TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT THIRTY-NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME AL1 AR1 AR2 AZ1 BC1 CA1 CA3 CO1 DC1 GA1 GA2 IL1 IL2 KS1 KS2 KY1 LA2 MA1 MD1 MO1 MO2 * GEN-91 6.0 6.9 6.1 6.6 5.3 6.7 6.6 6.9 2.7 4.6 2.0 6.6 6.8 6.8 7.5 7.0 3.7 7.1 5.9 7.2 7.0 * JAGUAR 3 (ZPS-J3) 6.7 6.8 6.1 7.0 5.3 7.3 6.6 6.5 3.7 4.9 2.7 6.8 6.6 6.4 8.0 6.6 3.7 6.4 5.8 7.2 7.1 * PIXIE 6.5 6.9 5.4 7.3 5.5 7.1 6.4 6.4 3.3 4.7 3.0 5.9 6.4 6.2 8.2 6.9 3.7 6.9 5.8 8.8 7.3 ISI-AFA 6.9 7.1 6.1 6.8 5.2 7.0 6.5 6.1 2.4 5.0 3.3 5.9 5.8 6.5 8.0 7.0 3.9 6.5 5.8 7.5 7.1 * MB-25-92 6.3 6.8 5.7 6.8 5.3 7.3 6.5 6.3 2.6 4.9 3.3 6.4 6.7 6.5 7.8 7.1 3.3 6.9 6.2 7.2 7.1 * FINELAWN PETITE 6.2 7.1 6.4 7.0 5.0 6.6 6.6 6.6 2.8 4.9 3.0 5.8 6.3 6.3 7.5 6.8 3.6 6.6 5.8 7.0 7.0 * FALCON II (MB-21-92) 6.0 6.5 5.5 7.1 5.0 7.1 6.6 6.6 2.7 4.7 2.7 5.8 5.9 6.6 7.8 7.2 3.3 6.6 6.0 7.3 7.0 * REBEL,JR. 6.5 7.0 5.8 6.8 5.0 6.8 6.5 6.7 2.9 4.7 3.3 6.9 6.6 6.3 8.0 6.5 3.2 5.9 6.0 7.2 7.0 PICK 90-12 6.8 6.8 5.7 6.8 5.2 7.0 6.3 6.1 2.6 5.1 3.0 6.1 6.7 6.4 7.8 6.9 3.8 6.9 5.9 7.5 7.1 * HOUNDOG V (ISI-AFE) 6.8 7.1 5.5 7.0 5.0 6.5 6.4 6.7 3.0 4.6 2.3 6.3 6.1 6.3 7.8 6.8 3.7 6.3 6.1 5.2 7.2 * COYOTE (ZPS-ML) 5.8 7.6 5.0 7.1 5.5 7.1 6.4 6.6 3.1 4.7 2.3 5.1 7.2 5.8 8.0 6.9 3.4 7.3 5.8 7.3 6.9 * LANCER 6.3 7.1 4.9 7.0 5.2 7.3 6.3 6.7 2.8 4.4 3.0 6.5 6.0 6.2 7.8 6.9 3.7 6.6 6.3 7.0 6.9 PST-5DX W/ENDOPHYTE 6.0 6.6 5.7 6.9 5.3 6.9 6.6 6.1 3.0 4.7 3.5 6.1 5.9 5.8 7.5 6.5 3.9 6.4 5.9 7.2 6.8 * TOMAHAWK 6.2 6.7 6.1 6.9 5.0 6.7 6.5 6.5 2.7 4.5 2.3 6.0 6.4 6.3 8.0 6.8 3.1 6.8 5.9 7.0 6.9 * LEXUS 6.0 7.4 6.1 7.1 5.2 6.9 6.6 6.1 2.8 4.4 2.0 5.9 5.9 6.8 8.0 7.0 2.8 7.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 * MB-23-92 6.4 6.8 6.1 7.0 5.0 6.8 6.5 6.0 1.9 4.2 1.7 5.7 6.1 5.9 8.2 6.9 3.4 6.3 6.4 7.2 6.9 * REBEL-3D 6.2 6.9 5.7 6.7 5.5 6.7 6.5 6.7 2.4 4.8 2.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 7.8 6.9 3.6 6.4 5.6 7.3 6.9 * SR 8200 6.8 6.5 5.5 7.0 5.0 6.8 6.4 6.4 2.9 4.9 4.0 6.0 6.8 6.1 7.7 6.4 3.5 5.8 5.8 7.5 6.6 SIU-1 6.1 6.7 5.1 7.0 5.0 7.2 6.4 6.3 3.8 4.3 3.0 6.1 6.8 6.4 7.3 6.7 3.6 5.1 5.9 7.2 6.9 * CORONADO (PST-RDG) 6.7 6.8 5.3 7.1 4.7 7.0 6.5 6.3 2.2 4.9 4.0 5.5 6.6 6.3 7.7 6.8 3.7 7.1 5.6 7.0 6.8 MB-22-92 6.4 6.8 6.0 7.1 5.2 7.2 6.5 5.7 3.1 5.1 2.3 5.7 5.4 6.3 7.8 6.6 3.7 6.3 6.0 7.2 6.9 FA-19 5.6 7.1 5.1 6.8 5.5 7.2 6.5 6.3 2.8 4.6 3.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 7.5 6.3 3.7 6.1 5.7 7.2 6.9 * GUARDIAN 6.4 5.8 5.1 7.1 5.2 6.7 6.5 6.1 3.8 4.2 3.3 6.4 5.9 6.2 7.7 6.3 3.5 5.8 6.0 7.7 7.1 PST-5LX 6.6 6.7 5.4 7.0 5.7 6.6 6.5 6.2 2.2 4.5 2.7 5.8 6.2 6.4 8.0 6.8 3.2 6.4 6.0 7.5 6.6 * DUSTER (ITR-90-2) 5.9 7.1 6.0 7.1 5.5 7.2 6.5 6.4 2.4 3.8 3.0 5.5 5.9 6.0 7.2 6.6 3.3 6.9 5.8 6.5 6.9 * SR 8400 6.5 6.8 5.6 6.9 5.3 6.1 6.4 6.0 3.3 4.1 4.0 6.3 6.5 6.3 7.5 6.3 3.7 5.5 5.9 7.3 6.7 * MICRO DD 6.0 6.8 4.9 6.9 5.2 7.4 6.4 6.3 2.9 4.4 2.7 5.7 6.3 6.5 7.5 6.4 3.6 6.7 5.9 7.0 6.8 PICK 90-10 6.5 7.5 5.2 6.6 5.2 7.1 6.4 6.4 2.8 4.1 3.3 5.9 5.6 6.1 7.5 6.9 3.6 6.8 6.0 6.7 7.0 ISI-ATK 6.7 6.8 5.1 6.9 5.0 7.2 6.3 6.2 3.3 4.4 2.3 6.1 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.4 4.0 6.0 5.7 7.2 6.9 * EMPEROR II (ZPS-E2) 6.0 6.6 5.6 7.1 5.5 7.2 6.4 6.2 2.2 4.7 3.0 5.6 6.5 6.4 8.2 6.8 3.9 6.5 5.7 7.0 6.9 SR 8210 6.5 6.3 5.8 6.9 5.0 6.7 6.4 6.2 2.9 4.5 2.0 5.9 5.2 6.3 7.3 6.5 3.0 5.9 5.8 7.3 6.7 OFI-TF-601 6.7 6.8 5.6 6.9 5.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 3.0 3.9 2.7 5.9 5.9 6.0 7.5 6.4 3.7 5.9 5.9 7.3 6.8 ISI-CRC 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.9 5.5 6.9 6.5 5.8 3.7 4.4 3.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 7.0 6.3 3.8 5.3 5.9 7.3 6.7 PICK CII 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.7 5.0 6.6 6.5 6.0 3.4 4.1 2.7 6.4 6.0 6.0 7.2 6.4 3.4 6.6 6.0 7.2 6.8 ATF-007 5.3 6.6 6.0 6.8 5.0 6.9 6.5 6.0 2.6 4.7 2.7 5.0 5.6 6.4 7.8 6.5 3.6 6.4 5.7 7.0 6.9 * MONTAUK 6.4 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.4 6.6 6.4 3.0 3.9 3.0 6.0 5.9 6.2 7.3 6.3 3.7 6.1 5.9 7.0 6.7 ATF-006 6.4 7.5 5.0 6.6 5.0 7.1 6.4 6.3 2.4 4.0 3.3 5.4 6.3 6.0 8.0 6.6 3.7 6.3 5.8 7.3 6.6 * SAFARI 6.9 6.0 5.7 6.9 5.5 6.7 6.3 6.5 3.2 4.7 2.3 5.5 6.4 6.1 7.2 6.3 3.4 5.7 6.0 7.2 6.8 * ELDORADO 6.3 6.5 4.9 7.0 5.0 6.9 6.5 6.5 3.1 4.5 3.0 6.1 6.5 6.4 7.2 6.6 3.5 5.8 5.8 7.2 6.6 * DUKE 6.5 6.1 5.4 7.0 5.3 6.6 6.6 6.0 3.2 4.8 3.0 5.9 5.8 6.0 8.0 6.5 3.6 5.7 5.8 7.3 6.7 ZPS-VL 6.4 7.0 5.6 6.3 5.5 7.3 6.4 6.0 2.8 4.3 1.5 5.1 6.4 6.1 7.7 6.8 3.2 7.2 5.4 7.2 6.7 MB-24-92 6.5 7.0 5.1 6.9 5.0 7.1 6.4 6.2 2.7 4.5 3.0 5.5 5.6 6.1 7.5 6.5 3.7 6.2 5.9 7.0 6.9 * COCHISE 5.9 6.4 5.8 6.5 5.7 6.9 6.7 6.2 3.0 4.4 3.7 5.6 6.9 6.5 7.5 6.5 3.2 5.8 5.9 7.0 6.9 PRO-9178 6.2 6.6 5.4 6.9 5.2 7.0 6.5 6.4 3.6 4.3 2.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 7.3 6.3 3.6 6.0 5.8 7.0 6.8 * SILVERADO 6.5 6.5 5.8 6.5 4.8 6.4 6.2 6.0 2.5 4.8 3.0 6.0 5.8 6.4 7.8 6.4 3.7 5.8 5.7 7.2 6.9 * APACHE II (PST-59D) 6.3 7.0 5.5 6.9 5.2 6.9 6.3 6.1 2.3 4.8 2.7 5.2 5.8 5.8 7.8 6.7 3.6 6.6 5.7 7.0 6.7 PICK 90-06 6.3 7.3 6.1 6.4 5.5 7.1 6.4 6.3 2.4 4.3 3.0 5.1 6.4 6.4 7.5 6.3 3.2 6.5 5.6 7.5 6.7 * TITAN 2 (SR 8010) 6.1 6.3 5.3 6.8 5.5 6.7 6.2 6.1 3.2 4.3 2.7 6.1 6.3 6.0 7.2 6.0 4.1 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.8 PST-5VC 6.5 7.5 6.0 6.7 5.2 6.8 6.4 6.0 2.3 5.3 2.0 5.9 5.1 6.1 7.2 6.5 3.7 6.1 5.8 7.5 6.8 TABLE 1. (CONTINUED) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT THIRTY-NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AL1 AR1 AR2 AZ1 BC1 CA1 CA3 CO1 DC1 GA1 GA2 IL1 IL2 KS1 KS2 KY1 LA2 MA1 MD1 MO1 MO2 * LEPRECHAUN 6.5 6.6 5.5 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.6 6.2 2.9 4.1 3.0 5.7 6.2 6.5 7.3 6.6 3.4 5.9 5.9 7.0 6.9 * MIRAGE (KWS-DSL) 6.3 7.0 5.2 6.9 6.0 7.1 6.5 6.3 3.1 4.7 3.5 5.5 6.2 6.3 7.7 6.1 2.8 5.8 5.8 7.0 7.0 * AVANTI 6.1 6.5 5.3 7.3 5.2 6.8 6.4 6.3 3.0 4.8 2.5 5.5 6.3 6.2 7.5 6.3 3.4 5.4 5.9 7.3 6.9 M-2 6.2 6.1 5.6 7.0 5.8 7.0 6.5 6.0 3.5 4.6 2.5 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.8 6.1 3.6 5.8 5.9 7.0 6.7 BAR FA 0855 5.9 6.5 5.4 6.9 5.3 6.9 6.4 6.1 2.4 4.1 2.3 5.9 6.1 6.0 7.2 6.1 3.6 6.0 5.7 7.2 6.7 WXI-208-2 6.7 6.3 5.4 6.8 5.7 7.4 6.4 5.9 3.1 4.7 3.0 4.6 5.7 5.6 7.5 6.5 3.7 5.9 5.9 7.2 7.1 * VIRTUE 5.7 6.5 5.4 7.0 5.5 6.7 6.5 6.1 3.2 3.8 1.0 6.1 5.9 6.4 7.3 6.6 3.5 6.5 5.8 7.0 7.1 403 6.0 6.4 5.5 7.0 6.0 6.6 6.4 5.3 3.5 3.8 2.7 6.3 6.8 6.2 7.7 6.3 3.8 6.3 6.0 7.2 6.8 * TRAILBLAZER II 6.5 6.5 5.9 6.8 5.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 2.9 4.7 3.0 5.8 5.7 6.1 7.5 6.5 3.6 5.5 5.6 6.8 6.8 * VEGAS 5.8 6.8 5.3 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.4 3.0 4.3 2.0 6.5 6.1 6.1 7.5 6.4 3.7 6.4 5.8 7.2 6.6 * SR 8300 6.8 6.3 5.9 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.6 5.9 3.4 4.4 2.7 6.2 6.4 6.0 7.0 6.3 3.8 5.0 5.9 6.0 6.3 * SHENANDOAH 6.6 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.5 6.3 6.3 6.0 3.0 4.1 3.3 5.4 6.5 6.2 7.2 6.3 3.8 5.3 5.9 7.0 6.6 * ADOBE (SFL) 7.0 6.4 5.0 6.6 5.0 7.3 6.5 6.3 2.3 4.9 3.0 6.0 5.4 5.9 7.5 6.3 3.9 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.8 * BONSAI PLUS 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.5 5.0 7.0 6.5 6.2 2.7 4.4 3.7 5.9 5.3 5.9 8.0 6.2 3.5 6.3 5.8 7.7 6.6 PSTF-401 6.7 6.1 5.4 6.8 5.0 6.9 6.5 5.8 3.4 4.5 3.3 6.7 5.8 6.2 7.2 6.3 3.2 5.1 6.0 7.2 6.7 PST-5PM 5.4 7.0 5.4 7.0 5.0 6.6 6.5 6.1 2.5 4.4 2.7 5.9 5.6 6.0 7.5 6.6 3.5 6.4 5.7 7.0 6.6 PSTF-LF 7.0 5.9 5.5 7.1 5.3 6.5 6.5 6.1 4.0 4.7 3.0 6.2 6.0 5.8 7.2 6.2 3.7 5.5 5.8 7.3 6.6 * BONANZA II 6.3 6.5 5.7 6.9 5.3 6.6 6.4 6.1 3.0 4.4 3.0 6.0 5.8 6.2 7.2 6.1 3.8 5.4 5.9 7.0 6.8 BAR FA 2AB 5.8 6.7 5.9 6.9 5.7 6.8 6.5 6.2 2.4 4.1 2.7 5.8 5.9 6.4 7.7 6.7 3.7 5.9 5.7 7.0 6.8 CAFA101 6.2 6.0 5.5 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.4 5.6 3.4 4.2 2.7 5.9 6.4 5.8 6.8 6.2 3.1 5.4 6.0 5.7 6.4 FA-22 6.7 6.7 5.1 6.8 5.0 7.2 6.4 6.0 2.7 4.4 2.0 5.5 6.4 5.6 6.8 5.9 3.7 5.3 6.0 7.2 6.9 * ALAMO (J-1048) 6.4 6.3 4.2 7.2 5.3 6.4 6.7 6.0 3.0 4.4 2.3 5.7 5.9 6.1 7.3 6.1 3.7 6.0 5.9 7.0 6.6 * KITTYHAWK 6.5 6.4 4.9 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 4.1 2.3 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.7 6.0 3.4 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.5 * AUSTIN 6.0 5.9 5.1 7.1 5.0 6.6 6.3 5.8 3.2 4.3 4.0 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.1 3.8 5.7 6.0 7.2 6.8 PSTF-200 5.9 5.9 5.5 7.1 4.7 6.6 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 3.0 6.3 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.3 4.1 5.7 5.8 7.2 6.3 * FINELAWN 88 6.3 6.1 5.0 6.9 5.2 6.8 6.4 5.8 3.0 4.3 3.3 5.9 6.1 6.0 7.3 6.2 3.6 5.8 5.8 7.0 6.4 * AZTEC 6.2 6.7 5.6 7.0 5.5 6.6 6.5 6.4 3.0 4.3 2.3 6.1 2.5 6.0 7.0 6.4 3.1 4.6 5.8 7.2 6.7 * OLYMPIC II 6.3 5.7 5.4 7.1 4.7 7.2 6.3 5.8 3.2 4.4 3.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.5 5.8 3.6 5.0 5.9 7.2 6.4 * MONARCH 5.6 6.3 5.3 7.0 5.3 6.6 6.4 6.0 3.2 4.0 2.3 5.2 5.5 5.9 7.0 6.1 3.1 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 PST-5STB 5.8 6.8 4.8 7.0 5.5 6.8 6.7 6.1 2.4 4.1 2.3 5.1 5.7 6.2 7.0 6.0 3.5 6.3 5.6 7.2 6.5 BAR FA 214 5.8 6.6 5.8 6.8 4.7 7.1 6.5 5.8 2.6 4.4 2.0 6.3 5.4 5.8 6.7 5.9 3.6 5.5 5.9 7.3 6.3 * BONANZA 6.1 5.6 5.0 6.9 5.3 6.6 6.4 6.0 3.1 4.3 2.7 5.7 6.1 5.6 7.2 6.0 3.4 5.3 5.8 5.5 6.3 * PHOENIX 6.8 5.8 5.2 6.9 5.3 5.9 6.3 6.0 3.2 4.5 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 6.7 5.8 3.8 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.3 CAS-MA21 6.1 6.2 4.9 7.0 5.2 6.7 6.5 5.5 3.3 4.3 2.3 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.8 6.3 3.2 5.8 5.8 7.2 6.7 * BONSAI 5.7 7.0 4.9 6.8 5.2 7.4 6.5 6.0 2.2 4.6 2.7 5.1 4.6 5.6 7.5 5.5 3.6 6.8 5.6 7.0 6.5 * ASTRO 2000 6.4 5.8 5.1 7.0 4.8 6.7 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.1 2.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 6.5 6.2 3.7 4.9 6.0 6.7 6.3 CAS-LA20 5.5 6.2 5.5 6.7 4.8 6.6 6.4 5.4 2.5 4.2 2.7 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.5 6.3 3.7 6.1 5.6 7.3 6.7 * ARID 6.6 5.6 4.9 7.0 5.3 6.1 6.2 5.5 4.6 4.3 3.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 6.3 5.5 3.8 4.4 5.7 7.0 5.4 * TWILIGHT 5.8 6.0 4.7 6.9 4.7 6.2 6.5 5.7 2.2 4.7 3.5 4.4 5.4 5.4 7.7 5.7 3.1 7.1 5.8 7.2 6.1 * FALCON 6.9 5.3 4.7 6.9 5.5 6.3 6.0 5.4 3.8 4.3 3.5 5.4 5.4 5.7 6.2 5.3 3.0 5.0 5.8 7.3 5.3 * ANTHEM 6.4 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 5.9 6.0 4.9 3.8 4.0 4.0 6.1 4.4 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.9 4.6 5.6 7.2 5.5 * KY-31 W/ENDO. 6.6 3.9 4.3 6.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.5 3.2 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.8 5.2 5.2 4.9 * KY-31 NO ENDO. 6.1 4.1 4.4 6.7 4.7 4.6 5.4 4.7 3.3 4.1 2.3 5.0 4.3 4.9 4.5 4.5 3.5 3.9 5.3 5.3 5.1 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.6 1.7 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.4 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 1994 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS EQUAL TO OR LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). TABLE 1. (CONTINUED) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT THIRTY-NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME MO3 MO4 MS1 NE1 NE2 NE3 NJ1 NJ2 PA1 PA2 RI1 SD1 UB1 UB2 VA1 VA4 VA8 WA1 MEAN GEN-91 5.7 5.5 5.8 6.6 6.4 5.4 6.5 5.9 6.9 3.8 5.9 6.4 7.7 7.0 5.8 5.8 4.3 6.5 6.0 JAGUAR 3 (ZPS-J3) 5.1 6.3 5.8 5.8 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.4 3.4 6.0 6.2 7.1 6.7 5.4 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 PIXIE 5.0 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.2 6.4 6.2 6.4 3.5 5.7 6.0 7.5 6.5 5.5 5.8 3.9 6.5 5.9 ISI-AFA 5.9 4.9 5.7 6.6 6.2 3.9 7.0 6.4 7.3 3.5 5.8 5.8 7.3 6.5 6.2 5.9 4.0 5.9 5.9 MB-25-92 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.9 6.0 4.8 6.6 6.3 6.9 3.4 6.0 5.6 7.3 6.7 5.2 6.0 3.8 6.4 5.9 FINELAWN PETITE 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.4 4.4 6.6 5.9 6.1 3.4 5.7 6.1 7.5 6.9 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.1 5.9 FALCON II (MB-21-92) 5.2 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.4 4.8 6.7 6.8 7.0 3.6 5.3 5.7 7.5 6.5 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.8 5.9 REBEL,JR. 5.3 5.0 5.9 6.4 5.6 5.1 5.7 5.4 7.7 4.1 5.7 5.6 7.1 6.6 5.3 5.5 4.5 6.1 5.9 PICK 90-12 5.5 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.4 7.2 6.3 7.1 3.0 5.1 5.5 7.3 5.4 5.4 5.6 3.8 5.8 5.8 HOUNDOG V (ISI-AFE) 5.4 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.0 4.8 6.6 6.7 7.2 3.8 5.7 5.4 7.5 6.2 5.2 5.7 4.7 5.8 5.8 COYOTE (ZPS-ML) 5.4 5.5 5.5 6.4 5.4 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 2.9 5.6 6.0 7.6 6.1 5.6 6.0 3.8 6.9 5.8 LANCER 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.4 6.0 5.0 5.9 5.7 4.8 3.2 5.7 6.5 7.4 7.0 5.4 5.8 3.8 6.2 5.8 PST-5DX W/ENDOPHYTE 4.8 5.3 5.9 6.4 5.8 4.6 6.5 6.0 7.6 3.4 5.8 6.0 6.9 6.3 5.4 5.9 3.9 5.5 5.8 TOMAHAWK 4.7 5.4 5.7 6.3 5.8 4.5 6.3 5.7 7.0 3.5 5.6 5.7 6.9 6.5 5.3 6.1 4.0 6.0 5.8 LEXUS 5.7 4.5 5.7 6.6 5.7 5.0 6.1 6.2 5.7 2.9 5.7 5.2 7.7 6.9 5.0 6.0 3.5 5.7 5.8 MB-23-92 5.5 6.1 5.9 6.3 5.9 4.8 6.1 5.5 7.5 3.5 5.5 5.6 7.3 6.5 5.4 5.7 3.5 6.0 5.7 REBEL-3D 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.6 4.7 6.4 5.4 6.2 3.4 5.8 6.0 7.3 6.4 5.2 5.6 3.5 6.0 5.7 SR 8200 4.7 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.9 4.4 5.8 5.5 6.4 4.0 5.8 5.6 6.7 5.7 5.4 5.7 4.3 5.9 5.7 SIU-1 4.6 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.6 4.7 5.4 5.4 6.8 3.5 6.1 6.2 6.8 6.6 5.4 5.9 4.3 6.0 5.7 CORONADO (PST-RDG) 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.1 6.6 6.0 6.8 3.1 5.4 5.4 7.0 5.6 4.8 5.7 3.6 6.1 5.7 MB-22-92 5.2 5.0 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.0 5.8 5.4 7.1 2.9 5.6 6.1 6.9 6.0 5.6 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 FA-19 4.8 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.1 6.0 5.6 7.7 3.7 5.4 6.0 7.0 6.1 5.1 5.6 4.2 5.8 5.7 GUARDIAN 4.8 5.6 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.4 5.9 6.1 3.7 5.5 5.9 6.8 6.3 5.2 5.3 4.2 6.1 5.7 PST-5LX 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.6 4.8 6.4 5.5 7.5 3.2 5.5 5.6 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.8 3.9 5.9 5.7 DUSTER (ITR-90-2) 5.3 5.8 5.7 6.3 5.7 3.9 6.1 6.0 6.7 3.4 5.7 5.4 7.5 6.1 6.0 5.4 4.2 6.0 5.7 SR 8400 4.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.9 3.9 6.1 5.2 7.2 3.8 5.8 5.6 6.5 5.7 5.5 5.5 4.4 6.0 5.7 MICRO DD 5.3 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.8 4.4 6.1 5.7 6.0 3.8 5.9 5.9 7.0 6.1 5.0 5.4 4.0 6.1 5.7 PICK 90-10 5.1 5.2 5.8 6.2 5.8 4.6 6.2 5.2 6.8 3.3 5.6 5.3 7.4 6.1 4.9 5.9 3.7 6.0 5.7 ISI-ATK 4.9 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.0 4.5 5.2 5.0 6.9 4.2 5.9 6.0 6.8 5.9 5.3 5.5 4.2 5.7 5.7 EMPEROR II (ZPS-E2) 5.0 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.4 4.7 6.0 5.8 6.8 3.2 5.3 5.7 6.9 5.6 5.5 5.7 3.5 6.4 5.7 SR 8210 5.3 6.3 5.8 6.4 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.4 6.9 3.8 5.7 5.9 6.6 6.1 5.3 5.8 3.8 6.5 5.7 OFI-TF-601 5.5 5.0 6.0 5.8 5.9 4.4 5.6 5.3 5.9 3.9 5.7 6.0 6.9 6.4 5.4 5.6 4.1 6.1 5.7 ISI-CRC 5.0 5.3 5.9 6.2 5.8 4.4 5.2 4.7 6.9 4.2 5.8 5.7 6.4 6.6 5.1 5.5 4.8 5.4 5.7 PICK CII 4.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.6 4.7 5.3 5.2 6.4 4.1 6.0 6.0 7.1 6.9 5.4 5.5 4.0 6.0 5.7 ATF-007 5.3 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.0 4.8 6.2 5.8 6.1 3.0 5.6 5.5 7.5 6.1 5.7 5.7 3.7 6.6 5.7 MONTAUK 4.8 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.9 4.7 5.4 5.6 7.6 3.5 5.3 5.9 6.7 6.3 5.4 5.4 4.1 6.1 5.7 ATF-006 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.8 6.0 4.9 5.6 5.3 6.3 3.4 5.6 6.0 7.3 6.8 4.7 5.6 3.5 6.3 5.7 SAFARI 4.5 5.2 6.1 6.1 5.5 4.6 6.0 5.6 6.4 4.5 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.2 5.3 5.6 4.0 5.5 5.7 ELDORADO 4.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 3.8 5.9 5.9 6.7 3.8 5.3 6.2 7.0 6.6 4.9 5.5 4.1 5.7 5.7 DUKE 4.5 5.2 6.1 5.8 5.5 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.7 3.4 5.7 5.5 6.8 6.1 5.5 5.4 4.0 6.0 5.7 ZPS-VL 5.5 5.8 5.4 6.4 5.8 4.8 6.0 6.0 6.3 3.1 5.4 5.5 7.0 4.9 5.3 6.0 3.6 6.4 5.7 MB-24-92 5.6 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.2 4.9 6.4 4.9 6.8 3.1 5.6 5.3 7.0 6.5 5.4 5.6 3.4 5.9 5.6 COCHISE 5.3 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.4 4.3 5.9 5.1 6.9 3.6 5.7 5.6 6.8 6.4 4.7 5.5 3.7 5.6 5.6 PRO-9178 4.8 5.1 5.8 6.1 5.9 4.4 5.2 5.6 6.1 3.3 5.5 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.5 4.1 6.0 5.6 SILVERADO 4.9 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 4.9 6.0 5.7 6.1 3.2 5.5 6.0 6.9 6.4 5.5 5.4 4.1 5.9 5.6 APACHE II (PST-59D) 5.9 4.4 5.6 5.5 5.8 4.6 6.0 5.5 7.4 3.3 5.4 5.9 7.1 5.9 5.3 5.6 4.0 5.8 5.6 PICK 90-06 5.3 5.7 5.4 5.9 5.9 4.5 6.6 5.4 6.8 2.6 5.1 5.2 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.9 3.5 6.2 5.6 TITAN 2 (SR 8010) 4.3 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.8 4.6 5.1 5.5 7.1 4.9 5.8 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.1 5.1 4.3 5.6 5.6 PST-5VC 4.3 5.0 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.8 5.7 7.1 3.0 5.3 6.0 7.5 6.2 5.8 6.4 3.3 5.7 5.6 TABLE 1. (CONTINUED) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT THIRTY-NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME MO3 MO4 MS1 NE1 NE2 NE3 NJ1 NJ2 PA1 PA2 RI1 SD1 UB1 UB2 VA1 VA4 VA8 WA1 MEAN LEPRECHAUN 5.0 4.8 5.8 6.2 5.8 4.4 5.8 5.5 6.8 3.2 5.6 5.9 6.9 6.3 5.1 5.5 3.8 5.6 5.6 MIRAGE (KWS-DSL) 4.6 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.3 4.5 5.9 5.5 6.3 3.7 5.5 6.1 6.7 5.5 4.8 5.5 4.2 5.9 5.6 AVANTI 4.7 5.2 5.9 6.0 5.9 4.8 5.8 5.0 6.1 3.9 5.8 5.6 6.6 6.4 5.1 5.1 4.1 5.7 5.6 M-2 5.1 5.2 5.9 6.2 5.6 4.3 4.9 5.2 5.4 4.0 5.6 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.0 5.4 4.3 6.2 5.6 BAR FA 0855 5.2 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.0 5.2 5.2 6.9 4.0 5.4 5.7 6.5 6.1 5.1 5.4 4.1 5.6 5.6 WXI-208-2 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.8 4.8 5.5 5.4 6.0 3.1 5.4 5.8 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.4 4.2 5.7 5.6 VIRTUE 5.0 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.9 4.6 6.2 5.4 5.6 3.5 5.3 5.8 6.8 6.1 5.3 5.4 4.3 5.7 5.6 403 4.8 5.0 6.0 6.1 5.8 4.5 5.7 4.9 4.9 3.8 5.6 5.8 6.5 6.0 4.7 5.4 4.3 5.6 5.6 TRAILBLAZER II 4.5 5.4 5.8 5.8 6.0 4.7 5.9 5.6 4.9 3.6 5.5 5.8 7.1 5.9 4.8 5.5 4.3 6.0 5.6 VEGAS 5.2 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.6 5.8 5.3 5.7 3.2 5.6 5.2 6.7 5.8 5.3 5.5 3.6 6.1 5.6 SR 8300 4.5 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 7.1 3.7 5.4 5.9 6.7 6.3 5.4 5.5 4.1 5.6 5.6 SHENANDOAH 4.6 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.6 6.8 4.0 5.5 5.7 6.6 6.3 5.6 5.5 4.0 6.0 5.6 ADOBE (SFL) 4.6 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.6 4.6 5.1 5.2 6.3 3.3 5.5 5.6 6.5 6.3 4.7 5.5 4.6 5.6 5.6 BONSAI PLUS 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.8 4.4 5.6 5.1 5.3 3.2 5.8 5.7 6.6 6.2 4.8 5.3 4.5 6.0 5.6 PSTF-401 4.3 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 4.7 5.1 4.7 5.5 4.4 5.5 5.7 6.4 6.5 4.9 5.2 4.0 5.6 5.6 PST-5PM 4.9 5.1 5.7 5.3 5.8 4.0 6.1 5.9 6.4 3.4 5.5 5.6 6.8 6.1 5.1 5.8 4.2 5.5 5.6 PSTF-LF 4.6 5.7 5.9 5.3 5.6 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.9 3.9 5.4 5.9 6.4 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 5.5 5.5 BONANZA II 4.6 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.5 4.7 5.0 4.9 5.2 3.3 5.6 6.1 6.6 6.3 5.3 5.4 3.8 5.7 5.5 BAR FA 2AB 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.3 6.1 5.1 4.9 3.4 5.3 4.6 6.9 6.2 5.0 5.2 3.2 5.9 5.5 CAFA101 4.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 4.4 5.0 5.1 6.6 4.7 5.7 6.1 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.2 4.4 5.8 5.5 FA-22 4.3 5.6 5.9 5.5 5.3 4.4 5.4 5.2 7.0 3.6 5.8 5.9 6.8 6.1 5.0 5.5 3.5 5.8 5.5 ALAMO (J-1048) 5.1 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.8 4.2 5.4 5.0 6.4 2.8 5.6 6.2 6.5 6.3 5.5 5.4 4.1 5.7 5.5 KITTYHAWK 4.8 5.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 4.1 4.6 5.1 6.7 4.0 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.5 4.9 5.4 3.9 6.0 5.5 AUSTIN 4.9 5.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 4.2 5.2 4.9 6.1 3.8 5.4 5.5 6.4 5.9 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.6 5.5 PSTF-200 4.1 5.9 6.1 5.2 5.5 4.7 5.3 4.6 5.8 4.1 5.9 5.7 6.3 5.9 4.9 5.1 3.9 5.4 5.5 FINELAWN 88 4.7 5.1 5.8 5.9 5.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 6.7 3.8 6.0 5.4 6.3 5.8 4.7 5.1 4.0 5.4 5.5 AZTEC 4.5 5.2 5.6 5.8 5.7 4.3 5.5 4.9 6.4 3.6 6.1 6.2 6.8 6.6 5.2 5.7 3.6 5.5 5.5 OLYMPIC II 4.1 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 4.4 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.6 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.2 5.1 5.5 4.3 5.8 5.5 MONARCH 4.5 5.1 6.1 5.4 5.3 4.1 5.0 5.1 6.8 3.4 5.2 5.9 6.3 6.0 5.2 5.1 3.9 5.7 5.4 PST-5STB 4.4 5.0 5.6 6.0 5.9 4.9 6.5 4.3 5.8 3.3 5.0 5.2 6.5 5.6 4.5 5.3 3.7 5.5 5.4 BAR FA 214 4.1 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.5 4.9 4.7 5.9 3.5 5.3 5.3 6.6 6.7 5.3 5.5 3.6 5.6 5.4 BONANZA 4.5 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.6 4.6 4.4 5.0 7.3 3.1 5.4 5.2 6.5 6.3 5.3 5.4 3.8 5.7 5.4 PHOENIX 4.5 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 4.0 4.7 4.0 6.3 4.6 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.5 4.9 5.2 3.9 5.6 5.4 CAS-MA21 4.2 4.9 5.6 5.8 5.7 4.4 4.6 4.8 6.7 3.0 5.1 5.3 6.3 6.1 4.9 5.1 4.3 5.8 5.4 BONSAI 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.6 4.6 5.9 4.5 4.9 2.7 5.2 5.7 6.9 6.0 4.2 5.6 2.8 6.3 5.4 ASTRO 2000 3.8 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.9 4.6 4.5 4.1 5.8 4.3 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.7 4.9 5.0 3.8 5.5 5.3 CAS-LA20 4.3 5.0 5.8 5.8 5.5 4.5 4.8 4.3 6.8 2.9 5.3 5.0 6.2 6.0 4.8 5.5 3.4 5.5 5.3 ARID 3.7 5.3 5.9 5.7 5.7 4.5 3.9 3.7 6.4 4.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.3 3.9 5.3 5.3 TWILIGHT 5.1 5.1 5.4 6.3 5.8 3.6 4.8 3.9 3.7 3.4 5.2 4.8 6.4 5.8 3.8 4.6 3.8 5.1 5.2 FALCON 3.9 5.5 6.0 5.4 5.7 3.8 3.7 3.5 6.3 4.0 5.6 5.0 5.2 5.6 4.3 4.5 4.3 5.4 5.1 ANTHEM 3.6 5.5 6.0 4.8 5.4 4.1 3.3 3.1 5.3 4.5 5.6 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.2 4.5 3.8 5.3 5.0 KY-31 W/ENDO. 2.5 5.4 5.7 4.6 5.4 3.8 2.6 2.0 5.0 4.9 5.6 5.8 4.1 4.4 3.8 3.7 3.5 4.5 4.5 KY-31 NO ENDO. 3.0 5.1 5.7 4.8 5.5 3.4 2.7 2.1 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.5 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7 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 EQUAL TO OR LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).