TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN AT THIRTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995-98 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 BC1 DC1 GA1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KY1 MA1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MO1 MO3 * PALMER III (LRF-94-MPRH) 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.2 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.4 7.6 6.1 5.9 8.0 6.1 5.4 7.1 * BRIGHTSTAR II (PST-2M3) 6.3 4.6 4.8 4.2 5.4 5.3 5.2 6.8 6.8 8.2 6.0 6.4 7.0 5.8 5.8 7.2 * SECRETARIAT (RPBD) 6.1 5.1 5.3 4.4 6.7 5.8 6.3 6.4 6.3 7.6 6.5 6.0 7.3 5.8 5.6 6.5 * CALYPSO II 5.7 5.7 5.2 4.1 6.1 5.7 6.4 6.7 6.4 7.4 5.8 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.4 7.0 * PREMIER II (BAR USA 94-II) 6.2 5.7 4.7 4.1 6.7 5.3 5.4 6.7 6.4 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.4 5.5 5.6 6.8 * PENNANT II (MB 42) 7.1 4.3 5.3 4.2 6.5 5.6 6.8 6.4 6.2 8.2 5.1 5.8 7.1 5.8 5.6 6.8 * MONTEREY (J-1706) 4.9 5.3 5.4 4.1 6.7 5.8 5.9 6.9 6.2 7.6 5.8 6.0 7.1 5.9 5.7 6.7 RADIANT (MB 44) 7.3 4.9 5.0 4.1 6.1 5.6 5.4 6.2 6.4 8.1 5.9 5.9 6.9 5.5 5.9 6.6 * LINE DRIVE (MB 47) 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.3 6.6 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.2 7.9 6.0 5.9 7.0 5.3 5.6 7.1 * ACCENT 6.4 6.0 6.0 3.9 6.5 5.9 5.5 6.7 6.1 7.2 5.5 6.2 7.1 5.6 5.8 6.5 * PANTHER (ZPS-PR1) 5.0 5.5 5.3 4.0 6.3 6.1 5.0 6.6 6.4 7.8 5.6 5.7 7.3 6.0 5.6 6.8 * CATALINA (PST-GH-94) 6.3 5.0 5.1 4.1 6.3 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.2 7.6 6.3 6.1 7.2 5.4 5.7 6.6 LRF-94-C8 6.4 4.5 5.0 3.9 5.7 5.2 6.0 6.7 6.6 8.2 6.0 5.4 8.1 5.8 5.4 7.5 * SONATA (PST-2R3) 5.6 5.8 5.5 4.1 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.5 5.7 7.4 5.3 5.9 6.9 6.2 6.1 6.9 ASCEND (MB 45) 5.7 4.8 5.0 4.1 6.3 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.0 8.0 5.7 5.9 7.4 5.5 5.6 7.0 * MAJESTY (MB 43) 6.5 4.6 5.2 4.0 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.0 7.9 5.9 6.0 7.2 5.9 5.8 6.7 * TOP HAT 5.9 5.4 5.2 4.1 5.9 5.8 5.5 6.7 6.2 7.8 5.9 6.2 7.6 5.8 5.9 6.2 * PRELUDE III (LRF-94-B6) 6.3 4.6 4.9 4.2 5.4 5.0 5.9 6.5 6.8 8.3 6.0 5.8 8.1 5.5 5.7 7.2 * PRIZM 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.1 6.1 5.2 5.8 6.4 6.4 7.6 6.0 6.2 6.5 5.7 6.0 6.9 * CIS-MBH (ISI-MHB) 5.0 6.0 5.1 4.2 6.3 5.4 5.0 6.7 6.2 7.5 5.5 5.8 7.3 5.9 5.6 6.5 * CADDIESHACK (MED 5071) 6.2 4.6 4.9 4.0 6.5 5.1 5.7 6.6 6.2 7.6 5.5 5.9 6.9 5.9 5.6 6.8 * LAREDO 4.4 5.3 4.8 3.9 6.1 5.3 5.5 6.5 6.2 7.4 5.7 6.2 7.4 5.8 5.6 6.5 * REPELL III (LRF-94-C7) 5.6 4.8 4.9 3.8 5.4 5.3 6.4 6.6 6.7 8.4 5.5 5.7 8.3 5.3 6.4 6.8 * MANHATTAN 3 4.9 5.4 4.8 4.1 6.5 5.6 5.7 6.4 6.3 7.8 5.5 5.8 6.9 5.6 5.8 6.5 * SR 4200 5.5 5.5 5.6 4.0 6.3 6.1 5.5 6.5 5.9 7.5 5.9 5.9 6.8 5.8 5.4 6.2 * PASSPORT (PST-2FF) 5.8 5.9 5.4 3.9 6.1 5.8 4.8 6.4 6.0 7.6 5.3 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.4 6.6 * ESQUIRE 5.7 5.1 5.4 4.0 6.2 5.5 5.3 6.4 6.2 7.6 5.8 6.2 7.2 6.0 5.6 6.6 * SUNSHINE (PICK LP 102-92) 5.7 5.0 4.6 3.9 6.1 5.4 5.4 6.3 6.2 7.8 6.3 5.5 7.1 5.9 5.6 6.5 * BRIGHTSTAR 5.5 4.9 5.5 3.9 6.0 5.4 4.5 6.6 6.2 7.4 6.0 6.2 6.8 5.2 6.2 6.5 * DIVINE 4.6 4.8 4.8 3.9 6.6 5.1 6.1 6.3 6.2 7.8 5.8 6.2 7.4 5.8 5.5 5.7 * BLACKHAWK (TMI-EXFLP94) 5.5 5.9 5.0 4.3 6.6 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.4 6.6 * MARDIGRAS (ZPS-2NV) 5.2 5.4 4.4 4.0 6.5 5.5 5.2 6.2 6.2 7.7 6.0 5.9 7.4 5.7 5.4 6.7 * WIND DANCE (MB 46) 6.3 4.9 4.8 4.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 6.5 6.5 8.0 5.6 5.9 7.2 5.7 5.6 6.4 * IMAGINE 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.4 7.8 5.1 6.0 7.6 5.5 5.3 7.1 * SR 4400 (SRX 4400) 5.8 5.1 5.3 4.2 6.6 6.3 5.7 6.8 6.1 7.3 5.9 5.9 6.8 5.6 5.7 6.1 * BLAZER III (PICK 928) 5.0 5.3 5.1 4.0 6.3 5.9 5.7 6.3 6.2 7.3 6.0 5.8 7.2 5.8 5.5 6.3 * ACHIEVER 5.4 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.8 6.4 7.1 5.7 5.7 7.2 6.1 5.8 6.3 * CHAPARRAL (PST-2DLM) 6.1 5.0 5.0 4.2 6.1 4.7 5.5 6.6 6.1 7.8 5.2 5.8 7.8 5.7 5.2 6.4 WX3-93 5.1 5.2 5.0 3.9 6.2 5.6 4.7 6.5 6.2 7.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.9 * HEAD START (PICK PR 84-91) 4.9 4.8 5.3 3.8 5.8 5.2 5.6 6.4 6.2 7.5 5.9 6.0 7.2 5.7 5.9 6.4 * ASSURE 5.9 5.2 5.4 4.0 6.4 5.7 5.5 6.0 5.9 7.3 5.9 5.7 6.9 6.0 5.7 6.0 * OMEGA3 (ZPS-2DR-94) 4.7 5.4 5.2 4.1 6.6 4.7 5.0 6.4 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.9 6.0 5.4 6.3 * WIND STAR (PST-28M) 5.0 5.5 5.2 3.8 6.6 6.0 5.8 6.3 6.4 7.4 6.1 5.6 6.5 5.9 5.8 6.3 * TOP GUN (J-1703) 6.0 5.1 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.4 5.5 6.4 6.2 7.6 5.5 5.8 7.1 5.6 5.9 6.3 * RIVIERA II 6.0 5.7 4.5 4.1 6.2 5.8 4.9 6.1 6.2 7.4 5.3 6.1 7.0 5.9 5.5 6.2 * WIZARD (MB 41) 5.9 4.9 4.6 4.0 6.4 5.3 5.8 6.0 5.8 7.6 5.5 5.8 6.8 5.7 5.5 6.5 * EDGE 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.1 6.3 5.7 6.2 6.1 6.0 7.2 5.2 6.2 6.8 5.5 5.8 6.3 * OMNI 5.4 5.2 5.3 4.1 6.1 5.4 4.2 6.7 6.2 7.2 5.9 5.7 7.3 5.8 5.4 6.4 * SATURN II (ZPS-2ST) 5.7 5.4 5.1 3.8 6.3 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.0 7.5 5.8 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.4 6.1 * R2 (ISI-R2) 5.1 5.6 5.8 4.2 6.5 5.9 5.0 6.5 6.2 7.3 5.9 5.8 6.7 5.9 6.0 6.0 * CUTTER 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.0 6.3 5.6 5.5 6.2 6.2 7.5 5.2 6.0 6.6 5.5 5.6 6.3 * STALLION SUPREME (PSI-E-1) 6.0 6.1 4.8 4.0 6.1 5.4 5.3 6.2 6.1 7.3 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.2 5.1 6.3 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT THIRTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995-98 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 BC1 DC1 GA1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KY1 MA1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MO1 MO3 * CITATION III (PST-2DGR) 5.3 5.0 5.4 3.8 5.8 4.9 5.2 6.1 6.2 7.6 6.0 5.6 7.0 5.2 5.3 6.9 * ROADRUNNER (PST-2ET) 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.0 5.8 5.6 5.1 5.8 6.3 7.7 5.8 5.6 7.0 6.0 5.4 7.2 * VIVID 5.7 5.5 4.8 4.2 6.5 5.5 5.5 6.2 6.0 7.3 5.1 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.6 6.3 * ELF 4.5 5.5 5.8 3.8 6.3 5.6 4.4 5.7 5.9 7.1 5.2 5.7 7.0 5.6 5.8 6.2 PS-D-9 5.2 5.8 4.9 4.1 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.3 5.8 7.1 5.7 5.9 6.3 5.5 5.7 6.1 * MORNING STAR 5.8 5.5 5.8 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.1 5.7 5.7 7.5 5.6 6.0 6.3 5.6 5.6 6.1 * ADVANTAGE 4.9 5.5 5.1 3.9 6.2 5.2 5.6 6.0 6.0 7.6 5.8 5.7 7.1 5.6 5.2 6.1 * ACADEMY (PC-93-1) 5.4 5.6 5.1 4.2 6.3 5.7 4.9 6.0 5.9 7.2 5.5 5.9 6.6 6.0 5.2 6.1 * EXCEL (MB 1-5) 5.6 5.1 4.4 3.7 6.5 4.8 4.5 6.0 6.2 7.5 5.8 5.7 7.6 5.5 5.4 6.0 * SPELL BOUND (WVPB-93-KFK) 5.5 5.1 5.5 4.1 6.5 5.6 5.1 6.1 5.8 7.1 5.3 5.9 6.7 5.5 5.8 6.1 KOOS 93-6 4.9 4.7 5.5 4.0 6.4 5.9 5.2 5.9 5.9 7.0 5.6 5.9 6.6 6.1 5.3 5.9 MVF-4-1 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.2 6.3 6.0 4.9 6.4 5.9 7.2 5.8 5.8 6.6 5.9 5.8 6.1 * PRECISION 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.2 6.3 5.7 4.8 6.1 5.8 7.1 5.2 5.8 6.1 6.3 5.0 6.5 * SR 4010 (SRX 4010) 5.3 5.8 5.8 4.1 6.5 5.5 5.0 6.2 5.8 7.1 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.6 6.1 * ASP400 (APR 106) 4.3 5.2 5.8 4.1 6.3 5.3 4.4 6.0 5.9 6.9 5.3 6.2 6.4 5.8 5.7 6.3 * PROTOCOL (KOOS 93-3) 5.8 5.9 5.2 3.9 6.1 5.3 5.0 5.8 5.7 7.2 5.5 5.8 7.0 5.9 5.5 6.0 * BUCCANEER II (WVPB 92-4) 5.4 5.8 5.5 3.9 6.4 6.0 5.1 5.7 5.8 6.7 5.7 5.6 6.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 * QUICKSTART 5.2 5.2 5.4 4.0 6.1 5.7 5.5 6.1 5.9 7.2 5.5 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.0 5.9 * NOBILITY 5.4 5.7 5.4 4.0 6.4 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.1 7.0 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.8 APR 124 4.5 5.8 5.3 4.1 6.1 4.7 4.9 6.2 6.1 7.0 5.0 6.1 6.5 6.2 5.5 6.4 * LEGACY II (LESCO-TWF) 4.5 5.1 4.7 3.7 6.1 4.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 7.8 5.0 5.5 6.6 5.4 5.2 6.6 * STALLION SELECT 5.3 5.6 5.5 3.9 6.4 5.1 4.6 5.7 6.0 7.1 5.5 5.5 6.4 5.9 5.7 6.0 * NIGHT HAWK 5.6 5.5 5.6 3.8 6.1 5.2 3.8 5.9 5.9 6.9 5.4 5.6 6.6 6.1 5.4 6.2 CAS-LP23 5.8 5.1 4.5 4.0 6.3 5.2 5.0 5.6 5.9 7.1 5.8 5.4 7.1 5.6 5.3 6.3 PST-2CB 5.1 5.6 5.7 4.1 6.2 5.8 4.3 5.6 5.7 7.2 5.5 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.5 6.2 WX3-91 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.0 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.9 6.0 7.3 5.2 6.0 6.4 5.8 5.3 6.5 * EXPRESS 4.7 5.5 5.2 3.9 6.5 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 7.1 5.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 BAR ER 5813 5.7 5.4 5.0 3.8 6.3 5.1 4.5 6.0 5.7 6.6 6.3 5.7 6.8 5.2 5.3 5.3 * WILLIAMSBURG 5.2 5.5 5.1 3.9 6.1 5.6 4.7 5.9 5.8 7.0 5.4 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.8 * SATURN 5.4 6.1 6.0 3.7 5.9 5.7 3.8 6.0 5.9 6.6 5.7 5.6 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.7 * NAVAJO 4.6 5.4 5.2 3.8 5.8 5.7 4.8 6.1 5.7 6.8 5.3 5.5 6.2 6.1 5.3 6.1 APR 131 3.9 5.7 5.2 4.1 5.7 5.2 4.7 6.0 5.8 6.9 5.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.9 * STARDANCE (PST-2FE) 5.0 4.7 4.5 3.7 6.0 4.8 3.8 6.3 6.1 7.2 5.0 5.8 6.7 5.9 5.1 6.0 * DANCER 5.0 5.1 5.3 3.9 6.3 5.7 4.4 6.0 5.7 6.1 5.5 5.9 6.5 6.0 5.4 5.9 WVPB-PR-C-2 5.0 5.1 5.3 4.1 6.2 5.5 4.0 5.7 5.8 6.8 5.0 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.3 6.1 APR 066 4.1 5.8 5.2 4.0 5.9 5.8 4.8 6.0 5.5 6.6 4.8 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.3 6.0 * PEGASUS 5.2 5.9 5.2 4.0 5.8 4.8 4.3 5.9 5.3 6.6 5.1 5.4 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.7 * NINE-O-ONE 5.4 4.7 4.6 4.0 5.5 4.6 3.8 5.9 6.2 7.0 4.2 5.3 6.4 5.5 4.8 6.4 DLP 1305 4.0 5.0 4.4 3.6 6.3 4.3 3.2 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.3 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.4 4.8 DSV NA 9402 4.4 5.7 5.4 3.8 5.8 4.8 3.0 5.4 5.2 5.6 4.6 5.7 5.2 6.1 5.2 5.2 * FIGARO 4.5 5.2 5.5 4.0 5.7 4.3 2.5 5.1 5.3 5.5 4.6 5.0 5.4 6.2 5.1 5.5 DSV NA 9401 4.0 5.5 5.1 3.8 5.7 4.8 3.0 4.8 5.3 5.5 4.9 5.7 4.9 6.2 5.3 5.2 * PENNFINE 4.3 5.5 5.1 3.3 5.3 5.5 2.4 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.1 * LINN 2.4 3.7 4.7 3.4 4.0 3.7 1.3 2.4 3.6 2.9 3.3 4.1 4.5 5.4 4.4 3.5 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 28.7 10.2 17.9 18.5 8.7 17.4 20.6 13.0 10.6 5.6 10.9 10.3 13.7 16.1 19.9 8.9 * 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. TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN AT THIRTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995-98 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UB1 UB2 VA1 WA1 WA3 WI1 MEAN PALMER III (LRF-94-MPRH) 6.4 6.4 6.0 8.0 5.6 7.6 6.8 6.5 6.0 6.1 5.6 7.0 6.1 6.3 6.3 BRIGHTSTAR II (PST-2M3) 5.3 6.6 6.7 8.1 5.8 7.5 6.8 5.9 6.1 6.4 5.5 7.4 6.0 6.1 6.2 SECRETARIAT (RPBD) 6.4 6.1 5.8 7.9 5.4 7.6 6.9 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.6 6.7 5.5 5.9 6.2 CALYPSO II 6.4 6.2 5.7 7.8 5.6 7.8 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.2 6.8 5.9 5.8 6.2 PREMIER II (BAR USA 94-II) 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 5.5 7.2 6.9 5.9 6.0 6.2 5.4 6.8 6.0 5.8 6.2 PENNANT II (MB 42) 6.6 6.0 5.9 7.9 5.6 7.5 6.8 5.3 5.6 6.3 5.1 7.0 5.9 5.7 6.1 MONTEREY (J-1706) 6.3 6.0 5.6 7.9 4.9 7.8 6.7 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.6 6.9 5.8 6.0 6.1 RADIANT (MB 44) 6.3 5.5 5.2 7.9 6.0 7.3 6.8 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.4 7.7 5.4 6.1 6.1 LINE DRIVE (MB 47) 6.1 6.1 5.8 8.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.1 5.5 5.9 6.1 ACCENT 6.7 5.5 5.0 7.7 6.4 7.3 6.4 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.3 6.3 5.4 5.8 6.1 PANTHER (ZPS-PR1) 6.4 6.4 5.6 7.9 5.5 7.2 6.7 6.2 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.6 5.8 6.0 6.1 CATALINA (PST-GH-94) 6.1 6.1 5.3 8.0 5.7 7.5 6.6 5.9 5.9 6.3 5.1 6.6 5.2 5.8 6.1 LRF-94-C8 5.8 6.0 5.5 7.9 5.7 7.1 6.8 5.1 5.2 6.1 5.6 7.2 5.3 6.0 6.1 SONATA (PST-2R3) 6.3 5.3 5.5 7.9 5.2 7.7 6.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.2 6.5 4.9 5.8 6.0 ASCEND (MB 45) 6.5 5.7 6.0 7.9 5.4 7.1 7.0 5.1 5.4 6.0 5.3 7.2 5.8 5.9 6.0 MAJESTY (MB 43) 6.4 5.7 5.8 7.9 5.4 7.3 6.8 5.1 5.5 6.0 4.9 7.0 5.6 5.4 6.0 TOP HAT 6.3 5.4 5.1 7.9 6.3 7.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 6.0 5.2 6.3 5.5 6.0 6.0 PRELUDE III (LRF-94-B6) 5.4 6.2 5.6 7.6 5.7 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.6 6.8 5.1 5.8 6.0 PRIZM 6.4 5.6 5.2 7.9 5.8 7.6 6.7 5.8 5.5 6.2 5.2 6.7 5.7 5.9 6.0 CIS-MBH (ISI-MHB) 6.7 5.4 5.0 8.0 5.9 7.5 6.7 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.2 6.5 5.7 5.8 6.0 CADDIESHACK (MED 5071) 6.6 5.6 5.6 7.9 6.0 7.0 6.4 5.8 6.5 6.3 5.3 6.2 5.0 5.9 6.0 LAREDO 6.6 5.7 5.5 8.1 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.6 5.8 6.2 5.2 6.5 5.9 6.0 6.0 REPELL III (LRF-94-C7) 6.2 6.1 5.4 7.6 5.9 6.6 6.5 5.2 5.1 6.0 5.3 7.2 5.4 5.8 6.0 MANHATTAN 3 6.2 5.9 5.2 8.0 6.0 7.4 6.6 5.5 5.6 6.2 5.5 7.0 5.0 5.9 6.0 SR 4200 6.1 5.2 5.2 7.7 5.9 7.4 6.8 6.1 5.2 5.6 5.2 6.4 5.6 5.8 6.0 PASSPORT (PST-2FF) 6.5 5.1 4.9 8.1 5.5 7.6 6.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 6.5 5.4 5.9 6.0 ESQUIRE 6.6 5.6 5.0 7.8 6.2 7.1 6.6 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.2 6.2 5.2 5.6 6.0 SUNSHINE (PICK LP 102-92) 6.0 5.7 5.2 7.8 6.0 7.2 6.4 6.0 5.7 6.1 5.3 6.7 5.2 5.8 6.0 BRIGHTSTAR 6.1 5.3 5.8 7.7 5.6 7.8 6.5 6.2 5.1 5.9 5.4 6.8 5.4 5.9 6.0 DIVINE 6.1 5.8 5.5 7.8 5.9 7.5 6.9 5.6 5.5 6.2 5.1 6.8 4.9 6.0 5.9 BLACKHAWK (TMI-EXFLP94) 6.0 5.1 4.8 7.6 6.3 7.5 6.7 5.8 4.9 5.8 5.1 6.1 5.5 5.8 5.9 MARDIGRAS (ZPS-2NV) 6.6 5.3 4.9 7.5 5.1 7.9 6.9 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.3 6.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 WIND DANCE (MB 46) 6.0 5.6 5.9 7.8 5.0 7.3 6.5 5.1 5.1 6.3 5.0 7.2 5.3 6.0 5.9 IMAGINE 6.0 5.4 5.0 7.7 5.6 7.1 6.5 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.2 7.2 5.8 5.8 5.9 SR 4400 (SRX 4400) 6.5 4.5 4.3 7.9 6.4 7.3 6.6 5.6 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.9 5.3 5.9 5.9 BLAZER III (PICK 928) 6.3 5.1 4.8 8.1 5.2 7.6 6.3 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.2 6.5 5.4 5.6 5.9 ACHIEVER 5.9 5.0 4.4 7.8 6.2 7.1 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.3 6.5 5.3 5.6 5.9 CHAPARRAL (PST-2DLM) 5.8 5.9 5.5 7.8 5.2 6.8 6.5 5.5 5.3 5.9 5.1 7.0 5.4 6.1 5.9 WX3-93 6.2 5.5 5.4 7.7 5.9 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.1 6.3 4.9 5.9 5.9 HEAD START (PICK PR 84-91) 6.5 5.2 4.9 7.7 5.9 7.6 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.1 6.5 5.1 5.4 5.9 ASSURE 6.1 4.9 4.7 7.7 5.9 7.1 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.3 6.2 5.4 5.7 5.9 OMEGA3 (ZPS-2DR-94) 6.3 5.5 4.5 7.8 5.9 7.0 6.9 6.0 5.5 5.8 5.1 6.5 5.6 5.8 5.9 WIND STAR (PST-28M) 5.5 5.4 4.6 7.5 5.4 7.2 6.8 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.2 6.4 5.4 5.7 5.9 TOP GUN (J-1703) 6.1 5.3 4.7 7.7 5.7 7.5 6.4 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.5 6.4 5.0 5.9 5.9 RIVIERA II 6.2 5.1 4.7 7.7 5.8 7.6 6.7 5.5 5.2 5.8 5.2 6.6 5.3 5.8 5.9 WIZARD (MB 41) 6.4 5.1 5.2 7.8 5.8 7.1 6.9 5.4 5.5 6.0 4.9 6.5 5.3 5.8 5.9 EDGE 5.6 5.2 4.4 7.8 5.8 6.9 6.5 5.9 5.1 5.5 5.3 6.4 5.5 5.8 5.9 OMNI 6.0 5.4 4.9 7.6 5.7 7.8 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.6 4.9 6.4 5.3 5.5 5.9 SATURN II (ZPS-2ST) 6.0 5.0 4.7 7.8 5.8 6.6 6.7 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.3 6.4 5.4 5.7 5.8 R2 (ISI-R2) 5.9 4.8 4.3 7.9 5.3 7.5 6.4 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.0 6.2 4.9 5.7 5.8 CUTTER 6.2 4.9 4.8 7.9 5.8 7.1 6.8 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.3 6.3 5.6 5.8 5.8 STALLION SUPREME (PSI-E-1) 6.0 4.9 4.2 7.7 5.8 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.2 6.2 5.2 5.6 5.8 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT THIRTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995-98 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UB1 UB2 VA1 WA1 WA3 WI1 MEAN CITATION III (PST-2DGR) 5.4 5.8 5.1 7.7 5.6 7.2 6.6 5.2 5.5 5.7 4.9 7.1 5.6 5.9 5.8 ROADRUNNER (PST-2ET) 5.6 5.2 4.9 7.9 5.7 6.9 6.3 5.3 5.8 6.0 5.0 6.8 5.2 5.7 5.8 VIVID 6.3 4.9 4.6 7.7 6.0 6.9 6.5 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.2 6.3 5.0 5.5 5.8 ELF 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.6 5.3 6.5 6.8 6.0 5.0 5.6 5.3 6.6 5.6 6.0 5.8 PS-D-9 6.0 4.8 3.9 7.8 5.8 7.4 6.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.1 6.0 5.2 5.7 5.8 MORNING STAR 5.8 4.8 4.7 7.6 6.1 7.3 6.7 5.6 4.9 5.4 5.3 6.2 5.3 5.7 5.8 ADVANTAGE 5.7 5.2 5.2 7.7 5.2 7.3 6.4 5.8 5.3 5.6 4.9 6.8 5.2 5.6 5.8 ACADEMY (PC-93-1) 6.2 4.7 4.1 7.7 6.1 7.4 6.7 5.9 4.9 5.6 5.3 6.1 5.2 5.7 5.8 EXCEL (MB 1-5) 6.2 5.1 5.5 7.7 5.4 7.1 6.8 5.2 5.3 5.5 4.7 7.0 5.5 5.7 5.8 SPELL BOUND (WVPB-93-KFK) 6.2 4.9 4.4 7.7 5.9 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.8 5.5 5.3 6.2 5.1 5.8 5.8 KOOS 93-6 6.3 5.1 4.7 7.7 5.5 7.2 6.6 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.3 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.8 MVF-4-1 6.1 5.0 4.2 7.8 5.5 6.8 6.4 5.8 5.1 5.8 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.6 5.8 PRECISION 6.3 5.1 4.8 7.7 5.0 7.2 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.6 5.1 6.4 5.5 5.7 5.7 SR 4010 (SRX 4010) 6.0 4.7 4.2 7.9 5.8 6.9 6.2 5.8 4.9 5.7 5.0 6.1 5.2 5.6 5.7 ASP400 (APR 106) 6.4 4.5 4.7 7.9 5.7 6.3 6.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.0 6.1 5.4 6.0 5.7 PROTOCOL (KOOS 93-3) 5.7 4.8 4.5 7.6 5.4 7.2 6.5 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.1 6.1 5.1 5.7 5.7 BUCCANEER II (WVPB 92-4) 6.0 4.4 3.7 7.9 5.9 6.9 6.9 5.7 5.0 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.2 5.6 5.7 QUICKSTART 5.5 4.8 4.4 7.9 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.8 5.2 6.3 4.8 5.6 5.7 NOBILITY 5.9 4.5 4.3 8.0 5.8 7.2 6.7 5.1 5.0 5.6 5.1 6.1 5.3 5.6 5.7 APR 124 5.9 5.4 4.2 7.5 5.4 6.9 6.3 5.4 4.9 5.6 4.9 6.6 5.4 6.0 5.7 LEGACY II (LESCO-TWF) 5.5 5.2 5.6 7.7 5.3 7.4 6.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.1 6.5 4.8 5.6 5.7 STALLION SELECT 5.6 4.9 5.2 7.6 5.9 6.5 6.6 5.5 4.6 5.2 5.3 6.1 5.1 5.6 5.7 NIGHT HAWK 5.6 5.2 4.9 7.8 5.8 7.0 6.6 5.4 4.5 4.8 5.2 6.2 5.3 5.6 5.7 CAS-LP23 5.7 4.9 4.1 7.5 5.5 7.0 6.6 5.5 4.8 5.3 5.0 6.7 4.9 5.9 5.6 PST-2CB 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.8 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.2 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 WX3-91 5.6 4.9 4.5 8.0 5.6 7.0 6.6 5.6 4.9 5.5 5.1 6.0 5.2 5.6 5.6 EXPRESS 5.6 4.4 3.8 7.7 5.5 7.1 6.7 5.6 4.9 5.0 5.0 6.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 BAR ER 5813 6.2 4.5 4.2 7.5 6.3 6.6 6.5 5.4 4.4 5.5 5.2 6.0 5.0 6.1 5.6 WILLIAMSBURG 5.7 4.0 4.0 7.9 6.0 6.8 6.8 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.9 5.1 5.8 5.6 SATURN 6.1 4.2 4.1 7.7 5.5 7.3 6.4 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.0 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.6 NAVAJO 6.0 4.7 4.4 8.0 4.9 7.4 6.7 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.2 6.1 5.1 5.6 5.6 APR 131 5.5 4.4 4.1 7.8 5.9 7.2 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 4.8 6.2 4.9 5.8 5.6 STARDANCE (PST-2FE) 5.7 5.1 4.7 7.8 4.8 6.5 6.6 4.7 5.6 5.6 4.9 6.7 4.7 5.8 5.5 DANCER 5.9 4.3 4.1 7.6 5.0 7.0 6.4 5.3 4.4 5.1 5.0 6.1 5.0 6.0 5.5 WVPB-PR-C-2 5.9 4.4 3.8 7.5 5.2 7.1 6.6 5.4 4.4 5.1 5.1 5.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 APR 066 5.4 3.8 3.6 7.4 5.9 7.1 6.7 5.4 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.9 4.6 5.5 5.5 PEGASUS 5.5 4.4 4.5 7.6 5.6 6.8 6.7 5.5 4.0 4.6 4.9 6.2 5.2 5.5 5.4 NINE-O-ONE 5.0 4.9 4.4 7.7 5.2 7.2 6.4 4.0 5.0 4.9 4.4 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 DLP 1305 6.1 3.8 3.4 7.6 5.1 6.7 6.5 4.3 4.3 3.1 4.6 5.6 4.9 6.0 5.1 DSV NA 9402 5.0 3.0 3.2 7.3 4.8 6.4 6.4 4.7 3.8 4.1 4.4 5.3 5.1 5.9 5.0 FIGARO 5.0 3.0 3.1 7.3 4.4 6.4 6.5 4.5 4.3 3.5 4.2 5.3 5.0 5.2 4.9 DSV NA 9401 4.9 2.9 2.9 7.3 4.5 6.1 6.3 4.5 3.5 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.8 5.8 4.9 PENNFINE 5.1 3.0 2.6 7.6 5.1 5.9 6.3 3.6 4.1 3.6 4.5 5.6 4.6 5.2 4.8 LINN 2.5 1.5 1.1 6.1 4.0 4.8 5.6 2.4 2.9 2.2 3.2 3.9 3.3 4.2 3.5 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 C.V. (%) 15.9 10.9 13.5 5.2 15.7 9.2 7.8 13.6 20.9 15.6 9.7 8.0 9.0 6.9 13.8 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.