TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN JUSTICE (RB2-01) 6.4 7.0 5.5 7.2 6.1 6.4 5.6 7.2 6.4 INFERNO (JT-99) 6.4 6.9 5.1 7.7 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.4 AVENGER (L1Z) 6.3 7.0 5.1 6.8 5.9 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 COCHISE III (018) 6.8 6.9 5.1 7.0 5.8 6.6 5.5 6.9 6.3 PADRE (NJ4) 6.6 6.8 5.2 7.5 6.2 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 R-4 6.6 7.0 4.9 6.8 6.3 6.2 5.4 7.1 6.3 FALCON IV (F-4) 5.8 7.7 4.7 6.9 5.8 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 6.2 7.8 5.2 7.0 5.9 6.2 4.7 7.2 6.3 SOLARA (BE1) 6.6 6.9 5.3 7.1 5.9 5.9 5.3 7.2 6.2 REBEL EXEDA 6.4 7.0 4.7 7.2 6.2 6.1 5.6 6.6 6.2 FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 6.1 6.4 5.0 6.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 7.4 6.2 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 6.3 6.9 5.0 6.4 6.7 5.9 5.2 7.1 6.2 BARVADO (BAR FA 1005) 6.4 7.0 4.9 7.2 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.6 6.2 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.3 7.1 6.2 PST-5FZD 6.2 6.9 4.9 6.8 5.9 5.9 5.6 7.3 6.2 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 7.0 6.1 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 5.9 7.4 4.9 6.9 6.2 5.6 5.9 6.4 6.1 CAYENNE 6.6 6.8 5.0 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.6 7.3 6.1 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 6.2 6.5 4.9 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.3 7.4 6.1 DYNASTY 5.1 7.0 5.0 7.1 5.8 6.5 5.7 6.9 6.1 GREENKEEPER WAF (K01-WAF) 6.3 6.8 4.4 7.1 5.8 5.9 5.6 7.0 6.1 TITANIUM (SBM) 5.9 6.9 5.0 6.8 6.3 5.9 5.6 6.6 6.1 SERENGETI (GO-OD2) 5.3 6.4 5.0 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.8 7.3 6.1 LEXINGTON (UT-RB3) 6.3 7.2 4.9 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.1 BILTMORE 6.4 6.5 4.9 7.0 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.5 6.1 HOUNDOG 6 (CIS-TF-67) 6.0 7.2 4.7 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.2 7.1 6.1 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 6.1 6.5 4.8 6.5 6.0 6.5 5.6 6.8 6.1 2ND MILLENNIUM 6.4 6.7 5.0 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.1 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 6.2 7.0 4.9 6.2 6.4 6.1 5.3 6.5 6.1 PST-5LO 6.0 6.7 5.1 6.6 5.9 5.8 5.2 7.2 6.1 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 6.2 6.1 4.9 6.8 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.9 6.1 PST-5BAB 6.0 6.4 5.0 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.4 7.3 6.0 REMBRANDT 5.6 7.1 4.8 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.5 7.1 6.0 MASTERPIECE 5.6 6.8 5.0 6.7 5.8 5.5 5.3 7.6 6.0 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 5.7 6.5 4.9 7.1 5.7 6.1 5.4 6.9 6.0 MUSTANG 3 5.4 6.8 4.7 7.3 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.5 6.0 PST-5JM 6.3 6.9 4.9 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.5 6.4 6.0 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 6.6 6.3 4.7 6.8 5.9 6.3 5.3 6.4 6.0 FOCUS 5.7 6.6 5.1 7.0 5.6 6.4 5.1 6.8 6.0 FORTE (BE-2) 5.9 6.4 4.8 6.8 6.1 6.6 5.1 6.5 6.0 SCORPION 5.2 6.7 5.0 6.4 5.5 6.2 5.4 7.5 6.0 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 5.7 6.8 4.9 6.0 6.3 5.9 5.4 7.0 6.0 PST-5S12 6.2 6.1 5.2 6.5 5.8 6.0 5.1 7.0 6.0 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 6.0 6.0 4.8 6.3 5.6 6.1 5.8 7.3 6.0 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN MILLENNIUM 6.2 6.5 5.1 6.6 5.6 6.1 5.1 6.5 6.0 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 5.7 7.0 4.9 6.4 5.7 5.9 4.8 7.5 6.0 PICASSO 6.2 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.3 7.5 6.0 VIRTUOSO (CIS-TF-77) 5.4 6.6 4.8 6.9 6.1 6.1 5.2 6.5 6.0 GREMLIN (P-58) 5.5 6.3 5.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.4 7.4 5.9 SCORPION II (ATF 799) 5.3 6.5 5.1 7.1 5.8 5.4 5.1 7.2 5.9 KALAHARI 6.1 7.0 4.4 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.2 7.1 5.9 OL' GLORY (MA 127) 6.2 6.3 5.0 6.4 5.6 5.9 5.1 6.9 5.9 CAS-ED 6.4 6.3 5.2 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.9 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 6.2 6.4 4.6 6.7 5.4 5.9 5.3 7.0 5.9 COYOTE II (K01-8015) 5.9 6.4 4.6 7.0 6.1 5.8 4.6 6.9 5.9 CORGI (CIS-TF-64) 5.3 6.7 4.7 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.1 7.0 5.9 GRANDE II 6.1 6.2 4.7 6.6 5.5 5.7 5.3 7.2 5.9 JT-12 6.5 6.4 5.1 6.5 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.9 PST-53T 5.9 6.3 4.9 6.8 5.4 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.9 INNOVATOR (PST-5KI) 6.2 6.3 4.4 6.4 6.2 5.6 5.3 7.0 5.9 PENN1901 (PLANTATION) 6.4 5.9 5.2 6.3 5.4 5.9 5.0 7.0 5.9 WOLFPACK 5.7 6.8 5.3 6.9 5.4 5.7 5.2 6.2 5.9 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 5.6 6.2 5.1 6.3 6.2 5.6 5.3 6.9 5.9 K01-8007 5.8 6.6 4.5 6.4 6.1 5.9 4.7 7.0 5.9 WATCHDOG 5.3 6.0 4.9 6.8 5.7 5.9 4.9 7.6 5.9 HUNTER (CIS-TF-60) 6.2 6.5 4.8 5.8 6.1 6.1 4.9 6.7 5.9 PST-5NAS 5.5 7.0 4.9 6.6 5.9 5.8 5.3 6.1 5.9 COVENANT (ATF 802) 5.3 6.5 4.3 6.6 5.8 6.1 5.3 7.0 5.9 RENDITION 6.2 6.5 4.8 6.7 5.6 6.3 4.6 6.3 5.9 SIGNIA 5.9 6.4 4.8 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.3 6.8 5.9 PICK ZMG 5.9 6.6 4.8 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.0 6.9 5.9 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 5.4 6.4 4.4 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.3 7.2 5.9 TAHOE (CAS-157) 5.6 6.3 4.6 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.3 6.7 5.9 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 5.8 5.7 5.1 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.3 7.1 5.9 BINGO 5.7 6.9 4.5 6.1 5.9 5.1 5.6 7.1 5.9 OLYMPIC GOLD 5.4 6.5 4.6 6.2 5.7 6.4 5.2 6.8 5.9 BAR FA 1003 6.0 7.1 4.7 6.0 5.1 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.9 PST-5BZ 5.9 6.4 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.2 5.8 SR 8600 6.0 6.2 4.8 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.4 7.2 5.8 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 5.9 5.6 4.8 6.6 5.7 6.0 5.1 7.0 5.8 PST-5KU 6.2 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.1 7.2 5.8 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 5.8 6.5 5.1 5.8 5.7 6.1 4.6 6.9 5.8 JT-15 5.4 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.8 SHERIDAN (NA-TDD) 6.3 6.5 4.2 6.9 5.8 5.8 5.1 5.8 5.8 FINESSE II 6.1 6.1 4.8 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.4 5.8 PST-DDL 6.0 6.2 4.6 6.7 5.6 5.5 5.0 6.8 5.8 EVERGREEN 2 (EA 163) 5.8 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.0 7.2 5.8 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 5.4 6.9 4.8 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.1 6.8 5.8 PROSPECT 6.0 6.1 5.0 6.2 5.3 6.0 4.9 7.0 5.8 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 5.4 6.0 5.2 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.5 7.3 5.8 K01-E09 5.4 6.1 4.6 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.5 7.3 5.8 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 5.9 6.1 5.0 6.3 5.6 5.8 4.7 7.0 5.8 QUEST 6.5 6.1 4.8 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.2 7.0 5.8 CHIPPER (MRF 211) 6.1 6.3 4.9 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.1 6.4 5.8 MRF 26 6.1 5.7 5.0 6.5 5.4 5.9 5.3 6.4 5.8 ENDEAVOR 5.8 6.6 4.9 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.8 MA 138 5.3 6.0 4.9 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.2 6.7 5.8 JT-6 6.5 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.6 5.4 5.3 6.3 5.8 MRF 29 6.0 5.9 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.8 5.8 TUXEDO (ATF 702) 4.8 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.6 6.5 5.7 JAGUAR 3 5.5 6.5 4.6 6.8 5.2 5.5 5.4 6.4 5.7 SR 8250 5.8 6.0 4.7 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.1 7.2 5.7 K01-E03 5.4 6.9 4.3 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.1 6.5 5.7 PICK-00-AFA 5.9 6.4 4.5 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.9 7.0 5.7 BEACON (UT-155) 5.1 6.3 4.5 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.4 6.6 5.7 MRF 210 6.1 5.5 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.5 6.5 5.7 TAR HEEL 5.1 5.9 4.7 6.6 5.6 5.9 5.1 6.7 5.7 PIEDMONT (MRF 27) 5.9 5.8 4.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.2 6.9 5.7 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 5.2 6.2 5.1 6.0 5.4 5.5 4.8 7.3 5.7 B-7001 5.6 6.5 4.8 5.9 5.8 5.4 4.6 6.8 5.7 DESIRE (MRF 28) 5.7 5.1 4.9 6.5 5.8 5.7 5.2 6.5 5.7 JT-9 5.7 6.1 4.8 6.5 5.3 5.7 4.8 6.3 5.6 MA 158 5.7 6.0 4.9 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.2 6.5 5.6 ATF 806 4.6 6.3 4.3 6.7 5.6 5.7 4.8 7.0 5.6 DOMINION 5.8 5.8 4.7 5.9 5.1 6.1 4.9 6.4 5.6 KITTY HAWK 2000 5.2 6.0 4.1 6.6 5.2 6.0 4.7 7.0 5.6 REBEL SENTRY 5.8 5.6 4.6 6.3 5.2 6.4 4.8 6.1 5.6 VENANZIO (DP 50-9226) 5.1 5.5 4.4 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.0 7.1 5.6 LEGITIMATE 5.1 6.2 4.8 6.3 5.0 5.6 4.8 6.9 5.6 MRF 25 5.1 6.6 5.0 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.2 6.1 5.6 DLF-J210 5.4 5.8 5.0 6.2 5.3 5.3 4.8 6.8 5.6 FALCON II 5.1 5.9 4.9 6.0 4.9 5.4 4.9 7.4 5.6 JT-13 6.1 5.6 4.8 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.6 ATF 586 5.3 6.4 4.5 5.9 5.2 5.8 4.4 6.6 5.5 BARRINGTON 5.1 6.4 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.1 6.6 5.5 ATF 704 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 4.9 6.3 5.5 BARLEXAS II 5.7 6.2 4.8 4.5 5.2 5.8 5.2 6.5 5.5 TITAN LTD. 4.9 5.4 4.8 6.6 5.5 5.7 4.4 6.3 5.5 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 4.9 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 5.6 4.6 7.0 5.5 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 5.5 5.9 4.6 4.6 5.2 6.0 4.8 7.0 5.4 WYATT 5.2 5.8 4.2 6.5 5.3 5.5 4.4 6.8 5.4 TEMPEST 5.5 5.4 4.6 5.3 5.2 5.9 4.8 6.8 5.4 PURE GOLD 5.8 5.4 4.9 5.6 5.2 5.5 4.8 6.3 5.4 STONEWALL (JT-18) 5.1 5.8 4.8 6.1 5.8 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.4 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 VA1 MEAN BRAVO 4.7 6.1 4.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 4.4 6.5 5.4 MATADOR 5.3 6.2 3.9 5.6 5.3 5.6 4.3 6.8 5.4 BARLEXAS 5.0 5.7 4.4 5.6 4.9 5.7 5.1 6.4 5.4 BAR FA 1CR7 5.9 4.8 5.0 5.8 5.4 5.5 4.6 5.9 5.4 PICK TF H-97 3.9 6.3 4.8 5.9 5.4 5.7 4.2 6.5 5.4 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 5.4 5.0 4.6 5.2 5.3 5.9 4.5 6.8 5.3 BARRERA 5.6 6.5 4.7 3.8 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.3 TULSA II (ATF 706) 4.9 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.7 4.8 7.0 5.3 GO-RD4 4.7 5.9 4.6 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 7.3 5.3 DP 50-9082 4.7 5.8 4.5 5.2 5.1 5.8 4.4 6.7 5.3 GO-SIU2 4.6 5.3 4.1 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.8 7.2 5.2 TRACER 5.8 5.3 4.6 4.7 5.5 5.7 4.7 5.5 5.2 TERRANOVA (T991) 5.7 5.2 4.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.3 5.2 STETSON 4.5 5.7 4.4 6.0 5.2 5.9 4.6 5.4 5.2 SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 4.6 5.5 4.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 4.2 6.1 5.2 COYOTE 5.9 4.6 4.7 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.1 6.7 5.2 LARAMIE 4.7 5.2 5.0 5.7 5.2 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 ATF 707 4.9 5.9 4.5 4.3 5.3 5.4 4.4 6.5 5.2 ELISA 4.2 6.7 4.2 5.0 4.7 5.4 4.3 6.7 5.2 TF66 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.4 5.4 4.5 6.0 5.1 TOMAHAWK GT 5.4 5.4 4.1 4.4 5.2 5.5 4.4 6.4 5.1 JTTFF-2000 4.4 5.8 4.4 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.3 6.2 5.0 FLORIDIAN (GO-FL3) 3.8 5.8 4.0 5.5 4.8 5.6 3.9 6.5 5.0 LANCER 4.4 5.6 4.0 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.4 6.2 4.9 BONSAI 4.6 5.5 3.8 4.7 4.7 5.5 4.5 5.8 4.9 KY-31 E+ 2.8 4.2 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.0 4.4 3.4 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.3 C.V. (%) 10.5 8.1 8.5 10.5 6.1 6.6 10.5 11.8 9.5 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.