TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" */ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * GRAND SLAM 2L96 (PST-2L96) 7.1 7.5 7.0 6.9 6.5 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.8 6.2 * GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.7 6.4 5.5 4.9 4.5 5.5 6.1 * PIZZAZZ 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.3 6.6 4.8 4.7 4.3 5.9 6.1 * APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 6.7 7.0 6.6 7.1 6.3 5.3 4.8 4.7 5.7 6.0 * SR 4220 (SRX 4801) 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.2 6.7 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.3 6.0 * BLAZER IV (PICK MDR) 6.8 6.7 6.6 7.4 6.6 5.2 4.8 4.3 5.6 6.0 * ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 6.2 7.0 6.3 7.4 6.6 5.7 4.9 4.7 5.0 6.0 * CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 6.5 6.4 7.0 7.2 6.3 5.2 5.0 4.4 5.8 6.0 * INSPIRE (R8000) 7.0 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.6 4.5 5.1 4.4 5.8 6.0 QUEST II (ABT-99-4.721) 7.1 6.3 6.5 7.2 6.8 4.8 5.3 4.1 5.4 6.0 * ARRIVAL (CIS-PR-84) 6.0 6.0 6.6 7.4 6.5 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.8 6.0 * SPLENDID (MB 411) 6.0 7.0 6.4 7.2 6.5 5.8 4.8 4.1 5.6 5.9 * CABO (CIS-PR-80) 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.8 6.4 4.7 5.4 4.1 5.7 5.9 * SR 4420 (SRX 4820) 6.4 7.1 5.9 6.9 6.5 5.4 5.1 4.6 5.3 5.9 * BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 6.4 6.8 6.2 6.4 6.7 5.5 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.9 * CITATION FORE (PST-2BR) 5.6 6.8 6.4 6.9 6.7 4.7 5.1 4.3 6.1 5.8 * COURAGE (MB 410) 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.8 6.5 4.7 5.2 4.6 5.2 5.8 * KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 5.6 6.5 6.2 7.6 6.2 5.1 5.4 4.5 5.3 5.8 * PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 6.6 6.0 6.5 7.1 6.4 5.0 4.8 4.3 5.8 5.8 * PARAGON 6.0 6.9 6.3 7.2 6.4 4.8 4.9 4.3 5.5 5.8 * HAWKEYE (SRX 4RHT) 7.0 6.6 6.1 6.7 6.4 5.1 4.7 4.4 5.3 5.8 * MACH 1 (ROBERTS-627) 4.9 6.3 7.4 6.1 6.3 5.4 5.5 4.1 6.3 5.8 * EXACTA 5.6 6.5 6.3 7.1 6.4 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.5 5.8 * CHURCHILL 7.0 5.6 6.4 6.8 6.4 5.3 4.7 4.6 5.3 5.8 PST-2SBE 6.6 6.5 5.9 6.4 6.6 5.4 5.5 4.1 5.2 5.8 * ELFKIN 6.4 6.8 6.0 6.4 6.9 4.5 5.3 4.4 5.4 5.8 * RADIANT 5.5 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.4 5.7 4.8 4.0 5.7 5.8 * JET 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.7 5.1 4.7 4.0 5.4 5.8 * STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 6.6 7.1 5.6 6.7 6.5 4.8 5.2 4.3 5.0 5.8 * SEVILLE II 6.4 6.7 6.0 7.2 6.3 4.2 5.1 4.5 5.5 5.8 * AMAZING (B1) 5.3 6.4 6.6 7.4 6.7 4.5 5.4 4.3 5.3 5.8 * PENTIUM (NJ-6401) 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.3 4.8 5.3 4.3 5.4 5.8 * TERRADYNE (A5C) 6.9 6.5 6.2 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.9 4.1 5.0 5.8 * IQ (CIS-PR-75) 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 5.1 5.8 DAZZLE (ABT-99-4.724) 4.8 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.6 5.0 4.4 5.5 5.7 SUNKISSED (ABT-99-4.834) 5.9 6.7 6.5 7.2 6.5 5.1 4.5 4.0 5.3 5.7 * ASCEND 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.4 5.2 5.7 DLF-LDD 6.4 6.5 6.4 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.3 5.7 * FIESTA 3 5.6 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.3 5.1 4.8 4.5 5.4 5.7 * AFFIRMED 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.6 4.6 5.0 4.5 5.3 5.7 * GALLERY (MB 412) 6.3 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.4 4.7 4.9 3.9 5.1 5.7 ABT-99-4.115 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6 5.4 5.7 LPR 98-144 7.0 5.8 6.0 6.9 6.2 5.2 4.6 4.4 5.1 5.7 * CALYPSO II 6.0 5.8 6.3 6.6 6.7 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.7 * NEXUS 6.1 6.9 6.8 5.9 6.2 4.9 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 * MAJESTY 5.9 6.6 6.2 7.1 6.2 4.6 5.1 4.5 5.1 5.7 ABT-99-4.339 7.0 6.6 6.0 6.4 6.4 4.6 4.8 4.3 5.2 5.7 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" */ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * SUMMERSET (MB 413) 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.9 6.6 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.2 5.7 * SALINAS (PST-2SLX) 5.3 6.8 6.0 6.6 6.6 5.0 5.1 4.4 5.3 5.7 * PALMER III 6.6 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.6 5.1 5.0 4.4 5.3 5.7 * SR 4500 4.9 6.5 6.2 7.1 6.2 4.6 5.1 4.7 5.8 5.7 PST-2M4 6.6 6.7 6.0 6.4 6.7 4.4 5.2 3.9 5.1 5.7 * PENNANT II 7.2 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.4 4.5 5.3 3.9 5.3 5.7 * BARLENNIUM 5.3 5.8 6.8 6.6 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.4 5.9 5.6 * ADMIRE (JR-151) 6.9 6.0 5.9 6.7 6.3 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.6 ABT-99-4.815 6.3 6.1 5.6 6.7 6.8 4.5 5.3 4.2 5.0 5.6 * RACER II (PICK RC2) 5.9 6.8 6.1 6.4 6.5 4.1 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.6 ABT-99-4.464 6.1 6.3 5.8 6.7 6.5 4.4 5.0 4.3 5.4 5.6 * PREMIER II 5.3 6.2 6.1 6.6 6.4 4.9 4.9 4.7 5.5 5.6 * EXTREME (JR-317) 6.4 5.8 6.2 6.8 6.4 4.4 5.1 4.2 5.1 5.6 * PROMISE 5.7 6.6 6.4 6.7 6.4 4.8 4.6 4.1 5.1 5.6 * MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 5.0 6.7 6.1 6.1 6.7 5.1 4.8 4.3 5.5 5.6 RENAISSANCE (APR 1233) 6.4 6.4 5.7 6.1 6.4 4.5 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.6 * CATALINA II (PST-CATS) 5.9 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.5 5.0 4.8 4.3 5.2 5.6 * WILMINGTON 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.6 5.2 4.7 3.9 5.1 5.6 * ICON (MB 414) 5.9 6.7 6.2 5.9 6.3 4.9 5.2 4.1 5.1 5.6 PST-2LA 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.5 5.0 5.0 4.4 5.0 5.6 * SR 4350 (APR 1237) 5.4 6.8 6.0 6.4 6.5 4.4 4.7 4.8 5.1 5.6 * RACER 7.4 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.3 3.9 4.9 4.4 4.8 5.6 * DIVINE 5.2 6.3 6.1 6.6 6.7 4.9 5.2 4.3 4.7 5.6 PICK PRNGS 5.7 6.1 6.0 6.5 6.3 4.5 5.0 4.6 5.3 5.6 ABT-99-4.965 5.7 6.5 6.0 6.3 6.6 4.7 5.2 4.0 4.8 5.5 PST-2JH 5.9 6.8 5.7 6.1 6.6 4.4 5.4 4.1 4.9 5.5 APR 1235 5.8 6.5 5.8 6.0 6.6 4.8 5.0 4.3 5.1 5.5 * SRX 4120 6.7 6.3 5.8 5.5 6.6 4.2 5.3 4.4 5.0 5.5 PST-2RT 5.6 6.7 5.4 6.3 6.4 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.5 * PACESETTER (6011) 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.7 4.9 5.0 4.2 5.3 5.5 * PLEASURE XL 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.5 4.0 5.2 4.4 5.1 5.5 CRUSIER (UT-1000) 5.0 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.7 4.6 5.0 4.3 5.2 5.5 ABT-99-4.560 5.0 6.8 6.1 6.3 6.6 4.6 4.9 4.2 5.1 5.5 * BRIGHTSTAR II 5.8 5.6 6.1 5.8 6.5 4.5 5.3 4.5 5.3 5.5 PICK PR QH-97 4.8 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.4 4.9 4.6 4.7 5.5 5.5 APR 776 6.7 6.1 5.6 6.6 6.3 4.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 5.5 * HEADSTART 6.6 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.0 4.7 3.8 5.4 5.5 * LINE DRIVE 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.2 5.4 5.5 ABT-99-4.600 5.9 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.6 4.8 5.2 3.9 4.9 5.5 APR 1232 6.7 6.3 5.4 5.8 6.5 4.0 5.3 4.4 4.9 5.5 PICK PR B-97 6.4 6.4 6.0 6.5 6.2 4.1 4.8 3.8 5.0 5.5 * PASSPORT 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.5 6.6 4.6 5.1 4.5 4.7 5.5 JR-128 5.3 6.0 5.8 6.6 6.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.4 * CATHEDRAL II 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.8 5.4 CAS-LP84 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.4 4.6 5.1 3.8 4.9 5.4 LPR 98-143 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.3 4.8 4.9 3.8 4.9 5.4 * PROWLER (APR 777) 5.5 6.3 5.8 6.3 6.5 3.7 5.1 4.3 5.1 5.4 * AFFINITY 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.8 6.4 4.2 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.4 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" */ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * PARADIGM (APR 1236) 5.7 6.5 5.6 6.2 6.3 4.8 4.8 4.2 4.6 5.4 * PHANTOM 5.2 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.6 4.3 5.6 4.1 5.0 5.4 * CATALINA 6.3 5.5 6.2 5.0 6.7 4.5 5.4 3.6 5.3 5.4 PST-2CRR 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.4 6.7 5.1 4.6 3.8 4.8 5.4 * PANTHER 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.4 5.0 4.0 5.1 5.4 PICK EX2 5.0 6.0 5.5 6.1 6.8 4.4 5.1 4.5 4.9 5.4 * SUPERSTAR (EP57) 6.4 6.5 5.8 5.6 6.4 4.7 4.6 3.7 4.8 5.4 MP88 5.1 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.6 4.7 5.1 3.8 4.8 5.4 * CHARGER II 7.1 5.5 5.5 6.3 6.6 3.8 4.9 3.9 4.7 5.4 EPD 5.6 6.6 6.0 5.5 6.4 4.6 4.9 3.8 4.9 5.4 * MANHATTAN 3 7.0 5.8 5.9 5.6 6.6 4.3 4.6 3.7 4.6 5.4 MP107 5.5 5.3 6.0 6.4 6.4 4.8 5.3 3.6 4.8 5.4 PICK PR 1-94 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.6 6.1 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.5 5.4 APR 1231 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.5 4.6 4.6 4.2 5.1 5.3 MP103 5.7 5.8 5.4 6.2 6.6 4.7 4.9 3.8 4.7 5.3 * MONTEREY II (JR-187) 4.4 6.0 5.7 6.5 6.4 4.3 5.1 4.0 5.2 5.3 * SECRETARIAT 5.4 5.9 5.6 6.0 6.3 4.2 5.1 4.4 4.8 5.3 WVPB-R-84 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.8 6.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.8 5.3 MDP 5.3 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 4.4 4.9 4.0 4.5 5.3 MEPY 5.0 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.4 5.3 PROTYME (ABT-99-4.625) 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.6 6.7 4.3 4.7 4.1 4.6 5.3 DP 17-9391 6.2 5.2 5.7 5.6 6.6 4.1 5.1 4.3 4.6 5.3 BY-100 6.0 6.0 5.2 5.8 6.5 4.0 5.2 4.0 4.4 5.2 LTP-ME 5.9 5.3 5.5 5.6 6.6 4.9 4.2 4.2 4.9 5.2 * ALLSPORT 5.9 5.2 5.7 5.7 6.4 4.2 4.8 4.3 4.8 5.2 KOOS R-71 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.5 4.1 5.2 4.1 4.6 5.2 * SKYHAWK 5.5 5.8 5.6 6.2 6.4 4.3 4.8 3.9 4.2 5.2 EP53 4.9 5.9 5.6 5.6 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.8 5.1 * PROSPORT (AG-P981) 5.1 5.3 5.7 5.6 6.4 4.6 4.9 3.8 4.6 5.1 * EDGE 6.1 5.3 5.5 4.9 6.7 3.6 4.7 4.4 4.7 5.1 WVPB-R-82 5.6 4.7 5.3 5.1 6.6 4.5 5.1 4.2 4.2 5.1 DP 17-9069 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.3 6.6 4.0 5.2 4.1 4.3 5.0 * PREMIER 4.5 5.9 4.8 5.3 6.6 4.2 5.1 3.9 4.2 4.9 * BUCCANEER 5.1 5.2 5.2 4.7 6.2 4.2 5.1 4.2 4.1 4.9 * YATSUGREEN 5.3 4.9 5.3 5.3 6.4 3.7 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.9 APR 1234 5.6 6.0 4.9 4.6 6.5 3.7 4.8 4.0 4.0 4.9 DP LP-1 6.1 5.3 4.3 5.4 6.3 3.8 4.8 3.7 4.3 4.9 DP 17-9496 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.5 6.5 2.8 4.4 3.8 3.6 4.2 * LINN 2.1 1.5 3.0 1.6 6.2 2.5 3.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 LSD VALUE 1.9 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 C.V. (%) 20.2 9.2 5.5 11.0 5.1 11.7 8.8 9.6 5.5 10.8 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2003. 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.