TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.8 7.0 6.5 MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.7 7.0 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.5 PICK RT-95 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.5 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.6 7.0 6.5 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.4 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.8 6.7 7.0 6.4 SCORPIO (ZPS-2PTF) 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 7.0 6.4 COYOTE 6.1 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.7 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.7 6.5 7.0 6.3 CROSSFIRE II 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.3 SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.3 JAGUAR 3 6.6 6.4 6.9 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.3 MB 212 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.1 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.3 WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.2 OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.7 6.2 DOMINION (PST-5M5) 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.2 TAR HEEL 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.4 6.8 6.2 CU9502T 6.1 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.2 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.2 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.2 MB 29 5.9 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.2 GAZELLE 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.7 6.5 7.0 6.2 MB 213 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.5 6.1 ONCUE (PST-523) 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.7 6.1 R5AU 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.1 CU9501T 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.1 ARID 3 (J-98) 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.1 BRANDY (J-101) 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.5 6.2 6.7 6.1 DURANA (MB 211) 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.9 6.1 BRAVO (RG-93) 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.9 6.1 OFI-931 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.6 6.0 CORONADO 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.0 ATF-257 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.0 SOUTHERN CHOICE 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.5 6.0 BAR FA 6LV 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.7 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.0 BARRERA (BAR FA6 US3) 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.0 BAR FA 6D 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.7 6.0 WYATT (ATF-188) 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.0 MB 28 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.4 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.0 MB 26 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.3 6.6 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.0 MB 215 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.5 6.0 GENESIS 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.0 EMPRESS 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.0 SR 8210 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.7 6.0 MUSTANG II 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.0 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.0 RED COAT (ATF-038) 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.8 6.0 PST-5TO 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.0 MB 214 6.0 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.3 5.9 6.7 6.0 MB 216 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.3 5.9 6.2 6.0 BAR FA6 US2U 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.5 6.0 BARRINGTON (BAR FA6D USA) 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.2 7.0 6.0 CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.9 6.5 6.0 WILDFIRE (ATF-196) 6.1 6.1 5.6 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.0 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 6.1 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.5 6.0 AIRLIE (MB 210) 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.5 6.0 FINELAWN 5LZ (ZPS-5LZ) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.0 APACHE II 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.0 OFI-96-31 6.1 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.8 6.5 6.0 PIXIE E+ 6.1 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.0 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.0 RESERVE (ATF-182) 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.8 6.0 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.9 6.0 TF6 (BAR FA6 US6F) 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.9 6.0 TRACER (BAR FA6 US1) 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.0 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.3 5.9 6.3 6.0 PICK FA XK-95 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.1 6.5 5.9 OFI-951 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.9 ISI-TF11 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 TULSA 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.4 5.9 ISI-TF9 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.9 6.4 5.9 SUNPRO 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.9 DUSTER 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.7 5.9 PICK FA N-93 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 PICK FA 20-92 6.4 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.3 5.9 LION 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.5 5.9 REGIMENT 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.6 5.9 ARID II (J-3) 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.2 5.9 ALAMO E 6.3 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 6.2 6.1 6.5 5.9 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 PRO 8430 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.7 5.9 SRX 8500 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.5 5.9 BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.5 5.9 ATF-253 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.7 5.9 SAFARI 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.6 6.2 6.0 6.5 5.9 OFI-FWY 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.8 FALCON II 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.9 6.7 5.8 RENEGADE 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.6 6.1 5.8 6.7 5.8 VELOCITY (AA-983) 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.8 WX3-275 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.8 6.4 5.8 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TOMAHAWK-E 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.6 5.8 SHENANDOAH 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8 MARKSMAN 5.4 5.3 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.7 6.3 5.8 EA 41 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.4 5.8 COCHISE II 6.3 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.7 5.8 ATF-022 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.6 6.3 5.8 ISI-TF10 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.5 5.8 PICK FA 15-92 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.8 ARABIA (J-5) 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.6 6.1 5.8 FINELAWN PETITE 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.5 5.7 GLEN EAGLE (EC-101) 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.7 5.7 ARIZONA (PICK FA 6-91) 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.7 ATF-020 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.4 5.7 PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.8 6.6 5.7 DP 50-9011 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.1 5.8 6.6 5.7 LEPRECHAUN 6.1 6.2 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.6 6.5 5.7 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.8 6.3 5.7 OFI-96-32 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.5 6.1 5.7 PSII-TF-9 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.7 6.5 5.7 HELIX (WVPB-1D) 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.5 6.3 5.6 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.8 6.4 5.6 WVPB-1B 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.6 6.4 5.6 SHORTSTOP II 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.6 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.9 5.4 5.9 5.6 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 6.1 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.6 6.5 5.6 GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.5 6.1 5.6 SRX 8084 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 6.0 5.4 6.4 5.6 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.4 6.2 5.6 TITAN 2 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.5 6.3 5.5 AXIOM (ATF-192) 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.4 5.5 PSII-TF-10 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 6.1 5.5 JSC-1 5.6 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.5 6.3 5.5 JTTFC-96 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.5 5.5 PICK FA UT-93 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.5 BONSAI 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.5 6.3 5.5 JTTFA-96 6.1 6.1 5.7 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.6 6.4 5.3 DLF-1 5.9 5.5 5.3 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.2 6.1 5.1 ARID 6.1 6.2 5.5 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.8 5.4 5.1 6.0 5.1 DP 7952 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.6 4.9 AV-1 5.2 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.2 4.8 6.1 4.9 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 4.4 4.7 4.5 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.5 4.4 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 C.V. (%) 16.0 13.1 20.4 20.7 20.5 22.1 21.3 22.3 24.5 18.6 19.0 11.3 15.5 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.