TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY-SIX LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. 1/ 1994-97 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME GA1 GA2 IA1 IL1 IL2 KS1 KY1 LA1 MA1 ME1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA1 WA1 WA3 WA4 WA5 WI1 WI1 MEAN * SHADOW II (PST-44D) 4.5 2.7 6.8 6.1 6.2 5.9 7.6 3.8 5.8 7.3 4.9 5.7 6.6 6.0 5.7 4.1 6.8 5.9 6.2 5.0 5.9 5.5 6.3 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.8 * BANNER III (MB 61-93) 4.3 3.0 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.0 7.6 3.6 6.0 7.1 4.6 5.6 5.8 5.1 6.6 4.4 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.1 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.6 * DISCOVERY 4.5 2.5 5.9 5.5 4.4 5.8 7.0 3.0 5.6 7.0 4.3 7.0 6.6 6.5 7.2 3.3 6.8 5.4 7.1 5.2 5.4 4.7 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.3 5.6 * BRITTANY 4.6 3.4 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.2 7.6 4.3 5.6 7.1 4.8 5.5 5.9 5.0 6.7 4.4 5.6 5.3 6.2 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.2 6.2 5.6 * SR 5100 4.4 4.2 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.5 7.5 4.7 5.5 7.2 4.9 4.8 5.6 5.1 6.6 4.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.3 5.6 5.6 4.4 5.5 6.4 6.4 5.6 * CULUMBRA (MB 64-93) 4.0 2.7 6.2 6.0 5.6 6.2 7.6 4.4 5.9 7.4 4.8 5.4 5.7 5.0 6.2 4.3 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 4.0 6.5 6.5 5.6 * FLORENTINE (PST-4VB ENDO.) 3.5 1.2 6.7 6.2 5.3 6.1 7.6 3.8 5.6 7.6 4.9 5.2 6.3 5.6 6.8 4.3 5.4 6.0 6.1 4.9 5.7 5.2 5.3 5.0 6.2 6.2 5.5 * ECO (MB 63-93) 4.4 3.1 6.0 5.7 5.4 6.0 7.6 3.9 5.7 7.1 4.5 6.3 5.8 4.3 6.3 4.4 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.2 6.1 6.1 5.5 * VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W) 4.4 2.8 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.9 7.6 3.7 5.6 7.4 4.9 5.5 5.8 5.3 6.5 4.3 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.3 5.7 4.8 5.1 4.4 6.3 6.3 5.5 NJ F-93 4.2 3.0 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.7 7.5 4.0 5.6 7.6 4.8 5.0 6.3 5.5 6.6 4.2 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.2 5.9 5.2 5.4 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 * TIFFANY 4.2 2.6 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.7 7.3 3.3 5.7 7.1 4.8 5.8 5.6 5.0 5.4 4.2 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.0 6.4 6.4 5.5 * BRIDGEPORT 4.6 4.0 5.7 5.9 4.9 5.7 7.4 4.0 5.4 6.9 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.1 6.3 4.5 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.0 5.6 5.3 5.4 4.4 6.6 6.6 5.5 * RELIANT II 4.3 2.2 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.8 6.8 3.0 5.4 6.3 4.3 6.3 5.4 5.7 7.2 3.0 6.9 5.5 7.2 5.0 4.9 5.4 5.0 5.9 6.5 6.5 5.4 * TREAZURE (ZPS-MG) 4.4 2.9 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.5 3.8 5.6 6.8 4.9 5.6 5.6 4.8 6.6 3.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 4.8 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.2 6.3 6.3 5.4 * SR 3100 5.2 2.3 5.3 5.8 4.2 5.5 6.4 3.5 5.6 6.8 4.1 5.2 6.2 5.9 7.2 2.5 6.8 6.2 7.3 4.7 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.2 5.4 PST-4ST 3.8 1.2 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.4 7.5 4.1 5.3 7.2 4.9 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.8 3.9 5.3 5.3 6.1 4.8 5.9 5.0 4.4 4.9 6.3 6.3 5.4 MB 82-93 4.0 2.6 5.8 5.7 4.3 5.6 7.2 4.5 5.5 7.0 4.5 4.9 5.7 4.7 7.2 3.2 5.9 5.7 6.6 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.6 5.3 6.2 6.2 5.4 * OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 4.9 2.3 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.5 7.0 3.1 5.3 6.9 4.0 6.8 5.2 5.3 6.0 2.1 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.4 6.1 6.1 5.4 * DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 4.6 2.0 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.4 6.5 3.3 5.3 6.9 4.2 7.8 5.7 5.6 6.9 2.8 6.3 5.7 6.9 4.8 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.6 6.6 6.6 5.4 PST-4DT 3.2 1.2 6.3 5.9 5.4 5.9 7.7 3.5 5.4 6.9 4.7 5.6 5.5 5.2 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 5.7 4.5 5.6 5.7 5.2 4.9 6.3 6.3 5.3 WX3-FF54 4.4 3.4 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.9 6.3 3.8 5.6 7.2 4.5 5.1 5.4 4.3 6.5 3.6 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.9 4.9 4.6 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 * SHADEMASTER II 2.9 1.2 6.5 5.4 5.8 6.4 7.4 3.9 5.0 7.4 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.1 6.5 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.9 4.6 4.6 5.1 6.4 6.4 5.3 * K-2 (MB 65-93) 4.1 3.0 6.2 6.0 5.4 6.1 6.6 3.1 5.8 7.3 4.8 5.8 5.1 3.8 5.7 3.9 5.5 5.7 5.4 4.9 5.9 5.5 4.6 4.3 6.1 6.1 5.3 * JASPER (E) 3.9 1.5 6.5 5.2 4.8 5.9 7.4 3.6 5.3 6.8 4.9 6.3 5.1 5.4 6.8 4.2 5.1 5.3 5.6 4.7 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.8 6.0 6.0 5.3 TMI-3CE 4.4 3.0 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.9 7.0 4.6 5.2 7.0 4.4 5.1 5.2 4.6 5.9 4.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 4.8 5.4 4.8 4.5 4.8 6.1 6.1 5.3 WX3-FFG6 4.2 2.9 6.0 5.3 4.4 5.5 6.5 4.7 5.3 6.8 4.5 5.7 4.6 4.8 6.2 4.1 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.8 4.7 5.0 6.1 6.1 5.3 * SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20) 4.3 3.5 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.6 7.3 4.3 4.8 7.0 5.2 5.4 5.0 4.2 5.8 3.9 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.5 5.3 4.6 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 * JAMESTOWN II 3.9 2.8 6.2 6.0 5.1 5.6 6.5 4.0 5.1 6.9 4.6 5.4 4.6 4.3 6.4 4.1 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.1 5.6 6.0 4.9 4.5 6.2 6.2 5.2 * NORDIC 4.5 2.3 4.7 5.8 4.6 5.5 5.9 3.2 5.3 6.6 4.1 7.0 5.4 5.0 7.2 2.7 6.5 4.8 6.8 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.5 6.2 6.2 5.2 * ECOSTAR 4.4 2.2 5.2 5.6 4.6 5.5 6.2 2.9 5.2 6.7 4.5 6.5 5.9 5.0 7.1 2.3 6.1 5.4 6.8 5.0 5.2 4.5 4.6 5.1 6.2 6.2 5.2 * VERNON (MB 83-93) 4.6 2.4 4.8 5.7 4.0 5.4 6.2 3.6 5.4 6.5 4.2 6.3 5.1 5.1 7.2 2.3 6.3 5.4 6.3 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.8 4.7 6.4 6.4 5.2 * VICTORY (E) 4.4 3.3 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.6 7.0 3.6 5.1 6.5 4.6 5.8 4.8 4.5 5.4 4.1 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.1 3.7 4.2 5.9 5.9 5.2 * FLYER II (ZPS-4BN) 3.9 1.3 6.1 5.9 5.0 6.0 7.2 3.5 4.8 7.2 4.9 4.8 5.7 5.1 5.9 3.7 5.0 5.1 5.2 4.6 5.7 4.7 4.8 5.1 6.4 6.4 5.2 * AURORA W/ENDO. 5.0 1.9 4.6 5.6 4.5 5.6 6.0 2.9 5.2 6.9 4.4 5.9 5.5 4.8 7.2 2.1 5.9 4.9 6.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 5.6 6.5 6.5 5.2 * BANNER II 4.1 2.4 5.9 5.5 4.8 5.5 6.9 4.5 5.4 6.9 4.8 5.4 4.5 4.4 6.2 3.7 5.4 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.5 4.7 4.4 4.2 6.2 6.2 5.1 * SHADOW (E) 4.1 2.5 5.9 5.6 4.5 5.5 6.3 3.6 5.7 6.8 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.4 5.9 3.9 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.7 5.6 5.8 4.1 4.0 6.2 6.2 5.1 ISI-FC-62 3.9 3.5 5.9 5.9 5.0 5.8 7.2 4.3 5.1 7.0 4.6 5.3 4.4 4.4 5.2 4.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.9 5.9 3.7 4.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.1 * SPARTAN 4.7 2.8 4.8 5.4 4.8 5.3 6.4 3.3 5.2 6.6 4.0 5.9 5.0 4.9 7.7 1.8 6.1 4.9 6.4 4.8 4.9 4.1 4.3 5.4 6.3 6.3 5.1 * BRIGADE 3.8 2.7 4.9 5.4 4.1 5.6 6.1 3.1 5.1 6.0 4.2 7.0 5.0 4.9 7.3 2.2 5.8 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.9 5.4 4.0 4.9 6.2 6.2 5.1 * QUATRO (FO 143) 3.8 1.8 5.3 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.4 3.5 6.2 6.2 4.1 4.8 4.9 4.6 6.9 2.3 5.8 4.7 6.2 5.0 5.1 5.6 4.8 4.5 6.4 6.4 5.0 MB 66-93 3.8 2.1 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.6 6.4 4.0 5.4 6.3 4.6 6.0 4.3 3.0 5.2 3.4 5.6 5.4 4.4 4.8 5.7 5.1 3.7 3.5 6.2 6.2 4.9 * DARWIN 3.8 2.3 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.2 3.3 2.6 5.8 7.3 4.7 5.2 4.5 4.0 5.7 3.3 5.9 5.5 4.7 5.3 5.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 6.4 6.4 4.9 * ARUBA 3.4 1.3 6.4 5.3 5.2 5.5 6.4 3.5 4.7 6.6 4.6 5.6 4.3 3.9 6.2 3.4 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.5 5.4 4.9 5.0 5.1 6.1 6.1 4.9 * SEABREEZE 3.3 1.5 5.7 5.6 4.6 5.5 3.5 3.4 5.2 5.9 4.6 5.9 4.1 5.0 6.0 3.3 5.0 4.8 5.2 4.4 5.6 4.8 5.1 5.4 6.1 6.1 4.9 * JAMESTOWN 3.8 2.6 5.4 5.3 4.8 5.5 5.8 3.4 5.3 6.9 4.6 5.1 4.0 3.9 5.7 3.5 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.8 5.8 5.1 3.5 3.7 6.3 6.3 4.8 * SCALDIS 3.8 1.9 4.6 5.3 4.5 5.1 5.4 3.5 5.2 6.8 4.0 5.4 4.6 4.9 6.6 1.9 6.4 4.4 6.4 4.6 4.2 4.8 4.5 4.1 5.9 5.9 4.8 * FLYER 3.1 1.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.7 6.1 3.5 4.5 6.4 4.8 5.0 4.2 4.5 6.1 3.5 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.4 5.5 4.8 3.7 4.4 6.1 6.1 4.8 CAS-FR13 3.3 1.3 5.8 5.1 5.2 5.9 6.5 3.9 4.3 6.4 4.5 4.7 3.7 4.3 6.2 3.4 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.1 5.5 4.3 3.9 3.4 6.4 6.4 4.7 * PAMELA 3.7 1.6 4.5 5.2 4.3 4.7 5.3 3.4 5.1 6.0 4.1 5.5 4.2 4.0 6.9 2.3 6.0 4.4 5.8 4.5 4.3 5.0 4.1 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 TABLE 1A. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY-SIX LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. 1994-97 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME GA1 GA2 IA1 IL1 IL2 KS1 KY1 LA1 MA1 ME1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA1 WA1 WA3 WA4 WA5 WI1 WI1 MEAN * MEDINA 3.3 1.5 6.1 5.7 4.5 5.1 4.4 3.1 5.5 6.8 4.8 5.1 4.2 3.5 4.4 3.3 5.2 5.4 4.4 4.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 6.2 6.2 4.6 BAR FRR 4ZBD 2.2 1.3 5.8 5.0 4.5 5.9 6.3 3.4 4.8 6.6 4.8 5.0 3.9 3.8 5.6 3.3 3.5 4.4 4.1 4.2 5.7 4.9 4.0 3.7 6.3 6.3 4.6 * MOLINDA 3.8 1.8 5.6 5.4 4.4 5.4 5.1 3.9 5.2 6.8 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.4 5.1 3.6 4.3 5.2 4.5 4.6 5.6 3.9 2.8 3.1 6.2 6.2 4.6 * RONDO 3.2 1.1 6.5 5.4 4.3 4.9 3.8 3.6 4.5 5.8 4.1 5.5 3.7 4.0 5.5 3.5 4.2 4.8 4.9 4.1 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.8 6.0 6.0 4.6 * DAWSON 3.6 1.1 5.4 5.8 4.7 4.8 3.2 3.2 4.3 6.0 4.0 5.4 3.4 3.9 5.7 3.3 4.3 4.5 5.2 3.6 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.6 6.0 6.0 4.5 * SILVERLAWN (WVPB-STCR-101) 2.6 1.3 5.0 4.2 3.9 5.0 5.6 3.4 3.9 6.4 4.3 5.0 3.2 3.8 6.0 3.7 3.5 4.2 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.6 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.4 * CASCADE 3.5 2.7 4.9 5.1 4.5 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.2 6.2 4.5 5.1 2.8 3.0 5.4 3.0 4.1 4.5 3.8 4.2 5.0 5.2 3.1 3.7 5.6 5.6 4.4 BAR UR 204 3.3 1.2 5.9 4.7 4.7 5.4 5.9 3.2 4.0 6.0 4.3 4.8 3.1 3.7 5.4 3.8 4.0 4.2 3.8 3.9 5.0 4.5 3.1 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.4 * COMMON CREEPING 2.6 1.2 5.7 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.0 3.2 4.0 5.9 4.2 4.6 2.8 3.8 5.4 2.9 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.9 5.1 4.3 3.6 3.9 5.6 5.6 4.2 67135 2.2 1.1 3.5 3.1 5.4 4.4 3.7 3.3 3.6 4.8 3.5 3.3 2.1 3.6 4.7 2.2 2.3 3.7 2.8 2.9 3.4 5.6 3.3 3.3 5.7 5.7 3.5 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.8 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 C.V. (%) 14.6 28.4 12.6 12.7 18.6 9.1 15.3 31.1 14.8 9.7 43.0 12.4 14.5 15.0 13.0 28.8 13.6 13.1 10.5 14.4 11.0 10.2 8.7 10.0 9.1 9.1 16.1