TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FOURTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 CA3 KY1 MD1 MN1 MS1 NC1 NE1 NJ2 NM1 PA1 TX1 VA1 WA3 MEAN RKCL 7.4 6.7 7.8 6.1 6.5 6.5 7.9 6.8 6.5 5.6 7.8 6.6 4.7 5.0 6.6 K06-WA 7.6 6.8 7.7 5.5 6.1 6.4 7.7 7.1 6.7 5.8 7.7 6.3 4.8 5.4 6.5 SH 3 7.4 6.9 7.0 5.8 6.4 6.4 8.3 6.9 5.3 5.5 7.8 6.3 5.4 5.0 6.5 * FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.5 6.7 7.9 6.1 5.5 6.4 8.0 7.2 5.7 6.1 7.6 6.2 4.8 4.2 6.4 * SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.6 6.6 7.3 6.2 6.2 6.4 7.8 7.2 5.6 5.2 7.4 6.4 4.9 5.1 6.4 SC-1 7.7 6.6 7.5 6.1 5.8 6.4 7.8 7.2 5.7 4.7 7.4 6.2 5.7 5.0 6.4 RK 6 7.7 6.7 7.8 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.9 7.0 5.8 6.0 7.6 5.9 5.0 4.8 6.4 * MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.5 6.8 7.4 5.2 6.3 6.4 8.0 6.6 5.6 5.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.2 6.4 * 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.5 6.9 7.2 6.2 5.7 6.4 7.9 6.9 5.8 4.6 7.6 6.5 4.9 4.9 6.4 * FIRENZA 7.5 6.9 7.4 6.1 6.0 6.4 7.5 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.4 6.0 5.1 5.1 6.3 * TURBO 7.5 6.6 7.5 5.9 5.8 6.3 7.4 6.6 5.3 6.2 7.2 6.0 5.4 4.8 6.3 * MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.6 6.7 7.1 5.3 5.5 6.4 7.6 7.4 5.7 5.8 7.1 6.3 5.5 4.4 6.3 ATM 7.5 6.8 7.5 5.4 5.9 6.4 8.0 6.5 5.7 5.2 7.8 6.3 4.6 4.8 6.3 RK 5 7.6 6.8 7.2 5.8 5.5 6.4 8.1 7.4 5.6 4.8 7.4 6.3 4.3 4.6 6.3 * VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.6 6.5 7.0 6.2 6.1 6.4 7.5 6.5 5.8 5.5 7.3 6.3 4.3 4.5 6.3 * BULLSEYE 7.7 6.7 7.4 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.6 7.4 6.2 5.4 4.6 6.2 * RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.7 6.6 7.3 6.0 6.1 6.4 7.0 6.8 5.4 5.8 7.1 6.0 5.1 4.1 6.2 DP 50-9440 7.5 6.6 7.1 5.6 6.0 6.3 7.1 7.3 6.2 4.1 7.8 6.5 4.5 4.4 6.2 * RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.5 6.6 7.2 5.4 5.4 6.4 8.1 6.3 5.6 5.2 7.1 6.7 4.9 4.5 6.2 NA-BT-1 7.6 6.8 7.2 6.1 5.1 6.3 8.0 6.6 5.2 4.9 7.4 6.5 4.3 4.9 6.2 RK 4 7.2 6.9 7.2 5.4 5.8 6.4 7.4 6.5 5.8 5.1 7.3 6.7 4.2 5.2 6.2 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.8 6.8 6.7 6.2 5.3 6.4 7.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 7.1 5.8 4.6 4.6 6.2 WOLFPACK (PST-5WMB) 7.4 6.8 7.1 5.1 5.6 6.4 7.5 6.3 5.3 5.4 7.3 6.6 4.5 5.2 6.2 AST-1 7.5 6.6 7.5 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.9 6.0 5.6 6.8 5.8 4.8 4.6 6.2 IS-TF-152 7.6 6.5 7.0 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.7 6.6 5.9 5.8 6.9 6.2 5.3 3.7 6.2 * ESCALADE 7.5 6.7 6.5 5.6 5.2 6.5 7.6 7.3 4.8 6.4 7.2 5.7 4.4 4.7 6.1 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.6 6.7 7.4 5.8 6.5 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.0 5.4 7.2 5.1 4.3 3.9 6.1 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 7.8 6.6 6.9 5.8 6.3 6.2 7.3 6.4 5.5 5.4 6.6 5.9 4.5 4.5 6.1 COL-M 7.6 6.6 7.7 5.1 5.7 6.4 7.2 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.8 6.4 4.1 4.4 6.1 J-130 7.5 6.8 7.2 6.3 5.5 6.4 7.1 6.9 5.2 5.6 7.0 5.9 3.8 4.3 6.1 IS-TF-159 7.5 6.5 7.3 6.1 5.8 6.2 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.2 7.6 6.1 3.9 4.3 6.1 DP 50-9407 7.5 6.6 7.2 5.8 5.7 6.4 7.7 6.9 5.6 4.4 6.7 6.1 4.4 4.3 6.1 J-140 7.3 6.8 7.1 5.8 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.1 5.4 7.1 6.2 4.2 4.6 6.1 AST-3 7.6 6.6 7.7 5.8 5.6 6.3 7.1 5.7 5.9 5.3 6.9 6.2 4.2 4.3 6.1 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.5 6.7 7.1 5.8 5.3 6.3 7.9 6.0 5.4 4.9 7.1 6.3 4.1 4.7 6.1 IS-TF-138 7.9 6.3 7.6 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.9 6.0 5.5 5.3 6.9 6.2 4.1 4.5 6.1 * TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.4 6.7 7.4 5.3 5.8 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.6 5.0 6.8 6.3 4.6 4.3 6.1 BGR-TF1 7.5 6.7 7.5 4.8 6.1 6.4 7.0 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.8 5.9 4.4 4.4 6.1 STR-8BB5 7.4 6.7 6.7 5.5 4.6 6.4 8.2 7.1 4.9 5.5 6.7 6.1 4.5 4.6 6.1 * HEMI 7.5 6.5 7.0 5.5 5.8 6.4 6.9 6.4 5.5 5.7 7.2 5.7 4.2 4.3 6.1 * SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.6 6.5 7.0 6.0 5.5 6.4 7.1 5.9 5.3 4.9 7.1 6.0 4.7 4.6 6.0 RNP 7.5 6.7 7.5 5.0 6.1 6.4 6.1 7.1 6.2 4.5 6.9 6.0 4.3 4.2 6.0 * ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.4 6.8 6.2 5.3 5.2 7.2 5.8 4.4 4.8 6.0 PSG-85QR 7.4 6.8 6.7 5.7 4.8 6.4 7.2 7.1 4.8 5.7 6.9 5.8 4.9 4.1 6.0 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FOURTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 CA3 KY1 MD1 MN1 MS1 NC1 NE1 NJ2 NM1 PA1 TX1 VA1 WA3 MEAN LS-06 7.5 6.5 7.5 5.7 5.6 6.4 6.7 6.6 5.4 5.5 6.8 5.4 4.3 4.4 6.0 * CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 7.5 6.6 7.0 4.7 5.4 6.3 7.7 6.1 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.8 6.0 * JUSTICE 7.4 6.8 6.8 5.0 4.9 6.4 8.0 7.1 5.1 5.3 6.7 5.5 4.6 4.5 6.0 * TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.5 6.5 6.5 5.8 5.2 6.4 6.9 6.7 5.1 5.1 6.7 6.0 4.8 4.8 6.0 * TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.7 6.4 7.5 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.6 7.2 5.6 5.3 6.6 6.3 3.1 4.1 6.0 BGR-TF2 7.6 6.7 7.2 5.0 5.6 6.4 6.6 6.6 5.9 5.3 6.3 6.1 4.6 4.2 6.0 JT-41 7.7 6.6 7.2 5.1 5.0 6.3 6.8 6.7 5.4 5.9 6.6 5.6 4.6 4.4 6.0 * SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.6 6.8 6.6 5.4 5.5 6.4 7.1 6.0 5.6 4.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 4.5 6.0 GE-1 7.6 6.9 6.7 6.1 5.2 6.4 7.1 6.7 5.1 4.4 6.7 6.1 4.8 4.2 6.0 DP 50-9411 7.4 6.6 6.8 6.3 5.6 6.3 6.9 6.7 5.0 5.2 6.6 5.9 4.8 3.8 6.0 RP 2 7.5 6.6 7.0 5.2 5.3 6.4 6.3 5.6 5.8 4.9 6.6 6.2 5.1 5.2 6.0 TG 50-9460 7.4 6.8 6.9 5.8 5.5 6.4 6.8 6.7 5.5 4.1 7.1 5.9 4.6 4.3 6.0 IS-TF-135 7.5 6.7 7.8 5.0 5.5 6.4 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.9 5.9 4.6 4.1 6.0 JT-42 7.5 6.7 6.8 5.4 5.0 6.4 7.3 6.8 5.0 5.5 6.1 6.0 4.1 4.7 6.0 PST-5HP 7.8 6.4 6.8 5.7 4.8 6.4 6.6 5.5 4.5 6.2 7.1 6.1 5.0 4.4 6.0 AST-2 7.5 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.6 6.4 6.7 6.6 5.0 4.9 6.8 5.9 4.2 4.2 6.0 * TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.6 6.4 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.4 6.2 5.6 4.4 6.7 6.3 4.6 4.5 6.0 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.5 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.4 6.4 6.8 6.5 5.1 4.7 6.9 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 AST 7003 7.5 6.9 7.0 5.2 5.8 6.4 6.6 6.3 5.6 5.3 6.3 5.8 4.2 4.4 6.0 COL-1 7.5 6.7 7.3 5.2 5.0 6.3 7.1 6.3 5.0 5.4 6.7 5.8 4.6 4.2 5.9 LS-11 7.5 6.8 6.5 5.7 5.6 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.4 5.8 4.5 4.4 5.9 AST-4 7.5 6.6 7.3 5.1 5.8 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.1 5.2 6.9 6.0 4.6 4.3 5.9 ATF 1328 7.5 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.6 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.8 4.6 4.0 5.9 KZ-2 7.4 6.5 7.2 5.9 5.4 6.4 6.9 6.3 5.3 5.2 6.6 5.7 3.9 4.3 5.9 DKS 7.5 6.8 6.9 5.0 5.5 6.4 6.6 6.5 4.7 5.6 6.7 6.1 4.7 4.0 5.9 JT-45 7.5 6.8 7.2 5.4 5.2 6.4 6.7 6.4 5.8 3.8 6.7 5.6 4.6 5.0 5.9 LS-03 7.6 6.5 7.6 5.8 5.3 6.4 6.3 6.3 5.2 5.0 6.2 5.9 4.4 4.3 5.9 JT-36 7.5 6.7 6.9 4.4 5.3 6.3 6.2 6.9 4.7 5.6 6.7 6.1 4.6 4.9 5.9 GWTF 7.6 6.6 7.0 5.1 5.8 6.2 6.7 6.4 5.7 5.4 6.4 6.0 4.3 3.7 5.9 ATF-1199 7.5 6.6 6.6 5.2 5.2 6.4 7.5 6.8 5.0 5.6 6.4 5.8 4.4 3.8 5.9 MVS-1107 7.4 6.6 6.4 5.9 4.8 6.3 6.9 7.3 4.5 5.0 6.3 5.9 5.0 4.5 5.9 * DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.5 6.3 7.1 5.2 5.4 6.4 6.3 6.6 5.7 5.5 6.2 6.0 3.9 4.3 5.9 KZ-1 7.5 6.7 7.5 5.0 5.8 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.7 5.1 4.2 3.9 5.9 * FALCON IV 7.4 6.6 6.4 5.8 5.0 6.3 6.8 5.7 5.2 5.2 6.9 5.9 4.7 4.2 5.9 BAR FA 6253 7.8 6.3 7.3 5.3 4.9 6.4 6.7 6.6 5.0 4.9 6.6 6.0 3.9 4.4 5.9 AST 7002 7.5 6.7 7.0 5.2 5.3 6.4 6.7 6.2 5.1 5.2 6.5 5.9 4.2 4.3 5.9 CE 1 7.5 6.9 6.7 5.1 5.6 6.4 7.2 5.7 4.6 4.9 6.7 5.9 4.4 4.5 5.9 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.4 6.5 6.3 4.9 5.4 6.4 6.7 7.4 4.6 5.2 6.7 5.2 4.3 4.8 5.9 COL-J 7.6 6.1 7.1 5.4 5.7 6.3 6.1 6.8 5.6 4.5 6.7 5.8 4.5 3.7 5.8 NA-SS 7.5 6.6 6.7 5.5 5.2 6.4 6.0 6.4 5.4 5.4 6.7 5.8 4.1 4.2 5.8 * REBEL IV 7.4 6.8 6.3 5.7 4.9 6.4 7.4 6.4 5.1 5.2 6.4 5.4 4.0 4.3 5.8 ATF 1247 7.6 6.4 6.4 4.8 5.6 6.4 6.8 6.6 5.3 5.2 6.4 5.9 4.0 4.3 5.8 * REMBRANDT 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.9 4.9 6.4 7.0 6.4 4.3 4.9 6.1 5.7 4.6 4.7 5.8 * SKYLINE 7.5 6.5 6.6 4.9 5.3 6.4 6.6 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.2 5.9 4.2 4.5 5.8 * TAHOE II 7.4 6.4 6.3 5.6 4.6 6.3 7.0 6.6 5.0 5.5 6.5 5.8 4.1 4.4 5.8 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FOURTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 CA3 KY1 MD1 MN1 MS1 NC1 NE1 NJ2 NM1 PA1 TX1 VA1 WA3 MEAN 06-DUST 7.4 6.6 6.4 4.7 5.3 6.4 6.9 6.7 4.4 5.9 6.1 5.7 4.3 4.6 5.8 * EINSTEIN 7.5 6.5 6.5 5.4 4.8 6.4 6.3 6.8 4.9 4.4 6.4 5.8 4.4 4.9 5.8 RAD-TF17 7.3 6.9 6.5 4.6 5.3 6.2 7.1 6.0 5.5 5.3 6.4 5.8 3.9 4.2 5.8 * HUNTER 7.5 6.5 6.8 5.9 5.2 6.4 6.8 6.6 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.2 3.7 3.9 5.8 * LINDBERGH 7.5 6.7 6.3 5.6 4.6 6.5 6.8 6.6 4.2 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.1 4.0 5.8 AST 7001 7.4 6.6 6.9 4.9 5.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 5.2 5.5 5.8 5.9 4.2 4.0 5.8 * MAGELLAN 7.5 6.7 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.4 6.4 6.3 4.8 4.9 6.2 5.8 4.8 4.1 5.8 PSG-82BR 7.3 6.5 7.1 4.5 5.1 6.3 6.8 6.5 4.7 4.9 6.3 6.0 3.8 4.6 5.7 PSG-TTRH 7.6 6.6 6.4 4.7 4.8 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.1 5.1 6.4 5.4 4.7 4.4 5.7 JT-33 7.5 6.7 6.9 4.8 4.9 6.4 6.5 5.8 5.2 5.5 6.6 5.3 4.0 4.2 5.7 MVS-341 7.5 6.5 6.2 5.0 5.2 6.4 6.0 6.7 5.2 4.9 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.5 5.7 STR-8GRQR 7.5 6.8 6.4 5.1 5.0 6.3 6.4 6.5 4.6 4.7 6.5 5.7 4.5 4.0 5.7 * BILTMORE 7.5 6.6 6.5 5.2 5.2 6.4 6.5 6.6 4.6 4.5 6.1 5.8 3.9 4.4 5.7 06-WALK 7.5 6.4 6.8 4.9 4.9 6.3 6.2 6.3 4.6 5.5 6.2 5.8 3.9 4.5 5.7 0312 7.6 6.4 7.0 4.9 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.8 5.0 4.4 6.2 5.2 4.3 4.1 5.7 * PADRE 7.5 6.6 6.4 4.8 5.1 6.4 7.2 5.8 4.6 4.4 6.2 5.8 3.4 4.6 5.6 PSG-RNDR 7.6 6.3 6.5 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.5 5.8 4.6 4.7 5.9 6.1 4.8 3.7 5.6 GO-1BFD 7.4 6.6 6.2 5.3 4.3 6.4 6.3 6.1 4.1 4.9 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.7 5.6 * PLATO 7.5 6.9 6.0 4.9 4.3 6.4 6.1 6.2 4.4 4.8 6.1 5.9 5.0 4.3 5.6 PSG-TTST 7.5 6.2 6.3 5.3 3.7 6.3 6.5 6.7 4.0 5.6 5.3 5.6 4.6 4.3 5.6 BAR FA 6363 7.4 6.3 6.1 4.7 4.9 6.2 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.2 5.6 5.6 3.5 4.2 5.6 * ARISTOTLE 7.6 6.3 5.8 5.1 4.5 6.3 6.0 6.8 4.3 4.8 5.5 5.4 4.1 4.3 5.5 * SILVERADO 7.0 6.1 5.5 4.8 2.9 6.2 5.6 5.9 3.3 4.6 4.8 5.4 4.6 4.0 5.1 * KY-31 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.5 1.0 5.1 4.5 5.9 1.2 2.7 3.4 4.8 5.1 3.4 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.3 0.8 1.5 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 C.V. (%) 2.5 3.7 6.1 13.2 8.3 7.7 10.7 12.4 9.6 17.7 5.4 6.4 14.1 11.9 9.3 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2006. 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. ** SCHEDULE A (MEDIUM MAINTENANCE) 1. MOWING HEIGHT: 2.0" TO 3.0" 2. NITROGEN RATE: 0.25 - 0.5 LBS. N/1000 SQ. FT./GROWING MONTH (USE 3-6 APPLICATIONS PER YEAR - NOT MONTHLY APPLICATIONS) 3. IRRIGATION: 80 - 95% POTENTIAL ET; IN FINAL YEAR ONLY (2011), DO NOT IRRIGATE FOR JUNE-AUGUST, IRRIGATE TO EVALUATE RECOVERY IN SEPTEMBER 4. FUNGICIDE AND INSECTICIDE USE ONLY IF SEVERE STAND LOSS IS POSSIBLE 5. WEED CONTROL TO PREVENT STAND LOSS