TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1988-91 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME AR1 AZ1 CA1 CA2 CA3 DC2 GA1 IA1 ID2 IL1 IL2 IN1 IN2 KS1 KS2 MD1 MI1 MO1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 * HUBBARD 87 5.2 6.5 6.9 6.2 6.8 4.7 7.0 7.1 6.4 7.5 5.9 7.5 4.7 7.5 7.6 6.3 6.3 5.5 6.4 6.6 6.1 7.2 * SHENANDOAH (PE-7E) 6.0 6.6 6.8 6.2 6.8 4.1 6.9 7.4 6.4 7.7 6.4 7.1 4.9 7.4 7.6 6.4 5.4 5.4 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.9 * SAFARI (PST-5MW) 4.2 6.8 6.6 6.1 6.7 4.4 6.8 6.6 5.9 7.3 5.3 6.7 4.5 7.4 7.3 6.1 6.2 5.3 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.8 * GUARDIAN (PICK 845PN) 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.1 6.7 3.1 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 5.6 6.9 4.8 7.4 7.1 6.3 5.7 5.2 6.1 6.5 6.1 7.0 * AUSTIN (NORMARC 25) 4.8 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.9 6.4 7.7 . 7.0 . 7.1 7.1 6.0 5.4 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 * COCHISE (PICK 127) 5.7 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.6 5.0 7.1 6.5 5.9 7.5 5.9 6.8 4.6 7.4 7.0 5.8 6.3 5.5 6.4 5.8 6.3 6.8 * AZTEC 5.2 6.5 6.8 6.2 6.7 3.4 6.7 6.1 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.6 4.4 7.6 7.2 6.3 5.6 4.9 6.3 5.6 6.4 6.6 PE-7 5.3 6.5 6.6 6.1 6.8 3.9 7.2 6.6 6.2 7.5 5.1 7.0 4.7 7.4 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.4 6.3 5.7 6.8 * MONARCH 5.6 6.2 6.8 6.2 6.7 3.9 6.8 6.3 6.2 7.1 5.9 6.9 4.6 7.1 7.6 5.9 5.7 5.0 6.1 5.8 6.6 6.5 * AMIGO (PST-5HF) 5.6 6.5 6.6 6.1 6.7 4.1 6.7 6.6 6.2 7.5 5.0 6.8 4.7 7.3 7.6 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.1 * CROSSFIRE (PICK TF9) 6.4 6.2 6.7 6.2 6.7 4.4 7.3 6.6 6.1 7.2 5.8 6.8 4.5 7.6 7.5 6.2 6.1 4.7 6.3 5.4 6.4 6.8 * AVANTI (PICK DM) 4.6 6.5 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.0 6.9 6.5 6.2 7.0 5.7 6.6 4.5 7.9 7.0 6.1 5.7 5.0 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.6 * VEGAS (NORMARC 99) 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.7 4.0 6.5 7.2 5.7 7.0 6.1 6.5 4.7 7.5 7.5 5.8 5.1 5.6 6.4 5.7 6.5 6.9 * TRIBUTE 5.4 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.8 4.4 7.1 7.2 6.0 7.0 5.8 6.7 5.0 7.1 7.3 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.8 * PHOENIX (NORMARC 77) 4.9 6.4 6.5 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.9 6.8 6.2 7.6 5.8 6.9 4.5 7.0 7.2 6.4 5.9 5.6 6.1 6.0 5.1 5.9 * THOROUGHBRED 5.4 6.6 6.4 6.0 6.8 6.1 6.7 6.5 6.3 7.2 5.0 6.9 4.6 6.9 7.1 5.9 6.1 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.1 5.8 BEL 86-2 5.4 6.4 6.9 6.1 6.7 3.1 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.8 5.7 6.9 4.7 7.3 7.1 6.5 5.6 5.2 5.9 6.2 5.3 5.4 * ELDORADO (PST-5D1) 5.0 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.7 5.3 6.6 6.6 6.2 7.1 5.5 6.6 4.6 7.4 7.0 6.0 5.9 5.4 6.2 5.8 6.2 6.8 PST-5AG 5.2 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.7 4.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 7.4 5.5 6.8 4.7 7.1 7.0 6.2 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 * SHORTSTOP (PICK DDF) 5.4 6.2 6.5 6.2 6.6 3.2 6.3 6.5 5.8 6.9 5.6 6.6 4.8 7.6 7.3 5.8 6.3 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.3 * OLYMPIC II (PST-5OL) 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.1 6.7 4.1 6.9 6.2 5.4 6.9 5.5 6.8 4.5 7.0 7.4 6.1 6.1 5.0 5.8 5.2 5.3 5.5 * REBEL II 5.4 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.8 5.9 6.9 6.4 6.0 7.2 5.4 6.9 4.6 6.8 7.1 6.4 6.1 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.3 * BONANZA 5.2 6.2 6.5 6.0 6.7 5.6 6.6 6.4 6.0 7.5 5.4 6.9 4.8 6.8 7.1 6.1 6.1 5.1 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.6 PST-5AP 5.2 6.5 6.1 6.1 6.6 4.2 6.4 6.9 5.9 7.3 6.1 6.6 4.7 7.1 7.2 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.1 5.7 * WRANGLER 5.4 6.1 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 7.3 5.9 7.0 4.7 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.1 5.7 * WINCHESTER (PST-5F2) 4.8 6.5 6.3 5.9 6.7 4.4 6.8 6.6 6.1 7.0 5.7 6.6 4.6 7.0 7.2 6.0 5.9 5.4 6.0 5.6 5.1 6.1 * MAVERICK II (PICK GH6) 5.1 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.7 4.0 6.8 6.3 5.6 7.1 5.7 6.7 4.1 7.3 7.2 5.7 6.0 4.8 5.7 5.9 5.5 6.5 * CHIEFTAIN 4.7 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.7 4.0 6.5 6.3 6.1 7.2 5.4 6.9 4.5 7.1 6.9 6.5 5.9 5.3 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.9 * MESA 5.3 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.7 5.9 7.0 7.1 6.0 7.5 5.4 6.6 4.8 6.9 7.2 6.2 6.0 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.5 * ANTHEM (KWS-DUR) 5.1 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.7 3.6 6.9 6.8 6.7 7.4 5.3 6.6 4.5 7.2 6.9 5.6 5.9 5.5 6.5 5.0 5.8 6.9 PST-5EN 5.6 6.5 . 6.0 6.7 4.9 6.6 6.7 6.2 7.1 5.0 6.6 4.7 6.9 6.9 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.9 5.5 5.0 5.1 * TRAILBLAZER 4.3 6.2 6.6 6.1 6.8 4.2 5.7 6.2 5.8 7.1 5.3 6.7 4.5 7.4 7.1 5.7 5.9 5.4 6.2 5.3 5.7 6.0 * ARRIBA (PST-5DM) 5.2 5.9 6.8 6.1 6.7 3.2 6.6 6.6 5.9 7.0 5.7 6.7 4.6 7.0 6.6 6.2 5.5 5.0 5.8 6.1 5.3 6.3 * SILVERADO (PST-5BL) 5.0 6.3 6.8 6.1 6.7 3.7 6.6 6.2 6.0 6.8 5.4 6.4 4.5 7.3 7.1 5.8 5.8 5.1 6.0 5.5 6.3 6.6 * OLYMPIC 5.3 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.2 6.4 6.1 5.8 7.3 5.3 6.9 4.3 6.9 7.1 6.0 6.2 5.2 5.5 5.9 4.9 5.1 * JAGUAR II 5.0 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.8 4.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 7.1 5.2 6.8 4.4 6.8 7.0 6.4 6.6 5.2 5.7 5.4 4.7 5.2 * TRADITION (PST-DBC) 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.8 4.4 6.9 6.7 6.2 7.1 5.1 6.7 4.7 6.9 7.2 6.0 5.9 4.8 5.7 5.2 4.8 5.6 * TWILIGHT (KWS-BG-6) 5.9 6.8 6.3 5.9 6.7 3.2 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.3 . 6.4 4.5 8.2 6.9 5.7 5.8 4.9 7.2 5.3 5.4 6.0 * SUNDANCE 4.9 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.7 4.4 6.5 6.7 5.8 7.2 5.6 6.6 4.6 7.1 7.1 5.8 6.1 4.9 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.4 * APACHE 5.7 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.7 4.2 6.5 6.8 5.9 7.3 5.7 6.8 4.6 7.2 7.1 5.9 5.8 4.7 5.8 6.1 4.8 5.1 * TITAN 5.0 6.3 5.8 6.0 6.7 5.4 7.0 6.5 6.4 7.1 5.6 6.7 4.6 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.3 4.6 5.1 JB-2 5.0 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.8 5.0 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.9 5.7 6.7 4.6 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.9 4.9 5.5 6.0 4.6 5.1 * BARNONE (BAR FA 7851) 5.0 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 6.2 7.0 . 6.6 4.7 6.9 7.1 5.8 5.5 4.9 5.9 5.9 4.6 5.1 * TAURUS 5.3 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.7 3.8 6.4 6.4 5.9 7.0 5.6 6.6 4.6 6.8 6.9 6.3 5.9 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.2 4.8 * BRAHMA (LEGEND) 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.1 6.6 3.9 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.7 5.5 6.9 4.6 7.0 7.2 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 6.3 5.3 5.7 TABLE 1. (continued) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1988-91 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 AZ1 CA1 CA2 CA3 DC2 GA1 IA1 ID2 IL1 IL2 IN1 IN2 KS1 KS2 MD1 MI1 MO1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 * CIMMARON 5.1 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.8 4.3 6.3 6.6 6.2 7.2 5.4 6.6 4.3 6.9 7.4 6.1 6.2 4.8 5.8 5.2 4.7 5.3 * ARID 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.7 4.8 6.8 6.3 6.2 6.8 5.7 6.6 4.6 6.6 6.5 5.9 6.0 5.1 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.5 * FINELAWN 5GL 5.0 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.6 6.5 6.0 6.7 4.8 6.9 4.8 6.6 6.7 5.8 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.5 4.1 4.7 * JAGUAR 4.5 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.7 4.8 7.0 6.4 5.8 7.5 5.2 6.9 4.6 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.5 4.5 4.5 * REBEL 5.3 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.7 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.8 4.9 6.6 4.6 6.6 6.6 6.0 6.0 5.2 5.5 5.3 4.4 4.3 * CAREFREE 4.5 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.8 4.8 5.6 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 4.6 7.1 7.0 5.8 6.1 5.1 5.4 5.9 4.6 4.8 * MURIETTA (PST-5D7) 4.3 6.0 6.9 6.2 6.7 4.1 6.2 6.2 5.4 6.9 5.3 6.7 4.3 7.1 6.9 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.9 6.0 5.0 5.5 * TRIDENT 4.7 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.7 4.9 6.3 6.6 6.1 7.1 5.6 6.6 4.2 6.7 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.6 5.4 4.2 5.3 BEL 86-1 4.4 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.6 4.7 6.1 6.1 6.2 7.3 5.4 6.4 4.7 6.8 7.0 5.9 5.6 4.8 5.5 5.5 4.9 4.9 * ADVENTURE 4.7 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.8 5.3 6.5 6.0 6.0 7.2 5.8 6.8 4.5 6.8 6.5 5.9 5.5 4.6 5.4 5.6 3.8 4.2 * EMPEROR (PICK SLD) 4.6 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.7 2.6 6.4 5.9 5.1 6.3 6.1 6.4 4.5 7.2 6.9 5.9 6.1 4.7 6.0 5.2 5.3 5.7 * FALCON 4.5 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.6 4.3 6.7 6.3 5.4 6.8 5.4 6.2 4.6 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.1 4.6 5.4 5.2 3.7 3.9 * PACER 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.8 6.6 5.2 6.6 6.2 6.0 6.6 5.4 6.3 4.5 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.6 4.8 5.5 5.0 3.8 3.6 * FINELAWN I 5.3 6.0 5.8 5.6 6.5 5.7 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.7 4.8 6.5 4.4 6.2 6.3 5.8 5.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 3.4 3.9 * WILLAMETTE 5.2 6.2 5.7 5.8 6.6 4.8 5.9 6.1 5.7 6.5 5.3 6.7 4.4 6.2 6.7 5.9 6.1 5.2 5.4 4.1 3.4 3.9 * RICHMOND 4.7 6.1 5.6 5.8 6.6 4.4 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.7 5.2 6.2 4.6 6.3 6.4 5.6 5.8 4.9 5.2 5.2 3.6 3.6 * AQUARA (SYN GA) 5.1 6.0 5.3 5.9 6.6 4.7 6.2 6.1 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.4 4.4 6.3 6.5 5.4 5.7 4.7 5.2 4.9 3.4 3.6 * FATIMA 5.0 6.1 5.3 5.8 6.4 4.9 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.5 5.3 6.0 4.4 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.2 3.3 3.3 * TIP 5.1 6.1 5.7 5.9 6.6 4.3 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.5 5.0 6.0 4.2 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.1 4.9 4.3 3.0 3.3 * KY-31 4.4 5.6 4.7 5.0 5.6 6.0 5.2 5.6 5.3 6.0 5.1 5.7 4.2 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 2.3 2.4 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.4 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.5 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1992 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). TABLE 1. (continued) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1988-91 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME NJ3 NY1 NY2 OH2 OK1 OR1 OR2 RI1 TX1 TX2 UB1 UB2 VA1 VA2 VA3 VA4 VA6 WA4 WA6 MEAN HUBBARD 87 5.7 5.7 6.1 7.1 5.6 6.8 5.6 6.2 5.1 5.1 7.7 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.5 4.8 6.8 3.7 6.2 SHENANDOAH (PE-7E) 5.6 5.1 5.4 7.3 5.9 6.6 5.3 5.9 4.7 5.0 7.7 7.1 6.4 5.6 5.9 6.6 5.3 5.9 4.7 6.2 SAFARI (PST-5MW) 5.8 5.3 5.5 7.1 5.6 6.5 5.1 6.3 4.7 5.2 7.5 6.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.0 4.4 6.9 6.7 6.1 GUARDIAN (PICK 845PN) 5.7 4.9 5.4 6.9 5.5 6.6 5.3 5.6 4.7 5.2 7.7 6.9 6.2 5.5 5.7 6.4 4.7 6.9 4.7 6.0 AUSTIN (NORMARC 25) 5.1 5.2 5.6 6.8 5.5 5.8 5.1 6.2 4.9 4.8 7.4 6.7 6.2 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.0 . 5.3 6.0 COCHISE (PICK 127) 5.5 5.1 5.6 6.7 5.3 6.4 5.1 6.0 4.8 4.6 7.6 7.1 6.0 5.2 5.8 6.3 4.4 5.1 5.7 6.0 AZTEC 5.9 4.7 5.2 6.8 5.3 6.4 4.9 5.9 5.2 4.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.4 5.7 6.2 4.5 6.0 7.3 6.0 PE-7 5.5 5.0 5.3 7.1 5.7 6.2 5.0 5.9 5.0 4.5 7.7 7.2 6.2 5.3 5.6 5.9 4.6 6.3 3.3 6.0 MONARCH 5.6 4.8 5.0 6.8 5.4 6.5 5.1 6.3 4.6 4.7 7.5 6.9 6.1 5.2 5.9 6.2 4.5 4.8 7.7 6.0 AMIGO (PST-5HF) 5.4 5.3 5.6 7.0 5.1 6.9 5.2 6.1 5.1 4.8 7.5 6.8 6.1 5.6 5.6 6.3 4.5 5.6 5.3 6.0 CROSSFIRE (PICK TF9) 5.6 4.7 5.7 6.8 6.0 6.4 4.8 6.3 4.8 5.0 7.5 6.9 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.3 4.2 5.1 3.7 6.0 AVANTI (PICK DM) 5.5 4.6 5.4 6.7 5.5 6.6 5.2 5.9 5.0 4.8 7.5 7.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 6.1 4.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 VEGAS (NORMARC 99) 5.6 4.8 5.0 6.5 5.4 6.5 5.0 5.6 5.0 5.1 7.6 7.1 5.8 5.7 5.7 6.4 4.7 5.9 4.3 5.9 TRIBUTE 5.0 4.5 4.9 6.9 5.7 6.1 5.0 6.2 5.0 4.7 7.4 6.8 6.1 5.6 5.7 6.3 4.8 5.3 3.7 5.9 PHOENIX (NORMARC 77) 5.0 4.8 5.5 7.0 5.5 6.0 5.2 6.1 4.8 5.1 7.2 6.7 6.2 5.6 5.7 5.9 4.9 5.7 2.3 5.9 THOROUGHBRED 5.3 4.6 4.7 6.9 5.6 5.7 5.2 6.3 4.1 4.8 7.2 6.6 6.0 5.3 5.5 6.0 4.8 6.6 5.7 5.9 BEL 86-2 5.2 4.6 5.1 7.1 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.1 4.8 4.6 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.6 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.4 3.7 5.9 ELDORADO (PST-5D1) 5.3 4.5 5.1 6.6 5.4 6.2 5.0 5.4 4.6 5.0 7.5 6.9 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.1 4.7 4.3 5.9 PST-5AG 5.3 4.7 5.1 6.9 5.8 6.7 5.3 6.3 4.9 5.0 7.1 6.8 6.2 5.4 5.4 6.4 4.2 6.2 5.3 5.9 SHORTSTOP (PICK DDF) 5.5 4.5 4.6 6.5 5.3 6.4 5.0 5.1 4.5 4.7 7.6 7.0 6.0 5.5 5.8 6.4 4.4 6.0 6.3 5.9 OLYMPIC II (PST-5OL) 5.2 4.9 5.3 6.9 5.7 6.1 4.8 6.0 5.0 5.1 7.2 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.1 5.3 6.2 5.3 5.8 REBEL II 5.4 4.7 5.1 7.0 5.5 6.0 4.9 6.5 4.6 4.7 7.2 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.4 6.1 4.9 5.3 4.3 5.8 BONANZA 4.9 4.8 5.1 7.4 5.6 6.0 4.8 6.0 5.0 4.7 7.4 6.7 5.9 5.1 5.6 6.2 4.9 5.3 4.0 5.8 PST-5AP 4.9 4.7 5.0 6.6 5.9 5.6 5.0 5.8 4.9 4.5 7.2 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.4 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.8 WRANGLER 5.2 5.0 5.2 7.0 5.6 6.2 5.2 5.8 4.7 4.6 7.3 6.4 6.0 5.4 5.4 6.1 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.8 WINCHESTER (PST-5F2) 5.0 4.2 4.9 6.9 5.5 5.4 4.9 6.1 4.9 4.5 7.3 6.7 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.3 5.6 6.7 5.8 MAVERICK II (PICK GH6) 5.4 4.8 5.3 6.5 5.6 5.9 4.6 6.0 5.0 4.7 7.3 6.8 5.8 5.5 5.5 6.3 5.3 6.7 4.0 5.8 CHIEFTAIN 5.4 4.9 5.6 7.3 5.6 6.2 5.1 6.3 4.8 4.4 7.2 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.1 4.9 5.7 3.3 5.8 MESA 4.5 4.5 4.7 6.9 5.5 5.8 4.9 5.5 4.5 4.8 7.1 6.6 6.0 5.0 5.5 6.1 4.9 5.0 5.7 5.8 ANTHEM (KWS-DUR) 5.3 4.1 4.8 6.7 5.2 6.2 5.0 5.7 4.5 4.5 7.5 6.7 5.9 5.2 5.6 6.2 4.1 6.7 2.7 5.8 PST-5EN 4.8 4.8 5.3 6.8 5.2 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 4.7 7.2 6.6 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.1 5.5 5.8 4.0 5.8 TRAILBLAZER 5.1 4.8 5.4 7.2 5.8 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.8 7.2 6.7 5.6 5.0 5.3 5.6 4.7 6.1 4.3 5.8 ARRIBA (PST-5DM) 5.2 4.7 5.2 6.8 5.6 6.0 5.2 6.1 4.8 4.6 7.3 6.3 6.1 5.3 5.6 6.2 4.5 4.4 5.7 5.8 SILVERADO (PST-5BL) 5.0 4.3 4.9 6.6 5.6 6.8 4.9 6.0 4.7 4.3 7.5 6.6 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.9 3.9 5.3 4.7 5.7 OLYMPIC 4.7 5.1 5.3 6.9 5.4 5.6 5.1 6.0 4.6 4.8 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.5 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 JAGUAR II 4.7 4.7 5.2 6.7 5.7 6.1 5.2 6.1 4.5 4.6 7.1 6.6 6.2 5.0 5.2 5.8 4.6 5.3 5.0 5.7 TRADITION (PST-DBC) 4.9 4.5 5.1 6.9 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.5 4.8 4.3 7.2 6.3 5.9 5.4 5.3 6.1 4.4 5.7 5.7 5.7 TWILIGHT (KWS-BG-6) 5.0 3.8 4.7 6.8 5.2 5.9 4.6 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.2 6.5 5.4 5.0 5.3 5.6 4.3 6.6 5.3 5.7 SUNDANCE 5.2 4.0 4.4 6.8 5.6 5.4 4.8 5.6 4.7 4.4 7.1 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.8 4.8 5.4 5.7 5.7 APACHE 4.9 4.6 5.0 7.0 5.5 5.6 5.1 5.8 4.9 4.3 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.2 6.5 2.0 5.7 TITAN 4.8 4.3 4.7 6.8 5.7 5.3 4.8 5.5 4.5 4.6 6.8 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.2 5.2 4.3 5.7 JB-2 4.7 5.1 5.2 6.9 5.4 5.6 5.1 6.1 5.0 4.6 6.8 5.9 5.9 5.2 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.8 5.7 5.7 BARNONE (BAR FA 7851) 4.9 4.3 5.0 6.9 5.2 5.9 4.9 5.3 5.0 4.8 7.3 6.5 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.7 4.4 5.2 3.7 5.7 TAURUS 5.1 4.6 4.6 6.8 5.6 5.5 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 7.2 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.7 5.2 6.0 4.7 5.7 BRAHMA (LEGEND) 4.8 4.5 5.0 6.7 5.4 5.9 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.8 7.1 6.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.4 5.2 4.3 5.7 TABLE 1. (continued) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1988-91 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME NJ3 NY1 NY2 OH2 OK1 OR1 OR2 RI1 TX1 TX2 UB1 UB2 VA1 VA2 VA3 VA4 VA6 WA4 WA6 MEAN CIMMARON 4.5 4.7 5.1 7.0 5.3 5.4 4.5 5.5 5.0 4.9 7.3 6.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.2 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.7 ARID 4.5 4.6 5.2 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.5 6.7 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.8 4.7 5.4 5.0 5.6 FINELAWN 5GL 4.6 4.3 4.9 7.1 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.2 4.9 4.3 6.9 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.2 5.8 5.0 5.6 JAGUAR 4.5 4.6 4.8 7.0 5.5 5.5 5.2 6.2 4.9 4.8 6.9 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.4 4.7 5.6 REBEL 4.3 4.7 5.1 6.6 5.5 5.0 5.1 6.0 4.7 4.5 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.5 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 CAREFREE 4.6 4.1 4.8 6.5 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.2 4.5 6.9 6.4 5.4 4.9 5.2 5.6 4.9 6.2 5.7 5.6 MURIETTA (PST-5D7) 4.7 4.3 4.8 6.8 5.3 5.9 4.9 5.5 4.5 4.0 7.2 6.4 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.9 4.6 6.0 4.3 5.6 TRIDENT 3.6 4.5 4.6 6.6 5.2 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.8 7.1 6.3 5.4 5.3 5.0 5.4 4.8 5.7 4.3 5.5 BEL 86-1 4.9 3.9 4.5 7.0 5.5 5.1 4.8 5.1 4.4 4.3 7.0 6.4 5.7 5.2 5.4 5.6 4.1 4.9 4.3 5.5 ADVENTURE 4.5 4.5 5.1 6.9 5.1 5.6 5.1 5.5 5.0 4.3 6.6 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.3 4.5 5.1 3.7 5.5 EMPEROR (PICK SLD) 4.7 3.8 4.3 6.3 5.2 5.8 4.6 5.3 4.6 4.7 7.1 6.8 5.6 4.7 5.3 5.8 3.8 4.8 5.0 5.5 FALCON 4.1 4.4 4.8 6.9 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.4 4.8 5.0 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.5 4.8 5.2 6.3 5.4 PACER 4.2 4.1 4.4 6.4 5.6 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 6.6 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.4 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 FINELAWN I 3.8 3.9 4.3 6.8 5.5 4.7 5.0 5.5 4.6 4.3 6.4 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.4 4.9 4.4 3.7 5.3 WILLAMETTE 3.3 4.3 4.7 6.9 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.4 6.4 5.7 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.1 4.7 6.1 3.0 5.3 RICHMOND 4.0 4.1 4.6 6.2 5.3 4.7 4.8 5.1 4.3 4.8 6.5 5.6 5.2 4.7 4.8 5.3 4.6 5.4 3.3 5.2 AQUARA (SYN GA) 3.7 3.9 4.2 6.8 5.2 4.5 4.7 4.1 4.5 4.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.2 4.4 5.1 5.0 5.2 FATIMA 3.6 4.0 4.4 6.4 5.5 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 6.3 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.3 5.2 4.6 5.6 1.7 5.2 TIP 3.5 3.6 4.0 6.4 5.5 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.8 6.3 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.6 5.4 5.0 5.1 KY-31 3.1 3.5 3.9 6.4 5.4 3.4 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.2 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.9 0.1 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).