TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PIZZAZZ 8.0 8.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 4.0 4.3 6.4 GRAND SLAM 2L96 (PST-2L96) 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 MACH 1 (ROBERTS-627) 7.7 8.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 4.0 4.0 6.2 PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.2 SR 4220 (SRX 4801) 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.2 CALYPSO II 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.1 INSPIRE (R8000) 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.1 SR 4500 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.1 STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 SUNKISSED (ABT-99-4.834) 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 ABT-99-4.560 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.9 ARRIVAL (CIS-PR-84) 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.9 BARLENNIUM 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 4.0 5.0 5.9 CITATION FORE (PST-2BR) 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.9 PENTIUM (NJ-6401) 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.9 PICK PR B-97 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.9 QUEST II (ABT-99-4.721) 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.9 RADIANT 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.9 SR 4420 (SRX 4820) 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.9 TERRADYNE (A5C) 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.9 AMAZING (B1) 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.8 APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.8 CABO (CIS-PR-80) 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.8 CHURCHILL 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.8 DLF-LDD 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.8 GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.8 IQ (CIS-PR-75) 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.8 JET 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.8 MDP 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.8 NEXUS 8.0 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.8 PREMIER II 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.8 SEVILLE II 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.8 WILMINGTON 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.8 ABT-99-4.339 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 ABT-99-4.464 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 ABT-99-4.965 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 BLAZER IV (PICK MDR) 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 CATALINA II (PST-CATS) 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 PEARL II (EPD) 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 GALLERY (MB 412) 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 MP88 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 PST-2LA 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 SALINAS (PST-2SLX) 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 ABT-99-4.115 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.6 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AFFIRMED 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.6 BRIGHTSTAR II 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.6 BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.6 DIVINE 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.6 ELFKIN 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.6 EXACTA 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.6 FIESTA 3 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.6 MAJESTY 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.6 MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.6 MEPY 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 3.3 4.0 5.6 MP107 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.6 PARAGON 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 3.0 3.3 5.6 PICK PR QH-97 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.6 PLEASURE XL 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 LS 2100 (PST-2SBE) 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.6 SPLENDID (MB 411) 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.6 SUMMERSET (MB 413) 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.6 ICON (MB 414) 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.5 PENNANT II 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.5 PR 1-94 (PICK PR 1-94) 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 3.3 4.3 5.5 RACER 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.5 RACER II (PICK RC2) 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.5 APR 1231 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 3.3 4.0 5.4 CATALINA 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.4 COURAGE (MB 410) 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 DAZZLE (ABT-99-4.724) 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.4 JR-128 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.4 MONTEREY II (JR-187) 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.4 PALMER III 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.4 PROWLER (APR 777) 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 SR 4350 (APR 1237) 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.4 SUPERSTAR (EP57) 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.4 CAS-LP84 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 CRUISER (ABT-99-4.709) 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 DP 17-9391 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 HAWKEYE (SRX 4RHT) 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 3.3 3.3 5.3 LPR 98-144 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 LTP-ME 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 3.3 3.7 5.3 PACESETTER (6011) 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 PANTHER 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 PST-2M4 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 PST-2RT 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 WVPB-R-84 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 ABT-99-4.815 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.2 ADMIRE (JR-151) 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.2 ALLSPORT 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 3.7 5.2 APR 776 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.2 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 1999 NATIONAL PERENNIAL RYEGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CATHEDRAL II 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.2 EP53 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.2 EXTREME (JR-317) 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.2 LINE DRIVE 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.2 MANHATTAN 3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.2 MP103 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.7 5.2 PROMISE 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.2 PROTYME (ABT-99-4.625) 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.2 PST-2CRR 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.2 PST-2JH 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 SECRETARIAT 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.2 APR 1232 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.1 ASCEND 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.1 CHARGER II 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.1 PARADIGM (APR 1236) 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.1 PASSPORT 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 3.0 4.0 5.1 PICK PRNGS 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.1 PROSPORT (AG-P981) 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.1 RENAISSANCE (APR 1233) 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 HEADSTART 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 3.7 5.0 APR 1235 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 BY-100 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.3 4.0 4.9 LPR 98-143 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.9 SKYHAWK 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.9 SRX 4120 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.9 ABT-99-4.600 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.8 KOOS R-71 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.8 PICK EX2 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.8 AFFINITY 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 APR 1234 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 PHANTOM 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 PREMIER 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 EDGE 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.6 YATSUGREEN 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.6 DP 17-9069 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.4 WVPB-R-82 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.4 BUCCANEER 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.2 DP LP-1 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 DP 17-9496 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 2.3 3.0 3.4 LINN 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.0 2.7 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 6.0 8.8 5.4 10.4 9.5 8.5 12.6 11.9 13.5 5.6 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. TABLE A. 2003 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 MD1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS