TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 CA1 CA3 GA1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MO1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 UT1 VA1 VA4 WA1 MEAN * REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 6.4 6.7 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.8 8.0 6.9 6.8 8.3 6.8 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.8 8.1 6.8 5.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.5 * MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 6.1 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.7 7.1 8.1 6.8 7.0 7.9 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.0 5.5 6.6 6.8 5.3 8.0 6.6 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.5 * PICK RT-95 6.3 6.9 6.5 6.8 6.3 6.5 8.0 6.6 6.6 8.3 6.8 6.4 6.0 4.8 6.6 6.9 5.8 5.3 7.8 6.4 5.7 6.4 6.5 6.0 6.5 * PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 6.2 6.8 6.4 7.3 6.1 6.4 7.1 6.5 6.8 7.9 6.8 6.1 6.0 4.9 6.4 7.1 6.0 5.9 7.9 6.6 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.5 * MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 6.0 7.1 6.1 7.0 6.7 6.5 7.9 6.8 7.0 8.0 7.1 5.6 5.3 4.5 6.2 6.8 6.3 5.3 8.2 6.6 5.7 5.9 6.4 6.0 6.5 * SCORPIO (ZPS-2PTF) 6.1 6.8 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.6 8.0 6.6 6.5 8.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.2 7.8 6.4 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 * COYOTE 5.8 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.4 7.8 6.6 6.5 7.7 7.3 6.2 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.2 8.0 6.7 5.5 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.3 * CROSSFIRE II 5.8 7.1 6.1 6.4 7.0 6.6 7.2 6.7 6.8 7.7 6.2 5.8 5.8 4.8 6.3 6.8 6.1 5.5 7.8 6.6 5.3 5.8 6.2 5.9 6.3 * SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 6.1 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 7.7 6.5 6.5 7.7 6.8 5.7 5.0 4.9 6.7 6.5 5.5 5.2 7.9 6.9 5.5 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.3 * JAGUAR 3 6.3 6.8 6.1 7.1 6.3 6.1 7.3 6.8 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.2 5.7 3.9 6.3 7.1 5.2 5.3 7.6 6.3 5.3 5.8 6.4 5.9 6.3 MB 212 5.9 6.6 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.3 7.5 6.5 6.7 8.2 6.3 5.9 5.7 4.7 6.1 6.6 5.5 5.2 7.7 6.8 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 * WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 6.0 6.6 6.0 5.8 6.6 6.4 7.1 6.9 6.5 7.8 6.8 6.2 5.7 4.6 5.3 6.3 5.4 5.1 7.7 6.5 5.5 6.1 6.3 5.8 6.2 * OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 6.1 6.8 6.1 6.6 5.6 6.1 7.2 6.4 6.9 8.0 6.7 6.1 6.1 4.5 6.3 6.1 4.8 5.1 7.5 6.6 5.3 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.2 DOMINION (PST-5M5) 5.5 6.4 5.9 6.3 5.8 6.1 7.4 6.3 6.6 7.8 6.9 6.0 5.8 4.7 6.4 6.8 4.5 5.0 7.7 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.3 5.8 6.2 * TAR HEEL 5.7 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 7.1 6.4 6.5 7.8 6.4 5.5 5.0 4.6 5.9 6.5 5.5 5.0 7.4 6.5 5.7 6.4 6.3 5.8 6.2 * WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 5.1 6.6 6.4 7.0 6.9 6.2 7.4 6.5 6.7 7.7 6.8 5.6 5.5 4.3 5.8 6.5 4.6 5.1 7.4 6.6 5.7 6.1 6.3 5.8 6.2 CU9502T 5.3 6.7 5.9 6.1 5.7 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.7 8.3 7.1 6.1 5.8 4.8 5.8 6.9 5.4 4.6 7.7 6.4 5.5 6.6 6.2 5.8 6.2 * REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 5.3 6.5 6.0 6.8 6.7 6.5 7.0 6.4 6.4 7.6 6.6 5.8 5.2 4.7 6.2 6.5 5.4 5.1 7.9 6.6 5.3 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.2 MB 29 6.4 6.4 5.8 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.9 6.3 6.3 8.1 6.6 5.8 5.6 5.0 6.6 6.0 5.0 4.8 7.7 7.0 5.2 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.2 * GAZELLE 5.5 6.8 6.2 5.8 6.3 5.8 7.9 6.9 6.4 7.5 6.0 6.0 5.1 4.7 5.8 6.8 5.7 5.0 7.9 6.5 4.9 6.1 6.4 5.8 6.2 MB 213 6.0 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.8 6.4 6.8 7.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.6 7.9 7.0 5.5 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.1 ONCUE (PST-523) 5.9 6.8 6.1 6.7 6.1 6.2 7.3 6.6 6.2 7.5 6.7 5.5 5.1 4.6 5.6 6.7 4.6 5.1 7.7 6.5 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 R5AU 5.8 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 7.2 6.5 6.6 7.4 6.7 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.8 6.0 4.5 4.6 7.6 6.5 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.7 6.1 CU9501T 5.2 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 7.3 6.4 6.7 7.8 6.5 5.9 5.5 4.2 5.8 6.8 5.0 5.0 7.4 6.5 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.1 * ARID 3 (J-98) 5.9 6.6 5.8 6.5 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.5 7.5 6.9 5.8 4.9 4.5 6.3 6.7 5.6 4.8 7.7 6.8 5.9 5.1 6.2 5.9 6.1 * BRANDY (J-101) 5.3 6.9 6.0 6.1 6.8 6.2 7.2 6.5 6.3 7.2 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.9 6.2 5.8 4.1 7.9 6.6 5.0 5.8 6.3 5.9 6.1 * DURANA (MB 211) 5.9 6.5 5.8 5.9 5.5 6.2 7.4 6.3 6.5 8.2 5.9 6.0 6.0 4.5 6.1 6.3 4.7 4.5 7.6 6.8 5.3 5.8 6.2 5.9 6.1 * BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 4.6 6.7 6.2 6.7 6.1 6.4 7.0 6.5 6.8 7.7 6.7 5.8 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.9 7.4 6.4 5.6 5.6 6.2 5.7 6.1 * BRAVO (RG-93) 4.9 6.6 5.7 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.9 6.5 6.5 7.8 6.3 5.9 5.5 4.5 5.6 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.6 6.5 5.1 6.1 6.4 6.0 6.1 OFI-931 5.5 6.2 5.9 6.3 5.4 6.1 6.5 6.7 6.2 7.8 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.9 5.9 4.6 4.9 7.6 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.0 * CORONADO 5.0 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.7 6.2 6.3 7.4 5.5 5.8 5.0 4.7 5.8 6.2 5.6 4.7 7.9 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.0 ATF-257 5.9 6.9 6.2 6.6 6.1 6.4 7.6 6.3 6.5 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.8 6.1 4.1 5.0 7.6 6.3 5.4 5.6 6.3 5.7 6.0 BAR FA 6D 5.6 6.4 6.2 6.3 5.1 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.8 6.5 5.6 5.7 4.8 5.0 6.0 5.5 4.3 7.9 6.8 5.6 5.5 6.3 6.2 6.0 * SOUTHERN CHOICE 5.4 6.5 6.0 6.1 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.3 6.3 7.2 6.5 5.9 6.0 4.2 5.7 6.6 4.8 5.1 7.4 6.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.0 BAR FA 6LV 5.6 6.5 6.1 6.6 4.9 6.0 6.7 6.5 6.6 7.7 6.0 6.1 5.4 4.8 5.5 5.8 5.4 4.1 7.8 6.7 6.0 5.6 6.2 6.0 6.0 * WYATT (ATF-188) 4.9 6.8 6.0 6.4 5.9 6.4 7.3 6.7 6.1 7.5 6.8 5.7 5.7 4.4 5.5 6.3 5.2 4.9 7.7 6.2 5.1 5.6 6.2 5.6 6.0 MB 28 5.8 6.1 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.6 6.0 6.4 7.5 6.7 5.6 6.0 4.6 5.8 6.1 5.4 5.0 7.6 7.0 5.2 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.0 MB 215 5.6 6.1 5.7 6.4 5.5 6.0 6.6 6.1 6.5 7.1 6.7 5.6 6.1 4.9 5.6 6.2 4.7 3.8 7.9 6.9 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 * ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 4.9 6.5 5.8 6.4 6.2 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.5 7.3 5.8 5.6 6.0 4.0 5.4 6.4 5.4 4.9 7.3 6.4 6.1 5.6 6.3 5.8 6.0 * GENESIS 5.4 6.2 5.8 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.6 6.3 6.4 7.5 6.8 5.2 . 4.6 5.6 6.0 5.1 3.9 7.4 6.8 5.5 6.6 6.2 5.9 6.0 * BARRERA (BAR FA6 US3) 5.3 6.4 6.0 4.9 5.4 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.3 8.3 6.6 5.3 5.6 4.8 5.9 6.3 5.1 4.7 8.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.1 6.3 6.0 MB 26 5.8 6.7 6.2 5.4 5.4 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.1 7.9 5.9 6.0 5.0 4.6 6.2 6.3 5.1 4.9 7.8 6.9 4.8 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 SR 8210 5.5 6.5 6.2 5.8 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.7 6.3 7.4 6.1 6.0 5.7 4.1 6.4 6.0 4.9 4.8 7.7 6.5 5.5 5.7 6.4 5.8 6.0 * EMPRESS 5.1 6.6 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.8 6.3 7.5 6.5 5.4 5.0 4.5 5.7 6.2 4.9 5.0 7.4 6.5 5.8 5.6 6.3 5.9 6.0 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 CA1 CA3 GA1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MO1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 UT1 VA1 VA4 WA1 MEAN PST-5TO 5.6 6.6 5.8 6.2 5.1 6.2 6.7 6.4 6.6 7.6 6.4 5.4 5.5 4.6 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.1 7.3 6.6 5.8 5.3 6.3 5.8 6.0 * RED COAT (ATF-038) 5.9 6.6 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.6 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.5 5.6 5.1 4.4 5.5 6.4 4.5 5.0 7.6 6.5 5.8 6.2 6.2 5.7 6.0 * MUSTANG II 5.8 6.6 5.6 6.6 5.8 6.2 7.7 6.5 6.5 7.2 6.5 5.9 5.5 4.2 5.8 6.2 4.4 4.8 7.5 6.5 5.3 5.3 6.2 5.5 6.0 MB 214 5.6 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.2 6.7 6.6 6.2 6.5 7.6 7.1 5.8 4.9 4.6 5.5 6.3 4.6 4.0 8.2 7.1 5.1 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.0 MB 216 5.8 6.0 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.7 6.3 6.2 6.3 7.2 6.4 5.9 6.1 4.6 6.1 6.1 4.8 4.3 7.7 6.9 5.7 5.7 6.1 6.2 6.0 BAR FA6 US2U 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.4 6.4 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 4.5 5.6 6.6 5.6 4.4 7.9 7.1 5.7 5.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 * REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 6.0 6.4 6.0 6.5 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.5 7.2 6.1 6.0 5.2 4.3 6.3 6.5 4.6 4.0 7.4 6.7 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.0 * BARRINGTON (BAR FA6D USA) 4.9 6.6 6.0 6.2 5.1 5.9 6.2 6.7 6.4 7.8 5.9 6.1 5.1 4.3 5.7 6.2 5.7 4.3 7.8 7.0 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.0 * CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 4.9 6.0 5.8 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.2 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.9 5.3 6.3 4.5 4.3 7.6 6.6 5.5 6.1 6.2 5.8 6.0 * WILDFIRE (ATF-196) 5.6 6.7 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.0 7.1 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.4 5.4 5.1 4.8 5.5 6.7 5.5 4.9 7.7 6.5 5.1 5.7 6.2 5.6 6.0 AIRLIE (MB 210) 5.0 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.5 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.8 7.5 6.6 6.0 5.8 4.7 5.4 6.2 4.5 4.6 7.4 6.7 5.6 5.7 6.3 5.8 6.0 FINELAWN 5LZ (ZPS-5LZ) 5.9 6.7 6.2 5.4 5.6 6.1 6.8 6.3 6.1 7.3 6.1 4.8 5.1 4.5 6.3 6.0 4.9 5.3 7.8 6.9 5.5 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.0 * APACHE II 5.9 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 7.9 6.3 5.9 4.9 4.2 5.3 6.4 4.8 4.7 7.7 6.4 5.6 5.6 6.3 5.8 6.0 * RESERVE (ATF-182) 5.5 6.4 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 7.4 6.5 6.5 7.2 6.8 5.8 5.6 4.4 5.0 6.4 4.4 4.7 7.3 6.5 5.4 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.0 OFI-96-31 5.3 6.4 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.3 7.1 5.6 5.8 5.8 4.8 5.7 6.5 5.0 4.8 7.6 6.7 5.4 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.0 * PIXIE E+ 5.0 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.0 7.1 6.4 6.3 6.7 6.8 5.7 6.1 4.5 5.4 6.0 4.2 4.4 7.5 6.4 5.4 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 * BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 5.2 6.9 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.6 7.4 6.4 6.5 7.1 6.3 4.9 5.4 4.7 6.1 6.2 4.4 4.5 7.6 6.5 5.5 5.5 6.3 5.8 6.0 * AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 4.5 6.8 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.7 6.6 6.6 7.4 5.5 5.3 5.9 4.4 5.5 6.0 5.1 4.5 7.6 6.5 5.4 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 * TF6 (BAR FA6 US6F) 5.4 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 7.5 6.3 5.7 5.4 4.9 6.1 6.1 4.5 4.8 7.8 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 6.0 * TRACER (BAR FA6 US1) 5.8 6.4 6.2 5.6 5.0 5.6 6.9 6.7 6.4 8.2 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.8 5.5 6.3 5.6 4.4 7.8 6.9 5.1 5.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 * CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 5.5 6.7 6.1 6.9 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.3 7.4 5.5 5.5 6.0 4.6 5.8 5.7 4.8 4.7 7.8 6.5 5.1 5.4 6.2 6.0 6.0 PICK FA XK-95 5.8 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.3 7.3 5.2 5.1 6.2 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.4 6.6 5.3 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.9 OFI-951 5.6 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.3 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.2 7.3 6.5 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.8 4.6 7.7 6.6 5.5 5.6 6.4 5.8 5.9 * TULSA 5.2 6.8 6.1 6.3 5.8 6.2 6.8 6.5 6.4 7.2 6.3 5.5 5.6 4.4 5.6 6.2 4.2 5.0 7.3 6.5 5.2 5.7 6.2 5.7 5.9 ISI-TF11 5.1 6.3 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.2 7.1 6.3 6.3 7.6 6.9 5.4 6.1 4.3 5.5 5.7 4.3 4.6 7.3 6.3 5.6 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.9 ISI-TF9 5.0 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.4 7.2 6.3 6.3 7.8 6.4 5.4 5.9 4.4 5.3 6.1 4.5 4.2 7.6 6.5 5.9 5.5 6.3 5.6 5.9 * SUNPRO 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.7 6.3 5.9 7.8 6.3 5.9 5.2 4.4 5.5 6.5 5.3 4.7 7.6 6.5 5.7 5.3 5.9 6.0 5.9 * DUSTER 5.1 6.5 6.2 5.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.3 7.1 6.9 5.4 5.1 4.4 5.4 6.2 4.2 4.6 7.5 6.5 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.9 PICK FA N-93 4.7 6.6 6.1 5.3 4.9 5.5 6.9 6.6 6.3 7.6 6.1 5.4 5.5 5.0 6.5 5.6 5.4 4.9 7.9 6.6 5.5 5.4 6.0 6.0 5.9 * LION 5.6 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.7 5.9 6.4 7.2 6.0 5.5 6.2 4.5 5.5 5.9 4.4 4.5 7.6 6.9 6.2 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 PICK FA 20-92 5.0 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.0 4.6 5.6 6.0 4.3 5.3 7.6 6.8 5.2 5.2 6.1 6.3 5.9 * REGIMENT 5.1 6.4 5.5 5.8 6.8 5.8 6.7 6.4 6.2 7.1 6.5 5.4 5.1 4.6 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.8 7.4 6.4 5.5 6.2 6.3 5.5 5.9 * ARID II (J-3) 4.9 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 7.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 4.1 5.9 6.3 5.1 4.6 7.7 6.5 5.3 5.6 6.3 5.8 5.9 * ALAMO E 5.6 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.5 4.9 5.6 4.5 5.4 5.6 5.0 4.7 7.6 6.4 5.0 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.9 * TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 4.9 6.6 5.7 6.1 5.5 5.6 7.0 6.1 6.4 7.0 6.8 5.0 5.5 4.7 5.6 5.8 5.1 4.5 7.5 6.5 5.5 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.9 PRO 8430 4.9 6.4 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.3 7.2 6.4 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.4 5.6 4.4 5.1 6.2 4.0 4.0 7.5 6.3 5.4 6.0 6.3 5.6 5.9 SRX 8500 5.3 6.6 5.8 5.4 5.5 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.0 7.5 6.0 5.9 5.2 4.9 5.1 6.4 4.6 4.7 7.6 6.5 5.8 5.5 6.3 5.9 5.9 * BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 5.4 6.6 5.8 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.1 6.6 6.3 7.6 6.6 5.6 4.9 4.6 5.4 5.9 4.4 4.9 7.6 6.5 5.2 5.8 6.3 5.7 5.9 ATF-253 4.8 6.6 5.8 6.3 6.2 5.8 7.1 6.1 6.6 7.1 6.7 5.4 5.2 4.5 5.1 5.7 4.8 4.9 7.3 6.5 5.1 5.4 6.1 5.6 5.9 * SAFARI 5.3 6.4 5.5 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 7.3 6.7 5.4 5.4 4.4 5.7 6.0 3.9 3.8 7.5 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.9 OFI-FWY 5.4 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.4 6.1 7.5 6.1 5.4 4.9 4.7 5.3 6.1 5.0 4.2 7.6 6.7 5.7 5.9 6.4 5.6 5.8 * FALCON II 4.8 6.3 5.7 6.1 6.0 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.6 6.9 6.9 5.2 5.6 4.3 5.3 6.4 4.3 4.4 7.6 6.5 5.2 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 * SHENANDOAH 5.3 5.8 5.4 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 7.5 6.4 5.2 5.6 4.1 5.3 6.5 4.1 4.1 7.2 6.4 5.4 6.0 6.3 5.6 5.8 WX3-275 5.4 6.4 5.6 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.9 6.3 6.4 7.5 5.3 5.8 5.7 4.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 4.1 7.6 6.3 4.9 5.4 6.2 5.5 5.8 * RENEGADE 4.9 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.4 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.2 7.2 6.3 5.6 5.2 4.6 5.7 6.2 3.9 4.3 7.6 6.7 5.3 6.2 6.3 5.5 5.8 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 CA1 CA3 GA1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MO1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 UT1 VA1 VA4 WA1 MEAN * VELOCITY (AA-983) 5.6 6.3 5.7 5.9 4.8 5.6 6.8 6.3 6.5 7.0 5.8 5.9 5.7 4.6 5.9 6.5 3.8 4.0 7.7 6.3 5.2 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 * TOMAHAWK-E 4.8 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.1 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.3 7.1 6.7 5.7 4.8 4.5 5.8 6.2 4.6 3.8 7.4 6.5 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.8 * MARKSMAN 5.4 5.9 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.4 5.9 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.8 6.5 4.4 5.0 6.4 4.1 4.4 7.4 6.5 6.1 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.8 EA 41 5.4 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.3 6.4 7.1 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 6.0 5.3 4.8 4.8 7.7 6.7 4.4 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 * COCHISE II 5.7 6.6 5.6 6.4 5.3 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.8 6.2 5.4 5.2 4.5 5.2 5.9 4.4 4.3 7.4 6.5 5.0 5.7 6.1 5.8 5.8 ATF-022 5.5 6.5 5.4 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.2 4.4 5.3 6.3 3.9 4.3 7.3 6.3 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.8 ISI-TF10 5.4 6.1 5.8 6.0 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 7.5 5.5 5.7 5.8 4.7 5.3 5.4 4.9 4.1 7.3 6.7 5.4 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.8 * ARABIA (J-5) 5.4 6.4 6.0 5.1 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.6 6.1 7.3 5.6 5.4 5.6 4.5 5.1 5.7 5.1 4.4 7.9 6.6 5.3 5.4 6.3 6.0 5.8 PICK FA 15-92 5.4 6.7 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.0 6.8 4.8 4.8 5.6 4.7 5.7 6.1 5.2 4.6 7.4 6.5 5.3 4.9 6.1 6.1 5.8 * FINELAWN PETITE 4.4 6.1 5.7 6.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.2 7.3 6.2 5.2 5.7 3.9 5.3 5.5 4.6 4.2 7.4 6.7 5.5 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.7 * ARIZONA (PICK FA 6-91) 5.4 6.5 5.6 5.3 4.8 5.5 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.0 4.9 5.8 5.7 4.0 4.3 7.9 6.5 5.7 5.2 6.0 6.1 5.7 GLEN EAGLE (EC-101) 4.9 6.4 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.5 7.5 6.0 5.5 5.4 4.3 5.6 5.2 3.9 4.5 7.5 6.5 5.1 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.7 ATF-020 5.5 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.8 5.6 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.1 6.8 5.6 5.1 3.6 5.5 6.0 3.9 4.3 7.3 6.3 5.2 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 * PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 4.4 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.5 7.8 5.8 5.0 5.5 4.3 5.5 6.5 3.8 4.0 7.6 6.5 5.2 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.7 DP 50-9011 4.7 6.5 5.8 6.3 5.2 5.3 5.7 6.5 6.3 7.3 5.8 5.8 5.2 4.6 5.0 5.9 3.8 3.9 7.8 6.5 5.3 5.6 6.3 5.6 5.7 * LEPRECHAUN 4.8 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.8 6.3 5.4 5.2 4.4 5.0 5.8 3.9 4.2 7.4 6.2 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.7 * COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.1 6.2 7.3 6.1 5.8 5.3 4.3 5.1 5.1 4.3 4.2 7.2 6.3 5.3 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 OFI-96-32 4.8 6.1 5.5 6.3 5.6 5.9 6.2 5.6 6.3 7.2 6.2 5.3 5.3 4.2 4.8 5.5 3.9 4.5 7.7 6.4 4.8 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.7 PSII-TF-9 4.9 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.1 7.0 6.8 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.8 5.6 3.7 4.5 7.1 6.5 5.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.7 HELIX (WVPB-1D) 5.1 5.9 5.3 6.3 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.3 7.1 5.8 4.8 5.5 4.4 5.1 5.8 4.0 4.6 7.3 6.4 5.1 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.6 * EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 4.4 6.4 5.7 6.2 5.2 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.8 5.9 5.4 6.2 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.2 7.3 6.6 5.5 5.1 6.2 6.0 5.6 WVPB-1B 4.9 6.1 5.6 6.1 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.9 6.3 5.4 4.9 4.3 5.4 5.6 4.0 4.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.1 5.5 5.6 * SHORTSTOP II 5.0 6.6 6.0 4.8 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.2 6.3 6.9 5.5 4.6 4.9 4.2 5.5 6.4 4.6 4.5 7.7 6.2 5.1 5.1 6.1 5.9 5.6 * KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 4.2 6.3 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.4 7.1 5.2 5.2 5.5 4.3 5.1 5.7 3.8 4.0 7.4 6.3 4.9 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.6 * GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 4.7 5.7 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.4 6.3 7.0 7.1 5.2 5.7 4.3 4.8 5.2 4.5 4.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.6 SRX 8084 4.5 6.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.5 5.2 5.5 4.1 4.9 5.9 3.5 4.0 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.4 6.1 5.6 5.6 * WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.4 7.3 6.7 5.1 5.5 4.0 5.1 4.9 3.4 4.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.6 * TITAN 2 4.8 5.7 5.0 6.1 6.8 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.2 7.0 6.7 5.1 5.0 4.0 4.8 5.9 3.5 3.6 6.9 6.1 4.6 5.8 6.2 5.2 5.5 * AXIOM (ATF-192) 4.6 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.1 5.3 4.5 4.9 5.3 3.4 4.2 7.2 6.4 5.4 5.9 6.2 5.3 5.5 PSII-TF-10 4.6 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.9 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.1 5.7 4.2 4.1 7.2 6.3 5.1 5.4 6.1 5.9 5.5 JSC-1 3.9 5.9 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.1 5.8 6.1 7.2 6.4 5.3 4.9 3.8 5.4 5.9 3.6 3.9 7.3 6.3 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.5 JTTFC-96 4.6 6.2 5.4 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.0 7.3 6.2 4.9 5.2 4.2 4.6 5.8 3.0 3.9 7.2 6.0 5.4 5.6 6.1 4.9 5.5 PICK FA UT-93 5.1 6.4 5.8 4.8 4.5 5.0 5.3 6.4 6.2 7.2 5.2 5.6 4.7 4.4 5.3 5.8 4.0 4.2 7.6 6.4 5.3 4.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 * BONSAI 4.2 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.6 5.5 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.4 5.4 3.3 3.8 7.2 6.2 5.2 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.5 JTTFA-96 4.1 6.0 5.5 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.5 6.3 4.5 6.5 6.1 4.6 5.3 3.3 4.9 5.9 3.2 4.0 7.1 5.9 5.2 5.8 6.1 5.0 5.3 DLF-1 4.1 5.5 4.7 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.4 6.3 6.4 5.5 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.8 5.3 2.7 3.1 7.0 6.0 4.9 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.1 * ARID 3.9 5.3 5.1 6.1 6.1 4.9 5.2 5.6 5.5 6.4 6.5 4.4 5.2 3.5 4.1 5.5 2.5 2.4 6.6 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.9 4.7 5.1 DP 7952 3.4 5.2 4.3 4.9 6.2 4.9 4.6 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.1 4.9 5.4 4.0 4.3 4.8 2.1 3.1 6.7 5.8 4.8 5.2 5.7 4.9 4.9 AV-1 3.2 5.3 4.8 4.9 5.6 5.1 4.4 5.0 5.4 6.0 5.3 4.5 5.2 3.8 4.3 5.0 2.1 3.0 6.9 6.1 5.0 5.4 5.9 5.0 4.9 * KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 2.9 3.1 4.0 5.7 5.3 3.9 3.3 2.9 4.2 4.6 3.8 3.3 5.6 4.0 2.5 3.3 1.2 1.0 5.2 4.9 3.7 4.1 4.8 3.7 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.2 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 C.V. (%) 11.3 4.4 6.0 10.3 12.6 6.1 9.8 3.5 4.3 4.9 11.7 8.0 11.9 8.4 7.9 7.7 14.8 10.6 4.1 3.6 12.3 9.0 3.2 4.1 8.2 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2000. 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.