PRELIMINARY DATA - NOT FOR PUBLICATION TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 CA3 CA6 GA1 IA1 IL1 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 MN1 MO1 MS1 NC1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NM1 PA1 RI1 TN1 TX1 UT1 VA1 VA4 WA3 WI1 0312 5.4 5.4 6.2 5.0 6.4 6.6 6.6 4.9 6.3 5.3 4.9 5.7 6.5 5.3 6.1 5.0 4.3 5.8 5.4 5.6 6.6 5.6 3.9 5.6 6.6 3.1 6.2 06-DUST 6.3 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.4 4.8 6.3 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.6 6.3 5.7 5.5 4.3 5.2 5.9 5.6 6.8 6.0 4.3 5.6 6.7 3.6 7.1 06-WALK 6.0 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.1 6.2 5.3 4.6 5.7 6.5 5.1 5.6 4.3 3.9 6.4 5.6 5.6 6.9 5.8 4.5 5.7 6.2 3.5 6.7 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.9 6.3 6.8 6.2 6.7 7.0 7.2 5.2 7.1 6.0 5.1 6.4 6.6 6.9 5.5 7.0 5.4 6.0 7.7 6.3 7.1 6.2 5.0 6.5 7.2 4.5 7.3 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 6.8 6.3 6.6 6.9 6.4 6.8 7.0 4.3 6.6 6.6 4.4 6.3 6.6 6.5 5.4 7.6 5.8 6.9 7.1 6.5 7.1 6.1 5.0 6.2 6.7 4.0 7.2 ARISTOTLE 6.2 4.3 5.1 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.2 4.9 5.9 4.9 4.6 5.2 6.3 5.2 5.6 2.8 3.3 6.3 4.8 5.0 6.6 5.2 4.4 5.2 6.1 3.1 6.8 AST 7001 6.2 4.6 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.5 6.7 5.3 6.2 4.9 4.8 6.0 6.3 6.6 5.6 4.1 4.4 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.9 5.5 4.7 6.3 7.1 3.3 7.0 AST 7002 6.2 5.4 6.4 6.1 6.5 6.7 6.7 4.4 6.8 5.5 5.1 6.7 6.6 6.5 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 7.1 6.1 4.8 6.0 6.5 3.5 7.3 AST 7003 5.9 5.1 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.8 5.2 5.1 6.4 6.5 5.9 5.3 5.6 4.2 5.9 6.0 6.0 7.1 5.8 5.0 6.3 6.7 3.5 7.1 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.1 4.8 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.7 6.7 4.5 6.8 4.7 4.9 6.2 6.6 5.3 5.3 5.2 4.3 5.2 6.5 6.3 7.1 6.1 5.4 5.9 6.6 3.3 6.5 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.6 5.1 6.2 5.6 5.8 6.7 7.0 4.9 6.8 5.2 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.0 5.1 5.6 4.4 5.8 6.8 6.0 6.6 5.8 5.1 5.9 6.6 3.5 7.2 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.4 5.2 6.6 5.8 6.8 6.6 6.8 4.6 6.8 5.7 5.2 6.2 6.6 5.8 6.3 4.9 3.9 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.8 5.8 5.2 5.9 6.8 3.5 5.2 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.9 4.9 6.8 5.5 4.0 6.0 6.5 5.9 6.1 5.6 4.8 4.9 6.5 6.2 6.9 5.6 4.9 6.4 6.8 3.4 7.4 ATF 1328 6.1 5.0 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.5 5.3 6.4 5.2 5.9 5.9 6.5 5.5 5.2 5.4 4.6 7.6 6.2 6.2 7.1 5.9 4.6 5.9 6.2 3.6 7.3 BAR FA 6253 6.6 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.7 6.9 6.7 5.9 6.8 5.8 4.7 6.3 6.6 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.6 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.9 6.0 4.6 6.5 6.3 3.7 5.6 BAR FA 6363 6.0 4.7 5.8 5.9 6.3 7.0 6.1 4.5 5.8 5.0 4.9 6.0 6.6 5.6 5.5 4.3 4.5 6.9 4.4 5.4 6.9 6.1 4.8 5.6 6.4 3.4 6.0 BGR-TF1 6.3 5.4 6.4 6.0 6.2 7.0 6.3 4.9 6.5 5.3 6.0 5.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 6.3 4.8 5.6 6.0 6.2 7.1 5.9 5.0 6.1 7.5 3.4 7.4 BGR-TF2 6.4 5.2 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.8 6.5 4.9 6.7 5.6 4.9 6.1 6.7 6.5 5.9 5.2 4.8 7.2 6.2 6.2 7.1 6.1 5.5 6.1 7.0 3.3 7.5 BILTMORE 6.4 4.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.6 6.4 5.1 5.7 4.9 4.7 5.7 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.0 3.6 6.1 5.9 5.6 6.9 5.4 4.8 5.6 6.7 3.3 6.3 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.9 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.6 4.5 6.1 6.6 7.1 6.1 6.6 5.5 6.9 6.7 6.2 7.2 6.4 4.7 6.5 7.5 3.7 6.7 BULLSEYE 6.4 6.6 7.0 6.6 6.7 6.9 7.2 4.6 7.1 6.0 5.4 6.6 6.6 6.7 5.5 8.2 5.8 7.2 7.3 6.3 7.1 6.3 5.2 6.9 7.1 3.8 7.7 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.3 6.2 7.1 6.4 6.2 6.6 7.3 4.9 6.8 6.4 3.3 6.0 6.8 6.5 6.0 7.2 6.2 6.0 7.8 6.3 7.2 7.1 5.3 5.9 7.0 3.1 6.0 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.1 5.1 7.3 6.4 3.8 6.4 6.6 6.9 5.2 7.9 5.6 6.6 7.7 5.9 6.9 6.7 4.8 6.9 6.2 4.6 7.5 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.5 5.8 6.1 6.7 6.3 6.9 6.6 4.5 6.6 5.8 5.1 5.6 6.6 6.5 5.8 6.4 4.9 6.9 6.7 5.8 7.1 6.3 5.1 5.9 7.3 4.1 6.9 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 7.3 4.9 7.7 6.6 5.2 6.2 6.7 7.2 5.5 8.2 6.2 5.8 7.8 6.2 6.7 6.8 5.2 6.3 7.0 3.8 6.9 COL-1 6.2 5.6 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.8 6.6 5.2 6.6 5.9 4.3 6.6 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.4 6.0 6.4 5.6 7.1 5.8 4.7 5.9 6.9 3.5 7.3 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.6 6.4 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.7 4.8 4.9 6.7 6.6 7.0 5.6 5.5 6.3 6.2 3.6 6.7 CORONA (COL-M) 6.4 5.6 6.4 5.9 6.4 7.1 6.8 5.1 6.7 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.8 5.8 5.8 6.5 4.5 6.3 6.5 6.3 7.0 6.4 5.0 6.1 6.7 3.6 7.8 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.2 4.8 6.1 5.7 6.2 7.0 6.7 5.6 6.5 5.0 4.7 6.2 6.6 5.8 5.7 5.4 4.5 5.9 6.6 6.0 6.8 5.6 5.1 5.8 6.3 3.4 7.9 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.4 5.3 6.5 6.1 6.1 7.0 6.7 4.9 6.3 5.7 5.1 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.7 4.1 4.8 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.7 5.6 5.0 6.1 6.9 3.4 6.7 EINSTEIN 6.0 5.0 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.9 6.3 5.5 6.1 5.5 4.3 5.4 6.6 5.8 5.6 4.4 4.3 6.9 5.8 5.3 7.0 5.7 4.8 5.6 6.3 3.0 7.3 ESCALADE 6.7 5.7 6.4 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.4 5.1 6.8 5.7 4.6 6.2 6.6 5.8 5.9 6.1 4.9 6.3 6.6 5.6 7.0 6.0 5.1 6.3 6.7 3.6 7.5 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.5 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.0 5.4 6.1 6.5 7.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.4 5.6 6.6 5.9 4.7 6.0 6.2 4.4 7.5 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.4 6.2 7.0 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.0 5.1 7.3 6.6 4.5 6.5 6.8 6.1 5.9 7.8 6.3 6.5 7.9 6.3 7.2 6.5 5.1 6.4 6.4 4.4 6.4 FALCON IV 6.7 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.8 6.5 4.6 6.0 5.7 5.4 6.1 6.6 5.8 5.3 5.5 4.8 6.6 6.6 5.7 6.8 6.1 4.5 6.2 6.7 3.8 5.9 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.8 6.5 5.1 6.6 5.8 5.2 6.1 6.6 6.1 4.9 6.1 4.8 5.9 6.8 5.5 6.9 6.2 4.7 6.1 6.2 3.6 6.9 FALCON V (ATM) 6.5 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.3 4.4 7.8 6.6 5.2 6.8 6.7 7.2 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.8 7.6 6.1 7.1 6.6 5.3 6.8 6.7 4.3 7.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.3 5.6 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.8 6.8 4.4 6.9 6.1 5.3 6.3 6.6 6.6 5.2 5.2 5.4 7.4 6.7 6.1 6.9 6.2 5.1 6.5 6.7 3.6 6.6 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.1 5.3 7.0 5.8 4.4 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.3 7.6 5.7 5.2 7.4 6.0 7.1 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.4 4.2 7.0 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.5 6.3 7.2 6.4 7.1 6.8 7.1 5.4 7.3 6.5 4.4 6.4 6.7 7.3 5.8 7.4 6.0 7.1 7.9 6.0 7.0 6.5 4.8 6.6 6.2 4.0 7.3 FIRENZA 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.8 4.9 7.0 6.0 5.4 6.5 6.6 5.6 5.4 7.2 5.6 6.8 7.1 6.2 7.0 5.9 5.0 6.8 6.8 4.5 7.5 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.7 5.8 6.3 6.6 6.6 7.1 6.9 5.1 6.5 5.9 4.9 5.9 6.7 6.5 5.4 6.3 4.8 7.4 6.7 5.8 6.9 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.1 4.3 7.5 GE-1 6.7 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.6 5.2 6.4 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.6 6.6 5.7 6.1 5.2 7.4 6.2 5.3 7.1 6.0 4.8 5.7 6.3 3.8 6.4 GO-1BFD 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.4 4.5 6.3 5.3 3.9 5.9 6.7 5.8 5.8 4.3 4.2 7.1 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.9 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.2 5.8 PRELIMINARY DATA - NOT FOR PUBLICATION TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 CA3 CA6 GA1 IA1 IL1 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 MN1 MO1 MS1 NC1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NM1 PA1 RI1 TN1 TX1 UT1 VA1 VA4 WA3 WI1 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.5 6.1 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.8 7.0 5.3 7.1 5.9 4.1 5.6 6.7 5.8 5.6 7.4 5.1 6.9 7.5 6.4 7.1 6.0 5.0 6.1 6.4 3.5 7.1 GWTF 6.6 5.1 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.6 6.8 5.3 6.7 5.5 5.2 6.2 6.5 6.8 5.8 5.2 4.4 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.9 5.9 5.0 6.5 7.1 3.3 6.3 HEMI 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.2 7.0 7.0 4.8 7.0 6.3 4.9 6.9 6.7 6.7 5.9 7.1 5.9 7.3 7.4 6.2 7.1 6.0 4.7 6.1 6.3 4.2 6.9 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.2 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.8 6.1 5.2 6.8 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.6 6.4 5.6 5.4 5.2 6.6 6.3 6.0 7.2 5.8 4.1 5.7 6.2 3.8 6.4 HUDSON (DKS) 6.3 5.5 6.2 5.6 6.5 6.7 6.6 5.1 6.7 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.0 4.4 6.5 6.4 6.4 7.0 6.0 5.2 6.2 6.8 3.1 7.1 HUNTER 6.4 5.2 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.7 6.5 5.6 6.4 5.3 5.4 5.9 6.5 5.9 5.8 4.8 3.9 5.0 5.6 5.5 6.9 5.8 5.3 5.8 6.7 3.3 6.6 IS-TF-159 6.1 5.5 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.7 7.2 4.1 7.5 6.3 3.9 6.0 6.6 6.6 5.4 7.2 6.1 6.8 6.9 6.2 7.2 6.1 5.4 5.8 7.5 3.6 7.7 J-130 6.3 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.1 6.3 4.8 6.0 5.9 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.3 5.8 6.2 4.4 6.3 6.4 6.0 7.1 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.3 3.6 6.6 J-140 6.5 5.7 6.4 6.2 6.5 7.3 6.7 5.1 6.3 5.9 4.6 6.1 6.6 6.5 5.3 6.8 5.2 7.0 7.2 6.0 6.9 6.1 4.7 6.3 6.9 3.9 7.3 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.1 5.8 6.7 6.0 6.5 6.7 7.5 4.8 7.6 6.2 4.7 6.4 6.6 6.6 5.2 7.1 6.3 5.9 7.5 6.5 7.0 6.2 5.0 6.1 6.8 4.0 6.8 JT-33 6.4 5.3 6.3 5.8 5.8 7.2 6.4 5.4 6.1 5.3 5.9 6.0 6.5 5.8 5.9 4.6 4.7 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.6 5.8 5.0 5.7 7.1 3.6 7.1 JT-36 6.2 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.2 5.3 6.5 5.0 5.6 6.1 6.4 5.5 5.9 4.9 4.7 6.8 6.3 5.9 6.8 5.9 5.2 6.1 6.1 3.7 7.6 JT-41 6.2 5.3 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.6 5.0 6.3 4.9 5.2 6.1 6.4 5.8 5.8 5.9 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.8 6.6 5.7 5.1 5.7 6.1 3.8 6.8 JT-42 6.5 5.6 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.4 4.7 6.3 5.5 5.4 5.9 6.5 6.6 5.9 5.2 4.5 6.3 6.1 5.7 6.6 6.1 4.7 5.7 6.2 3.5 6.2 JT-45 6.3 5.6 6.4 5.7 6.2 6.6 6.4 5.2 6.9 5.3 4.0 5.8 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.8 4.5 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.6 6.0 4.8 5.6 5.9 3.7 6.7 JUSTICE 6.7 5.8 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.5 4.4 6.3 5.8 4.2 5.9 6.4 6.7 5.4 5.8 5.2 7.0 6.6 5.9 6.6 6.0 4.9 6.2 6.9 3.8 7.7 KY-31 4.5 3.9 2.2 4.7 4.2 3.2 4.0 3.2 4.0 2.6 1.0 3.1 4.4 3.2 5.5 1.0 1.1 4.9 2.4 1.9 5.4 3.8 3.3 3.8 5.1 2.6 2.8 KZ-1 6.7 5.5 6.2 6.1 6.4 7.0 6.4 4.2 6.9 5.4 4.9 6.3 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.5 4.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 7.1 5.8 5.2 6.8 6.8 3.5 7.4 KZ-2 5.9 5.1 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.8 6.4 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.4 6.2 6.6 5.8 5.6 5.5 4.6 5.9 6.4 6.4 6.9 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.8 3.1 5.0 LINDBERGH 5.9 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.7 6.9 6.1 5.2 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.5 6.6 4.8 5.6 3.7 3.7 6.8 5.6 5.0 7.0 5.5 5.0 5.4 6.8 3.3 6.7 MAGELLAN 6.4 5.1 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.9 6.2 4.7 6.4 5.8 5.1 5.7 6.6 5.8 5.5 4.0 4.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 7.2 5.8 4.8 5.9 6.8 3.6 6.5 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.6 7.1 4.3 7.2 6.6 4.4 7.0 6.8 7.3 6.1 7.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.8 7.1 6.6 4.9 6.7 7.3 4.0 7.1 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.9 6.6 6.9 4.9 7.0 6.3 4.5 6.4 6.7 5.8 6.1 8.2 5.7 5.6 7.3 6.3 6.9 6.6 4.9 7.0 7.0 4.1 6.7 MVS-1107 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.2 5.8 6.3 5.6 4.7 5.5 6.6 5.7 6.0 5.4 4.8 7.3 6.3 5.6 6.8 6.1 4.6 6.3 6.6 4.2 5.7 MVS-341 5.9 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.2 7.0 6.5 4.7 6.4 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.4 5.6 5.6 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.6 6.2 6.9 6.1 4.4 5.7 6.4 3.6 5.6 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.4 5.4 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.8 6.7 4.7 6.6 5.4 5.3 5.6 6.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 4.9 6.3 5.9 5.9 7.3 6.0 4.8 5.6 6.4 3.8 7.2 PADRE 6.6 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.6 5.1 6.3 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 3.7 4.9 6.4 5.5 7.0 5.6 5.0 5.9 6.1 4.1 7.3 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.6 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.9 6.7 5.4 6.6 5.6 5.1 6.1 6.6 6.3 5.7 5.8 4.9 7.4 5.9 5.8 6.8 6.0 5.0 6.1 7.0 3.6 7.2 PLATO 5.8 5.1 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.8 6.2 4.7 5.8 4.7 4.4 5.2 6.3 4.6 5.7 3.1 3.6 6.1 5.6 4.9 6.9 5.4 4.3 5.1 6.1 3.2 6.5 PSG-82BR 6.4 5.9 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.5 5.7 6.8 5.6 5.2 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.5 6.8 4.8 6.8 7.0 5.6 6.8 6.4 5.0 5.9 6.3 4.2 7.3 PSG-85QR 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.9 6.8 5.5 6.6 6.3 4.9 6.4 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.1 6.5 7.2 6.0 6.9 5.7 4.8 5.8 6.4 4.3 6.7 PSG-RNDR 6.5 5.2 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.5 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.1 4.9 5.9 6.3 4.8 5.8 4.5 4.0 5.8 5.3 5.3 6.8 6.0 4.6 6.0 6.2 3.3 7.2 PSG-TTRH 6.8 5.2 6.3 5.9 6.2 6.7 6.6 5.9 6.0 5.2 4.9 6.0 6.4 5.2 5.8 4.3 4.6 5.2 6.1 5.3 6.9 5.8 5.1 6.0 6.3 3.6 7.1 PSG-TTST 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.5 6.2 6.3 6.1 4.7 6.3 5.2 4.3 5.9 6.3 4.9 5.3 3.4 3.3 6.1 4.9 4.9 6.9 5.6 4.5 5.6 6.3 3.2 6.0 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.5 5.6 6.3 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.1 5.3 7.1 6.1 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.9 5.5 6.6 5.7 6.9 7.0 5.8 6.9 6.2 4.8 5.8 7.5 3.7 7.3 REBEL IV 6.5 5.6 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.5 5.4 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.4 4.7 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.8 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 3.7 6.5 REMBRANDT 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.8 6.2 5.2 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.9 6.6 6.1 5.8 5.0 4.4 7.0 5.8 5.8 6.6 5.7 5.0 5.8 6.2 3.6 6.1 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.0 5.4 6.4 5.8 6.1 6.9 6.5 5.1 6.7 5.5 4.7 6.0 6.6 6.0 5.8 6.0 4.6 5.7 5.8 6.5 6.8 5.8 5.8 6.6 7.0 3.4 7.5 REUNION (LS-03) 6.4 5.4 6.7 5.9 6.2 6.8 6.6 5.7 6.8 5.4 5.4 5.9 6.5 6.3 5.5 6.2 4.6 5.2 6.3 6.4 6.9 5.9 5.2 6.1 6.9 3.3 7.6 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.6 7.2 7.1 7.1 5.1 7.3 6.2 4.2 6.6 6.6 7.1 5.7 6.7 6.1 6.8 7.6 5.8 7.2 6.5 5.2 6.9 7.0 4.3 6.5 RK 4 6.4 6.1 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.1 7.0 6.2 5.7 6.0 6.6 6.8 5.6 8.0 6.0 7.4 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.1 6.1 7.3 4.3 7.7 RK 5 6.7 6.4 7.1 6.7 7.1 7.0 7.0 5.1 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.9 6.8 7.2 6.2 7.8 5.8 7.1 7.8 6.1 7.1 6.5 5.0 6.2 7.3 4.0 7.3 RNP 6.3 4.9 6.4 5.8 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.2 6.8 5.2 5.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 5.5 5.5 4.8 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.8 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.6 3.4 6.7 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.5 5.7 6.5 6.4 6.7 6.8 7.1 4.9 7.3 6.2 5.1 6.1 6.6 6.7 5.8 7.0 5.4 7.3 6.6 5.9 7.2 6.4 4.6 5.9 6.8 3.9 7.2 PRELIMINARY DATA - NOT FOR PUBLICATION TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 CA3 CA6 GA1 IA1 IL1 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 MN1 MO1 MS1 NC1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NM1 PA1 RI1 TN1 TX1 UT1 VA1 VA4 WA3 WI1 SC-1 6.7 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.8 7.6 5.5 7.1 6.4 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.4 5.8 7.6 6.0 7.5 7.8 6.8 7.1 6.6 4.5 7.0 7.1 4.3 7.5 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.5 6.6 6.9 6.0 6.9 6.6 7.2 4.9 7.3 6.2 4.5 6.6 6.6 6.0 5.4 7.5 5.8 5.3 7.5 6.3 7.1 6.8 5.2 6.8 7.4 4.3 7.0 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.4 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.9 6.9 7.0 4.9 7.2 6.5 5.0 6.5 6.7 7.4 5.7 7.7 5.6 6.9 7.6 6.4 6.8 6.3 5.3 6.6 7.2 4.1 6.3 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.3 5.3 6.9 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.9 5.3 7.2 6.6 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.1 5.6 6.7 5.8 4.8 7.1 6.5 7.1 6.3 4.6 6.4 7.7 4.0 7.3 SILVERADO 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 4.0 5.5 4.8 3.4 4.9 5.8 4.8 5.1 2.7 2.4 6.1 4.6 4.1 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.4 3.5 5.3 SKYLINE 6.3 5.5 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.9 6.3 5.1 6.3 5.5 4.4 6.0 6.5 6.5 5.7 5.7 4.6 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.8 5.9 4.9 6.0 7.0 4.0 7.2 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.0 5.5 6.9 6.2 5.1 6.2 6.6 7.1 6.0 7.5 5.8 7.3 7.5 6.3 6.9 6.4 5.1 6.5 7.1 4.4 6.0 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.2 5.8 6.8 6.1 6.6 6.9 6.9 4.6 6.9 6.7 5.1 5.8 6.6 7.0 5.7 7.6 5.9 5.9 7.3 6.5 7.0 6.6 4.9 6.5 7.0 3.6 6.3 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.7 6.9 6.8 5.5 6.6 5.9 4.2 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.5 6.9 5.3 6.4 6.6 5.7 7.2 6.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 4.4 7.1 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.3 4.8 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.4 4.4 6.3 5.7 5.4 6.2 6.7 5.1 5.9 5.0 4.4 6.5 5.7 6.4 6.8 5.9 4.8 6.1 6.9 3.6 7.8 STR-8BB5 6.6 5.6 6.7 5.9 6.2 6.7 6.5 5.3 6.6 5.7 5.6 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.1 6.7 5.3 6.6 6.8 5.5 6.9 6.4 4.9 6.6 7.0 3.9 7.6 STR-8GRQR 6.1 6.0 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.5 5.5 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.6 5.7 5.7 4.1 4.6 7.0 6.4 5.6 6.9 6.1 4.5 6.0 6.9 3.6 7.1 TAHOE II 6.0 4.5 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.9 6.4 4.9 6.3 5.6 4.8 5.7 6.3 6.1 5.6 4.6 4.6 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.9 5.9 4.5 5.9 6.9 3.5 5.9 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.5 6.0 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.9 5.7 7.0 6.1 4.7 6.4 6.6 6.3 5.7 7.1 5.2 5.6 6.9 6.1 7.1 6.4 5.0 7.0 7.3 3.5 6.7 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.3 5.8 6.7 6.0 6.9 6.9 7.0 5.2 6.7 5.3 4.1 5.8 6.4 6.2 5.4 5.7 5.6 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.4 5.8 6.8 3.4 7.1 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.3 5.9 5.6 6.5 6.7 7.0 6.2 5.3 6.7 6.2 4.3 6.3 6.8 5.8 5.8 6.3 5.1 6.8 6.7 5.7 6.8 6.2 4.7 6.5 7.1 3.9 7.9 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.0 4.8 6.6 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.8 4.9 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.2 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.1 5.5 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.9 6.0 4.5 5.5 6.7 3.4 7.9 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.4 5.8 6.8 6.6 6.9 7.0 6.9 4.6 6.9 6.0 4.9 6.6 6.6 6.7 5.8 7.1 6.0 6.0 7.2 6.0 6.8 6.6 4.8 6.4 7.0 4.4 6.1 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.2 5.4 6.3 6.1 6.7 6.6 6.6 4.9 6.7 5.9 5.4 6.3 6.7 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.4 6.5 6.2 7.3 6.4 5.4 6.5 7.3 4.0 7.5 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.3 5.1 5.6 6.4 6.4 7.0 6.6 5.3 6.5 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.6 6.2 5.6 5.8 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 6.9 6.4 4.9 6.4 7.0 3.3 7.7 TURBO 6.2 5.8 6.6 6.3 6.8 6.9 7.2 5.1 7.3 6.4 5.2 6.2 6.6 6.6 5.6 7.9 6.0 7.4 7.7 6.5 7.1 6.7 4.9 6.7 7.1 3.7 6.9 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.2 5.0 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.6 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.6 6.4 5.9 5.2 4.5 5.5 6.4 5.8 6.9 5.5 4.5 6.0 6.3 3.9 6.9 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.4 5.4 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.9 6.6 5.3 6.3 6.2 5.3 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.9 6.4 6.8 6.3 4.6 6.4 7.1 3.6 6.0 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.4 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.9 7.1 4.9 7.0 6.4 5.2 6.4 6.5 6.3 5.5 8.0 5.8 7.2 7.4 6.0 7.1 6.5 5.0 6.1 7.0 4.4 7.1 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.6 6.0 6.8 6.5 6.9 7.2 6.9 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.2 6.4 6.6 7.0 5.7 8.2 5.5 7.1 7.4 6.0 7.0 6.5 4.9 6.4 6.6 4.5 7.9 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.7 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.7 C.V. (%) 5.5 9.0 6.2 6.3 7.1 5.9 4.1 14.6 5.6 7.6 15.2 7.9 3.2 11.5 8.9 12.1 8.6 15.0 5.8 6.4 3.7 5.8 7.8 8.8 3.3 10.2 15.8 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.