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USPP9209P
USPP9209P US08/308,699 US30869994V US9209P US PP9209 P USPP9209 P US PP9209P US 30869994 V US30869994 V US 30869994V US 9209 P US9209 P US 9209P
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  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Poa pratensis that has been designated Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass.
  • Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass plant material originated by crossing an unreleased Kentucky bluegrass selection (Bd65-26-1) from the O. M. Scott and Sons breeding program with a Merion 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.
  • Ba 73-381 Seed of Ba 73-381 was produced first at Marysville, Ohio and later at Gervais, Oreg. This seed was used to plant turf performance evaluation trails and later seed production fields. Asexual production of Ba 73381 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 73-381 is approximately 99% based upon examining seedling characteristics of approximately 100 to 150 seedlings from six different crop years in a growth chamber.
  • Ba 73-381 has a number of highly desirable characteristics including a medium to high level of resistance to Drechslera spp. formerly called Helminthosporium spp. that causes leaf spot, melting out and crown rot, Puccinia spp. that causes several tupes of rust infections, and Ustilago striiformis that causes strip smut.
  • Ba 73-381 has an attractive leafy turf type growth habit, moderately wide leaf blades, attractive green color which can be maintained throughout the entire growing season, and good turf performance as evidenced by consistently good scores for quality and color.
  • Ba 73-381 has a high seed yield potential in the bluegrass seed production region of northwestrn U.S.A.
  • Ba 73-381 differs significantly in regard to the following morphological characteristics: (1) seed width, (2) floret number, (3) flag leaf ligule hair, (4) vegetative leaf margin hair, (5) peduncle width and (6) vegetative leaf ligule length.
  • Ba 73381 has a large seed, below average seed count and a long rachilla, a short and narrow panicle, a high whorl and branch count, average size spikelets, a low floret count and average size glumes.
  • Ba 73-381 has a medium length culm, a low node count, an average internode length, a medium length but above averge peduncle width.
  • the flag leaf is average in length and width but above average in thickness, has a long ligule and a statistically higher ligule hair content than most other bluegrasses in the evaluation.
  • the vegetative leaf of Ba 73-381 is long, slightly below average in width but average in thickness, a short ligule and a low population of leaf margin hairs.
  • the vegetative leaf under close mowing practiced under lawn maintenance conditions has a statistically broader leaf than a number of other Kentucky bluegrasses.
  • FIG. 1. is a Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass panicle
  • FIG. 2 is Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass seed
  • FIG. 3 is a ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass plant during anthesis.
  • Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is a perennial with creeping rhizomes forming a dense turf.
  • culms are erect averaging 39.5 mm in length, 3.1 nodes per culm, an uppermost internode length of 10.8 cm and a peduncle averaging 24.3 cm in length, and 0.808 mm in width.
  • the vegetative leaf averages 22.1 cm in length, 3.3 mm in width, 0.300 mm in thickness, 0.16 mm in ligule length and a low leaf margin hair count.
  • the flag leaf averages 4.3 cm in length, 3.5 mm in width, 0.223 mm in thickness, a ligule length of 1.3 mm and a high ligule hair count.
  • the panicle averages 80.2 mm in length, 55.3 mm in width and 9.8 whorls.
  • the spikelets in the lowest whorl average 4.7 mm in length, 2.4 mm in width and 2.7 florets.
  • the outer glume from the lowerst whorl averages 2.8 mm in length and the inner glume 3.2 mm in length.
  • the spikelet from the third whorl averages 4.6 mm in length, 2.6 mm in width, and 2.7 florets.
  • the outer glume from the third whorl averages 2.9 mm in length and the inner glume 3.1 mm in length.
  • Conditioned seed of Ba 73-381 averages 3.00 mm in length, 0.94 mm in width, a rachilla length of 0.86 mm and approximately 1,171,000 seeds per pound.
  • the dorsal side of the lemma keel contained an average population of hairs.
  • Ba 73-381 has performed well throughout the U.S.A. as exhibited by medium to high turf quality ratings in a number of locations across the U.S.A. in comparison to other Kentucky bluegrass varieties. In addition, it has a pleasant medium green color which can be maintained throughout the growing season, a substantial level of living ground cover and a medium wide leaf.
  • Ba 73-381 developes good density and a high degree of living ground cover. It has a moderately wide blade as identified by leaf texture data. Also, Ba 73-381 has good seedling vigor. Data for these performance characteristics are presented in Tables 14-17 as follows:
  • Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turf performance among locations and years.
  • Ba 73-381 has been found to have a medium to high level of resistance to leaf spot, melting out and crown rot caused by Drechslera poae (formerly called Helminthosporium vagans); a medium to high level of resistance to several rust diseases caused by Puccinia spp., and to stripe smut caused by Utilago striiformis.

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A variety of Kentucky bluegrass having a medium to high level of resistance to leaf spot, melting out disease, rust diseases, and stripe smut; a desirable green color throughout the growing season; the ability to form a turf of good quality under a wide variety of environmental conditions; a moderately wide blade and a high level of seed yielding capacity.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Poa pratensis that has been designated Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass.
2. Description of Related Art
Kentucky bluegrasses have been disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. Nos. 3,156, issued May 9, 1972; 3,186, issued May 23, 1972; 4,336, issued Nov. 28, 1978; 6,280, issued Sep. 6, 1988; 6,537 and 6,538, issued Jan. 17, 1989; 6,585, issued Feb. 7, 1989, 7,831, issued Mar. 17, 1992; 8,490, issued Dec. 7, 1993 and pending U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 08/125,564, filed Sep. 23, 1993.
SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY
Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass plant material originated by crossing an unreleased Kentucky bluegrass selection (Bd65-26-1) from the O. M. Scott and Sons breeding program with a Merion 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 73-381 was produced first at Marysville, Ohio and later at Gervais, Oreg. This seed was used to plant turf performance evaluation trails and later seed production fields. Asexual production of Ba 73381 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 73-381 is approximately 99% based upon examining seedling characteristics of approximately 100 to 150 seedlings from six different crop years in a growth chamber.
Ba 73-381 has a number of highly desirable characteristics including a medium to high level of resistance to Drechslera spp. formerly called Helminthosporium spp. that causes leaf spot, melting out and crown rot, Puccinia spp. that causes several tupes of rust infections, and Ustilago striiformis that causes strip smut. Ba 73-381 has an attractive leafy turf type growth habit, moderately wide leaf blades, attractive green color which can be maintained throughout the entire growing season, and good turf performance as evidenced by consistently good scores for quality and color. Ba 73-381 has a high seed yield potential in the bluegrass seed production region of northwestrn U.S.A.
In comparison with a number of other Kentucky bluegrasses, Ba 73-381 differs significantly in regard to the following morphological characteristics: (1) seed width, (2) floret number, (3) flag leaf ligule hair, (4) vegetative leaf margin hair, (5) peduncle width and (6) vegetative leaf ligule length.
Ba 73381 has a large seed, below average seed count and a long rachilla, a short and narrow panicle, a high whorl and branch count, average size spikelets, a low floret count and average size glumes. Ba 73-381 has a medium length culm, a low node count, an average internode length, a medium length but above averge peduncle width. The flag leaf is average in length and width but above average in thickness, has a long ligule and a statistically higher ligule hair content than most other bluegrasses in the evaluation. The vegetative leaf of Ba 73-381 is long, slightly below average in width but average in thickness, a short ligule and a low population of leaf margin hairs. The vegetative leaf under close mowing practiced under lawn maintenance conditions has a statistically broader leaf than a number of other Kentucky bluegrasses.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1. is a Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass panicle;
FIG. 2 is Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass seed; and
FIG. 3 is a ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass plant during anthesis.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY
Ba 73-381 Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is a perennial with creeping rhizomes forming a dense turf. When plants overwinter in the filed under freezing temperatures and are then brought into the greenhouse during late winter to continue growth undisturbed by clipping under moderate temperatures (60°-80° F.), culms are erect averaging 39.5 mm in length, 3.1 nodes per culm, an uppermost internode length of 10.8 cm and a peduncle averaging 24.3 cm in length, and 0.808 mm in width. The vegetative leaf averages 22.1 cm in length, 3.3 mm in width, 0.300 mm in thickness, 0.16 mm in ligule length and a low leaf margin hair count. The flag leaf averages 4.3 cm in length, 3.5 mm in width, 0.223 mm in thickness, a ligule length of 1.3 mm and a high ligule hair count. The panicle averages 80.2 mm in length, 55.3 mm in width and 9.8 whorls. The lowest whorl averages 4.1 branches and the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle 3.9 branches (Table 3). The spikelets in the lowest whorl average 4.7 mm in length, 2.4 mm in width and 2.7 florets. The outer glume from the lowerst whorl averages 2.8 mm in length and the inner glume 3.2 mm in length. The spikelet from the third whorl averages 4.6 mm in length, 2.6 mm in width, and 2.7 florets.
The outer glume from the third whorl averages 2.9 mm in length and the inner glume 3.1 mm in length. Conditioned seed of Ba 73-381 averages 3.00 mm in length, 0.94 mm in width, a rachilla length of 0.86 mm and approximately 1,171,000 seeds per pound. The dorsal side of the lemma keel contained an average population of hairs.
Comparisons of Ba 73-381 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 and Rachilla Measurements and Lemma Hair of                          
Ba 73-381 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties                          
After Conditioning                                                        
          Length  Width      Rachilla                                     
                                    Lemma*                                
Variety   (mm)    (mm)       (mm)   Hair                                  
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Ba 73-381 3.00    0.94       0.86   4.9                                   
Ba 73-366 3.04    0.91       0.80   4.4                                   
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 = abundant row of hairs along keel.                 
              TABLE 2                                                     
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Comparison of Seed Numbers Per Pound of Ba 73-381 and                     
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties After Conditioning                     
Variety       Seeds per Pound                                             
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Ba 73-381     1,171,000                                                   
Ba 73-366     1,025,586                                                   
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                                                   
Nassua        1,127,130                                                   
Ram 1         1,214,000                                                   
Touchdown     1,211,000                                                   
Victa         1,038,298                                                   
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Since environmental conditions such as soil and climate may influence morphological characters to some extent, comparisons of morphological characteristics of Ba 73-381 are made with other Kentucky bluegrass varieties are given in Tables 3-8.
              TABLE 3                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Panicles of Ba 73-381                         
and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the                             
Greenhouse at Marysville, OH                                              
                             Number of                                    
Panicle             Number   Branches                                     
        Nod-    Length  Width Whorls/                                     
                                     Lower Third                          
Variety ding*   (mm)    (mm)  Panicle                                     
                                     Whorl Whorl                          
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Ba 73-381                                                                 
        1.1     80.2    55.3  9.8    4.1   3.9                            
Ba 73-366                                                                 
        1.6     88.8    68.4  8.8    4.3   3.7                            
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                            
Victa   1.7     74.9    58.3  10.0   4.7   3.5                            
LSD (.05)                                                                 
        0.68    7.35    8.62  0.66   0.72  0.50                           
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 *Panicle Nodding Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = most nodding                     
              TABLE 4                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Spikelets of Ba 73-381 and                    
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at                   
Marysville, Ohio                                                          
                         Number of                                        
       Spikelet          Florets                                          
       Lower Whorl                                                        
                 Third Whorl Per Spikelet                                 
         Length  Width   Length                                           
                               Width Lower Third                          
Variety  (mm)    (mm)    (mm)  (mm)  Whorl Whorl                          
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Ba 73-381                                                                 
         4.7     2.4     4.6   2.6   2.7   2.7                            
Ba 73-366                                                                 
         4.6     2.5     4.7   2.6   2.6   2.8                            
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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              TABLE 5                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Glumes of Ba 73-381 and Other                 
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at                         
Marysville, Ohio                                                          
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         Glume Length (mm)                                                
         Outer            Inner                                           
           Lowest  Third      Lowest                                      
                                    Third                                 
Variety    Whorl   Whorl      Whorl Whorl                                 
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Ba 73-381  2.8     2.9        3.2   3.1                                   
Ba 73-366  2.8     2.8        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 73-381                                                         
                 1.7     2.3     2.1   2.3                                
        Ba 73-366                                                         
                 1.7     1.3     1.3   2.0                                
        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   2.5                                
        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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              TABLE 6                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Flag Leaves                                   
of Ba 73-381 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass                                 
Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, Ohio                           
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Sheath.sup.4                                                              
         Length   Width   Thickness                                       
                                  Leaf                                    
Variety  (cm)     (mm)    (mm)    Angle.sup.1                             
                                         Curve.sup.2                      
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Ba 73-381                                                                 
         4.3      3.5     0.223   1.9    5.0                              
Ba 73-366                                                                 
         4.5      3.6     0.180   5.1    4.4                              
Abbey    3.8      3.4     0.145   2.7    4.1                              
Adelphi  5.7      3.4     0.178   5.2    5.0                              
America  4.3      2.6     0.211   4.6    5.0                              
Baron    7.0      4.2     0.152   9.2    4.4                              
Bristol  4.3      3.2     0.211   2.3    5.0                              
Chateau  4.0      2.7     0.193   3.4    2.0                              
Coventry 3.7      3.0     0.140   0.7    4.3                              
Eclipse  3.9      3.2     0.193   8.7    5.0                              
Georgetown                                                                
         5.7      2.8     0.221   1.9    5.0                              
Gnome    4.5      3.5     0.185   4.3    5.0                              
Kelly    4.8      4.1     0.178   3.1    4.4                              
Marquis  5.5      3.6     0.241   2.7    4.6                              
Midnight 3.8      2.6     0.189   1.1    5.0                              
Nassau   6.0      3.7     0.191   5.9    4.7                              
Ram I    3.4      3.1     0.191   1.0    4.8                              
Touchdown                                                                 
         4.1      2.7     0.163   3.4    4.1                              
Victa    3.9      3.7     0.267   2.1    4.6                              
LSD (.05)                                                                 
         1.0      0.4     0.02    2.5    0.4                              
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                        Hairs.sup.3                                       
       Sheath.sup.4                                                       
                Ligule  on Leaf                                           
       Variety  (mm)    Margin   Ligule                                   
                                       Color                              
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       Ba 73-381                                                          
                1.3     0.4      3.6   1.5                                
       Ba 73-366                                                          
                1.5     0.4      2.2   0.5                                
       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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 .sup.1 Degrees from the stem                                             
 .sup.2 Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = curves up; 5 = no curve; 9 = curves down   
 .sup.3 Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 =  many                            
 .sup.4 Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = no color; 9 = dark purple                  
              TABLE 7                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Peduncles, Culms, Node Numbers                
Per Culm and Internode Length of Ba 73-381 and Other                      
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at                         
Marysville, OH                                                            
         Peduncle Peduncle Culm  Nodes Top                                
Variety  Length   Width    Length                                         
                                 Per   Internode                          
(cm)     (cm)     (mm)     (cm)  Culm  Length                             
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Ba 73-381                                                                 
         24.3     0.808    39.5  3.1   10.8                               
Ba 73-366                                                                 
         26.4     0.704    42.7  4.1   9.2                                
Abbey    23.2     0.655    41.3  4.1   11.0                               
Adelphi  24.5     0.665    40.0  4.0   10.4                               
America  16.2     0.622    31.8  3.1   11.0                               
Baron    34.0     0.701    52.8  4.2   12.8                               
Bristol  22.9     0.734    43.5  4.0   12.6                               
Chateau  20.7     0.607    38.9  4.4   9.9                                
Coventry 19.6     0.487    34.7  4.5   7.9                                
Eclipse  23.7     0.658    39.2  4.9   9.9                                
Georgetown                                                                
         21.7     0.683    37.5  3.2   11.1                               
Gnome    19.4     0.836    35.3  3.1   9.2                                
Kelly    29.4     0.752    46.6  3.6   11.8                               
Marquis  27.1     0.831    34.1  3.4   7.8                                
Midnight 20.5     0.722    29.5  2.8   7.6                                
Nassau   25.0     0.663    36.0  3.9   7.4                                
Ram I    22.2     0.694    30.5  2.5   6.6                                
Touchdown                                                                 
         23.6     0.519    38.0  4.0   8.4                                
Victa    21.2     0.808    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 73-381 and Other Kentucky                                    
Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH                   
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         Length   Width   Thickness                                       
                                  Leaf                                    
Variety  (cm)     (mm)    (mm)    Angle.sup.1                             
                                         Curve.sup.2                      
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Ba 73-381                                                                 
         22.1     3.3     0.300   62.5   8.2                              
Ba 73-366                                                                 
         22.9     3.8     0.401   53.0   7.1                              
Abbey    20.7     3.6     0.277   51.3   7.4                              
Adelphi  19.4     3.7     0.279   67.0   4.6                              
America  21.4     3.1     0.325   66.0   6.4                              
Baron    18.2     4.3     0.290   35.0   4.4                              
Bristol  18.2     3.7     0.320   65.5   6.9                              
Chateau  23.1     3.3     0.328   39.7   5.4                              
Coventry 23.4     3.6     0.249   63.0   7.3                              
Eclipse  20.3     4.4     0.302   65.5   5.4                              
Georgetown                                                                
         19.5     3.6     0.287   56.7   5.8                              
Gnome    18.2     2.9     0.290   43.2   6.6                              
Kelly    22.8     3.9     0.300   55.5   7.0                              
Marquis  19.7     3.7     0.376   46.8   7.8                              
Midnight 19.5     3.5     0.310   63.3   5.0                              
Nassau   16.3     3.7     0.292   63.2   4.9                              
Ram I    19.1     3.6     0.271   70.8   6.5                              
Touchdown                                                                 
         16.7     3.7     0.243   51.3   4.0                              
Victa    21.5     3.6     0.360   56.3   6.7                              
LSD (.05)                                                                 
         3.5      0.43    0.04    15.9   1.5                              
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             Hairs.sup.3                                                  
         Ligule           Leaf  Leaf     Sheath                           
Variety  (mm)     Ligule  Margin                                          
                                Roughness.sup.4                           
                                         Color.sup.5                      
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Ba 73-381                                                                 
         0.16     3.2     0.7   8.2      2.0                              
Ba 73-366                                                                 
         0.23     5.2     4.2   8.5      0.0                              
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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 .sup.1 Degrees from stem                                                 
 .sup.2 Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = curve up; 5 = no curve; 9 = curve down     
 .sup.3 Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = none; 9 = many                             
 .sup.4 Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = rough; 9 = smooth                          
 .sup.5 Rating Scale: 0-9; 0 = no color; 9 = dark purple                  
Ba 73-381 has performed well throughout the U.S.A. as exhibited by medium to high turf quality ratings in a number of locations across the U.S.A. in comparison to other Kentucky bluegrass varieties. In addition, it has a pleasant medium green color which can be maintained throughout the growing season, a substantial level of living ground cover and a medium wide leaf.
Comparisons of Ba 73-381 with other Kentucky bluegrass varieties for quality are set forth hereinafter in Tables 9-12:
              TABLE 9                                                     
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Comparison of Turfgrass Quality of Ba 73-381 and                          
Other Kentucky bluegrass Varieties at Various                             
Locations in the U.S.A.                                                   
         Locations.sup.1                                                  
Variety    A       B     C     D   E     F   G                            
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Ba 73-381  8.0     6.9   5.4   6.5 5.3   6.8 5.1                          
Ba 73-366  7.7     7.2   5.3   6.5 5.0   6.6 4.9                          
Abbey      7.0     6.9   5.5   5.4 4.9   6.8 5.0                          
Able I     7.7     7.5   5.9   7.0 5.7   6.5 5.0                          
A-34       8.7     6.8   4.6   7.0 5.4   6.2 4.9                          
Banff      8.7     6.6   6.1   6.8 4.6   6.7 5.1                          
Baron      7.7     7.2   5.7   7.0 5.7   7.0 5.7                          
Classic    8.3     6.9   6.2   6.8 4.3   6.7 4.8                          
Coventry   8.7     6.3   5.9   6.7 5.8   7.0 4.7                          
Eclipse    8.3     6.7   6.5   6.2 5.1   7.3 5.0                          
Estate     8.7     7.0   5.5   7.0 6.0   6.4 5.0                          
Georgetown 8.0     6.6   6.6   6.5 4.9   6.9 4.4                          
Glade      9.0     7.4   7.5   7.0 5.6   7.6 4.3                          
Gnome      8.0     6.8   5.0   7.0 5.0   7.0 3.9                          
Haga       8.0     6.7   6.3   7.0 5.1   6.8 4.5                          
Kelly      7.7     7.2   5.8   6.5 5.0   6.8 5.0                          
Kenblue    7.7     6.4   3.3   7.0 3.8   6.2 3.9                          
Marquis    8.0     6.8   5.3   6.7 5.5   6.5 4.9                          
Merion     6.7     5.1   2.7   5.2 4.2   4.8 3.2                          
Merit      8.0     6.9   4.9   6.5 4.1   6.6 5.0                          
Midnight   8.0     7.1   8.3   6.7 4.7   7.7 4.9                          
Monopoly   7.7     6.5   5.0   7.3 4.8   6.1 5.1                          
Nassau     8.0     6.9   6.4   6.0 5.5   6.3 4.8                          
Ram I      8.0     7.8   6.0   7.3 5.2   7.0 5.3                          
South Dakota                                                              
           7.0     6.6   3.0   6.2 2.1   4.9 3.0                          
Touchdown  9.0     7.2   4.2   6.7 3.3   6.5 4.7                          
LSD (.05)  1.2     0.8   0.9   1.1 1.1   0.5 0.9                          
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 Rating Scale 1-9; 9 = ideal turf                                         
 .sup.1 Locations:                                                        
 A. Fort Collins, CO;                                                     
 B. Ames, IA;                                                             
 C. Adelphia, N.J.;                                                       
 D. Marysville, OH;                                                       
 E. Hubbard, OR;                                                          
 F. Beltsville, MD;                                                       
 G. Blacksburg, Va.                                                       
              TABLE 10                                                    
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A Comparison of Quality of Ba 73-381 and other Kentucky                   
Bluegrass Varieties at Prince Fredrick, Maryland Determined at            
Various Time Periods A-E                                                  
Quality.sup.1                                                             
                     Mean of               Mean of                        
Variety A      B     A and B C   D     E   C-E                            
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Ba 73-381                                                                 
        2.2    2.4   2.3     2.9 2.6   3.1 2.8                            
Adelphi 2.0    1.9   1.9     2.7 2.6   3.1 2.8                            
Bristol 1.9    1.8   1.9     2.6 2.6   3.0 2.8                            
Glade   1.9    1.7   1.8     2.5 1.4   2.5 2.1                            
Kelly   2.0    1.9   1.9     2.8 2.5   3.0 2.8                            
Merion  2.0    2.1   2.0     2.1 1.6   2.5 2.1                            
Merit   2.7    1.9   2.0     1.6 1.4   2.1 1.7                            
Nugget  1.8    1.8   1.8     1.0 1.0   1.0 1.0                            
Park    2.1    2.2   2.2     1.5 1.4   2.3 1.7                            
Vantage 2.1    2.2   2.2     2.8 2.7   3.0 2.8                            
Victa   1.7    1.8   1.8     2.9 2.8   3.1 2.9                            
Mean    1.9    1.9   1.9     2.5 2.3   2.8 2.5                            
LSD (.05)                                                                 
        1.3    1.3   0.72    1.0 0.62                                     
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 .sup.1 Rating Scale: 1-5; 5 = best                                       
              TABLE 11                                                    
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A Comparison of Quality of Ba 73-381 and Other                            
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH                            
Determined at Times A and B                                               
Quality                                                                   
Variety            A     B                                                
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Ba 73-381          6.0   7.3                                              
Ba 73-366          7.0   7.3                                              
Abbey              6.3   7.0                                              
Amazon             5.3   5.3                                              
Baron              6.0   6.3                                              
Bristol            5.0   6.0                                              
Coventry           6.0   6.7                                              
Cynthia            5.7   6.7                                              
Gnome              6.0   6.7                                              
Haga               6.7   7.0                                              
Kenblue            6.3   6.3                                              
Merion             5.0   6.3                                              
Merit              6.3   6.7                                              
Midnight           6.0   6.0                                              
Monopoly           6.7   7.7                                              
Park               6.3   6.0                                              
Ram I              6.3   7.7                                              
South Dakota       4.7   6.0                                              
Victa              6.0   7.3                                              
Mean               5.9   6.5                                              
LSD (.05)          1.0   1.0                                              
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 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = ideal turf                                        
              TABLE 12                                                    
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A Comparison of Quality of Ba 73-381 and Other Kentucky                   
Bluegrass Varieties Grown Under Shade Conditions at                       
Marysville, OH at Various Time Periods A-F                                
Quality                                                                   
Variety    A     B        C    D      E    F                              
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Ba 73-381  2.5   2.0      2.4  2.1    2.4  2.6                            
Ba 73-366  2.1   2.0      2.2  2.1    2.2  2.5                            
Adelphi    2.1   2.0      2.2  2.1    2.2  2.3                            
Bristol    2.0   2.1      2.2  2.2    1.9  2.3                            
Merion     2.2   1.9      2.2  2.0    2.3  2.5                            
Newport    2.0   2.0      2.0  1.8    2.1  2.1                            
Nugget     1.8   1.8      1.9  1.9    2.0  2.1                            
Park       1.7   1.8      1.9  1.9    2.0  2.1                            
Vantage    1.7   1.9      2.1  2.1    2.1  2.3                            
Victa      2.2   2.0      2.3  2.1    2.1  2.5                            
Mean       1.9   2.0      2.0  2.0    2.0  2.2                            
LSD (.05)  0.3   0.13     0.14 0.19   0.19 0.2                            
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 Rating Scale: 1-5; 5 = best                                              
With regard to a comparative analysis conducted for purposes of determining color of Ba 73-381 plants relative to other Kentucky bluegrass varieties, readings were taken of the the vegetative color of Ba 73-381 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 73-381 was determined to be 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 73-366 -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 of turf does not always correlate directly with the color of the individual actively growing leaves within the turf and that turf color varies with nutrient level and time of year with some varieties being darker or lighter green depending on such factors.
Further comparisons of Ba 73-381 with other Kentucky bluegrass varieties for genetic color are set forth hereinafter in Table 13:
              TABLE 13                                                    
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A Comparison of Genetic Color of Ba 73-381 and Other                      
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Various Locations in the                  
U.S.A.                                                                    
        Locations.sup.1                                                   
Variety   A     B      C   D    E    E   F    Mean                        
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Ba 73-381 5.0   6.7    5.0 5.4  7.7  6.7 5.7  6.0                         
Ba 73-366 4.7   5.7    4.3 4.3  7.0  7.0 5.7  5.5                         
Abbey     4.0   6.2    5.3 4.3  7.0  6.0 6.7  5.6                         
Able I    4.7   7.3    8.0 6.0  7.3  7.0 6.0  6.6                         
A-34      4.0   5.0    3.7 4.3  7.0  6.0 5.3  5.0                         
Banff     5.7   4.7    4.0 5.0  6.7  6.0 4.0  5.1                         
Baron     4.0   6.0    6.0 5.0  7.3  7.3 6.3  6.0                         
Classic   5.3   5.2    4.3 5.0  6.7  5.7 4.3  5.2                         
Coventry  5.3   5.8    5.7 4.3  7.0  6.7 6.3  5.9                         
Eclipse   5.0   7.0    6.3 5.3  7.3  6.3 7.0  6.3                         
Estate    4.7   6.2    5.7 5.3  6.7  6.7 5.7  5.8                         
Georgetown                                                                
          4.0   5.0    4.7 5.0  7.0  6.0 5.0  5.2                         
Glade     5.3   7.3    7.0 6.0  7.0  7.0 7.3  6.7                         
Gnome     5.3   5.5    5.7 4.7  7.3  7.0 6.7  6.0                         
Haga      4.3   5.0    4.0 5.0  7.0  6.0 4.3  5.1                         
Kelly     4.7   6.2    4.7 4.0  7.0  6.3 6.3  5.6                         
Kenblue   3.7   4.3    3.7 3.7  7.0  6.0 4.0  4.6                         
Marquis   5.0   6.5    5.3 5.0  7.3  7.0 6.7  6.1                         
Merion    4.3   6.7    6.3 4.3  7.0  5.3 6.0  5.7                         
Merit     5.0   6.3    4.7 4.3  7.0  7.0 5.3  5.7                         
Midnight  6.0   7.7    8.3 6.3  8.0  7.7 6.0  7.1                         
Monopoly  4.7   4.2    4.0 4.0  6.0  6.7 4.0  4.8                         
Nassau    5.7   6.7    5.7 5.0  8.0  6.7 4.7  6.0                         
Ram I     6.0   7.0    7.0 6.0  7.3  7.0 6.7  6.7                         
South Dakota                                                              
          4.0   5.2    3.0 3.0  7.0  5.3 4.0  4.5                         
Touchdown 4.7   6.3    4.3 4.7  7.3  6.3 5.0  5.5                         
LSD (.05) 1.3   1.3    0.9 0.7  0.7  0.7 1.4  0.5                         
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 Ratings Scale: 1-9; 9 = dark green                                       
 .sup.1 Locations:                                                        
 A. Fort Collins, CO;                                                     
 B. Post Falls, ID;                                                       
 C. North Brunswick, NJ;                                                  
 D. Marysville, OH;                                                       
 E. Pooled data from Halsey, Hubbard and Gervais, OR;                     
 F. Haymarket, VA                                                         
Ba 73-381 developes good density and a high degree of living ground cover. It has a moderately wide blade as identified by leaf texture data. Also, Ba 73-381 has good seedling vigor. Data for these performance characteristics are presented in Tables 14-17 as follows:
              TABLE 14                                                    
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Comparison of Density of Ba 73-381 and Other Kentucky                     
Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH                                     
Variety        Density                                                    
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Ba 73-381      6.6                                                        
Ba 73-366      6.3                                                        
Abbey          6.0                                                        
Aspen          5.7                                                        
A-34           6.0                                                        
Banff          6.3                                                        
Baron          6.3                                                        
Bristol        5.3                                                        
Classic        6.7                                                        
Coventry       6.7                                                        
Eclipse        6.3                                                        
Estate         7.3                                                        
Georgetown     6.3                                                        
Glade          6.7                                                        
Gnome          6.3                                                        
Haga           6.3                                                        
Kelly          6.0                                                        
Kenblue        6.0                                                        
Marquis        6.3                                                        
Merion         4.7                                                        
Merit          6.7                                                        
Midnight       6.3                                                        
Monopoly       6.7                                                        
Nassau         5.7                                                        
Ram I          7.0                                                        
Touchdown      6.0                                                        
Victa          6.7                                                        
Mean           6.1                                                        
LSD (.05)      1.2                                                        
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 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = most dense cover                                  
              TABLE 15                                                    
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Comparison of Percent Living Ground Cover in the Fall of Ba               
73-381, and other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Haymarket,              
VA                                                                        
              % Living                                                    
Variety       Ground Cover                                                
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Ba 73-381     50.0                                                        
Ba 73-366     21.7                                                        
Abbey         31.7                                                        
Able I        36.7                                                        
A-34          46.7                                                        
Banff         46.7                                                        
Baron         30.0                                                        
Classic       40.0                                                        
Coventry      43.3                                                        
Eclipse       33.3                                                        
Estate        38.3                                                        
Georgetown    55.0                                                        
Glade         43.3                                                        
Gnome         38.3                                                        
Haga          58.3                                                        
Kelly         43.3                                                        
Kenblue       11.7                                                        
marquis       35.0                                                        
Merion        40.0                                                        
Merit         28.3                                                        
Midnight      11.7                                                        
Monopoly      43.3                                                        
Nassau        43.3                                                        
Ram I         28.3                                                        
South Dakota  30.0                                                        
Touchdown     26.7                                                        
LSD (.05)     27.4                                                        
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              TABLE 16                                                    
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Comparison of Leaf Texture of Ba 73-381 and Other                         
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Martinsville, NJ                          
Variety        Leaf Texture                                               
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Ba 73-381      4.0                                                        
Ba 73-366      4.3                                                        
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                                                        
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                                                        
LSD (.05)      0.9                                                        
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 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = very fine                                         
              TABLE 17                                                    
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A Comparison of Seedling Vigor of Ba 73-381 and Other                     
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Various Locations.sup.1 in the            
U.S.A. and Canada                                                         
              Seedling Vigor                                              
Variety       Mean                                                        
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Ba 73-381     6.3                                                         
Ba 73-366     6.3                                                         
Abbey         6.4                                                         
Able I        6.3                                                         
A-34          6.0                                                         
Banff         7.7                                                         
Baron         6.7                                                         
Classic       7.1                                                         
Coventry      6.1                                                         
Eclipse       6.1                                                         
Estate        6.1                                                         
Georgetown    7.0                                                         
Glade         6.7                                                         
Gnome         6.3                                                         
Haga          7.1                                                         
Kelly         6.6                                                         
Kenblue       7.4                                                         
Marquis       6.3                                                         
Merion        2.6                                                         
Merit         6.4                                                         
Midnight      5.4                                                         
Monopoly      7.1                                                         
Nassau        6.4                                                         
Ram I         6.5                                                         
South Dakota  6.7                                                         
Touchdown     5.8                                                         
LSD (.05)     0.7                                                         
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 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = Maximum vigor                                     
 .sup.2 Locations: Fort Collins, CO; Post Falls, ID; North Brunswick, NJ; 
 Adelphia, NJ; Richmond Hill, Ontario; pooled data Halsey, Hubbard and    
 Gervais, OR.                                                             
Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turf performance among locations and years. Ba 73-381 has been found to have a medium to high level of resistance to leaf spot, melting out and crown rot caused by Drechslera poae (formerly called Helminthosporium vagans); a medium to high level of resistance to several rust diseases caused by Puccinia spp., and to stripe smut caused by Utilago striiformis.
Comparisons of disease incidence of Ba 73-381 as compared with other bluegrass varieties in regard to leaf spot, rusts, dollarspot, and stripe smut are set forth in Tables 18-23. Additional comparisons are presented in Table 24-26 identifying high speed yields relative to other bluegrasses.
              TABLE 18                                                    
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Ccomparison of Leaf Spot Incidence in Ba 73-381 and Other                 
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown Under Shade Conditions at              
Marysville, OH                                                            
Variety        % Leaf Spot                                                
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Ba 73-381      0.0                                                        
Ba 73-366      0.0                                                        
Adelphi        5.0                                                        
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                                                        
Mean           9.8                                                        
LSD (.05)      26.7                                                       
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              TABLE 19                                                    
______________________________________                                    
Comparison of Leaf Spot Incidence in Ba 73-381 and Other                  
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH                            
Variety        Leaf Spot                                                  
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Ba 73-381      7.3                                                        
Ba 73-366      6.7                                                        
Adelphi        6.3                                                        
Banff          6.5                                                        
Baron          7.0                                                        
Bonnieblue     7.0                                                        
Bristol        7.3                                                        
Classic        6.0                                                        
Eclipse        7.0                                                        
Georgetown     6.3                                                        
Glade          5.3                                                        
Kelly          7.0                                                        
Kenblue        7.0                                                        
Merion         6.7                                                        
Merit          7.0                                                        
Nassau         7.0                                                        
Newport        6.7                                                        
Park           6.3                                                        
Ram I          6.0                                                        
Vantage        6.7                                                        
Victa          7.0                                                        
Mean           6.8                                                        
LSD (.05)      1.1                                                        
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 Ratings Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease.                                      
              TABLE 20                                                    
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Comparison of Powdery Mildew Incidence in Ba 73-381 and                   
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Grown Under Shade                      
Conditions at Marysville, OH During Time Periods A and B                  
               % Powdery Mildew                                           
Variety          A      B                                                 
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Ba 73-381        75.0   55.0                                              
Ba 73-366        80.0   27.5                                              
Adelphi          35.0   37.5                                              
Bristol          30.0   17.5                                              
Glade            35.0   45.0                                              
Merion           75.0   67.5                                              
Monopoly          7.5   15.0                                              
Nassau           27.5   45.0                                              
Park             50.0   35.0                                              
Ram I            50.0   42.5                                              
Vantage          37.5   10.0                                              
Victa            87.5   50.0                                              
Mean             48.0   35.6                                              
LSD (.05)        43.0   22.0                                              
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              TABLE 21                                                    
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Comparison of Stem Rust and Leaf Rust Incidence in Ba 73-381              
and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Kingston, R.I.                  
Variety        Stem Rust Leaf Rust                                        
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Ba 73-381      7.3       6.3                                              
Ba 73-366      6.7       5.7                                              
Abbey          7.0       6.3                                              
Able I         3.3       7.0                                              
A-34           4.3       6.0                                              
Banff          7.7       7.0                                              
Baron          7.0       8.3                                              
Classic        8.0       8.7                                              
Coventry       6.7       7.0                                              
Eclipse        4.0       5.7                                              
Estate         6.3       6.3                                              
Georgetown     8.7       7.7                                              
Glade          7.7       7.0                                              
Gnome          7.0       6.7                                              
Haga           8.0       7.0                                              
Kelly          8.0       5.0                                              
Kenblue        5.7       6.7                                              
Marquis        6.7       6.3                                              
Merion         1.0       2.3                                              
Merit          6.3       6.0                                              
Midnight       8.0       6.0                                              
Monopoly       6.3       5.3                                              
Nassau         8.0       7.0                                              
Ram I          8.0       6.7                                              
South Dakota   4.3       6.7                                              
Touchdown      2.3       3.7                                              
LSD (.05)      1.4       2.4                                              
______________________________________                                    
 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease                                        
              TABLE 22                                                    
______________________________________                                    
Comparison of Stripe Rust Incidence in Ba 73-381 and Other                
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties developed from pooled data at                
Halsey, Hubbard and Gervais, OR                                           
Variety        Strive Rust                                                
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Ba 73-381      4.7                                                        
Ba 73-366      5.0                                                        
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                                                        
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                                        
              TABLE 23                                                    
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Comparison of Stripe Smut Incidence in Ba 73-381 and Other                
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Marysville, OH                            
Variety        Strive Smut                                                
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Ba 73-381      7.0                                                        
Ba 73-366      6.3                                                        
Adelphi        7.7                                                        
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                                                        
Mean           7.0                                                        
LSD (.05)      1.2                                                        
______________________________________                                    
 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = least disease                                     
              TABLE 24                                                    
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Comparison of Seed Yields of Ba 73-381 and Other Kentucky                 
Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, Oregon During Consecutive                 
Growing Years A-D                                                         
           Lbs/Acre                                                       
Variety      A      B          C    D                                     
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Ba 73-381    626    1196       740  1261                                  
Bristol      347     808       627   684                                  
Julia        296    1016       --   --                                    
Kelly        672    1136       760  1265                                  
Mosa         322    1060       --   --                                    
Newport      435    1256       --   --                                    
Victa        780    1394       855  1287                                  
LSD (.05)    140     134       105  --                                    
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              TABLE 25                                                    
______________________________________                                    
Comparison of Seed Yields in Pounds Per Acre for Ba 73-381                
and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties Over a 3 year Period               
at Gervais, Oregon                                                        
         Lbs/Acre                                                         
Variety    Year 1       Year 2  Year 3                                    
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Ba 73-381  970          1306    558                                       
Ba 73-366  920          1258    521                                       
Abbey      1124         1314    629                                       
Apart      1244          851    812                                       
Coventry   786           914    649                                       
Newport    1165         1002    1177                                      
LSD (.05)  209           176    158                                       
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              TABLE 26                                                    
______________________________________                                    
Comparison of Seed Yields in Pounds Per Acre for Ba 73-381                
and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at La Grande, Oregon               
       Variety Lbs/Acre                                                   
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       Ba 73-381                                                          
               1,551                                                      
       Ba 73-366                                                          
               1,612                                                      
       Abbey   1,549                                                      
       Coventry                                                           
               1,046                                                      
       LSD (.05)                                                          
                 160                                                      
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