TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FORTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME AL1 AR1 AR2 AZ1 BC1 CA1 CA3 GA1 GA2 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KS2 KY1 MA1 MD1 MI1 MO1 MO2 MO3 * JAGUAR 3 (ZPS-J3) 5.4 7.2 6.9 6.9 5.7 7.6 6.0 5.0 2.2 6.4 6.4 5.9 7.1 7.9 7.8 5.5 6.4 6.5 6.0 6.1 6.4 * HOUNDOG V (ISI-AFE) 5.4 7.5 6.2 7.0 6.0 7.6 6.0 4.8 2.3 6.6 7.3 5.1 7.0 7.8 8.0 5.5 6.2 5.7 5.6 6.5 6.7 * FALCON II (MB-21-92) 5.3 6.5 7.1 6.8 5.4 7.5 5.8 5.2 2.6 5.6 7.1 5.9 7.1 7.8 7.8 5.5 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.9 ISI-AFA 5.3 6.5 6.8 6.9 5.7 7.6 6.1 5.3 3.1 5.6 7.1 5.9 7.2 7.9 7.8 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.6 6.0 6.3 PST-5DX W/ENDOPHYTE 5.3 7.1 6.6 6.9 5.7 7.6 6.1 5.4 2.5 6.6 6.5 6.0 7.0 7.4 7.9 5.3 5.8 6.1 5.0 5.9 6.1 * CROSSFIRE II (PICK 90-12) 5.4 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.1 7.7 5.9 4.9 2.8 6.7 7.2 5.5 7.1 7.5 8.1 5.6 5.8 6.5 5.6 5.9 6.9 * CORONADO (PST-RDG) 5.1 7.3 7.0 6.9 5.9 7.6 6.1 5.4 3.3 6.0 7.3 5.5 7.3 7.7 7.8 5.2 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.8 * SOUTHERN CHOICE (MB-25-92) 5.4 7.2 6.7 6.9 5.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 2.9 5.6 6.4 6.0 7.3 7.6 8.1 5.2 6.4 6.3 5.4 6.1 6.5 ATF-007 5.4 7.5 6.6 6.9 5.6 7.6 6.1 5.1 2.7 5.8 6.3 5.6 7.5 7.8 7.9 5.0 5.9 6.2 5.5 6.3 7.1 * COYOTE (ZPS-ML) 5.4 7.7 6.9 7.0 5.9 7.7 5.9 5.0 2.5 5.9 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.8 8.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.8 * FINELAWN PETITE 5.4 7.1 6.5 6.8 5.7 7.6 6.0 5.2 3.1 6.1 6.3 5.5 7.3 7.5 7.3 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.6 * GENESIS (GEN-91) 5.4 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.1 7.6 5.9 4.8 2.2 6.2 6.4 5.6 7.3 7.9 7.8 5.4 6.1 6.3 5.7 6.5 7.0 PST-5PM 5.1 6.9 6.3 6.9 6.3 7.6 6.0 5.1 2.5 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.6 7.6 7.6 5.2 5.9 6.4 5.6 6.0 6.8 * REBEL,JR. 5.4 6.9 6.6 7.0 6.3 7.5 5.9 5.1 2.6 6.5 6.3 5.9 7.0 7.2 7.4 5.6 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 5.9 * LEXUS 5.4 7.5 6.8 6.9 5.7 7.4 6.1 4.8 1.6 6.4 6.4 4.8 7.8 7.9 7.6 4.8 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.8 6.9 * LANCER 5.4 7.9 6.0 7.1 5.9 7.6 5.8 5.1 2.7 5.9 6.4 5.8 7.0 7.7 7.8 4.8 6.0 6.4 5.6 5.8 6.9 * PIXIE 5.4 7.4 6.3 6.8 5.7 7.6 6.0 5.3 2.8 5.0 6.6 5.2 7.1 7.6 7.9 5.3 6.0 6.5 5.6 5.8 6.4 * GRANDE (SR 8400) 5.3 6.8 6.5 6.9 6.1 7.6 6.1 4.8 3.4 6.5 6.5 5.6 6.5 7.4 7.7 5.5 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 * APACHE II (PST-59D) 5.2 7.4 6.2 6.9 5.8 7.7 5.8 5.0 2.6 6.4 6.5 5.6 7.0 7.9 7.9 5.5 5.7 6.3 5.8 6.0 6.7 * EMPRESS (ZPS-E2) 5.4 6.8 6.3 7.0 5.6 7.7 6.0 5.1 2.3 6.1 6.9 5.4 7.0 7.7 8.2 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 6.3 * DUSTER (ITR-90-2) 5.3 7.3 6.8 6.7 6.1 7.7 5.9 4.6 1.8 5.2 6.8 5.6 6.9 7.3 7.7 5.2 5.9 6.3 6.1 5.8 6.5 * RENEGADE (MB-22-92) 5.5 6.8 6.4 6.6 5.9 7.6 5.9 5.6 2.4 5.9 6.0 5.3 6.9 7.3 7.5 4.6 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.7 * MARKSMAN (MB-23-92) 5.4 7.3 6.3 6.9 5.4 7.7 6.0 5.1 1.8 5.3 6.5 5.7 6.7 7.6 7.5 5.6 6.1 6.2 5.6 6.2 6.7 * PYRAMID (SIU-1) 5.3 6.8 6.4 7.1 5.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 2.0 5.6 6.5 6.2 7.4 7.2 7.3 5.6 5.7 6.1 5.8 6.1 5.9 * DEBUTANTE (WXI-208-2) 5.4 6.7 6.0 6.5 5.8 7.6 6.0 5.2 3.0 5.5 6.2 5.8 6.8 7.2 7.8 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.8 6.3 * MICRO DD 5.5 7.0 5.8 7.1 5.7 7.6 5.9 5.2 2.2 5.6 6.1 5.8 7.2 7.5 7.6 5.2 6.1 6.3 5.2 5.9 6.8 * STARLET (MB-24-92) 5.4 7.3 6.3 6.9 5.6 7.6 5.9 5.2 2.8 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 7.6 4.7 6.3 5.8 5.6 6.3 6.6 FA-19 5.3 7.0 6.5 6.9 5.7 7.6 5.9 4.9 2.5 6.2 6.5 6.1 7.1 7.3 7.7 5.3 5.5 6.1 5.3 6.0 6.3 * TOMAHAWK 5.4 6.5 6.6 7.1 5.8 7.6 6.0 5.0 2.4 5.6 6.2 5.5 7.0 7.3 6.8 4.6 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 * GAZELLE (ZPS-VL) 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.6 5.3 7.6 6.0 4.7 1.2 4.9 6.8 5.2 7.0 7.5 7.5 5.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.8 7.0 * SR 8210 5.4 7.3 6.4 6.9 5.9 7.5 5.9 5.1 1.9 5.8 5.3 5.6 6.8 7.2 7.5 4.9 5.8 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.4 * SHORTSTOP II (PICK 90-06) 5.4 7.3 6.5 6.9 6.2 7.6 6.0 4.9 2.8 5.5 7.0 5.0 7.4 7.6 7.7 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.2 5.9 5.9 * SUN PRO (PICK 90-10) 5.3 7.8 6.1 6.9 5.7 7.7 6.1 4.6 2.8 5.5 6.2 5.2 7.4 7.8 7.3 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.3 5.8 6.2 PST-5VC 5.4 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.3 7.4 5.9 5.0 2.0 5.6 5.7 6.2 7.1 7.3 7.5 5.2 5.9 5.7 5.1 6.3 5.9 * ADOBE (SFL) 5.4 7.5 6.0 6.7 5.1 7.7 5.9 5.5 2.8 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.9 7.4 7.5 5.1 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 * LEPRECHAUN 5.3 7.6 6.2 6.6 5.7 7.6 5.9 4.8 2.5 5.6 6.5 5.4 6.9 7.4 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.0 * ALAMO (J-1048) 5.3 6.8 6.0 6.9 5.4 7.4 6.0 5.1 2.3 6.4 6.1 5.4 6.6 7.3 7.3 5.1 5.8 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.3 * SAFARI 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.9 6.0 7.6 6.0 5.2 2.4 5.2 6.1 5.5 6.8 7.1 7.3 5.0 6.2 6.1 5.5 6.1 5.9 PST-5LX 5.3 7.0 6.4 6.8 5.4 7.5 5.9 5.3 2.0 5.6 6.1 5.0 7.0 7.6 7.8 5.0 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.7 6.6 * SR 8200 5.4 6.5 5.7 6.9 5.5 7.5 5.9 5.4 3.2 6.3 6.3 5.5 6.6 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.9 6.1 5.5 6.0 6.4 * NINJA (ATF-006) 5.4 7.6 6.6 7.1 5.9 7.6 6.0 5.0 2.8 5.0 6.4 5.8 7.0 7.7 7.5 4.1 5.7 5.8 5.1 5.8 6.7 * PALISADES (OFI-TF-601) 5.3 6.8 6.0 7.0 6.1 7.3 6.0 4.6 2.2 5.3 6.1 5.4 6.8 7.4 7.3 5.1 5.9 6.5 5.8 6.0 5.8 * DUKE 5.4 6.8 6.0 7.0 5.6 7.5 6.1 5.0 2.4 5.6 5.5 5.6 7.0 7.5 7.4 4.9 5.6 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.9 * SILVERADO 5.2 7.0 6.3 6.8 6.1 7.6 6.0 4.9 2.9 5.6 6.3 5.7 6.9 7.4 7.8 5.0 5.8 6.0 5.4 6.0 6.1 * BONSAI PLUS 5.3 6.3 6.5 6.8 5.9 7.6 5.8 5.0 3.2 6.4 6.7 5.0 6.4 7.4 7.1 4.6 5.8 6.4 5.3 5.9 6.1 BAR FA 2AB 5.2 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.5 7.3 5.8 4.5 2.5 5.7 5.9 5.2 7.0 7.5 7.1 4.7 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 * GUARDIAN 5.3 6.1 6.0 6.6 5.5 7.5 5.9 5.0 2.8 6.0 6.4 5.4 6.4 7.2 7.5 5.1 5.9 6.4 5.5 6.3 5.8 FA-22 5.3 7.6 6.0 6.5 6.0 7.5 5.8 4.9 2.0 5.9 6.7 5.8 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.5 6.0 5.9 * VIRTUE 5.3 6.8 6.3 6.8 6.1 7.5 5.9 4.4 1.0 5.7 5.9 5.1 7.0 7.3 7.1 5.2 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.2 * VEGAS 5.3 7.0 6.1 6.9 5.4 7.6 5.8 4.9 1.8 6.6 6.2 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.5 4.8 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.3 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FORTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AL1 AR1 AR2 AZ1 BC1 CA1 CA3 GA1 GA2 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS1 KS2 KY1 MA1 MD1 MI1 MO1 MO2 MO3 * MONTAUK 5.5 7.0 6.5 6.9 4.9 7.6 6.0 4.6 2.9 5.7 5.2 5.9 6.9 7.2 7.2 4.6 6.0 6.5 5.3 5.8 6.4 * TITAN 2 (SR 8010) 5.3 6.5 6.1 6.7 5.7 7.5 5.4 5.1 2.6 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.3 6.9 7.5 5.2 6.1 6.4 5.4 6.0 6.0 * SR 8300 5.3 6.5 6.1 6.8 5.7 7.4 5.9 5.1 2.5 5.5 5.8 5.6 6.4 6.9 7.5 4.9 6.1 6.3 5.5 5.9 5.9 * COCHISE 5.3 6.6 6.0 6.6 5.9 7.6 5.9 5.0 3.2 5.2 5.8 5.7 6.5 7.5 7.4 5.1 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.2 BAR FA 0855 5.3 6.8 5.8 6.9 6.2 7.3 5.9 4.8 2.3 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.5 7.1 6.8 5.0 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.0 HERITAGE (PSTF-401) 5.3 6.5 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.4 5.8 4.6 3.2 6.5 5.4 6.0 6.7 6.6 7.5 5.1 5.9 6.6 5.5 5.9 5.6 * TRAILBLAZER II 5.3 6.3 6.1 6.9 5.4 7.6 5.8 5.1 2.1 5.3 6.0 5.4 7.0 7.3 7.7 4.1 6.0 6.3 5.1 6.0 6.3 AVALON (ISI-ATK) 5.4 7.0 5.5 6.6 5.7 7.3 5.4 4.8 2.3 6.2 5.5 5.3 6.6 7.3 7.1 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.9 * REBEL 3D 5.3 6.5 5.9 7.0 6.0 7.4 6.0 5.3 2.3 5.8 6.2 5.8 7.0 7.5 7.2 4.2 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.9 6.2 PRO-9178 5.4 6.7 5.8 6.8 6.4 7.6 5.9 4.9 2.1 5.8 6.5 5.5 6.7 7.1 7.4 4.9 5.6 6.3 5.2 6.0 6.1 M-2 5.3 6.5 6.1 6.8 5.6 7.6 6.1 5.2 2.2 5.5 6.2 6.0 6.5 7.2 7.3 4.9 5.8 6.2 5.6 6.0 5.9 403 5.4 6.5 5.7 6.8 5.9 7.6 5.6 4.9 2.7 6.0 6.5 5.5 6.6 6.9 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.5 5.0 5.8 6.1 * ELDORADO 5.3 6.8 6.3 6.9 5.3 7.4 6.0 5.0 2.9 5.5 6.3 4.8 6.9 7.2 7.8 4.8 5.5 6.3 5.8 5.6 6.1 ISI-CRC 5.4 6.5 6.0 6.7 5.4 7.5 5.8 5.1 2.3 5.7 5.5 5.0 7.0 7.1 7.4 5.0 6.0 6.2 5.4 6.3 6.0 * AVANTI 5.2 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.9 7.4 5.9 4.9 1.8 5.2 5.7 5.4 7.0 7.0 6.8 5.1 5.8 6.4 5.4 5.8 5.9 * CHIEFTAIN II (PICK CII) 5.2 6.7 5.9 6.9 5.4 7.4 5.8 4.3 2.4 6.0 5.4 5.2 6.9 7.3 7.4 4.9 6.0 6.3 5.6 5.7 6.2 * BONSAI 5.2 7.6 5.9 7.0 5.5 7.6 5.9 3.8 2.3 5.8 6.8 6.1 6.4 7.4 6.8 4.5 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.8 6.1 * MIRAGE (KWS-DSL) 5.3 7.0 6.1 6.0 5.9 7.6 5.9 5.2 2.4 5.3 5.6 5.6 6.7 7.4 7.0 4.9 5.7 6.3 5.8 5.8 6.4 * SHENANDOAH 5.3 5.9 5.8 7.0 5.6 7.3 5.9 5.0 3.2 5.0 6.2 5.4 6.2 6.5 6.8 5.2 5.9 6.5 5.7 5.9 6.0 WILDCAT (PSTF-200) 5.4 5.6 5.5 6.8 5.0 7.3 5.8 5.4 2.6 6.5 6.0 5.1 6.2 6.7 7.5 5.2 5.9 5.9 5.3 6.1 5.9 * BONANZA II 5.4 6.2 6.1 6.8 5.5 7.3 6.0 5.1 2.8 5.8 6.2 5.8 6.4 6.9 7.3 4.6 5.7 6.5 5.5 5.9 5.9 * GENERIC (CAFA 101) 5.3 6.0 5.4 6.8 5.9 7.5 5.8 4.7 2.8 6.0 6.4 5.4 6.3 6.7 7.2 5.2 6.2 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 PSTF-LF 5.4 6.3 5.8 6.8 5.2 7.6 5.8 5.2 3.1 6.0 5.2 5.1 6.4 7.0 7.2 4.9 5.8 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.1 BAR FA 214 5.4 7.3 5.9 6.9 5.8 7.8 5.9 4.6 1.8 6.4 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.7 7.0 4.5 5.8 6.1 5.4 5.7 5.7 * KITTYHAWK 5.3 6.8 5.8 6.9 5.9 7.5 5.8 4.9 2.2 6.1 6.3 5.1 7.0 7.1 6.9 5.0 5.9 5.9 5.5 6.0 6.1 * MONARCH 5.2 6.6 6.3 6.9 5.5 7.6 5.9 4.8 2.1 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.4 5.1 5.9 5.9 5.1 5.8 5.8 PST-5STB 5.3 7.5 5.9 6.5 5.8 7.8 6.1 4.9 2.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.5 6.8 6.7 4.6 5.7 5.9 5.1 5.9 5.8 * AZTEC 5.4 6.7 6.5 6.9 5.3 7.5 6.0 5.0 2.4 6.0 2.9 5.5 6.9 7.0 7.2 5.0 6.1 6.4 5.1 5.8 6.0 * FINELAWN 88 5.3 6.2 5.9 6.8 5.3 7.4 5.9 5.1 3.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 6.2 7.0 7.0 4.3 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.8 5.9 * AUSTIN 5.3 6.3 6.1 6.9 5.3 7.4 5.6 4.9 2.4 6.1 5.8 5.2 6.9 6.7 6.8 5.4 5.8 6.4 5.4 5.8 5.9 CAS-LA20 5.3 6.8 6.1 6.9 5.4 7.6 5.9 4.6 2.4 5.9 5.9 4.5 6.6 7.0 7.0 4.3 5.4 5.9 5.4 5.5 6.2 CAS-MA21 5.3 6.2 6.1 6.9 5.1 7.4 5.9 4.9 2.3 5.8 6.0 5.4 6.6 7.0 7.2 4.2 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.6 6.3 * PHOENIX 5.4 6.2 6.0 6.7 5.1 6.8 5.3 4.7 2.9 6.2 5.8 5.6 6.2 6.6 7.1 4.8 6.0 6.7 5.6 6.2 5.8 * OLYMPIC II 5.3 5.6 5.7 6.9 5.6 7.4 5.6 4.9 2.7 4.9 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.8 4.7 5.7 6.4 5.6 5.9 6.0 * ASTRO 2000 5.3 6.3 5.8 7.0 5.6 7.5 5.6 4.8 2.8 5.1 5.0 5.2 6.2 6.5 7.3 4.8 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.3 * BONANZA 5.3 5.8 5.7 6.8 5.4 6.6 6.0 4.9 2.4 4.9 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.8 6.9 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 * TWILIGHT 5.3 6.5 5.3 6.3 5.4 7.6 5.8 5.1 2.4 4.7 5.1 4.3 6.4 7.7 5.6 4.0 5.6 5.7 5.2 5.2 6.3 * ARID 5.4 5.3 5.1 6.7 5.2 5.9 5.3 4.7 2.6 4.8 4.0 5.3 5.8 5.9 6.8 4.9 5.6 6.1 5.5 5.7 4.9 * FALCON 5.2 5.0 5.1 6.6 5.6 6.4 5.0 4.7 2.6 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.4 6.5 4.5 5.8 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.2 * ANTHEM 5.3 4.9 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.8 4.9 4.4 2.5 5.7 4.0 5.6 5.2 5.4 6.3 3.9 5.6 5.9 5.1 5.5 4.4 * KY-31 W/ENDO. 5.3 4.0 3.8 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 2.6 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 5.3 3.8 4.7 5.1 4.9 5.4 3.8 * KY-31 NO ENDO. 5.3 4.4 4.0 6.3 4.6 4.8 4.0 4.2 1.9 4.3 4.1 3.8 4.5 4.5 5.3 3.8 4.9 5.8 5.0 5.0 3.6 LSD VALUE 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 1996. 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. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FORTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME MS1 NE1 NE2 NE3 NJ1 NJ2 NV1 PA1 PA2 RI1 SD1 TX1 UB1 UB2 VA1 VA4 VA6 VA8 WA1 MEAN JAGUAR 3 (ZPS-J3) 5.9 6.7 6.6 5.0 5.7 6.8 5.8 6.6 3.6 5.9 6.0 6.9 7.5 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.1 6.0 6.4 6.1 HOUNDOG V (ISI-AFE) 6.2 6.5 7.0 5.3 6.1 6.1 6.3 7.1 3.7 5.9 4.8 7.0 7.7 6.1 5.8 5.7 4.1 5.6 6.6 6.1 FALCON II (MB-21-92) 5.7 7.2 6.5 5.0 5.9 6.1 6.5 6.5 3.6 6.0 5.4 6.8 7.8 6.0 6.0 5.4 4.4 6.0 6.6 6.1 ISI-AFA 6.1 7.2 6.8 4.0 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.9 3.5 5.6 5.6 6.7 7.5 6.1 6.1 5.7 4.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 PST-5DX W/ENDOPHYTE 6.2 7.0 7.5 4.6 5.4 6.4 6.0 6.7 3.5 5.6 6.1 7.2 7.6 6.2 5.6 5.9 4.7 5.2 6.5 6.1 CROSSFIRE II (PICK 90-12) 5.8 6.5 5.8 4.6 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.9 3.4 5.5 5.9 6.7 7.6 5.9 5.5 5.6 3.5 5.2 6.0 6.0 CORONADO (PST-RDG) 6.2 7.1 5.5 5.1 5.7 6.1 6.3 5.9 3.9 6.0 5.7 6.6 7.5 5.7 5.7 5.8 3.6 5.4 6.5 6.0 SOUTHERN CHOICE (MB-25-92) 5.9 5.9 6.7 5.3 5.8 6.1 5.8 6.3 3.5 6.1 5.9 6.7 7.6 6.0 5.5 5.6 3.8 5.6 6.4 6.0 ATF-007 5.9 6.7 6.5 4.6 5.1 6.1 6.1 6.6 3.5 5.9 6.0 6.9 7.5 5.6 6.1 5.6 3.8 5.2 6.7 6.0 COYOTE (ZPS-ML) 5.9 6.1 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.2 5.5 6.8 3.5 6.1 5.5 6.9 7.6 6.4 5.8 5.4 3.4 5.5 6.4 6.0 FINELAWN PETITE 6.0 6.5 7.2 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.9 3.6 5.7 5.1 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 5.4 3.9 6.3 6.2 6.0 GENESIS (GEN-91) 5.7 6.5 5.5 4.8 5.6 6.2 5.7 6.3 3.7 5.4 4.9 6.7 7.4 6.1 5.7 5.1 3.9 5.7 6.5 6.0 PST-5PM 6.1 6.1 5.2 4.8 5.4 6.0 6.0 6.9 3.7 5.5 5.5 7.2 7.6 6.3 5.8 5.9 3.6 5.9 6.2 6.0 REBEL,JR. 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.9 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.4 3.7 5.6 5.8 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 4.3 6.0 6.1 6.0 LEXUS 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.5 6.3 6.3 6.6 3.3 6.8 5.6 6.9 7.4 6.1 5.6 5.7 3.2 5.3 6.4 6.0 LANCER 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.1 5.6 6.0 6.4 6.4 3.5 5.9 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 3.7 4.8 6.2 6.0 PIXIE 6.0 6.0 6.1 4.8 5.6 5.6 6.0 6.6 3.5 5.9 5.1 7.0 7.7 5.8 6.0 5.8 3.6 5.4 6.7 5.9 GRANDE (SR 8400) 6.0 7.3 6.7 4.6 4.8 5.1 6.0 6.4 3.7 5.5 5.5 6.8 7.1 5.8 5.6 5.4 3.9 6.2 6.1 5.9 APACHE II (PST-59D) 6.0 6.5 6.1 4.5 4.9 5.4 6.1 6.3 3.5 5.6 4.9 6.9 7.5 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.1 5.8 6.2 5.9 EMPRESS (ZPS-E2) 6.0 7.2 6.1 5.4 5.2 5.6 6.0 6.6 3.3 5.7 5.0 6.9 7.2 5.4 5.4 5.7 3.8 5.1 6.5 5.9 DUSTER (ITR-90-2) 5.8 6.3 6.3 4.8 4.7 5.5 5.7 6.8 3.6 5.8 5.7 6.8 7.6 6.2 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.2 6.5 5.9 RENEGADE (MB-22-92) 6.1 7.2 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 6.0 6.6 3.7 5.6 5.3 6.6 7.3 5.5 5.6 5.6 4.1 6.1 6.6 5.9 MARKSMAN (MB-23-92) 5.9 6.4 6.8 4.6 5.3 5.4 5.5 6.4 3.5 5.7 5.2 7.0 7.5 6.1 5.5 5.3 4.1 5.0 6.6 5.9 PYRAMID (SIU-1) 6.0 7.3 6.2 5.0 4.5 4.8 6.0 6.3 3.5 5.8 6.1 6.9 7.3 5.7 5.5 5.3 4.1 5.9 6.2 5.9 DEBUTANTE (WXI-208-2) 6.0 6.8 5.9 5.0 5.2 5.1 6.3 6.6 3.7 5.6 5.7 6.7 7.1 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.0 5.6 6.6 5.9 MICRO DD 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.9 6.5 3.5 6.4 5.8 6.9 7.1 5.9 5.3 5.5 3.7 5.3 6.2 5.9 STARLET (MB-24-92) 6.0 6.1 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.5 5.8 6.3 3.3 6.1 5.3 6.8 7.3 6.0 5.1 5.1 4.6 5.3 6.5 5.9 FA-19 5.8 6.8 5.8 5.0 4.8 5.5 6.0 6.6 3.6 5.3 5.2 6.8 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.0 3.7 5.1 6.5 5.9 TOMAHAWK 5.8 6.7 6.1 4.6 4.9 5.4 6.0 6.3 3.7 5.7 5.9 6.7 7.5 6.2 5.6 5.1 4.8 5.8 6.5 5.9 GAZELLE (ZPS-VL) 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.8 5.1 5.3 6.6 3.5 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.2 5.8 6.4 5.8 SR 8210 6.0 6.3 6.5 4.7 4.6 5.1 6.2 6.8 3.6 5.4 5.4 7.1 7.4 5.9 5.5 5.6 3.3 5.3 6.7 5.8 SHORTSTOP II (PICK 90-06) 5.8 5.8 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 6.1 6.7 3.4 5.9 4.9 7.0 7.3 5.6 5.3 4.9 3.2 4.9 6.2 5.8 SUN PRO (PICK 90-10) 6.0 6.4 5.9 4.6 4.9 5.6 5.3 6.4 3.5 5.8 5.5 6.5 7.7 5.9 5.4 5.4 3.3 5.2 6.4 5.8 PST-5VC 5.9 6.7 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.5 5.8 6.9 3.4 5.8 5.5 6.7 7.2 5.9 6.0 5.1 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.8 ADOBE (SFL) 6.1 6.4 6.3 4.3 5.1 5.6 5.4 6.5 3.3 5.6 5.2 6.8 7.1 5.9 5.4 5.4 3.8 5.4 6.0 5.8 LEPRECHAUN 5.6 6.2 6.8 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.8 3.6 5.3 5.7 6.4 7.3 5.8 5.1 5.2 3.3 4.8 6.0 5.8 ALAMO (J-1048) 6.1 6.9 6.0 4.5 4.2 5.5 6.4 6.1 3.3 5.7 5.3 6.4 7.0 5.6 5.7 5.3 3.8 5.3 6.4 5.8 SAFARI 5.9 5.5 6.0 5.3 4.9 5.9 6.3 6.1 3.7 5.2 5.9 6.7 6.9 5.8 5.6 5.4 3.7 6.1 6.2 5.8 PST-5LX 5.5 6.5 6.3 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.9 6.5 3.6 5.8 5.4 6.4 7.1 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.9 5.1 6.0 5.8 SR 8200 6.1 6.2 5.9 4.1 4.6 5.4 5.5 6.3 3.7 5.4 5.3 6.8 7.0 5.7 5.6 5.6 3.4 6.0 6.1 5.8 NINJA (ATF-006) 5.0 6.4 6.1 4.0 4.6 5.5 5.8 6.3 3.5 6.4 5.7 6.5 7.4 5.6 5.6 4.8 3.7 5.0 6.7 5.8 PALISADES (OFI-TF-601) 6.0 6.0 5.9 4.3 4.5 5.2 6.2 6.4 3.6 5.5 5.6 6.7 7.2 6.0 5.9 5.3 3.6 5.5 6.4 5.8 DUKE 6.0 5.8 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.8 5.8 6.3 3.4 5.2 5.2 6.6 7.2 5.4 5.9 5.1 4.2 5.8 6.5 5.8 SILVERADO 5.3 6.5 5.9 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.7 6.2 3.6 5.5 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.6 5.9 4.8 3.2 5.2 6.2 5.8 BONSAI PLUS 5.9 6.5 6.7 4.8 4.3 5.1 5.9 5.8 3.4 5.6 5.2 6.9 6.9 5.5 5.1 5.1 3.8 5.8 6.4 5.8 BAR FA 2AB 5.8 5.7 6.8 4.9 4.6 5.5 5.8 6.7 3.3 6.1 5.6 7.0 7.3 5.8 5.5 4.9 3.9 5.2 6.2 5.8 GUARDIAN 5.9 6.7 5.7 4.8 4.5 5.7 5.6 6.5 3.6 5.6 5.5 6.4 6.8 5.5 5.7 5.3 3.9 5.8 6.1 5.8 FA-22 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.0 4.1 5.0 5.9 6.6 3.5 5.6 4.9 7.2 6.8 5.8 5.5 5.0 4.1 5.3 6.2 5.8 VIRTUE 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.7 6.0 6.3 3.6 5.7 5.8 7.0 7.1 6.0 5.3 4.8 4.1 5.5 6.1 5.8 VEGAS 5.7 5.5 6.3 4.9 5.0 5.4 5.8 6.7 3.4 5.8 5.4 6.9 6.9 5.5 5.4 5.0 3.6 5.1 6.1 5.7 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FORTY LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1995 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME MS1 NE1 NE2 NE3 NJ1 NJ2 NV1 PA1 PA2 RI1 SD1 TX1 UB1 UB2 VA1 VA4 VA6 VA8 WA1 MEAN MONTAUK 5.7 6.4 5.9 5.4 4.5 5.4 6.4 6.4 3.5 5.6 5.0 6.7 7.1 5.6 5.4 4.9 3.6 5.3 6.3 5.7 TITAN 2 (SR 8010) 6.1 6.3 6.4 4.6 4.0 5.0 5.8 6.1 3.9 5.0 6.0 6.8 6.8 5.6 5.7 5.5 4.1 5.5 6.0 5.7 SR 8300 5.8 6.8 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 6.2 6.4 3.5 5.2 5.6 7.0 6.7 5.8 5.6 5.2 3.8 5.5 6.2 5.7 COCHISE 5.8 6.6 5.9 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.9 6.1 3.6 5.1 4.8 7.0 7.0 5.6 5.2 5.2 4.2 4.5 6.0 5.7 BAR FA 0855 5.7 5.9 6.5 5.0 4.5 5.1 6.0 6.9 3.7 5.6 5.8 7.0 6.5 5.3 5.1 4.6 3.6 5.8 6.2 5.7 HERITAGE (PSTF-401) 6.1 5.7 5.8 4.7 4.3 5.4 6.5 5.9 3.6 5.4 5.5 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.1 5.3 3.8 5.4 6.1 5.7 TRAILBLAZER II 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.8 4.6 5.8 5.8 6.2 3.5 5.1 5.1 6.7 7.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 4.4 5.1 6.1 5.7 AVALON (ISI-ATK) 6.1 6.0 6.7 4.2 4.4 5.4 5.9 6.4 3.4 5.2 6.1 7.1 6.8 5.4 5.4 5.4 3.9 4.9 6.2 5.7 REBEL 3D 5.6 5.7 5.5 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 3.5 5.7 5.4 6.4 7.0 6.0 5.1 4.8 3.9 5.1 5.9 5.7 PRO-9178 5.9 5.5 6.2 4.3 4.6 5.0 6.1 6.1 3.5 5.1 5.0 6.9 7.0 5.8 5.2 5.2 3.9 4.8 6.6 5.7 M-2 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.4 4.6 5.3 5.6 6.3 3.6 5.7 5.7 6.6 6.7 5.4 5.2 5.4 4.2 5.2 6.3 5.7 403 5.8 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.0 5.6 5.7 5.9 3.5 5.4 5.3 6.7 7.1 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 ELDORADO 5.5 5.9 6.0 4.0 5.1 5.6 6.4 5.2 3.6 5.8 4.9 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.1 4.9 5.8 5.7 ISI-CRC 6.0 6.9 5.7 4.1 4.2 5.0 5.8 6.6 3.6 5.1 5.5 7.2 6.8 5.3 5.4 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 AVANTI 5.9 5.3 5.9 4.8 4.3 5.1 5.6 6.8 3.8 5.7 5.8 6.4 6.8 5.9 5.5 4.7 4.2 5.3 6.2 5.7 CHIEFTAIN II (PICK CII) 5.8 6.1 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.5 6.4 3.6 5.6 5.4 6.9 7.0 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.8 5.7 BONSAI 5.6 6.6 5.3 4.6 4.7 4.7 5.6 6.0 3.3 5.4 5.8 7.1 7.1 5.8 4.9 5.3 3.6 5.0 6.7 5.7 MIRAGE (KWS-DSL) 5.1 6.3 5.8 5.2 4.5 5.1 6.1 5.8 3.4 6.0 5.5 6.8 6.8 5.2 5.2 4.7 3.4 5.1 6.2 5.6 SHENANDOAH 5.8 6.5 5.5 5.0 4.4 4.7 6.1 5.9 3.6 5.2 5.7 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.0 5.6 6.2 5.6 WILDCAT (PSTF-200) 6.0 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 6.3 6.2 3.7 5.7 5.8 7.1 6.7 5.5 5.2 5.4 4.1 5.0 5.9 5.6 BONANZA II 5.8 4.7 5.7 4.6 3.8 5.0 6.4 6.0 3.3 5.6 4.8 7.0 7.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 3.9 5.4 5.9 5.6 GENERIC (CAFA 101) 5.8 5.7 5.7 4.1 4.2 5.0 5.8 6.7 3.7 4.9 5.5 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.2 5.3 5.9 5.6 PSTF-LF 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.0 3.8 4.8 6.3 5.2 3.7 5.4 5.4 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.2 5.4 3.6 5.9 6.0 5.6 BAR FA 214 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.5 4.1 5.1 5.8 5.7 3.6 4.9 5.2 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.6 4.9 3.6 4.9 5.9 5.6 KITTYHAWK 6.0 5.3 5.0 3.9 4.1 4.1 6.2 6.0 3.6 5.1 5.1 7.0 6.8 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.2 5.3 6.2 5.6 MONARCH 5.9 5.9 5.5 3.7 4.1 4.5 5.9 5.6 3.6 5.6 5.4 7.0 7.0 5.2 5.4 4.9 3.8 5.4 6.2 5.6 PST-5STB 5.3 6.4 6.1 4.9 4.8 4.7 6.0 6.2 3.5 5.6 5.4 6.9 6.7 5.6 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.1 6.1 5.6 AZTEC 5.5 5.3 5.6 4.0 4.5 5.2 5.8 6.4 3.5 5.4 5.3 6.6 7.2 5.9 5.2 5.0 3.7 5.2 6.0 5.6 FINELAWN 88 5.8 5.8 5.9 4.2 4.0 5.1 6.3 5.9 3.5 5.2 5.6 6.7 6.4 5.6 5.2 4.6 4.2 5.5 5.8 5.6 AUSTIN 5.8 5.3 5.3 3.8 4.5 5.0 6.0 6.0 3.5 5.2 5.9 6.8 6.5 5.2 5.4 4.7 4.2 5.6 5.4 5.6 CAS-LA20 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.5 4.3 4.9 5.5 6.6 3.2 5.5 5.1 6.4 6.5 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.1 5.5 6.3 5.6 CAS-MA21 5.9 5.5 5.6 4.4 3.6 4.7 5.9 6.3 3.3 5.3 5.4 6.8 6.7 5.3 5.4 4.7 4.1 5.5 6.1 5.6 PHOENIX 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.8 4.6 5.4 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.4 6.8 6.3 4.7 5.4 5.3 4.2 5.5 6.0 5.5 OLYMPIC II 5.9 6.2 5.9 4.9 3.8 4.7 5.7 6.0 3.8 5.1 5.4 6.9 6.3 4.8 5.2 4.8 4.3 5.6 6.2 5.5 ASTRO 2000 5.8 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.0 4.7 5.8 5.9 3.6 4.7 5.0 6.2 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.1 5.3 6.0 5.5 BONANZA 5.8 5.9 5.1 4.5 3.5 4.4 6.2 6.1 3.4 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.5 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.3 5.3 5.9 5.4 TWILIGHT 5.1 5.9 5.7 3.5 3.2 4.0 6.3 4.1 3.4 6.9 4.4 6.7 5.8 5.0 4.1 4.4 3.6 5.3 5.4 5.2 ARID 5.6 6.1 5.6 4.4 3.3 3.9 5.4 5.3 3.5 5.0 5.6 6.8 6.0 4.8 5.0 4.6 3.8 5.3 6.0 5.2 FALCON 5.7 5.7 5.5 4.0 3.1 3.5 6.1 5.1 3.7 4.6 5.4 6.4 5.9 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.6 5.3 5.6 5.1 ANTHEM 5.3 5.9 5.1 4.8 3.1 3.2 5.4 5.1 3.8 4.1 4.6 6.5 5.7 4.2 4.8 4.6 3.7 4.8 5.4 4.9 KY-31 W/ENDO. 4.9 4.5 5.6 4.4 2.2 2.0 5.3 3.7 3.6 2.9 4.7 6.0 4.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.3 KY-31 NO ENDO. 4.6 4.8 5.3 4.0 2.2 2.1 5.3 3.7 3.5 2.7 4.8 5.9 4.6 3.6 4.0 3.4 3.9 4.5 4.8 4.3 LSD VALUE 0.4 1.7 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 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).