TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1988-91 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 5.5 5.2 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.7 6.3 SHENANDOAH (PE-7E) 5.2 5.1 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.4 5.6 6.3 GUARDIAN (PICK 845PN) 5.2 5.0 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.3 5.6 6.2 SAFARI (PST-5MW) 5.2 4.9 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.3 5.4 6.1 PE-7 5.1 4.7 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.4 6.1 CROSSFIRE (PICK TF9) 5.1 5.0 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.3 5.5 6.1 AMIGO (PST-5HF) 5.3 5.2 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 6.1 COCHISE (PICK 127) 5.0 4.9 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.1 5.3 6.1 AUSTIN (NORMARC 25) 4.9 4.8 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.2 6.1 AZTEC 5.2 4.7 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.3 5.4 6.0 AVANTI (PICK DM) 5.3 4.7 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.3 6.0 VEGAS (NORMARC 99) 5.3 5.0 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.5 6.0 MONARCH 5.1 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.2 5.3 6.0 TRIBUTE 5.2 5.0 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.3 6.0 BEL 86-2 5.2 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.3 6.0 PHOENIX (NORMARC 77) 5.2 4.9 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.3 6.0 PST-5AG 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.2 5.4 5.9 ELDORADO (PST-5D1) 5.1 4.8 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.3 5.9 OLYMPIC II (PST-5OL) 5.3 5.0 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.9 SHORTSTOP (PICK DDF) 5.1 4.8 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.3 5.9 ANTHEM (KWS-DUR) 5.2 4.7 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.9 BONANZA 5.2 4.8 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.1 5.9 CHIEFTAIN 5.0 4.7 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.3 5.9 THOROUGHBRED 5.3 4.9 5.7 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.9 REBEL II 5.2 4.9 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.3 5.9 MAVERICK II (PICK GH6) 5.2 4.7 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.4 5.9 WRANGLER 5.1 4.8 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.3 5.9 PST-5AP 5.1 4.8 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.9 SILVERADO (PST-5BL) 5.1 4.9 5.5 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.4 5.9 WINCHESTER (PST-5F2) 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.1 5.9 TRAILBLAZER 5.3 4.8 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.2 5.9 ARRIBA (PST-5DM) 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.3 5.8 PST-5EN 5.3 4.9 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 MESA 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.2 5.8 TWILIGHT (KWS-BG-6) 4.9 4.4 5.4 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.8 JAGUAR II 5.3 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.3 5.8 TRADITION (PST-DBC) 5.3 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 APACHE 5.1 4.9 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.8 OLYMPIC 5.3 4.9 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.8 SUNDANCE 5.1 4.8 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.1 5.8 BRAHMA (LEGEND) 5.0 4.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.8 BARNONE (BAR FA 7851) 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.2 5.8 TAURUS 5.1 4.8 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.2 5.7 TITAN 5.0 4.7 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 CIMMARON 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.7 TABLE 2. (continued) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT FORTY-TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1988-91 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN JB-2 5.0 4.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.4 5.7 ARID 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.1 5.7 JAGUAR 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.7 FINELAWN 5GL 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.1 5.7 MURIETTA (PST-5D7) 4.8 4.4 5.3 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.0 5.6 REBEL 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.2 5.6 CAREFREE 5.1 4.7 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.6 EMPEROR (PICK SLD) 5.0 4.6 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.6 TRIDENT 5.4 4.8 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 BEL 86-1 4.6 4.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.5 4.9 5.6 ADVENTURE 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.5 FALCON 5.1 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.0 5.5 PACER 4.9 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.4 WILLAMETTE 4.9 4.6 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.0 5.3 FINELAWN I 4.9 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 4.9 5.3 RICHMOND 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.3 FATIMA 4.8 4.5 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 4.7 5.2 AQUARA (SYN GA) 4.8 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.1 4.9 5.2 TIP 5.1 4.7 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 KY-31 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.4 3.9 4.7 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 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).