TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH 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: MONTHS 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 5.2 6.3 5.8 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.4 5.2 6.6 MIDNIGHT 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.2 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.5 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 7.2 5.0 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.5 AWARD 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.5 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.5 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 7.2 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.4 IMPACT (J-1576) 5.8 5.0 5.5 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.4 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 5.5 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 5.3 6.4 NUGLADE 6.3 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.4 UNIQUE 5.3 4.3 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.3 5.4 6.4 AMERICA 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.0 5.4 6.4 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 5.0 4.7 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.4 5.8 6.4 RUGBY II (MED-18) 5.3 4.0 5.2 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.5 6.3 PRINCETON 105 5.7 5.3 4.9 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.3 6.3 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 5.8 5.3 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.3 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 6.0 5.0 4.8 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.3 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 4.8 5.7 5.1 6.3 6.9 6.7 6.3 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.5 4.7 6.3 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 5.7 4.3 5.5 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.4 6.2 PICK 8 5.8 4.7 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 6.2 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.2 BLACKSBURG 5.8 4.7 5.5 6.1 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.1 WILDWOOD 5.0 6.7 5.6 6.2 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.2 6.1 GLADE 4.3 5.3 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.7 6.1 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 5.2 5.0 5.6 6.2 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.6 6.0 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 6.2 4.7 5.5 6.4 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.1 6.0 JEFFERSON 5.7 5.0 6.4 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.5 6.0 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.0 CHICAGO (J-2582) 4.5 4.7 5.3 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 6.0 RAMBO (J-2579) 4.5 4.7 5.3 6.2 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.0 ZPS-2183 6.0 4.0 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 6.0 ECLIPSE 6.0 4.3 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.5 6.0 BAR VB 3115B 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.9 SR 2109 5.5 4.3 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.9 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.2 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.9 NUSTAR 5.5 5.0 5.1 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.9 SR 2000 6.3 5.3 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.3 4.9 5.9 PLATINI 5.5 4.7 5.1 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 CHATEAU 5.2 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.9 LIMOUSINE 5.8 4.7 4.9 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.7 5.9 CONNI 4.3 4.3 4.8 5.9 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.0 4.6 5.9 NJ-GD 6.0 7.0 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.3 6.2 5.9 ALLURE 4.5 5.0 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.9 BA 81-058 6.2 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.9 PST-P46 4.7 4.3 5.4 6.2 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.8 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) 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: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN COVENTRY 4.8 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.8 LKB-95 5.2 6.0 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.8 ASP200 (HV 130) 4.8 4.3 5.1 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.8 SHAMROCK 4.5 4.3 5.6 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.8 NJ 1190 4.0 5.0 5.2 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.5 5.5 4.9 5.1 5.8 BAR VB 5649 6.3 4.7 5.2 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.8 LIVINGSTON 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.8 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 4.0 4.3 4.9 5.5 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.8 CALIBER 5.8 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.8 PST-BO-165 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8 BA 81-270 4.5 4.7 5.7 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.8 BARONIE 6.8 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.9 5.7 CHALLENGER 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.7 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.7 ASCOT 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.7 RAVEN 4.8 5.3 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.7 FORTUNA 4.2 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 MARQUIS 4.3 5.3 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 4.5 5.7 BA 70-060 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.6 BAR VB 233 5.8 5.3 5.2 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.3 4.7 5.6 BA 77-702 4.5 4.3 5.7 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.6 BA 75-490 5.2 4.3 5.4 4.9 4.9 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.6 BA 73-373 4.7 5.7 6.1 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.6 ABBEY 4.2 4.0 5.6 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.6 ZPS-309 6.2 4.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.6 CLASSIC 6.8 4.7 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.6 NJ-54 4.5 4.3 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.6 HAGA 5.5 4.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 BARON 4.2 4.3 5.3 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.7 5.6 BA 81-220 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.9 4.6 5.6 BARTITIA 3.5 4.3 4.3 5.6 6.4 6.2 5.4 4.8 5.2 5.3 4.8 4.5 5.6 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 4.3 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.6 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 4.2 5.0 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.6 SR 2100 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.6 A88-744 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.5 MED-1580 4.5 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.7 5.5 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.2 4.7 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.5 CARDIFF 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.5 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 4.2 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.9 5.5 MISTY (BA 76-372) 3.5 4.3 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.5 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.5 J-1555 5.0 5.7 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.5 BA 76-197 4.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 5.5 BA 75-163 4.0 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.2 4.6 4.7 5.5 VB 16015 5.3 6.0 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.4 5.4 4.9 5.1 5.4 NIMBUS 5.0 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.7 5.4 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) 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: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN LTP-620 4.8 4.7 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.4 HV 242 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.4 4.9 5.4 SIDEKICK 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.4 BAR VB 6820 4.5 4.7 4.2 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.2 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.7 5.4 PICK-855 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.4 5.4 4.7 5.1 5.4 BA 81-113 3.8 5.3 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.9 5.3 H86-690 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.5 5.1 SRX 2205 4.2 5.0 4.6 5.1 5.3 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.1 SODNET 3.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.9 4.3 4.2 5.1 COMPACT 4.2 4.3 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.9 LIPOA 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.4 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.9 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.6 5.4 4.8 4.3 4.4 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.8 BARUZO 4.0 5.7 4.6 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.5 4.7 KENBLUE 3.5 5.3 4.5 3.8 3.9 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.6 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.4 C.V. (%) 26.6 22.7 33.5 25.8 23.1 25.0 29.3 33.8 32.2 29.2 31.7 27.5 22.7 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.