TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT (ENTOMOLOGY STUDY) AT MEAD, NE 1/ 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 2/ NAME MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN PICK 8 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.9 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.9 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.9 NJ 1190 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.9 UNIQUE 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.9 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.8 ASP200 (HV 130) 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.8 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.8 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 BA 73-373 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 BARTITIA 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 NUGLADE 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 ABBEY 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 MARQUIS 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 BA 81-270 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.6 AMERICA 7.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.5 COVENTRY 8.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.5 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.5 IMPACT (J-1576) 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.5 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 PRINCETON 105 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.5 PST-P46 7.3 7.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.5 SR 2109 8.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.5 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.5 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.5 BA 70-060 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.5 BAR VB 233 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.5 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.5 RUGBY II (MED-18) 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.5 ZPS-2183 8.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.5 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 HV 242 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.4 PLATINI 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.4 BA 77-702 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.4 BA 81-058 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.4 BARON 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.4 CHATEAU 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.4 J-1555 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 NIMBUS 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.4 RAVEN 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.4 SR 2100 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.4 ASCOT 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 BA 81-113 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 BAR VB 3115B 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT (ENTOMOLOGY STUDY) AT MEAD, NE 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN BAR VB 5649 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 BLACKSBURG 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 FORTUNA 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 MIDNIGHT 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 MISTY (BA 76-372) 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 ZPS-309 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 CHICAGO (J-2582) 7.3 6.7 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 LIMOUSINE 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 PST-BO-165 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 RAMBO (J-2579) 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.2 H86-690 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.2 LIVINGSTON 7.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.2 NJ-GD 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.2 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.2 BARONIE 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.1 SHAMROCK 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.1 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.1 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.1 MED-1580 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.1 NJ-54 7.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.1 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 7.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.1 NUSTAR 7.3 6.7 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.1 WILDWOOD 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.1 PICK-855 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 BA 75-490 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.9 ECLIPSE 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.9 ALLURE 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.9 CARDIFF 7.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.9 COMPACT 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.9 JEFFERSON 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.9 LKB-95 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.9 LTP-620 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.9 SR 2000 8.0 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.9 CALIBER 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.9 CHALLENGER 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.8 CONNI 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.8 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.8 AWARD 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 BAR VB 6820 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 GLADE 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 SIDEKICK 7.0 7.0 5.3 3.3 6.0 5.7 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN UNDER (CONT'D) MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT (ENTOMOLOGY STUDY) AT MEAD, NE 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN A88-744 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 HAGA 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 KENBLUE 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 SODNET 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 SRX 2205 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 BA 76-197 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.6 BARUZO 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.5 BA 75-163 7.3 6.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.5 BA 81-220 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 5.5 CLASSIC 7.0 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.5 LIPOA 5.3 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.4 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 5.3 6.7 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.8 VB 16015 7.0 5.3 5.3 2.3 4.0 4.8 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.9 1.7 0.9 C.V. (%) 8.6 9.4 12.5 23.6 17.9 9.4 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.