TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME CA6 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KY1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MN1 MO1 MT1 NE1 ROBERTS-627 6.9 5.7 6.3 6.8 4.4 6.4 9.0 5.6 6.9 7.3 6.0 4.9 7.1 6.4 * APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 7.0 5.3 5.6 7.5 5.3 5.5 8.7 4.8 7.4 6.8 5.8 5.2 7.6 7.4 * CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 6.5 5.2 5.8 7.3 5.5 6.4 8.7 5.3 7.3 7.0 5.6 4.7 6.6 6.5 R8000 6.5 5.2 5.0 7.3 5.9 5.8 8.3 5.2 7.8 6.5 5.8 5.3 6.8 6.8 * PIZZAZZ 6.5 5.6 5.8 6.5 6.2 5.8 8.6 5.0 7.3 6.8 6.0 4.9 6.4 6.4 PST-2L96 6.3 5.6 6.3 7.0 5.2 6.2 8.6 5.3 6.9 6.7 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.8 NJ-6401 6.4 5.1 5.4 7.1 5.2 6.0 8.1 5.4 6.4 7.0 5.7 5.4 7.0 6.3 DLF-LDD 6.3 5.1 5.2 7.0 4.7 6.1 8.4 5.1 7.0 6.9 5.7 4.9 7.1 6.0 KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 6.7 5.2 6.0 7.1 5.3 6.0 8.8 4.7 6.8 6.6 5.6 5.0 6.1 6.6 PST-2BR 6.6 5.4 5.9 7.3 5.6 5.1 8.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.5 6.8 5.8 * SEVILLE II 6.7 5.2 5.6 7.0 5.4 5.5 8.2 4.9 6.6 6.8 5.4 5.6 6.9 5.9 SRX 4820 6.6 5.4 5.7 6.3 5.2 5.5 8.8 5.1 7.8 6.5 5.7 4.9 7.2 6.8 * ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 6.4 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.9 8.6 4.8 6.7 6.6 5.9 5.0 7.2 5.7 * AMAZING (B1) 6.4 5.1 5.9 7.0 5.5 5.5 8.8 5.1 7.1 6.9 5.8 5.1 6.3 6.5 PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 6.8 5.6 6.3 7.0 4.4 5.9 8.2 4.7 6.8 6.4 5.7 5.2 7.2 5.7 SRX 4801 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 4.3 5.6 8.6 4.6 8.0 6.7 5.2 5.0 6.4 6.7 CIS-PR-84 6.6 5.4 5.9 6.9 4.8 5.4 8.8 4.8 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.0 6.3 6.3 PICK MDR 6.5 5.7 6.0 6.4 4.4 5.7 8.6 4.8 7.1 7.0 5.3 4.8 6.3 6.5 * GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 6.7 5.3 5.8 6.7 4.7 6.1 8.5 5.4 7.3 6.9 5.4 5.2 6.8 6.0 * JET 7.0 5.2 5.9 6.4 5.3 5.4 8.5 4.7 7.2 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.1 6.2 * EXACTA 6.4 5.7 6.5 7.0 5.9 5.2 8.5 5.2 6.0 6.6 5.2 5.5 7.0 6.3 SRX 4RHT 6.3 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.0 8.3 4.8 7.4 6.9 6.0 5.5 6.7 5.9 * CHURCHILL 6.1 5.2 6.0 7.2 5.7 6.0 8.6 5.1 7.1 6.4 5.4 5.0 6.4 6.0 * STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 6.1 5.1 5.7 6.3 5.6 6.0 8.4 4.5 7.6 6.8 5.8 4.8 6.7 5.7 * FIESTA 3 6.5 5.3 5.3 6.8 5.7 5.6 7.7 4.8 7.3 6.4 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.6 * PREMIER II 6.2 5.4 5.8 7.0 4.8 5.5 7.8 5.0 7.2 6.6 5.1 5.3 7.1 6.3 * SR 4500 6.4 5.0 5.8 6.8 4.9 5.4 7.9 5.3 7.2 6.7 5.9 5.3 6.2 6.7 ABT-99-4.834 6.4 5.1 5.7 6.4 4.3 5.3 8.7 4.6 7.9 6.5 5.7 4.9 6.9 5.8 ABT-99-4.115 6.1 4.9 5.6 6.5 4.4 6.1 7.8 4.7 7.6 6.5 5.9 5.3 7.4 5.7 ABT-99-4.724 6.8 5.0 5.7 6.5 6.1 4.9 8.3 4.3 6.8 6.7 5.2 4.9 6.7 6.4 * AFFIRMED 6.5 5.3 6.7 6.8 5.0 5.3 8.0 5.0 7.1 6.6 5.4 5.7 6.8 6.5 * PICK RC2 5.9 5.6 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 7.7 5.2 6.4 6.6 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.9 * RADIANT 6.1 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.3 8.7 4.9 6.9 6.5 5.6 4.8 6.4 6.7 * NEXUS 6.4 5.2 5.2 6.3 4.2 5.9 8.8 5.2 6.1 6.7 5.4 4.6 7.0 5.9 ABT-99-4.560 6.1 5.1 5.7 7.1 5.2 5.1 8.2 5.2 6.9 6.7 5.3 4.9 7.7 5.4 PICK PR QH-97 6.5 5.4 5.5 6.6 4.1 5.9 8.2 5.0 7.3 6.5 5.7 4.7 6.6 5.5 CABO (CIS-PR-80) 6.3 5.5 5.8 6.6 4.5 6.3 8.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 7.2 6.0 MB 411 (ABT-99-4.753) 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.8 5.1 5.8 8.6 5.1 7.1 6.7 5.8 4.8 6.7 6.7 * PROMISE 6.2 5.4 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.5 8.0 5.1 7.3 6.6 5.1 4.4 5.7 6.3 * PARAGON 6.3 5.2 5.0 6.9 4.4 5.6 7.9 5.2 7.3 6.5 5.4 4.7 5.3 6.9 MB 410 (ABT-99-4.629) 6.0 5.2 5.9 5.9 5.4 6.2 8.3 5.1 7.6 6.6 5.5 4.7 7.1 6.1 MB 412 (ABT-99-4.461) 6.0 5.1 5.7 6.1 4.9 5.4 8.5 5.6 6.4 6.6 5.3 4.9 6.8 6.3 * BARLENNIUM 6.3 5.1 6.2 6.9 5.2 5.3 7.9 5.4 4.9 6.4 5.6 5.0 7.4 5.8 * PACESETTER (6011) 6.2 5.1 5.3 6.5 4.8 5.3 8.0 5.0 7.1 6.3 5.4 5.1 8.3 5.9 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME CA6 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KY1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MN1 MO1 MT1 NE1 MB 413 (ABT-99-4.633) 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.9 4.7 5.4 8.7 4.5 6.8 6.5 5.5 4.7 6.0 6.6 MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 6.6 5.1 5.3 6.9 4.7 5.4 8.5 4.8 7.1 6.6 5.6 5.7 6.7 6.3 CIS-PR-75 6.5 5.3 5.3 6.5 4.3 5.6 8.3 5.4 7.1 6.6 5.5 4.2 7.0 6.1 PICK PR B-97 6.1 4.8 5.8 6.6 5.6 6.0 8.1 5.1 6.9 6.8 5.8 4.9 6.1 6.1 A5C (ABT-99-4.960) 6.5 5.2 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.7 8.7 5.1 7.0 6.8 5.1 4.9 6.3 6.0 PST-2JH 6.1 5.1 5.4 6.4 5.3 5.4 7.5 5.1 7.1 6.7 5.8 4.8 7.2 5.8 * PENNANT II 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.8 4.8 6.3 7.7 5.4 6.3 6.7 5.5 4.7 5.9 5.4 ABT-99-4.464 6.1 5.1 5.2 6.5 5.5 5.3 8.0 4.7 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.2 7.0 6.4 PST-2SLX 6.2 5.2 5.5 6.5 4.4 5.8 7.7 5.4 6.4 6.6 5.9 5.0 6.1 5.8 * BRIGHTSTAR II 6.3 5.2 5.3 6.4 4.7 5.6 7.9 5.0 7.1 6.5 5.6 5.0 6.3 5.9 BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 6.3 5.0 5.2 6.8 4.7 5.2 8.2 4.9 6.9 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.8 6.4 MB 414 (ABT-99-4.903) 5.8 5.2 5.6 6.5 5.3 5.8 8.7 5.0 7.1 6.4 5.0 5.3 6.2 6.3 * WILMINGTON 6.3 5.3 5.5 6.8 5.4 5.7 8.6 4.9 6.4 6.4 5.3 4.7 7.2 5.3 * MAJESTY 6.1 5.1 5.6 7.0 5.5 6.2 7.8 5.1 6.6 6.4 5.5 5.3 7.0 6.4 * ELFKIN 6.3 5.2 5.6 5.6 4.7 5.2 8.3 5.2 7.0 6.8 6.0 5.4 5.9 6.0 PST-2CRR 6.1 5.7 5.0 6.1 5.1 5.5 7.5 4.7 5.9 6.3 6.2 5.1 6.6 5.7 MP88 6.1 5.3 4.9 5.6 4.3 5.6 8.2 5.2 6.8 6.7 5.8 5.3 6.6 5.9 PST-2M4 6.0 5.1 5.7 6.5 5.6 5.3 8.1 5.0 5.9 6.8 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.8 * PALMER III 6.2 5.2 5.5 6.0 5.6 5.8 7.0 4.9 6.9 6.6 5.5 4.9 6.6 6.4 PICK PR 1-94 6.2 5.2 5.4 6.9 5.9 5.1 8.2 4.9 6.3 6.4 5.0 4.7 6.4 6.8 ABT-99-4.339 6.3 5.1 6.0 6.4 5.2 6.0 7.8 5.0 6.6 6.7 5.4 5.1 6.8 5.8 MP107 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.6 4.2 5.9 7.9 4.7 6.2 6.6 5.4 5.0 7.4 5.8 * ADMIRE (JR-151) 5.9 5.2 5.5 6.9 4.2 6.3 7.0 4.6 7.0 6.4 6.0 5.3 7.1 5.9 PST-2RT 6.2 5.3 5.5 7.4 5.2 5.0 7.5 4.8 6.1 6.7 5.6 5.4 6.7 5.8 * DIVINE 5.9 5.0 5.3 6.6 5.1 5.2 7.3 5.0 6.1 6.7 5.3 4.8 6.8 6.1 UT-1000 (ABT-99-4.709) 6.1 5.1 5.3 6.6 4.8 5.8 8.1 5.1 6.3 6.5 5.5 4.8 6.7 6.2 PST-2LA 6.3 5.4 5.3 6.5 5.5 5.4 7.4 4.8 7.2 6.8 5.3 5.3 6.2 5.4 PICK PRNGS 6.2 5.4 5.6 6.7 4.8 5.7 7.3 5.2 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.1 5.7 6.2 * GALAXY (JR-128) 5.6 5.1 5.3 6.5 4.4 5.2 7.5 5.1 6.2 6.6 5.8 5.0 6.8 6.6 MP103 6.0 5.3 5.9 6.0 5.1 5.4 7.8 4.5 6.0 6.7 5.2 5.0 7.6 6.0 * CHARGER II 6.3 5.2 5.4 6.8 5.8 5.8 7.4 4.9 5.0 6.6 5.4 5.3 7.1 5.6 PST-CATS 6.3 4.9 5.7 6.5 4.6 6.1 7.5 5.2 6.7 6.5 5.4 4.9 6.3 5.5 * MONTEREY II (JR-187) 6.0 4.9 5.6 6.3 4.6 5.2 7.0 4.6 6.0 6.5 5.2 5.5 6.6 6.4 * CALYPSO II 6.3 5.2 4.9 7.0 4.1 5.6 7.7 4.9 6.9 6.5 5.1 5.0 6.0 5.6 * SECRETARIAT 6.2 5.1 5.6 6.4 5.3 5.8 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.2 5.7 5.2 6.0 5.8 * ASCEND 5.6 5.0 5.3 6.5 5.2 6.1 7.7 5.1 6.2 6.5 5.2 5.1 6.0 6.4 APR 1237 6.0 5.4 5.7 6.6 5.1 5.2 7.9 5.1 6.3 6.4 5.3 5.4 6.3 5.9 PST-2SBE 6.0 5.1 5.5 6.2 4.7 5.5 7.8 5.2 6.8 6.5 5.3 5.0 6.3 4.8 * EP53 6.3 5.2 5.0 5.9 5.6 5.3 7.4 4.6 5.9 6.4 5.3 5.1 6.8 5.7 * CATALINA 6.2 5.1 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.4 7.5 5.2 6.3 6.5 5.7 5.0 7.1 5.8 * MANHATTAN 3 6.1 4.9 5.4 6.6 4.7 5.9 8.1 5.0 5.2 6.7 5.0 5.4 7.2 5.1 APR 1233 5.8 5.0 5.9 6.5 4.8 5.9 7.2 4.6 6.3 6.2 5.2 5.3 5.7 6.8 * PANTHER 5.9 4.9 5.0 5.7 5.1 5.3 6.6 4.8 6.7 6.5 5.4 5.1 6.0 6.4 APR 776 6.0 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.8 7.5 4.8 6.7 6.5 5.1 5.2 6.4 7.3 EPD 5.9 5.1 5.3 5.4 3.6 5.3 7.8 5.2 6.2 6.6 5.2 4.9 6.4 5.6 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME CA6 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KY1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MN1 MO1 MT1 NE1 * LINE DRIVE 5.6 5.1 5.1 6.5 4.6 5.5 7.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.2 5.3 7.4 5.4 * PLEASURE XL 5.8 5.2 5.8 6.5 5.4 5.8 7.9 5.1 5.8 6.5 5.2 4.8 6.0 6.3 * CATHEDRAL II 6.3 5.4 5.0 6.3 4.1 5.5 7.4 4.8 6.7 6.5 5.7 5.5 6.0 5.6 * EXTREME (JR-317) 5.3 4.9 5.7 6.7 4.6 5.8 7.2 4.9 6.4 6.6 5.4 4.9 6.0 6.2 * PHANTOM 6.1 5.3 5.1 5.5 4.8 5.2 7.2 4.6 5.8 6.5 5.3 5.0 6.4 5.6 * ALLSPORT 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.6 5.0 5.2 7.3 4.8 5.7 6.6 5.9 5.1 6.2 5.8 * RACER 5.5 5.1 5.3 6.6 5.4 5.9 7.3 5.1 7.4 6.4 5.1 5.0 5.6 6.1 LPR 98-144 5.5 4.9 5.4 6.1 4.7 6.0 6.8 5.0 6.2 6.5 5.4 4.7 5.9 6.7 APR 1232 5.8 5.0 5.8 6.7 4.7 5.9 6.8 4.6 6.7 6.5 4.9 4.8 6.7 5.8 APR 1231 5.7 4.9 5.5 5.9 5.2 5.8 6.8 4.9 6.4 6.6 5.4 5.5 6.8 5.8 * PREMIER 5.8 5.3 5.0 6.7 4.4 5.4 6.7 4.4 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.8 6.2 5.6 MEPY 5.8 4.9 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.6 4.8 6.0 6.4 5.2 4.9 6.9 5.4 * CAS-LP84 6.2 5.2 5.1 5.3 4.1 5.6 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.8 5.7 4.9 5.8 5.5 ABT-99-4.600 5.8 4.9 5.0 5.9 4.7 5.3 7.7 4.6 6.6 6.5 5.5 5.2 6.7 5.6 SUPERSTAR (EP57) 5.9 5.1 4.6 5.7 4.9 5.3 7.8 4.4 6.3 6.5 5.4 4.8 6.3 4.7 * PARADIGM (APR 1236) 5.9 5.3 5.2 6.8 4.1 5.4 8.2 4.7 5.4 6.2 5.2 4.9 6.0 5.4 PROWLER (APR 777) 6.0 5.2 5.0 6.2 5.1 5.4 7.0 5.2 6.6 6.4 5.6 5.5 6.6 6.0 * PROSPORT (AG-P981) 5.5 5.1 5.4 5.8 3.9 5.4 7.3 4.6 6.9 6.4 5.6 5.1 6.7 5.6 * SKYHAWK 6.0 5.1 4.6 5.6 4.5 5.6 7.5 4.4 5.6 6.7 5.1 4.7 6.2 6.0 PICK EX2 5.6 4.8 5.7 6.5 4.8 5.2 6.5 4.8 5.8 6.4 5.3 5.0 6.4 6.2 MDP 5.9 4.9 5.6 5.3 3.7 5.3 7.7 5.0 7.0 6.5 5.4 4.4 5.4 6.2 * HEADSTART 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.1 4.2 5.4 6.6 5.4 6.1 6.4 5.1 4.9 7.7 6.3 APR 1235 6.1 5.3 4.9 6.8 5.9 5.0 7.1 5.2 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.1 5.7 5.9 * PASSPORT 5.9 5.1 5.0 5.8 5.2 5.6 6.9 5.2 5.6 6.5 5.6 5.0 5.4 6.5 SRX 4120 6.1 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 6.8 4.6 5.6 6.4 5.1 5.2 6.7 5.1 LPR 98-143 5.4 5.4 5.7 6.0 3.8 5.3 7.3 5.2 5.3 6.6 5.3 5.0 7.1 6.1 KOOS R-71 6.2 5.1 5.0 5.8 4.8 5.5 6.2 4.8 6.0 6.5 5.6 5.0 5.8 6.4 * AFFINITY 6.3 4.6 5.4 6.3 4.8 5.4 6.5 4.6 6.0 6.1 5.3 5.0 5.9 5.7 BY-100 6.0 4.7 5.2 6.0 4.6 5.5 6.8 4.5 5.8 6.4 5.6 5.3 5.8 5.8 WVPB-R-84 5.8 4.9 5.0 6.2 4.6 5.4 6.5 5.0 5.6 6.4 5.2 5.1 5.7 5.6 WVPB-R-82 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.8 5.1 5.7 5.9 4.8 5.2 6.2 5.1 4.8 5.8 5.8 LTP-ME 5.6 5.4 5.0 6.0 4.6 5.3 7.4 3.6 7.3 6.4 4.8 4.3 5.7 4.3 * EDGE 5.5 4.7 5.1 6.4 4.2 5.5 6.0 4.8 6.0 5.9 5.3 5.4 6.1 5.4 DP LP-1 5.8 4.9 5.0 5.7 4.8 5.2 6.4 4.0 5.6 6.2 5.5 4.6 6.2 5.3 DP 17-9391 5.7 4.4 5.2 5.9 4.4 5.9 6.4 4.7 5.1 6.2 5.2 5.1 6.0 5.0 APR 1234 5.5 5.0 4.7 6.3 4.9 4.8 6.3 4.0 6.0 5.9 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.6 * BUCCANEER 5.5 4.9 4.6 5.9 4.6 5.6 6.1 4.4 5.0 5.9 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 * YATSUGREEN 5.9 4.9 5.0 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.8 4.4 5.4 5.9 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.8 DP 17-9069 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.5 4.2 5.3 6.4 4.4 5.3 6.2 5.0 5.0 . 5.0 DP 17-9496 5.1 4.6 4.0 4.5 3.8 5.1 5.5 3.3 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.1 3.8 * LINN 4.6 4.5 3.2 2.6 2.9 4.5 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.4 4.4 4.7 3.3 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.7 1.0 C.V. (%) 6.1 6.8 9.5 10.6 15.9 11.6 4.5 6.9 13.4 4.6 8.0 9.4 16.0 14.7 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2001. 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 GROWN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME NJ1 NJ2 NS1 NY1 OH1 PA1 QE1 RI1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA1 WA3 WI1 MEAN ROBERTS-627 6.9 7.0 5.6 6.8 6.5 7.9 5.0 6.6 7.2 7.0 6.0 7.3 4.5 6.1 6.4 APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 7.0 6.6 6.3 7.5 5.8 8.0 5.2 6.7 6.9 5.6 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.1 6.4 CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 6.4 6.1 5.4 7.5 6.4 8.1 5.2 6.6 6.9 5.8 6.0 7.1 4.9 5.9 6.3 R8000 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.5 7.8 5.0 6.6 6.9 6.2 6.2 6.9 5.0 5.9 6.3 PIZZAZZ 6.7 6.4 5.2 6.7 7.0 7.9 5.0 6.5 6.7 4.7 6.1 7.2 4.7 6.1 6.2 PST-2L96 6.5 5.6 5.4 8.0 5.6 7.7 5.1 5.7 6.6 5.7 5.6 6.8 4.4 5.8 6.2 NJ-6401 5.8 5.9 5.3 7.5 6.2 7.6 5.1 6.8 6.6 6.0 5.9 7.1 5.2 5.9 6.2 DLF-LDD 6.3 5.8 5.9 7.0 6.1 8.1 5.0 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.6 7.1 4.9 6.1 6.2 KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 6.3 6.4 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.9 5.2 6.4 6.5 6.4 5.8 7.1 4.3 6.2 6.2 PST-2BR 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.0 6.5 7.9 5.1 6.7 6.6 5.9 6.3 7.2 5.4 5.9 6.2 SEVILLE II 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.3 7.3 5.2 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.4 6.9 5.0 6.0 6.2 SRX 4820 6.3 5.9 5.4 6.7 6.2 7.4 5.0 6.7 6.4 5.6 5.7 6.7 5.1 6.0 6.2 ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 6.4 6.4 5.8 6.0 6.5 8.4 5.1 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.6 6.9 4.0 5.9 6.2 AMAZING (B1) 6.8 6.4 5.4 5.2 6.3 7.6 4.9 6.2 6.6 6.4 5.8 7.3 4.6 5.8 6.1 PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 7.1 6.3 5.3 7.2 6.2 7.7 5.0 5.8 6.6 5.3 5.5 7.5 4.9 6.0 6.1 SRX 4801 6.4 6.0 6.7 6.2 5.8 8.0 4.9 6.2 6.2 5.7 6.4 7.1 4.7 6.3 6.1 CIS-PR-84 6.7 6.6 6.1 4.8 6.3 7.7 5.1 6.3 6.7 6.6 5.9 7.0 4.2 6.0 6.1 PICK MDR 6.5 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.5 7.7 5.0 5.9 6.4 5.8 5.8 7.1 5.2 6.1 6.1 GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.0 6.4 7.5 4.8 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 4.5 5.7 6.1 JET 6.2 5.8 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.9 5.1 6.9 6.7 5.8 6.0 6.7 4.8 6.0 6.1 EXACTA 6.1 5.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 7.8 5.1 7.1 6.4 5.7 5.9 7.1 5.0 6.0 6.1 SRX 4RHT 6.4 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 7.5 5.0 5.9 6.7 5.6 5.8 7.1 5.0 6.0 6.1 CHURCHILL 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.2 7.3 5.1 6.4 6.8 6.1 5.9 7.1 4.8 5.9 6.1 STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 5.7 5.6 6.7 5.7 5.8 7.9 5.2 6.0 6.6 6.1 6.0 7.2 4.9 6.0 6.1 FIESTA 3 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 5.2 6.7 6.6 5.3 5.9 6.9 5.3 6.0 6.1 PREMIER II 5.5 5.0 5.8 7.0 5.8 7.7 5.1 6.5 6.8 5.7 6.4 6.4 4.8 5.8 6.0 SR 4500 6.0 5.3 6.2 5.8 6.0 7.5 5.0 5.8 6.6 5.3 6.6 6.4 5.2 6.1 6.0 ABT-99-4.834 6.6 6.1 5.5 5.7 5.9 7.7 5.3 6.1 6.8 5.2 6.1 7.3 4.6 5.9 6.0 ABT-99-4.115 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.2 7.5 4.9 6.1 6.8 5.4 5.9 6.7 4.6 6.1 6.0 ABT-99-4.724 5.6 5.6 5.4 7.7 5.9 7.7 4.7 6.1 6.3 5.8 6.0 6.9 4.5 6.0 6.0 AFFIRMED 4.9 5.0 6.0 4.8 5.4 7.6 5.2 6.9 6.4 5.8 6.0 7.1 4.6 5.9 6.0 PICK RC2 5.3 5.1 5.1 6.8 6.1 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.8 5.9 6.0 6.5 4.9 6.1 6.0 RADIANT 5.7 5.0 6.2 6.8 5.9 7.7 4.9 5.9 6.2 5.4 5.3 7.1 4.8 6.2 6.0 NEXUS 6.7 5.6 5.0 6.8 6.4 7.0 4.8 6.4 6.8 5.8 5.7 6.9 5.2 5.9 6.0 ABT-99-4.560 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.7 6.3 8.3 5.1 6.5 6.3 5.6 5.7 6.7 4.5 5.8 6.0 PICK PR QH-97 6.0 5.1 6.1 6.5 6.0 7.1 4.9 5.9 6.9 5.8 5.7 7.1 4.8 6.0 6.0 CABO (CIS-PR-80) 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.2 7.1 4.7 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.9 6.0 MB 411 (ABT-99-4.753) 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.2 6.3 7.4 5.0 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.1 6.0 PROMISE 6.1 5.1 5.9 7.5 5.0 7.1 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.4 5.6 7.1 4.8 5.8 6.0 PARAGON 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.7 6.1 7.9 5.0 6.6 6.8 5.3 5.3 6.8 5.0 6.0 6.0 MB 410 (ABT-99-4.629) 5.2 5.0 5.2 6.2 6.3 7.2 5.0 5.6 6.6 5.2 6.3 6.8 4.9 5.8 5.9 MB 412 (ABT-99-4.461) 6.4 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.1 4.9 6.6 6.8 6.3 5.3 6.7 4.4 5.7 5.9 BARLENNIUM 5.7 4.9 6.0 5.3 6.1 7.7 5.1 6.2 6.8 5.6 6.0 6.6 5.0 5.8 5.9 PACESETTER (6011) 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.4 6.9 5.1 5.3 6.6 5.7 5.9 6.4 4.8 6.0 5.9 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME NJ1 NJ2 NS1 NY1 OH1 PA1 QE1 RI1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA1 WA3 WI1 MEAN MB 413 (ABT-99-4.633) 5.9 4.9 5.6 6.7 6.3 7.7 5.0 5.8 6.6 5.9 5.6 7.3 4.6 6.0 5.9 MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 6.0 5.1 5.2 3.7 6.5 7.8 5.0 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.8 6.9 4.9 5.8 5.9 CIS-PR-75 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.2 6.3 7.3 4.8 5.6 6.3 6.4 5.8 7.0 4.7 5.8 5.9 PICK PR B-97 5.8 4.7 6.2 4.5 5.5 7.6 5.0 6.4 7.0 5.8 5.7 7.1 4.2 5.7 5.9 A5C (ABT-99-4.960) 5.2 5.3 5.8 6.3 6.1 7.9 4.7 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.9 PST-2JH 5.3 5.0 5.4 6.8 5.5 7.7 4.9 6.5 6.6 5.9 5.9 6.3 4.5 5.8 5.9 PENNANT II 5.8 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.1 7.7 5.0 6.8 6.3 5.5 5.5 6.8 5.4 6.0 5.9 ABT-99-4.464 5.7 4.9 6.0 4.5 6.4 7.9 5.2 5.9 6.4 5.6 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.1 5.9 PST-2SLX 5.7 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.6 7.3 5.1 6.6 6.4 5.8 6.0 6.8 4.7 6.0 5.9 BRIGHTSTAR II 5.9 5.5 5.4 4.8 5.8 7.2 4.9 6.3 6.6 5.8 6.1 7.2 4.9 5.8 5.9 BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 6.0 5.4 5.6 6.5 6.0 7.5 5.0 5.5 6.5 5.2 5.7 6.9 3.8 5.9 5.9 MB 414 (ABT-99-4.903) 5.4 4.5 5.4 5.8 6.3 7.0 4.8 6.4 6.5 5.4 5.7 6.7 5.2 5.8 5.9 WILMINGTON 5.6 4.7 5.6 5.0 5.5 7.3 5.2 6.3 6.2 5.6 5.8 7.1 4.9 6.0 5.9 MAJESTY 5.0 5.1 6.0 4.2 5.0 7.3 5.1 5.6 6.4 5.9 5.9 6.6 5.1 5.8 5.9 ELFKIN 5.2 4.9 6.3 5.2 5.8 7.5 5.1 5.9 6.6 5.4 5.9 6.5 5.1 6.0 5.9 PST-2CRR 4.9 5.2 6.4 6.3 6.5 7.3 5.0 7.1 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.5 4.5 5.8 5.9 MP88 5.9 5.0 6.1 5.3 6.3 6.9 4.8 6.2 6.9 6.3 5.7 6.4 4.0 6.0 5.9 PST-2M4 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.2 6.5 6.7 5.0 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.7 6.6 4.6 5.9 5.9 PALMER III 5.3 4.8 5.6 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.4 6.6 5.4 6.0 6.6 4.6 6.0 5.8 PICK PR 1-94 5.3 4.6 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.4 4.8 5.1 6.6 6.0 5.6 6.9 4.3 5.8 5.8 ABT-99-4.339 4.9 4.6 5.5 6.0 5.6 7.4 5.3 5.6 6.5 5.0 5.9 6.5 4.8 5.9 5.8 MP107 5.4 5.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.6 4.8 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.2 6.3 4.6 5.9 5.8 ADMIRE (JR-151) 4.7 4.7 5.9 5.2 6.0 7.4 5.3 6.5 6.1 5.0 6.0 6.2 4.7 6.1 5.8 PST-2RT 5.2 4.8 6.3 5.5 6.3 6.9 5.1 6.0 6.6 5.3 5.9 6.3 4.2 5.9 5.8 DIVINE 4.9 4.6 5.2 7.0 5.3 7.5 5.3 5.9 6.1 6.3 5.7 6.5 4.9 5.7 5.8 UT-1000 (ABT-99-4.709) 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.1 4.9 5.9 6.1 6.3 5.5 6.7 4.8 5.6 5.8 PST-2LA 5.6 5.0 4.5 3.7 6.4 7.5 4.8 6.2 6.7 5.7 6.2 6.5 4.1 6.1 5.8 PICK PRNGS 5.1 4.7 5.9 4.7 6.0 6.9 4.8 5.4 6.9 5.4 5.6 6.3 5.3 6.2 5.8 GALAXY (JR-128) 4.8 4.3 5.8 6.3 5.9 7.0 5.0 5.6 6.6 5.1 6.2 6.6 4.7 6.2 5.8 MP103 5.1 4.9 5.6 5.5 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.5 5.8 5.7 6.4 4.3 5.8 5.8 CHARGER II 4.7 4.2 5.8 6.2 5.8 7.4 5.0 6.1 5.9 5.4 5.6 6.5 4.6 5.7 5.8 PST-CATS 5.0 5.2 6.2 3.8 5.8 7.1 4.8 6.7 6.3 5.8 5.7 6.6 4.4 5.7 5.8 MONTEREY II (JR-187) 5.1 4.7 6.4 5.8 4.5 7.4 5.1 6.2 6.8 5.8 5.9 6.3 4.4 6.0 5.7 CALYPSO II 5.0 4.6 5.9 6.3 6.0 7.2 5.2 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.9 6.0 4.7 5.9 5.7 SECRETARIAT 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.2 5.7 7.1 5.3 5.8 6.2 5.5 5.9 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 ASCEND 5.0 4.5 5.9 5.0 5.9 7.1 5.0 5.8 6.7 5.2 5.3 6.7 4.8 5.7 5.7 APR 1237 4.5 4.2 6.1 5.5 6.1 6.9 4.8 5.8 6.4 4.9 5.7 6.4 4.7 5.8 5.7 PST-2SBE 5.7 4.6 5.6 4.3 6.0 7.1 4.9 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 EP53 4.3 4.5 6.8 5.2 6.0 7.1 5.1 5.9 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.4 4.7 6.0 5.7 CATALINA 4.7 4.4 5.2 4.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.6 6.5 4.9 5.9 5.7 MANHATTAN 3 4.5 4.4 6.3 5.5 5.6 7.0 5.2 5.8 6.5 5.1 5.6 6.7 4.5 6.0 5.7 APR 1233 4.5 4.3 5.5 7.2 5.8 7.0 4.9 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.9 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 PANTHER 4.9 4.4 5.8 6.8 6.1 7.5 5.0 5.4 6.6 5.2 5.8 6.1 4.7 6.0 5.7 APR 776 4.5 4.2 5.4 5.7 5.9 7.3 4.9 5.4 6.4 5.1 6.1 5.9 4.5 5.7 5.7 EPD 5.1 4.4 5.4 6.5 5.8 7.1 4.8 6.1 6.5 6.1 5.5 6.3 4.5 5.9 5.7 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME NJ1 NJ2 NS1 NY1 OH1 PA1 QE1 RI1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA1 WA3 WI1 MEAN LINE DRIVE 4.6 4.4 5.6 5.3 5.6 7.3 5.3 5.6 6.1 5.4 5.6 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 PLEASURE XL 4.7 4.0 5.9 4.2 5.6 7.3 4.7 5.8 6.4 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.6 5.9 5.7 CATHEDRAL II 4.2 3.9 5.9 5.0 6.2 7.4 5.2 4.8 6.9 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.5 6.1 5.6 EXTREME (JR-317) 4.9 4.4 5.3 5.0 5.8 7.2 4.5 5.6 6.4 5.5 6.1 6.4 4.6 6.1 5.6 PHANTOM 4.9 4.1 6.1 5.8 6.1 6.9 5.0 5.2 6.0 6.1 5.6 6.5 5.0 5.9 5.6 ALLSPORT 4.7 4.1 6.0 7.0 5.8 7.3 4.9 6.6 6.2 4.4 5.0 6.5 4.8 5.5 5.6 RACER 4.1 3.7 5.3 6.8 6.1 6.8 5.1 4.4 6.1 5.6 5.1 6.5 5.1 5.4 5.6 LPR 98-144 4.6 3.7 6.0 4.5 5.8 7.4 5.0 6.1 6.4 5.2 5.6 6.5 4.9 6.1 5.6 APR 1232 4.2 3.7 5.5 6.5 5.9 6.9 5.0 5.2 6.4 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.8 5.9 5.6 APR 1231 4.9 3.5 5.8 6.0 4.7 7.0 4.9 5.8 6.1 4.8 5.1 5.9 5.2 5.8 5.6 PREMIER 3.8 3.9 6.2 6.8 5.8 7.1 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.2 5.5 5.9 4.6 5.8 5.6 MEPY 5.2 5.0 6.1 4.5 5.9 6.8 4.8 5.8 6.5 5.4 5.7 6.4 3.6 5.8 5.6 CAS-LP84 4.4 4.2 5.5 4.7 6.0 7.1 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.5 6.8 3.7 5.9 5.6 ABT-99-4.600 4.6 3.7 5.5 5.3 5.4 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 5.5 6.5 4.5 5.8 5.6 SUPERSTAR (EP57) 5.5 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 7.2 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.2 6.3 4.4 5.7 5.6 PARADIGM (APR 1236) 5.1 3.9 5.8 5.5 5.5 6.1 4.8 6.6 6.7 5.3 5.6 6.6 4.1 5.6 5.6 PROWLER (APR 777) 4.0 3.9 5.3 5.5 5.6 6.3 4.9 5.5 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.5 4.7 6.0 5.6 PROSPORT (AG-P981) 5.1 3.8 4.7 5.0 6.2 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.8 5.3 5.8 6.6 4.3 5.6 5.5 SKYHAWK 5.0 4.0 5.2 6.3 6.0 7.1 4.8 5.6 6.7 5.8 5.3 6.1 4.1 5.7 5.5 PICK EX2 4.1 4.1 6.1 6.3 5.1 6.6 5.1 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.6 5.7 4.5 5.6 5.5 MDP 4.6 4.6 5.3 6.0 5.8 6.7 3.9 6.2 6.4 6.1 4.8 6.5 4.2 5.6 5.5 HEADSTART 4.2 4.2 5.4 5.0 5.4 7.1 5.0 5.4 6.3 4.7 5.9 6.1 4.9 5.9 5.5 APR 1235 3.9 4.0 5.8 4.2 5.7 6.7 5.2 5.8 6.1 5.2 5.4 6.2 4.3 5.9 5.5 PASSPORT 4.3 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.7 7.1 4.8 5.7 6.6 5.0 5.9 5.6 4.9 6.1 5.5 SRX 4120 4.2 3.6 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.8 5.0 4.9 6.3 5.1 5.8 5.7 4.9 6.0 5.5 LPR 98-143 4.0 4.0 4.9 5.5 5.8 6.6 5.0 5.8 6.3 5.1 5.0 6.5 4.3 5.9 5.5 KOOS R-71 4.3 4.0 6.4 4.8 5.0 6.7 4.8 5.8 5.8 4.9 5.5 5.8 4.7 5.8 5.5 AFFINITY 4.3 3.8 6.2 5.0 5.2 6.7 5.5 6.3 5.8 5.1 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.8 5.5 BY-100 3.8 4.2 5.9 4.5 5.4 6.8 5.1 5.2 6.3 5.1 5.4 5.0 4.5 6.0 5.4 WVPB-R-84 4.1 4.0 5.9 4.8 4.5 6.3 5.4 6.2 5.9 4.6 5.3 5.9 4.4 5.8 5.4 WVPB-R-82 3.4 3.4 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.6 5.1 5.9 5.8 5.1 5.3 5.9 4.6 5.7 5.3 LTP-ME 5.4 4.6 4.6 6.0 5.4 7.1 4.6 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.2 6.0 3.4 5.4 5.3 EDGE 3.9 3.6 5.4 5.0 5.1 6.3 5.3 5.2 6.3 4.7 5.6 5.2 4.7 5.8 5.3 DP LP-1 3.9 3.5 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.7 5.3 5.2 5.7 4.8 5.2 5.0 4.6 5.9 5.3 DP 17-9391 4.0 3.3 5.6 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.3 5.9 5.2 APR 1234 3.4 3.4 5.8 5.7 5.3 6.6 5.0 5.2 5.3 4.9 5.3 5.7 4.2 5.6 5.2 BUCCANEER 3.8 3.5 6.2 4.0 4.6 6.7 5.0 4.9 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.5 4.3 5.3 5.1 YATSUGREEN 3.1 3.2 5.7 3.5 5.1 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.4 4.2 4.8 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.1 DP 17-9069 3.7 3.6 5.1 4.0 5.0 6.5 5.1 5.6 5.7 4.2 5.0 4.9 4.5 5.8 5.0 DP 17-9496 1.9 1.9 5.1 5.2 4.4 4.8 5.2 4.5 4.6 3.6 4.1 3.2 3.8 5.1 4.3 LINN 1.4 1.4 4.5 5.8 3.4 4.1 5.3 2.8 4.0 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.5 4.1 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.8 1.2 2.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 C.V. (%) 9.0 10.5 13.2 29.5 7.9 6.6 5.6 9.5 7.0 10.4 9.2 5.9 12.7 4.7 11.2 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.