TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1/ 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 GA1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 MO3 OK1 VA1 VA4 MEAN PICK RT-95 6.3 6.8 8.0 6.6 8.3 6.8 4.8 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.7 REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 6.4 6.7 8.0 6.8 8.3 6.8 5.0 6.0 6.8 6.3 6.2 6.7 SCORPIO (ZPS-2PTF) 6.1 6.7 8.0 6.5 8.0 7.3 5.1 6.5 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.6 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 6.0 7.0 7.9 7.0 8.0 7.1 4.5 6.2 6.6 5.9 6.4 6.6 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 6.2 7.3 7.1 6.8 7.9 6.8 4.9 6.4 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.6 SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 6.1 6.3 7.7 6.5 7.7 6.8 4.9 6.7 6.9 6.3 6.4 6.6 MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 6.1 6.8 8.1 7.0 7.9 6.8 5.0 5.5 6.6 5.9 6.3 6.5 COYOTE 5.8 6.1 7.8 6.5 7.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.5 OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 6.1 6.6 7.2 6.9 8.0 6.7 4.5 6.3 6.6 6.1 6.2 6.5 MB 29 6.4 6.0 6.9 6.3 8.1 6.6 5.0 6.6 7.0 6.1 6.2 6.5 MB 212 5.9 6.3 7.5 6.7 8.2 6.3 4.7 6.1 6.8 6.0 6.3 6.4 DOMINION (PST-5M5) 5.5 6.3 7.4 6.6 7.8 6.9 4.7 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.4 JAGUAR 3 6.3 7.1 7.3 6.7 8.0 6.3 3.9 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.4 6.4 TAR HEEL 5.7 6.7 7.1 6.5 7.8 6.4 4.6 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.4 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 5.1 7.0 7.4 6.7 7.7 6.8 4.3 5.8 6.6 6.1 6.3 6.4 CROSSFIRE II 5.8 6.4 7.2 6.8 7.7 6.2 4.8 6.3 6.6 5.8 6.2 6.3 R5AU 5.8 6.7 7.2 6.6 7.4 6.7 5.1 5.8 6.5 5.8 6.1 6.3 CU9502T 5.3 6.1 6.5 6.7 8.3 7.1 4.8 5.8 6.4 6.6 6.2 6.3 MB 213 6.0 6.1 6.8 6.8 7.9 5.8 4.7 6.3 7.0 5.8 6.2 6.3 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 5.3 6.8 7.0 6.4 7.6 6.6 4.7 6.2 6.6 5.8 6.3 6.3 DURANA (MB 211) 5.9 5.9 7.4 6.5 8.2 5.9 4.5 6.1 6.8 5.8 6.2 6.3 MB 215 5.6 6.4 6.6 6.5 7.1 6.7 4.9 5.6 6.9 6.3 6.3 6.3 ONCUE (PST-523) 5.9 6.7 7.3 6.2 7.5 6.7 4.6 5.6 6.5 5.7 6.3 6.3 GENESIS 5.4 6.4 6.6 6.4 7.5 6.8 4.6 5.6 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.3 WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 6.0 5.8 7.1 6.5 7.8 6.8 4.6 5.3 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.3 ARID 3 (J-98) 5.9 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.5 6.9 4.5 6.3 6.8 5.1 6.2 6.3 RESERVE (ATF-182) 5.5 7.0 7.4 6.5 7.2 6.8 4.4 5.0 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.3 OFI-931 5.5 6.3 6.5 6.2 7.8 6.3 5.0 5.9 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.3 GAZELLE 5.5 5.8 7.9 6.4 7.5 6.0 4.7 5.8 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.2 ATF-257 5.9 6.6 7.6 6.5 7.3 6.7 4.0 5.8 6.3 5.6 6.3 6.2 MB 214 5.6 5.7 6.6 6.5 7.6 7.1 4.6 5.5 7.1 6.0 6.2 6.2 PST-5TO 5.6 6.2 6.7 6.6 7.6 6.4 4.6 6.3 6.6 5.3 6.3 6.2 MUSTANG II 5.8 6.6 7.7 6.5 7.2 6.5 4.2 5.8 6.5 5.3 6.2 6.2 CU9501T 5.2 6.1 7.3 6.7 7.8 6.5 4.2 5.8 6.5 6.1 6.1 6.2 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 6.0 6.5 6.3 6.5 7.2 6.1 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 6.3 6.2 BRAVO (RG-93) 4.9 6.6 6.9 6.5 7.8 6.3 4.5 5.6 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.2 MB 28 5.8 6.0 6.6 6.4 7.5 6.7 4.6 5.8 7.0 5.8 6.1 6.2 BAR FA 6LV 5.6 6.6 6.7 6.6 7.7 6.0 4.8 5.5 6.7 5.6 6.2 6.2 AIRLIE (MB 210) 5.0 5.8 7.3 6.8 7.5 6.6 4.7 5.4 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 RED COAT (ATF-038) 5.9 6.1 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.5 4.4 5.5 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.1 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 5.2 6.0 7.4 6.5 7.1 6.3 4.7 6.1 6.5 5.5 6.3 6.1 BRANDY (J-101) 5.3 6.1 7.2 6.3 7.2 5.9 5.0 5.9 6.6 5.8 6.3 6.1 MB 26 5.8 5.4 6.3 6.1 7.9 5.9 4.6 6.2 6.9 6.1 6.2 6.1 CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 4.9 6.4 6.5 6.3 7.7 6.7 4.9 5.3 6.6 6.1 6.2 6.1 TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 GA1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 MO3 OK1 VA1 VA4 MEAN MB 216 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.3 7.2 6.4 4.6 6.1 6.9 5.7 6.1 6.1 BAR FA 6D 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.8 6.5 4.8 5.0 6.8 5.5 6.3 6.1 FINELAWN 5LZ (ZPS-5LZ) 5.9 5.4 6.8 6.1 7.3 6.1 4.5 6.3 6.9 5.9 6.2 6.1 TRACER (BAR FA6 US1) 5.8 5.6 6.9 6.4 8.2 6.0 4.8 5.5 6.9 5.1 6.2 6.1 ISI-TF11 5.1 6.0 7.1 6.3 7.6 6.9 4.3 5.5 6.3 5.8 6.2 6.1 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 4.6 6.7 7.0 6.8 7.7 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.4 5.6 6.2 6.1 TF6 (BAR FA6 US6F) 5.4 5.6 6.0 6.4 7.5 6.3 4.9 6.1 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 BARRERA (BAR FA6 US3) 5.3 4.9 6.7 6.3 8.3 6.6 4.8 5.9 7.0 5.3 6.1 6.1 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 4.9 6.1 7.0 6.4 7.0 6.8 4.7 5.6 6.5 5.7 6.2 6.1 APACHE II 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.5 7.9 6.3 4.2 5.3 6.4 5.6 6.3 6.1 WYATT (ATF-188) 4.9 6.4 7.3 6.1 7.5 6.8 4.4 5.5 6.2 5.6 6.2 6.1 EMPRESS 5.1 5.9 6.9 6.3 7.5 6.5 4.5 5.7 6.5 5.6 6.3 6.1 OFI-951 5.6 5.6 6.4 6.2 7.3 6.5 4.7 6.0 6.6 5.6 6.4 6.1 SOUTHERN CHOICE 5.4 6.1 6.5 6.3 7.2 6.5 4.2 5.7 6.6 6.0 6.2 6.1 PIXIE E+ 5.0 6.0 7.1 6.3 6.7 6.8 4.5 5.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.1 SAFARI 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 7.3 6.7 4.4 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.1 VELOCITY (AA-983) 5.6 5.9 6.8 6.5 7.0 5.8 4.6 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.1 TULSA 5.2 6.3 6.8 6.4 7.2 6.3 4.4 5.6 6.5 5.7 6.2 6.1 REGIMENT 5.1 5.8 6.7 6.2 7.1 6.5 4.6 5.7 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.0 CORONADO 5.0 6.5 6.7 6.3 7.4 5.5 4.7 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.0 BARRINGTON (BAR FA6D USA) 4.9 6.2 6.2 6.4 7.8 5.9 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.9 6.2 6.0 SR 8210 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.3 7.4 6.1 4.1 6.4 6.5 5.7 6.4 6.0 ISI-TF9 5.0 5.8 7.2 6.3 7.8 6.4 4.4 5.3 6.5 5.5 6.3 6.0 BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.3 7.6 6.6 4.6 5.4 6.5 5.8 6.3 6.0 SHENANDOAH 5.3 6.5 6.3 6.1 7.5 6.4 4.1 5.3 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.0 WILDFIRE (ATF-196) 5.6 5.9 7.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 4.8 5.5 6.5 5.7 6.2 6.0 PICK FA N-93 4.7 5.3 6.9 6.3 7.6 6.1 5.0 6.5 6.6 5.4 6.0 6.0 ATF-253 4.8 6.3 7.1 6.6 7.1 6.7 4.5 5.1 6.5 5.4 6.1 6.0 ALAMO E 5.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.9 6.5 4.5 5.4 6.4 5.7 6.1 6.0 LION 5.6 5.6 6.7 6.4 7.2 6.0 4.5 5.5 6.9 5.7 6.3 6.0 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 5.5 6.9 6.0 6.3 7.4 5.5 4.6 5.8 6.5 5.4 6.2 6.0 BAR FA6 US2U 5.8 5.1 5.8 6.4 7.7 6.3 4.5 5.6 7.1 5.4 6.2 6.0 RENEGADE 4.9 6.0 6.0 6.2 7.2 6.3 4.6 5.7 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.0 COCHISE II 5.7 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.8 6.2 4.5 5.2 6.5 5.7 6.1 6.0 PRO 8430 4.9 6.5 7.2 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.4 5.1 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 DUSTER 5.1 5.6 6.2 6.3 7.1 6.9 4.4 5.4 6.5 5.9 6.2 6.0 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 4.9 6.4 7.3 6.5 7.3 5.8 4.0 5.4 6.4 5.6 6.3 6.0 TOMAHAWK-E 4.8 5.8 6.1 6.3 7.1 6.7 4.5 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.0 PICK FA XK-95 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.3 7.3 5.2 4.7 5.7 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.0 OFI-96-31 5.3 5.7 6.2 6.3 7.1 5.6 4.8 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 6.0 WX3-275 5.4 6.3 6.9 6.4 7.5 5.3 4.6 5.5 6.3 5.4 6.2 6.0 OFI-FWY 5.4 5.7 5.8 6.1 7.5 6.1 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.9 6.4 6.0 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 4.5 6.4 6.7 6.6 7.4 5.5 4.4 5.5 6.5 5.7 6.3 6.0 PICK FA 20-92 5.0 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.8 6.6 4.6 5.6 6.8 5.2 6.1 5.9 ISI-TF10 5.4 6.0 5.9 6.2 7.5 5.5 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 5.9 TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 GA1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 MO3 OK1 VA1 VA4 MEAN ATF-020 5.5 5.8 6.7 6.3 7.1 6.8 3.6 5.5 6.3 5.7 5.9 5.9 EA 41 5.4 5.3 5.9 6.4 7.1 6.0 4.8 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 FALCON II 4.8 6.1 5.7 6.6 6.9 6.9 4.3 5.3 6.5 6.1 6.1 5.9 ATF-022 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.8 6.3 4.4 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.9 GLEN EAGLE (EC-101) 4.9 5.9 6.0 6.5 7.5 6.0 4.3 5.6 6.5 5.8 6.1 5.9 ARID II (J-3) 4.9 6.0 6.3 6.5 7.0 5.8 4.1 5.9 6.5 5.6 6.3 5.9 SUNPRO 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 7.8 6.3 4.4 5.5 6.5 5.3 5.9 5.9 PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 4.4 5.6 6.0 6.5 7.8 5.8 4.3 5.5 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.9 FINELAWN PETITE 4.4 6.5 5.9 6.2 7.3 6.2 3.9 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.1 5.9 SRX 8500 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.0 7.5 6.0 4.9 5.1 6.5 5.5 6.3 5.9 OFI-96-32 4.8 6.3 6.2 6.3 7.2 6.2 4.2 4.8 6.4 6.1 6.1 5.9 WVPB-1B 4.9 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.9 6.3 4.3 5.4 6.3 5.7 6.1 5.9 ARIZONA (PICK FA 6-91) 5.4 5.3 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.1 4.9 5.8 6.5 5.2 6.0 5.9 HELIX (WVPB-1D) 5.1 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.1 5.8 4.4 5.1 6.4 6.1 6.1 5.8 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 7.3 6.1 4.3 5.1 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.8 PSII-TF-9 4.9 5.8 6.1 6.1 7.0 6.8 4.0 4.8 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.8 DP 50-9011 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.8 4.6 5.0 6.5 5.6 6.3 5.8 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 4.7 5.7 5.6 6.4 7.3 6.7 4.0 5.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.8 GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 4.7 5.2 5.9 6.3 7.0 7.1 4.3 4.8 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.8 MARKSMAN 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.4 5.0 6.5 5.8 6.1 5.8 TITAN 2 4.8 6.1 6.0 6.2 7.0 6.7 4.0 4.8 6.1 5.8 6.2 5.8 LEPRECHAUN 4.8 6.2 5.5 6.1 6.8 6.3 4.4 5.0 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.8 ARABIA (J-5) 5.4 5.1 5.8 6.1 7.3 5.6 4.5 5.1 6.6 5.4 6.3 5.8 AXIOM (ATF-192) 4.6 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.5 4.9 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.7 PICK FA 15-92 5.4 5.5 6.2 6.0 6.8 4.8 4.7 5.7 6.5 4.9 6.1 5.7 JTTFC-96 4.6 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.2 4.2 4.6 6.0 5.6 6.1 5.7 SRX 8084 4.5 5.9 6.1 6.3 7.3 5.5 4.1 4.9 6.3 5.4 6.1 5.7 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 4.4 6.2 5.7 6.1 6.8 5.9 4.3 5.0 6.6 5.1 6.2 5.7 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 4.2 5.9 6.0 6.4 7.1 5.2 4.3 5.1 6.3 5.7 6.1 5.7 PSII-TF-10 4.6 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.9 6.0 4.0 5.1 6.3 5.4 6.1 5.6 JSC-1 3.9 5.6 5.1 6.1 7.2 6.4 3.8 5.4 6.3 5.8 6.0 5.6 SHORTSTOP II 5.0 4.8 5.6 6.3 6.9 5.5 4.2 5.5 6.2 5.1 6.1 5.6 BONSAI 4.2 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.6 5.5 4.3 5.4 6.2 5.4 5.8 5.5 PICK FA UT-93 5.1 4.8 5.3 6.2 7.2 5.2 4.4 5.3 6.4 4.8 5.8 5.5 DLF-1 4.1 5.8 5.1 6.3 6.4 5.5 4.1 4.8 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.4 JTTFA-96 4.1 5.9 5.5 4.5 6.5 6.1 3.3 4.9 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.3 ARID 3.9 6.1 5.2 5.5 6.4 6.5 3.5 4.1 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.3 DP 7952 3.4 4.9 4.6 5.6 5.9 6.1 4.0 4.3 5.8 5.2 5.7 5.0 AV-1 3.2 4.9 4.4 5.4 6.0 5.3 3.8 4.3 6.1 5.4 5.9 5.0 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 2.9 5.7 3.3 4.2 4.6 3.8 4.0 2.5 4.9 4.1 4.8 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.2 C.V. (%) 11.3 10.3 9.8 4.3 4.9 11.7 8.4 7.9 3.6 9.0 3.2 8.0 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.