USPP7831P - Ba 73-626 Kentucky Bluegrass - Google Patents

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USPP7831P
USPP7831P US07/542,851 US54285190V US7831P US PP7831 P USPP7831 P US PP7831P US 54285190 V US54285190 V US 54285190V US 7831 P US7831 P US 7831P
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  • the present invention relates to a new and improved variety of Kentucky Bluegrass, Poa pratensis, that has been designated Ba 73-626.
  • Ba 73-626 plant material originated by crossing a Kentucky Bluegrass plant developed and maintained in the plant nursery as the seed parent with a Kentucky Bluegrass plant selected from PI-198075, a plant introduction from Sweden available from Germplasm Services Laboratory, Beltsville, Md., as the pollen parent.
  • a distinct variety was produced and asexually propagated by rhizomes, tillers and disseminules.
  • Seed of Ba 73-626 was produced first at Marysville, Ohio and later at Gervais, Oreg. This seed was used for purposes of plant turf performance evaluation trials, including those conducted under the auspices of the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service and the Maryland State Turfgrass Council.
  • Asexual reproduction of Ba 73-626 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 73-626 ranged from 100% to 98.8% (mean of 99.4%) based upon examining seedlings from four different crop years under constant growth chamber conditions.
  • Ba 73-626 has a number of highly desirable characteristics including a good level of resistance to Drechslera spp. (formerly called Helminthosporium spp.) that causes leaf spot, melting out and crown rot; Laetisaria fuciformis that causes red thread; Sclerotinia homoeocarpa that causes dollar spot; Puccinia spp. that causes rust and Phialophora gramincola that causes summer patch (formerly called Fusairum blight).
  • Drechslera spp. originally called Helminthosporium spp.
  • Laetisaria fuciformis that causes red thread
  • Sclerotinia homoeocarpa that causes dollar spot
  • Puccinia spp. that causes rust and Phialophora gramincola that causes summer patch (formerly called Fusairum blight).
  • Ba 73-626 has an attractive leafy turf type growth habit; moderately wide leaf blades; attractive green color which can be maintained throughout the entire growing season; good seedling vigor and heat tolerance; good turf performance as evidenced by consistently high scores in National Turfgrass Evaluation Tests sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture and conducted throughout the U.S.A. and Canada and a very high seed yield potential in the bluegrass seed production region of the U.S.A.
  • the new Ba 73-626 variety has a thicker peduncle, a wider and thicker flag leaf, higher seed yield, wider leaf blades and better winter color.
  • the new variety has fewer seeds per pound, a much higher seed yield and more erect culms of mature unmowed plants.
  • FIG. 1 shows a Ba 73-626 Kentucky Bluegrass plant in the vegetative stage including the extensive root and rhizome system
  • FIG. 2 shows a Ba 73-626 Kentucky Bluegrass panicle
  • FIG. 3 shows Ba 73-626 Bluegrass seed.
  • Ba 73-626 Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is perennial with creeping rhizomes forming a moderately dense turf.
  • culms are erect averaging 514 mm in length with an average of 2.3 nodes per culm.
  • the uppermost internode averages 12.4 cm, and the peduncle averages 12.3 cm in length, and 0.772 mm in thickness.
  • the flag leaf averages 5.8 cm in length, 4.2 mm in width and 0.119 mm in thickness.
  • the panicle has an average length of 9.7 cm, width of 6.0 cm, and 5.5 whorls.
  • the lowest whorl has an average of 4.5 branches and the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle has an average of 3.4 branches.
  • the average spikelet at the tip of a branch in the lowest whorl is 5.8 mm in length and has 4.4 florets with an outer glume of 3.2 mm and an inner glume of 3.7 mm in length.
  • a similar spikelet from the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle is 5.6 mm in length and has 4.1 florets with an outer glume of 3.3 mm and an inner glume of 3.6 mm in length.
  • the lemma 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.
  • the seed of Ba 73-626 is 2.98 mm in length and 0.80 mm in width with approximately 921,166 seeds per pound. Comparisons of Ba 73-626 with other varieties in terms of seed dimensions and seed numbers per pound are shown in Tables 1 and 2 as follows:
  • Ba 73-626 has performed well in regions throughout the United States, as exhibited by high turf quality ratings in many different locations in comparison with other varieties. In addition, Ba 73-626 has a pleasant medium green color which can be maintained throughout the growing season, good winter color, and early spring greening. Comparisons of Ba 73-626 with other varieties for quality and color are set forth in Tables 11-13 hereinafter. According to comparisons with the Munsell Book for Color during mid-June, the color of Ba 73-626 leaf blades is in the range of 5 GY 4/4 to 5 GY 4/8 to 7.5 GY 4/4.
  • Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turf performance.
  • Ba 73-626 has been found to have a high level of resistance to leaf spot (also known as melting out and crown rot) caused by Drechslera poae (formerly called Helminthosporium vagans), a medium to high level of resistance to rust caused by Puccinia spp., to dollarspot caused by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa, to red thread caused by Laetisaria fuciformis formerly called Corticium, to summer patch caused by Phialophora graminicola formerly called a Fusarium spp and to necrotic ring spot caused by Leptosphaeria korrae.

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A variety of Kentucky Bluegrass having a high level of disease resistance, good turf performance, and a very high level of seed yield potential.

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BACKGROUND
Kentucky Bluegrasses having been disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,156 which issued on May 9, 1972; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,186 which issued on May 23, 1972; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,336 which issued on Nov. 28, 1978; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,280 which issued on Sept. 6, 1988; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,537 which issued on Jan. 17, 1989; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,538 which issued on Jan. 17, 1989; and U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,585 which issued Feb. 7, 1989.
SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY
The present invention relates to a new and improved variety of Kentucky Bluegrass, Poa pratensis, that has been designated Ba 73-626.
Ba 73-626 plant material originated by crossing a Kentucky Bluegrass plant developed and maintained in the plant nursery as the seed parent with a Kentucky Bluegrass plant selected from PI-198075, a plant introduction from Sweden available from Germplasm Services Laboratory, Beltsville, Md., 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 73-626 was produced first at Marysville, Ohio and later at Gervais, Oreg. This seed was used for purposes of plant turf performance evaluation trials, including those conducted under the auspices of the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service and the Maryland State Turfgrass Council.
Asexual reproduction of Ba 73-626 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 73-626 ranged from 100% to 98.8% (mean of 99.4%) based upon examining seedlings from four different crop years under constant growth chamber conditions.
Ba 73-626 has a number of highly desirable characteristics including a good level of resistance to Drechslera spp. (formerly called Helminthosporium spp.) that causes leaf spot, melting out and crown rot; Laetisaria fuciformis that causes red thread; Sclerotinia homoeocarpa that causes dollar spot; Puccinia spp. that causes rust and Phialophora gramincola that causes summer patch (formerly called Fusairum blight). Ba 73-626 has an attractive leafy turf type growth habit; moderately wide leaf blades; attractive green color which can be maintained throughout the entire growing season; good seedling vigor and heat tolerance; good turf performance as evidenced by consistently high scores in National Turfgrass Evaluation Tests sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture and conducted throughout the U.S.A. and Canada and a very high seed yield potential in the bluegrass seed production region of the U.S.A.
In comparison with most commercially available varieties, the new Ba 73-626 variety has a thicker peduncle, a wider and thicker flag leaf, higher seed yield, wider leaf blades and better winter color. In comparison to the pollen parent, the new variety has fewer seeds per pound, a much higher seed yield and more erect culms of mature unmowed plants.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 shows a Ba 73-626 Kentucky Bluegrass plant in the vegetative stage including the extensive root and rhizome system;
FIG. 2 shows a Ba 73-626 Kentucky Bluegrass panicle; and
FIG. 3 shows Ba 73-626 Bluegrass seed.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY
Ba 73-626 Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is perennial with creeping rhizomes forming a moderately dense turf. When plants overwinter in the field with 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 514 mm in length with an average of 2.3 nodes per culm. The uppermost internode averages 12.4 cm, and the peduncle averages 12.3 cm in length, and 0.772 mm in thickness. The flag leaf averages 5.8 cm in length, 4.2 mm in width and 0.119 mm in thickness. The panicle has an average length of 9.7 cm, width of 6.0 cm, and 5.5 whorls. The lowest whorl has an average of 4.5 branches and the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle has an average of 3.4 branches. The average spikelet at the tip of a branch in the lowest whorl is 5.8 mm in length and has 4.4 florets with an outer glume of 3.2 mm and an inner glume of 3.7 mm in length. A similar spikelet from the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle is 5.6 mm in length and has 4.1 florets with an outer glume of 3.3 mm and an inner glume of 3.6 mm in length. 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. The seed of Ba 73-626 is 2.98 mm in length and 0.80 mm in width with approximately 921,166 seeds per pound. Comparisons of Ba 73-626 with other varieties in terms of seed dimensions and seed numbers per pound are shown in Tables 1 and 2 as follows:
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Seed Measurements of Ba 73-626 and Other Bluegrass                        
Varieties After Conditioning.                                             
                 Length  Width                                            
Variety          (mm)    (mm)                                             
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Ba 73-626        2.98    0.80                                             
Abbey            3.18    0.88                                             
Coventry         2.86    0.78                                             
Estate           2.53    0.76                                             
Chateau          2.77    0.80                                             
Baron            3.07    0.86                                             
Bristol          2.73    0.80                                             
Nassau           2.96    0.78                                             
Newport          2.76    0.71                                             
Park             3.04    0.72                                             
Ram I            3.51    0.84                                             
Victa            3.20    0.86                                             
LSD (.05)        0.19    0.06                                             
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Comparison of Seed Numbers Per Pound of Ba 73-626                         
and Other Bluegrass Varieties After Conditioning.                         
           Number of Seeds                                                
           Per Pound                                                      
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Ba 73-626      921,166                                                    
Abbey        1,003,037                                                    
Coventry     1,246,200                                                    
Estate       1,275,740                                                    
Chateau      1,300,105                                                    
Adelphi      1,383,976                                                    
America      1,659,824                                                    
Gnome        1,017,641                                                    
Baron        1,051,693                                                    
Birka        1,223,530                                                    
Bonnieblue   1,135,303                                                    
Bristol      1,270,821                                                    
Eclipse      1,335,668                                                    
Fylking      1,130,000                                                    
Glade        1,108,441                                                    
Kenblue      1,463,923                                                    
Merit        1,109,728                                                    
Nassau       1,127,130                                                    
Newport      1,226,481                                                    
Park         1,248,349                                                    
Sydsport     1,355,644                                                    
Vantage      1,555,303                                                    
Victa        1,038,298                                                    
Windsor      1,520,885                                                    
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Since environmental conditions such as soil and climate may influence morphological characteristics to some extent, comparisons of morphological characteristics of Ba 73-626 are made with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties in the following Tables 3-10:
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Morphological Comparison of Panicles of Ba 73-626                         
and Other Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse                           
at Marysville, Ohio.                                                      
                         No. of                                           
           Panicle                                                        
                 Panicle Whorls  No. of Branches                          
        Panicle  Length  Width Per   Lower Third                          
Variety Nodding* (cm)    (cm)  Panicle                                    
                                     Whorl Whorl                          
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Ba 73-626                                                                 
        1.3      9.7     6.0   5.5   4.5   3.4                            
Abbey   1.4      7.6     4.2   5.2   4.0   2.7                            
Baron   1.0      7.8     4.1   5.2   3.8   2.5                            
Bristol 2.0      9.7     5.0   5.0   3.3   2.7                            
Chateau 2.0      6.8     3.8   5.0   4.0   2.4                            
Coventry                                                                  
        2.0      6.7     3.7   4.8   3.8   2.7                            
Estate  1.2      7.5     4.2   5.5   4.0   3.0                            
Nassau  2.0      10.0    6.0   5.0   3.0   2.0                            
Newport 2.0      10.3    4.4   4.5   2.3   2.3                            
Park    1.6      9.0     3.7   4.0   4.3   3.7                            
Ram I   2.0      9.0     4.7   4.0   2.5   2.0                            
Victa   1.2      7.5     4.1   5.4   4.4   3.4                            
LSD (.05)                                                                 
        0.5      1.6     1.0   0.8   0.7   0.8                            
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 *Panicle nodding rated: 1 = erect, 2 = nodding                           
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Morphological Comparison of Spikelets of Ba 73-626                        
and Other Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse                           
at Marysville, Ohio.                                                      
         Spikelet         No. of Florets                                  
         Length (mm)      per Spikelet                                    
           Lowest  Third      Lowest                                      
                                    Third                                 
Variety    Whorl   Whorl      Whorl Whorl                                 
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Ba 73-626  5.8     5.6        4.4   4.1                                   
Abbey      5.1     5.0        3.9   3.8                                   
Baron      5.0     5.0        3.7   3.8                                   
Bristol    6.2     6.0        5.7   5.3                                   
Chateau    5.1     5.0        4.2   3.9                                   
Coventry   5.2     5.2        4.2   4.0                                   
Estate     5.2     5.0        4.2   4.2                                   
Nassau     4.6     4.6        4.5   4.5                                   
Newport    5.3     5.2        5.2   5.2                                   
Park       6.5     6.7        5.2   4.7                                   
Ram I      4.7     5.2        5.2   5.5                                   
Victa      5.2     5.0        3.8   3.8                                   
LSD (.05)  0.9     0.8        1.1   1.0                                   
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Morphological Comparison of Glumes of Ba 73-626                           
and Other Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse                           
at Marysville, Ohio.                                                      
         Glume Length (mm)                                                
         Outer            Inner                                           
           Lowest  Third      Lowest                                      
                                    Third                                 
Variety    Whorl   Whorl      Whorl Whorl                                 
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Ba 73-626  3.2     3.3        3.7    3.6                                  
Abbey      2.9     2.9        3.3    3.3                                  
Baron      2.9     2.8        3.4    3.3                                  
Bristol    3.4     3.3        3.7    3.9                                  
Chateau    3.1     3.1        3.4    3.4                                  
Coventry   3.2     3.1        3.5    3.5                                  
Estate     2.9     3.0        3.3    3.3                                  
Nassau     2.3     2.4        2.7    2.7                                  
Newport    2.6     2.5        2.9    2.9                                  
Park       3.0     3.2        3.5    3.7                                  
Ram I      2.6     2.4        2.9    2.7                                  
Victa      2.8     3.0        3.3    3.3                                  
LSD (.05)  0.5     0.4        0.4    0.4                                  
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Morphological Comparison of Flag Leaves of Ba 73-626                      
and Other Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at                        
Marysville, Ohio.                                                         
          Flag Leaf   Flag Leaf Flag Leaf                                 
          Length      Width     Thickness                                 
Variety   (cm)        (mm)      (mm)                                      
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Ba 73-626 5.8         4.2       0.119                                     
Abbey     4.3         3.3       0.107                                     
Baron     4.5         3.2       0.119                                     
Bristol   5.5         3.4       0.127                                     
Chateau   4.1         3.2       0.111                                     
Coventry  4.7         3.2       0.112                                     
Estate    5.2         3.6       0.117                                     
Nassau    6.2         3.1       0.127                                     
Newport   6.1         3.5       0.135                                     
Park      4.2         2.6       0.110                                     
Ram I     4.7         3.1       0.127                                     
Victa     5.9         4.0       0.124                                     
LSD (.05) 1.8         0.6       0.013                                     
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              TABLE 7                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Peduncles, Culms, and                         
Internodes of Ba 73-626 and Other Bluegrass                               
Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, Ohio.                          
                                No. of Top                                
        Peduncle Peduncle Culm  Nodes  Internode                          
        Length   Width    Length                                          
                                Per    Length                             
Variety (cm)     (mm)     (mm)  Culm   (cm)                               
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Ba 73-626                                                                 
        12.3     0.772    514   2.3    12.4                               
Abbey   10.6     0.564    421   2.7     9.3                               
Baron   12.7     0.555    482   2.5    10.1                               
Bristol 15.0     0.677    522   2.7    11.3                               
Chateau 12.9     0.654    439   2.7     9.8                               
Coventry                                                                  
        13.2     0.607    435   2.7    10.2                               
Estate  12.6     0.552    486   2.2    10.5                               
Nassau   8.0     0.546    450   2.5    11.2                               
Newport 18.0     0.567    547   2.3    11.2                               
Park    14.3     0.779    578   3.0    13.0                               
Ram I   18.5     0.622    527   3.0    10.2                               
Victa   12.2     0.716    474   2.4    10.6                               
LSD (.05)                                                                 
         3.7     0.018     79   0.6     2.1                               
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              TABLE 8                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Leaves of Ba 73-626 and                       
Other Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at                            
Marysville, Ohio.                                                         
         Ligule  Leaf      Leaf  Leaf Angle                               
         Length  Length    Width (Degrees                                 
Variety  (mm)    (mm)      (mm)  From Horizontal)                         
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Ba 73-626                                                                 
         0.29    215       4.4   46                                       
Abbey    0.23    218       3.9   56                                       
Baron    0.30    313       4.4   63                                       
Bristol  0.30    253       4.3   37                                       
Chateau  0.25    204       4.1   50                                       
Coventry 0.26    218       4.1   55                                       
Estate   0.28    239       4.4   52                                       
Nassau   0.22    226       3.5   39                                       
Newport  0.22    251       4.1   50                                       
Park     0.33    329       4.2   44                                       
Ram I    0.18    188       3.7   40                                       
Victa    0.28    235       4.3   52                                       
LSD (.05)                                                                 
         0.11     49       0.6   10                                       
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              TABLE 9                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Leaf Hairs of Ba 73-626                       
and Other Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at                        
Marysville, Ohio.                                                         
        Hairs Around Ligule                                               
        on Upper Surface Hairs on Hairs on                                
Variety of the Leaf.sup.(a)                                               
                         Collar.sup.(a)                                   
                                  Ligule.sup.(b)                          
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Ba 73-626                                                                 
        1.2              4.2      3.6                                     
Abbey   1.0              3.4      2.2                                     
Baron   1.0              5.0      4.0                                     
Bristol 1.3              4.7      4.3                                     
Chateau 1.0              3.5      2.7                                     
Coventry                                                                  
        1.0              3.5      1.5                                     
Estate  1.0              3.2      1.3                                     
Nassau  2.7              5.0      1.0                                     
Newport 1.0              4.0      0.8                                     
Park    1.0              1.7      0.0                                     
Ram I   1.0              3.7      0.3                                     
Victa   1.0              3.3      2.2                                     
LSD (.05)                                                                 
        0.3              1.4      1.8                                     
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 .sup.(a) Hairs around ligule and on collar rated 1-5: 1 = none, 5 = many 
 .sup.(b) Hairs on ligule rated 0-5: 0 = none, 5 = many                   
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Morphological Comparisons of Ba 73-626 and Other                          
Bluegrass Varieties Grown as Unmowed Spaced Plants                        
in the Field at Marysville, Ohio.                                         
Mature                                                                    
Plant Height.sup.(a)                                                      
                 Panicle Density.sup.(b)                                  
                              Maturity.sup.(c)                            
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Ba 73-626                                                                 
        50           5            8                                       
Abbey   49           5            7                                       
Baron   44           5            9                                       
Coventry                                                                  
        48           5            7                                       
Nassau  46           6            9                                       
Bristol 54           3            8                                       
Merit   61           5            9                                       
Glade   49           2            9                                       
Ram I   49           3            7                                       
Victa   54           6            8                                       
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 Ratings:                                                                 
 .sup.(a) Mature Plant Height (cm) includes panicle                       
 .sup.(b) Panicle Density  1-10, 10 = high panicle density                
 .sup.(c) Maturity  1-9, 9 = most mature                                  
No discernible differences were noted in flower parts and seed coloration other than those characteristics listed in the above tables.
Ba 73-626 has performed well in regions throughout the United States, as exhibited by high turf quality ratings in many different locations in comparison with other varieties. In addition, Ba 73-626 has a pleasant medium green color which can be maintained throughout the growing season, good winter color, and early spring greening. Comparisons of Ba 73-626 with other varieties for quality and color are set forth in Tables 11-13 hereinafter. According to comparisons with the Munsell Book for Color during mid-June, the color of Ba 73-626 leaf blades is in the range of 5 GY 4/4 to 5 GY 4/8 to 7.5 GY 4/4. During the same time period the color of similar leaf blades of several other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties--Gnome, Midnight, Bristol and Victa--fell in the same range and as a result were indistinguishable based upon use of this color dictionary. Plant age, time of year, management practices of fertilization, irrigation and mowing also influence this color range. Additional comparisons for seedling vigor, drought tolerance, leaf texture, density, seed yield and sod strength are shown in Tables 14-19.
                                  TABLE 11                                
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A Comparison of Turf Quality.sup.(a) of Ba 73-626                         
and Other Bluegrass Varieties at Various Testing                          
Locations in the United States                                            
       Testing Locations                                                  
Variety                                                                   
       NC KS  OH OK  VA IN  NE NJ Mean                                    
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Ba 73-626                                                                 
       5.0                                                                
          7.5 6.7                                                         
                 5.8 4.9                                                  
                        6.9 6.1                                           
                               5.8                                        
                                  6.1                                     
Abbey  3.8                                                                
          7.1 5.8                                                         
                 5.2 5.2                                                  
                        6.8 5.7                                           
                               6.3                                        
                                  5.7                                     
Able I 4.2                                                                
          6.6 5.9                                                         
                 4.8 4.4                                                  
                        6.8 5.3                                           
                               6.0                                        
                                  5.5                                     
Amazon 3.5                                                                
          6.9 6.4                                                         
                 6.2 4.4                                                  
                        5.0 4.8                                           
                               4.9                                        
                                  5.3                                     
America                                                                   
       4.3                                                                
          7.3 6.8                                                         
                 4.9 4.8                                                  
                        6.8 5.0                                           
                               5.8                                        
                                  5.7                                     
Aquila 3.5                                                                
          5.9 5.7                                                         
                 5.3 4.1                                                  
                        6.7 6.3                                           
                               6.1                                        
                                  5.5                                     
A-34   3.5                                                                
          7.4 6.7                                                         
                 6.3 4.4                                                  
                        6.8 5.5                                           
                               4.3                                        
                                  5.6                                     
Baron  5.2                                                                
          7.5 6.0                                                         
                 4.8 4.6                                                  
                        6.8 5.6                                           
                               5.3                                        
                                  5.7                                     
Barzan 4.2                                                                
          7.1 4.9                                                         
                 3.5 4.4                                                  
                        7.0 5.2                                           
                               5.5                                        
                                  5.2                                     
Bristol                                                                   
       3.7                                                                
          7.5 6.7                                                         
                 5.3 4.4                                                  
                        6.6 4.7                                           
                               6.0                                        
                                  5.6                                     
Chateau                                                                   
       4.8                                                                
          7.4 6.8                                                         
                 4.4 5.0                                                  
                        6.1 6.2                                           
                               5.5                                        
                                  5.8                                     
Classic                                                                   
       3.5                                                                
          7.2 6.0                                                         
                 5.5 4.2                                                  
                        6.6 5.8                                           
                               5.2                                        
                                  5.5                                     
Coventry                                                                  
       3.8                                                                
          7.2 6.6                                                         
                 5.1 5.0                                                  
                        6.5 5.5                                           
                               5.2                                        
                                  5.6                                     
Estate 4.7                                                                
          7.0 6.6                                                         
                 5.3 4.7                                                  
                        6.5 5.8                                           
                               5.8                                        
                                  5.8                                     
Georgetown                                                                
       3.8                                                                
          7.0 5.9                                                         
                 4.5 4.5                                                  
                        6.4 5.4                                           
                               4.7                                        
                                  5.3                                     
Glade  3.8                                                                
          7.7 6.6                                                         
                 3.8 4.8                                                  
                        7.0 5.7                                           
                               5.3                                        
                                  5.6                                     
Gnome  4.3                                                                
          6.9 5.4                                                         
                 5.1 4.7                                                  
                        6.5 5.4                                           
                               5.4                                        
                                  5.5                                     
Haga   3.8                                                                
          7.1 6.2                                                         
                 5.6 5.0                                                  
                        6.6 5.2                                           
                               4.5                                        
                                  5.5                                     
Julia  3.7                                                                
          6.7 6.4                                                         
                 5.4 4.7                                                  
                        5.5 6.0                                           
                               5.5                                        
                                  5.5                                     
Kenblue                                                                   
       4.2                                                                
          4.8 4.8                                                         
                 3.6 3.7                                                  
                        6.0 4.9                                           
                               3.7                                        
                                  5.5                                     
Liberty                                                                   
       3.8                                                                
          7.1 5.9                                                         
                 4.8 4.5                                                  
                        6.4 5.2                                           
                               5.1                                        
                                  5.4                                     
Merion 4.0                                                                
          7.0 5.9                                                         
                 3.7 4.3                                                  
                        6.6 5.9                                           
                               4.8                                        
                                  5.3                                     
Merit  5.2                                                                
          7.4 6.2                                                         
                 4.2 4.6                                                  
                        7.0 5.6                                           
                               5.7                                        
                                  5.7                                     
Midnight                                                                  
       3.7                                                                
          8.1 6.8                                                         
                 4.7 4.7                                                  
                        7.1 6.3                                           
                               6.9                                        
                                  6.0                                     
Monopoly                                                                  
       4.7                                                                
          6.5 5.1                                                         
                 5.2 4.9                                                  
                        6.9 5.3                                           
                               4.7                                        
                                  5.4                                     
Mystic 4.2                                                                
          6.2 6.4                                                         
                 3.8 3.4                                                  
                        7.2 5.7                                           
                               5.4                                        
                                  5.3                                     
Nassau 3.5                                                                
          7.7 6.4                                                         
                 4.7 4.7                                                  
                        6.1 5.3                                           
                               5.3                                        
                                  5.5                                     
Parade 3.7                                                                
          7.3 5.6                                                         
                 4.8 3.8                                                  
                        6.2 6.0                                           
                               4.6                                        
                                  5.3                                     
Ram I  4.2                                                                
          6.5 6.6                                                         
                 4.9 4.8                                                  
                        5.8 5.3                                           
                               6.0                                        
                                  5.5                                     
Rugby  3.8                                                                
          7.0 6.0                                                         
                 4.7 4.4                                                  
                        6.4 5.6                                           
                               4.8                                        
                                  5.3                                     
Sydsport                                                                  
       3.8                                                                
          7.5 6.6                                                         
                 4.4 5.3                                                  
                        6.2 5.1                                           
                               5.0                                        
                                  5.5                                     
Victa  5.0                                                                
          7.5 6.3                                                         
                 4.1 5.2                                                  
                        6.8 6.0                                           
                               6.0                                        
                                  5.9                                     
Wabash 4.5                                                                
          6.7 5.9                                                         
                 5.1 4.1                                                  
                        6.8 6.0                                           
                               4.0                                        
                                  5.4                                     
Welcome                                                                   
       3.7                                                                
          6.7 6.3                                                         
                 3.7 4.5                                                  
                        6.9 5.4                                           
                               5.5                                        
                                  5.3                                     
LSD 0.05                                                                  
       1.1                                                                
          0.7 1.0                                                         
                 1.7 0.8                                                  
                        0.7 1.0                                           
                               1.1                                        
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 .sup.(a) Rating Scale 1-9: 9 = best quality                              
              TABLE 12                                                    
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A Comparison of Turf Color.sup.(a) of Ba 73-626 and                       
Other Bluegrass Varieties at Various Testing                              
Locations in the United States.                                           
         Wichita    Post Falls                                            
                              Silver Springs                              
Variety  Kansas     Idaho     Maryland                                    
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Ba 73-626                                                                 
         7.3        8.0       8.0                                         
Abbey    8.0        7.7       6.7                                         
Able I   8.3        7.3       7.3                                         
Adelphi                       7.7                                         
Amazon   6.0        7.3       7.7                                         
America  8.3        7.7                                                   
Aquila   8.0        6.0       6.7                                         
A-34     6.7        6.3       5.7                                         
Baron    7.7        7.7       8.3                                         
Barzan   7.0        6.7       8.0                                         
Bristol  8.3        8.0       7.3                                         
Chateau  7.3        7.0       7.0                                         
Classic  6.0        7.0       6.3                                         
Coventry 7.3        7.0       7.3                                         
Estate   7.3        7.0       6.7                                         
Georgetown                                                                
         6.7        7.0       6.3                                         
Glade    7.7        7.7       8.0                                         
Gnome    7.3        8.0       7.0                                         
Haga     6.3        7.0       5.7                                         
Julia    7.3        7.7       7.7                                         
Kenblue  6.0        6.7       6.0                                         
Liberty  7.7        6.7       6.7                                         
Merion   7.7        5.3       7.0                                         
Merit    7.0        8.0       7.0                                         
Midnight 8.7        8.0       8.3                                         
Monopoly 5.3        6.0       6.0                                         
Mystic   7.3        6.7       7.3                                         
Nassau   7.7        7.3       7.7                                         
Parade   7.3        7.3       6.3                                         
Ram I    8.0        8.0       8.3                                         
Rugby    7.0        6.0       6.0                                         
Sydsport 8.0        7.3       7.0                                         
Victa    8.0        8.0       8.0                                         
Wabash   6.3        6.0       6.0                                         
Welcome  7.0        6.7       7.3                                         
LSD (.05)                                                                 
         1.0        1.5       0.9                                         
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 .sup.(a) Rating Scale 1- 9: 9 = best color                               
              TABLE 13                                                    
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Winter Color.sup.(a) of Ba 73-626 and Other Bluegrass                     
Varieties                                                                 
           Testing Locations                                              
             Puyallup  Agassiz                                            
Variety      Washington                                                   
                       British Columbia                                   
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Ba 73-626    6.0       4.7                                                
Abbey        5.7       4.7                                                
Able I       7.0       4.0                                                
Amazon       2.7       4.0                                                
America      6.3       4.0                                                
Aquila       4.0       4.0                                                
A-34         6.0                                                          
Baron        4.7       4.7                                                
Barzan       2.0       5.0                                                
Bristol      8.0       5.0                                                
Chateau      4.3       5.0                                                
Classic      6.3       4.0                                                
Coventry     4.7       5.0                                                
Estate       4.0       5.0                                                
Georgetown   5.7       4.0                                                
Glade        6.0       4.3                                                
Gnome        5.7       4.3                                                
Haga         6.0       4.0                                                
Julia        6.0       5.0                                                
Kenblue      1.3       3.0                                                
Liberty      6.7                                                          
Merion       6.3       4.0                                                
Merit        5.7       5.0                                                
Midnight     6.3       4.7                                                
Monopoly     6.0       4.7                                                
Mystic       1.3       2.7                                                
Nassau       7.3       5.0                                                
Parade       6.0       4.0                                                
Ram I        3.7       4.7                                                
Rugby        5.7       4.3                                                
Sydsport     4.3       5.0                                                
Victa        6.7       5.0                                                
Wabash       3.3       3.3                                                
Welcome      1.3       5.0                                                
LSD 0.05     1.6       0.6                                                
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 .sup.(a) Rating Scale: 1-9 Larger number indicates greener color         
              TABLE 14                                                    
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Comparison of Seedling Vigor.sup.(a) of Ba 73-626 and Other               
Bluegrasses                                                               
             Testing Location                                             
Variety      Ritzville, Washington                                        
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Ba 73-626    3.0                                                          
Abbey        1.3                                                          
Able I       1.7                                                          
Amazon       1.7                                                          
America      1.7                                                          
Aquila       1.3                                                          
A-34         2.3                                                          
Baron        2.0                                                          
Barzan       2.7                                                          
Bristol      2.7                                                          
Chateau      1.7                                                          
Classic      2.3                                                          
Coventry     2.3                                                          
Estate       1.3                                                          
Georgetown   2.0                                                          
Glade        2.0                                                          
Gnome        2.3                                                          
Haga         2.3                                                          
Julia        1.7                                                          
Kenblue      1.3                                                          
Liberty      1.7                                                          
Merion       1.3                                                          
Merit        1.3                                                          
Midnight     1.0                                                          
Monopoly     2.0                                                          
Mystic       2.7                                                          
Nassau       2.0                                                          
Parade       1.0                                                          
Ram I        2.0                                                          
Rugby        1.7                                                          
Sydsport     1.7                                                          
Victa        3.0                                                          
Wabash       1.0                                                          
Welcome      1.7                                                          
LSD 0.05     1.3                                                          
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 .sup.(a) Rating Scale: 1-9 9 = most vigor                                
              TABLE 15                                                    
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Comparison of Drought and Heat Tolerance.sup.(a) of                       
Ba 73-626 and Other Bluegrasses                                           
             Testing Locations                                            
               Post Falls                                                 
                         Marysville                                       
Variety        Idaho     Ohio                                             
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Ba 73-626      7.7       6.3                                              
Abbey          7.7       6.3                                              
Able I         7.7                                                        
Adelphi                  5.7                                              
Amazon         7.0                                                        
America        8.0                                                        
Aquila         7.3                                                        
A-34           6.0                                                        
Baron          7.0       6.0                                              
Barzan         6.0                                                        
Bonnieblue               6.0                                              
Bristol        6.7       6.0                                              
Chateau        7.0       6.0                                              
Classic        7.3       5.3                                              
Coventry       7.3       6.0                                              
Estate         7.0       6.0                                              
Georgetown     6.7       4.7                                              
Glade          6.7       6.3                                              
Gnome          8.0       6.3                                              
Haga           6.7                                                        
Julia          7.3                                                        
Kenblue        6.3                                                        
Liberty        7.7                                                        
Merion         7.3       5.0                                              
Merit          8.0       6.0                                              
Midnight       6.0                                                        
Monopoly       6.7                                                        
Mystic         7.7                                                        
Nassau         8.0       6.0                                              
Newport                  6.0                                              
Parade         5.7                                                        
Park                     5.0                                              
Ram I          8.7       6.0                                              
Rugby          7.0                                                        
Sydsport       7.0                                                        
Vantage                  6.0                                              
Victa          7.7                                                        
Wabash         6.7       4.0                                              
Welcome        7.3                                                        
LSD 0.05       1.7       0.9                                              
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 .sup.(a) 1-9 Scale 9 = most tolerant                                     
              TABLE 16                                                    
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Comparison of Leaf Texture.sup.(a) of Ba 73-626 and                       
Other Bluegrasses Under Mowed Conditions                                  
            Testing Locations                                             
              Puyallup  Agassiz                                           
Variety       Washington                                                  
                        British Columbia                                  
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Ba 73-626     3.7       5.3                                               
Abbey         5.3       5.7                                               
Able I        7.7       6.0                                               
Amazon        6.0       6.3                                               
America       7.7       6.0                                               
Aquila        7.0       6.0                                               
A-34          6.7       5.7                                               
Baron         4.3       6.0                                               
Barzan        5.7       6.0                                               
Bristol       6.0       5.0                                               
Chateau       4.3       5.7                                               
Classic       7.3       6.0                                               
Coventry      4.3       5.3                                               
Estate        4.7       5.7                                               
Georgetown    8.0       5.3                                               
Glade         6.7       6.0                                               
Gnome         5.3       5.3                                               
Haga          7.7       6.0                                               
Julia         6.0       6.0                                               
Kenblue       5.3       6.7                                               
Liberty       6.0                                                         
Merion        8.0       6.0                                               
Merit         4.0       6.0                                               
Midnight      6.0       6.0                                               
Monopoly      7.0       6.0                                               
Mystic        6.0       7.3                                               
Nassau        7.0       5.0                                               
Parade        7.0       6.0                                               
Ram I         6.3       6.3                                               
Rugby         6.3       6.0                                               
Sydsport      5.0       6.0                                               
Victa         3.3       5.7                                               
Wabash        7.0       6.3                                               
Welcome       6.3       6.0                                               
LSD 0.05      1.4       0.6                                               
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 .sup.(a) Rating Scale 1-9 9 = finest leaf                                
              TABLE 17                                                    
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A Comparison of the Average Spring and Summer                             
Density.sup.(a) of Ba 73-626 and Other Bluegrasses at                     
Various Locations.sup.(b)                                                 
Variety         Spring  Summer                                            
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Ba 73-626       6.1     7.2                                               
Abbey           6.3     7.2                                               
Baron           6.1     7.2                                               
Chateau         6.6     7.3                                               
Classic         6.9     7.3                                               
Coventry        6.7     7.3                                               
Estate          6.1     7.3                                               
Glade           5.9     7.3                                               
Gnone           5.8     6.9                                               
Kenblue         5.9     6.8                                               
Merion          6.3     6.9                                               
Merit           6.0     6.9                                               
Midnight        6.1     7.7                                               
Nassau          5.7     6.8                                               
Parade          6.2     7.3                                               
Ram I           6.6     7.3                                               
Victa           5.8     7.1                                               
LSD 0.05        0.8     0.6                                               
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 .sup.(a) Rating Scale 1-9: 9 = Maximum                                   
 .sup.(b) The testing locations were in Indiana, Ohio and Manitoba, Canada
 for both spring and summer testing.                                      
              TABLE 18                                                    
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Seed Yield Comparisons.sup.(a) of Ba 73-626 and Other                     
Bluegrass Varieties in Gervais, Oregon                                    
Variety    Year 1  Year 2     Year 3                                      
                                    Year 4                                
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Ba 73-626  672     1136       760   1265                                  
Abbey      691     1586                                                   
Bristol    347      808       627    684                                  
Chateau    559      757                                                   
Coventry   643      930                                                   
Estate     585      864                                                   
Julia      296     1016                                                   
Mosa       322     1060                                                   
Newport    435     1256                                                   
Victa      780     1394       855   1287                                  
LSD 0.05   140      134       105    131                                  
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 .sup.(a) Seed yields: Pounds per acre                                    
              TABLE 19                                                    
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Comparison of Sod Strength.sup.(a) of Ba 73-626 and                       
Other Bluegrasses under Mowed Conditions                                  
               Testing Location                                           
Variety        Remington, Virginia                                        
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Ba 73-626      14.3                                                       
A-34            9.7                                                       
Able I          8.7                                                       
Amazon          8.7                                                       
America        18.7                                                       
Aquila         16.3                                                       
Baron          14.7                                                       
Barzan          8.3                                                       
Bristol         8.3                                                       
Chateau        15.0                                                       
Classic        15.3                                                       
Coventry       11.0                                                       
Estate         16.0                                                       
Georgetown     14.3                                                       
Glade          18.0                                                       
Gnome          14.3                                                       
Haga           13.0                                                       
Julia          11.0                                                       
Kenblue        16.3                                                       
Liberty        11.0                                                       
Merion         11.3                                                       
Merit          13.3                                                       
Midnight       14.3                                                       
Monopoly        8.3                                                       
Mystic         14.3                                                       
Nassau          8.3                                                       
Parade         12.7                                                       
Ram I          11.0                                                       
Rugby          11.7                                                       
Sydsport       20.7                                                       
Victa          16.3                                                       
Wabash         10.3                                                       
Welcome        18.0                                                       
LSD (0.05)      6.1                                                       
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 .sup.(a) Sod strength measured in kilograms of tension needed to tear sod
                                                                          
Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turf performance. Ba 73-626 has been found to have a high level of resistance to leaf spot (also known as melting out and crown rot) caused by Drechslera poae (formerly called Helminthosporium vagans), a medium to high level of resistance to rust caused by Puccinia spp., to dollarspot caused by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa, to red thread caused by Laetisaria fuciformis formerly called Corticium, to summer patch caused by Phialophora graminicola formerly called a Fusarium spp and to necrotic ring spot caused by Leptosphaeria korrae.
Comparisons of Ba 73-626 with other varieties regarding resistance to leaf spot, rust, dollarspot, red thread and summer patch are presented in Tables 20-23.
              TABLE 20                                                    
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Comparison of Leafspot Disease Incidence on                               
Ba 73-626 And Other Bluegrasses                                           
       Testing Locations                                                  
         Marysville  Blacksburg                                           
                               Puyallup                                   
Variety  Ohio.sup.(a)                                                     
                     Virginia.sup.(b)                                     
                               Washington.sup.(b)                         
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Ba 73-626                                                                 
          8.3        6.0       8.3                                        
Abbey                6.0       8.0                                        
Able I               4.7       9.0                                        
Adelphi  20.0                                                             
Amazon               5.3       7.0                                        
America              5.3       8.7                                        
Aquila               4.3       7.3                                        
A-34                 5.3       8.7                                        
Baron    10.0        5.7       8.3                                        
Barzan               5.3       3.3                                        
Bonnieblue                                                                
         13.3                                                             
Bristol              5.7       9.0                                        
Chateau              5.7       9.0                                        
Classic              5.3       8.7                                        
Coventry 11.7        5.7       9.0                                        
Estate               5.3       9.0                                        
Georgetown           5.7       9.0                                        
Glade    11.7        5.5       8.0                                        
Gnome                5.7       8.7                                        
Haga                 5.7       9.0                                        
Julia                6.0       9.0                                        
Kenblue              2.3       1.0                                        
Liberty              5.7       8.7                                        
Merion   18.3        6.0       9.0                                        
Merit    20.3        6.0       8.3                                        
Midnight             5.3       9.0                                        
Monopoly             4.7       8.0                                        
Mystic               4.7       1.0                                        
Nassau               6.0       9.0                                        
Newport  46.7                                                             
Parade               4.3       9.0                                        
Park     60.0                                                             
Ram I    16.7        5.0       5.3                                        
Rugby                4.7       9.0                                        
Sydsport 11.7        6.3       9.0                                        
Vantage  45.0                                                             
Victa    15.0        6.0       8.0                                        
Wabash               2.3       6.3                                        
Welcome              4.3       1.3                                        
LSD 0.05 17.6        1.1       1.6                                        
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 .sup.(a) Results expressed in % of turf affected by disease              
 .sup.(b) Results rated on scale of 1-9: 9 = least disease                
              TABLE 21                                                    
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Comparison of Stem and Leaf Rust.sup.(a) (Puccinia spp.)                  
Disease Incidence on Ba 73-626 and Other Bluegrasses                      
         Testing Locations                                                
           Adelphia   Riverside Post Falls                                
           New Jersey California                                          
                                Idaho                                     
Variety    Stem Rust  Leaf Rust Leaf Rust                                 
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Ba 73-626  7.3        5.7       8.7                                       
Abbey      6.3        5.3       8.3                                       
Able I     7.0        6.3       8.3                                       
Amazon     6.0        5.3       7.7                                       
America    8.3        6.0       8.7                                       
Aquila     8.0        5.7       7.7                                       
A-34       8.0        6.3       7.7                                       
Baron      7.3        5.0       8.0                                       
Barzan     8.0        5.7       7.7                                       
Bristol    8.7        6.0       8.7                                       
Chateau    8.3        5.3       8.0                                       
Classic    8.7        6.0       9.0                                       
Coventry   8.3        5.0       7.3                                       
Estate     7.3        5.7       8.0                                       
Georgetown 9.0        6.0       8.3                                       
Glade      7.7        5.0       8.7                                       
Gnome      7.7        5.3       8.3                                       
Haga       9.0        6.3       8.3                                       
Julia      8.0        5.7       8.0                                       
Kenblue    8.3        5.7       7.7                                       
Liberty    8.3        6.7       8.0                                       
Merion     2.7        4.0       6.7                                       
Merit      8.0        5.7       9.0                                       
Midnight   8.3        5.7       7.7                                       
Monopoly   8.0        5.3       8.3                                       
Mystic     5.3        5.7       7.3                                       
Nassau     7.7        5.7       8.0                                       
Parade     9.0        7.0       7.7                                       
Ram I      8.7        6.0       8.7                                       
Rugby      8.7        6.7       8.3                                       
Sydsport   8.0        5.3       8.3                                       
Victa      7.7        4.7       7.3                                       
Wabash     8.0        5.3       8.0                                       
Welcome    7.3        6.0       8.3                                       
LSD 0.05   1.0        1.5       1.4                                       
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 .sup. (a) Results rated on a scale of 1-9: 9 = least disease             
              TABLE 22                                                    
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A Comparison of Red Thread, Summer Patch, Necrotic                        
Ring Spot and Dollar Spot.sup.(a) Incidence Level on                      
Ba 73-626 and Other Bluegrasses at Various                                
Locations in the United States.                                           
       Testing Locations                                                  
                   West                                                   
         Blacksburg,                                                      
                   Lafayette,                                             
                             Hubbard,                                     
         Virginia  Indiana   Oregon  Columbia,                            
         Red       Summer    Necrotic                                     
                                     Missouri                             
Variety  Thread    Patch     Ring Spot                                    
                                     Dollarspot                           
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Ba 73-626                                                                 
         5.7       9.0       6.3     7.7                                  
Abbey    6.0       8.0       6.0     6.7                                  
Able I   3.7       8.7       7.3     6.3                                  
Amazon   3.0       4.3       5.0     5.7                                  
America  5.3       9.0       7.0     7.0                                  
Aquila   3.7       9.0       6.0     7.7                                  
A-34     4.3       8.3       5.0     7.3                                  
Baron    4.7       8.7       5.3     7.7                                  
Barzan   4.0       8.0       6.0     6.0                                  
Bristol  5.7       9.0       6.0     7.3                                  
Chateau  4.7       6.7       5.0     6.0                                  
Classic  5.0       8.7       4.7     6.7                                  
Coventry 5.0       7.3       6.3     7.7                                  
Estate   4.3       7.3       6.7     7.3                                  
Georgetown                                                                
         4.7       8.7       5.7     6.7                                  
Glade    3.3       9.0       7.0     6.7                                  
Gnome    4.0       7.0       6.7     7.7                                  
Haga     4.0       9.0       5.3     7.7                                  
Julia    3.0       5.3       7.3     6.7                                  
Kenblue  2.7       8.3       6.7     7.0                                  
Liberty  4.3       8.7       6.0     7.0                                  
Merion   3.3       8.0       7.7     7.3                                  
Merit    4.0       9.0       6.0     5.0                                  
Midnight 5.0       9.0       7.3     5.7                                  
Monopoly 5.7       9.0       5.0     7.0                                  
Mystic   1.7       9.0       6.7     7.3                                  
Nassau   4.3       7.3       6.0     6.0                                  
Parade   5.0       7.3       5.0     6.3                                  
Ram I    4.3       4.3       7.0     4.3                                  
Rugby    4.7       8.7       5.3     7.3                                  
Sydsport 4.3       7.3       6.7     6.7                                  
Victa    5.7       8.0       6.3     7.0                                  
Wabash   3.3       9.0       4.7     5.7                                  
Welcome  4.0       8.3       6.0     8.3                                  
LSD 0.05 1.4       2.6       1.0     1.9                                  
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 .sup.(a) Results rated on scale of 1-9: 9 = least disease                

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