1 5.8 6.0 5.1 4.5 6.1 5.8 PST-BO-165 7.4 6.8 3.5 6.7 5.8 4.1 6.7 5.2 6.4 4.9 5.6 6.1 7.2 4.6 5.7 3.4 4.6 8.3 6.8 7.6 5.8 6.8 5.5 4.8 5.0 4.8 6.0 5.8 BA 81-270 7.1 7.0 4.4 6.7 6.2 3.5 5.8 4.1 6.9 5.3 6.4 5.5 6.8 4.4 6.2 4.0 5.3 8.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.8 5.2 4.5 4.7 4.3 6.1 5.8 * BARONIE 7.0 6.8 4.2 6.5 6.0 3.9 6.3 4.7 6.7 5.2 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 5.1 5.0 8.2 6.7 7.4 5.1 6.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 * CHALLENGER 7.2 6.9 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.1 6.6 4.2 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.8 6.8 4.8 5.8 3.7 4.9 8.1 7.0 7.5 4.7 7.3 3.9 4.8 5.5 5.0 6.8 5.7 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 6.9 6.6 4.6 6.6 5.9 4.2 5.9 3.7 6.9 4.9 5.7 5.4 6.7 5.2 5.5 4.4 4.2 8.4 6.9 6.9 6.2 6.9 5.3 4.0 5.1 4.8 6.5 5.7 * ASCOT 6.9 6.7 3.3 4.9 5.6 3.4 5.9 3.8 7.3 5.4 6.2 6.0 6.8 4.1 5.5 3.2 5.3 8.2 7.2 6.9 6.3 7.3 5.5 5.2 5.6 4.8 6.6 5.7 * RAVEN 6.9 6.6 5.1 5.4 5.5 3.3 6.8 4.3 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.8 6.9 4.5 4.9 4.1 3.6 8.3 6.9 6.8 5.5 6.8 5.8 3.8 5.1 5.6 6.4 5.7 * FORTUNA 6.8 6.0 3.8 5.8 5.8 3.8 6.8 3.9 7.0 5.2 5.8 6.0 6.8 4.8 4.9 3.4 3.5 8.5 6.7 7.6 5.7 7.3 4.4 5.7 5.6 4.7 6.7 5.7 * MARQUIS 7.1 6.7 4.3 4.1 5.9 4.0 6.5 3.7 6.8 4.9 5.9 5.6 6.9 4.6 5.0 4.2 3.6 8.3 6.7 7.6 5.8 6.9 5.4 4.8 5.6 5.5 6.5 5.7 BA 70-060 7.1 6.4 4.4 5.7 5.8 3.8 6.8 4.2 6.7 5.5 5.5 5.8 6.9 5.1 4.6 3.9 3.8 8.1 6.4 7.2 5.2 6.6 5.0 4.0 5.4 5.6 6.6 5.6 BAR VB 233 7.3 5.6 3.4 6.3 5.9 3.9 5.9 4.9 7.6 3.6 5.3 5.3 6.5 4.5 5.8 4.8 5.0 7.5 6.6 7.6 4.5 7.1 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.2 6.2 5.6 BA 77-702 6.9 6.0 4.2 6.0 5.9 3.6 6.8 4.0 6.7 5.2 5.9 5.3 7.2 4.3 5.0 4.5 3.4 8.6 6.4 7.7 5.4 6.9 4.9 3.8 5.4 5.6 6.6 5.6 BA 75-490 6.9 6.6 3.3 6.8 5.8 3.8 6.3 3.7 6.9 5.2 6.2 5.7 6.3 4.0 5.9 4.5 4.5 8.3 6.7 7.0 5.6 7.2 5.3 3.3 5.1 5.1 6.0 5.6 BA 73-373 6.9 7.0 3.6 5.4 6.0 3.5 6.8 4.1 6.8 5.6 5.7 5.3 6.5 5.2 5.3 3.6 3.9 8.3 6.7 6.8 5.7 7.0 5.1 3.5 5.3 5.7 6.5 5.6 * ABBEY 6.9 7.0 4.1 6.0 5.8 3.8 6.7 4.1 6.6 5.8 5.4 5.5 6.6 4.2 5.0 4.0 4.3 8.1 6.3 7.3 5.2 7.0 4.9 3.6 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.6 ZPS-309 7.1 6.3 3.3 6.8 5.1 3.6 6.0 4.9 7.6 4.1 4.9 5.8 6.5 4.4 5.3 4.6 5.0 7.8 6.7 8.1 4.6 6.9 5.1 5.3 5.2 4.8 6.1 5.6 * CLASSIC 6.8 6.9 4.1 5.0 5.9 3.5 6.5 4.4 6.9 5.0 5.9 5.7 6.1 4.7 5.4 4.9 5.3 8.2 6.6 6.7 5.1 6.9 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.4 5.6 5.6 * HAGA 7.1 7.2 4.4 6.5 4.2 3.5 6.6 5.0 6.3 4.9 5.5 5.3 6.1 4.4 5.5 4.1 5.2 7.6 6.7 6.7 5.6 6.9 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.3 5.7 5.6 NJ-54 6.8 6.6 4.0 6.4 5.8 3.8 6.0 3.9 6.2 5.0 5.7 5.8 6.4 4.1 5.6 3.7 4.7 8.1 6.4 7.7 4.8 6.8 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.5 6.0 5.6 * BARON 7.1 7.0 3.9 5.0 5.6 3.4 6.0 3.4 7.0 5.4 5.8 5.6 6.5 4.5 5.0 3.9 3.3 8.2 6.9 8.1 5.6 6.9 4.8 4.8 6.1 4.6 6.7 5.6 BA 81-220 7.1 6.3 4.2 4.6 5.7 3.9 6.9 3.5 6.8 5.1 6.0 5.5 6.9 3.7 5.1 3.9 3.6 8.4 6.4 7.7 5.8 7.0 5.4 2.8 6.2 5.1 6.9 5.6 * BARTITIA 7.3 6.9 3.5 3.6 6.4 3.6 3.7 4.8 7.4 4.4 6.3 6.2 5.8 4.4 6.1 2.7 4.8 7.9 6.3 8.0 6.4 7.2 4.9 5.6 5.8 3.8 6.7 5.6 * GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 7.0 6.7 3.9 5.8 5.7 4.6 6.3 3.1 6.9 5.0 5.4 5.9 7.0 5.3 5.1 3.4 2.8 8.5 6.0 7.3 5.2 7.0 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.2 6.4 5.6 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 7.0 6.2 4.3 4.6 5.8 4.3 7.0 3.9 6.7 5.2 5.5 5.3 6.9 4.6 5.1 3.5 3.6 8.2 6.5 7.7 5.0 6.9 5.2 3.8 5.3 5.8 6.4 5.6 * SR 2100 6.8 6.5 5.0 5.8 4.9 3.8 6.2 3.5 6.0 5.1 5.7 5.8 6.8 4.3 5.0 4.9 3.5 8.2 6.7 7.6 5.5 7.5 5.4 3.6 5.1 5.3 6.0 5.6 A88-744 6.9 6.6 3.7 6.4 4.9 3.3 6.8 4.1 6.9 5.5 5.1 5.0 6.7 4.6 5.0 3.9 3.9 7.7 6.9 7.3 5.4 7.3 4.9 4.6 5.1 5.2 6.2 5.5 MED-1580 6.7 6.6 3.7 5.1 5.1 3.3 6.8 3.4 6.6 5.2 5.5 5.4 6.3 4.4 5.3 3.6 4.0 7.9 6.0 7.4 5.7 7.3 5.6 4.9 5.8 4.5 6.5 5.5 * DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.6 6.5 4.0 5.8 4.6 3.6 6.4 3.1 6.2 5.0 5.6 5.4 6.4 4.9 5.0 4.2 4.9 8.1 6.9 7.0 5.6 7.1 5.7 2.9 5.3 5.4 6.2 5.5 * CARDIFF 7.0 6.6 3.7 4.0 5.4 2.6 5.1 5.1 7.1 5.6 4.9 5.5 5.9 5.2 5.7 2.0 5.4 8.1 6.0 7.4 7.1 7.0 4.9 5.2 5.2 4.2 6.5 5.5 * BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 7.0 6.7 3.9 4.5 5.4 3.1 6.0 4.3 6.9 5.2 5.7 5.8 6.3 4.5 5.2 3.6 3.3 8.1 6.6 6.0 5.4 7.1 4.9 5.3 5.7 5.1 6.6 5.5 J-1555 7.2 6.6 3.9 5.9 2.8 3.5 6.5 4.3 6.9 4.6 5.7 5.7 6.9 4.7 5.5 2.7 3.6 8.3 7.2 6.3 4.8 7.2 5.0 5.7 5.4 4.6 6.3 5.5 BA 76-197 6.6 6.5 3.5 3.5 5.8 3.9 5.7 4.9 6.8 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.0 2.5 4.6 8.1 5.9 7.0 5.6 6.7 5.1 5.2 4.9 5.5 6.0 5.5 BA 75-163 7.1 6.2 3.4 5.9 4.8 3.7 7.3 3.2 6.7 5.7 4.6 5.1 6.6 4.4 5.3 2.5 4.2 8.1 6.9 7.6 5.2 7.7 4.9 3.1 5.4 4.8 7.0 5.5 * MISTY (BA 76-372) 7.2 6.2 4.0 4.2 5.9 3.7 5.7 2.8 6.9 5.4 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.4 5.6 3.0 4.8 8.0 7.0 7.4 5.7 7.1 6.1 2.7 5.0 3.8 6.0 5.4 VB 16015 7.1 6.3 3.8 5.3 4.5 2.4 6.3 3.6 6.8 5.0 5.5 5.3 7.1 5.2 5.4 3.2 4.6 8.3 5.9 7.5 5.4 7.5 4.0 3.9 5.7 4.4 6.7 5.4 * NIMBUS 7.1 6.6 4.0 4.4 5.7 3.6 6.0 4.1 6.8 5.1 5.5 5.6 6.2 4.5 5.5 3.6 3.8 8.0 6.3 7.7 5.3 6.7 5.4 3.0 5.2 4.9 5.8 5.4 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT TWENTY-SEVEN LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AB1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KY1 MA1 ME1 MI1 MN1 MO1 MO3 NC1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 ON1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UB1 UT1 VA1 WA1 MEAN LTP-620 6.7 6.0 4.2 5.7 5.1 3.5 5.7 3.2 6.6 5.1 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.0 5.1 3.3 4.0 8.0 6.9 7.4 5.3 6.7 3.9 4.5 5.1 5.0 6.1 5.4 HV 242 7.3 5.4 3.1 6.1 5.9 3.6 5.3 5.9 6.6 3.7 5.2 5.3 6.1 4.0 5.9 4.0 4.4 7.9 6.7 7.1 2.7 7.0 5.6 6.0 4.9 3.8 5.9 5.4 BAR VB 6820 7.4 5.7 3.4 4.1 5.5 2.9 3.7 4.2 8.1 4.8 5.5 5.0 6.4 4.1 5.2 4.4 6.0 8.0 5.8 7.9 2.9 7.5 4.2 6.0 6.3 3.0 7.0 5.4 PICK-855 6.8 6.3 4.0 4.2 5.3 3.4 6.0 3.9 6.7 4.8 5.6 5.5 5.9 4.8 5.8 3.2 4.9 7.6 6.3 7.4 6.4 6.9 4.6 3.3 5.4 4.0 5.7 5.4 * SIDEKICK 6.8 6.3 3.9 5.6 4.5 3.0 7.1 3.0 6.5 5.3 5.6 5.0 6.5 4.5 4.3 3.7 4.6 7.9 6.7 7.6 4.5 6.8 4.7 3.7 4.9 5.9 5.8 5.4 BA 81-113 6.9 6.5 3.2 4.5 5.0 3.8 6.5 3.8 6.6 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.8 4.9 4.7 2.3 4.0 8.1 6.5 6.7 4.8 6.9 4.9 3.0 5.7 5.2 6.6 5.3 H86-690 6.7 7.1 4.0 3.5 4.9 3.7 4.9 3.0 6.4 5.0 5.5 4.9 5.7 4.6 5.3 2.6 3.9 8.1 4.9 6.7 5.9 7.2 4.6 3.5 6.0 4.4 6.1 5.1 SRX 2205 6.4 6.6 3.2 3.5 5.5 4.4 4.5 3.2 5.5 4.6 5.4 5.4 5.9 4.0 5.1 3.3 4.7 8.1 5.8 6.6 5.8 6.5 5.0 3.2 5.4 4.8 5.9 5.1 * SODNET 6.9 6.7 3.7 3.9 4.9 2.9 3.8 3.2 7.3 5.0 5.6 5.3 6.8 3.9 5.5 2.2 4.3 8.0 5.7 6.8 5.0 7.6 3.4 3.8 5.2 3.7 6.6 5.1 * COMPACT 6.6 5.9 3.9 4.3 3.2 3.5 5.3 3.1 6.0 4.3 4.4 5.4 5.8 4.3 4.9 2.8 3.2 7.7 5.7 6.6 5.9 6.5 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.5 5.4 4.9 * LIPOA 7.2 6.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.5 4.0 6.4 4.1 6.0 5.3 5.6 4.1 5.1 2.0 3.6 8.1 5.8 6.7 4.3 7.0 4.3 5.4 4.9 3.1 5.7 4.9 * PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 7.0 6.2 3.0 3.8 4.9 2.5 2.9 4.9 5.8 4.2 5.0 4.3 5.8 4.3 4.3 2.5 4.7 8.1 5.5 7.7 3.2 7.2 3.2 4.4 5.6 3.4 6.0 4.8 * BARUZO 6.7 6.2 2.7 3.7 3.5 2.1 4.0 3.1 6.2 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.7 4.9 3.9 1.8 4.0 7.8 6.3 7.9 5.7 6.9 4.9 2.4 5.4 3.8 5.7 4.7 * KENBLUE 6.4 6.3 3.5 4.5 3.1 3.1 5.8 2.7 5.4 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.5 4.8 4.1 2.4 3.3 6.8 5.4 5.7 4.9 6.9 4.2 2.2 3.9 3.8 4.8 4.6 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.7 1.1 1.2 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.2 C.V. (%) 3.6 7.4 13.7 12.5 9.6 18.7 9.0 15.2 7.3 11.2 7.2 9.4 4.7 16.5 7.7 16.6 15.8 3.5 7.3 10.9 9.7 4.4 8.9 15.0 9.1 12.6 5.1 9.8 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 1999. 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 MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.