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  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Poa pratensis that has been designated Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass.
  • Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass plants are a distinct variety which can be produced and asexually propogated by rhizomes, tillers and disseminules.
  • the plants originated from random seed that germinated in the O. M. Scott and Sons plant nursery and were allowed to grow in the nursery for a period of one year.
  • the seed and pollen parents of the random seed are believed to come from a set of 88 plants collected from several locations throughout the U.S.
  • Ba 69-82 has a number of highly desirable characteristics including a high level of resistance to Drechslera spp. that causes leaf spot, melting out and crown rot; Laetisaria fuciformis that causes red thread; Schlerotinia homoeocarpa that causes dollar spot; Puccinia spp. that causes several types of rust infections; Erysiphe graminis that causes powdery mildew; Leptosphaeria korrae that causes Necrotic ring spot and Ustilago striiformis that causes stripe smut.
  • Ba 69-82 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 drought and heat tolerance, and good turf performance as evidenced by consistently high scores for quality, color and density.
  • Ba 69-82 In comparison with most commercially available varieties, Ba 69-82 produces a small seed, has a short ligule and is late maturing. Under mowed conditions, Ba 69-82 develops a moderately wide blade and high sod strength. Ba 69-82 has a medium level of seed yield potential in the bluegrass seed producing regions of the northwestern U.S.
  • FIG. 1 is a Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass plant at anthesis
  • FIG. 2 is a Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass panicle at anthesis
  • FIG. 3 is a Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass seed.
  • Ba 69-82 Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is perennial with creeping rhizomes forming a dense turf.
  • culms are erect averaging 31.9 cm in length, 3.2 nodes per culm and the uppermost internode 7.2 cm in length.
  • the peduncle averages 21.0 cm in length, and 0.595 mm in width.
  • the vegetative leaf averages 21.9 mm in width, 0.279 mm in thickness and a ligule length of 0.14 mm. An average quantity of ligule and leaf margin hairs was observed.
  • the flag leaf averages 4.3 cm in length, 3.2 mm in width and 0.198 mm in thickness and a ligule length of 1.0 mm.
  • the panicle averages 67.4 mm in length, 46.6 mm in width and 8.8 whorls.
  • the lowest whorl averages 3.3 branches and the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle 3.1 branches.
  • the spikelet at the tip of a branch in the lowest whorl averages 4.6 mm in length, 2.3 mm in width, 3.2 florets and 2.8 mm and 3.1 mm for the outer and inner glumes in length, respectively.
  • a similar spikelet from the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle averages 4.7 mm in length, 2.4 mm in width, 3.3 florets and 2.9 mm and 3.2 mm for the outer and inner glumes in length, respectively.
  • the hair content on the glumes average 2.2 and 2.2 for the outer and inner glumes on the lowest whorl, respectively, and 2.1 and 3.3 on the outer and inner glumes on the third whorl, respectively.
  • Ba 69-82 averaged significantly more hairs on the glumes on the third whorl than most other grasses in the study.
  • the seed of Ba 69-82 averages 2.77 mm in length, and 0.89 mm in width, 0.68 mm in rachilla length and approximately 1,250,997 seeds per pound.
  • the dorsal side of the lemma keel contained an average population of hairs.
  • Ba 69-82 has performed well throughout the U.S. and Canada as exhibited by high turf quality ratings in a number of locations across the U.S. in comparison to other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties. In addition, it has a pleasant medium green color which can be maintained throughout the growing season and good winter color. It demonstrates early spring greening and good spring density.
  • Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turf performance among locations and years.
  • Ba 69-82 has been found to have a 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., dollarspot caused by Sclerotina homeocarpa, red thread caused by Laetisaria fuciformis (formerly called Corticium fuciforme), necrotic ring spot caused by Leptosphaeria korrae, stripe smut caused by Ustilago striiformis, and powdery mildew caused by Erysinhe graminis.

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A variety of Kentucky Bluegrass having a medium to high level of resistance to leaf spot, melting out disease, several rust diseases, dollar spot, powdery mildew and stripe smut; a desirable green color throughout the growing season; the ability to form a strong sod and a high quality dense persistent turf under a wide variety of environmental conditions; and has a medium 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 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass.
2. Description of Related Art
Kentucky bluegrasses have been disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,156 issued May 9, 1972; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,186 issued May 23, 1972; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,336, issued Nov. 28, 1978; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,280 issued Sep. 6, 1988; U.S. Plant Pat. Nos. 6,537 and 6,538, issued Jan. 17, 1989; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,585, issued Feb. 7, 1989; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,831, issued Mar. 17, 1992; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,490, issued Dec. 7, 1993; U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,036, issued Jan. 3, 1995 and pending U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 08/308,699, filed Sep. 19, 1994, now U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,209.
SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY
Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass plants are a distinct variety which can be produced and asexually propogated by rhizomes, tillers and disseminules. The plants originated from random seed that germinated in the O. M. Scott and Sons plant nursery and were allowed to grow in the nursery for a period of one year. The seed and pollen parents of the random seed are believed to come from a set of 88 plants collected from several locations throughout the U.S.
Seed of Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass was produced first at Marysville, Ohio and later at Gervais, Oreg. This seed was used to plant turf performance evaluation trials and later seed production fields. Asexual production of Ba 69-82 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 69-82 is approximately 99% based upon examining seedling characteristics of approximately 100 to 150 seedlings from different crop years in a growth chamber.
Ba 69-82 has a number of highly desirable characteristics including a high level of resistance to Drechslera spp. that causes leaf spot, melting out and crown rot; Laetisaria fuciformis that causes red thread; Schlerotinia homoeocarpa that causes dollar spot; Puccinia spp. that causes several types of rust infections; Erysiphe graminis that causes powdery mildew; Leptosphaeria korrae that causes Necrotic ring spot and Ustilago striiformis that causes stripe smut. Ba 69-82 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 drought and heat tolerance, and good turf performance as evidenced by consistently high scores for quality, color and density.
In comparison with most commercially available varieties, Ba 69-82 produces a small seed, has a short ligule and is late maturing. Under mowed conditions, Ba 69-82 develops a moderately wide blade and high sod strength. Ba 69-82 has a medium level of seed yield potential in the bluegrass seed producing regions of the northwestern U.S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is a Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass plant at anthesis;
FIG. 2 is a Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass panicle at anthesis; and
FIG. 3 is a Ba 69-82 Kentucky Bluegrass seed.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY
Ba 69-82 Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is perennial with creeping rhizomes forming a dense turf. When plants overwinter in the field under freezing temperatures and are then brought into the greenhouse during late winter to continue growth undisturbed by clipping under moderate temperatures (60°-80° F.), culms are erect averaging 31.9 cm in length, 3.2 nodes per culm and the uppermost internode 7.2 cm in length. The peduncle averages 21.0 cm in length, and 0.595 mm in width. The vegetative leaf averages 21.9 mm in width, 0.279 mm in thickness and a ligule length of 0.14 mm. An average quantity of ligule and leaf margin hairs was observed. The flag leaf averages 4.3 cm in length, 3.2 mm in width and 0.198 mm in thickness and a ligule length of 1.0 mm. The panicle averages 67.4 mm in length, 46.6 mm in width and 8.8 whorls. The lowest whorl averages 3.3 branches and the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle 3.1 branches.
The spikelet at the tip of a branch in the lowest whorl averages 4.6 mm in length, 2.3 mm in width, 3.2 florets and 2.8 mm and 3.1 mm for the outer and inner glumes in length, respectively. A similar spikelet from the third whorl from the bottom of the panicle averages 4.7 mm in length, 2.4 mm in width, 3.3 florets and 2.9 mm and 3.2 mm for the outer and inner glumes in length, respectively. The hair content on the glumes average 2.2 and 2.2 for the outer and inner glumes on the lowest whorl, respectively, and 2.1 and 3.3 on the outer and inner glumes on the third whorl, respectively.
Ba 69-82 averaged significantly more hairs on the glumes on the third whorl than most other grasses in the study. The seed of Ba 69-82 averages 2.77 mm in length, and 0.89 mm in width, 0.68 mm in rachilla length and approximately 1,250,997 seeds per pound. The dorsal side of the lemma keel contained an average population of hairs.
Comparisons of Ba 69-82 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties in terms of seed dimensions and numbers per pound are shown in Tables 1 and 2 as follows:
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Morphological Comparison of Seed and Rachilla Measurements                
and Lemma Hair of Ba 69-82 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass                   
Varieties After Conditioning.                                             
Seed                                                                      
            Length  Width     Rachilla                                    
                                     Lemma.sup.1                          
Variety     mm      mm        mm     Hair                                 
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Ba 69-82    2.77    0.89      0.68   4.4                                  
Ba 73-540   2.77    0.86      0.70   4.7                                  
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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 .sup.1 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 69-82 and Other                
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties After Conditioning                           
Variety       Seeds per Pounds                                            
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Ba 69-82      1,250,997                                                   
Ba 73-540     1,359,914                                                   
Abbey         1,003,037                                                   
Adelphi       1,383,976                                                   
America       1,659,824                                                   
Baron         1,051,693                                                   
Bristol       1,270,821                                                   
Chateau       1,300,105                                                   
Coventry      1,246,200                                                   
Eclipse       1,335,668                                                   
Georgetown    1,431,000                                                   
Gnome         1,017,641                                                   
Kelly           921,166                                                   
Marquis       1,054,642                                                   
Midnight      1,227,000                                                   
Nassau        1,127,130                                                   
Ram 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 characteristics to some extent, comparisons of morphological characteristics of Ba 69-82 were made with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties and the comparisons are set forth in the following Tables 3-8:
              TABLE 3                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Panicles, Whorl Number and                    
Whorl Branches of Ba 69-82 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass                   
Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH.                            
       Panicles          Number of                                        
                   Whorl Branches                                         
         Nod-    Length  Width Num-  Lower Third                          
Variety  ding    mm      mm    ber   Whorl Whorl                          
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Ba 69-82 1.5     67.4    46.6  8.8   3.3   3.1                            
Ba 73-540                                                                 
         2.2     60.8    47.6  8.4   3.9   3.0                            
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                            
Georgetown                                                                
         1.0     80.0    57.0  7.4   2.1   2.6                            
Gnome    1.1     80.6    56.0  10.6  4.6   3.9                            
Kelly    2.0     88.0    70.2  9.8   4.6   3.7                            
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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 *Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = most nodding                                     
              TABLE 4                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Spikelets and Florets of Ba 69-82             
and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at               
Marysville, OH.                                                           
       Spikelet                                                           
                         Number of                                        
               Third Whorl                                                
                         Florets                                          
       Lower Whorl       Width   Per Spikelet                             
         Length  Width   Length                                           
                               Num-  Lower Third                          
Variety  mm      mm      mm    ber   Whorl Whorl                          
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Ba 69-82 4.6     2.3     2.7   2.4   3.2   3.3                            
Ba 73-540                                                                 
         4.3     2.2     4.3   2.2   3.4   3.2                            
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   3.00  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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Morphological Comparison of Glumes of Ba 69-82 and Other                  
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse                            
at Marysville, OH.                                                        
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          Glume Length (mm)                                               
          Outer           Inner                                           
            Lowest  Third     Lowest                                      
                                    Third                                 
Variety     Whorl   Whorl     Whorl Whorl                                 
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Ba 69-82    2.8     2.9       3.1   3.2                                   
Ba 73-540   2.6     2.7       3.0   3.0                                   
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 69-82    2.2     2.2       2.1   3.1                                   
Ba 73-540   2.5     3.0       2.5   2.5                                   
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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 *Rating Scale: 0-9; 9 = most hairs                                       
              TABLE 6                                                     
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Morphological comparison of Flag Leaf of Ba 69-82 and Other               
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse                            
at Marysville, OH.                                                        
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        Length                                                            
              Width   Thickness Leaf                                      
Variety   mm      mm      mm      Angle.sup.1                             
                                        Curve.sup.2                       
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Ba 69-82  4.3     3.2     0.198   1.0   4.9                               
Ba 73-540 3.8     2.9     0.206   1.0   4.9                               
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   2.4                               
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              Hairs.sup.3                                                 
            Ligule  Leaf            Sheath.sup.4                          
Variety     mm      Margin    Ligule                                      
                                    Color                                 
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Ba 69-82    1.0     0.1       2.5   1.7                                   
Ba 73-540   0.8     0.4       2.3   2.0                                   
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; dark purple                      
              TABLE 7                                                     
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Morphological Comparison of Peduncles, Culms, Node Numbers                
Per Culm and Internode Lenght of Ba 69-82 and Other Kentucky              
Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at Marysville, OH.                  
         Peduncle Peduncle Culm  Nodes Top                                
         Length   Width    Length                                         
                                 Per   Internode                          
Variety  cm       mm       cm    Culm  Length cm                          
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Ba 69-82 21.0     0.595    31.9  3.2   7.2                                
Ba 73-540                                                                 
         17.9     0.612    28.0  3.1   7.7                                
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 69-82                 
and Other Bluegrass Varieties in the Greenhouse at                        
Marysville, Ohio.                                                         
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        Length                                                            
              Width   Thickness Leaf                                      
Variety   mm      mm      mm      Angle.sup.1                             
                                        Curve.sup.2                       
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Ba 69-82  21.9    3.5     0.279   51.7  8.3                               
Ba 73-540 18.1    3.5     0.300   53.0  6.2                               
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 69-82  0.14    2.7     1.4   8.1     1.7                               
Ba 73-540 0.14    2.0     1.6   8.3     1.9                               
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  089     0.57                              
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 .sup.1 Degrees from stem                                                 
 .sup.2 Rating Scale: 1-9; 1 = curves up; 5 = no curve; 9 = curves down   
 .sup.3 Rating Scale: 0-9; 1 = 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 color            
Ba 69-82 has performed well throughout the U.S. and Canada as exhibited by high turf quality ratings in a number of locations across the U.S. in comparison to other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties. In addition, it has a pleasant medium green color which can be maintained throughout the growing season and good winter color. It demonstrates early spring greening and good spring density.
With regard to a comparative analysis conducted for purposes of determining color of Ba 69-82 plants relative to other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties, readings were taken of the vegetative color of Ba 69-82 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 69-82 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 73-381-5 GY 4/4; Ba 73-366-5 GY 4/4; Ba 73-540-5 GY 4/4; Abbey - 5GY 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.
Comparisons of Ba 69-82 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties for quality, genetic color, winter color and spring greening are set forth hereinafter in Tables 9-12;
              TABLE 9                                                     
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A Comparison of Quality of Ba 69-82 and Other Kentucky                    
Bluegrass Varieties in Four Annual Tests (A-D) Conducted at               
Forty Turfgrass Locations in the U.S. and Canada                          
            TESTS (Annual/Means)                                          
Variety       A     B           C   D                                     
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Ba 69-82      5.7   5.7         6.1 5.8                                   
Ba 73-540     5.8   5.9         6.0 5.8                                   
Abbey         5.6   5.7         5.9 5.7                                   
Able 1        5.7   5.7         6.0 6.1                                   
Amazon        5.4   5.5         5.5 5.5                                   
America       5.8   5.9         6.1 6.2                                   
A-34          5.6   5.9         6.0 6.1                                   
Baron         5.8   5.6         5.9 5.8                                   
Bristol       5.7   6.0         6.1 6.0                                   
Chateau       6.0   5.8         6.0 6.0                                   
Classic       5.9   5.8         6.0 5.9                                   
Coventry      5.8   5.8         5.9 5.8                                   
Eclipse       5.6   5.9         6.2 6.3                                   
Estate        5.9   5.9         5.9 5.8                                   
Georgetown    5.8   5.6         5.8 5.8                                   
Glade         5.7   5.8         6.1 6.1                                   
Gnome         5.5   5.3         5.6 5.5                                   
Haga          5.8   5.8         5.8 5.9                                   
Kelly         5.6   5.7         5.9 5.8                                   
Kenblue       5.0   4.7         5.0 5.2                                   
Marquis       5.3   5.6         5.7 5.7                                   
Merion        5.4   5.4         5.7 5.6                                   
Merit         5.6   5.6         5.9 5.8                                   
Midnight      6.1   6.3         6.4 6.3                                   
Monopoly      5.5   5.5         5.9 5.9                                   
Nassau        5.6   5.7         5.8 5.5                                   
Ram I         5.7   5.6         5.9 5.8                                   
Victa         5.8   5.7         5.8 5.8                                   
LSD (.05)     0.2   0.2         0.2 0.2                                   
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 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = ideal turf                                        
 *Not all forty locations reported data each year.                        
              TABLE 10                                                    
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A Comparison of Genetic Color of Ba 69-82 and Other Kentucky              
Bluegrass Varieties at 15 Locations in the U.S. and Canada                
            TESTS (Annual Means)                                          
Variety      A      B          C    D                                     
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Ba 69-82     6.8    6.1        6.4  6.3                                   
Ba 73-540    6.5    6.2        6.3  6.5                                   
Abbey        6.8    6.2        6.7  6.6                                   
Able I       7.1    6.8        6.7  6.9                                   
Amazon       6.2    6.9        7.0  6.5                                   
America      6.8    6.6        7.0  6.6                                   
A-34         5.7    5.6        5.7  5.7                                   
Baron        6.8    6.5        6.9  6.8                                   
Bristol      7.3    7.1        6.6  6.6                                   
Chateau      6.5    6.0        6.2  6.5                                   
Classic      5.8    5.6        6.3  5.9                                   
Coventry     6.5    6.0        6.5  6.6                                   
Eclipse      7.7    6.7        6.5  6.6                                   
Estate       6.7    5.9        6.3  6.6                                   
Georgetown   6.1    5.7        5.9  6.7                                   
Glade        7.4    7.0        6.7  6.9                                   
Gnome        6.4    6.5        6.8  6.7                                   
Haga         5.8    5.5        6.1  5.8                                   
Kelly        6.7    6.5        6.9  6.5                                   
Kenblue      5.2    5.2        5.5  6.0                                   
Marquis      7.2    6.6        6.8  6.5                                   
Merion       6.4    5.6        6.0  6.5                                   
Merit        6.7    6.4        6.5  6.1                                   
Midnight     8.0    7.9        7.5  7.7                                   
Monopoly     5.3    5.5        5.5  5.3                                   
Nassau       7.1    6.7        6.9  6.8                                   
Ram I        6.9    6.6        6.9  6.6                                   
Victa        6.7    6.3        6.7  6.5                                   
LSD (.05)    0.4    0.4        0.4  0.4                                   
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 Rating Scale; 1-9:9 = dark green                                         
              TABLE 11                                                    
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A Comparison of Spring Greenup for Ba 69-82 and Other                     
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Five Locations* in the                    
U.S. and Canada                                                           
Variety       Annual Means                                                
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Ba 69-82      4.8                                                         
Ba 73-540     4.6                                                         
Abbey         4.2                                                         
Able I        3.7                                                         
Amazon        3.7                                                         
America       3.9                                                         
A-34          5.2                                                         
Baron         4.2                                                         
Bristol       5.0                                                         
Chateau       4.9                                                         
Classic       4.5                                                         
Coventry      4.6                                                         
Eclipse       4.5                                                         
Estate        4.6                                                         
Georgetown    4.2                                                         
Glade         4.9                                                         
Gnome         3.9                                                         
Haga          4.5                                                         
Kelly         4.0                                                         
Kenblue       5.1                                                         
Marquis       4.0                                                         
Merion        4.3                                                         
Merit         3.9                                                         
Midnight      3.9                                                         
Monopoly      4.1                                                         
Nassau        5.2                                                         
Ram I         4.3                                                         
Victa         4.3                                                         
LSD (.05)     0.7                                                         
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 Rating Scale: 1-9:9 = completely green.                                  
 *Locations: Agassiz, British Columbia; Post Fall, ID; West Lafayette, In;
 Columbus, OH; Kingston, RI.                                              
              TABLE 12                                                    
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A Comparison of Winter Color of Ba 69-82 and Other                        
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in the U.S. and Canada                       
            Winter Color                                                  
              Wichita, Agassiz                                            
Variety       Kansas   British Columbia                                   
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Ba 69-82      5.0      5.0                                                
Ba 73-540     5.0      5.0                                                
Abbey         3.0      4.7                                                
Able I        5.7      4.0                                                
Amazon        4.0      4.0                                                
America       4.7      4.0                                                
A-34          4.7      4.3                                                
Baron         3.3      4.7                                                
Bristol       5.7      5.0                                                
Chateau       5.0      5.0                                                
Classic       5.0      4.0                                                
Coventry      5.0      5.0                                                
Eclipse       4.0      4.3                                                
Estate        4.3      5.0                                                
Georgetown    5.3      4.0                                                
Glade         3.3      4.3                                                
Gnome         2.7      4.3                                                
Haga          5.0      4.0                                                
Kelly         3.7      4.7                                                
Kenblue       3.0      3.0                                                
Marquis       3.3      4.3                                                
Merion        3.0      4.0                                                
Merit         3.3      5.0                                                
Midnight      4.3      4.7                                                
Monopoly      3.7      4.7                                                
Nassau        5.7      5.0                                                
Ram I         5.0      4.7                                                
Victa         3.7      5.0                                                
LSD (.05)     1.0      0.6                                                
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 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = complete color retention.                         
Further comparisons of Ba 69-82 with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties for leaf texture and spring, summer and fall density are given in Tables 13-16 as follows:
              TABLE 13                                                    
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A Comparison of Leaf Texture of Ba 69-82 and Other                        
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Two Annual Tests (A-B)                    
Conducted at Eight Locations in the U.S. and Canada*                      
             TESTS (Annual Means)                                         
Variety        A         B                                                
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Ba 69-82       5.7       5.8                                              
Ba 73-540      5.8       5.6                                              
Abbey          6.3       6.3                                              
Able I         7.1       7.3                                              
Amazon         7.5       7.2                                              
America        7.1       7.2                                              
A-34           6.4       6.9                                              
Baron          6.8       6.1                                              
Barzan         6.1       6.7                                              
Bristol        6.7       6.3                                              
Chateau        6.1       6.0                                              
Classic        6.6       7.0                                              
Coventry       5.9       5.7                                              
Eclipse        6.4       6.5                                              
Estate         6.3       5.9                                              
Georgetown     6.8       6.8                                              
Glade          6.8       6.7                                              
Gnome          6.1       6.2                                              
Haga           6.7       7.1                                              
Kelly          6.4       5.7                                              
Kenblue        7.8       7.3                                              
Marquis        6.1       5.7                                              
Merion         6.7       6.8                                              
Merit          6.3       6.1                                              
Midnight       7.3       6.7                                              
Monopoly       7.1       6.8                                              
Nassau         6.6       6.5                                              
Ram I          7.3       7.1                                              
Victa          6.3       6.0                                              
LSD (.05)      0.5       0.5                                              
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 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = very fine                                         
 *Locations Test A: West Lafayette, In.; Columbia, Mo.; Farmington, NM;   
 Columbus, OH.; Brookings, SD; Puyallup, WA.                              
 Locations Test B: Agassiz, British Columbia; Post Falls, ID.; Columbus,  
 OH.; Brookings, SD,; Puyallup, WA.                                       
              TABLE 14                                                    
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A Comparison of Spring Density for Ba 69-82 and Other                     
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Two Annual Tests (A-B)                    
Conducted at Five Locations* in the U.S. and Canada                       
             TESTS (Annual Means)                                         
Variety        A         B                                                
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Ba 69-82       6.7       7.1                                              
Ba 73-540      6.5       7.6                                              
Abbey          5.8       6.8                                              
Able I         5.8       7.4                                              
Amazon         6.7       6.7                                              
America        6.2       7.1                                              
A-34           5.7       7.3                                              
Baron          6.3       6.8                                              
Bristol        5.3       6.9                                              
Chateau        6.7       7.3                                              
Classic        5.5       7.2                                              
Coventry       6.5       7.1                                              
Eclipse        5.5       7.1                                              
Estate         6.3       7.2                                              
Georgetown     5.5       6.9                                              
Glade          6.8       7.3                                              
Gnome          6.0       6.3                                              
Haga           5.5       7.3                                              
Kelly          6.3       6.7                                              
Kenblue        6.2       6.0                                              
Marquis        6.0       6.6                                              
Merion         6.3       7.3                                              
Merit          5.8       6.7                                              
Midnight       6.7       7.4                                              
Monopoly       6.2       7.0                                              
Nassau         6.2       6.6                                              
Ram I          7.0       6.4                                              
Victa          5.8       6.8                                              
LSD (.05)      0.8       0.7                                              
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 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = maximum density                                   
 *Locations Test A: Winnipeg, Manitoba; Columbus, OH.                     
 Locations Test B: Columbia, Mo; University Park, Pa.; Brookings, SD.     
              TABLE 15                                                    
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A Comparison of Summer Density of Ba 69-82 and Other                      
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Two Annual Tests (A-B)                    
Conducted at Four Locations in the U.S. and Canada*                       
             TESTS (Annual Means)                                         
Variety        A         B                                                
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Ba 69-82       6.8       8.2                                              
Ba 73-540      6.7       8.2                                              
Abbey          7.1       8.0                                              
Able I         6.8       7.8                                              
Amazon         6.8       8.2                                              
America        6.8       7.7                                              
A-34           6.8       7.8                                              
Baron          6.3       7.7                                              
Bristol        6.4       7.8                                              
Chateau        7.3       8.3                                              
Classic        6.3       8.0                                              
Coventry       6.8       8.2                                              
Eclipse        6.3       7.7                                              
Estate         6.6       8.2                                              
Georgetown     5.9       7.3                                              
Glade          6.2       8.2                                              
Gnome          6.3       7.3                                              
Haga           6.3       7.7                                              
Kelly          6.4       7.7                                              
Kenblue        6.1       7.2                                              
Marquis        6.3       7.0                                              
Merion         6.4       7.8                                              
Merit          6.3       7.8                                              
Midnight       6.5       7.8                                              
Monopoly       5.8       7.7                                              
Nassau         6.1       7.0                                              
Ram I          6.7       7.8                                              
Victa          6.2       8.0                                              
LSD (.05)      0.8       0.7                                              
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 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = maximum density                                   
 *Locations Test A: Winnipeg, Manitoba; Columbus, OH.                     
 Locations Test B: Columbia, Mo.; Brookings, SD.                          
              TABLE 16                                                    
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A Comparison of Fall Density Ba 69-82 and Other Kentucky                  
Bluegrass Varieties in Two Annual Tests (A-B) Conducted at                
Five Locations in the U.S. and Canada*                                    
             TESTS (Annual Means)                                         
Variety        A         B                                                
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Ba 69-82       8.0       7.5                                              
Ba 73-540      8.7       7.8                                              
Abbey          7.0       7.2                                              
Able I         8.2       7.4                                              
Amazon         9.0       7.8                                              
America        8.7       7.5                                              
A-34           8.2       7.9                                              
Baron          8.0       7.0                                              
Bristol        7.8       7.5                                              
Chateau        8.2       7.5                                              
Classic        8.2       7.5                                              
Coventry       9.0       7.3                                              
Eclipse        8.0       7.5                                              
Estate         8.0       7.4                                              
Georgetown     7.3       7.1                                              
Glade          7.8       7.6                                              
Gnome          7.7       7.1                                              
Haga           8.3       7.5                                              
Kelly          7.2       7.8                                              
Kenblue        8.3       7.5                                              
Marquis        6.2       6.8                                              
Merion         7.3       7.3                                              
Merit          7.2       7.0                                              
Midnight       8.3       8.1                                              
Monopoly       7.5       7.1                                              
Nassau         6.5       7.3                                              
Parade         8.7       7.5                                              
Ram I          9.0       7.6                                              
Victa          7.8       7.1                                              
LSD (.05)      0.5       0.6                                              
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 Rating Scale: 1-9:9 = maximum density                                    
 *Locations Test A: Winnipeg, Monitoba; Brookings, SD.                    
 Locations Test B: Post Falls, ID.; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Columbia, Mo.;    
 Columbus, OH.                                                            
Turf diseases are one of the major causes of inconsistent and poor turf performance among locations and years. Ba 69-82 has been found to have a 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., dollarspot caused by Sclerotina homeocarpa, red thread caused by Laetisaria fuciformis (formerly called Corticium fuciforme), necrotic ring spot caused by Leptosphaeria korrae, stripe smut caused by Ustilago striiformis, and powdery mildew caused by Erysinhe graminis.
Comparisons of disease incidence in Ba 69-82 as compared with other Kentucky Bluegrass varieties in regard to leaf spot, melting out, rusts, dollarspot, red thread, stripe smut, necrotic ring spot and powdery mildew are presented in Tables 17-27. Additional comparisons are presented in Tables 28-31 for drought stress, sod strength and seed yields.
              TABLE 17                                                    
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A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 69-82 and               
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Two Annual Tests                    
Conducted at Five Locations in the U.S. and Canada*                       
             TEST (Annual Means)                                          
Variety        A         B                                                
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Ba 69-82       7.2       6.2                                              
Ba 73-540      5.9       5.7                                              
Abbey          4.6       5.8                                              
Able I         6.8       5.7                                              
Amazon         5.2       5.8                                              
America        5.7       6.5                                              
A-34           6.3       5.7                                              
Baron          6.0       6.5                                              
Bristol        7.9       6.5                                              
Chateau        6.4       6.2                                              
Classic        6.2       6.0                                              
Coventry       5.0       6.2                                              
Eclipse        7.4       7.0                                              
Estate         6.8       5.8                                              
Georgetown     6.7       6.5                                              
Glade          7.4       5.8                                              
Gnome          6.0       6.3                                              
Haga           6.7       6.0                                              
Kelly          5.1       6.2                                              
Kenblue        4.8       2.0                                              
Marquis        6.4       6.2                                              
Merion         6.2       6.3                                              
Merit          5.6       6.5                                              
Midnight       7.2       6.2                                              
Monopoly       5.6       6.7                                              
Nassau         6.6       6.2                                              
Ram I          4.9       5.0                                              
Victa          6.0       6.2                                              
LSD (.05)      1.0       0.9                                              
______________________________________                                    
 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease                                        
 *Locations Test A: Post Falls, ID.; Hubbard, OR.; Remington, VA.         
 Locations Test B: Beltsville, MD.; Blacksburg, VA.                       
              TABLE 18                                                    
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A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 69-82 and               
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Three Annual Tests                  
(A-C) Conducted at Marysville, OH                                         
         % Leaf Spot Tests                                                
Variety    A            B       C                                         
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82   4.3          1.0     16.7                                      
Adelphi    17.7         2.3     11.7                                      
Bristol    5.2          1.0     5.0                                       
Marquis    5.2          1.0     8.3                                       
Parade     7.7          13.3    16.7                                      
Park       62.5         76.7    90.0                                      
Vantage    33.3         7.0     25.0                                      
Victa      9.2          1.0     10.7                                      
LSD (.05)               3.1     15.7                                      
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              TABLE 19                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 69-82 and               
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Two Annual Tests (A-B)              
Conducted at Gervais, Oregon                                              
             % Leaf Spot Tests                                            
Variety        A         B                                                
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82       10.0      16.7                                             
Adelphi        70.0      73.3                                             
America        53.3      36.7                                             
Bristol        5.0       10.0                                             
Glade          21.7      36.7                                             
Kenblue        88.3      66.7                                             
Marquis        83.3      88.3                                             
Merit          80.0      83.3                                             
Newport        50.0      60.1                                             
Victa          80.0      78.3                                             
LSD (.05)      16.0      26.0                                             
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              TABLE 20                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Leaf Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 69-82 and               
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Prince Fredrick, Maryland           
Variety       % Leaf Spot                                                 
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82      12.5                                                        
Fylking       10.0                                                        
Kenblue       60.0                                                        
Merion        15.0                                                        
Nugget        10.0                                                        
Newport       40.0                                                        
Vantage       20.0                                                        
Victa         27.5                                                        
LSD (.05)     23                                                          
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              TABLE 21                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Melting Out Disease Incidence in Ba 69-82 and             
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Three Locations*                    
                Melting Out                                               
Variety           Spring  Fall                                            
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82          5.0     9.0                                             
Ba 73-540         5.2     8.7                                             
Abbey             3.7     8.0                                             
Able I            4.5     9.0                                             
Amazon            4.2     7.0                                             
America           5.2     8.7                                             
A-34              4.8     8.7                                             
Baron             4.3     8.3                                             
Bristol           5.7     9.0                                             
Chateau           5.5     9.0                                             
Classic           6.2     8.7                                             
Coventry          4.3     9.0                                             
Eclipse           5.0     7.0                                             
Estate            5.3     9.0                                             
Georgetown        5.8     9.0                                             
Glade             4.5     8.0                                             
Gnome             4.5     8.7                                             
Haga              6.2     9.0                                             
Kelly             3.8     8.3                                             
Kenblue           3.7     1.0                                             
Marquis           4.8     7.7                                             
Merion            5.0     9.0                                             
Merit             4.2     8.3                                             
Midnight          4.0     9.0                                             
Monopoly          4.5     8.0                                             
Nassau            5.0     9.0                                             
Ram I             4.5     5.3                                             
Victa             5.2     8.0                                             
LSD (.05)         0.7     1.6                                             
______________________________________                                    
 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease                                        
 *Locations: Fall  Puyallup, Wa. Spring  Blacksburg, Va.; Blackstone, Va. 
              TABLE 22                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Stripe Smut Disease Incidence in Ba 69-82 and             
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in 2 Tests (A-B) Conducted             
at Prince Fredrick, Md                                                    
               % Stripe Smut                                              
Variety          A       B                                                
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-B2         4.0     1.5                                              
Fylking          27.5    40.0                                             
Kenblue          5.0     2.5                                              
Merion           37.5    75.0                                             
Nugget           4.0     17.5                                             
Newport          12.5    10.0                                             
Vantage          12.5    30.0                                             
Victa            55.0    50.0                                             
LSD (.05)        30      22                                               
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              TABLE 23                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Dollar Spot Disease Incidence in Ba 69-82 and             
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Columbia, MO                        
Variety        Dollar Spot                                                
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82       7.7                                                        
Ba 73-540      8.0                                                        
Abbey          7.3                                                        
Able I         7.7                                                        
Amazon         6.7                                                        
America        7.3                                                        
A-34           7.3                                                        
Baron          7.0                                                        
Bristol        7.7                                                        
Chateau        6.7                                                        
Classic        6.3                                                        
Coventry       7.7                                                        
Eclipse        7.7                                                        
Estate         7.3                                                        
Georgetown     7.3                                                        
Glade          7.3                                                        
Gnome          8.0                                                        
Haga           7.3                                                        
Kenblue        7.3                                                        
Merion         7.3                                                        
Merit          6.7                                                        
Midnight       6.7                                                        
Monopoly       7.0                                                        
Nassau         6.7                                                        
Ram I          6.0                                                        
Victa7.7                                                                  
LSD (.05)      1.4                                                        
______________________________________                                    
 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease                                        
              TABLE 24                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Powdery Mildew Disease Incidence in                       
Ba 69-82 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Two                    
Annual Tests Conducted at Two Separate Locations                          
           Powdery Mildew                                                 
             Adelphia. N J                                                
                         Ritzville, WA                                    
Variety      Test        Test                                             
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82     5.3         7.0                                              
Ba 73-540    5.7         6.0                                              
Abbey        1.0         3.5                                              
Able I       6.7         5.7                                              
Amazon       5.0         4.7                                              
America      7.7         8.0                                              
A-34         6.7         5.0                                              
Baron        1.3         4.0                                              
Bristol      7.0         8.0                                              
Chateau      5.3         5.0                                              
Classic      2.7         6.7                                              
Coventry     6.0         6.0                                              
Eclipse      5.0         6.0                                              
Estate       7.0         6.7                                              
Georgetown   2.7         6.0                                              
Glade        3.3         6.0                                              
Gnome        1.0         3.7                                              
Haga         3.0         6.3                                              
Kenblue      5.0         8.0                                              
Merion       1.0         5.7                                              
Merit        1.7         4.6                                              
Midnight     1.7         4.0                                              
Monopoly     6.7         7.7                                              
Nassau       2.3         5.7                                              
Ram I        6.7         4.7                                              
Victa        1.7         4.3                                              
LSD (.05)    1.4         2.3                                              
______________________________________                                    
 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9' = no disease                                       
              TABLE 25                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Rust Disease Incidence in Ba 69-82 and Other              
Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Annual Testing at Various                 
Locations in the U.S. and Canada                                          
                            Crown                                         
                    Stripe Rust                                           
                            Rust                                          
       Stem Rust      Agassiz,  Agassiz                                   
         Adelphia   Post Falls                                            
                              British British                             
         New Jersey Idaho     Columbia                                    
                                      Columbia                            
Variety  Test       Test      Test    Test                                
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Ba 69-82 8.3        8.0       8.0     9.0                                 
Ba 73-540                                                                 
         8.0        8.0       8.0     9.0                                 
Abbey    6.3        8.3       6.3     7.0                                 
Able I   7.0        8.0       7.3     8.3                                 
Amazon   6.0        7.3       7.0     9.0                                 
America  8.3        7.7       8.0     8.3                                 
A-34     8.0        8.0       7.0     8.3                                 
Baron    7.3        8.0       7.0     8.0                                 
Bristol  8.7        8.0       8.0     8.3                                 
Chateau  8.3        7.3       7.3     9.0                                 
Classic  8.7        8.3       8.0     9.0                                 
Coventry 8.3        8.0       8.0     8.0                                 
Eclipse  7.7        8.3       6.3     9.0                                 
Estate   7.3        7.7       8.0     9.0                                 
Georgetown                                                                
         9.0        7.7       7.0     8.7                                 
Glade    7.7        8.0       6.0     6.7                                 
Gnome    7.7        8.7       7.0     7.7                                 
Haga     9.0        7.3       7.3     8.0                                 
Kenblue  8.3        7.7       7.7     6.7                                 
Merion   2.7        4.0       5.3     5.0                                 
Merit    8.0        8.0       6.7     7.0                                 
Midnight 8.3        7.3       5.7     6.3                                 
Monopoly 8.0        7.3       7.3     9.6                                 
Nassau   7.7        8.0       7.3     8.3                                 
Ram I    8.7        6.7       7.0     8.3                                 
Victa    7.7        5.7       5.7     7.3                                 
LSD (.05)                                                                 
         1.0        2.0       1.2     1.4                                 
______________________________________                                    
 Rating Scale: 1-9 9 = no disease                                         
              TABLE 26                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Necrotic Ring Spot Disease Incidence in Ba                
69-82 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Post Falls, Id.           
Variety       Necrotic Ring Spot                                          
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82      9.0                                                         
Ba 73-540     7.3                                                         
Abbey         7.0                                                         
Able I        9.0                                                         
Amazon        6.3                                                         
America       8.3                                                         
A-34          8.7                                                         
Baron         9.0                                                         
Bristol       8.3                                                         
Chateau       8.0                                                         
Classic       9.0                                                         
Coventry      8.7                                                         
Eclipse       7.7                                                         
Estate        8.3                                                         
Georgetown    9.0                                                         
Glade         9.0                                                         
Gnome         8.3                                                         
Haga          9.0                                                         
Kelly         8.7                                                         
Kenblue       9.0                                                         
Merion        9.0                                                         
Merit         9.0                                                         
Midnight      8.0                                                         
Monopoly      9.0                                                         
Mystic        8.7                                                         
Nassau        9.0                                                         
Ram I         9.0                                                         
Victa         9.0                                                         
LSD (.05)     1.8                                                         
______________________________________                                    
 Rating Scale: 1-9; 9 = no disease                                        
              TABLE 27                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Red Thread Disease Incidence in Ba 69-82 and              
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties at Gervais, Oregon                     
Variety       % Red Thread                                                
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82      0.0                                                         
Adelphi       0.0                                                         
America       1.7                                                         
Bristol       0.0                                                         
Glade         15.0                                                        
Kenblue       23.3                                                        
Marquis       6.7                                                         
Merit         6.7                                                         
Newport       3.3                                                         
Victa         10.0                                                        
LSD (.05)     13.0                                                        
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              TABLE 28                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Percent Drought Damage in Ba 69-82 and                    
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Two Annual Tests (A-B)              
Conducted at Prince Fredrick, Maryland                                    
            % Drought Damage Test                                         
Variety       A          B                                                
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82      0.0        17.5                                             
Fylking       12.5       25.0                                             
Kenblue       5.0        7.5                                              
Merion        2.5        15.0                                             
Nugget        12.5       20.0                                             
Newport       7.5        10.0                                             
Vantage       0.0        15.0                                             
Victa         15.0       45.0                                             
LSD (.05)     11.0       29.0                                             
______________________________________                                    
              TABLE 29                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Sod Strength 8 and 12 Months After Planting               
of Ba 69-82 and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varities at                      
Remington, VA                                                             
              SOD STRENGTH                                                
Variety         8 Months 12 Months                                        
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82        26.0     20.0                                             
Ba 73-540       20.3     11.7                                             
Abbey           17.0     8.0                                              
Able I          16.3     8.7                                              
Amazon          18.0     8.7                                              
America         30.7     18.7                                             
A-34            21.7     9.7                                              
Baron           25.7     14.7                                             
Bristol         24.7     8.3                                              
Challenger      23.0     12.0                                             
Chateau         23.3     15.0                                             
Classic         23.0     15.3                                             
Coventry        18.0     11.0                                             
Eclipse         22.0     13.0                                             
Estate          23.3     16.0                                             
Georgetown      30.0     14.3                                             
Glade           26.3     18.0                                             
Gnome           22.0     14.3                                             
Haga            22.3     13.0                                             
Kenblue         22.0     16.3                                             
Marquis         23.0     12.7                                             
Merion          21.3     11.3                                             
Merit           25.3     13.3                                             
Midnight        22.3     14.3                                             
Monopoly        26.0     8.3                                              
Nassau          22.3     8.3                                              
Ram I           22.3     11.0                                             
Victa           29.3     16.3                                             
Wabash          16.7     10.3                                             
LSD (.05)       6.9      6.1                                              
______________________________________                                    
 Rating Scale: Kilograms of tension needed to tear sod.                   
              TABLE 30                                                    
______________________________________                                    
Seed Yield Comparison in Pounds Per Acre of Ba 69-82 and                  
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties in Three Annual Tests                  
(A-C) Conducted in Oregon                                                 
       Madras, Oregon                                                     
                    LaGrande, Oregon                                      
Variety  Test A         Test B   Test C                                   
______________________________________                                    
Ba 69-82  884           920      894                                      
Abbey    --             1253     1512                                     
Baron    1194           --       --                                       
Chateau  1113           857      876                                      
Coventry 1090           --       --                                       
Estate   --             857      876                                      
Marquis  --             1030     1174                                     
Victa    1324           1200     1419                                     
LSD                     181      149                                      
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              TABLE 31                                                    
______________________________________                                    
A Comparison of Seed Yields in Pounds Per Acre of Ba 69-82                
and Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varities at LaGrande, Oregon                 
       Variety Yield                                                      
______________________________________                                    
       Ba 69-82                                                           
               1,159                                                      
       Ba 73-366                                                          
               1,612                                                      
       Ba 73-381                                                          
               1,551                                                      
       Ba 74-114                                                          
               748                                                        
       Abbey   1,549                                                      
       Coventry                                                           
               1,046                                                      
       LSD (.05)                                                          
               160                                                        
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1. A variety of Kentucky bluegrass plant, substantially as shown and described, characterized by a medium to high level of resistance to several serious diseases including leaf spot, melting out, several rusts, dollar spot, powdery mildew and stripe smut, and a desirable green color throughout the growing season, a strong sod former, forms a high quality dense persistent turf under a wide variety of environmental conditions and has a medium level of seed yielding capacity.
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