1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Poa
pretensis that has been designated Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass.
2. Description of Related Art
Kentucky bluegrasses have been disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 3,156,
issued May 9, 1972; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 3,186, issued May 23, 1972; U.S.
Pat. No. P.P. 4,336, issued Nov. 28, 1978; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 6,280,
issued Sep. 6, 1988; U.S. Pat. Nos. P.P. 6,537 and 6,538, issued on Jan.
17, 1989; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 6,585, issued Feb. 7, 1989; U.S. Pat. No.
P.P. 7,831, issued Mar. 17, 1992; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 8,490, issued Dec. 7,
1993; U.S. Pat. No. P.P. 9,036, issued Jan. 3, 1995; U.S. Pat. No. P.P.
9,209, issued Jul. 18, 1995; and pending U.S. Plant patent application
Ser. No. 08/453,864, filed May 30, 1995.
Ba 74-114 plant material originated by crossing a Vantage Kentucky
bluegrass plant as the seed parent with an Anheuser Dwarf Kentucky
bluegrass plant 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 74-114 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. Asexual production of
Ba 74-114 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 Ba74-114 is approximately 95% based upon examining seedling
characteristics of approximately 100 to 150 seedlings from different crop
years in a growth chamber.
Ba 74-114 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; Scherotinia homoeocarpa that causes
dollar spot; Puccinia spp. that causes several types of rust infections;
Erysiphe graminis that causes powdery mildew and Ustilago striiformis that
causes stripe smut. Ba 74-114 has an attractive leafy turf type, low
growth habit; moderately wide leaf blades and an attractive dark green
color which can be maintained throughout the entire growing season. Ba
74-114 demonstrates strong early spring greening and good winter color
under mild winter conditions.
Ba 74-114 is an overall good turfgrass performer as evidenced by medium to
high scores for quality and color. Ba 74-114 has a medium seed yield
potential in the bluegrass seed production region of the northwestern U.S.
In comparison with a number of other Kentucky bluegrasses, Ba 74-114 has a
significantly longer seed and rachilla than many other grasses and a below
average seed count. The panicle is significantly longer than many other
grasses, below average in width and whorl number and a significantly lower
branch count. Ba 74-114 has significantly larger spikelets, longer glumes
and above average number of florets. Its culm and internode are
significantly longer than many other grasses. The peduncle is slightly
above average in length and width. It has a flag leaf that is above
average in length and width and significantly thicker than many other
grasses. The vegetative leaf is below average in length but it is a
significantly wider leaf than most other grasses and significantly thicker
than many other grasses. The ligule of the vegetative leaf is
significantly shorter and sheath color is significantly greater than many
other grasses.
Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass is lower growing, darker green in color and
substantially more resistant to leaf spot disease than Vantage Kentucky
Bluegrass, its seed parent. Ba 74-114 is a higher seed yielder and a more
vigorous plant than Anheuser Kentucky Bluegrass, its pollen parent.
FIG. 1 is a Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass panicle;
FIG. 2 is a Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass seed; and
FIG. 3 is a Ba 74-114 Kentucky Bluegrass plant shortly after completing
anthesis.
BA 74-114 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
later winter to continue growth undisturbed by clipping under moderate
temperatures (60°-80° F.), culms are erect averaging 44.9 cm
in length and 3.7 nodes per culm and the uppermost internode averages 13.4
cm in length. The peduncle averages 24.7 cm in length and 0.71 mm in
width. The vegetative leaf averages 18.9 cm in length, 4.5 mm in width and
0.36 mm in thickness and the ligule 0.14 mm in length. The flag leaf
averages 5.3 cm in length, 3.4 mm in width, 0.23 mm in thickness and a
ligule length of 1.2 mm.
The panicle averages 88.8 mm in length, 52.0 mm in width, and 9.3 whorls.
Both the lowest whorl and the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle
average 2.1 branches. A spikelet in the lowest whorl averages 5.6 mm in
length, 3.2 mm in width, 4.1 florets and the outer glume and inner glume
average 3.5 and 3.9 mm in length, respectively. A spikelet from the third
whorl from the bottom of the panicle averages 5.6 mm in length, 3.3 mm in
width, 4.1 florets, and the outer glume and inner glume averages 3.3 and
3.8 mm in length, respectively.
After the seed has been conditioned, the lemma has a generally smooth keel
with occasional short hairs and a few long fine hairs at the base.
Conditioned seed of Ba 74-114 averages 3.23 mm in length, 0.89 mm in
width, a rachilla length of 0.88 mm, and, contains an average quantity of
lemma hairs. The seed count for Ba 74-114 averages approximately 978,000
seeds per pound.
Comparisons of Ba 74-114 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties in terms
of seed dimension and seed numbers per pound are shown in Tables 1 and 2
as follows:
| TABLE 1 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Seed and Rachilla Measurements |
| and Lemma Hair of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Varieties at Marysville, OH After Conditioning |
| Seed |
| Length Width Rachilla |
| Lemma* |
| Variety mm mm mm Hair |
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| Ba 74-114 3.23 0.89 0.88 4.2 |
| Ba73-366 3.04 0.91 0.80 4.4 |
| Ba73-381 3.00 0.94 0.86 4.9 |
| Abbey 2.97 0.89 0.80 3.8 |
| Adelphi 2.70 0.84 0.65 4.4 |
| America 2.40 0.68 0.68 2.8 |
| Baron 3.08 0.81 0.71 5.0 |
| Bristol 2.94 0.88 0.73 4.3 |
| 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 |
| Marquis 2.97 0.87 0.83 4.7 |
| Midnight 2.94 0.76 0.78 5.7 |
| Nassau 3.07 0.86 0.68 3.4 |
| Ram I 3.23 0.89 0.80 6.0 |
| Touchdown 2.93 0.88 0.71 4.6 |
| Victa 3.00 0.80 0.82 3.5 |
| LSD (.05) 0.16 0.05 0.13 0.86 |
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| *Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = longest row of hairs |
| TABLE 2 |
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| Comparison of Seed Numbers Per Pound of Ba 74-114 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, |
| OH After Conditioning |
| Variety Seeds Per Pound |
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| Ba 74-114 978,000 |
| Ba73-366 1,025,586 |
| Ba73-381 1,171,000 |
| Abbey 1,003,037 |
| Adelphi 1,383,976 |
| America 1,659,824 |
| Baron 1,051,693 |
| Bristol 1,270,821 |
| Chateau 1,300,105 |
| Coventry 1,246,200 |
| Eclipse 1,335,668 |
| Georgetown 1,431,000 |
| Gnome 1,017,641 |
| Kelly 921,166 |
| Marquis 1,054,642 |
| Midnight 1,227,000 |
| Nassau 1,127,130 |
| Ram I 1,214,000 |
| Touchdown 1,211,000 |
| Victa 1,038,298 |
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Ba 74-114 differs significantly morphologically from many other Kentucky
Bluegrass varieties in regard to the following characteristics: (1) seed
length; (2) rachilla length; (3) panicle length; (4) number of branches in
the whorl; (5) spikelet length and width; (6) glume length and width; (7)
culm length and internode length; (8) flag leaf thickness; and (9)
vegetative leaf width and sheath color.
Since environmental conditions such as soil and climate may influence
morphological characteristics to some extent, comparisons of morphological
characteristics of Ba 74-114 were made with other Kentucky Bluegrass
varieties and the comparisons are set forth in the following Tables 3-8:
| TABLE 3 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Panicles, Whorl Number and |
| Whorl Branches of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH |
| Number |
| Panicles of Branches |
| Nod- Length Width Whorl Lowest |
| Third |
| Variety ding* mm mm Number Whorl Whorl |
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| Ba 74-114 |
| 2.0 88.8 62.0 9.3 2.1 2.1 |
| Ba73-366 |
| 1.6 88.8 68.4 8.8 4.3 3.7 |
| Ba73-381 |
| 1.1 80.2 55.3 9.8 4.1 3.9 |
| 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 |
| America 2.3 67.7 51.1 8.8 3.3 3.5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| George- 1.0 80.0 57.0 7.4 2.1 2.6 |
| town |
| 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 |
| Marquis 1.1 82.0 63.0 10.3 3.9 3.6 |
| 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 |
| Ram I 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 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 0.68 7.35 8.62 0.66 0.72 0.50 |
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| *Rate Scale: 1-9; 9 = most nodding |
| TABLE 4 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Spikelets and Florets of |
| Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the |
| Greenhouse at Marysville, OH |
| Number |
| of Florets |
| Spikelet* Per |
| Lowest Whorl |
| Third Whorl Spikelet |
| Length Width Length |
| Width Lowest |
| Third |
| Variety mm mm mm mm Whorl Whorl |
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| Ba 74-114 |
| 5.6 3.2 5.6 3.3 4.1 4.1 |
| Ba73-366 4.6 2.5 4.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 |
| Ba73-381 4.7 2.4 4.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 |
| 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 |
| America 4.6 2.2 4.4 2.3 4.5 4.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Marquis 4.3 2.2 4.4 2.3 3.1 2.9 |
| 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 |
| Ram I 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 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 0.41 0.35 0.38 0.35 0.58 0.53 |
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| *Microscope measurements |
| TABLE 5 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Glumes of Ba 74-114 |
| 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 74-114 3.5 3.3 3.9 3.8 |
| Ba73-366 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.1 |
| Ba73-381 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.1 |
| Abbey 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.1 |
| Adelphi 2.7 2.6 3.0 3.1 |
| America 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.5 |
| Baron 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.7 |
| Bristol 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.4 |
| 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 |
| Marquis 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.1 |
| Midnight 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.1 |
| Nassau 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 |
| Ram I 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 |
| 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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| Ba 74-114 2.6 3.2 2.2 2.8 |
| Ba73-366 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.0 |
| Ba73-381 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.3 |
| Abbey 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.0 |
| Adelphi 0.6 2.7 1.1 1.9 |
| America 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 |
| Baron 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.6 |
| Bristol 1.0 2.2 0.8 2.2 |
| 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 |
| Marquis 0.9 1.1 1.7 1.8 |
| Midnight 1.8 2.8 1.0 2.4 |
| Nassau 2.1 2.6 4.2 4.4 |
| Ram I 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 |
| 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 Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the |
| Greenhouse at Marysville, OH |
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| Length Width Thickness |
| Variety cm mm mm Angle1/ |
| Curve2/ |
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| Ba 74-114 |
| 5.3 3.4 0.23 1.4 5.0 |
| Ba73-366 4.5 3.6 0.18 5.1 4.4 |
| Ba73-381 4.3 3.5 0.22 1.9 5.0 |
| Abbey 3.8 3.4 0.14 2.7 4.1 |
| Adelphi 5.7 3.4 0.18 5.2 5.0 |
| America 4.3 2.6 0.21 4.6 5.0 |
| Baron 7.0 4.2 0.15 9.2 4.4 |
| Bristol 4.3 3.2 0.21 2.3 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 |
| Marquis 5.5 3.6 0.24 2.7 4.6 |
| Midnight 3.8 2.6 0.19 1.1 5.0 |
| Nassau 6.0 3.7 0.19 5.9 4.7 |
| Ram I 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 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 1.0 0.4 0.02 2.5 0.4 |
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| Hairs3/ |
| Leaf Sheath |
| Variety Ligule mm Margin Ligule |
| Color4/ |
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| Ba 74-114 1.2 0.5 2.1 1.8 |
| Ba73-366 1.5 0.4 2.2 0.5 |
| Ba73-381 1.3 0.4 3.6 1.5 |
| Abbey 1.3 0.8 1.6 0.2 |
| Adelphi 1.1 1.8 1.6 0.4 |
| America 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.9 |
| Baron 1.2 1.0 3.8 2.6 |
| Bristol 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.0 |
| 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 |
| Marquis 0.8 0.5 3.8 1.5 |
| Midnight 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.0 |
| Nassau 1.1 2.6 2.4 0.8 |
| Ram I 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 |
| LSD (.05) 0.17 0.47 0.7 0.76 |
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| 1/ Degrees from the stem |
| 2/ Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = curves up; 5 = no curve; 9 = curves down |
| 3/ Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 = many |
| 4/ Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = dark purple |
| TABLE 7 |
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| Morphological Comparison of Peduncles, Culms, Node |
| Numbers Per Culm and Internode Length of Ba 74-114 and |
| Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse |
| at Marysville, OH |
| Peduncle Peduncle Culm Nodes Top |
| Length Width Length |
| Per Internode |
| Variety cm mm cm Culm Length cm |
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| Ba 74-114 |
| 24.7 0.71 44.9 3.7 13.4 |
| Ba73-366 26.4 0.70 42.7 4.1 9.2 |
| Ba73-381 24.3 0.81 39.5 3.1 10.8 |
| Abbey 23.2 0.65 41.3 4.1 11.0 |
| Adelphi 24.5 0.66 40.0 4.0 10.4 |
| America 16.2 0.62 31.8 3.1 11.0 |
| Baron 34.0 0.70 52.8 4.2 12.8 |
| Bristol 22.9 0.73 43.5 4.0 12.6 |
| 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 |
| Marquis 27.1 0.83 34.1 3.4 7.8 |
| Midnight 20.5 0.72 29.5 2.8 7.6 |
| Nassau 25.0 0.66 36.0 3.9 7.4 |
| Ram I 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 |
| 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 Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse |
| at Marysville, OH |
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| Length |
| Width Thickness Leaf |
| Variety cm mm mm Angle1/ |
| Curve2/ |
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| Ba 74-114 |
| 18.9 4.5 0.36 50.9 5.0 |
| Ba73-366 22.9 3.8 0.40 53.0 7.1 |
| Ba73-381 22.1 3.3 0.30 62.5 8.2 |
| Abbey 20.7 3.6 0.28 51.3 7.4 |
| Adelphi 19.4 3.7 0.28 67.0 4.6 |
| America 21.4 3.1 0.32 66.0 6.4 |
| Baron 18.2 4.3 0.29 35.0 4.4 |
| Bristol 18.2 3.7 0.32 65.5 6.9 |
| 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 |
| Marquis 19.7 3.7 0.38 46.4 7.8 |
| Midnight 19.5 3.5 0.31 63.3 5.0 |
| Nassau 16.3 3.7 0.29 63.2 4.9 |
| Ram I 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 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 3.5 0.43 0.04 15.9 1.5 |
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| Ligule |
| Hairs3/ |
| Length Leaf Leaf Sheath Sheath |
| Variety mm Ligule Margin |
| Roughness4/ |
| Color5/ |
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| Ba 74-114 |
| 0.14 3.3 2.6 8.7 2.0 |
| Ba73-366 0.23 5.2 4.2 8.5 0.0 |
| Ba73-381 0.16 3.2 0.7 8.2 2.0 |
| Abbey 0.32 4.4 2.8 7.7 0.0 |
| Adelphi 0.34 2.6 3.4 8.8 0.0 |
| America 0.12 1.7 2.1 8.4 2.0 |
| Baron 0.33 4.6 3.6 7.4 0.4 |
| Bristol 0.12 2.6 3.0 8.9 2.0 |
| Chateau 0.22 3.3 3.1 7.8 0.5 |
| Coventry 0.32 3.1 2.4 8.1 0.3 |
| Eclipse 0.38 2.8 2.6 9.0 0.2 |
| Georgetown |
| 0.14 2.5 2.4 8.5 2.0 |
| Gnome 0.23 1.6 0.8 7.5 1.4 |
| Kelly 0.34 4.6 2.4 8.8 0.0 |
| Marquis 0.21 3.6 1.1 6.8 1.1 |
| Midnight 0.10 1.3 1.6 7.7 2.0 |
| Nassau 0.34 2.5 3.3 8.5 1.4 |
| Ram I 0.09 1.8 2.0 7.7 2.0 |
| Touchdown |
| 0.29 1.4 1.3 7.9 8.0 |
| Victa 0.26 2.3 1.7 7.9 0.1 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 0.04 0.79 0.70 0.89 0.57 |
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| 1/ Degrees from the stem |
| 2/ Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = curves up; 5 = no curve; 9 = curves down |
| 3/ Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 = many |
| 4/ Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = rough; 9 = smooth |
| 5/ Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = no color; 9 = dark purple color |
Ba 74-114 has performed well throughout the U.S., as exhibited by medium to
high turf quality ratings in comparison to many other Kentucky Bluegrass
varieties. In addition, it has a deep 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 74-114 plants relative to other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties,
readings were taken of the vegetative color of Ba 74-114 during mid-May
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
74-114 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: Ba 73-381 -- 5GY 4/4;
Ba 73-366 -- 5 GY 4/4; Ba 73-540 -- 5 GY 4/4; Abbey -- 5 GY 3/4; and
Coventry -- 5 GY 4/4. However, it should be noted that the general
apparent color or 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 74-114 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieities for
quality, genetic color, spring greening and winter color are set forth
hereinafter in Tables 9-15:
| TABLE 9 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Quality of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties at Seven Locations in the U.S. |
| Locations1/ |
| Variety 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Va 74-114 6.4 7.3 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.9 |
| Ba73-366 7.2 5.1 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 4.7 |
| Ba73-381 6.9 5.1 5.4 4.2 5.3 4.2 4.1 |
| Abbey 6.9 5.1 5.5 4.9 5.1 3.5 4.2 |
| Able I 7.5 7.3 5.9 5.2 5.7 5.9 4.7 |
| Banff 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.3 4.6 5.1 4.2 |
| Baron 7.2 5.4 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.6 |
| Challenger 6.6 7.3 4.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 4.8 |
| Classic 6.9 5.5 6.2 5.5 4.3 5.6 4.0 |
| Coventry 6.3 7.2 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.3 4.9 |
| Eclipse 6.7 5.9 6.5 5.7 5.1 5.9 4.9 |
| Estate 7.0 6.4 5.5 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.2 |
| Georgetown 6.6 6.3 6.6 5.7 4.9 5.7 4.1 |
| Glade 7.4 7.5 7.5 5.2 5.6 4.5 4.7 |
| Gnome 6.8 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.7 |
| Haga 6.7 5.9 6.3 5.5 5.1 5.7 4.1 |
| Kelly 7.2 5.7 5.8 4.1 5.0 5.2 5.1 |
| Kenblue 6.4 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.2 3.2 |
| Liberty 7.0 6.5 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.2 |
| Marquis 6.8 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.5 4.7 5.0 |
| Merion 5.1 2.7 2.7 4.0 4.2 4.8 4.7 |
| Merit 6.9 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.9 4.7 |
| Midnight 7.1 7.9 8.3 6.6 4.7 5.7 4.6 |
| Monopoly 6.5 4.9 5.0 4.3 4.8 5.1 3.9 |
| Nassau 6.9 5.8 6.4 4.5 5.5 5.5 3.9 |
| Ram I 7.8 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.2 4.7 |
| South Dakota |
| 6.6 4.3 3.0 2.2 2.1 2.7 3.3 |
| Touchdown 7.2 7.1 4.2 5.2 3.3 5.1 4.8 |
| LSD (.05) 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-0; 9 = ideal turf |
| 1/ Locations: 1 -- Ames, IA; 2 -- Post Falls, ID; 3 -- Adelphia NJ; |
| -- Martinsville, NJ; 5 -- Hubbard, OR; 6 -- pooled data from Halsey, |
| Hubbard and Gervais, OR; 7 -- Haymarket, VA. |
| TABLE 10 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Quality of Ba 74-114 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown in the Shade in |
| Four Tests (A-D) Conducted at Marysville, OH |
| Quality Tests |
| Variety A B C D |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 3.0 2.7 2.5 3.0 |
| Adelphi 2.5 3.2 2.8 2.8 |
| Bonnieblue 2.6 2.4 2.4 1.8 |
| Bristol 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.9 |
| Fylking 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.5 |
| Merion 2.4 2.5 2.3 1.8 |
| Merit 1.4 1.9 2.2 1.9 |
| Newport 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 |
| Nugget 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.3 |
| Park 1.7 2.0 2.2 1.9 |
| Pennstar 1.2 1.8 2.2 1.8 |
| Victa 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 |
| Mean 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 |
| LSD (.05) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-5; 5 = ideal turf |
| TABLE 11 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Quality of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties Grown under Shade Conditions in Five |
| Tests (A-E) Conducted at Marysville, OH |
| Qualily Tests |
| Variety A B C D E |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 2.1 2.5 1.9 2.1 7.0 |
| Ba73-366 1.5 1.0 1.6 1.5 6.0 |
| Ba73-381 1.8 2.3 1.7 1.6 6.5 |
| Adelphi 1.5 2.5 1.8 1.6 7.5 |
| Bristol 1.5 1.8 1.6 2.0 6.0 |
| Dormie 1.5 3.0 1.9 1.7 5.5 |
| Glade 1.5 1.4 1.7 2.0 6.0 |
| Merion 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.5 5.5 |
| Monopoly 1.8 3.0 1.9 2.2 7.0 |
| Nassau 1.6 2.2 1.8 1.7 6.5 |
| Park 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.7 6.0 |
| Ram I 1.8 2.2 1.7 1.6 6.0 |
| Vantage 1.6 2.8 1.8 2.0 6.5 |
| Victa 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.3 6.0 |
| Wabash 1.6 2.8 1.8 2.3 5.5 |
| Mean 1.6 2.2 1.7 1.7 6.3 |
| LSD (.05) 0.44 1.2 0.34 0.39 1.2 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale for Tests A-D: 1-5; 5 = best |
| Rating Scale for Test E: 1-9; 9 = best |
| TABLE 12 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Genetic Color of Ba 74-114 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Three Tests (A-C) |
| Conducted at Ten (10) Locations in the US |
| TESTS (Annual Means) |
| Variety A B C |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 7.0 7.2 7.2 |
| Ba73-366 5.5 5.5 5.9 |
| Ba73-381 6.0 5.7 6.4 |
| Abbey 5.6 5.9 5.8 |
| Able I 6.6 6.8 6.8 |
| A-34 5.0 5.4 4.6 |
| Banff 5.1 6.0 5.5 |
| Baron 6.0 6.0 5.9 |
| Classic 5.2 5.9 5.2 |
| Coventry 5.9 5.6 5.8 |
| Eclipse 6.3 6.6 6.4 |
| Estate 5.8 5.3 5.3 |
| Georgetown 5.2 6.1 5.3 |
| Glade 6.7 6.3 6.7 |
| Gnome 6.0 6.1 5.8 |
| Haga 5.1 5.8 5.3 |
| Kelly 5.6 5.7 6.1 |
| Kenblue 4.6 5.0 5.3 |
| Marquis 6.1 6.1 6.4 |
| Merion 5.7 5.8 5.4 |
| Merit 5.7 5.7 6.2 |
| Midnight 7.1 7.3 7.7 |
| Monopoly 4.8 4.9 4.8 |
| Nassau 6.0 6.6 6.5 |
| Ram I 6.7 5.9 6.6 |
| South Dakota |
| 4.5 4.8 4.7 |
| Touchdown 5.5 5.5 5.3 |
| LSD (.05) 0.5 0.4 0.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = dark green. |
| TABLE 13 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Spring Greenup for Ba 74-114 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Two Locations |
| Spring Greenup |
| North Brunswick, |
| Martinsville, |
| Variety NJ NJ Mean |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 7.0 5.7 6.3 |
| Ba73-366 4.0 5.0 4.5 |
| Ba73-381 3.3 4.0 3.7 |
| Abbey 3.7 5.7 4.7 |
| Able I 3.7 6.7 5.2 |
| A-34 4.7 6.0 5.3 |
| Banff 5.0 5.3 5.2 |
| Baron 2.3 5.3 3.8 |
| Classic 6.0 5.7 5.8 |
| Coventry 2.7 5.3 4.0 |
| Eclipse 5.3 5.0 5.2 |
| Estate 2.7 5.3 4.0 |
| Georgetown |
| 4.7 4.7 4.7 |
| Glade 3.3 6.7 5.0 |
| Gnome 3.3 6.3 4.8 |
| Haga 4.0 5.3 4.7 |
| Kelly 3.7 6.0 4.8 |
| Kenblue 4.0 5.0 4.5 |
| Liberty 5.3 5.3 5.3 |
| Marquis 3.0 5.7 4.3 |
| Merion 6.3 6.3 6.3 |
| Merit 3.3 6.7 5.0 |
| Midnight 3.3 6.0 4.7 |
| Monopoly 4.0 6.7 5.3 |
| Nassau 6.3 5.0 5.7 |
| Ram I 5.0 7.0 6.0 |
| South Dakota |
| 5.3 3.7 4.5 |
| Touchdown 5.3 7.0 6.2 |
| LSD (.05) 1.2 1.5 0.9 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = completely green |
| TABLE 14 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Spring Greenup for Ba 74-114 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH |
| Variety Spring Greenup |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 4.7 |
| Ba73-366 3.0 |
| Ba73-381 3.3 |
| Banff 4.0 |
| Baron 3.5 |
| Bristol 4.3 |
| Classic 3.0 |
| Eclipse 4.3 |
| Georgetown 4.0 |
| Glade 3.3 |
| Kenblue 4.0 |
| Merion 4.7 |
| Merit 3.7 |
| Nassau 4.0 |
| Newport 4.0 |
| Park 3.0 |
| Ram I 3.0 |
| Vantage 4.3 |
| Victa 3.3 |
| LSD (.05) 1.0 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating scale: 1-9; 9 = completely green |
| TABLE 15 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Winter Color of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties at Two Locations in the U.S. |
| Locations1/ |
| Variety 1 2 Mean |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 2.7 7.0 4.8 |
| Ba73-366 3.0 5.7 4.3 |
| Ba73-381 2.7 2.7 2.7 |
| Abbey 3.3 5.7 4.5 |
| Able I 4.0 7.0 5.5 |
| A-34 4.0 4.3 4.2 |
| Banff 4.0 5.0 4.5 |
| Baron 3.7 3.7 3.7 |
| Classic 4.0 5.7 4.8 |
| Coventry 2.7 4.3 3.5 |
| Eclipse 3.3 5.7 4.5 |
| Estate 3.7 5.3 4.5 |
| Georgetown 4.7 7.0 5.8 |
| Glade 2.7 4.7 3.7 |
| Gnome 2.7 4.3 3.5 |
| Haga 3.3 5.3 4.3 |
| Kelly 3.0 5.3 4.2 |
| Kenblue 3.3 2.7 3.0 |
| Liberty 3.3 6.3 4.8 |
| Marquis 3.3 4.0 3.7 |
| Merion 2.3 6.3 4.3 |
| Merit 3.3 5.3 4.3 |
| Midnight 3.3 5.3 4.3 |
| Monopoly 3.3 5.0 4.2 |
| Nassau 3.0 5.7 4.3 |
| Ram I 3.7 6.0 4.8 |
| South Dakota |
| 1.7 2.0 1.8 |
| Touchdown 3.3 5.3 4.3 |
| LSD (.05) 1.0 1.6 0.9 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = complete color retention |
| 1/ Locations: 1 Martinsville, N.J.; 2 pooled data from Halsey, |
| Hubbard and Gervais, OR. |
Further comparisons of Ba 74-114 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties
for leaf texture and height of growth are set forth in Tables 16-17 as
follows:
| TABLE 16 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Texture of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties at Martinsville, NJ. |
| Variety Leaf Texture |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 4.0 |
| Ba73-366 4.3 |
| Ba73-381 4.0 |
| Abbey 5.0 |
| Able I 5.7 |
| A-34 4.3 |
| Banff 5.3 |
| Baron 5.0 |
| Classic 5.3 |
| Coventry 5.0 |
| Eclipse 5.7 |
| Estate 4.3 |
| Georgetown 6.0 |
| Glade 5.0 |
| Gnome 5.3 |
| Haga 5.7 |
| Kelly 4.3 |
| Kenblue 6.0 |
| Liberty 5.0 |
| Marquis 4.3 |
| Merion 4.0 |
| Merit 4.7 |
| Midnight 6.7 |
| Monopoly 5.0 |
| Nassau 5.0 |
| Ram I 5.0 |
| South Dakota 3.7 |
| Touchdown 5.3 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = very fine |
| TABLE 17 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Height (in millimeters) One Week after |
| Mowing under Lawn Conditions of Ba 74-114 and Other |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety Height (mm) |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 109.5 |
| Adelphi 115.0 |
| Baron 194.3 |
| Bonnieblue 145.0 |
| Bristol 101.3 |
| Fylking 133.0 |
| Kenblue 140.3 |
| Merion 106.7 |
| Newport 135.3 |
| Nugget 120.3 |
| Park 124.7 |
| Pennstar 118.3 |
| Vantage 131.3 |
| Victa 115.7 |
| LSD 24.6 |
| ______________________________________ |
Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turf
performance. Ba 74-114 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) dollar
spot caused by Sclerotinia homoecarpa; (3) several rust diseases causes by
Puccinia spp.; (4) stripe smut caused by Ustilago striiformis; and (5)
powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe graminis.
Comparisons of disease incidence of Ba 74-114 as compared with other
Kentucky Bluegrass varieties in regard to leaf spot, dollar spot, rusts,
stripe smut and powdery mildew are presented in Tables 18-26. An
additional comparison is presented in Table 27 for seed yields.
| TABLE 18 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Tests Conducted |
| at Three Locations in the U.S.1/ |
| Variety Mean |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 |
| 4.7 |
| Ba73-366 4.3 |
| Ba73-381 2.0 |
| Abbey 4.7 |
| Able I 6.0 |
| A-34 4.7 |
| Banff 4.7 |
| Baron 4.0 |
| Classic 3.3 |
| Coventry 3.7 |
| Eclipse 6.3 |
| Estate 4.0 |
| Georgetown |
| 6.0 |
| Glade 3.0 |
| Gnome 3.7 |
| Haga 3.7 |
| Kelly 4.7 |
| Kenblue 1.7 |
| Liberty 5.7 |
| Marquis 3.7 |
| Merion 7.3 |
| Merit 4.3 |
| Midnight 5.7 |
| Monopoly 4.3 |
| Nassau 4.3 |
| Ram I 4.3 |
| South Dakota |
| 1.0 |
| Touchdown |
| 5.3 |
| LSD (.05) |
| 1.5 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease |
| 1/ Locations: Pooled data from Halsey, Hubbard and Gervais, OR. |
| TABLE 19 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Tests |
| Conducted at Marysville, OH |
| Variety % Leaf Spot |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 10.0 |
| Adelphi 33.3 |
| Baron 26.7 |
| Bonnieblue 10.0 |
| Bristol 16.7 |
| Kenblue 76.7 |
| Merion 23.3 |
| Newport 50.0 |
| Park 73.3 |
| Pennstar 13.3 |
| Vantage 40.0 |
| Victa 26.7 |
| LSD (.05) 18.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 20 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown under Shade |
| Conditions at Marysville, OH |
| Variety % Leaf Spot |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 0.0 |
| Ba73-366 0.0 |
| Ba73-381 0.0 |
| America 40.0 |
| Banff 2.5 |
| Bristol 0.0 |
| Classic 5.0 |
| Eclipse 2.5 |
| Georgetown 7.5 |
| Glade 7.5 |
| Kenblue 10.0 |
| Merion 0.0 |
| Merit 0.0 |
| Nassau 0.0 |
| Newport 0.0 |
| Park 50.0 |
| Ram I 40.0 |
| Sydsport 27.5 |
| Vantage 2.5 |
| Victa 2.5 |
| LSD (.05) 26.7 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 21 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Dollar Spot Disease Incidence of Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Kingston, R.I. |
| Variety Dollar Spot |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 8.3 |
| Ba73-366 8.3 |
| Ba73-381 7.3 |
| Abbey 8.0 |
| Able I 8.3 |
| A-34 7.7 |
| Banff 7.7 |
| Baron 7.7 |
| Classic 8.0 |
| Coventry 7.7 |
| Eclipse 8.3 |
| Estate 8.3 |
| Georgetown 8.0 |
| Glade 7.7 |
| Gnome 8.0 |
| Haga 7.7 |
| Kelly 8.0 |
| Kenblue 8.0 |
| Liberty 8.0 |
| Marquis 8.0 |
| Merion 7.7 |
| Merit 8.0 |
| Midnight 8.3 |
| Monopoly 8.0 |
| Nassau 8.0 |
| Ram I 7.3 |
| South Dakota 8.0 |
| Touchdown 8.0 |
| LSD (.05) 0.9 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease |
| TABLE 22 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Dollar Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH |
| Variety % Dollar Spot |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 0.0 |
| Baron 20.7 |
| Bonnieblue 0.0 |
| Bristol 0.0 |
| Kenblue 3.3 |
| Merion 20.0 |
| Newport 0.3 |
| Nugget 26.0 |
| Park 0.0 |
| Pennstar 0.7 |
| Vantage 0.3 |
| Victa 1.7 |
| LSD (.05) 13.9 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 23 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A comparison of Powdery Mildew Disease Incidence in |
| Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown under |
| Shade Conditions in Three Tests (A-C) Conducted |
| at Marysville, OH |
| % Powdery Mildew |
| Variety A B C Mean |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 0.0 10.0 0.0 3.3 |
| Ba73-366 30.0 72.5 80.0 60.8 |
| Ba73-381 67.5 90.0 70.0 75.8 |
| Banff 0.0 0.0 15.0 5.0 |
| Bristol 5.0 12.5 0.6 5.8 |
| Classic 27.5 60.0 75.0 54.2 |
| Eclipse 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.7 |
| Georgetown 7.5 30.0 0.0 12.5 |
| Glade 50.0 45.0 25.0 40.0 |
| Kenblue 0.0 10.0 0.0 3.3 |
| Merion 35.0 37.5 40.0 37.5 |
| Merit 50.0 65.0 85.0 66.7 |
| Nassau 32.5 40.0 0.0 24.2 |
| Newport 20.0 25.0 15.0 20.0 |
| Park 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.8 |
| Ram I 20.0 17.5 0.0 12.5 |
| Vantage 0.0 22.5 15.0 12.5 |
| Victa 50.0 50.0 70.0 56.7 |
| Mean 20.3 32.6 26.4 26.4 |
| LSD (.05) 33.9 29.6 49.3 |
| ______________________________________ |
| TABLE 24 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Leaf Rust Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Kingston, R.I. |
| Variety Leaf Rust |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 6.7 |
| Ba73-366 5.7 |
| Ba73-381 6.3 |
| Abbey 6.3 |
| Abel I 7.0 |
| A-34 6.0 |
| Banff 7.0 |
| Baron 8.3 |
| Classic 8.7 |
| Coventry 7.0 |
| Eclipse 5.7 |
| Estate 6.3 |
| Georgetown 7.7 |
| Glade 7.0 |
| Gnome 6.7 |
| Haga 7.0 |
| Kelly 5.0 |
| Kenblue 6.7 |
| Liberty 7.3 |
| Marquis 6.3 |
| Merion 2.3 |
| Merit 6.0 |
| Midnight 6.0 |
| Monopoly 5.3 |
| Nassau 7.0 |
| Ram I 6.7 |
| South Dakota 6.7 |
| Touchdown 3.7 |
| LSD (.05) 2.4 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease |
| TABLE 25 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Stripe Rust Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Tests Conducted |
| at Three Locations1/ in Oregon 1991. |
| Variety Stripe Rust |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 5.7 |
| Ba73-366 5.0 |
| Ba73-381 4.7 |
| Abbey 4.3 |
| Able I 6.0 |
| A-34 5.0 |
| Banff 6.0 |
| Baron 6.0 |
| Classic 6.3 |
| Coventry 5.0 |
| Eclipse 6.0 |
| Estate 5.7 |
| Georgetown 6.3 |
| Glade 3.0 |
| Gnome 4.7 |
| Haga 6.3 |
| Kelly 5.0 |
| Kenblue 3.3 |
| Liberty 5.3 |
| Marquis 5.3 |
| Merion 3.7 |
| Merit 5.0 |
| Midnight 4.7 |
| Monopoly 5.3 |
| Nassau 5.3 |
| Ram I 6.0 |
| South Dakota 4.0 |
| Touchdown 3.0 |
| LSD (.05) 1.2 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease |
| 1/ Pooled data from Halsey, Hubbard and Gervais, Oregon. |
| TABLE 26 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Stripe Smut Disease Incidence in Ba 74-114 |
| and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH. |
| Variety Stripe Smut |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 8.0 |
| Ba73-366 6.3 |
| Ba73-381 7.0 |
| America 6.7 |
| Banff 8.0 |
| Baron 8.0 |
| Bonnieblue 8.0 |
| Bristol 7.7 |
| Classic 8.0 |
| Eclipse 7.3 |
| Georgetown 7.7 |
| Glade 7.7 |
| Kelly 6.3 |
| Kenblue 7.0 |
| Merion 7.7 |
| Merit 5.7 |
| Nassau 7.7 |
| Newport 7.3 |
| Park 6.7 |
| Ram I 7.3 |
| Vantage 7.3 |
| victa 5.0 |
| LSD (.05) 1.2 |
| ______________________________________ |
| Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = least disease |
| TABLE 27 |
| ______________________________________ |
| A Comparison of Seed Yields of Ba 74-114 and Other Kentucky |
| Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, Oregon. |
| Variety Lbs/Acre |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ba 74-114 427 |
| Abbey 919 |
| Georgetown 654 |
| Gnome 706 |
| Marquis 900 |
| LSD (.05) 248 |
| ______________________________________ |
Meier, Virgil D., Mayer, Eugene W.
| Patent |
Priority |
Assignee |
Title |
| PP10080, |
Jul 15 1996 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
`BA 77 700` Kentucky Bluegrass |
| PP10081, |
Jul 15 1996 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
`BA 78-165` Kentucky Bluegrass |
| PP10384, |
Dec 10 1996 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
Ba 78-258 Kentucky Bluegrass |
| PP10925, |
Oct 14 1997 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
Kentucky Bluegrass, named `Ba74-17` |
| 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, |
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| 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 |
| PP7831, |
Jun 22 1990 |
The O.M. Scott & Sons Company, Inc. |
Ba 73-626 Kentucky Bluegrass |
| PP8490, |
Jan 14 1992 |
The O. M. Scott & Sons Company |
BA 73-540 Kentucky Bluegrass |
| PP9036, |
Sep 23 1993 |
The O. M. Scott and Sons Company |
BA 73-366 Kentucky bluegrass |
| PP9209, |
Sep 19 1994 |
OMS Investments, Inc. |
`BA 73-381` Kentucky bluegrass |
| Executed on | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance | Frame | Reel | Doc |
| Sep 25 1995 | | OMS Investments, Inc. | (assignment on the face of the patent) | | / |
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