The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Poa
pratensis that has been designated Ba74-17 Kentucky Bluegrass.
Kentucky Bluegrass 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; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,611, issued Jul. 23,
1996; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,848, issued Apr. 1, 1997; U.S. Plant Pat. No.
9,977, issued Jul. 22, 1997; pending U.S. Plant patent application Ser.
No. 08/680,168, filed Jul. 15, 1997; pending U.S. Plant patent application
Ser. No. 08/680,167, filed Jul. 15, 1997; pending U.S. Plant patent
application Ser. No. 08/763,076, filed Dec. 10, 1996.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Poa
pratensis that has been designated Ba74-17 Kentucky Bluegrass.
Ba74-17 plant material was selected from the open pollinated progeny of
PI-1369718, a Kentucky Bluegrass plant grown and maintained in a Breeders
Nursey at The Scott Company's Research Station in Marysville, Ohio. After
testing and observing the Ba74-17 Kentucky Bluegrass variety, it was
determined to be a distinct variety, and it was asexually propagated by
rhizomes, tillers and disseminules, Seed of Ba74-17 Kentucky Bluegrass was
produced first at Marysville, Ohio and later at Gervais, Oreg. This seed
was used to plant turf performance evaluation trials and later seed
production fields.
In field and laboratory tests, it was demonstrated that Ba74-17 was
significantly different at the 0.05% level from its female parent,
PI-1369718, on the basis of the following characteristics: culm length,
panicle length, seed weight, and leaf spot incidence. A comparison of the
two grasses is given in the following table:
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| Mean Values |
| Culm Panicle Seed |
| Length Length weight |
| Leaf spot |
| Variety (cm) (cm) (gms) Incidence* |
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| Ba74-17 33.6 7.7 0.26 7.8 |
| PI 1369718 30.0 7.2 0.21 8.2 |
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| *Leaf spot incidence rated 0-9, 9 = most leaf spot disease |
Asexual production of Ba 74-17 by propagules (tillers and rhizomes) and by
disseminules (modified caryopses produced by apomixis) has consistantly
produced progeny plants indistinguishable from a mother plant Ba 74-17 in
regard to characteristics other than those specified above. The apomixis
level of Ba74-17 is approximately 95% based upon examining seedling
characteristics of approximately 100 to 150 seedlings from different crop
years in a growth chamber.
Ba74-17 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, Puccinia spp. that causes rust infection such
as leaf rust, Fusarium spp. that causes Fusarium patch and Laetisaria
fuciformis that causes red thread. Ba74-17 is an overall good turfgrass
performer as evidenced by medium to high scores for quality and color.
Ba74-17 has a high seed yield potential in the Bluegrass seed production
region of the northwestern U.S.A.
In comparison with a number of other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties, Ba74-17
is slightly above average in seed length and width, and rachilla length
and has an average amount of lemma hairs. The panicle is below average in
length and width, above average in whorl number, and above average branch
count for both the lower and third whorls. Ba74-17 has below average size
spikelets, a significantly lower number of florets and shorter glumes. The
peduncle is below average in length and above average width, and
significantly shorter culm length, below average in node number and
internode length. The flag leaf is of average length, width and thickness.
The flag leaf ligule is above average in length, has an average amount of
hair on the dorsal side of the ligule but below average hair content on
the leaf margin. The vegetative leaf is of average length and thickness
but the leaf width is significantly narrower and the ligule is below
average in length. The hair content of the vegetative leaf is above
average for the upper margin of the ligule, and is significantly less on
the leaf margin.
FIG. 1 is a Ba74-17 Kentucky Bluegrass panicle during anthesis;
FIG. 2 is a Ba74-17 Kentucky Bluegrass seed; and
FIG. 3 is a Ba74-17 Kentucky Bluegrass plant shortly after completing
anthesis.
Ba74-17 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 31.0 cm in length and
3.1 nodes per culm. The uppermost internode averages 7.6 cm in length. The
peduncle average 20.7 cm in length and 0.76 mm in width. The vegetative
leaf averages 19.3 cm in length, 3.0 mm in width, 0.30 mm in thickness and
the ligule 0.14 mm in length. The flag leaf averages 4.3 cm in length, 3.1
mm in width, 0.20 mm in thickness and a ligule length of 1.2 mm.
The panicle averages 75.1 mm in length, 53.4 mm in width, and 9.8 whorls.
The lowest whorl and the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle
average 3.9 and 3.6 branches, respectively. A spikelet in the lowest whorl
averages 4.2 mm in length, 2.1 mm in width, 2.4 florets, the outer and
inner glumes average 2.5 mm and 2.9 mm in length, respectively. A spikelet
from the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle averages 4.4 mm in
length, 2.2 mm in width, 2.1 florets and the outer and inner glumes
average 2.5 mm and 2.9 mm in length, respectively.
Conditioned seed of Ba74-17 averages 3.00 mm in length, 0.88 mm in width, a
rachilla length of 0.83 mm and an average hair content at the base of the
lemma.
Comparisons of Ba74-17 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties in terms of
seed dimensions and seed numbers per pound are shown in Tables 1 and 2 as
follows:
| TABLE 1 |
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| Morphological Comparisons of Seed Length and Width; Rachilla |
| and Lemma Hairs of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Varieties After Conditioning at Marysville, OH. |
| Seed |
| Length Width Rachilla |
| Lemma |
| Variety mm mm mm Hairs* |
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| Ba74-17 3.00 0.88 0.83 4.4 |
| Abbey 2.97 0.89 0.80 3.8 |
| Adelphi 2.70 0.84 0.65 4.4 |
| Allure 2.78 0.86 0.70 4.7 |
| Ascot 3.00 0.85 0.82 3.9 |
| Baron 3.08 0.81 0.71 5.0 |
| Bristol 2.94 0.88 0.73 4.3 |
| Buckingham 3.23 0.89 0.88 4.2 |
| Cannon 3.00 0.94 0.86 4.9 |
| Chateau 2.81 0.86 0.71 4.5 |
| Coventry 2.71 0.81 0.70 4.0 |
| Eclipse 2.77 0.83 0.68 3.5 |
| Georgetown 2.94 0.82 0.74 4.9 |
| Gnome 2.78 0.83 0.75 4.1 |
| Kelly 3.07 0.89 0.75 4.2 |
| Midnight 2.94 0.76 0.78 5.7 |
| Nassau 3.07 0.86 0.68 3.4 |
| Nottingham 3.05 0.88 0.82 3.8 |
| Ram 1 3.23 0.89 0.80 6.0 |
| Touchdown 2.93 0.88 0.41 4.6 |
| Victa 3.00 0.80 0.82 3.5 |
| Viva 3.04 0.91 0.84 4.4 |
| LSD (.05) 0.16 0.05 0.13 0.86 |
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| *Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = most hairs |
| TABLE 2 |
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| Comparisons of Seeds Per Pound of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties After Conditioning. |
| Variety Seeds Per Pound |
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| Ba74-17 1,128,600 |
| Ba78-258 1,127,000 |
| Ba78-165 965,500 |
| Abbey 988,500 |
| Buckingham 978,000 |
| Cannon 1,023,250 |
| Coventry 1,374,750 |
| Garfield 1,250,500 |
| Newport 1,250,250 |
| Viva 993,500 |
| LSD (.05) 77,042 |
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Ba74-17 differs significantly from several of the other Kentucky Bluegrass
varieties in regard to the following morphological characteristics: (1)
the culm length and number of nodes per culm; (2) the number of florets in
both the lowest and third whorl; (3) the length of the outer glumes in the
third whorl; and (4) vegetative leaf length, ligule length and leaf margin
hairs. Since environmental conditions such as soil and climate may
influence morphological characteristics to some extent comparisons of
Ba74-17 were made with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties and the
comparisons are set forth in Tables 3-8:
| TABLE 3 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Panicles, Whorl Number and Whorl |
| Branches of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the |
| Greenhouse at Marysville, OH |
| Number |
| Panicles of Branches |
| Length Width Whorl Lowest |
| Third |
| Variety Nodding* (mm) (mm) Number |
| Whorl Whorl |
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| Ba74-17 1.3 75.1 53.4 9.8 3.9 3.6 |
| Abbey 1.6 80.4 59.3 9.3 3.8 3.3 |
| Adelphi 1.8 106.8 76.4 10.0 3.6 3.0 |
| Allure 2.2 60.8 47.6 8.4 3.9 3.0 |
| Ascot 2.4 77.1 66.0 9.2 2.3 2.1 |
| Baron 2.2 92.6 71.0 10.0 3.4 2.8 |
| Bristol 2.0 85.5 61.5 8.4 2.8 2.7 |
| Buckingham |
| 2.0 88.8 62.0 9.3 2.1 2.1 |
| Cannon 1.1 80.2 55.3 9.8 4.1 3.9 |
| Chateau 2.9 65.2 57.3 8.5 3.3 2.8 |
| Coventry |
| 2.5 64.0 54.2 8.4 3.3 2.5 |
| Eclipse 1.3 89.2 74.0 10.7 3.3 2.1 |
| Georgetown |
| 1.0 80.0 57.0 7.4 2.1 2.6 |
| Gnome 1.1 80.6 56.0 10.6 4.6 3.9 |
| Kelly 2.0 88.0 70.2 9.8 4.6 3.7 |
| Midnight |
| 2.0 75.8 48.4 7.1 2.9 3.0 |
| Nassau 2.2 91.2 68.6 10.0 2.5 2.1 |
| Nottingham |
| 1.2 77.5 56.1 8.7 4.0 3.5 |
| Ram 1 1.3 67.7 47.0 7.3 3.0 3.2 |
| Touchdown |
| 1.1 73.1 75.0 7.6 2.1 2.3 |
| Victa 1.7 74.9 58.3 10.0 4.7 3.5 |
| Viva 1.6 88.8 68.4 8.8 4.3 3.7 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 0.68 7.35 8.62 0.66 0.72 0.50 |
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| *Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = most nodding |
| TABLE 4 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Spikelets and Florets of Ba74-17 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH. |
| Number |
| Spikelets of Florets |
| Lowest Whorl |
| Third Whorl Per Spikelet |
| Length Width Length |
| Width Lowest |
| Third |
| Variety mm mm mm mm Whorl Whorl |
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| Ba74-17 4.2 2.1 4.4 2.2 2.4 2.1 |
| Abbey 4.4 2.2 4.5 2.2 3.0 3.0 |
| Adelphi 4.6 2.2 4.8 2.2 4.4 4.4 |
| Allure 4.3 2.2 4.3 2.2 3.4 3.2 |
| Ascot 5.4 2.6 5.3 2.9 3.1 3.1 |
| Baron 5.4 2.8 5.4 3.1 4.0 4.2 |
| Bristol 4.9 2.4 5.0 2.5 4.2 4.5 |
| Buckingham |
| 5.6 3.2 5.6 3.3 4.1 4.1 |
| Cannon 4.7 2.4 4.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 |
| Chateau 4.4 2.4 4.4 2.4 3.4 3.5 |
| Coventry 4.4 2.2 4.5 2.4 3.2 3.5 |
| Eclipse 4.6 2.4 4.6 2.4 3.6 3.6 |
| Georgetown |
| 5.0 2.3 5.0 2.6 4.8 4.9 |
| Gnome 4.6 2.5 4.6 2.9 3.2 3.2 |
| Kelly 5.1 2.5 5.2 2.8 3.7 3.8 |
| Midnight 5.3 2.5 5.5 2.4 4.4 4.7 |
| Nassau 4.7 2.6 4.8 3.0 4.2 4.3 |
| Nottingham |
| 4.6 2.5 4.8 2.6 3.3 3.4 |
| Ram 1 5.4 2.6 5.3 2.8 3.6 3.4 |
| Touchdown |
| 5.1 2.9 4.8 2.8 4.1 4.0 |
| Victa 4.5 2.5 4.5 2.4 3.3 3.2 |
| Viva 4.6 2.5 4.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 0.41 0.35 0.38 0.35 0.58 0.3 |
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| TABLE 5 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Glumes of Ba74-17 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, |
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| OH |
| Glume Length (mm) |
| Outer Inner |
| Lowest Third Lowest |
| Third |
| Variety Whorl Whorl Whorl Whorl |
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| Ba74-17 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.9 |
| Abbey 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.1 |
| Adelphi 2.7 2.6 3.0 3.1 |
| Allure 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.0 |
| Ascot 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.0 |
| Baron 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.7 |
| Bristol 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.4 |
| Buckingham 3.5 3.3 3.9 3.8 |
| Cannon 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.1 |
| Chateau 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 |
| Coventry 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.1 |
| Eclipse 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.4 |
| Georgetown 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.1 |
| Gnome 2.8 2.9 3.3 3.3 |
| Kelly 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.5 |
| Midnight 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.1 |
| Nassau 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 |
| Nottingham 2.7 2.8 3.3 3.3 |
| Ram 1 2.9 3.0 3.6 3.5 |
| Touchdown 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.8 |
| Victa 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.1 |
| Viva 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.1 |
| LSD (.05) 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.23 |
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| Glume Hairs* |
| Lowest Whorl Third Whorl |
| Variety Outer Inner Outer |
| Inner |
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| Ba74-17 1.3 3.0 1.9 2.9 |
| Abbey 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.0 |
| Adelphi 0.6 2.7 1.1 1.9 |
| Allure 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 |
| Ascot 2.1 3.0 2.0 2.3 |
| Baron 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.6 |
| Bristol 1.0 2.2 0.8 2.2 |
| Buckingham 2.6 3.2 2.2 2.8 |
| Cannon 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.3 |
| Chateau 1.5 2.6 2.0 1.8 |
| Coventry 1.5 2.7 1.6 2.4 |
| Eclipse 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.9 |
| Georgetown 1.7 2.7 1.2 2.4 |
| Gnome 1.0 1.9 1.2 1.6 |
| Kelly 1.3 1.5 1.1 0.8 |
| Midnight 1.8 2.8 1.0 2.4 |
| Nassau 2.1 2.6 4.2 4.4 |
| Nottingham 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.1 |
| Ram 1 1.1 2.3 0.7 1.2 |
| Touchdown 0.7 2.1 1.1 1.4 |
| Victa 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.3 |
| Viva 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.0 |
| LSD (.05) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 |
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| *Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = most hairs |
| TABLE 6 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Flag Leaves of Ba74-17 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, |
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| OH |
| Leaves |
| Length Width Thickness |
| Variety cm mm mm Angle Curve |
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| Ba74-17 4.3 3.1 0.20 1.2 5.0 |
| Abbey 3.8 3.4 0.14 2.7 4.1 |
| Adelphi 5.7 3.4 0.18 5.2 5.0 |
| Allure 3.8 2.9 0.21 1.0 4.9 |
| Ascot 4.7 3.5 0.29 2.1 4.5 |
| Baron 7.0 4.2 0.15 9.2 4.4 |
| Bristol 4.3 3.2 0.21 2.3 5.0 |
| Buckingham |
| 5.3 3.4 0.23 1.4 5.0 |
| Cannon 4.3 3.5 0.22 1.9 5.0 |
| Chateau 4.0 2.7 0.19 3.4 2.0 |
| Coventry |
| 3.7 3.0 0.14 0.7 4.3 |
| Eclipse 3.9 3.2 0.19 8.7 5.0 |
| Georgetown |
| 5.7 2.8 0.22 1.9 5.0 |
| Gnome 4.5 3.5 0.18 4.3 5.0 |
| Kelly 4.8 4.1 0.18 3.1 4.4 |
| Midnight |
| 3.8 2.6 0.19 1.1 5.0 |
| Nassau 6.0 3.7 0.19 5.9 4.7 |
| Nottingham |
| 4.3 3.7 0.22 2.0 4.6 |
| Ram 1 3.4 3.1 0.19 1.0 4.8 |
| Touchdown |
| 4.1 2.7 0.16 3.4 4.1 |
| Victa 3.9 3.7 0.27 2.1 4.6 |
| Viva 4.5 3.6 0.18 5.1 4.4 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 1.0 0.42 0.02 2.50 0.44 |
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| Hairs* |
| Ligule Leaf Sheath |
| Variety mm Margin Ligule |
| Color** |
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| Ba74-17 1.2 0.2 2.8 2.0 |
| Abbey 1.3 0.8 1.6 0.2 |
| Adelphi 1.1 1.8 1.6 0.4 |
| Allure 0.8 0.4 2.3 2.0 |
| Ascot 1.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 |
| Baron 1.2 1.0 3.8 2.6 |
| Bristol 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.0 |
| Buckingham 1.2 0.5 2.1 1.8 |
| Cannon 1.3 0.4 3.6 1.5 |
| Chateau 0.9 1.1 3.1 0.3 |
| Coventry 0.9 0.8 1.7 2.0 |
| Eclipse 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.2 |
| Georgetown 0.6 0.6 2.0 2.0 |
| Gnome 0.8 0.9 3.2 1.5 |
| Kelly 1.5 1.1 2.5 2.2 |
| Midnight 30.4 0.4 0.3 2.0 |
| Nassau 1.1 2.6 2.4 0.8 |
| Nottingham 1.3 1.5 2.3 1.8 |
| Ram 1 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.0 |
| Touchdown 1.1 1.0 1.0 7.7 |
| Victa 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.5 |
| Viva 1.5 0.4 2.2 0.5 |
| LSD (.05) 0.17 0.50 0.70 0.76 |
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| *Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = most hairs |
| **Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = most color |
| TABLE 7 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Peduncles, Culms, Nodes Per Culm |
| and Top Internode Length of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH |
| Peduncle Culm Top |
| Length Width Length Nodes Internode |
| Variety cm mm cm Per Culm |
| length (cm) |
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| Ba74-17 20.7 0.76 31.0 3.1 7.6 |
| Abbey 23.2 0.65 41.3 4.1 11.0 |
| Adelphi 24.5 0.66 40.0 4.0 10.4 |
| Allure 17.9 0.61 28.0 3.1 7.7 |
| Ascot 20.0 0.64 36.3 3.0 12.7 |
| Baron 34.0 0.70 52.8 4.2 12.8 |
| Bristol 22.9 0.73 43.5 4.0 12.6 |
| Buckingham |
| 24.7 0.71 44.9 3.7 13.4 |
| Cannon 24.3 0.81 39.5 3.1 10.8 |
| Chateau 20.7 0.61 38.9 4.4 9.9 |
| Coventry |
| 19.6 0.49 34.7 4.5 7.9 |
| Eclipse 23.7 0.66 39.2 4.9 9.9 |
| Georgetown |
| 21.7 0.68 37.5 3.2 11.1 |
| Gnome 19.4 0.84 35.3 3.1 9.2 |
| Kelly 29.4 0.75 46.6 3.6 11.8 |
| Midnight |
| 20.5 0.72 29.5 2.8 7.6 |
| Nassau 25.0 0.66 36.0 3.9 7.4 |
| Nottingham |
| 26.9 0.82 39.7 2.9 9.7 |
| Ram 1 22.2 0.69 30.5 2.5 6.6 |
| Touchdown |
| 23.6 0.52 38.0 4.0 8.4 |
| Victa 21.2 0.81 37.9 3.7 10.3 |
| Viva 26.4 0.70 42.7 4.1 9.2 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 3.2 0.08 3.3 0.4 1.9 |
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| TABLE 8 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Vegetative Leaves of Ba74-17 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, |
| ______________________________________ |
| OH |
| Leaf |
| Length Width Thickness |
| Variety cm mm mm Angle* Curve*** |
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| Ba74-17 19.3 3.0 0.30 51.9 7.3 |
| Abbey 20.7 3.6 0.28 51.3 7.4 |
| Adelphi 19.4 3.7 0.28 67.0 4.6 |
| Allure 18.1 3.5 0.30 53.0 6.2 |
| Ascot 17.4 3.4 0.35 67.9 5.5 |
| Baron 18.2 4.3 0.29 35.0 4.4 |
| Bristol 18.2 3.7 0.32 65.5 6.9 |
| Buckingham |
| 18.9 4.5 0.36 50.9 5.0 |
| Cannon 22.1 3.3 0.30 62.5 8.2 |
| Chateau 23.1 3.3 0.33 39.7 5.4 |
| Coventry |
| 23.4 3.6 0.25 63.0 7.3 |
| Eclipse 20.3 4.4 0.30 65.5 5.4 |
| Georgetown |
| 19.5 3.6 0.29 56.7 5.8 |
| Gnome 18.2 2.9 0.29 43.2 6.6 |
| Kelly 22.8 3.9 0.30 55.5 7.0 |
| Midnight |
| 19.5 3.5 0.31 63.3 5.0 |
| Nassau 16.3 3.7 0.29 63.2 4.9 |
| Nottingham |
| 18.6 3.8 0.34 61.6 7.7 |
| Ram 1 19.1 3.6 0.27 70.8 6.5 |
| Touchdown |
| 16.7 3.7 0.24 51.3 4.0 |
| Victa 21.5 3.6 0.36 56.3 6.7 |
| Viva 22.9 3.8 0.40 53.0 7.1 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 3.5 0.43 0.04 15.9 1.5 |
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| Ligule Hairs*** |
| Length Leaf Leaf Color*** |
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| Ba74-17 0.14 3.5 0.9 2.0 |
| Abbey 0.32 4.4 2.8 0.0 |
| Adelphi 0.34 2.6 3.4 0.0 |
| Allure 0.14 2.0 1.6 1.9 |
| Ascot 0.22 1.5 2.0 1.4 |
| Baron 0.33 4.6 3.6 0.4 |
| Bristol 0.12 2.6 3.0 2.0 |
| Buckingham 0.14 3.3 2.6 2.0 |
| Cannon 0.16 3.2 0.7 2.0 |
| Chateau 0.22 3.3 3.1 0.5 |
| Coventry 0.32 3.1 2.4 0.3 |
| Eclipse 0.38 2.8 2.6 0.2 |
| Georgetown 0.14 2.5 2.4 2.0 |
| Gnome 0.23 1.6 0.8 1.4 |
| Kelly 0.34 4.6 2.4 0.0 |
| Midnight 0.10 1.3 1.6 2.0 |
| Nassau 0.34 2.5 3.3 1.4 |
| Nottingham 0.21 3.1 2.0 1.4 |
| Ram 1 0.09 1.8 1.0 2.0 |
| Touchdown 0.29 1.4 1.3 8.0 |
| Victa 0.26 2.3 1.7 0.1 |
| Viva 0.23 5.2 4.2 0.0 |
| LSD (.05) 0.04 0.8 0.6 0.6 |
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| *Leaf Angle: Degrees from stem |
| **Leaf Curve: 1-9; 1-4 = curves up; 5 = no curve; 6-9 = curves down |
| ***Leaf Hairs: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 = many |
| ****Sheath Color: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 = many |
With regard to comparative analysis conducted for purposes of determining
color of Ba74-17 plants relative to other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties,
readings were taken of the vegetative color of Ba74-17 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
Ba74-17 was determined to be 5 GY 4/6. 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; Ba77-700--5 GY 4/6; Midnight--7.5 GY 4/4; Abbey--5
GY 4/6; and 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 Ba74-17 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties for quality,
genetic color, spring greenup, winter color, leaf texture, percent living
ground, drought tolerance, canopy height, nitrogen deficiency, flood
recovery and seedheads are set forth hereinafter in Tables 9-20.
| TABLE 9 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Quality of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance in Five (5) Tests |
| A-E conducted at various Locations in the US. |
| TESTS (Mean Values) |
| Variety A B C D E |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.6 3.9 |
| Baron 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.1 |
| Gnome 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.1 |
| Haga 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.1 |
| Kenblue 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.3 |
| Liberty 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.4 3.9 |
| Merion 4.3 4.6 4.2 4.5 3.9 |
| Merit 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.1 |
| Midnight 5.7 5.6 4.7 4.9 4.2 |
| Monopoly 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.9 4.0 |
| Park 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.8 |
| Ram 1 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.6 |
| South Dakota |
| 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.3 |
| LSD (0.05) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Ideal Turf |
| TABLE 10 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Quality of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at Four (4) |
| Locations in the US. |
| Test Locations |
| Rathdrum St. Louis |
| Pittstown |
| Washington |
| Variety Idaho Missouri New Jersey |
| DC |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 6.3 6.4 6.4 4.1 |
| Baron 6.5 6.6 6.0 3.1 |
| Gnome 6.1 6.3 5.7 3.1 |
| Haga 6.7 6.0 5.1 3.2 |
| Kenblue 4.5 5.1 3.7 3.2 |
| Liberty 6.6 6.1 5.3 3.4 |
| Merion 5.9 6.1 3.4 1.7 |
| Merit 6.4 6.5 6.0 3.3 |
| Midnight 7.2 7.8 6.7 2.4 |
| Monopoly 4.9 5.5 4.8 3.9 |
| Park 4.6 5.0 3.9 3.3 |
| Ram 1 7.1 6.9 6.2 2.8 |
| South Dakota |
| 4.0 4.5 3.5 2.3 |
| LSD (0.05) |
| 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Ideal Turf |
| TABLE 11 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Genetic Color of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at Seven (7) Locations in US. |
| Color Ratings By Locations |
| Rath- St. North Marys- |
| Univ. |
| Nor- |
| drum Louis Lincoln |
| Brunswick |
| ville Park ton |
| Variety ID MO NE NJ OH PA VA |
| ______________________________________ |
| 74-17 7.2 6.7 6.4 7.0 7.2 6.4 6.3 |
| Baron 6.0 6.9 6.4 6.3 7.5 6.3 6.5 |
| Gnome 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.3 7.5 6.1 6.7 |
| Haga 3.3 5.6 5.8 4.3 6.3 5.4 5.0 |
| Kenblue 4.5 6.2 5.6 3.7 7.2 5.7 3.7 |
| Liberty 6.0 6.6 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.8 5.7 |
| Merion 5.7 6.3 5.8 5.3 7.0 5.8 5.0 |
| Merit 6.5 6.6 6.4 5.7 7.2 6.2 6.7 |
| Midnight |
| 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 8.2 8.0 7.2 |
| Monopoly |
| 2.3 5.8 5.4 3.7 6.0 4.9 5.0 |
| Park 4.0 5.3 5.3 3.0 6.5 4.9 4.0 |
| Ram 1 7.2 7.2 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.1 5.8 |
| South 4.8 5.8 5.2 3.7 7.0 5.9 4.3 |
| LSD (0.05) |
| 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.9 0.9 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Genetic Color Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Dark |
| TABLE 12 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Spring Greenup Ba74-17 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance |
| at Two (2) locations in the US. |
| Variety Rathdrum ID |
| Univ. Park, PA |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 7.0 3.3 |
| Baron 6.3 2.7 |
| Gnome 6.0 3.0 |
| Haga 5.3 2.3 |
| Kenblue 2.7 1.3 |
| Liberty 5.7 2.3 |
| Merion 7.7 3.3 |
| Merit 6.3 2.7 |
| Midnight 8.3 2.3 |
| Monopoly 2.7 1.7 |
| Park 3.3 2.3 |
| Ram 1 7.0 1.0 |
| South Dakota 3.0 1.3 |
| LSD (0.05) 1.8 0.8 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Spring Greenup Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Completely Green |
| TABLE 13 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Winter Color of Ba74-17 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties under Low maintenance at Rathdrum, ID |
| Winter |
| Variety Color |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 7.0 |
| Baron 6.3 |
| Gnome 6.7 |
| Haga 6.3 |
| Kenblue 3.7 |
| Liberty 6.7 |
| Merion 7.7 |
| Merit 7.0 |
| Midnight 8.3 |
| Monopoly 3.7 |
| Park 5.3 |
| Ram 1 7.7 |
| South Dakota |
| 3.7 |
| LSD (0.05) |
| 1.5 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Winter Color Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Complete Color Retention |
| TABLE 14 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Texture of Ba74-17 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at |
| Two (2) Locations in the US. |
| Rathdrum St. Louis |
| Variety ID MO |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 6.3 5.3 |
| Baron 5.7 5.8 |
| Gnome 6.0 5.3 |
| Haga 6.7 6.2 |
| Kenblue 9.0 7.8 |
| Liberty 7.3 5.9 |
| Merion 6.0 5.5 |
| Merit 5.7 5.1 |
| Midnight 8.3 6.3 |
| Monopoly 6.3 5.8 |
| Park 8.0 6.7 |
| Ram 1 7.3 6.4 |
| South Dakota 8.3 6.8 |
| LSD (0.05) 1.1 0.8 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Leaf Texture Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = very fine |
| TABLE 15 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Percent Living Ground Cover in Spring of Ba74-17 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at |
| the Washington Monument Grounds, DC. |
| Variety % Cover |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 41.7 |
| Baron 25.0 |
| Gnome 31.7 |
| Haga 48.3 |
| Kenblue 33.3 |
| Liberty 43.3 |
| Merion 10.0 |
| Merit 20.0 |
| Midnight 21.7 |
| Monopoly 53.3 |
| Park 33.3 |
| Ram 1 36.7 |
| South Dakota 11.7 |
| LSD (0.05) 23.2 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 16 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Drought Tolerance (Dormancy) of Ba74-17 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at |
| Beltsville, MD and Hubbard, OR. |
| Beltsville |
| Hubbard |
| Variety MD OR |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 6.3 5.3 |
| Baron 4.7 2.0 |
| Gnome 5.3 3.0 |
| Haga 5.3 2.0 |
| Kenblue 4.0 2.7 |
| Liberty 3.0 3.0 |
| Merion 6.0 4.7 |
| Merit 5.7 4.0 |
| Midnight 6.7 3.0 |
| Monopoly 5.7 3.0 |
| Park 4.7 3.3 |
| Ram 1 5.7 4.0 |
| South Dakota 5.7 3.7 |
| LSD (0.05) 2.0 2.2 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Dormancy Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = No Dormancy |
| TABLE 17 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Canopy Height |
| in Inches of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at University Park, PA. |
| Variety Height in Inches |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 4.5 |
| Baron 5.0 |
| Gnome 5.2 |
| Haga 6.2 |
| Kenblue 7.3 |
| Liberty 4.5 |
| Merion 4.3 |
| Merit 4.5 |
| Midnight 3.2 |
| Monopoly 7.0 |
| Park 7.3 |
| Ram 1 5.2 |
| South Dakota 6.3 |
| LSD (0.05) 1.4 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 18 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Nitrogen |
| Deficiency Ratings of Ba74-17 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at Rathdrum, ID. |
| Variety Nitrogen Deficiency |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 6.3 |
| Baron 6.3 |
| Gnome 6.7 |
| Haga 5.0 |
| Kenblue 1.7 |
| Liberty 6.7 |
| Merion 3.7 |
| Merit 5.3 |
| Midnight 7.0 |
| Monopoly 5.3 |
| Park 4.0 |
| Ram 1 7.3 |
| South Dakota 1.7 |
| LSD (0.05) 2.1 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Nitrogen Deficiency Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no symptoms |
| TABLE 19 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Flood Recovery |
| Ratings of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at Lincoln, NE. |
| Variety Flood Recovery |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 5.7 |
| Baron 3.3 |
| Gnome 4.0 |
| Haga 1.7 |
| Kenblue 2.3 |
| Liberty 3.3 |
| Merion 5.3 |
| Merit 4.0 |
| Midnight 4.3 |
| Monopoly 1.7 |
| Park 1.7 |
| Ram 1 2.3 |
| South Dakota 2.0 |
| LSD (0.05) 3.2 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Flood Recovery Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = best |
| TABLE 20 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of |
| Seedheads of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at North Brunswick, NJ. |
| Variety Seedheads |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 2.3 |
| Baron 3.0 |
| Gnome 3.7 |
| Haga 4.7 |
| Kenblue 9.0 |
| Liberty 4.0 |
| Merion 4.0 |
| Merit 2.0 |
| Midnight 9.0 |
| Monopoly 6.0 |
| Park 9.0 |
| Ram 1 6.3 |
| South Dakota 8.7 |
| LSD (0.05) 1.8 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Seedhead Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = none |
Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turf
performance. Ba74-17 has been found to have a medium to high level of
resistance to the following diseases: (a) leaf spot and melting out caused
by Drechslera poae formerly called Helminthosporium vagans; (b) diseases
such as leaf rust caused by Puccinia spp; (c) Fusarium patch caused by
Fusarium spp; and (d) red thread caused by Laetisaria fuciformis.
Compounds of disease incidence of Ba74-17 as compared with other Kentucky
Bluegrass Varieties in regard to leaf spot, melting out, leaf rust,
Fusarium patch and red thread are presented in Tables 21-26.
| TABLE 21 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Spot Incidence |
| of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Varieties under Low Maintenance at Five (5) Locations in the US. |
| N. Brunswick |
| Pittstown |
| Marysville |
| Beltsville |
| Norton |
| Variety |
| NJ NJ OH MD VA |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 |
| 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.7 |
| Baron 4.7 5.3 6.7 4.0 4.0 |
| Gnome 3.7 4.0 6.3 3.3 4.7 |
| Haga 2.7 3.3 6.3 3.3 4.3 |
| Kenblue |
| 1.0 1.0 3.3 1.3 2.3 |
| Liberty |
| 4.7 4.7 7.3 3.7 5.7 |
| Merion 5.7 6.3 6.0 3.3 6.0 |
| Merit 4.3 4.7 6.7 4.3 5.0 |
| Midnight |
| 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 |
| Monopoly |
| 3.3 3.3 5.7 3.7 4.0 |
| Park 2.0 2.7 4.0 2.0 3.7 |
| Ram 1 4.3 3.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 |
| South 1.0 1.3 3.3 1.0 4.0 |
| LSD (0.05) |
| 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Leaf Spot Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease |
| TABLE 22 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Spot Incidence |
| of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Varieties under Low Maintenance at Pittstown, NJ and Ithaca, NY |
| Variety Pittstown NJ |
| Ithaca NY |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 5.7 9.0 |
| Baron 5.3 9.0 |
| Gnome 4.0 9.0 |
| Haga 3.3 8.0 |
| Kenblue 1.0 1.3 |
| Liberty 4.7 8.3 |
| Merion 6.3 8.0 |
| Merit 4.7 7.3 |
| Midnight 7.3 9.0 |
| Monopoly 3.3 5.0 |
| Park 2.7 2.3 |
| Ram 1 3.7 3.7 |
| South Dakota 1.3 4.3 |
| LSD (0.05) 1.5 2.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Leaf Spot Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = No Disease |
| TABLE 23 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Melting Out |
| Incidence of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at Rathdrum, ID. |
| Variety Melting Out |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 6.0 |
| Baron 7.0 |
| Gnome 5.3 |
| Haga 6.3 |
| Kenblue 4.0 |
| Liberty 6.3 |
| Merion 6.0 |
| Merit 6.7 |
| Midnight 8.0 |
| Monopoly 5.0 |
| Park 4.3 |
| Ram 1 8.0 |
| South Dakota 4.0 |
| LSD (0.05) 1.5 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Melting Out Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = No Damage |
| TABLE 24 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Rust |
| Incidence of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at Rathdrum, ID. |
| Variety Leaf Rust |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 7.3 |
| Baron 6.0 |
| Gnome 8.0 |
| Haga 5.7 |
| Kenblue 4.3 |
| Liberty 6.5 |
| Merion 3.7 |
| Merit 6.3 |
| Midnight 5.7 |
| Monopoly 3.0 |
| Park 2.7 |
| Ram 1 7.7 |
| South Dakota 3.7 |
| LSD (0.05) 1.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Leaf Rust Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = No Disease |
| TABLE 25 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Fusarium Patch |
| Incidence of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties under Low Maintenance at Rathdrum, ID. |
| Variety Fusarium Patch |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 5.7 |
| Baron 4.3 |
| Gnome 6.0 |
| Haga 4.7 |
| Kenblue 2.3 |
| Liberty 6.0 |
| Merion 3.3 |
| Merit 5.7 |
| Midnight 4.7 |
| Monopoly 3.3 |
| Park 1.7 |
| Ram 1 6.0 |
| South Dakota 2.7 |
| LSD (0.05) 1.8 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Fusarium Patch Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = No Disease |
| TABLE 26 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Red Thread |
| Incidence of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Varieties under Low Maintenance at Kingston, RI and Marysville, OH. |
| Variety Kingston RI |
| Marysville OH |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 7.0 8.0 |
| Baron 7.0 7.7 |
| Gnome 5.7 8.0 |
| Haga 6.3 8.0 |
| Kenblue 3.7 4.7 |
| Liberty 7.7 8.0 |
| Merion 8.3 7.7 |
| Merit 7.0 8.0 |
| Midnight 6.3 7.7 |
| Monopoly 6.0 7.7 |
| Park 6.0 6.0 |
| Ram 1 7.3 7.3 |
| South Dakota 6.7 7.7 |
| LSD (0.05) 2.1 1.2 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Red Thread Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease |
Additional comparisons for mature plant height, vegetative growth versus
seed heads, panicle length, days to heading, days to anthesis and seed
yields are presented in Tables 27-32.
| TABLE 27 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Mature Plant Height |
| of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Variety Height cm |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 62.2 |
| Ba78-258 |
| 60.3 |
| Ba77-700 |
| 60.0 |
| Ba78-165 |
| 53.4 |
| Abbey 65.0 |
| Allure 53.0 |
| Ascot 56.0 |
| Bristol 69.4 |
| Buckingham |
| 66.8 |
| Cannon 68.4 |
| Chateau 60.2 |
| Coventry |
| 62.4 |
| Estate 57.4 |
| Fairfax 60.6 |
| Gnome 60.8 |
| Kelly 65.2 |
| Newport 74.9 |
| Victa 68.2 |
| Viva 61.6 |
| LSD (0.05) |
| 8.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 28 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Vegetative Growth Versus Seed Heads |
| of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Variety Vegatative Growth vs Seed Heads |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 5.6 |
| Ba78-258 6.9 |
| Ba77-700 7.2 |
| Ba78-165 5.8 |
| Abbey 5.8 |
| Allure 7.2 |
| Ascot 4.2 |
| Bristol 6.0 |
| Buckingham 5.6 |
| Cannon 8.0 |
| Chateau 6.8 |
| Coventry 8.0 |
| Estate 8.6 |
| Fairfax 7.2 |
| Gnome 6.6 |
| Kelly 4.8 |
| Newport 3.4 |
| Victa 7.8 |
| Viva 7.2 |
| LSD (0.05) 1.8 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Vegetative Growth versus Seed Heads Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Most Vegetativ |
| Growth |
| TABLE 29 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Panicle Length |
| of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Variety Panicle Length (cm) |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 9.3 |
| Ba78-258 11.1 |
| Ba77-700 8.9 |
| Ba78-165 8.6 |
| Abbey 10.4 |
| Allure 7.8 |
| Ascot 9.5 |
| Bristol 13.6 |
| Buckingham 11.9 |
| Cannon 9.9 |
| Chateau 7.7 |
| Coventry 7.8 |
| Estate 8.3 |
| Fairfax 9.1 |
| Gnome 9.7 |
| Kelly 9.7 |
| Newport 10.8 |
| Victa 10.0 |
| Viva 9.8 |
| LSD (0.05) 2.0 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 30 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Days to Heading |
| of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Days to Heading |
| Variety First 50% 100% |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 103.0 119.2 122.0 |
| Ba78-258 110.1 125.5 128.1 |
| Ba77-700 109.8 125.4 127.2 |
| Ba78-165 100.2 118.6 121.6 |
| Abbey 108.2 124.2 127.2 |
| Allure 110.6 125.0 126.2 |
| Ascot 88.0 112.0 118.6 |
| Bristol 95.4 118.6 122.2 |
| Buckingham 94.0 112.4 120.0 |
| Cannon 113.4 125.0 127.0 |
| Chateau 106.0 123.8 126.0 |
| Coventry 105.8 122.4 124.6 |
| Estate 105.8 123.8 125.6 |
| Fairfax 102.6 121.6 124.4 |
| Gnome 109.8 125.4 127.2 |
| Kelly 112.2 125.4 127.2 |
| Newport 85.0 109.8 118.2 |
| Victa 111.6 125.0 127.0 |
| Viva 109.4 125.0 127.2 |
| LSD (0.05) 5.3 4.0 1.8 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 31 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Days to Anthesis |
| of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, OR. |
| Days to Anthesis |
| Variety First 50% 100% |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 125.0 127.0 132.0 |
| Ba78-258 129.1 134.1 137.5 |
| Ba77-700 129.0 134.4 137.8 |
| Ba78-165 124.2 126.2 132.0 |
| Abbey 129.2 132.4 136.6 |
| Allure 127.8 131.0 134.8 |
| Ascot 118.6 123.8 131.8 |
| Bristol 124.6 126.6 132.0 |
| Buckingham 123.4 127.6 133.6 |
| Cannon 129.0 132.2 136.0 |
| Chateau 128.2 130.8 135.2 |
| Coventry 126.6 128.6 134.4 |
| Estate 127.0 129.2 135.2 |
| Fairfax 125.8 128.8 132.8 |
| Gnome 129.0 133.2 136.6 |
| Kelly 129.0 132.8 136.6 |
| Newport 120.4 123.4 131.4 |
| Victa 129.0 132.2 136.0 |
| Viva 129.0 132.8 136.6 |
| LSD (0.05) 2.1 2.5 1.8 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 32 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Seed Yields of Ba74-17 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties in Three (3) Tests Conducted at Imbler, OR. |
| Seed Yield (Lb./acre) |
| Variety Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba74-17 1,433 1,238 1,284 |
| Ba78-258 1,377 1,211 1,076 |
| Ba77-700 1,569 1,105 1,156 |
| Abbey 1,549 1,324 1,090 |
| Buckingham 748 923 740 |
| Cannon 1,551 1,130 1,171 |
| Coventry 1,046 839 847 |
| Fairfax 1,159 1,074 766 |
| Viva 1,612 1,111 1,054 |
| LSD (0.05) 160 271 296 |
| ______________________________________ |
Meier, Virgil D., Burr, Jay B.
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Title |
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| 3186, |
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| PP4336, |
Dec 27 1977 |
The O. M. Scott & Sons Company |
Kentucky bluegrass |
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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 |
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May 29 1987 |
The O. M. Scott & Sons Company |
Kentucky bluegrass |
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Jun 22 1990 |
The O.M. Scott & Sons Company, Inc. |
Ba 73-626 Kentucky Bluegrass |
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Jan 14 1992 |
The O. M. Scott & Sons Company |
BA 73-540 Kentucky Bluegrass |
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Sep 23 1993 |
The O. M. Scott and Sons Company |
BA 73-366 Kentucky bluegrass |
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Sep 19 1994 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
`BA 73-381` Kentucky bluegrass |
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May 30 1995 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
`Ba 69-82 ` Kentucky Bluegrass |
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