TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PREMIER II 5.3 5.7 8.7 95.0 87.0 5.3 8.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 8.3 6.5 PROWLER (APR 777) 5.0 2.7 8.0 97.3 56.0 3.7 8.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.4 SR 4500 6.0 5.7 7.0 96.3 90.0 5.3 8.7 8.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.4 SR 4350 (APR 1237) 5.0 4.0 7.7 91.7 82.0 4.0 8.3 8.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 SECRETARIAT 3.3 4.3 7.0 96.3 87.3 5.0 8.3 7.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 GRAND SLAM 2L96 (PST-2L96) 8.0 5.0 7.0 91.3 85.7 4.3 8.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.2 PIZZAZZ 7.0 6.0 7.0 97.0 83.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.2 ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 8.0 5.0 7.0 90.7 83.3 4.7 8.3 7.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.1 COURAGE (MB 410) 5.3 2.7 7.0 93.3 89.7 4.0 8.3 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.1 FIESTA 3 7.0 5.7 6.3 92.0 91.0 4.3 8.3 8.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 8.3 6.0 7.0 97.3 75.7 4.7 8.3 8.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 MACH 1 (ROBERTS-627) 8.3 7.7 6.0 96.0 81.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.1 PENTIUM (NJ-6401) 7.0 5.0 7.7 94.3 74.3 5.3 8.7 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.1 RACER II (PICK RC2) 5.0 5.7 7.0 96.7 80.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.1 APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 7.3 7.0 7.0 97.0 69.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 APR 1232 4.3 4.0 7.0 95.3 84.0 4.3 8.3 8.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 CHURCHILL 7.7 5.0 7.3 96.7 81.0 5.7 8.3 7.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 PST-2JH 5.7 3.3 7.0 96.0 81.7 4.7 7.3 7.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 PST-2LA 6.0 3.7 7.0 94.0 83.7 4.3 8.0 7.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 SRX 4120 4.0 4.3 7.7 94.7 90.3 4.0 7.3 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.0 ABT-99-4.115 5.3 4.3 7.0 97.0 75.3 5.7 8.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.9 APR 1231 4.7 4.0 6.3 95.7 89.0 4.3 8.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.9 CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 7.0 6.0 7.7 90.7 85.7 4.7 8.3 8.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 7.3 5.9 JET 7.3 5.7 7.3 90.7 83.3 5.3 8.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 7.3 5.9 JR-128 5.7 4.3 6.3 94.7 78.7 4.3 8.3 7.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.9 PACESETTER (6011) 6.3 4.7 6.7 93.0 78.7 4.7 7.3 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 RACER 5.7 5.0 5.7 98.0 71.3 6.0 8.3 7.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.9 SR 4220 (SRX 4801) 7.7 6.3 6.7 93.3 76.0 5.7 8.7 8.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.9 SR 4420 (SRX 4820) 7.3 5.7 5.3 93.7 84.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 DIVINE 3.3 5.3 6.7 89.3 75.0 5.3 8.3 7.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.8 DLF-LDD 5.7 5.3 7.3 96.0 76.3 5.0 8.7 7.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.8 INSPIRE (R8000) 7.3 5.0 6.7 89.7 75.0 4.7 8.7 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 LINE DRIVE 5.3 3.7 6.3 91.0 83.0 4.3 8.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 7.7 5.8 MONTEREY II (JR-187) 6.0 4.0 6.7 98.0 73.3 5.0 8.0 7.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 PLEASURE XL 5.3 4.3 7.0 93.3 80.0 4.7 7.7 7.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.8 PST-2RT 3.3 3.7 5.3 97.3 87.7 5.0 7.7 7.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.8 ABT-99-4.464 6.0 5.3 7.0 91.0 78.7 4.3 8.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 AFFIRMED 5.3 5.3 6.7 96.0 71.3 5.0 7.7 7.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 CITATION FORE (PST-2BR) 6.3 5.0 8.0 91.3 77.3 4.7 8.0 7.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 LPR 98-144 5.3 4.0 7.0 87.3 86.7 3.7 7.7 6.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.7 PARAGON 5.0 4.7 6.0 93.0 72.0 5.0 8.3 7.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 APR 1235 4.7 3.3 7.3 98.3 70.0 4.7 8.3 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.6 BARLENNIUM 7.3 4.7 6.3 90.7 80.0 4.3 7.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.6 CALYPSO II 5.7 3.7 6.0 99.0 76.3 4.7 7.7 7.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 ABT-99-4.560 6.0 4.3 7.3 93.7 71.7 4.3 8.7 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.5 AFFINITY 2.3 2.7 6.3 95.7 83.3 3.7 7.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 7.7 5.5 APR 1234 4.0 3.3 5.7 98.0 86.7 3.7 8.0 6.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 7.3 5.5 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BLAZER IV (PICK MDR) 6.0 5.3 6.0 80.7 77.3 3.3 7.7 7.0 2.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 5.5 EXACTA 7.3 5.3 7.3 96.7 66.0 5.7 8.0 8.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 HAWKEYE (SRX 4RHT) 7.7 6.3 7.0 91.3 78.7 6.0 8.0 6.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.5 KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 5.7 5.0 5.7 95.3 65.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.5 PICK EX2 2.3 4.0 6.7 91.7 84.7 3.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.5 PST-2SBE 5.7 4.3 7.0 94.0 64.3 5.0 7.7 7.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 7.0 5.5 ABT-99-4.339 5.7 4.3 6.0 88.7 70.3 4.0 7.7 7.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.4 ADMIRE (JR-151) 4.3 5.0 6.3 96.7 73.3 5.0 8.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.4 AMAZING (B1) 6.3 5.7 6.3 90.3 67.0 5.3 8.0 8.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.4 IQ (CIS-PR-75) 7.0 5.7 6.0 84.3 67.3 4.3 9.0 8.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.4 ARRIVAL (CIS-PR-84) 7.0 5.7 6.7 94.7 69.0 5.3 8.3 7.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 SEVILLE II 6.0 5.7 6.7 93.7 67.0 5.3 8.3 7.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.4 WVPB-R-84 2.0 4.0 6.0 99.0 68.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 5.4 ABT-99-4.600 4.7 4.7 6.3 91.0 68.0 4.3 7.3 7.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 ABT-99-4.625 7.0 4.3 6.3 93.3 69.7 5.0 8.0 6.7 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 ABT-99-4.721 7.3 6.3 6.0 92.0 81.7 5.7 7.0 8.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 ABT-99-4.834 8.3 7.3 6.3 89.7 67.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 ASCEND 5.3 3.7 7.0 90.0 76.7 3.7 7.7 6.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 ICON (MB 414) 8.0 5.3 5.7 91.3 70.3 4.7 8.3 7.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 NEXUS 8.0 4.3 6.3 90.7 64.7 4.0 8.3 7.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 PARADIGM (APR 1236) 4.7 3.3 6.7 98.3 63.3 4.3 8.0 6.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 PICK PR 1-94 7.7 3.7 6.7 91.7 83.0 5.0 7.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 PICK PR QH-97 8.0 6.0 6.3 92.0 80.0 5.0 8.0 7.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 SPLENDID (MB 411) 8.0 4.0 6.7 89.3 80.7 3.7 7.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 SUPERSTAR (EP57) 6.7 4.3 6.7 91.3 68.3 4.7 8.0 6.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 ABT-99-4.724 6.7 5.7 5.3 95.7 68.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 BRIGHTSTAR II 7.3 4.0 5.7 89.7 65.7 5.0 8.0 7.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.2 BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 7.3 5.3 6.7 84.3 63.3 3.3 7.7 7.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.2 BY-100 4.3 4.3 5.3 94.0 68.7 5.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.2 EXTREME (JR-317) 6.0 4.0 7.0 88.0 62.7 4.0 8.3 7.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 5.2 MAJESTY 5.3 4.3 7.3 91.0 69.3 4.3 8.3 7.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.2 MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 7.7 4.7 6.0 94.0 67.0 4.7 7.3 7.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.2 PICK PR B-97 7.7 3.3 6.3 82.3 79.0 3.7 8.3 7.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.2 PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 7.7 6.0 7.0 94.3 66.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 PREMIER 3.0 4.0 6.3 98.0 62.7 5.0 8.7 6.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 6.3 5.2 PST-2M4 6.3 4.0 5.7 94.7 68.0 4.3 8.3 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 CRUSIER (UT-1000) 7.7 4.7 6.3 98.3 70.7 5.7 8.0 6.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 6.3 5.2 RENAISSANCE (APR 1233) 5.0 3.7 4.7 93.3 59.7 3.3 8.3 7.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 5.1 APR 776 4.0 4.0 4.0 96.3 74.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.1 PICK PRNGS 5.7 5.3 5.0 85.0 70.7 4.3 7.3 7.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.1 CHARGER II 4.0 3.7 6.3 95.0 62.3 4.7 7.3 6.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 GALLERY (MB 412) 8.0 4.3 7.0 82.3 70.0 3.0 8.0 7.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 6.7 5.0 RADIANT 8.0 5.7 5.3 85.3 64.3 4.3 7.3 7.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 TERRADYNE (A5C) 8.3 5.3 6.7 93.7 63.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 ABT-99-4.965 7.7 6.3 7.7 87.3 62.3 4.0 8.0 7.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.9 ALLSPORT 5.7 4.7 5.3 96.7 76.3 5.0 7.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.9 CATALINA II (PST-CATS) 6.0 5.0 5.0 90.3 69.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.9 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CATHEDRAL II 4.7 2.3 5.0 93.7 61.0 3.7 7.7 7.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.9 KOOS R-71 2.3 4.0 4.7 94.7 68.7 4.0 8.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.7 6.0 4.9 LTP-ME 8.3 5.7 8.0 88.0 70.3 4.3 7.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.9 MANHATTAN 3 5.7 3.3 4.7 96.0 66.3 4.7 7.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 6.0 5.3 5.0 92.0 59.7 4.7 7.7 6.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.9 WILMINGTON 7.7 4.3 6.0 91.3 55.3 4.7 7.7 7.3 2.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 4.9 YATSUGREEN 1.7 4.7 5.3 97.3 78.3 2.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.9 ELFKIN 6.3 6.0 6.7 83.7 51.7 4.3 7.0 5.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 4.8 SALINAS (PST-2SLX) 7.3 4.0 6.3 85.7 66.3 4.3 7.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.8 ABT-99-4.815 6.3 5.7 6.0 82.7 61.0 3.7 7.7 6.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 CATALINA 5.7 3.0 5.0 90.3 58.7 4.0 7.0 6.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 DP 17-9391 2.7 4.3 4.3 95.0 77.7 3.7 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 PST-2CRR 7.0 4.0 5.3 98.7 52.0 4.7 7.3 6.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 CABO (CIS-PR-80) 7.7 4.3 6.3 87.7 62.3 3.7 7.7 7.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.6 EDGE 2.3 3.7 4.7 95.7 68.7 3.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.6 PROMISE 6.3 4.7 6.3 89.0 61.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.6 LPR 98-143 4.7 3.3 5.0 92.7 52.7 4.0 7.7 6.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.5 MEPY 5.7 5.0 5.0 86.0 50.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.5 PHANTOM 6.3 3.0 5.0 89.0 47.0 3.3 8.0 6.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 4.5 SUMMERSET (MB 413) 8.0 6.0 5.7 80.7 50.0 2.7 7.3 6.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 4.5 BUCCANEER 2.3 5.3 5.0 97.0 68.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.4 HEADSTART 4.7 4.3 5.0 90.0 57.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 4.4 DP 17-9069 2.7 4.3 4.7 90.0 63.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 3.3 2.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 DP LP-1 3.0 3.0 4.7 93.7 66.0 3.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 3.7 2.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 EP53 6.3 5.0 6.3 93.0 56.7 4.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 EPD 5.0 4.0 5.3 80.0 58.7 3.0 8.0 6.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 MDP 7.7 4.0 6.0 85.7 61.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 PALMER III 6.7 4.7 5.7 89.7 51.7 4.3 7.0 6.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 PROSPORT (AG-P981) 5.0 4.7 5.3 90.0 54.3 4.0 7.3 5.7 2.7 3.3 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 MP103 7.7 5.3 6.3 82.3 50.7 3.7 7.0 6.3 4.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.2 MP107 6.7 4.3 5.7 82.3 57.3 3.3 7.0 6.7 3.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.2 PASSPORT 5.0 4.3 5.7 93.3 44.7 4.3 7.0 5.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.7 5.0 4.1 WVPB-R-82 3.7 3.3 4.7 96.3 52.7 3.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 5.0 4.1 MP88 5.7 6.3 3.7 83.7 57.0 4.7 7.3 5.7 3.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 SKYHAWK 6.3 3.3 6.3 86.7 29.0 3.7 7.3 5.7 4.0 1.7 2.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 DP 17-9496 1.0 2.0 2.7 93.7 73.7 2.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 3.9 CAS-LP84 7.0 4.3 3.7 87.0 50.3 4.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.8 PENNANT II 7.3 5.0 5.3 81.7 33.0 4.7 7.3 4.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 PANTHER 3.3 4.0 4.0 81.7 35.3 3.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.4 LINN 1.3 4.0 1.0 76.7 35.7 1.3 2.7 2.0 1.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.6 LSD VALUE 2.0 2.4 2.5 13.0 23.8 2.1 1.5 1.9 4.0 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.9 0.9 C.V. (%) 21.9 26.5 21.1 6.7 19.0 23.5 11.0 15.8 31.6 23.1 26.1 23.5 23.9 10.8 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 A. 2002 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY