1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Poa
pretensis that has been designated Ba 78-165 Kentucky Bluegrass.
2. Description of Related Art
Kentucky bluegrasses have been disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,156,
issued May 9, 1972; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,186, issued May 23, 1972; U.S.
Plant Pat. No. 4,336, issued Nov. 28, 1978; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,280,
issued Sep. 6, 1988; U.S. Plant Pat. Nos. 6,537 and 6,538, issued on Jan.
17, 1989; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,585, issued Feb. 7, 1989, U.S. Plant Pat.
No. 7,831, issued Mar. 17, 1992; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,490, issued Dec. 7,
1993; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,036, issued Jan. 3, 1995; U.S. Plant Pat. No.
9,209, issued Jul. 18, 1995; and pending U.S. Plant patent application
Ser. No. 08/453,854, filed May 30, 1995, now U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,611;
Ser. No. 08/532,995, filed Sep. 22, 1995, now U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,848,
and Ser. No. No. 08/604,763, filed Feb. 23, 1996, as well as U.S. Plant
patent application Ser. No. 08/680,167, filed coextensively herewith.
Ba 78-165 plant material originated by crossing Ba 74-157, an unreleased
Kentucky Bluegrass plant maintained in the O. M. Scott plant nursery, as
the seed parent with Ba 74-501, another unreleased Kentucky Bluegrass
plant maintained in the O. M. Scott plant nursery, as the pollen parent.
As a result of this breeding, a distinct variety was produced and
asexually propagated by rhizomes, tillers and disseminules.
Seed of Ba 78-165 Kentucky Bluegrass was produced first at Marysville, Ohio
and later at Gervais, Ore. This seed was used to plant turf performance
evaluation trials and later seed production fields.
Asexual production of Ba 78-165 by propagules (tillers and rhizomes) and by
disseminules (modified caryopses produced by apomixis) has consistently
produced progeny plants indistinguishable from the mother plant. The
apomixis level of Ba 78-165 is approximately 96% based upon examining
seedling characteristics of approximately 100 to 150 seedlings from
different crop years in a growth chamber.
Ba 78-165 has a number of highly desirable characteristics including a
medium to high level of resistance to Drechslera spp. that causes leaf
spot, melting out and crown rot; a medium to high level of resistance to
Erysiphe graminis that causes powdery mildew and a medium to high level of
resistance to Laettiseria fuciformis that causes red thread. Ba 78-165 has
an attractive leafy turf type, low growth habit; moderately wide leaf
blades and a medium deep green color which can be maintained throughout
the entire growing season. Ba 78-165 demonstrates good early spring
greening and good winter color under mild winter conditions.
Ba 78-165 is an overall good turfgrass performer as evidenced by medium to
high scores for quality and color. Ba 78-165 has a high seed yield
potential in the bluegrass seed production region of the northwestern
United States.
In comparison with a number of other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties, Ba
78-165 has a significantly longer seed and rachilla than many other
Kentucky Bluegrasses and a significantly lower seed count than several
other Kentucky Bluegrasses. The panicle of Ba 78-165 Kentucky Bluegrass is
significantly shorter than many other Kentucky Bluegrasses, and below
average in width, whorl number and branch counts per whorl. Ba 78-165 has,
on average, smaller spikelets, glumes and number of florets. The peduncle
is above average in length and width. It has a flag leaf that is below
average in length, above average in width and thickness relative to most
other Kentucky Bluegrasses. The flag leaf ligule is of average length and
the leaf margin has significantly fewer hairs than other Kentucky
Bluegrasses. The vegetative leaf is above average in length and width and
slightly below average in thickness. The ligule of the vegetative leaf is
significantly shorter than most other Kentucky Bluegrasses. Ba 78-165 has
significantly fewer hairs on the upper ligule margin and collar margin
than several of the Kentucky Bluegrass varieties and significantly more
hairs than other Kentucky Bluegrasses on the dorsal side of the leaf.
FIG. 1 is a Ba 78-165 Kentucky Bluegrass panicle;
FIG. 2 is a Ba 78-165 Kentucky Bluegrass seed; and
FIG. 3 is a Ba 78-165 Kentucky Bluegrass plant shortly after completing
anthesis.
Ba 78-165 Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is perennial with creeping
rhizomes forming a dense turf. When plants overwinter in the field under
freezing temperatures and are then brought into the greenhouse during late
winter to continue growth undisturbed by clipping under moderate
temperatures (60°-80° F.), culms are erect averaging 47.5 cm
in length and 3.1 nodes per culm. The uppermost internode averages 14.8 cm
in length. The peduncle averages 22.4 cm in length and 0.73 mm in width.
The vegetative leaf averages 24.2 cm in length, 3.9 mm in width, 0.23 mm
in thickness and the ligule 0.35 mm in length. The flag leaf averages 4.0
cm in length, 3.5 mm in width, 0.12 mm in thickness and a ligule length of
1.45 min.
The panicle averages 78.7 mm in length, 48.2 mm in width, and 8.1 whorls.
The lowest whorl and the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle
average 3.2 and 2.5 branches, respectively. A spikelet in the lowest whorl
averages 4.3 mm in length, 2.1 mm in width, 2.8 florets and the outer
glume and inner glume average 2.9 and 3.2 mm in length, respectively. A
spikelet from the third whorl from the bottom of the particle averages 4.5
mm in length, 2.2 mm in width, 2.9 florets, and the outer glume and inner
glume averages 2.7 mm and 3.4 mm in length, respectively.
The conditioned seed of Ba 78-165 averages 3.32 mm in length, 0.97 mm in
width, and a rachilla length of 0.50 min. It has a high level of hairs at
the base of the lemma, and at the margins of the palea.
Comparisons of Ba 78-165 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties in terms
of seed numbers per pound are shown in Table 1 as follows:
| TABLE 1 |
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| Comparison of Seeds Per Pound after Conditioning of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties. |
| Seeds |
| Variety Per Pound |
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| Ba78-165 965,500 |
| Ba73-366 993,500 |
| Ba78-381 1,023,250 |
| Abbey 988,500 |
| Buckingham 978,000 |
| Coventry 1,374,750 |
| Garfield 1,250,500 |
| Merit 1,250,250 |
| LSD (.50) 77,042 |
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Ba 78-165 differs significantly from several of the other Kentucky
Bluegrass varieties in regard to the following morphological
characteristics: (1) seed length; (2) rachilla length; (3) panicle length;
(4) number of branches in the third whorl; (5) spikelet length in the
lowest whorl; (6) glumes in the third whorl; (7) culm length and internode
length and color; (8) flag leaf margin hairs; (9) vegetative leaf ligule
length, and (10) hairs on the upper margin of the ligule, collar margin
and the leaf dorsal side.
Since environmental conditions such as soil and climate may influence
morphological characteristics to some extent, comparisons of Ba 78-165
were made with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties under like conditions
and the comparisons are set forth in Tables 2-10 as follows:
| TABLE 2 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Seed, Rachilla and Lemma and Palea |
| Hairs of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties |
| After Conditioning |
| Seed Hairs* |
| Length Width Rachilla Lemma Palea |
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| Ba 78-165 |
| 3.23 0.97 0.50 4.00 1.60 |
| Ba 77-700 |
| 3.20 0.85 0.77 2.80 0.90 |
| Abbey 3.02 0.85 0.56 1.80 0.40 |
| Ascot 3.00 0.81 0.68 6.30 1.50 |
| Cannon 3.32 0.85 0.72 0.20 2.00 |
| Gnome 2.93 0.90 0.61 2.10 0.80 |
| Merit 2.85 0.78 0.62 0.90 0.15 |
| Viva 2.72 0.77 0.79 1.20 0.20 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 0.191 0.072 0.177 1.53 0.823 |
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| *Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = most hairs |
| TABLE 3 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Panicles, Whorl Number and Whorl |
| Branches of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the |
| Greenhouse at Marysville, OH |
| Panicles Number of Branches |
| Length Width Whorl Lowest |
| Third |
| Variety |
| mm mm Number Whorl Whorl |
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| Ba 78-165 |
| 78.7 48.2 8.1 3.2 2.5 |
| Ba 77-700 |
| 87.7 57.9 8.2 3.9 3.3 |
| Abbey 86.4 54.1 9.0 4.1 3.3 |
| Ascot 91.4 60.7 9.1 2.4 2.3 |
| Cannon 91.7 49.9 8.9 4.4 3.6 |
| Gnome 85.4 43.7 9.1 3.6 3.4 |
| Merit 77.3 38.9 8.1 2.9 2.8 |
| Viva 82.5 46.6 8.0 3.4 3.0 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 8.03 8.83 0.65 0.71 0.59 |
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| TABLE 4 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Spikelets and Florets of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse |
| at Marysville, OH |
| Number of |
| Spikelet* Florets |
| Lowest Whorl Third Whorl Per Spikelet |
| Length Width Length Width Lowest |
| Third |
| Variety |
| mm mm mm mm Whorl Whorl |
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| Ba 78-165 |
| 4.3 2.1 4.5 2.2 2.8 2.9 |
| Ba 77-700 |
| 4.6 2.1 4.5 2.2 2.9 3.2 |
| Abbey 5.0 2.3 4.9 2.3 3.3 3.3 |
| Ascot 5.3 2.3 5.5 2.5 3.2 3.6 |
| Cannon 4.7 2.0 4.8 2.1 3.2 3.1 |
| Gnome 4.5 2.3 4.7 2.2 3.2 3.0 |
| Merit 5.0 2.5 5.2 2.5 3.9 3.8 |
| Viva 4.9 1.9 5.0 2.0 3.3 3.3 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 0.43 0.35 0.46 0.34 0.52 0.59 |
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| TABLE 5 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Glumes of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH |
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| Glume Length (mm) |
| Outer Inner |
| Lowest Third Lowest |
| Third |
| Variety Whorl Whorl Whorl Whorl |
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| Ba 78-165 2.9 2.7 3.2 3.4 |
| Ba 77-700 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.5 |
| Abbey 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.5 |
| Ascot 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.5 |
| Cannon 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.5 |
| Gnome 2.8 2.9 3.3 3.3 |
| Merit 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.5 |
| Viva 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.6 |
| LSD (.05) 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.28 |
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| Glume Width |
| Outer Inner |
| Lowest Whorl Third |
| Whorl |
| Variety Outer Inner Outer |
| Inner |
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| Ba 78-165 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 |
| Ba 77-700 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 |
| Abbey 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.8 |
| Ascot 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 |
| Cannon 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 |
| Gnome 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 |
| Merit 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 |
| Viva 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 |
| LSD (.05) 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.14 |
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| TABLE 6 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Flag Leaves of Ba 78-165 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse |
| at Marysville, OH |
| Length Width Thickness |
| Ligule |
| Variety (cm) (mm) (mm) Length (mm) |
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| Ba 78-165 4.0 3.5 0.12 1.45 |
| Ba 77-700 4.1 3.0 0.08 1.35 |
| Abbey 4.7 3.6 0.12 1.53 |
| Ascot 4.4 2.9 0.11 1.52 |
| Cannon 5.3 3.7 0.12 1.75 |
| Gnome 4.6 3.2 0.10 1.40 |
| Merit 4.2 2.3 0.08 0.98 |
| Viva 3.4 2.5 0.11 1.45 |
| LSD (.05) 1.14 0.61 0.02 0.24 |
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| TABLE 7 |
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| Morphological Comparison of the Levels of Hairs on the Flag Leaves of |
| Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at |
| Marysville, OH |
| Hairs* |
| Ligule Leaf Leaf Sheath |
| Leaf Sheath |
| Variety Dorsal Margin Margin Dorsal |
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| Ba 78-165 |
| 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 |
| Ba 77-700 |
| 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.0 |
| Abbey 1.9 2.2 1.3 0.6 |
| Ascot 0.8 1.9 0.5 1.2 |
| Cannon 1.4 2.4 0.8 0.0 |
| Gnome 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.4 |
| Merit 1.0 1.8 0.9 1.4 |
| Viva 2.5 1.5 0.4 0.0 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 0.83 0.72 0.79 0.62 |
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| *Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 = many |
| TABLE 8 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Peduncles, Culms, Number of Nodes per |
| Culm, and Internode Length and Color of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH |
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| Peduncle Peduncle Culm |
| Length Width Length |
| Variety cm mm cm |
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| Ba 78-165 22.4 0.73 47.5 |
| Ba 77-700 21.6 0.68 50.6 |
| Abbey 21.5 0.77 40.6 |
| Ascot 17.5 0.68 41.9 |
| Cannon 20.0 0.74 48.3 |
| Gnome 17.3 0.69 40.6 |
| Merit 23.6 0.66 44.1 |
| Viva 19.7 0.55 50.7 |
| LSD (.05) 2.6 0.08 2.6 |
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| Number Top Top |
| of Nodes Internode Internode |
| Variety Per Culm Length (cm) |
| Color* |
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| Ba 78-165 3.1 14.8 1.9 |
| Ba 77-700 3.2 14.7 0.2 |
| Abbey 2.6 10.7 0.1 |
| Ascot 3.1 14.6 1.6 |
| Cannon 3.6 13.4 0.0 |
| Gnome 3.2 10.6 7.2 |
| Merit 3.0 11.8 0.8 |
| Viva 3.5 14.9 0.0 |
| LSD (.05) 0.5 1.2 0.8 |
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| *Rating Scale; 1-9, 9 = dark purple color |
| TABLE 9 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Vegetative Leaves of Ba 78-165 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH |
| Length Width Thickness |
| Length |
| Variety cm mm mm mm |
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| Ba 78-165 24.2 3.9 0.23 0.35 |
| Ba 77-700 23.2 3.5 0.23 0.50 |
| Abbey 19.3 3.5 0.21 0.45 |
| Ascot 20.4 3.2 0.21 0.42 |
| Cannon 24.6 3.6 0.40 0.46 |
| Gnome 19.5 3.8 0.24 0.48 |
| Merit 21.8 3.6 0.23 0.41 |
| Viva 25.0 3.2 0.24 0.40 |
| LSD (.05) 3.67 0.42 0.14 0.06 |
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| TABLE 10 |
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| Morphological Comparison of the Level of Hair on the Vegetative Leaves |
| of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties |
| in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH. |
| Leaf Leaf Ligule |
| Leaf Leaf |
| Sheath Sheath Upper Mar- Collar |
| Vent- |
| Leaf |
| Variety |
| Margin Dorsal Margin |
| gin Margin |
| ral Dorsal |
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| Ba 78-165 |
| 3.3 3.9 4.5 1.3 2.0 0.2 1.7 |
| Ba 77-700 |
| 3.1 5.3 7.3 1.5 2.9 0.2 0.1 |
| Abbey 2.1 3.3 3.9 0.4 2.9 1.0 0.2 |
| Ascot 3.0 3.2 4.1 0.9 3.5 0.0 0.9 |
| Cannon 3.2 3.7 6.2 0.4 2.9 0.9 0.7 |
| Gnome 2.9 3.1 5.6 1.0 3.9 0.9 0.5 |
| Merit 3.7 3.0 5.4 0.1 3.2 0.5 0.0 |
| Viva 4.3 3.9 6.6 1.5 4.5 0.2 0.2 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 1.21 0.98 1.10 0.75 0.87 0.61 0.54 |
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| *Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 = many |
Ba 78-165 has performed well throughout the U.S. as exhibited by medium to
high turf quality ratings in comparison with other Kentucky Bluegrass
varieties. In addition, it has a dark green color which can be maintained
throughout the growing season.
With regard to a comparative analysis conducted for purposes of determining
color of Ba 78-165 plants relative to other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties,
readings were taken of the vegetative color of Ba 78-165 during
mid-October while the turf was actively growing with adequate nutrient and
water availability. The readings were taken in full sun with several
actively growing leaves being compared, one at a time, utilizing color
chips from the Munsell Book of Color as a reference. On this basis, the
color of Ba 78-165 was determined to be 7.5 GY 4/4. During the same time
period, the color of similar leaves of other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties
were determined by the same procedure to be as follows: Ascot -- 5 GY 4/4;
Buckingham -- 7.5 GY 4/4; Ba 77-700 -- 5 GY 4/6; Midnight -- 7.5 GY 4/4;
Abbey -- 5 GY 4/6; and Victa -- 5 GY 4/4. However, it should be noted that
the general apparent color of turf does not always correlate directly with
the color of the individual actively growing leaves within the turf and
that turf color varies with nutrient level and time of year with some
varieties being darker or lighter green depending on such factors.
Comparisons of Ba 78-165 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties for
quality, genetic color, spring greening, summer greenup after dormancy,
seedling vigor, density, fall recovery, vertical growth, heat stress, and
winter color are set forth hereinafter in Tables 11-25 as follows:
| TABLE 11 |
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| A Comparison of Quality in Three Test (A-C) of Ba 78-165 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown in Shade at Marysville, Ohio |
| Variety TEST A TEST B TEST C |
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| Ba 78-165 3.5 2.7 2.0 |
| Abbey 1.8 2.0 1.5 |
| Banff 2.9 2.1 1.6 |
| Bonnieblue |
| 1.6 2.0 1.6 |
| Bristol 3.3 2.0 1.6 |
| Chateau 3.5 2.0 1.5 |
| Coventry 3.3 2.3 1.6 |
| Estate 3.5 2.0 1.7 |
| Glade 2.4 2.0 1.5 |
| Kelly 1.5 1.9 1.7 |
| Monopoly 3.3 3.0 1.7 |
| Newport 1.4 2.4 1.7 |
| Victa 1.4 2.0 1.7 |
| LSD (.05) 0.82 0.62 0.29 |
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| Rating Scale: 1-5; 5 = Ideal Turf |
| TABLE 12 |
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| A Comparison of Quality in Three Tests (A-C) of Ba 78-165 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety TEST A* TEST B* TEST C** |
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| Ba 78-165 2.2 2.6 5.0 |
| Allure 1.3 2.4 4.3 |
| Adelphi 1.7 2.1 5.0 |
| Bonnieblue |
| 2.0 2.5 4.0 |
| Bristol 1.9 2.1 4.3 |
| Chateau 1.1 2.3 4.0 |
| Estate 1.3 2.5 4.3 |
| Glade 1.8 2.1 3.7 |
| Merit 2.0 2.1 3.3 |
| Park 1.3 1.9 4.3 |
| Vantage 1.2 2.0 4.0 |
| Victa 1.8 2.2 5.0 |
| LSD (.05) 0.39 0.30 1.67 |
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| *Rating Scale: 1-5; 5 = Ideal Turf |
| **Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Ideal Turf |
| TABLE 13 |
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| A Comparison of Quality in Three Tests (A-C) of Ba 78-165 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties ay Marysville, OH. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B TEST C |
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| Ba 78-165 2.5 2.5 2.1 |
| Adelphi 2.3 1.8 1.8 |
| Bristol 2.7 2.9 1.9 |
| Glade 1.8 1.8 1.6 |
| Newport 1.4 1.0 1.8 |
| Ram I 2.0 2.3 2.0 |
| Victa 2.2 1.8 1.4 |
| LSD (.05) 0.95 1.23 0.42 |
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| Rating Scale: 1-5; 5 = Ideal Turf |
| TABLE 14 |
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| A Comparison of Quality in Three Tests (A-C) of Ba 78-165 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown in Shade at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B TEST C |
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| Ba 78-165 6.0 7.0 7.0 |
| Abbey 3.0 3.0 6.0 |
| Adelphi 6.0 5.0 7.0 |
| Baron 4.5 4.5 5.5 |
| Bristol 5.5 5.5 7.5 |
| Chateau 7.0 6.0 6.5 |
| Classic 4.0 4.0 6.0 |
| Coventry 5.0 4.5 6.5 |
| Estate 6.5 5.5 6.5 |
| Georgetown |
| 6.0 2.0 6.0 |
| Glade 5.5 6.0 6.5 |
| Gnome 4.5 4.5 5.5 |
| Kelly 5.0 4.0 6.0 |
| Kenblue 5.0 6.0 5.0 |
| Merion 4.0 5.0 7.0 |
| Merit 4.0 4.0 5.5 |
| Nassau 5.5 5.0 6.0 |
| Ram I 5.0 4.5 6.5 |
| Victa 5.0 4.5 6.0 |
| LSD (.05) 2.23 3.36 1.50 |
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| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Ideal Turf |
| TABLE 15 |
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| A Comparison of Color of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Varieties Grown in Shade at Marysville, OH |
| Variety Color |
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| Ba 78-165 |
| 7.5 |
| Abbey 7.0 |
| Adelphi 7.0 |
| Baron 7.0 |
| Bristol 7.0 |
| Chateau 7.5 |
| Classic 6.5 |
| Coventry |
| 7.0 |
| Estate 7.5 |
| Georgetown |
| 7.0 |
| Glade 7.0 |
| Gnome 7.0 |
| Kelly 6.5 |
| Kenblue 7.0 |
| Merion 7.0 |
| Merit 7.0 |
| Nassau 7.0 |
| Ram I 7.0 |
| Victa 7.0 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 0.77 |
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| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Dark Green |
| TABLE 16 |
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| A Comparison of Color in Two Tests (A-B) of Ba 78-165 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, Oh. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B |
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| Ba 78-165 7.3 7.3 |
| Abbey 6.3 7.0 |
| Able I 7.6 8.0 |
| Allure 6.3 7.0 |
| Ascot 8.0 7.3 |
| A-34 6.0 6.3 |
| Banff 6.7 6.3 |
| Baron 7.0 7.3 |
| Bristol 7.7 7.0 |
| Buckingham 8.0 8.0 |
| Cannon 7.0 7.7 |
| Challenger 7.3 6.7 |
| Classic 6.7 6.7 |
| Coventry 6.3 7.0 |
| Eclipse 7.0 8.0 |
| Estate 6.0 7.0 |
| Georgetown 7.0 6.7 |
| Glade 7.0 7.0 |
| Gnome 7.3 7.3 |
| Haga 7.0 6.7 |
| Kelly 6.7 7.0 |
| Kenblue 7.0 7.0 |
| Liberty 7.0 7.3 |
| Merion 6.7 7.0 |
| Merit 6.3 7.0 |
| Midnight 7.7 9.0 |
| Monopoly 6.0 6.0 |
| Nassau 8.0 7.0 |
| Ram I 7.3 7.0 |
| South Dakota 7.0 7.0 |
| Touchdown 7.0 7.0 |
| Victa 7.0 7.0 |
| Viva 6.7 7.0 |
| LSD (.05) 0.72 0.62 |
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| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Dark Green |
| TABLE 17 |
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| A Comparison of Color in Two Tests (A-B) of Ba 78-165 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B |
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| Ba 78-165 6.8 7.7 |
| Ba 78-372 7.3 7.3 |
| Ba 77-700 8.0 8.0 |
| Abbey 7.7 8.0 |
| Able I 7.0 8.7 |
| A-34 6.7 6.3 |
| Allure 7.2 7.0 |
| Ascot 7.5 8.0 |
| Baron 8.0 7.3 |
| Banff 7.0 7.0 |
| Bristol 7.7 7.7 |
| Buckingham 8.0 8.7 |
| Cannon 8.0 8.0 |
| Classic 6.2 7.0 |
| Challenger 6.8 7.0 |
| Coventry 7.5 7.0 |
| Eclipse 6.8 7.3 |
| Estate 7.5 7.0 |
| Fairfax 6.7 7.0 |
| Glade 7.3 8.0 |
| Gnome 8.0 7.3 |
| Georgetown 6.7 6.7 |
| Haga 7.0 7.0 |
| Kelly 7.8 7.3 |
| Kenblue 4.3 8.3 |
| Liberty 7.2 7.3 |
| Merion 6.0 6.7 |
| Merit 7.8 7.7 |
| Midnight 6.2 9.0 |
| Monopoly 7.0 6.7 |
| Nassau 7.7 8.0 |
| Ram I 5.5 8.0 |
| South Dakota 4.3 7.7 |
| Touchdown 7.0 6.7 |
| Viva 7.7 7.7 |
| LSD (.05) 0.74 0.69 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Dark Green |
| TABLE 18 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Spring Greenup of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH. |
| SPRING |
| Variety GREENUP |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 |
| 5.0 |
| Abbey 3.7 |
| Adelphi 4.3 |
| Allure 3.3 |
| Ascot 5.0 |
| Baron 4.0 |
| Bristol 4.7 |
| Buckingham |
| 3.7 |
| Chateau 3.3 |
| Classic 3.0 |
| Coventry |
| 3.5 |
| Estate 3.0 |
| Fairfax 3.3 |
| Georgetown |
| 4.0 |
| Glade 3.0 |
| Gnome 4.3 |
| Kelly 3.7 |
| Kenblue 4.0 |
| Merion 3.5 |
| Merit 3.7 |
| Nassau 3.0 |
| Ram I 3.3 |
| Victa 3.7 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 1.16 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Actively Growing |
| TABLE 19 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Summer Greenup of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties after Summer Dormancy Due to Drought and under |
| Low Maintenance at North Brunswick, NJ. |
| Summer |
| Variety Greenup |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 |
| 6.0 |
| Baron 5.3 |
| Eclipse 5.7 |
| Georgetown |
| 3.3 |
| Glade 6.3 |
| Gnome 5.0 |
| Haga 4.0 |
| Kenblue 5.0 |
| Liberty 5.7 |
| Merion 5.3 |
| Merit 5.3 |
| Midnight 4.7 |
| Monopoly 5.3 |
| Nassau 5.7 |
| Ram I 5.7 |
| South Dakota |
| 5.7 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 1.9 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Fastest Greenup after Summer Dormancy |
| TABLE 20 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Winter Color in Two Tests (A-B) of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at North |
| Brunswick, NJ. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 5.0 4.0 |
| Baron 3.7 2.3 |
| Eclipse 4.3 3.3 |
| Georgetown 6.0 6.3 |
| Glade 4.3 1.7 |
| Gnome 2.7 2.0 |
| Haga 5.3 5.0 |
| Kenblue 3.3 1.0 |
| Liberty 7.0 5.7 |
| Merion 3.0 1.7 |
| Merit 2.7 1.7 |
| Midnight 6.3 4.3 |
| Monopoly 6.7 3.3 |
| Nassau 5.3 3.0 |
| Ram I 7.3 1.7 |
| South Dakota 2.0 2.7 |
| LSD (.05) 1.6 1.5 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Brightest Green Color |
| TABLE 21 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Turf Density in Three Tests (A-C) of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties under Shade Conditions at |
| Marysville, OH. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B TEST C |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 6.5 6.5 8.0 |
| Abbey 3.5 6.0 7.0 |
| Adelphi 6.5 6.0 7.5 |
| Baron 5.5 5.5 6.3 |
| Bristol 5.5 6.0 8.0 |
| Chateau 7.0 6.0 7.0 |
| Classic 4.0 6.0 7.0 |
| Coventry 6.0 6.0 7.0 |
| Estate 6.5 7.0 7.5 |
| Georgetown |
| 6.0 5.0 6.0 |
| Glade 5.5 6.5 7.5 |
| Gnome 4.0 6.0 6.5 |
| Kelly 4.5 6.0 7.0 |
| Kenblue 6.0 6.0 6.0 |
| Merion 5.0 6.0 8.0 |
| Merit 4.5 5.0 7.0 |
| Nassau 6.0 5.5 6.5 |
| Ram I 5.5 4.5 7.0 |
| Victa 4.5 5.5 6.5 |
| LSD (.05) 2.18 1.82 1.47 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = maximum density. |
| TABLE 22 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Fall Recovery of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties after Summer Dormancy due to Drought under Low |
| Maintenance at North Brunswick, NJ. |
| FALL |
| Variety RECOVERY |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 6.0 |
| Baron 4.0 |
| Eclipse 6.7 |
| Georgetown 6.0 |
| Glade 4.7 |
| Gnome 3.3 |
| Haga 4.3 |
| Kenblue 3.7 |
| Liberty 6.7 |
| Merion 4.7 |
| Merit 5.0 |
| Midnight 7.7 |
| Monopoly 5.3 |
| Nassau 6.3 |
| Ram I 5.7 |
| South Dakota 3.3 |
| LSD (.05) 2.1 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Fastest Turf Recovery after Summer Dormancy. |
| TABLE 23 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Seedling Vigor of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at North Brunswick, NJ. |
| SEEDLING |
| Variety VIGOR |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 7.8 |
| Baron 8.5 |
| Eclipse 2.3 |
| Georgetown 4.3 |
| Glade 7.8 |
| Gnome 7.3 |
| Haga 7.2 |
| Kenblue 8.2 |
| Liberty 7.3 |
| Merion 1.0 |
| Merit 7.2 |
| Midnight 5.5 |
| Monopoly 7.7 |
| Nassau 6.5 |
| Ram I 3.3 |
| South Dakota 7.3 |
| LSD (.05) 1.3 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Best Seedling Vigor |
| TABLE 24 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Vertical Growth of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at North Brunswick, NJ. |
| VERTICAL |
| Variety GROWTH |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 3.0 |
| Baron 4.0 |
| Eclipse 2.7 |
| Georgetown 5.3 |
| Glade 3.3 |
| Gnome 4.0 |
| Haga 6.7 |
| Kenblue 8.0 |
| Liberty 5.7 |
| Merit 4.0 |
| Midnight 3.3 |
| Monopoly 8.0 |
| Nassau 5.0 |
| Ram I 3.7 |
| South Dakota 7.0 |
| LSD (.05) 1.2 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Most Vertical Growth 37 Days after Seeding |
| TABLE 25 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Heat Stress of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Varieties at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety HEAT STRESS |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 6.0 |
| Abbey 6.3 |
| Adelphi 5.7 |
| Allure 5.3 |
| Ascot 7.0 |
| Baron 6.0 |
| Bristol 6.0 |
| Buckingham 5.7 |
| Chateau 6.0 |
| Classic 5.3 |
| Coventry 6.0 |
| Estate 6.0 |
| Fairfax 6.0 |
| Georgetown 4.7 |
| Glade 6.3 |
| Gnome 6.3 |
| Kelly 6.3 |
| Kenblue 4.3 |
| Merion 5.0 |
| Merit 6.0 |
| Nassau 6.0 |
| Ram I 6.0 |
| Victa 4.0 |
| LSD (.05) 0.89 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Least Heat Stress |
Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turf
performance. Ba 78-165 has been found to have a medium to high level of
resistance to the following diseases: (1) leaf spot and melting out caused
by Drechslera poae (formerly called Helminthosporium vagans); (2) powdery
mildew caused by Erysiphe graminis; and (3) red thread caused by
Laetisaria fuciformis. Ba 78-165 has displayed tolerance to turf damage
due to billbugs.
Comparisons of disease incidence of Ba 78-165 as compared with other
Kentucky Bluegrass varieties in regard to leaf spot, rusts, powdery
mildew, red thread, and billbugs are presented in Tables 26-31.
| TABLE 26 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Spot Incidence in Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety LEAF SPOT |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 35.0 |
| Allure 66.7 |
| Adelphi 68.3 |
| Bonnieblue 73.3 |
| Bristol 43.3 |
| Chateau 71.0 |
| Estate 60.0 |
| Glade 60.0 |
| Merit 55.0 |
| Park 95.0 |
| Vantage 95.0 |
| Victa 60.0 |
| LSD (.05) 26.9 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: % Disease |
| TABLE 27 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Powdery Mildew Incidence in Two Tests (A-B) of |
| Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown in |
| Shade at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 8.0 6.5 |
| Abbey 6.5 2.0 |
| Adelphi 7.0 4.5 |
| Baron 6.0 3.0 |
| Bristol 6.0 6.0 |
| Chateau 6.0 4.0 |
| Classic 6.5 3.5 |
| Coventry 6.0 4.6 |
| Estate 6.5 4.5 |
| Georgetown 6.0 4.0 |
| Glade 7.0 5.5 |
| Gnome 6.5 2.5 |
| Kelly 5.5 2.5 |
| Kenblue 6.0 6.0 |
| Merion 5.0 2.0 |
| Merit 5.5 3.0 |
| Nassau 6.0 3.5 |
| Ram I 6.5 4.0 |
| Victa 6.0 2.5 |
| LSD (.05) 1.93 2.68 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 28 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Spot Incidence in Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at North Brunswick, NJ. |
| Variety LEAF SPOT |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 5.0 |
| Baron 4.7 |
| Eclipse 7.0 |
| Georgetown 4.0 |
| Glade 3.0 |
| Gnome 3.7 |
| Haga 2.7 |
| Kenblue 1.0 |
| Liberty 4.7 |
| Merion 4.3 |
| Merit 5.7 |
| Midnight 7.7 |
| Monopoly 3.3 |
| Nassau 6.3 |
| Ram I 4.3 |
| South Dakota 1.0 |
| LSD (.05) 1.4 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = No disease. |
| TABLE 29 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Powdery Mildew Incidence in Two Tests (A-B) of |
| Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown in |
| Shade at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 0 0 |
| Abbey 75 40 |
| Banff 45 0 |
| Bristol 30 0 |
| Chateau 50 5 |
| Coventry 15 0 |
| Estate 10 0 |
| Glade 65 40 |
| Kelly 60 20 |
| Kenblue 10 0 |
| Monopoly 5 0 |
| Newport 75 25 |
| Victa 60 65 |
| LSD (.05) 31.3 29.1 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: % Disease |
| TABLE 30 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Red Thread Incidence in Ba 78-165 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety RED THREAD |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 8.0 |
| Abbey 7.7 |
| Ascot 8.0 |
| Baron 7.7 |
| Bristol 7.3 |
| Buckingham 7.7 |
| Cannon 8.0 |
| Coventry 6.3 |
| Fairfax 8.0 |
| Gnome 8.0 |
| Haga 8.0 |
| Kenblue 4.7 |
| Liberty 8.0 |
| Merion 7.7 |
| Merit 8.0 |
| Midnight 7.7 |
| Monopoly 7.7 |
| Park 6.0 |
| Ram I 7.3 |
| South Dakota 7.7 |
| Victa 8.0 |
| Viva 7.7 |
| LSD (.05) 1.14 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = No disease. |
| TABLE 31 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Billbug Tolerance of Ba 78-165 and Outer Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety BILLBUG TOLERANCE |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 4.5 |
| Abbey 4.0 |
| Allure 1.5 |
| Bristol 3.3 |
| Challenger 2.7 |
| Chateau 1.2 |
| Classic 3.7 |
| Coventry 2.3 |
| Eclipse 3.0 |
| Estate 2.3 |
| Gnome 3.7 |
| Kelly 3.7 |
| Liberty 3.0 |
| Merit 3.3 |
| Midnight 3.7 |
| Nassau 3.3 |
| Newport 4.0 |
| Victa 3.7 |
| Viva 3.0 |
| LSD (.05) 1.33 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = No damage from insect. |
Comparisons of Ba 78-165 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties for seed
head density, plant height, maturity, and seed yields are shown in Table
32-42 as follows:
| TABLE 32 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Seed Head Density in Mowed Turf of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety SEED HEAD DENSITY |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 93 |
| Adelphi 50 |
| Allure 70 |
| Ascot 30 |
| Baron 85 |
| Bristol 97 |
| Buckingham 67 |
| Chateau 63 |
| Classic 43 |
| Coventry 40 |
| Estate 73 |
| Fairfax 93 |
| Georgetown 53 |
| Glade 73 |
| Gnome 60 |
| Kelly 80 |
| Kenblue 7 |
| Merion 75 |
| Merit 83 |
| Nassau 73 |
| Ram I 77 |
| Victa 22 |
| LSD (.05) 25.2 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: % Seed Head Density. |
| TABLE 33 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Seed Head Density in Mowed Turf of |
| Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at |
| Gervais, OR. |
| Variety SEED HEAD DENSITY |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 6.0 |
| Ba 76-372 6.0 |
| Ba 77-700 6.3 |
| Abbey 6.0 |
| Able I 7.7 |
| A-34 9.0 |
| Allure 7.7 |
| Ascot 7.7 |
| Baron 6.3 |
| Banff 8.3 |
| Bristol 5.7 |
| Buckingham 6.7 |
| Cannon 6.3 |
| Classic 8.7 |
| Challenger 8.0 |
| Coventry 8.0 |
| Eclipse 8.6 |
| Estate 8.0 |
| Fairfax 8.0 |
| Georgetown 8.3 |
| Glade 9.0 |
| Gnome 7.0 |
| Haga 8.3 |
| Kelly 6.7 |
| Kenblue 9.0 |
| Liberty 8.3 |
| Merion 6.3 |
| Merit 6.0 |
| Midnight 8.0 |
| Monopoly 7.7 |
| Nassau 8.0 |
| Ram I 8.3 |
| South Dakota 8.0 |
| Touchdown 9.0 |
| Viva 6.3 |
| LSD (.05) 0.95 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = No Seed Heads. |
| TABLE 34 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Seed Head Density in Mowed Turf of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at North |
| Brunswick, NJ. |
| Variety SEED HEAD DENSITY |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 8.3 |
| Baron 7.0 |
| Eclipse 1.7 |
| Georgetown 5.3 |
| Glade 1.7 |
| Gnome 6.3 |
| Haga 5.3 |
| Kenblue 1.0 |
| Liberty 6.0 |
| Merion 6.0 |
| Merit 8.0 |
| Midnight 1.0 |
| Monopoly 4.0 |
| Nassau 7.0 |
| Ram I 3.7 |
| South Dakota 1.3 |
| LSD (.05) 1.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Most Seed Heads. |
| TABLE 35 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Plant Height (cm) in Early Spring of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varities at Gervais, OR. |
| Variety PLANT HEIGHT |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 17.8 |
| Ba 76-372 10.6 |
| Ba 77-700 10.9 |
| Abbey 9.4 |
| Allure 12.4 |
| Ascot 8.6 |
| Bristol 9.6 |
| Buckingham 8.6 |
| Cannon 11.7 |
| Chateau 8.9 |
| Coventry 6.4 |
| Estate 8.9 |
| Fairfax 8.4 |
| Gnome 7.9 |
| Kelly 11.4 |
| Newport 13.7 |
| Victa 8.1 |
| Viva 10.2 |
| LSD (.05) 2.09 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 36 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Mature Plant Height (cm) in Two Tests (A-B) of |
| Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 48.0 53.4 |
| Ba 76-372 60.5 68.4 |
| Ba 77-700 49.2 60.0 |
| Abbey 45.0 65.0 |
| Allure 49.2 53.0 |
| Ascot 48.4 56.0 |
| Bristol 62.2 69.4 |
| Buckingham 56.8 66.8 |
| Cannon 50.6 68.4 |
| Chateau 45.6 60.2 |
| Coventry 51.4 62.4 |
| Estate 50.6 57.4 |
| Fairfax 56.4 60.6 |
| Gnome 42.6 60.8 |
| Kelly 48.4 65.2 |
| Newport 61.6 74.9 |
| Victa 49.8 68.2 |
| Viva 55.0 61.6 |
| LSD (.05) 8.06 8.72 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 37 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Mature Plant Height (cm) in Three Tests (A-C) |
| Conducted in Late June of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B TEST C |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 68.8 60.5 59.0 |
| Abbey 65.3 60.4 50.3 |
| Buckingham |
| 68.0 43.9 56.5 |
| Coventry 60.3 42.1 51.5 |
| Midnight 75.0 39.2 45.0 |
| Vantage 73.0 81.8 73.5 |
| LSD (.05) 7.45 4.54 7.09 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 38 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Seed Head Density of Mature Plants of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR |
| SEED HEAD |
| Variety DENSITY |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 8.5 |
| Abbey 4.0 |
| Buckingham 6.0 |
| Coventry 4.5 |
| Midnight 5.8 |
| Vantage 7.8 |
| LSD (.05) 1.25 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating: 1-9; 9 = Most Seed Heads |
| TABLE 39 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Maturity (1%, 50% and 100% Anthesis) in Three Tests |
| (A-C) of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, |
| OR. |
| TEST A TEST B TEST C |
| Variety 1% 1% 50% 100% 1% 50% 100% |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 |
| 144 124 126 132 120 133 138 |
| Ba 76-372 |
| 152 126 129 133 122 132 139 |
| Ba 77-700 |
| 151 129 134 138 130 137 141 |
| Abbey 150 129 132 137 130 138 141 |
| Allure 144 128 131 135 127 136 140 |
| Ascot 140 119 124 132 120 134 140 |
| Bristol 144 125 127 132 122 132 139 |
| Buckingham |
| 141 123 128 134 117 131 138 |
| Cannon 153 129 132 136 130 138 141 |
| Chateau 144 128 131 135 130 137 140 |
| Coventry |
| 144 127 129 134 130 137 140 |
| Estate 143 127 129 135 130 137 140 |
| Fairfax 144 126 129 133 124 135 139 |
| Gnome 150 129 133 137 130 138 142 |
| Kelly 150 129 133 137 127 137 141 |
| Newport 145 120 123 131 119 131 139 |
| Victa 151 129 132 136 130 139 143 |
| Viva 150 129 133 137 130 138 142 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 2.6 2.1 2.5 1.8 5.2 3.1 2.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ratings: Days to Reach Percentage Rates of Maturity (1%, 50% or 100%) fro |
| Planting Date |
| TABLE 40 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Maturity (1%, 50% and 100% Heading) in Three Tests |
| (A-C) of Ba 78-165 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, |
| OR. |
| TEST A TEST B TEST C |
| Variety |
| 1`% 50% 100% 1% 50% 100% 1% 50% 100% |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 105 118 135 100 119 122 120 133 138 |
| 78-165 |
| Ba 117 139 145 99 120 122 122 132 139 |
| 76-372 |
| Ba 123 141 146 110 125 127 130 137 141 |
| 77-700 |
| Abbey 123 139 147 108 124 127 130 138 141 |
| Allure |
| 118 134 142 111 125 126 127 136 140 |
| Ascot 106 120 137 88 112 119 120 134 140 |
| Bristol |
| 112 130 140 95 119 122 122 132 139 |
| Buck- 107 124 137 94 112 120 117 131 138 |
| ingham |
| Cannon |
| 124 142 150 113 125 127 130 138 141 |
| Chateau |
| 118 135 142 106 124 126 130 137 140 |
| Cov- 116 132 142 106 122 125 130 137 140 |
| entry |
| Estate |
| 118 134 142 106 124 126 130 137 140 |
| Fairfax |
| 114 131 142 103 122 124 124 135 139 |
| Gnome 127 137 148 110 125 127 130 138 142 |
| Kelly 123 135 146 112 125 127 127 137 141 |
| New- 111 124 140 85 110 118 119 131 139 |
| port |
| Victa 123 139 146 112 125 127 130 139 143 |
| Viva 123 140 148 109 125 127 130 138 142 |
| LSD 5.3 4.5 3.5 5.3 4.1 1.8 5.2 3.1 2.7 |
| (.05) |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ratings: Days to Reach Percentage Rates of Maturity (1%, 50% or 100%) fro |
| Planting Date |
| TABLE 41 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Seed Yields in Four Tests (A-D) of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B TEST C TEST D Mean |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 |
| 992 1218 1197 1053 1115 |
| Cannon 970 1306 558 215 760 |
| Viva 920 1258 521 199 725 |
| Abbey 1124 1314 629 319 847 |
| Coventry |
| 786 914 649 352 675 |
| Newport 1165 1002 1177 805 1037 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 209 176 158 140 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ratings: Pounds per Acre. |
| TABLE 42 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Seed Yields in Four Tests (A-D) of Ba 78-165 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Variety TEST A TEST B TEST C TEST D |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 78-165 |
| 1196 982 673 638 |
| Abbey 516 848 483 249 |
| Buckingham |
| 457 1071 555 328 |
| Coventry 480 429 111 268 |
| Midnight 112 618 251 233 |
| Vantage 328 663 400 227 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 100 130 81 59 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ratings: Pounds per Acre. |
Meier, Virgil D., Burr, Jay B.
| Patent |
Priority |
Assignee |
Title |
| PP11520, |
Jul 22 1998 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
Kentucky bluegrass designated `Ba79-260` |
| PP11536, |
Feb 27 1998 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
Kentucky bluegrass designated `Ba87-102` |
| PP11647, |
Jul 22 1998 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
Kentucky bluegrass designated `Ba76-372` |
| PP11987, |
May 24 2000 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
Kentucky bluegrass designated `Ba75-173` |
| PP12435, |
Nov 10 2000 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
Kentucky bluegrass designated `Ba81-227` |
| PP18439, |
Aug 19 2005 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
Hybrid variety of (Texas Bluegrass×Kentucky Bluegrass)×Kentucky Bluegrass designated ‘HB 329’ |
| PP18467, |
Aug 06 2004 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
Hybrid variety of Texas X kentucky bluegrass designated ‘HB 129’ |
| PP21045, |
Feb 22 2008 |
OMS INVESTMENTS, INC |
Hybrid variety of Texas×Kentucky bluegrass designated ‘HB 128’ |
| Patent |
Priority |
Assignee |
Title |
| 3156, |
|
|
|
| 3186, |
|
|
|
| PP4336, |
Dec 27 1977 |
The O. M. Scott & Sons Company |
Kentucky bluegrass |
| PP6280, |
Sep 19 1986 |
The O.M. Scott & Sons Company |
Kentucky bluegrass |
| PP6537, |
Mar 17 1987 |
The O. M. Scott & Sons Company |
Kentucky bluegrass `Ba 72-492` |
| PP6538, |
Mar 17 1987 |
The O.M. Scott & Sons Company |
Kentucky bluegrass--BA 70-139 |
| PP6585, |
May 29 1987 |
The O. M. Scott & Sons Company |
Kentucky bluegrass |
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