TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH 1/ MONTH GROWN AT THIRTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995-98 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 PALMER III (LRF-94-MPRH) 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.6 6.3 BRIGHTSTAR II (PST-2M3) 5.0 4.6 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.4 5.9 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.5 5.6 6.2 CALYPSO II 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.3 5.2 6.2 PENNANT II (MB 42) 4.9 4.3 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.1 6.2 SECRETARIAT (RPBD) 4.8 4.4 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.0 5.2 6.2 PREMIER II (BAR USA 94-II) 5.3 4.6 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.4 6.2 MONTEREY (J-1706) 4.9 4.6 5.5 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.2 6.1 RADIANT (MB 44) 4.5 4.2 5.9 6.5 6.6 6.4 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.1 6.1 PANTHER (ZPS-PR1) 4.7 4.3 5.5 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.3 6.1 LINE DRIVE (MB 47) 5.0 4.6 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.2 5.4 6.1 CATALINA (PST-GH-94) 4.4 4.1 5.5 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.2 6.2 5.0 6.1 ACCENT 4.6 4.2 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.0 6.1 MAJESTY (MB 43) 4.7 4.4 5.8 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.9 4.9 6.1 LRF-94-C8 4.6 4.2 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.3 6.1 ASCEND (MB 45) 4.8 4.4 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.3 6.1 SONATA (PST-2R3) 4.2 4.1 5.4 6.0 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.0 4.7 6.1 CADDIESHACK (MED 5071) 4.1 3.9 5.6 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.0 4.9 6.0 TOP HAT 4.7 4.4 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.2 6.0 PRIZM 4.7 4.4 5.7 6.2 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.1 6.0 PRELUDE III (LRF-94-B6) 4.5 4.3 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.1 6.0 REPELL III (LRF-94-C7) 4.5 4.3 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.1 6.0 LAREDO 5.0 4.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.0 6.0 CIS-MBH (ISI-MHB) 4.7 4.4 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.1 6.0 MANHATTAN 3 4.3 4.1 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.2 6.0 SUNSHINE (PICK LP 102-92) 4.5 4.0 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 4.9 6.0 IMAGINE 4.4 4.1 5.5 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.1 5.8 5.1 6.0 PASSPORT (PST-2FF) 4.4 4.0 5.5 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.1 6.0 ESQUIRE 4.0 4.0 5.4 6.2 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.0 6.0 SR 4200 4.6 4.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.0 6.0 DIVINE 4.0 3.9 5.5 6.1 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.7 4.9 5.9 MARDIGRAS (ZPS-2NV) 4.6 4.3 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.9 BRIGHTSTAR 4.4 4.1 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.9 WIND DANCE (MB 46) 4.4 4.1 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.9 4.8 5.9 SR 4400 (SRX 4400) 4.5 4.4 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.4 4.8 5.9 BLACKHAWK (TMI-EXFLP94) 4.8 4.4 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.2 5.9 ACHIEVER 4.4 4.3 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.7 4.8 5.9 CHAPARRAL (PST-2DLM) 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.8 4.9 5.9 WIZARD (MB 41) 4.5 4.1 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.9 BLAZER III (PICK 928) 4.2 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.8 4.9 5.9 ASSURE 4.4 4.2 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.0 5.9 HEAD START (PICK PR 84-91) 4.0 3.9 5.2 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 4.7 5.9 RIVIERA II 4.5 4.3 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 TOP GUN (J-1703) 4.2 4.0 5.4 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.6 4.6 5.9 WIND STAR (PST-28M) 4.3 4.3 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.0 5.9 OMEGA3 (ZPS-2DR-94) 4.6 4.3 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.2 5.9 EDGE 4.5 4.3 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.9 WX3-93 4.2 4.0 5.4 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.7 4.7 5.9 SATURN II (ZPS-2ST) 4.5 4.4 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.0 5.9 CUTTER 4.6 4.6 5.4 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 4.8 5.9 OMNI 4.3 4.1 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.6 4.7 5.8 STALLION SUPREME (PSI-E-1) 4.6 4.4 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 4.9 5.8 ROADRUNNER (PST-2ET) 4.5 3.9 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.1 5.8 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT THIRTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995-98 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN VIVID 4.2 4.1 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.6 4.9 5.8 R2 (ISI-R2) 4.2 3.9 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.9 5.8 CITATION III (PST-2DGR) 4.2 4.0 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.0 5.8 PS-D-9 4.3 4.3 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.0 5.8 ELF 4.8 4.5 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.8 KOOS 93-6 4.4 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.1 5.8 MORNING STAR 4.5 4.2 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.8 MVF-4-1 4.5 4.4 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.6 4.9 5.8 SPELL BOUND (WVPB-93-KFK) 4.7 4.3 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.8 ADVANTAGE 4.5 4.1 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.7 4.9 5.8 ACADEMY (PC-93-1) 4.5 4.3 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.8 EXCEL (MB 1-5) 4.5 4.3 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.9 5.6 4.9 5.8 PRECISION 4.9 4.6 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.0 5.7 ASP400 (APR 106) 4.5 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.6 4.9 5.7 SR 4010 (SRX 4010) 4.4 4.1 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.0 5.7 QUICKSTART 4.3 4.2 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.5 4.9 5.7 BUCCANEER II (WVPB 92-4) 4.5 4.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.8 5.7 PROTOCOL (KOOS 93-3) 4.6 4.4 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.6 4.9 5.7 NOBILITY 4.4 4.3 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.0 5.7 LEGACY II (LESCO-TWF) 4.5 3.9 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.7 4.7 5.7 APR 124 4.5 4.1 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.1 5.7 CAS-LP23 4.4 4.1 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.5 4.9 5.6 STALLION SELECT 4.5 4.3 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.6 WX3-91 4.2 4.1 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.6 4.8 5.6 NIGHT HAWK 4.4 4.3 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.6 EXPRESS 4.5 4.4 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.6 PST-2CB 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.4 4.9 5.6 WILLIAMSBURG 4.4 4.3 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.6 NAVAJO 4.1 3.9 5.3 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.3 4.9 5.6 BAR ER 5813 4.0 3.8 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.3 4.4 5.6 SATURN 4.8 4.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.5 APR 131 4.3 3.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.5 4.7 5.5 STARDANCE (PST-2FE) 3.8 3.6 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.4 4.3 5.5 WVPB-PR-C-2 4.3 4.2 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.5 DANCER 4.3 3.9 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.2 4.7 5.5 APR 066 3.8 3.7 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.2 4.5 5.4 PEGASUS 4.7 4.2 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.4 NINE-O-ONE 4.6 4.2 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.3 4.9 5.4 DLP 1305 3.5 3.5 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 5.0 DSV NA 9402 4.2 4.3 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.9 FIGARO 4.3 4.1 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.8 DSV NA 9401 4.5 4.2 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.8 PENNFINE 3.9 3.7 4.9 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.8 LINN 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 C.V. (%) 21.1 22.0 29.0 22.1 23.4 23.4 26.0 29.0 28.4 26.4 25.8 26.7 19.6 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.