TABLE 3A. RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. 1/ 1996 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING 2/ NAME GAl GA2 IAl ILl IL2 KS1 KY1 MAl ME1 M01 NJl NJ2 OH1 OK1 PAl RIl UB1 VAl WAl WIl MEAN SR 5100 21.0 1.0 26.0 12.5 7.5 22.5 4.5 28.5 7.0 12.0 19.5 13.0 13.5 12.0 18.0 1.0 23.5 4.5 33.0 29.0 1 BRITTANY 19.0 3.0 30.5 3.5 1.5 3.0 6.0 3.0 16.0 15.5 9.0 13.0 17.0 2.5 35.5 30.0 16.0 15.0 38.5 29.0 2 BANNER III (MB 61-93) 15.5 9.0 20.0 16.5 7.5 7.0 1.0 1.0 10.0 19.0 12.0 10.0 24.5 9.0 18.0 14.5 22.0 6.5 33.0 13.0 3 PST-4VB ENDO. 45.0 54.5 3.0 1.0 27.5 12.0 13.5 15.5 2.0 10.0 1.0 3.0 20.0 1.0 38.5 3.0 18.0 8.0 11.0 45.0 4 SHADOW II (PST-44D) 11.0 21.5 4.5 12.5 1.5 17.5 7.5 2.0 20.0 21.0 10.0 1.0 43.5 21.0 8.5 2.0 14.5 40.5 33.0 49.5 5 VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W) 19.0 20.0 12.5 8.0 12.5 12.0 9.0 6.5 5.5 12.0 13.0 18.0 24.5 4.5 31.5 5.0 18.0 10.5 27.0 14.5 6 NJ F-93 29.0 12.0 23.5 31.0 19.0 22.5 11.0 12.0 1.0 22.5 7.0 5.0 19.0 19.5 35.5 17.0 21.0 3.0 3.0 49.5 7 CULUMBRA (MB 64-93) 33.0 25.0 18.0 6.5 3.5 5.0 3.0 15.5 4.0 32.0 17.5 17.0 31.5 10.5 25.5 9.5 26.0 22.0 1.0 10.5 8 BRIDGEPORT 12.0 2.0 30.5 22.0 22.5 45.0 7.5 33.5 22.0 12.0 15.0 13.0 30.0 2.5 25.5 30.0 36.5 15.0 33.0 1.0 9 DISCOVERY 9.0 16.0 37.0 33.5 53.0 17.5 24.0 9.0 37.0 45.0 2.0 2.0 11.0 45.0 6.0 42.0 3.0 27.5 16.0 6.0 10 TIFFANY 22.0 19.0 11.0 12.5 10.5 15.0 11.0 15.5 31.5 19.0 26.0 15.5 51.0 4.5 15.0 4.0 26.0 22.0 18.5 10.5 11 ECO (MB 63-93) 17.0 11.0 34.0 9.5 5.0 12.0 2.0 33.5 27.0 9.0 16.0 40.0 37.0 7.0 31.5 7.5 30.0 4.5 11.0 53.0 12 PST-4ST 42.0 54.5 7.0 9.5 27.5 38.5 16.0 42.0 10.0 24.0 7.0 4.0 3.5 33.0 40.5 25.5 20.0 27.5 4.5 19.5 13 TREAZURE (ZPS-MG) 13.0 15.0 20.0 22.0 16.0 28.0 36.0 9.0 29.0 7.0 11.0 31.5 2.0 23.0 22.0 18.5 32.5 43.0 33.0 4.5 14 PST-4DT 51.0 54.5 6.0 31.0 22.5 25.0 4.5 4.0 17.0 26.5 7.0 15.5 13.5 7.0 45.0 37.0 34.5 27.5 8.0 14.5 15 SHADEMASTER II 55.0 54.5 4.5 22.0 10.5 1.0 13.5 46.0 5.5 1.0 5.0 21.0 21.5 16.5 46.0 39.0 34.5 10.5 21.0 19.5 16 WX3-FF54 15.5 5.0 34.0 6.5 19.0 9.0 44.0 6.5 13.0 35.0 24.0 48.5 9.0 40.5 40.5 9.5 23.5 2.0 13.5 19.5 17 SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20) 26.0 4.0 20.0 31.0 7.5 30.0 18.5 18.5 14.5 3.5 36.0 36.0 36.0 26.5 35.5 14.5 29.0 37.5 33.0 45.0 18 MB 82-93 32.0 23.5 40.0 16.5 40.0 35.0 18.5 18.5 37.0 26.5 19.5 19.0 16.0 44.0 16.0 12.0 12.5 15.0 18.5 33.5 19 TMI-3CE 14.0 8.0 42.0 22.0 31.0 8.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 30.5 23.0 29.0 38.0 16.5 18.0 14.5 28.0 34.0 50.0 41.5 20 JASPER (E) 46.0 42.0 8.0 53.0 34.5 12.0 11.0 25.0 31.5 22.5 22.0 6.5 6.0 13.5 35.5 30.0 39.0 30.5 38.5 37.0 21 SR 3100 1.0 29.0 47.0 35.0 53.0 17.5 29.5 15.5 51.5 59.0 3.0 6.5 6.0 57.0 2.5 7.5 1.0 54.0 13.5 45.0 22 JAMESTOWN II 34.0 17.0 28.0 42.5 12.5 25.0 25.5 32.0 24.5 3.5 48.0 37.5 26.0 16.5 28.5 11.0 26.0 18.0 18.5 25.0 23 RELIANT II 10.0 35.5 46.0 39.0 16.0 6.0 25.5 20.5 55.0 47.0 27.0 21.0 6.0 46.5 1.0 38.0 2.0 30.5 52.5 2.0 24 FLYER II (ZPS-4BN) 39.0 47.0 12.5 3.5 38.0 32.0 21.0 52.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 8.0 33.5 23.0 47.0 27.0 46.5 27.5 6.5 8.0 25 ISI-FC-62 40.0 7.0 30.5 33.5 34.5 25.0 15.0 35.0 10.0 33.5 33.5 26.0 48.0 28.0 43.5 22.0 39.0 15.0 18.5 33.5 26 BANNER II 27.0 27.0 38.5 27.5 27.5 38.5 20.0 20.5 10.0 2.0 45.0 24.5 35.0 39.0 38.5 14.5 32.5 46.0 38.5 12.0 27 VICTORY (E) 19.0 6.0 14.0 27.5 14.0 38.5 17.0 28.5 53.0 26.5 41.0 34.0 48.0 13.5 21.0 30.0 41.5 39.0 42.5 49.5 28 K-2 (MB 65-93) 23.0 13.5 10.0 12.5 7.5 12.0 28.0 9.0 14.5 29.0 37.5 58.0 53.5 29.0 25.5 6.0 41.5 25.0 9.0 52.0 29 WX3-FFG6 30.5 13.5 30.5 42.5 49.5 41.0 32.0 12.0 19.0 38.5 39.0 9.0 29.0 19.5 25.5 22.0 39.0 10.5 42.5 29.0 30 DEFIANCE (MB 81-93) 4.0 37.5 49.0 50.0 34.5 48.5 29.5 28.5 41.5 42.5 21.0 11.0 23.0 53.5 4.5 24.0 6.5 52.5 11.0 3.0 31 OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 2.0 26.0 34.0 56.0 31.0 27.0 23.0 40.0 41.5 56.0 31.5 21.0 41.5 53.5 4.5 22.0 4.0 15.0 27.0 49.5 32 SHADOW (E) 28.0 28.0 38.5 27.5 34.5 51.0 37.0 12.0 27.0 15.5 29.0 30.0 41.5 10.5 33.0 18.5 43.5 34.0 23.0 37.0 33 ECOSTAR 5.5 32.0 48.0 36.0 40.0 43.0 38.5 41.0 48.0 45.0 17.5 42.0 13.5 48.0 13.0 33.5 5.0 19.0 27.0 29.0 34 SPARTAN 5.5 18.0 52.0 22.0 22.5 48.5 32.0 37.0 27.0 49.5 31.5 34.0 1.0 57.0 12.0 48.0 10.5 45.0 54.0 19.5 35 NORDIC 7.5 30.0, 54.5 22.0 42.0 38.5 45.0 23.5 41.5 51.0 25.0 27.5 18.0 46.5 2.5 53.0 8.5 10.5 42.5 19.5 36 AURORA W/ENDO. 3.0 37.5 56.0 40.5 58.0 20.0 47.0 43.0 41.5 45.0 14.0 40.0 8.0 57.0 30.0 47.0 6.5 22.0 27.0 4.5 37 VERNON (MB 83-93) 7.5 31.0 57.0 50.0 49.5 35.0 43.0 37.0 46.5 52.0 33.5 31.5 21.5 57.0 11.0 25.5 10.5 34.0 55.0 8.0 38 JAMESTOWN 36.0 21.5 43.0 47.5 16.0 48.5 38.5 23.5 24.5 5.0 53.0 43.0 45.0 42.5 49.0 35.5 43.5 37.5 15.0 8.0 39 FLYER 52.0 54.5 41.0 16.5 25.0 3.0 41.0 49.5 35.0 15.5 37.5 23.0 33.5 31.5 48.0 40.0 46.5 43.0 38.5 37.0 40 ARUBA 50.0 54.5 2.0 45.0 43.5 21.0 27.0 47.0 31.5 36.0 30.0 52.5 31.5 31.5 50.0 45.0 48.0 36.0 51.0 19.5 41 CAS-FR13 49.0 54.5 22.0 50.0 22.5 3.0 32.0 53.0 22.0 26.5 54.0 24.5 27.0 26.5 52.0 43.0 52.5 48.0 27.0 19.5 42 MB 66-93 41.0 33.0 26.0 40.5 3.5 33.0 35.0 28.5 56.0 33.5 44.0 59.0 56.0 38.0 28.5 20.0 52.5 22.0 23.0 25.0 43 BRIGADE 35.0 10.0 53.0 55.0 59.0 35.0 42.0 44.0 58.0 49.5 35.0 34.0 3.5 51.0 8.5 49.5 14.5 22.0 42.5 25.0 44 QUATRO (FO 143) 24.5 43.5 50.0 54.0 27.5 56.0 53.0 26.0 41.5 54.0 28.0 47.0 13.5 49.5 14.0 55.5 12.5 1.0 45.5 29.0 45 MOLINDA 37.5 40.0 16.5 27.5 45.0 30.0 51.0 31.0 18.0 38.5 50.5 56.0 55.0 23.0 43.5 30.0 49.0 48.0 23.0 19.5 46 DARWIN 37.5 35.5 36.0 52.0 46.5 46.0 57.0 5.0 10.0 15.5 52.0 48.5 . 40.5 20.0 33.5 50.5 6.5 2.0 33.5 47 SEABREEZE 53.5 54.5 26.0 5.0 49.5 43.0 58.5 39.0 46.5 40.0 40.0 27.5 40.0 35.0 42.0 41.0 31.0 40.5 33.0 45.0 48 PAMELA 24.5 34.0 54.5 45.0 37.0 58.0 49.0 45.0 57.0 53.0 46.0 51.0 10.0 52.0 7.0 57.0 18.0 51.0 56.0 41.5 49 MEDINA 43.0 47.0 23.5 45.0 53.0 52.0 55.0 37.0 31.5 19.0 42.5 55.0 57.0 36.0 23.0 35.5 50.5 32.0 6.5 33.5 50 BAR FRR 4ZBD 59.0 54.5 16.5 37.5 46.5 17.5 40.0 49.5 41.5 30.5 50.5 45.0 50.0 16.5 55.0 51.5 54.0 43.0 4.5 40.0 51 SCALDIS 30.5 39.0 58.0 16.5 49.5 56.0 50.0 48.0 45.0 57.0 42.5 37.5 28.0 57.0 10.0 55.5 8.5 55.0 57.0 54.5 52 BAR UR 204 47.0 54.5 15.0 57.0 43.5 30.0 34.0 58.0 54.0 37.0 55.5 40.0 48.0 7.0 53.0 51.5 55.5 56.0 52.5 59.0 53 CASCADE 44.0 23.5 51.0 37.5 40.0 53.0 48.0 54.0 37.0 7.0 58.0 57.0 46.0 42.5 51.0 49.5 55.5 48.0 49.0 54.5 54 RONDO 53.5 47.0 1.0 22.0 56.0 54.0 56.0 51.0 49.5 55.0 48.0 54.0 53.5 30.0 54.0 44.0 45.0 52.5 47.0 45.0 55 COMMON CREEPING 58.0 41.0 9.0 47.5 31.0 43.0 52.0 56.0 51.5 42.5 55.5 50.0 39.0 37.0 57.0 54.0 57.0 50.0 48.0 57.5 56 DAWSON 48.0 47.0 44.5 2.0 56.0 59.0 58.5 55.0 49.5 58.0 48.0 52.5 52.0 34.0 56.0 46.0 36.5 58.0 45.5 56.0 57 SILVERLAWN (WVPB-STCR-101) 56.0 43.5 44.5 58.0 56.0 56.0 46.0 59.0 34.0 41.0 57.0 46.0 43.5 25.0 58.0 59.0 58.0 57.0 59.0 57.5 58 67135 57.0 47.0 59.0 59.0 19.0 48.5 54.0 57.0 59.0 48.0 59.0 44.0 . 49.5 59.0 58.0 59.0 59.0 58.0 39.0 59 1/ THIS TABLE CONTAINS NO STATISTICAL VALUES (LSD VALUES) THEREFORE IT SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF AN ENTRY OR ENTRIES ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS OR REGIONS. TO ASSESS STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, REFER TO THE MEANS AND LSD VALUES FOUND IN TABLE 1. 2/ RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY IS ACHIEVED BY ASSIGNING "1" TO THE HIGHEST MEAN, "2" TO THE SECOND HIGHEST MEAN, ETC. FOR EACH LOCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF TWO MEANS ARE TIED FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD RANKS, BOTH ARE ASSIGNED "2.5".