TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT TEN LOCATIONS USING A 1.1-1.5 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/ 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KY1 ME1 NC1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 QE1 RI1 VA1 MEAN MIDNIGHT 8.3 7.8 7.7 5.2 6.3 6.3 8.8 7.6 6.9 5.5 7.0 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 7.6 7.1 7.8 5.5 6.3 6.2 8.8 7.3 6.1 6.1 6.9 AWARD 6.9 7.8 7.3 5.0 5.8 6.0 8.7 7.6 7.2 5.7 6.8 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 7.0 6.9 7.8 4.5 5.8 6.1 8.0 8.0 6.5 6.9 6.7 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 7.1 7.3 8.2 5.2 6.4 5.5 8.5 7.4 6.5 5.3 6.7 TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 8.0 8.2 8.0 5.0 5.1 6.1 8.6 7.4 5.7 5.1 6.7 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 7.0 6.4 7.4 5.7 5.5 5.7 8.1 7.5 7.0 6.9 6.7 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 7.9 7.3 7.7 5.2 5.3 5.4 8.4 7.2 5.9 5.8 6.6 NUGLADE 6.9 7.5 7.7 4.9 5.7 6.0 8.5 7.4 5.6 5.6 6.6 IMPACT (J-1576) 7.8 7.2 7.7 4.6 5.1 5.6 8.7 7.4 6.2 5.5 6.6 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 7.7 7.6 7.0 4.5 5.0 5.2 8.7 7.5 6.0 6.2 6.5 PRINCETON 105 7.8 6.1 7.3 5.1 7.0 5.8 8.3 7.3 6.5 4.1 6.5 RUGBY II (MED-18) 7.0 7.5 7.5 4.0 5.3 4.9 8.8 7.6 6.5 5.5 6.5 AMERICA 7.3 7.8 7.4 4.3 5.1 5.6 8.3 7.1 5.5 5.7 6.4 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 7.1 7.1 7.8 4.6 4.9 5.3 8.6 7.0 6.1 5.6 6.4 UNIQUE 7.7 7.7 7.3 4.3 4.6 5.4 8.2 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.4 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 7.1 7.5 7.4 4.4 4.6 5.5 8.8 7.8 6.1 4.9 6.4 PICK 8 8.0 7.0 7.1 4.1 6.0 5.4 7.8 7.0 6.2 5.3 6.4 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.8 7.1 7.2 5.3 4.5 4.5 8.3 7.3 6.3 5.9 6.3 JEFFERSON 5.4 7.3 6.6 4.8 5.7 6.3 8.1 6.8 6.6 5.4 6.3 BLACKSBURG 6.2 6.5 7.0 4.6 5.4 5.9 7.8 7.4 6.7 5.3 6.3 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 6.5 7.0 6.9 4.6 4.9 4.8 7.9 7.3 5.8 6.4 6.2 PLATINI 6.6 5.9 7.3 4.7 5.6 5.4 7.8 7.1 6.9 4.2 6.1 BA 81-058 6.5 7.7 7.1 4.8 4.5 5.6 8.1 7.3 4.7 5.1 6.1 GLADE 6.1 7.1 6.5 4.9 5.1 4.5 8.2 7.0 6.7 5.1 6.1 ECLIPSE 6.7 7.0 7.1 4.6 5.2 4.8 8.2 6.8 5.3 5.4 6.1 ZPS-2183 5.3 5.8 6.8 4.1 5.5 5.7 8.2 7.0 6.9 5.7 6.1 NJ-GD 5.5 6.5 6.9 5.8 4.1 5.6 8.1 7.0 5.9 5.4 6.1 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 5.4 6.2 7.4 4.9 5.2 4.7 7.9 7.1 7.8 4.0 6.1 CHICAGO (J-2582) 7.2 6.3 7.1 4.3 3.8 5.1 8.5 7.1 5.7 5.4 6.0 WILDWOOD 5.5 6.3 8.2 5.3 4.1 5.3 8.1 7.2 5.7 4.8 6.0 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 6.6 7.0 7.1 4.5 4.4 4.7 8.4 6.9 5.2 5.2 6.0 NUSTAR 5.5 6.5 6.7 5.1 4.9 5.0 8.0 7.2 5.3 5.4 6.0 PST-P46 5.8 5.9 7.6 4.6 4.5 4.9 8.5 7.5 5.5 4.7 5.9 BAR VB 3115B 7.3 6.3 7.3 4.1 5.1 4.8 7.9 6.5 5.0 5.3 5.9 ALLURE 6.5 6.7 6.8 4.8 4.0 4.9 8.3 6.9 5.8 4.7 5.9 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 6.3 6.1 7.8 4.7 4.1 4.5 8.3 7.3 5.3 4.9 5.9 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 6.2 6.6 7.0 5.1 4.0 5.1 8.0 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.9 BAR VB 5649 6.7 5.5 6.6 4.4 4.9 5.7 8.1 7.2 5.8 4.6 5.9 CALIBER 5.6 6.5 7.2 5.6 4.3 5.0 7.8 7.1 5.8 4.5 5.9 BARONIE 6.5 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.1 5.0 8.2 6.5 4.6 5.3 5.9 SR 2000 6.0 7.1 6.7 4.8 4.6 3.6 8.3 6.9 5.6 5.5 5.9 CHATEAU 6.0 6.0 6.5 4.9 3.8 5.6 8.5 7.2 6.0 4.6 5.9 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 6.4 6.8 7.9 3.9 3.3 5.1 8.8 7.3 5.1 4.5 5.9 TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT TEN LOCATIONS USING A 1.1-1.5 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IL2 KY1 ME1 NC1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 QE1 RI1 VA1 MEAN ZPS-309 6.8 6.0 7.6 4.4 4.6 5.0 7.8 6.9 5.1 4.8 5.9 SHAMROCK 6.2 6.0 7.4 4.3 4.2 5.2 8.0 7.3 5.2 5.3 5.9 BA 75-490 6.8 6.3 6.9 4.0 4.5 4.5 8.3 7.2 5.3 5.1 5.9 LIVINGSTON 6.1 6.1 6.2 4.3 4.6 5.6 8.0 7.0 5.6 5.4 5.9 BAR VB 233 6.3 5.9 7.6 4.5 4.8 5.0 7.5 7.1 5.9 4.2 5.9 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 5.8 6.4 6.2 4.9 4.2 4.9 8.1 7.1 5.7 5.4 5.9 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 6.6 5.9 6.9 5.2 4.4 4.2 8.4 6.9 5.3 4.8 5.9 CLASSIC 5.0 6.5 6.9 4.7 4.9 5.3 8.2 6.9 4.6 5.4 5.8 SR 2109 5.8 5.0 7.0 4.1 4.4 6.4 8.0 6.8 5.9 5.1 5.8 HAGA 6.5 6.6 6.3 4.4 4.1 5.2 7.6 6.9 5.1 5.3 5.8 PST-BO-165 6.7 6.7 6.4 4.6 3.4 4.6 8.3 6.8 5.5 4.8 5.8 COVENTRY 6.0 6.1 6.9 4.4 3.9 4.5 8.3 6.8 6.0 5.1 5.8 BA 73-373 5.4 6.8 6.8 5.2 3.6 3.9 8.3 7.0 5.1 5.7 5.8 LKB-95 4.2 6.0 6.8 5.6 3.6 5.5 7.6 7.1 5.7 5.5 5.8 BA 81-270 6.7 5.8 6.9 4.4 4.0 5.3 8.3 6.8 5.2 4.3 5.8 A88-744 6.4 6.8 6.9 4.6 3.9 3.9 7.7 7.3 4.9 5.2 5.8 BA 77-702 6.0 6.8 6.7 4.3 4.5 3.4 8.6 6.9 4.9 5.6 5.8 ABBEY 6.0 6.7 6.6 4.2 4.0 4.3 8.1 7.0 4.9 5.8 5.8 SIDEKICK 5.6 7.1 6.5 4.5 3.7 4.6 7.9 6.8 4.7 5.9 5.7 RAVEN 5.4 6.8 6.4 4.5 4.1 3.6 8.3 6.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 NJ-54 6.4 6.0 6.2 4.1 3.7 4.7 8.1 6.8 6.0 5.5 5.7 ASP200 (HV 130) 5.9 5.9 6.9 4.3 3.8 3.8 8.0 7.2 6.1 5.4 5.7 BA 70-060 5.7 6.8 6.7 5.1 3.9 3.8 8.1 6.6 5.0 5.6 5.7 SR 2100 5.8 6.2 6.0 4.3 4.9 3.5 8.2 7.5 5.4 5.3 5.7 CONNI 5.8 4.8 6.8 4.0 4.2 5.7 8.3 6.5 6.5 4.2 5.7 CHALLENGER 5.3 6.6 7.3 4.8 3.7 4.9 8.1 7.3 3.9 5.0 5.7 RAMBO (J-2579) 5.4 6.3 7.4 4.3 3.9 5.1 7.9 6.7 5.2 4.7 5.7 BA 75-163 5.9 7.3 6.7 4.4 2.5 4.2 8.1 7.7 4.9 4.8 5.6 ASCOT 4.9 5.9 7.3 4.1 3.2 5.3 8.2 7.3 5.5 4.8 5.6 LIMOUSINE 5.1 5.3 7.9 4.6 5.0 4.5 7.9 6.8 5.1 3.8 5.6 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 4.6 7.0 6.7 4.6 3.5 3.6 8.2 6.9 5.2 5.8 5.6 FORTUNA 5.8 6.8 7.0 4.8 3.4 3.5 8.5 7.3 4.4 4.7 5.6 NJ 1190 4.0 4.8 7.4 4.6 3.6 5.8 7.9 6.8 6.3 4.7 5.6 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 5.8 6.3 6.9 5.3 3.4 2.8 8.5 7.0 4.7 5.2 5.6 MARQUIS 4.1 6.5 6.8 4.6 4.2 3.6 8.3 6.9 5.4 5.5 5.6 MED-1580 5.1 6.8 6.6 4.4 3.6 4.0 7.9 7.3 5.6 4.5 5.6 VB 16015 5.3 6.3 6.8 5.2 3.2 4.6 8.3 7.5 4.0 4.4 5.6 BA 81-220 4.6 6.9 6.8 3.7 3.9 3.6 8.4 7.0 5.4 5.1 5.5 J-1555 5.9 6.5 6.9 4.7 2.7 3.6 8.3 7.2 5.0 4.6 5.5 HV 242 6.1 5.3 6.6 4.0 4.0 4.4 7.9 7.0 5.6 3.8 5.5 BARON 5.0 6.0 7.0 4.5 3.9 3.3 8.2 6.9 4.8 4.6 5.4 NIMBUS 4.4 6.0 6.8 4.5 3.6 3.8 8.0 6.7 5.4 4.9 5.4 BA 76-197 3.5 5.7 6.8 5.5 2.5 4.6 8.1 6.7 5.1 5.5 5.4 MISTY (BA 76-372) 4.2 5.7 6.9 4.4 3.0 4.8 8.0 7.1 6.1 3.8 5.4 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 4.5 6.0 6.9 4.5 3.6 3.3 8.1 7.1 4.9 5.1 5.4 TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT TEN LOCATIONS USING A 1.1-1.5 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IL2 KY1 ME1 NC1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 QE1 RI1 VA1 MEAN BA 81-113 4.5 6.5 6.6 4.9 2.3 4.0 8.1 6.9 4.9 5.2 5.4 LTP-620 5.7 5.7 6.6 5.0 3.3 4.0 8.0 6.7 3.9 5.0 5.4 BAR VB 6820 4.1 3.7 8.1 4.1 4.4 6.0 8.0 7.5 4.2 3.0 5.3 CARDIFF 4.0 5.1 7.1 5.2 2.0 5.4 8.1 7.0 4.9 4.2 5.3 PICK-855 4.2 6.0 6.7 4.8 3.2 4.9 7.6 6.9 4.6 4.0 5.3 BARTITIA 3.6 3.7 7.4 4.4 2.7 4.8 7.9 7.2 4.9 3.8 5.0 H86-690 3.5 4.9 6.4 4.6 2.6 3.9 8.1 7.2 4.6 4.4 5.0 SRX 2205 3.5 4.5 5.5 4.0 3.3 4.7 8.1 6.5 5.0 4.8 5.0 COMPACT 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 2.8 3.2 7.7 6.5 5.0 4.5 4.9 SODNET 3.9 3.8 7.3 3.9 2.2 4.3 8.0 7.6 3.4 3.7 4.8 BARUZO 3.7 4.0 6.2 4.9 1.8 4.0 7.8 6.9 4.9 3.8 4.8 KENBLUE 4.5 5.8 5.4 4.8 2.4 3.3 6.8 6.9 4.2 3.8 4.8 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 3.8 2.9 5.8 4.3 2.5 4.7 8.1 7.2 3.2 3.4 4.6 LIPOA 3.3 3.5 6.4 4.1 2.0 3.6 8.1 7.0 4.3 3.1 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.3 C.V. (%) 12.5 9.0 7.3 16.5 16.6 15.8 3.5 4.4 8.9 12.6 10.2 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.