TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" */ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 MT1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN GRAND SLAM (PST-2L96) 6.5 7.7 6.5 5.9 6.6 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.9 5.8 6.0 * MACH 1 (ROBERTS-627) 5.0 7.5 7.1 5.9 6.9 6.1 4.3 6.1 5.0 6.1 6.0 * PIZZAZZ 6.0 7.7 6.4 6.0 7.0 5.9 4.2 4.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 * AMAZING (B1) 6.0 7.3 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.0 4.6 5.8 5.4 5.2 6.0 * INSPIRE (R8000) 5.8 7.0 6.4 6.0 6.6 6.0 4.7 5.4 5.4 6.1 5.9 * SR 4420 (SRX 4820) 6.3 7.6 5.6 5.4 6.9 6.1 4.6 5.5 5.8 5.3 5.9 * CHURCHILL 6.4 7.2 6.0 5.9 6.4 6.1 4.6 5.1 6.1 5.2 5.9 * STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 6.1 7.8 5.0 6.3 6.1 6.1 4.8 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.9 * CITATION FORE (PST-2BR) 5.3 8.1 6.1 5.2 5.9 6.6 4.4 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.9 * APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 6.0 7.2 6.1 5.5 6.1 6.3 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.9 * PENTIUM (NJ-6401) 5.7 6.7 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.0 4.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.8 * GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 5.8 7.3 6.5 6.2 6.5 5.9 4.1 5.5 4.7 6.0 5.8 ABT-99-4.721 6.5 7.0 6.3 5.6 6.0 6.1 4.1 5.9 5.3 5.5 5.8 * SR 4220 (SRX 4801) 5.9 7.3 5.6 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.2 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.8 UT-1000 (ABT-99-4.709) 5.9 7.4 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.1 3.3 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.8 BLAZER IV (PICK MDR) 5.4 7.3 5.8 5.7 6.7 6.4 4.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.8 * HAWKEYE (SRX 4RHT) 6.2 7.3 5.5 5.7 6.8 6.1 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.8 * KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 5.4 7.0 5.5 5.5 6.6 6.4 4.4 6.2 5.9 5.1 5.8 * ELFKIN 5.5 7.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.2 5.5 6.0 5.3 5.8 * SALINAS (PST-2SLX) 6.2 6.7 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9 4.2 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.8 * EXACTA 4.9 7.3 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.3 4.6 5.4 5.8 5.3 5.8 * CABO (CIS-PR-80) 5.9 7.1 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.1 3.6 5.4 4.8 5.9 5.8 * MAJESTY 5.7 7.1 6.0 6.6 6.3 5.7 4.2 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.8 * BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 5.3 7.8 6.1 5.9 6.7 6.0 4.2 5.1 5.5 5.1 5.8 * MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 5.1 8.1 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.3 4.3 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 * CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 6.2 6.8 6.2 5.3 6.6 6.2 4.5 4.9 5.4 5.5 5.8 * GALLERY (MB 412) 6.0 7.5 6.7 5.6 6.8 6.1 3.8 5.2 4.5 5.3 5.8 * DIVINE 5.1 6.9 5.9 6.7 6.3 5.8 4.0 5.9 5.7 5.1 5.8 CIS-PR-84 5.5 7.0 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.0 4.2 5.6 4.8 5.8 5.8 * ASCEND 5.4 7.6 6.1 6.5 6.0 6.0 3.9 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.8 * ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 6.1 7.1 5.3 5.9 6.6 5.9 4.2 5.6 5.6 5.0 5.7 PICK PRNGS 5.8 6.7 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.1 4.4 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.7 CIS-PR-75 6.0 6.9 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.2 3.9 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 * PENNANT II 6.5 6.8 6.1 5.7 6.4 6.1 3.9 5.4 4.7 5.7 5.7 * FIESTA 3 5.7 6.5 5.9 6.5 6.2 5.9 4.1 5.1 6.1 5.2 5.7 * COURAGE (MB 410) 6.0 7.0 5.8 5.5 6.6 6.0 4.1 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.7 * PARAGON 5.4 6.8 5.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 4.8 5.3 4.9 5.6 5.7 ABT-99-4.339 6.1 6.7 5.8 6.1 6.4 5.9 4.4 5.2 5.3 5.0 5.7 ABT-99-4.115 5.9 6.8 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.0 4.7 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.7 * PLEASURE XL 5.1 7.2 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 4.1 5.5 5.8 5.3 5.7 ABT-99-4.724 5.1 6.9 5.1 5.7 7.0 6.3 4.6 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.7 * SPLENDID (MB 411) 5.0 7.4 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.9 3.9 5.6 4.8 5.9 5.7 * SUMMERSET (MB 413) 6.1 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.2 3.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.7 ABT-99-4.464 5.4 6.5 5.1 5.8 6.2 6.0 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.7 * RACER II (PICK RC2) 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.5 5.6 6.0 4.6 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.7 * SR 4500 4.9 6.9 5.9 5.9 6.7 5.8 3.8 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.7 PST-2SBE 5.7 7.5 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.0 3.4 5.8 4.7 5.6 5.7 * ADMIRE (JR-151) 6.0 6.8 5.2 5.8 6.2 6.1 4.4 5.1 5.8 5.3 5.7 MB 414 5.5 7.2 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 3.6 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" */ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 MT1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * TERRADYNE (A5C) 6.2 7.4 6.1 5.5 6.3 5.7 3.8 5.3 4.8 5.4 5.7 DLF-LDD 5.7 7.0 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.7 4.0 5.8 6.1 5.5 5.7 ABT-99-4.965 5.8 6.8 5.7 6.3 6.2 5.6 4.3 5.7 5.1 5.0 5.7 * CALYPSO II 5.6 6.8 5.8 5.9 6.3 5.8 4.1 5.2 6.2 4.9 5.7 * SEVILLE II 5.7 6.8 6.0 5.5 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.9 5.5 5.6 * CATALINA II (PST-CATS) 6.0 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.8 6.4 3.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.6 APR 1237 5.0 7.0 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.0 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.1 5.6 APR 1233 6.0 6.4 5.6 6.2 5.9 5.8 4.1 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 LPR 98-144 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.9 7.2 5.6 4.6 5.1 5.4 5.0 5.6 PICK PR B-97 6.3 7.0 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.0 4.8 5.0 4.7 5.2 5.6 APR 776 6.0 6.2 5.5 6.1 6.7 6.0 4.2 5.3 5.6 4.7 5.6 * WILMINGTON 5.9 7.2 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.1 3.8 5.2 4.6 5.3 5.6 * BARLENNIUM 4.7 6.5 6.4 5.8 6.4 6.0 3.8 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.6 * EXTREME (JR-317) 5.5 6.2 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 4.6 5.4 5.8 5.0 5.6 * JET 5.6 7.2 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.9 4.6 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.6 ABT-99-4.834 5.0 7.2 5.1 5.2 6.7 6.4 4.2 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.6 * BRIGHTSTAR II 5.5 7.1 5.8 5.3 5.9 5.9 4.3 5.5 5.1 5.4 5.6 * JR-128 5.7 6.6 6.0 5.5 6.4 6.0 4.0 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.6 ABT-99-4.815 5.3 6.8 5.0 5.6 6.5 5.9 4.3 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.6 PICK PR QH-97 5.3 7.1 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.0 4.0 4.9 5.8 5.2 5.6 MP107 6.1 6.5 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.2 4.1 5.9 4.4 4.9 5.6 * PREMIER II 4.7 6.5 5.7 5.5 6.5 5.7 4.5 5.3 5.8 5.4 5.6 * PROWLER (APR 777) 5.0 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.0 3.7 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 * SECRETARIAT 5.1 6.2 5.4 6.2 6.2 5.8 4.5 5.5 5.8 4.9 5.6 * PHANTOM 5.4 6.5 5.5 6.1 6.0 6.0 4.1 5.8 5.1 5.2 5.6 * AFFIRMED 5.5 6.7 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 4.3 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.6 * MDP 5.3 6.6 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.9 5.6 * CATALINA 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.9 5.9 4.4 5.8 5.2 5.3 5.5 * CATHEDRAL II 5.6 6.5 5.2 5.8 6.4 6.0 4.7 4.8 5.8 4.7 5.5 * PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 5.2 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.3 4.5 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.5 * NEXUS 6.1 7.0 5.8 6.1 5.3 5.6 3.9 5.4 4.8 5.4 5.5 PST-2JH 5.1 6.6 5.4 5.6 6.0 6.1 4.4 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.5 * PACESETTER (6011) 4.9 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 4.1 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.5 * PALMER III 6.1 6.3 5.6 5.2 6.0 5.8 4.4 5.6 5.1 5.2 5.5 * PICK PR 1-94 5.6 6.8 5.3 6.2 6.0 5.6 4.3 5.2 5.3 4.9 5.5 * MP88 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.1 4.0 5.8 4.6 4.8 5.5 KOOS R-71 5.4 6.0 5.5 6.2 5.8 6.2 3.9 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.5 LPR 98-143 5.6 6.9 5.7 5.9 6.3 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.5 * HEADSTART 5.3 5.6 6.3 5.8 6.2 5.6 4.5 5.1 5.0 5.7 5.5 SRX 4120 5.9 6.5 5.4 5.7 5.3 6.1 4.2 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.5 PARADIGM (APR 1236) 5.2 7.5 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.4 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 PST-2M4 5.4 6.8 5.6 5.5 6.3 6.2 4.0 5.5 4.8 5.0 5.5 PST-2CRR 5.8 6.2 5.6 5.5 6.5 6.1 3.9 5.3 4.9 5.2 5.5 * PASSPORT 5.0 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 4.5 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.5 * LINE DRIVE 5.4 6.6 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.8 3.9 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.5 PICK EX2 4.7 6.2 5.2 6.2 5.9 6.2 3.8 5.6 5.9 5.1 5.5 * RADIANT 4.9 7.4 5.9 5.5 6.3 5.9 4.1 4.8 4.6 5.4 5.5 * PST-2LA 5.1 6.5 5.7 6.0 5.6 6.1 4.3 5.4 4.7 5.3 5.5 WVPB-R-84 5.3 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 4.2 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.5 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT TEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" */ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 MT1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * AFFINITY 5.1 6.0 5.2 6.7 5.4 5.9 4.3 5.5 5.7 4.9 5.5 * PROMISE 5.8 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.2 5.5 3.7 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.5 ABT-99-4.560 4.3 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.8 6.4 4.0 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.5 ABT-99-4.600 5.3 6.7 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.0 3.9 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.4 APR 1235 4.7 6.3 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.1 4.2 5.4 4.9 5.1 5.4 * MANHATTAN 3 6.0 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.0 4.5 4.9 4.4 4.8 5.4 * SKYHAWK 4.9 6.5 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.7 4.6 5.3 5.2 4.6 5.4 * MONTEREY II (JR-187) 4.8 5.8 5.4 5.1 6.1 6.2 4.4 5.4 5.7 5.1 5.4 PST-2RT 4.6 6.6 5.4 5.9 5.6 6.0 3.9 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.4 MEPY 5.5 6.5 5.1 5.4 6.0 6.0 4.1 5.3 5.3 4.6 5.4 BY-100 5.2 6.1 5.1 6.1 5.7 6.1 3.8 5.6 5.5 4.5 5.4 * RACER 5.9 6.8 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.6 3.4 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.4 * ALLSPORT 5.3 6.3 5.4 6.1 6.1 6.0 3.2 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 * SUPERSTAR (EP57) 5.8 6.8 5.2 5.4 5.9 5.9 3.6 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.3 DP 17-9391 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.5 4.9 4.8 5.3 * PANTHER 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.5 6.4 6.0 4.1 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.3 EPD 5.0 6.6 6.2 5.5 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.6 5.1 5.3 ABT-99-4.625 5.2 6.8 4.9 5.8 6.2 6.3 4.1 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.3 LTP-ME 5.9 6.0 4.4 5.8 5.1 6.2 5.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.3 APR 1232 5.9 5.9 4.9 5.7 5.6 5.8 4.2 5.1 5.2 4.9 5.3 * CHARGER II 6.0 6.7 5.2 5.3 6.3 5.7 3.4 5.2 4.3 4.8 5.3 MP103 5.1 6.4 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 4.2 5.2 4.8 4.7 5.3 APR 1231 5.5 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.9 3.4 4.9 4.8 5.3 5.3 CAS-LP84 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.9 5.8 3.9 5.4 4.9 4.8 5.3 * EDGE 5.5 5.2 5.1 6.2 5.2 5.9 4.7 4.8 5.3 4.7 5.3 * BUCCANEER 5.0 5.1 5.2 6.1 5.4 5.8 4.4 5.2 5.1 4.5 5.2 WVPB-R-82 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.1 5.4 5.7 3.7 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.2 YATSUGREEN 5.1 5.1 5.0 6.1 5.9 6.0 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.5 5.2 * PREMIER 5.1 5.7 4.7 5.6 5.4 5.7 4.2 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.1 * PROSPORT (AG-P981) 5.4 6.0 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 3.2 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.1 EP53 4.7 6.0 4.9 5.5 5.8 5.8 3.4 5.0 5.1 4.8 5.1 DP 17-9069 5.2 5.3 4.7 . 5.5 5.8 4.1 5.3 4.7 4.8 5.0 DP LP-1 4.9 5.3 3.9 6.0 5.3 6.1 4.3 5.0 4.4 4.5 5.0 APR 1234 4.8 6.0 4.7 6.1 4.8 5.8 2.9 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.9 DP 17-9496 4.8 4.8 3.6 5.3 4.0 5.6 3.6 4.5 4.4 3.7 4.4 * LINN 3.8 2.4 3.1 5.3 2.6 5.5 2.9 3.0 3.5 3.3 3.5 LSD VALUE 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.3 C.V. (%) 16.2 6.3 8.7 9.8 8.7 4.9 12.9 9.2 13.9 5.3 9.9 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2002. 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. * SCHEDULE A - 1/2-3/4 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/2-3/4 lb. N/1000 FT2/PER GROWING MONTH IRRIGATION TO PREVENT VISUAL DROUGHT STRESS NO FUNGICIDE USE UNLESS SEVERE STAND LOSS IS POSSIBLE WEED AND INSECT CONTROL TO PREVENT STAND LOSS