TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 2000 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 APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 5.3 5.3 6.1 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.0 5.6 6.4 ROBERTS-627 3.7 4.0 5.5 6.7 6.9 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.5 5.4 6.4 CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 4.7 4.7 5.6 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.2 6.3 R8000 4.3 4.7 5.6 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.1 5.3 6.2 PIZZAZZ 5.0 4.7 5.6 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.3 5.1 6.2 NJ-6401 5.3 5.0 5.8 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.2 5.8 6.2 SRX 4820 5.0 5.3 5.5 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.2 6.1 PST-2L96 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 DLF-LDD 4.3 4.3 5.4 6.5 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.6 6.1 PST-2BR 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.1 KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.1 5.0 6.1 SEVILLE II 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.6 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.4 6.1 SRX 4801 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.2 6.1 AMAZING (B1) 4.7 4.3 5.8 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.3 6.1 PICK MDR 5.3 5.7 5.4 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.3 6.1 PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.7 6.1 EXACTA 5.0 5.0 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.0 6.1 ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 4.3 4.0 5.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.1 4.9 6.1 JET 4.7 4.7 5.6 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.2 5.6 6.1 CIS-PR-84 4.0 4.0 5.4 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.0 6.1 FIESTA 3 4.7 5.0 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.4 6.1 SRX 4RHT 5.0 4.7 5.5 6.8 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.4 6.1 GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 4.3 4.0 5.1 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.1 6.1 CHURCHILL 4.3 4.3 5.6 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.2 5.6 5.0 6.1 STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.4 6.0 SR 4500 5.0 5.0 5.5 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.7 6.0 PREMIER II 4.7 4.3 5.8 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.1 6.0 RADIANT 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.2 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.0 6.0 AFFIRMED 4.3 4.7 5.6 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.2 6.0 ABT-99-4.724 4.0 4.3 5.5 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.4 6.0 ABT-99-4.834 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.2 6.0 NEXUS 5.0 4.7 5.6 6.3 6.5 6.0 5.4 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.4 6.0 ABT-99-4.115 4.3 4.3 5.6 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.1 6.0 MB 411 (ABT-99-4.753) 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.4 6.1 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.7 6.0 PICK RC2 4.3 5.0 5.5 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.2 6.0 PARAGON 4.3 4.3 5.5 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.2 6.0 CABO (CIS-PR-80) 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 PROMISE 4.7 4.7 5.9 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.9 PICK PR QH-97 4.3 4.0 5.4 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.1 5.9 ABT-99-4.560 4.0 3.7 5.2 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.0 5.9 MB 410 (ABT-99-4.629) 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.9 MB 413 (ABT-99-4.633) 4.7 4.0 5.4 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.1 5.0 5.9 MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.9 MB 412 (ABT-99-4.461) 4.3 3.7 5.5 6.3 6.4 6.1 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.9 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH (CONT'D) MONTH GROWN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BARLENNIUM 4.7 4.3 5.6 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.9 PACESETTER (6011) 5.0 4.7 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.9 CIS-PR-75 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.9 ABT-99-4.464 4.7 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.9 A5C (ABT-99-4.960) 5.0 4.7 5.4 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.9 PENNANT II 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.1 5.9 MB 414 (ABT-99-4.903) 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.4 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.0 5.9 PICK PR B-97 4.0 3.3 4.9 6.3 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.9 5.9 MAJESTY 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.9 PST-2JH 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.0 5.9 BRIGHTSTAR II 5.0 4.7 5.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.9 PST-2SLX 4.3 4.0 4.8 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.9 ELFKIN 5.3 5.0 5.2 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.2 5.9 BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 3.7 3.0 5.1 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.8 4.7 5.8 WILMINGTON 4.0 4.3 5.5 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.8 PALMER III 4.3 4.7 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.5 4.8 5.8 PICK PR 1-94 4.0 3.7 5.4 6.3 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.9 5.8 PST-2CRR 4.3 4.7 5.1 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.1 5.8 PST-2M4 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.0 5.8 ABT-99-4.339 5.0 5.0 4.9 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.8 MP88 3.3 3.7 4.8 6.3 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.5 4.7 5.8 ADMIRE (JR-151) 4.3 4.3 5.6 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.0 5.8 MP107 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.2 4.8 5.8 PICK PRNGS 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.8 5.8 PST-2RT 4.0 3.7 5.5 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.5 5.1 5.8 DIVINE 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.8 GALAXY (JR-128) 4.3 4.7 5.5 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.0 5.8 UT-1000 (ABT-99-4.709) 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.8 ASCEND 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.0 5.7 MP103 4.0 3.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.7 MONTEREY II (JR-187) 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.7 CHARGER II 4.7 4.3 5.2 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.6 4.9 5.7 APR 1233 4.0 4.0 5.2 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.7 PST-2LA 3.7 3.3 4.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.0 5.7 APR 776 4.0 3.7 5.1 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.7 SECRETARIAT 4.3 5.0 5.6 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.7 APR 1237 4.3 4.0 5.1 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.7 PST-CATS 3.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.7 CALYPSO II 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.7 CATALINA 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.7 EP53 4.3 4.3 5.2 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.7 PANTHER 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.7 MANHATTAN 3 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.7 PST-2SBE 4.0 3.7 4.8 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.6 4.8 5.7 PLEASURE XL 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.6 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH (CONT'D) MONTH GROWN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN LPR 98-144 4.3 5.0 5.1 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.6 RACER 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.7 4.9 5.0 5.6 EXTREME (JR-317) 4.3 4.3 5.5 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.7 5.6 LINE DRIVE 4.7 4.7 5.2 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.4 4.8 5.6 EPD 4.0 4.0 4.9 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.6 PHANTOM 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.6 CATHEDRAL II 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.3 4.9 5.6 ALLSPORT 4.3 4.3 5.2 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.6 APR 1232 4.3 4.3 5.1 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.1 5.6 APR 1231 4.7 5.0 4.8 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.6 PREMIER 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.0 4.6 5.6 PROWLER (APR 777) 4.3 3.7 5.2 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.5 HEADSTART 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.5 PASSPORT 5.0 4.3 5.4 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.5 ABT-99-4.600 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.7 5.5 PICK EX2 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.5 4.8 5.1 5.5 CAS-LP84 3.3 3.0 4.6 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.6 5.5 MEPY 3.0 3.3 4.9 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.4 5.5 MDP 4.0 3.0 4.3 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.5 PARADIGM (APR 1236) 3.7 3.7 5.1 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.5 SKYHAWK 3.7 3.7 4.5 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.0 4.8 5.5 APR 1235 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.1 5.0 5.5 PROSPORT (AG-P981) 4.3 4.0 5.5 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.5 SUPERSTAR (EP57) 4.3 4.0 5.1 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.5 LPR 98-143 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.0 4.6 5.5 SRX 4120 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.5 KOOS R-71 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.5 AFFINITY 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.4 BY-100 4.0 4.0 5.2 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.4 WVPB-R-84 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.8 5.3 WVPB-R-82 5.0 4.3 5.1 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.4 4.7 4.7 5.3 EDGE 4.3 4.7 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.3 DP LP-1 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.9 5.7 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 LTP-ME 2.7 3.0 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.3 5.2 DP 17-9391 3.7 4.3 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.5 5.2 APR 1234 4.0 4.0 4.9 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.2 4.6 4.7 5.2 YATSUGREEN 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 4.3 5.1 BUCCANEER 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.4 5.1 DP 17-9069 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.0 DP 17-9496 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.6 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.6 3.9 3.8 4.3 LINN 4.0 3.3 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.7 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.3 C.V. (%) 15.7 15.7 31.7 23.7 21.8 18.8 24.4 23.9 23.3 20.5 21.1 24.4 17.6 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.