TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT THIRTY-FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1990 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 1/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN HUBBARD 87 5.3 4.9 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.5 6.7 6.3 6.3 PE-7E (SHENANDOAH) 4.8 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 PICK 845PN (GUARDIAN) 4.9 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 6.6 6.6 5.8 6.2 NORMARC 99 (VEGAS) 4.9 4.7 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.1 PICK TF9 (CROSSFIRE) 4.5 4.5 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.8 6.6 6.6 6.0 6.1 AZTEC 5.0 4.3 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.4 6.5 5.8 6.1 PE-7 4.7 4.3 5.4 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.2 5.8 6.1 PST-5MW (SAFARI) 5.1 4.3 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.5 6.0 6.1 BEL 86-2 5.0 4.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.4 5.7 6.0 PICK 127 (COCHISE) 4.5 4.5 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.4 5.8 6.0 NORMARC 25 (AUSTIN) 4.5 4.4 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.7 6.0 NORMARC 77 (PHOENIX) 4.9 4.4 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.7 6.0 PICK DM (AVANTI) 5.0 4.3 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.5 6.6 5.9 6.0 PST-5AG 5.4 4.6 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.7 6.4 6.5 5.7 6.0 PST-5BL (SILVERADO) 4.7 4.5 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.0 KWS-DUR 5.1 4.3 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.0 TRIBUTE 4.6 4.7 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.3 5.9 6.0 MONARCH 4.8 4.6 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.5 5.9 6.0 PST-5HF (AMIGO) 4.8 4.7 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.4 6.4 6.0 6.0 PST-5D1 (ELDORADO) 4.6 4.2 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.8 6.0 PICK DDF (SHORTSTOP) 4.6 4.3 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.9 PST-5OL (OLYMPIC II) 5.0 4.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.9 THOROUGHBRED 5.0 4.5 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.9 CHIEFTAIN 4.6 4.2 5.2 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.9 PST-5F2 (WINCHESTER) 4.6 4.3 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.9 REBEL II 4.7 4.3 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.9 WRANGLER 4.6 4.4 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.3 6.4 6.0 5.9 PICK GH6 (MAVERICK II) 4.9 4.0 5.2 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.7 5.9 TRAILBLAZER 4.8 4.2 5.3 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.6 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.9 PST-5DM (ARRIBA) 4.5 4.5 5.3 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.8 BONANZA 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.5 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.8 MESA 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 PST-5EN 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.8 JAGUAR II 4.8 4.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.8 PST-5AP 4.7 4.3 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.8 PST-DBC (TRADITION) 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.1 6.2 5.7 5.7 LEGEND (BRAHMA) 4.6 4.5 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 OLYMPIC 4.8 4.2 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.7 KWS-BG-6 (TWILIGHT) 4.6 4.0 5.2 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.4 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.7 SUNDANCE 4.6 4.1 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.7 BAR FA 7851 (BARNONE) 4.8 4.3 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.7 JB-2 4.5 4.4 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.7 APACHE 4.7 4.4 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.7 TAURUS 4.7 4.1 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.5 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.7 PST-5D7 (MURIETTA) 4.6 4.0 5.2 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.7 TABLE 2. (continued) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT THIRTY-FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1990 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TITAN 4.7 4.1 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.7 ARID 4.9 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.7 PICK SLD (EMPEROR) 4.5 4.0 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.4 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.6 JAGUAR 4.9 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.6 CIMMARON 4.5 4.4 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.6 REBEL 4.8 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.6 CAREFREE 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 FINELAWN 5GL 4.8 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 TRIDENT 4.8 4.3 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.5 ADVENTURE 4.8 4.4 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.4 BEL 86-1 4.5 4.2 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.4 WILLAMETTE 4.5 4.2 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 FALCON 4.7 4.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.3 PACER 4.6 4.4 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.3 FINELAWN I 4.5 4.2 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 RICHMOND 4.6 4.3 5.2 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.2 FATIMA 4.5 4.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.2 SYN GA (AQUARA) 4.5 4.4 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.1 TIP 4.4 4.1 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.1 KY-31 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 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).