TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.9 2ND MILLENNIUM 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.8 BAR FA 1005 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.8 BARLEXAS II 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.8 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 AVENGER (L1Z) 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 B-7001 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 BILTMORE 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 BINGO 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7 7 6.7 CAYENNE 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 COCHISE III (018) 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 DYNASTY 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 FALCON IV (F-4) 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7 7 6.7 FORTE (BE-2) 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 GRANDE II 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 GREMLIN (P-58) 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 INFERNO (JT-99) 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 JAGUAR 3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 JT-13 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 JT-6 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 K01-E03 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 K01-E09 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7 7 6.7 KALAHARI 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 MA 127 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 MA 138 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 MATADOR 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 MILLENNIUM 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 MRF 211 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 MRF 26 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 MRF 27 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7 7 6.7 MRF 29 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 OLYMPIC GOLD 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 PADRE (NJ4) 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 PICASSO 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 PICK ZMG 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 PICK-00-AFA 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 PLANTATION 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7 7 6.7 PST-53T 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7 7 6.7 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 PST-5BZ 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 PST-5FZD 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 PST-5JM 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 7 6.7 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PST-5KI 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 PST-5KU 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 PST-5NAS 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 PST-5S12 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 R-4 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 REBEL EXEDA 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 REMBRANDT 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 TITANIUM (SBM) 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7 6.7 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 BAR FA 1003 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 BARRINGTON 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 BE1 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 6.6 CIS-TF-64 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 CIS-TF-67 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 CIS-TF-77 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 COVENANT (ATF 802) 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7 6.6 DOMINION 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 DP 50-9226 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 FINESSE II 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7 6.6 JT-12 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 K01-8007 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7 6.6 K01-8015 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7 6.6 K01-WAF 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 KITTY HAWK 2000 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.6 LEGITIMATE 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 MASTERPIECE 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 MUSTANG 3 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 PROSPECT 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7 6.6 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 PST-5BAB 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 PST-5LO 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 PST-DDL 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 QUEST 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 SCORPION 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 SR 8250 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 TAHOE (CAS-157) 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 TAR HEEL 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.6 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 TRACER 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 UT-155 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 UT-RB3 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 WATCHDOG 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 WOLFPACK 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 ATF 586 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 ATF 702 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 ATF 806 7.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 BAR FA 1CR7 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 BARRERA 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.5 CIS-TF-60 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 DLF-J210 7.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 DP 50-9082 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 ENDEAVOR 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 FOCUS 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 GO-RD4 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 STONEWALL (JT-18) 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 JT-9 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 JTTFF-2000 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 LARAMIE 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 MA 158 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 MRF 28 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 PICK TF H-97 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 RENDITION 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 SIGNIA 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 ATF 799 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 BARLEXAS 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 BONSAI 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 CAS-ED 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 ELISA 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 FALCON II 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 GO-OD2 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 JT-15 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 LANCER 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 MRF 210 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 MRF 25 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 NA-TDD 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 PURE GOLD 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 SR 8600 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 TITAN LTD. 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 TOMAHAWK GT 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TULSA II (ATF 706) 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 WYATT 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 ATF 704 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 BRAVO 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 COYOTE 7.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 EA 163 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 REBEL SENTRY 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 STETSON 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 T991 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 TEMPEST 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 TF66 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 ATF 707 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.2 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 GO-SIU2 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.2 GO-FL3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 KY-31 E+ 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.4 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 C.V. (%) 5.2 10.2 8.3 6.0 3.4 8.7 6.3 3.5 2.9 2.3 2.9 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE A. 2003 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED CA3 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS