TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FOUR LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 NJ1 NJ2 VA1 MEAN NAME MD1 NJ1 NJ2 VA1 MEAN FALCON IV (F-4) 5.9 7.1 6.6 6.7 6.6 PICK-00-AFA 6.0 5.4 4.8 6.7 5.7 INFERNO (JT-99) 6.3 7.0 6.9 6.0 6.5 MASTERPIECE 6.0 5.2 4.7 7.0 5.7 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 5.9 6.3 7.0 6.8 6.5 PST-5BAB 6.2 4.8 4.7 7.1 5.7 AVENGER (L1Z) 6.1 6.5 7.0 6.2 6.5 MATADOR 5.4 5.7 5.3 6.5 5.7 COCHISE III (018) 6.7 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.4 GO-OD2 6.1 4.8 5.0 6.9 5.7 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 6.1 6.0 6.3 7.1 6.4 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 5.9 5.0 5.0 6.9 5.7 R-4 6.3 6.8 6.4 5.9 6.3 K01-E03 5.6 5.5 4.8 6.8 5.7 BILTMORE 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.2 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 6.6 5.3 4.7 6.1 5.7 RENDITION 6.1 5.7 5.9 7.0 6.2 UT-155 5.9 5.0 5.1 6.6 5.7 TITANIUM (SBM) 6.4 5.7 5.5 7.0 6.1 GRANDE II 6.1 5.2 4.8 6.5 5.7 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.1 QUEST 5.9 5.4 5.3 6.0 5.6 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 5.8 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.1 CIS-TF-60 6.5 5.6 4.1 6.3 5.6 K01-WAF 6.3 5.8 5.9 6.6 6.1 PICASSO 5.6 5.2 5.2 6.5 5.6 REBEL EXEDA 6.3 5.3 6.5 6.4 6.1 CIS-TF-67 5.4 5.5 5.3 6.3 5.6 CAYENNE 6.4 5.8 5.3 6.9 6.1 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 5.7 5.0 4.9 6.9 5.6 KALAHARI 5.9 5.3 5.9 7.2 6.1 PLANTATION 5.6 4.8 5.6 6.5 5.6 01-ORU1 6.1 5.7 5.6 6.9 6.1 BAR FA 1005 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 BE1 6.3 5.6 5.3 7.1 6.1 B-7001 6.0 4.6 5.2 6.7 5.6 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.6 6.0 ROBERTS SM4 6.0 4.6 5.1 6.7 5.6 K01-8015 5.9 7.0 5.3 5.9 6.0 PST-53T 6.0 5.2 4.9 6.2 5.6 PST-5A1 6.6 5.4 5.2 6.8 6.0 TAHOE (CAS-157) 5.6 5.0 5.3 6.5 5.6 PST-57E 6.0 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.0 SR 8600 5.6 4.8 5.4 6.5 5.6 REMBRANDT 6.1 5.6 5.1 7.1 6.0 WOLFPACK 5.6 4.8 5.1 6.8 5.6 PADRE (NJ4) 6.8 5.9 5.6 5.5 6.0 PST-5S12 6.0 4.8 5.2 6.4 5.6 CAS-MC1 6.2 5.4 5.5 6.7 6.0 PST-5KU 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.5 5.6 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 6.1 5.5 5.8 6.4 6.0 PST-5NAS 6.2 5.3 4.8 5.8 5.5 PST-DDL 5.7 6.1 5.8 6.1 5.9 PST-5JM 5.7 5.4 5.0 6.0 5.5 BINGO 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.2 5.9 ATF 799 6.2 4.3 4.8 6.8 5.5 PST-5FZD 6.0 5.5 5.2 7.0 5.9 MA 138 6.0 4.6 4.5 6.9 5.5 01-RUTOR2 6.5 5.5 4.9 6.7 5.9 JT-15 6.0 5.4 4.9 5.8 5.5 OLYMPIC GOLD 6.3 5.0 5.2 7.0 5.9 PURE GOLD 6.1 4.5 5.5 5.9 5.5 PST-5T1 6.1 5.6 5.1 6.7 5.9 K01-8007 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.5 2ND MILLENNIUM 6.0 5.8 5.6 6.0 5.9 SR 8250 6.0 4.6 5.2 6.2 5.5 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.8 MA 127 5.8 5.0 4.8 6.4 5.5 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 6.1 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.8 EA 163 6.4 4.8 4.7 6.0 5.5 PROSEEDS 5301 6.1 5.1 5.6 6.5 5.8 MUSTANG 3 5.7 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.5 PST-5LO 6.3 5.2 5.0 6.8 5.8 PST-5TUO 5.8 5.0 4.7 6.4 5.5 GREMLIN (P-58) 6.0 5.1 5.3 6.8 5.8 CIS-TF-77 5.2 5.2 5.1 6.3 5.5 FORTE (BE-2) 6.0 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.8 CAS-ED 6.0 4.7 4.8 6.4 5.4 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 6.2 5.6 4.9 6.4 5.8 WATCHDOG 5.6 4.9 4.8 6.5 5.4 PST-5KI 6.0 5.2 5.0 6.8 5.8 REBEL SENTRY 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.4 PST-5BZ 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.8 SCORPION 5.6 5.2 4.5 6.4 5.4 UT-RB3 5.8 5.2 5.0 7.1 5.8 CIS-TF-65 5.8 5.3 4.8 5.8 5.4 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 6.2 5.4 4.9 6.5 5.7 MRF 27 5.6 4.9 4.6 6.4 5.4 MRF 29 6.2 4.5 4.7 6.0 5.4 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT FOUR LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MD1 NJ1 NJ2 VA1 MEAN NAME MD1 NJ1 NJ2 VA1 MEAN FOCUS 5.7 4.9 4.8 6.0 5.4 MRF 26 5.6 4.3 4.0 6.5 5.1 TAR HEEL 5.7 4.5 4.5 6.8 5.4 TITAN LTD. 5.1 4.5 4.5 6.1 5.1 K01-E09 5.4 5.1 4.4 6.5 5.4 ATF 586 5.4 4.3 4.1 6.5 5.1 MRF 25 5.9 4.8 4.1 6.7 5.4 DP 50-9226 5.6 4.3 3.9 6.6 5.1 ENDEAVOR 5.8 4.4 4.2 7.0 5.4 JT-13 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.1 BRAVO 6.0 4.9 4.3 6.2 5.3 JAGUAR 3 5.3 4.4 4.4 6.0 5.0 PICK TF H-97 5.4 4.8 4.8 6.3 5.3 ATF 806 5.0 4.4 4.1 6.6 5.0 MA 158 5.5 4.5 5.1 6.2 5.3 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 5.6 4.0 4.0 6.4 5.0 WYATT 5.7 4.8 4.5 6.2 5.3 TULSA II (ATF 706) 5.4 4.0 4.0 6.5 5.0 DYNASTY 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.3 01-TFOR3 5.4 4.1 4.0 6.5 5.0 JT-6 5.6 4.8 4.7 6.2 5.3 SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 5.8 3.7 3.7 6.8 5.0 ATF-803 5.5 4.5 4.1 7.1 5.3 JT-18 6.0 4.3 4.1 5.5 5.0 CIS-TF-64 5.8 5.1 4.8 5.4 5.3 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 5.2 3.8 4.1 6.7 5.0 NA-TDD 5.9 4.9 4.1 6.3 5.3 JT-9 5.9 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.9 PICK ZMG 6.0 4.9 4.5 5.8 5.3 BARLEXAS 5.4 4.4 4.1 5.8 4.9 SIGNIA 5.2 5.1 4.5 6.3 5.3 DOMINION 5.6 4.3 3.8 5.9 4.9 MRF 210 5.9 4.5 4.3 6.4 5.3 LARAMIE 5.4 4.0 4.7 5.4 4.9 COYOTE 6.1 4.2 4.6 6.1 5.3 ATF 704 5.4 3.6 3.8 6.5 4.8 TRACER 5.8 4.8 5.0 5.4 5.3 FALCON II 5.4 3.7 3.6 6.5 4.8 BARRERA 5.7 4.6 5.2 5.6 5.2 DLF-J210 5.3 3.5 3.9 6.3 4.8 FINESSE II 5.3 5.1 4.7 6.0 5.2 T991 5.3 4.3 4.4 5.0 4.7 BARLEXAS II 5.7 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.2 TF66 4.9 4.4 4.3 5.4 4.7 COVENANT (ATF 802) 5.8 4.7 4.2 6.2 5.2 LEGITIMATE 5.0 4.1 3.6 6.0 4.7 JT-12 5.8 5.0 4.7 5.6 5.2 ATF 707 5.2 4.0 3.3 6.0 4.6 BAR FA 1003 5.9 4.2 4.2 6.7 5.2 ELISA 5.0 4.7 3.6 5.2 4.6 PROSPECT 5.5 4.8 4.7 5.9 5.2 JTTFF-2000 4.8 3.9 3.8 6.0 4.6 MILLENNIUM 5.6 4.7 4.6 6.0 5.2 LANCER 5.2 3.9 4.1 5.1 4.6 MRF 28 6.0 4.5 4.3 6.0 5.2 GO-RD4 5.0 3.4 3.3 6.4 4.6 ATF 702 5.9 4.4 4.8 5.8 5.2 GO-SIU2 5.0 3.2 3.3 6.6 4.5 BARRINGTON 5.6 5.0 4.8 5.4 5.2 STETSON 5.5 3.6 3.7 4.9 4.4 ATF-800 6.0 4.2 3.9 6.6 5.2 DP 50-9082 5.3 3.5 2.7 6.0 4.3 MRF 211 5.7 4.8 4.1 6.2 5.2 BONSAI 4.8 3.4 3.0 6.0 4.3 KITTY HAWK 2000 5.7 4.5 4.1 6.2 5.1 GO-FL3 5.0 3.8 3.3 5.0 4.3 SRX 805 5.4 4.2 4.6 6.3 5.1 KY-31 E+ 3.4 1.2 1.1 4.0 2.4 TOMAHAWK RT 5.5 4.3 4.5 6.2 5.1 BAR FA 1CR7 5.8 4.1 4.2 6.4 5.1 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.5 TEMPEST 5.4 4.3 3.9 6.8 5.1 C.V. (%) 8.6 10.2 9.3 14.0 11.1 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.