TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN ATF 586 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 ATF 806 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 BAR FA 1003 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.7 7 7 BAR FA 1CR7 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 BARLEXAS II 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 BARRERA 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 BARRINGTON 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 BINGO 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 BRAVO 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 CAS-ED 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 COCHISE III (018) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 COVENANT (ATF 802) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 COYOTE 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 DLF-J210 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 DP 50-9226 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 FALCON IV (F-4) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 FINESSE II 7 6.7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 FORTE (BE-2) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 GRANDE II 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 GREENKEEPER WAF (K01-WAF) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 GREMLIN (P-58) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 HOUNDOG 6 (CIS-TF-67) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 INFERNO (JT-99) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 JAGUAR 3 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 JT-12 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 JT-15 7 7.0 7 7 7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 JT-6 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 JT-9 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 K01-E03 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 K01-E09 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 KALAHARI 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 KITTY HAWK 2000 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 LEGITIMATE 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 MA 127 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 MA 138 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 MA 158 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 7.0 7 7 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 MASTERPIECE 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 MATADOR 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 MRF 210 7 7.0 7 7 7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 MRF 211 7 7.0 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 7 7 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN MRF 25 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 MRF 26 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 MRF 28 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 MUSTANG 3 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 NA-TDD 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 OLYMPIC GOLD 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 PICK ZMG 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 PICK-00-AFA 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 PROSPECT 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 PST-5BAB 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 PST-5BZ 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 PST-5JM 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 PST-DDL 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 QUEST 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 R-4 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 REBEL SENTRY 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 SIGNIA 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 SR 8600 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 7.0 TAR HEEL 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 TITAN LTD. 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 TRACER 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 7.0 UT-155 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 WATCHDOG 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 WOLFPACK 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 7.0 2ND MILLENNIUM 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7 6.9 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 ATF 702 7 7.0 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 ATF 707 7 6.7 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 AVENGER (L1Z) 7 7.0 7 7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 B-7001 7 7.0 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 BARVADO (BAR FA 1005) 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7 6.9 BARLEXAS 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 BILTMORE 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 7 7.0 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 7 7.0 7 7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 BONSAI 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 CAYENNE 7 7.0 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 CIS-TF-77 7 7.0 7 7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 CORGI (CIS-TF-64) 7 6.7 7 7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN COYOTE II (K01-8015) 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 7 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7 6.9 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 7 7 7 7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 DP 50-9082 7 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 DYNASTY 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 EA 163 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 ELISA 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7 6.9 FALCON II 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 7 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 FOCUS 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7 6.9 INNOVATOR (PST-5KI) 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 JT-13 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 JTTFF-2000 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 K01-8007 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 LANCER 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 LARAMIE 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 LEXINGTON (UT-RB3) 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 MILLENNIUM 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 MRF 27 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 MRF 29 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 PADRE (NJ4) 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 PENN1901 (PLANTATION) 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 PICASSO 7 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 PICK TF H-97 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7 6.9 PST-53T 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 PST-5FZD 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7 6.9 PST-5KU 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 PST-5LO 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 PST-5S12 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 PURE GOLD 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 7 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 REBEL EXEDA 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 7 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7 6.9 REMBRANDT 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 SCORPION 7 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 SCORPION II (ATF 799) 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 SERENGETI (GO-OD2) 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 7 7 7 7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 SOLARA (BE1) 7 7 7 7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 7 7 7 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7 6.9 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN STETSON 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.9 STONEWALL (JT-18) 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.0 6.9 T991 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 TAHOE (CAS-157) 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 TEMPEST 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.9 TF66 7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 TOMAHAWK GT 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 TULSA II (ATF 706) 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 WYATT 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 ATF 704 7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 ENDEAVOR 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 GO-RD4 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 HUNTER (CIS-TF-60) 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 PST-5NAS 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.8 SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 SR 8250 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.8 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.8 TITANIUM (SBM) 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 RENDITION 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.6 FLORIDIAN (GO-FL3) 7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.5 GO-SIU2 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 DOMINION 7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.4 KY-31 E+ 5 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 LSD VALUE 0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 C.V. (%) 0 1.7 0.7 1.1 4.4 6.1 4.6 7.1 4.3 2.5 4.8 1.8 1.9 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. TABLE A. 2005 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED CA3 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS