TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN SOLARA (BE1) 6.4 7.8 5.0 7.5 6.5 6.0 5.2 7.0 6.4 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 6.3 7.4 4.7 7.5 6.8 5.5 5.8 7.0 6.4 FALCON IV (F-4) 5.4 8.1 4.7 7.8 6.7 5.8 5.8 6.6 6.4 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 6.0 7.8 5.4 7.3 6.8 5.8 5.0 6.8 6.4 R-4 6.3 7.7 4.7 7.6 6.8 5.2 5.6 6.9 6.3 2ND MILLENNIUM 6.5 7.9 4.9 7.7 6.6 5.5 5.4 6.0 6.3 PADRE (NJ4) 5.9 7.6 4.8 7.9 6.7 5.8 5.4 6.1 6.3 COCHISE III (018) 6.3 7.1 4.9 6.8 6.8 5.9 5.6 6.6 6.2 INFERNO (JT-99) 6.3 7.3 4.7 7.9 6.9 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.2 MASTERPIECE 5.4 7.9 4.7 7.3 6.4 5.3 5.8 7.1 6.2 FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 5.8 7.7 4.3 7.3 6.5 5.5 5.5 7.3 6.2 CAYENNE 6.1 7.6 4.9 7.2 6.6 5.2 5.4 6.6 6.2 AVENGER (L1Z) 5.9 7.6 4.4 7.8 6.4 5.2 5.3 6.9 6.2 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 5.9 7.8 4.7 7.3 6.4 5.1 5.7 6.7 6.2 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 6.2 7.4 4.6 7.2 6.3 5.4 5.4 7.0 6.2 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 5.8 7.4 4.8 7.4 6.8 5.3 5.5 6.4 6.2 REBEL EXEDA 6.1 7.9 4.3 7.5 6.4 5.7 5.4 6.1 6.2 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 6.1 6.9 5.0 7.0 6.5 5.3 5.6 6.9 6.2 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 5.9 7.3 4.4 6.8 6.2 5.5 5.9 7.2 6.2 LEXINGTON (UT-RB3) 5.9 7.2 4.7 6.8 6.6 5.3 5.8 6.9 6.2 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 5.9 7.3 4.7 7.0 6.2 5.4 5.5 7.3 6.2 GREENKEEPER WAF (K01-WAF) 6.1 7.4 4.3 7.3 6.7 5.4 5.4 6.7 6.1 PICASSO 6.0 6.5 4.7 6.9 6.2 5.8 5.8 7.2 6.1 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 5.8 7.8 4.7 7.2 7.0 5.4 5.2 6.1 6.1 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 6.0 7.8 4.4 7.1 6.7 5.4 5.5 6.2 6.1 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 5.8 7.3 4.5 7.2 6.4 5.7 5.6 6.5 6.1 TITANIUM (SBM) 5.5 7.5 4.7 7.3 6.6 5.3 5.5 6.4 6.1 CIS-TF-77 5.4 7.6 4.7 7.4 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.1 MUSTANG 3 5.5 7.3 4.7 7.1 6.9 5.2 5.5 6.4 6.1 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 6.2 7.2 4.9 7.0 6.3 5.6 5.3 6.2 6.1 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 5.3 7.7 4.8 6.8 6.2 5.4 5.8 6.7 6.1 PST-5FZD 5.6 7.4 4.8 7.0 6.6 5.4 5.4 6.3 6.1 BILTMORE 6.0 6.8 4.6 7.3 6.4 5.6 5.4 6.4 6.1 BAR FA 1005 6.0 7.5 4.2 7.0 6.9 5.8 4.6 6.4 6.1 PST-5BAB 5.8 7.3 4.6 6.9 6.4 5.1 5.4 6.9 6.0 KALAHARI 5.8 7.3 4.3 6.9 6.2 5.3 5.8 6.7 6.0 SERENGETI (GO-OD2) 5.2 7.1 4.5 7.1 6.4 5.2 5.9 6.9 6.0 PST-5NAS 5.5 7.5 4.8 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.1 6.2 6.0 DYNASTY 4.7 7.7 4.7 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.5 6.9 6.0 K01-8007 5.3 6.9 4.4 6.7 6.5 6.2 5.4 6.8 6.0 HOUNDOG 6 (CIS-TF-67) 5.6 7.5 4.8 6.7 6.6 5.1 5.4 6.5 6.0 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 5.8 6.9 5.0 7.0 6.1 5.3 5.5 6.4 6.0 RENDITION 5.8 7.0 4.6 7.5 5.9 5.5 5.6 6.2 6.0 MA 127 5.8 7.1 4.9 6.6 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.4 6.0 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN INNOVATOR (PST-5KI) 5.5 7.3 4.2 7.0 6.6 5.5 5.1 6.9 6.0 FORTE (BE-2) 5.5 7.1 4.8 7.1 6.5 6.2 5.3 5.5 6.0 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 5.3 7.2 4.7 6.5 6.8 5.3 5.4 6.8 6.0 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 5.8 7.2 4.9 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.0 PST-5LO 5.6 7.6 4.4 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.4 6.0 CORGI (CIS-TF-64) 5.3 6.8 5.1 7.3 6.2 5.1 5.8 6.4 6.0 REMBRANDT 5.4 7.7 4.7 7.0 6.2 5.3 4.8 6.9 6.0 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 5.8 6.6 4.7 6.7 6.5 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 GRANDE II 5.8 7.0 4.8 7.1 5.8 5.4 5.5 6.6 6.0 COYOTE II (K01-8015) 5.8 7.0 4.4 6.7 6.5 5.6 5.5 6.2 6.0 PST-5S12 5.8 7.0 4.4 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.8 6.4 6.0 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 5.1 7.1 4.2 7.3 6.3 5.2 5.6 7.0 6.0 MILLENNIUM 5.8 7.8 4.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.0 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 5.3 6.5 4.9 7.4 6.4 5.3 5.4 6.5 6.0 GREMLIN (P-58) 5.4 7.0 4.6 6.5 6.7 5.4 5.4 6.6 6.0 PST-53T 5.9 6.7 4.3 6.9 6.3 5.9 5.0 6.5 5.9 JT-12 6.0 7.0 4.6 7.0 6.1 5.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 SCORPION 5.4 7.3 4.8 6.9 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.9 BINGO 5.3 7.4 4.8 6.8 6.5 5.1 4.9 6.6 5.9 K01-E03 5.3 7.6 4.7 6.9 5.9 5.0 5.4 6.5 5.9 PST-5JM 6.2 7.1 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.5 5.1 5.7 5.9 MRF 29 5.5 7.1 4.3 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.6 5.9 PICK ZMG 5.6 7.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.2 5.0 6.5 5.9 ATF 702 5.2 7.5 4.7 6.4 6.4 5.2 5.4 6.4 5.9 BAR FA 1003 6.0 7.3 4.5 6.7 5.7 4.9 5.4 6.9 5.9 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 5.4 6.9 4.9 6.9 6.2 4.7 5.2 6.9 5.9 SR 8600 5.7 6.8 4.5 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.6 6.9 5.9 MRF 211 5.6 7.0 4.8 6.5 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.3 5.9 FOCUS 5.4 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.0 5.5 5.1 6.1 5.9 MRF 27 5.9 7.0 4.6 6.4 6.2 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 PST-5BZ 5.5 6.8 4.4 6.3 6.4 4.8 5.8 6.9 5.9 K01-E09 5.3 6.7 4.6 7.1 6.2 4.7 5.6 6.6 5.9 HUNTER (CIS-TF-60) 5.8 7.0 4.8 6.6 6.1 4.9 5.6 6.1 5.9 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 5.1 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.6 6.9 5.9 PST-5KU 5.8 6.2 4.7 6.6 6.0 5.1 5.6 6.8 5.8 JT-9 5.5 6.8 5.2 6.8 6.2 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.8 OLYMPIC GOLD 5.3 7.0 4.3 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.5 6.8 5.8 SCORPION II (ATF 799) 5.3 6.8 4.1 7.1 6.4 5.0 5.0 6.9 5.8 PST-DDL 5.5 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.4 5.0 5.4 6.1 5.8 JT-6 5.9 7.0 4.9 6.2 6.2 4.9 5.5 5.9 5.8 MRF 210 5.8 6.1 4.8 6.6 6.4 5.3 5.3 6.2 5.8 FINESSE II 5.9 7.0 4.8 6.9 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.8 NA-TDD 5.6 6.7 4.1 6.8 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 5.7 6.2 4.3 6.9 5.9 5.4 5.5 6.4 5.8 ENDEAVOR 5.7 7.5 4.2 6.5 5.7 5.1 5.1 6.6 5.8 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN MA 138 5.3 6.9 4.6 6.8 5.8 5.3 5.2 6.4 5.8 QUEST 6.1 6.6 4.6 6.0 6.1 5.2 5.1 6.5 5.8 PENN1901 (PLANTATION) 5.8 6.6 4.1 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.8 5.8 EA 163 5.6 6.2 4.9 6.6 6.0 4.7 5.2 7.0 5.8 WATCHDOG 4.9 7.1 4.7 6.4 5.6 5.3 5.5 6.7 5.8 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 5.5 6.9 4.6 6.8 6.2 4.8 4.9 6.3 5.8 MRF 28 5.7 5.7 4.4 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.6 6.4 5.8 WOLFPACK 5.3 7.3 4.4 6.8 5.7 5.1 4.9 6.5 5.7 PICK-00-AFA 5.4 6.9 4.3 6.5 6.1 5.1 5.4 6.3 5.7 PROSPECT 5.5 6.9 4.4 6.3 5.6 5.1 5.5 6.6 5.7 COVENANT (ATF 802) 5.2 6.6 4.2 6.9 6.1 5.2 5.5 6.4 5.7 LEGITIMATE 5.0 7.1 4.6 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.7 6.6 5.7 MRF 26 5.8 6.1 4.9 6.9 5.6 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 CAS-ED 5.8 6.8 4.7 6.4 6.1 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 TAR HEEL 5.2 6.7 4.4 6.9 5.9 5.2 5.3 6.0 5.7 B-7001 5.4 7.0 4.4 6.4 6.1 4.8 5.4 6.1 5.7 SIGNIA 5.5 6.8 4.6 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.3 6.1 5.7 TAHOE (CAS-157) 5.4 6.9 4.8 6.6 5.9 5.1 4.6 6.3 5.7 UT-155 4.9 6.7 4.7 6.8 6.2 4.9 5.2 6.2 5.7 JT-13 5.6 6.6 5.0 6.4 5.8 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.7 JT-15 5.1 6.8 4.4 6.6 6.2 4.8 5.1 6.3 5.7 SR 8250 5.5 5.9 4.2 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.9 6.7 5.7 MRF 25 5.0 7.4 4.6 6.1 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.1 5.6 BARRINGTON 5.3 7.1 4.4 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.0 6.5 5.6 MATADOR 5.1 6.7 4.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 6.3 5.6 MA 158 5.2 6.5 4.6 6.3 6.2 4.8 4.7 6.6 5.6 REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 5.0 6.1 4.8 5.7 6.4 4.5 5.3 7.0 5.6 DP 50-9226 5.0 6.0 4.6 6.3 5.8 5.2 5.1 6.8 5.6 JAGUAR 3 5.3 6.7 4.4 6.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.9 5.6 REBEL SENTRY 5.5 6.2 4.4 6.6 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.6 WYATT 5.2 7.1 4.1 6.3 5.3 4.9 5.3 6.4 5.6 TITAN LTD. 5.0 6.5 4.2 6.6 5.8 5.2 5.2 6.1 5.6 KITTY HAWK 2000 5.0 6.6 4.2 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.7 6.2 5.6 TEMPEST 5.3 6.7 4.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.6 6.5 5.6 BARRERA 5.3 6.8 4.6 5.3 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.6 DLF-J210 5.2 6.5 4.1 6.4 5.6 5.0 5.1 6.4 5.6 FALCON II 4.9 7.1 4.6 5.9 5.0 4.9 5.3 6.6 5.5 ATF 586 5.0 6.8 4.2 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.5 STONEWALL (JT-18) 5.1 6.0 4.6 6.6 6.2 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.5 ATF 806 4.7 6.6 4.3 6.5 5.8 4.9 4.9 6.3 5.5 DOMINION 5.4 6.6 4.1 6.0 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.7 5.5 BRAVO 4.7 6.6 4.4 5.8 5.6 4.9 5.5 6.4 5.5 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 5.0 6.6 4.7 5.0 5.4 4.7 5.6 6.8 5.5 PICK TF H-97 4.3 6.6 4.4 6.5 5.8 4.9 4.9 6.2 5.4 BAR FA 1CR7 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.4 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN BARLEXAS II 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.4 5.8 4.9 4.7 6.6 5.4 SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 4.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.9 5.4 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 5.2 6.1 4.4 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.0 6.2 5.4 GO-RD4 4.7 6.7 3.9 5.6 5.1 4.8 5.5 6.9 5.4 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 4.8 6.1 4.3 5.8 5.8 4.7 5.2 6.4 5.4 BARLEXAS 4.6 6.6 4.6 6.3 5.6 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.4 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 5.1 6.3 4.2 5.8 5.3 5.1 4.8 6.4 5.4 TRACER 5.6 6.0 4.1 6.2 5.9 4.5 5.2 5.4 5.4 TF66 5.3 6.1 4.6 5.3 5.6 4.7 5.4 5.9 5.3 LARAMIE 4.5 6.3 4.4 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.7 5.3 ATF 704 4.9 5.9 4.2 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.8 5.3 PURE GOLD 5.3 6.1 4.9 5.5 5.6 4.8 4.8 5.6 5.3 LANCER 4.5 6.8 4.2 5.9 5.5 3.8 5.7 5.9 5.3 TOMAHAWK GT 5.5 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 4.9 5.7 5.3 DP 50-9082 4.5 6.1 4.5 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.6 6.6 5.3 ELISA 4.4 7.4 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.6 5.4 5.9 5.3 COYOTE 5.3 5.7 4.6 5.6 5.2 4.5 4.8 6.1 5.2 T991 5.3 5.9 4.2 6.1 5.6 4.7 5.4 4.7 5.2 GO-SIU2 4.3 5.7 3.6 6.3 5.3 4.4 5.5 6.6 5.2 TULSA II (ATF 706) 4.7 6.3 4.1 5.0 5.0 4.6 5.4 6.4 5.2 ATF 707 4.8 6.0 4.3 4.8 5.1 4.9 5.2 6.4 5.2 STETSON 4.5 6.4 4.3 6.0 5.4 4.9 4.1 5.1 5.1 FLORIDIAN (GO-FL3) 4.0 6.4 3.8 5.5 5.1 4.3 5.2 6.4 5.1 JTTFF-2000 4.3 6.1 4.4 4.9 5.3 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.9 BONSAI 4.2 5.2 4.0 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.3 4.9 KY-31 E+ 2.8 5.6 3.0 3.8 3.1 3.1 5.3 3.7 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.3 C.V. (%) 9.5 7.0 12.0 6.9 6.2 10.0 9.5 11.5 9.1 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.