TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1/ 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL2 KS1 KY1 MO1 MO3 NC1 OK1 UB1 VA1 MEAN TOTAL ECLIPSE (TCR-1738) 8.0 3.5 8.2 6.8 8.1 5.0 7.7 6.8 5.1 6.6 MIDNIGHT 8.3 3.8 7.8 6.3 8.0 5.2 7.9 6.4 5.5 6.6 BRILLIANT (PST-B2-42) 7.9 5.6 7.3 5.9 6.9 5.2 7.0 7.3 5.8 6.5 LIBERATOR (ZPS-2572) 7.6 3.9 7.1 6.0 8.0 5.5 7.7 6.5 6.1 6.5 UNIQUE 7.7 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.5 AWARD 6.9 3.3 7.8 6.3 8.1 5.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.4 IMPACT (J-1576) 7.8 3.7 7.2 6.2 8.0 4.6 8.1 6.8 5.5 6.4 ODYSSEY (J-1561) 7.1 3.4 7.3 6.3 8.0 5.2 7.8 6.9 5.3 6.4 NUGLADE 6.9 3.3 7.5 5.8 8.0 4.9 8.0 6.7 5.6 6.3 ARCADIA (J-1936) 6.8 4.2 7.1 6.3 7.3 5.3 7.6 6.2 5.9 6.3 SHOWCASE (PST-BO-141) 7.7 5.6 7.6 5.5 6.5 4.5 6.9 6.1 6.2 6.3 BLACKSTONE (PST-638) 7.0 4.6 6.4 6.5 7.0 5.7 7.3 5.1 6.9 6.3 APOLLO (PST-B3-180) 7.1 5.5 7.1 6.0 6.3 4.6 7.1 6.9 5.6 6.3 AMERICA 7.3 5.5 7.8 5.5 6.2 4.3 7.1 6.5 5.7 6.2 RUGBY II (MED-18) 7.0 3.6 7.5 6.4 7.5 4.0 7.7 6.5 5.5 6.2 QUANTUM LEAP (J-1567) 7.1 3.9 7.5 6.3 7.4 4.4 7.5 6.3 4.9 6.1 MOONLIGHT (PST-A418) 7.0 3.3 6.9 6.1 7.6 4.5 7.0 5.8 6.9 6.1 PICK 8 8.0 4.7 7.0 5.8 7.1 4.1 7.6 5.1 5.3 6.1 GLADE 6.1 3.8 7.1 6.3 7.2 4.9 6.9 6.0 5.1 5.9 CHAMPAGNE (LTP-621) 6.5 4.1 7.0 6.0 6.5 4.6 6.6 5.3 6.4 5.9 BLACKSBURG 6.2 3.9 6.5 6.5 7.0 4.6 7.5 5.3 5.3 5.9 CHICAGO (J-2582) 7.2 3.5 6.3 6.0 6.4 4.3 7.5 6.1 5.4 5.9 BA 81-058 6.5 3.6 7.7 6.2 7.1 4.8 7.2 4.6 5.1 5.9 SR 2000 6.0 4.3 7.1 5.4 7.2 4.8 7.4 5.1 5.5 5.9 EXPLORER (PICK-3561) 6.2 3.9 6.6 5.8 6.7 5.1 7.1 6.5 4.7 5.9 SERENE (PST-A7-245A) 6.6 3.7 7.0 6.2 7.3 4.5 6.8 5.2 5.2 5.8 ECLIPSE 6.7 3.4 7.0 6.0 6.3 4.6 7.0 5.8 5.4 5.8 PST-BO-165 6.7 4.1 6.7 6.1 7.2 4.6 6.8 4.8 4.8 5.8 PRINCETON 105 7.8 3.5 6.1 6.2 6.6 5.1 6.6 5.5 4.1 5.7 ABSOLUTE (MED-1497) 6.3 3.0 6.1 5.7 7.2 4.7 7.6 5.9 4.9 5.7 ASP200 (HV 130) 5.9 4.9 5.9 6.1 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.7 GOLDRUSH (BA 87-102) 5.8 4.6 6.3 5.9 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 5.2 5.7 FORTUNA 5.8 3.8 6.8 6.0 6.8 4.8 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 BAR VB 3115B 7.3 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.1 6.1 6.1 5.3 5.7 WILDWOOD 5.5 4.4 6.3 5.8 7.0 5.3 7.0 4.9 4.8 5.7 J-1555 5.9 3.5 6.5 5.7 6.9 4.7 7.2 5.7 4.6 5.6 RAMBO (J-2579) 5.4 3.1 6.3 6.1 6.9 4.3 6.9 7.1 4.7 5.6 BARONIE 6.5 3.9 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.6 PLATINI 6.6 4.2 5.9 5.7 6.5 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.2 5.6 COVENTRY 6.0 3.6 6.1 5.7 7.3 4.4 6.8 5.4 5.1 5.6 JEFFERSON 5.4 4.1 7.3 5.7 6.0 4.8 6.7 5.0 5.4 5.6 ALLURE 6.5 3.0 6.7 6.1 7.1 4.8 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.6 BAR VB 5649 6.7 4.1 5.5 5.8 6.1 4.4 6.9 6.3 4.6 5.6 CALIBER 5.6 3.7 6.5 5.5 6.1 5.6 6.6 6.0 4.5 5.6 TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IL2 KS1 KY1 MO1 MO3 NC1 OK1 UB1 VA1 MEAN BA 70-060 5.7 3.8 6.8 5.8 6.9 5.1 6.4 4.0 5.6 5.6 CHALLENGER 5.3 4.1 6.6 5.8 6.8 4.8 7.0 4.8 5.0 5.6 CHATEAU 6.0 4.2 6.0 6.0 6.8 4.9 6.7 4.8 4.6 5.6 LIVINGSTON 6.1 4.2 6.1 5.9 6.2 4.3 6.6 5.2 5.4 5.6 NUSTAR 5.5 3.2 6.5 5.6 6.6 5.1 6.7 5.3 5.4 5.5 ZPS-309 6.8 3.6 6.0 5.8 6.5 4.4 6.7 5.3 4.8 5.5 JEWEL (BA 81-227) 6.6 4.2 5.9 5.4 6.7 5.2 6.9 4.0 4.8 5.5 A88-744 6.4 3.3 6.8 5.0 6.7 4.6 6.9 4.6 5.2 5.5 ZPS-2183 5.3 4.4 5.8 5.7 6.5 4.1 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.5 HAGA 6.5 3.5 6.6 5.3 6.1 4.4 6.7 4.9 5.3 5.5 BAR VB 233 6.3 3.9 5.9 5.3 6.5 4.5 6.6 5.8 4.2 5.4 RAVEN 5.4 3.3 6.8 5.8 6.9 4.5 6.9 3.8 5.6 5.4 NJ-GD 5.5 3.6 6.5 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.6 3.7 5.4 5.4 NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60) 5.4 3.6 6.2 5.8 7.0 4.9 7.1 5.0 4.0 5.4 SEABRING (BA 79-260) 6.4 3.3 6.8 6.3 7.3 3.9 6.5 4.0 4.5 5.4 BA 77-702 6.0 3.6 6.8 5.3 7.2 4.3 6.4 3.8 5.6 5.4 ENVICTA (BA 75-173) 4.6 4.3 7.0 5.3 6.9 4.6 6.5 3.8 5.8 5.4 BA 73-373 5.4 3.5 6.8 5.3 6.5 5.2 6.7 3.5 5.7 5.4 NJ-54 6.4 3.8 6.0 5.8 6.4 4.1 6.4 4.3 5.5 5.4 MARQUIS 4.1 4.0 6.5 5.6 6.9 4.6 6.7 4.8 5.5 5.4 ABBEY 6.0 3.8 6.7 5.5 6.6 4.2 6.3 3.6 5.8 5.4 BA 81-270 6.7 3.5 5.8 5.5 6.8 4.4 6.7 4.5 4.3 5.4 PST-P46 5.8 3.6 5.9 5.5 7.0 4.6 6.9 4.3 4.7 5.4 ASCOT 4.9 3.4 5.9 6.0 6.8 4.1 7.2 5.2 4.8 5.4 CLASSIC 5.0 3.5 6.5 5.7 6.1 4.7 6.6 4.6 5.4 5.3 LTP-620 5.7 3.5 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.0 6.9 4.5 5.0 5.3 SR 2100 5.8 3.8 6.2 5.8 6.8 4.3 6.7 3.6 5.3 5.3 LIMOUSINE 5.1 3.8 5.3 5.5 6.2 4.6 6.3 7.5 3.8 5.3 SIDEKICK 5.6 3.0 7.1 5.0 6.5 4.5 6.7 3.7 5.9 5.3 BA 75-490 6.8 3.8 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 6.7 3.3 5.1 5.3 LKB-95 4.2 4.0 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.1 5.5 5.3 BA 75-163 5.9 3.7 7.3 5.1 6.6 4.4 6.9 3.1 4.8 5.3 DRAGON (ZPS-429) 5.8 3.6 6.4 5.4 6.4 4.9 6.9 2.9 5.4 5.3 SR 2109 5.8 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.1 6.1 4.7 5.1 5.3 SHAMROCK 6.2 3.6 6.0 5.4 6.5 4.3 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 BARON 5.0 3.4 6.0 5.6 6.5 4.5 6.9 4.8 4.6 5.3 BLUECHIP (MED-1991) 4.5 3.1 6.0 5.8 6.3 4.5 6.6 5.3 5.1 5.2 HV 242 6.1 3.6 5.3 5.3 6.1 4.0 6.7 6.0 3.8 5.2 MED-1580 5.1 3.3 6.8 5.4 6.3 4.4 6.0 4.9 4.5 5.2 BA 76-197 3.5 3.9 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.2 5.5 5.2 BA 81-113 4.5 3.8 6.5 5.3 6.8 4.9 6.5 3.0 5.2 5.2 BA 81-220 4.6 3.9 6.9 5.5 6.9 3.7 6.4 2.8 5.1 5.1 VB 16015 5.3 2.4 6.3 5.3 7.1 5.2 5.9 3.9 4.4 5.1 CONNI 5.8 3.2 4.8 4.5 6.5 4.0 6.3 6.2 4.2 5.1 NIMBUS 4.4 3.6 6.0 5.6 6.2 4.5 6.3 3.0 4.9 4.9 TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER MEDIUM/HIGH INPUT AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IL2 KS1 KY1 MO1 MO3 NC1 OK1 UB1 VA1 MEAN CARDIFF 4.0 2.6 5.1 5.5 5.9 5.2 6.0 5.2 4.2 4.9 COMPACT 4.3 3.5 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.3 5.7 4.9 4.5 4.8 MISTY (BA 76-372) 4.2 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.4 7.0 2.7 3.8 4.8 PICK-855 4.2 3.4 6.0 5.5 5.9 4.8 6.3 3.3 4.0 4.8 BARTITIA 3.6 3.6 3.7 6.2 5.8 4.4 6.3 5.6 3.8 4.8 NJ 1190 4.0 3.5 4.8 5.3 5.6 4.6 5.5 4.8 4.7 4.8 SRX 2205 3.5 4.4 4.5 5.4 5.9 4.0 5.8 3.2 4.8 4.6 BAR VB 6820 4.1 2.9 3.7 5.0 6.4 4.1 5.8 6.0 3.0 4.6 H86-690 3.5 3.7 4.9 4.9 5.7 4.6 4.9 3.5 4.4 4.4 LIPOA 3.3 3.8 3.5 5.3 5.6 4.1 5.8 5.4 3.1 4.4 SODNET 3.9 2.9 3.8 5.3 6.8 3.9 5.7 3.8 3.7 4.4 KENBLUE 4.5 3.1 5.8 4.7 5.5 4.8 5.4 2.2 3.8 4.4 BARUZO 3.7 2.1 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.9 6.3 2.4 3.8 4.1 PEPAYA (DP 37-192) 3.8 2.5 2.9 4.3 5.8 4.3 5.5 4.4 3.4 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.3 C.V. (%) 12.5 18.7 9.0 9.4 4.7 16.5 7.3 15.0 12.6 11.3 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.