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)" */ 2000-03 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 MT1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * GRAND SLAM 2L96 (PST-2L96) 6.7 7.8 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.8 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.5 6.1 * PIZZAZZ 6.4 7.7 6.2 6.2 7.2 6.4 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.7 6.1 * APPLAUD (PENNINGTON-11301) 6.2 7.6 5.8 6.5 6.7 6.6 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.5 6.1 * MACH 1 (ROBERTS-627) 5.7 7.3 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.4 5.4 5.8 4.8 5.9 6.1 * INSPIRE (R8000) 6.4 7.3 6.1 6.4 6.9 6.3 5.2 5.4 5.0 5.8 6.1 * CHARISMATIC (LTP 98-501) 6.5 7.2 6.2 5.9 6.8 6.6 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.6 6.0 * SR 4420 (SRX 4820) 6.4 7.8 5.6 6.3 6.9 6.5 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.2 6.0 * GATOR 3 (CIS-PR-85) 6.3 7.5 6.2 6.5 6.9 6.0 5.2 5.6 4.7 5.5 6.0 * QUEST II (ABT-99-4.721) 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.2 6.7 6.5 5.0 5.5 5.1 5.4 6.0 * PENTIUM (NJ-6401) 6.2 7.0 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.6 5.1 5.5 5.1 5.6 5.9 * SR 4220 (SRX 4801) 6.4 7.4 5.7 6.1 6.7 6.5 5.0 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.9 * CABO (CIS-PR-80) 6.5 7.5 5.9 6.8 6.5 6.2 4.6 5.5 4.8 5.5 5.9 * BLAZER IV (PICK MDR) 6.1 7.4 5.7 6.0 6.9 6.5 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.9 * CITATION FORE (PST-2BR) 5.7 7.7 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.1 6.0 5.9 * SPLENDID (MB 411) 5.9 7.4 5.8 6.3 6.9 6.0 5.2 5.3 4.8 5.6 5.9 * ARRIVAL (CIS-PR-84) 5.9 7.1 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.0 5.4 5.5 4.9 5.5 5.9 * KOKOMO (CIS-PR-69) 5.9 7.3 5.5 5.8 7.0 6.2 5.2 5.7 5.1 5.1 5.9 * AMAZING (B1) 5.8 7.4 5.9 6.5 6.8 6.2 5.1 5.7 4.8 5.1 5.9 * CHURCHILL 6.7 6.8 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.2 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.9 * COURAGE (MB 410) 6.6 7.0 5.6 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.9 DLF-LDD 6.2 7.2 5.8 6.4 5.9 6.3 4.9 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.9 * SEVILLE II 6.2 7.2 5.7 6.2 6.7 6.2 4.9 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.9 * GALLERY (MB 412) 6.2 7.5 6.1 6.2 6.9 6.2 5.0 5.4 4.4 5.0 5.9 * HAWKEYE (SRX 4RHT) 6.5 7.1 5.4 6.2 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.9 * STELLAR (CIS-PR-72) 6.3 7.7 5.3 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.2 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.9 * ALL STAR2 (CIS-PR-78) 6.2 7.5 5.6 6.5 6.7 6.3 5.2 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.9 * PINNACLE II (BAR 9 B2) 6.2 6.7 5.8 6.5 6.5 6.6 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.9 * DAZZLE (ABT-99-4.724) 5.4 7.1 5.2 6.2 6.8 6.8 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.8 * IQ (CIS-PR-75) 6.0 7.2 5.8 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.0 5.4 4.9 5.2 5.8 * BRIGHTSTAR SLT (PST-2A6B) 5.9 7.5 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.5 5.2 5.1 5.3 4.9 5.8 * EXACTA 5.6 7.2 5.8 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.8 * SALINAS (PST-2SLX) 6.0 7.0 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.2 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.8 ABT-99-4.115 6.2 6.8 5.4 6.6 6.3 6.3 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.8 * ELFKIN 6.0 7.2 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.8 * TERRADYNE (A5C) 6.5 7.4 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.2 5.0 5.1 4.6 5.1 5.8 * SR 4500 5.3 7.0 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.8 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.8 * SUNKISSED (ABT-99-4.834) 5.7 7.3 5.6 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.2 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.8 * JET 6.1 7.3 5.6 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.3 5.4 4.8 5.2 5.8 * MAJESTY 6.1 7.1 5.8 6.8 6.5 5.6 4.9 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.8 * RACER II (PICK RC2) 6.0 7.2 5.7 6.4 6.1 6.5 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.8 * PENNANT II 6.8 6.6 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.6 4.7 5.4 4.4 5.5 5.8 * PREMIER II 5.6 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.8 * RADIANT 5.5 7.5 5.8 6.0 6.6 6.4 5.1 5.0 4.6 5.4 5.8 * PARAGON 5.9 7.1 5.7 5.8 6.7 6.2 5.3 5.1 4.5 5.3 5.8 * ASCEND 6.1 7.2 5.6 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.8 ABT-99-4.339 6.5 7.1 5.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.8 * DIVINE 5.5 6.8 5.7 6.8 6.4 6.6 4.8 5.7 5.1 4.9 5.8 * FIESTA 3 5.8 6.6 5.7 6.4 6.4 6.2 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.8 * ICON (MB 414) 5.9 7.4 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.2 4.8 5.4 4.8 5.2 5.8 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT TEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" */ 2000-03 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 MT1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN * SUMMERSET (MB 413) 6.0 7.2 5.5 5.7 6.8 6.5 4.8 5.3 4.7 5.1 5.8 * MANHATTAN 4 (PST-2CRL) 5.4 7.7 5.5 6.2 6.3 5.8 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.8 * NEXUS 6.1 7.3 5.9 6.5 5.6 6.2 5.1 5.4 4.5 5.3 5.7 * CALYPSO II 6.0 6.7 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 4.9 5.3 5.4 4.9 5.7 ABT-99-4.464 5.9 6.9 5.3 6.4 6.5 5.9 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 * LS 2100 (PST-2SBE) 6.2 7.2 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.9 4.9 5.6 4.8 5.3 5.7 * BARLENNIUM 5.5 6.6 6.1 6.6 6.2 6.0 4.8 5.3 4.9 5.6 5.7 PICK PR QH-97 5.6 7.0 5.7 6.1 6.2 6.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.7 * PACESETTER (6011) 5.8 6.8 5.5 7.1 5.7 6.3 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.7 ABT-99-4.965 5.9 7.0 5.5 6.3 6.1 6.6 5.1 5.5 4.6 4.7 5.7 * WILMINGTON 6.1 7.1 5.8 6.6 6.0 6.1 5.0 5.0 4.6 5.2 5.7 * ADMIRE (JR-151) 6.6 6.6 5.2 6.5 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.7 * AFFIRMED 5.9 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 PST-2JH 5.7 7.0 5.4 6.4 5.8 6.6 4.9 5.6 4.9 4.9 5.7 * PALMER III 6.4 6.2 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.3 5.2 5.3 4.7 5.1 5.7 * SR 4350 (APR 1237) 5.6 7.1 5.5 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.7 ABT-99-4.815 5.9 6.9 5.0 5.8 6.5 6.1 4.9 5.5 5.0 5.1 5.7 PICK PRNGS 6.0 6.6 5.5 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.6 5.7 * CRUISER (ABT-99-4.709) 5.7 7.0 5.6 6.3 6.2 6.3 4.5 5.5 4.9 5.1 5.7 * PROMISE 5.9 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.5 6.5 4.8 4.9 4.5 5.1 5.6 * RENAISSANCE (APR 1233) 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.9 5.9 6.5 4.6 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.6 * BRIGHTSTAR II 6.0 6.6 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.0 4.9 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.6 MP107 6.0 6.4 5.4 6.7 6.2 6.3 5.0 5.8 4.2 4.9 5.6 PST-2M4 6.1 7.1 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.2 4.6 5.5 4.8 5.0 5.6 ABT-99-4.560 5.2 6.9 5.8 6.7 5.9 6.3 4.8 5.3 4.9 5.0 5.6 PICK PR B-97 6.3 6.8 5.7 5.9 6.4 5.8 5.1 5.1 4.4 5.0 5.6 * PLEASURE XL 5.8 6.9 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.8 4.7 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.6 LPR 98-144 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.9 7.0 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.6 APR 776 6.3 6.4 5.3 6.3 6.6 6.1 4.8 5.1 5.1 4.6 5.6 JR-128 5.7 6.6 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.3 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.6 * EXTREME (JR-317) 6.1 6.3 5.5 5.9 6.4 5.9 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 * CATALINA II (PST-CATS) 6.2 6.8 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 4.8 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.6 * PR 1-94 (PICK PR 1-94) 5.7 6.7 5.4 6.3 6.4 6.2 4.9 5.2 4.8 4.7 5.6 * HEADSTART 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 5.1 4.9 4.7 5.4 5.6 * CATHEDRAL II 6.1 6.5 5.2 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.3 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.6 * PEARL II (EPD) 5.6 7.0 5.8 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.8 5.3 4.4 5.0 5.6 MP88 5.5 6.9 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 4.9 5.6 4.4 4.7 5.6 * PARADIGM (APR 1236) 5.8 7.3 5.2 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.6 * LINE DRIVE 6.0 6.7 5.4 6.8 5.8 6.1 4.5 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.6 SRX 4120 6.4 6.6 5.2 6.2 5.1 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.6 * PROWLER (APR 777) 5.6 6.6 5.7 6.3 5.9 6.1 4.2 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.6 * RACER 6.5 6.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.5 PST-2RT 5.4 6.8 5.2 6.3 5.9 6.1 4.9 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.5 MDP 5.5 6.9 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.1 4.9 5.4 4.5 4.8 5.5 * PASSPORT 5.7 6.1 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.5 PICK EX2 5.3 6.3 5.1 6.3 6.0 6.6 4.7 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.5 LPR 98-143 6.0 6.6 5.4 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.8 5.5 PST-2LA 5.8 6.4 5.5 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.4 4.7 5.0 5.5 APR 1232 6.4 6.3 5.0 6.2 5.7 6.4 4.6 5.2 4.9 4.9 5.5 * MANHATTAN 3 6.6 6.7 5.5 6.4 5.4 6.2 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.8 5.5 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT TEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ USING "SCHEDULE A (HIGH MAINTENANCE/FAIRWAY)" */ 2000-03 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME KS1 KY1 MD1 MT1 NE1 NY1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA3 MEAN PST-2CRR 5.8 6.2 5.3 6.0 6.2 6.5 4.8 5.0 4.5 5.1 5.5 ABT-99-4.600 5.7 6.9 5.0 6.2 6.0 6.2 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.8 5.5 * MONTEREY II (JR-187) 5.1 6.2 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.2 4.9 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.5 * PHANTOM 5.6 6.3 5.2 6.3 5.8 6.3 4.6 5.6 4.6 5.2 5.5 * SECRETARIAT 5.6 6.4 5.2 6.1 5.9 6.2 4.8 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.5 APR 1231 5.8 6.1 5.5 6.2 6.1 6.2 4.5 5.0 4.6 5.2 5.5 * CHARGER II 6.5 6.4 5.2 6.2 6.1 6.3 4.2 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.5 * PANTHER 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.4 6.4 4.9 5.2 4.4 5.0 5.5 APR 1235 5.4 6.7 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.9 4.8 5.2 4.8 5.0 5.5 * CATALINA 5.9 6.1 5.7 6.3 5.4 5.9 4.9 5.4 4.1 5.3 5.5 MP103 5.7 6.5 5.0 6.6 6.1 6.1 4.9 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.5 CAS-LP84 5.8 6.3 5.6 5.5 6.2 5.8 4.9 5.4 4.4 4.6 5.4 * SUPERSTAR (EP57) 6.1 6.9 5.2 5.9 5.5 6.0 4.6 5.0 4.4 4.9 5.4 MEPY 5.6 6.5 5.4 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.5 5.4 * AFFINITY 5.9 6.1 4.9 6.3 5.5 6.0 4.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.4 * SKYHAWK 5.6 6.4 5.1 6.1 5.9 6.2 4.9 5.1 4.5 4.3 5.4 WVPB-R-84 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.6 6.1 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.7 5.4 * PROTYME (ABT-99-4.625) 5.6 6.8 4.9 6.0 5.5 6.5 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.5 5.3 BY-100 5.9 6.3 5.0 5.9 5.6 5.9 4.5 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.3 * ALLSPORT 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.1 5.7 6.5 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.3 DP 17-9391 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.9 5.2 6.4 4.5 5.3 4.6 4.6 5.3 KOOS R-71 5.6 5.9 5.2 6.0 5.6 6.0 4.4 5.3 4.6 4.8 5.3 EP53 5.3 6.4 5.1 6.1 5.5 5.9 4.5 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.3 LTP-ME 5.9 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.2 6.4 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.6 5.2 * PROSPORT (AG-P981) 5.5 6.0 5.2 6.1 5.6 5.9 4.4 4.9 4.4 4.6 5.2 * EDGE 6.0 5.5 5.0 6.2 5.1 6.1 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.6 5.2 WVPB-R-82 5.9 5.1 4.9 5.9 5.2 6.3 4.4 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.2 PREMIER 5.3 6.1 4.6 5.9 5.3 6.4 4.6 5.1 4.6 4.5 5.2 DP 17-9069 5.7 5.6 4.6 . 5.2 5.8 4.4 5.1 4.5 4.6 5.0 DP LP-1 5.6 5.6 4.0 6.1 5.3 6.1 4.3 4.9 4.2 4.4 5.0 * BUCCANEER 5.5 5.4 4.8 6.0 4.7 5.6 4.5 5.3 4.5 4.3 5.0 APR 1234 5.4 6.0 4.6 6.0 4.8 6.2 3.8 4.9 4.3 4.1 4.9 * YATSUGREEN 5.5 5.2 4.8 5.8 5.3 5.6 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.9 DP 17-9496 5.1 4.9 3.6 5.2 3.3 5.9 3.5 3.9 4.0 3.7 4.3 * LINN 3.6 2.5 3.1 5.0 1.8 6.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 C.V. (%) 14.8 7.6 6.7 12.8 9.4 11.1 10.2 9.6 12.0 6.4 10.8 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2004. 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