TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 TN1 VA1 MEAN SC-1 7.5 6.4 7.5 6.7 7.0 7.8 7.5 6.0 7.0 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 6.8 6.0 7.7 6.6 7.0 6.9 7.7 5.8 6.8 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.4 5.8 7.2 6.4 6.8 7.6 7.6 5.6 6.8 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.9 5.6 7.7 6.8 7.0 6.7 7.8 5.8 6.8 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.3 5.9 7.3 6.4 7.2 7.2 7.3 5.6 6.8 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.1 5.8 6.9 6.7 7.1 7.0 7.5 6.0 6.8 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.0 6.4 7.8 6.8 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.1 6.8 FALCON V (ATM) 6.7 5.8 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.5 5.6 6.7 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.4 5.7 7.3 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.6 5.9 6.7 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.8 5.9 7.5 6.5 6.7 7.4 7.6 5.5 6.7 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.8 5.7 7.1 6.3 7.2 7.5 7.3 5.9 6.7 TURBO 7.3 5.9 7.0 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.6 5.3 6.7 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.2 6.3 7.3 6.5 6.9 6.4 7.4 5.5 6.7 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.1 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.2 7.4 4.8 6.7 BULLSEYE 7.1 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.8 5.5 6.7 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.9 5.9 7.1 6.5 6.9 6.8 7.7 5.7 6.7 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 6.1 7.7 6.8 6.2 7.2 7.4 5.1 6.7 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.0 5.9 7.9 6.7 6.8 5.8 7.7 5.5 6.7 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.2 5.6 7.8 6.6 6.9 6.2 7.4 5.7 6.7 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.9 5.6 7.8 6.5 7.0 6.9 7.4 5.2 6.7 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.4 5.3 7.1 6.5 7.0 6.8 7.7 5.4 6.6 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.7 4.7 7.2 6.8 7.0 6.4 7.5 5.8 6.6 CORONA (COL-M) 7.5 5.9 7.3 6.0 7.1 6.4 7.3 5.7 6.6 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 7.2 5.2 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.6 5.5 6.6 FIRENZA 7.0 5.8 7.1 6.6 7.0 6.2 7.5 5.7 6.6 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.0 5.9 7.2 6.6 6.1 7.0 7.5 5.7 6.6 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.0 5.8 7.0 6.5 6.8 6.4 7.6 5.8 6.6 RK 5 6.7 5.8 7.1 6.8 6.2 7.3 7.3 5.5 6.6 REUNION (LS-03) 7.1 6.1 7.3 6.3 6.5 6.1 7.7 5.7 6.6 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.5 5.4 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.8 7.4 5.8 6.6 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.3 5.9 7.3 6.9 6.4 6.4 7.5 5.0 6.6 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.0 5.9 7.5 6.1 7.0 6.4 7.4 5.3 6.6 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.2 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.6 6.3 7.8 5.5 6.6 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.9 5.7 7.1 6.2 6.9 6.3 7.7 5.8 6.6 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.7 5.5 7.4 6.5 6.5 6.8 7.3 5.8 6.6 KZ-1 7.3 4.7 7.9 6.2 7.0 6.2 7.7 5.5 6.6 COL-1 7.2 5.6 7.0 6.1 7.0 6.5 7.7 5.4 6.5 AST 7001 7.2 5.6 6.3 5.5 6.9 7.2 7.9 5.9 6.5 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.2 5.6 6.9 6.4 7.2 6.2 7.6 5.3 6.5 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.2 5.8 7.4 7.0 6.2 6.5 7.3 4.9 6.5 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.0 6.0 7.2 6.0 6.9 5.9 7.5 5.8 6.5 BAR FA 6253 7.0 5.9 7.3 6.4 6.6 6.2 7.4 5.4 6.5 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.8 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.6 7.1 7.5 5.8 6.5 GWTF 7.1 5.6 7.0 5.5 6.8 7.1 7.5 5.5 6.5 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 TN1 VA1 MEAN KZ-2 7.4 5.8 6.7 6.0 6.8 6.3 7.5 5.6 6.5 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.2 5.3 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.2 7.8 6.0 6.5 HEMI 6.8 5.2 7.0 6.8 7.1 6.7 7.1 5.2 6.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.3 5.0 7.2 6.2 6.7 6.9 7.3 5.5 6.5 IS-TF-159 7.3 5.1 7.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 7.4 5.4 6.5 STR-8BB5 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 6.4 7.1 7.5 5.6 6.5 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.1 5.1 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.3 7.4 5.7 6.5 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 5.7 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.3 7.5 5.7 6.5 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.4 5.4 7.3 5.9 6.6 6.0 7.4 5.8 6.5 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.1 5.5 6.6 6.1 7.0 6.4 7.4 5.6 6.5 RNP 6.9 5.6 7.3 5.7 6.6 6.3 7.7 5.6 6.5 RK 4 6.9 5.6 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.9 7.2 4.7 6.4 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.0 5.6 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.4 7.4 5.7 6.4 AST 7002 7.0 4.8 6.8 6.0 7.1 6.8 7.6 5.3 6.4 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.2 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.7 7.3 4.8 6.4 BGR-TF1 7.1 5.7 7.0 6.2 6.0 6.2 7.6 5.5 6.4 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.8 6.1 6.2 5.8 6.7 6.9 7.4 5.4 6.4 PSG-85QR 7.0 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.9 6.3 7.4 5.3 6.4 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.8 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.9 6.7 7.4 5.4 6.4 BGR-TF2 7.3 5.3 6.5 5.5 7.0 6.4 7.6 5.6 6.4 J-140 7.0 5.4 6.4 6.1 6.4 6.9 7.5 5.3 6.4 JT-42 7.0 5.5 6.5 5.8 6.0 7.3 7.4 5.5 6.4 JT-45 7.2 5.0 7.0 5.5 6.1 7.0 7.4 5.8 6.4 HUDSON (DKS) 7.4 5.6 6.6 5.9 6.4 6.1 7.4 5.5 6.4 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.2 5.7 6.8 6.2 6.4 6.0 7.4 5.3 6.4 J-130 6.8 4.9 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.5 7.6 5.6 6.4 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.0 5.6 6.6 6.3 6.5 6.0 7.3 5.5 6.4 JT-36 7.4 5.5 7.0 5.5 6.3 5.9 7.6 5.7 6.3 PSG-TTRH 7.3 5.9 6.6 5.5 6.3 5.9 7.4 5.9 6.3 06-DUST 7.0 5.2 6.4 5.5 6.5 6.8 7.6 5.8 6.3 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.2 5.5 6.2 5.9 6.4 6.4 7.3 5.8 6.3 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.3 5.5 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.5 7.4 5.8 6.3 JT-41 6.9 5.2 6.6 5.8 6.9 6.4 7.3 5.6 6.3 PSG-82BR 6.9 5.5 6.9 5.5 6.1 6.5 7.5 5.7 6.3 AST 7003 7.1 5.6 6.3 5.7 6.4 6.2 7.6 5.8 6.3 HUNTER 7.1 5.5 6.3 5.6 6.8 6.0 7.5 5.8 6.3 JT-33 7.2 6.0 6.4 5.4 6.3 6.1 7.4 5.8 6.3 ESCALADE 6.9 5.5 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.8 7.4 5.3 6.3 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.1 5.4 6.4 6.1 6.6 6.0 7.3 5.6 6.3 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.5 4.9 7.0 5.9 6.1 6.6 7.8 5.5 6.3 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.2 4.7 7.1 6.0 6.8 5.4 7.5 5.5 6.3 REBEL IV 6.8 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.5 6.6 7.3 5.6 6.3 FALCON IV 6.5 5.1 6.3 5.9 6.8 6.3 7.6 5.6 6.3 ATF 1328 6.8 5.1 6.8 5.8 6.0 6.3 7.5 5.9 6.3 0312 7.0 4.8 6.5 5.6 6.5 5.8 7.8 5.9 6.2 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 TN1 VA1 MEAN SKYLINE 6.6 5.7 6.3 5.2 6.7 6.5 7.6 5.4 6.2 JUSTICE 6.8 4.9 6.6 5.5 6.1 7.1 7.3 5.5 6.2 TAHOE II 7.0 5.2 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.8 7.2 5.3 6.2 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.7 5.2 6.6 5.9 5.9 6.3 7.6 5.6 6.2 STR-8GRQR 6.8 5.8 6.2 5.4 6.5 6.2 7.4 5.3 6.2 GE-1 6.8 5.2 6.1 6.0 5.7 6.6 7.4 5.8 6.2 PSG-RNDR 7.0 5.2 6.3 5.5 6.6 5.7 7.6 5.7 6.2 06-WALK 7.0 5.6 6.1 5.4 6.3 5.6 7.7 5.8 6.2 MVS-1107 6.8 5.9 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.8 7.3 5.1 6.2 BILTMORE 7.1 5.3 6.0 5.5 6.3 5.7 7.6 5.7 6.1 REMBRANDT 6.9 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.3 7.4 5.5 6.1 MVS-341 6.9 5.3 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.1 7.2 5.5 6.1 PADRE 6.7 5.2 6.4 5.3 6.3 5.9 7.4 5.6 6.1 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.9 5.3 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.2 7.1 5.2 6.1 GO-1BFD 7.1 5.0 6.0 5.2 5.9 6.1 7.6 5.7 6.1 MAGELLAN 6.9 4.9 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.6 6.1 LINDBERGH 7.0 5.4 5.3 5.0 6.1 5.8 7.6 5.9 6.0 PSG-TTST 6.7 5.4 6.1 5.0 5.9 5.1 7.4 5.8 5.9 BAR FA 6363 6.9 5.2 5.5 4.8 5.9 5.9 7.5 5.8 5.9 EINSTEIN 6.6 5.2 6.2 5.3 5.8 5.8 7.2 5.3 5.9 ARISTOTLE 7.1 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.4 7.4 5.8 5.9 PLATO 7.3 4.8 5.9 4.6 5.3 5.1 7.5 5.7 5.8 SILVERADO 6.9 3.8 4.9 4.3 5.1 5.0 7.2 4.7 5.2 KY-31 5.8 3.0 4.0 2.8 4.0 3.2 5.8 5.0 4.2 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.3 C.V. (%) 5.2 10.8 8.0 6.9 9.3 11.0 3.9 5.2 7.8 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.