TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT TWENTY-NINE LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1991 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 SHENANDOAH (PE-7E) 6.3 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.7 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.3 HUBBARD 87 6.3 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.8 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.2 GUARDIAN (PICK 845PN) 6.1 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.1 VEGAS (NORMARC 99) 6.3 5.4 5.6 6.3 6.7 6.2 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.1 CROSSFIRE (PICK TF9) 6.4 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 COCHISE (PICK 127) 5.9 5.4 5.7 6.4 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.1 AMIGO (PST-5HF) 6.7 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.6 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.7 6.0 SHORTSTOP (PICK DDF) 6.3 5.4 5.8 6.2 6.7 6.2 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.8 6.0 ANTHEM (KWS-DUR) 5.9 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.6 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.8 6.0 TRIBUTE 6.3 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.6 6.0 SAFARI (PST-5MW) 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.5 6.0 BEL 86-2 6.1 5.1 5.7 6.2 6.6 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.4 6.0 MONARCH 6.0 5.6 5.7 6.3 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.5 6.0 PE-7 6.0 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.6 6.1 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.0 PHOENIX (NORMARC 77) 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.0 AUSTIN (NORMARC 25) 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.4 6.0 OLYMPIC II (PST-5OL) 6.2 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.7 5.9 ELDORADO (PST-5D1) 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.9 TWILIGHT (KWS-BG-6) 6.1 5.4 5.6 6.1 6.6 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.9 WINCHESTER (PST-5F2) 6.0 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.9 AZTEC 6.1 5.1 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.9 AVANTI (PICK DM) 6.2 5.0 5.7 6.2 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.2 5.9 SILVERADO (PST-5BL) 6.3 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.7 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.9 MAVERICK II (PICK GH6) 6.3 5.4 5.7 5.9 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.8 CHIEFTAIN 6.2 5.2 5.6 5.8 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.8 PST-5AG 6.5 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.8 REBEL II 6.2 5.3 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.8 BONANZA 6.3 5.2 5.9 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.8 SUNDANCE 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.8 MESA 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.6 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.8 ARRIBA (PST-5DM) 5.9 5.4 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 THOROUGHBRED 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 WRANGLER 6.3 5.2 5.9 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.8 TRADITION (PST-DBC) 6.1 5.4 5.7 5.7 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.8 TRAILBLAZER 6.4 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.6 6.0 5.1 5.5 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.8 PST-5AP 5.8 5.1 5.6 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.8 EMPEROR (PICK SLD) 6.1 5.4 5.6 6.1 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.8 JAGUAR II 6.1 5.3 5.6 5.6 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.8 PST-5EN 5.8 5.2 5.3 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.7 BARNONE (BAR FA 7851) 6.2 5.4 5.6 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.7 BRAHMA (LEGEND) 6.3 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.7 MURIETTA (PST-5D7) 6.0 5.1 5.6 5.8 6.6 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.1 5.7 APACHE 5.7 5.2 5.6 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.2 5.7 TAURUS 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.3 5.7 TITAN 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.6 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.7 TABLE 2. (CONTINUED) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT TWENTY-NINE LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1991 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 CIMMARON 5.9 5.2 5.7 5.6 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.6 ARID 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.6 OLYMPIC 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 FINELAWN 5GL 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.6 CAREFREE 5.7 5.2 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.5 JB-2 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.5 BEL 86-1 5.7 5.0 5.6 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.5 TRIDENT 5.8 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.5 JAGUAR 6.2 5.2 5.3 5.5 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 REBEL 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.1 5.4 ADVENTURE 6.1 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.4 WILLAMETTE 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.3 FALCON 5.6 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.3 FATIMA 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 AQUARA (SYN GA) 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 PACER 5.6 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.2 FINELAWN I 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.6 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.2 RICHMOND 5.6 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 4.9 5.1 TIP 6.2 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.9 5.1 KY-31 4.9 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.8 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.5 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 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).