TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 CA1 CA3 DE1 GA1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MO1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 OH1 OK1 RI1 SC2 UT1 VA1 VA4 WA1 MEAN * REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 6.6 6.9 6.2 4.4 6.6 5.3 6.3 7.5 6.7 6.7 8.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 5.5 6.6 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.9 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.3 * PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 6.4 7.1 6.2 4.0 6.8 5.4 5.9 6.6 6.4 6.6 8.1 5.9 6.6 5.9 5.6 6.7 6.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 7.8 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.2 * MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 6.2 7.0 6.3 4.4 6.4 5.5 6.2 7.3 6.7 6.7 8.1 5.8 7.1 5.6 5.3 6.2 6.3 6.5 5.8 6.4 7.9 6.6 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.8 6.0 6.2 * DYNASTY (PICK RT-95) 6.4 6.9 6.3 4.6 6.6 4.7 6.0 7.5 6.5 6.3 8.0 5.4 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.5 5.6 5.7 4.9 7.9 6.4 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.9 6.1 * SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 6.4 7.0 6.1 4.9 6.2 5.0 6.0 7.2 6.3 6.4 7.8 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.4 6.7 6.4 5.5 5.2 5.9 7.9 6.6 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.0 * MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 6.2 7.0 5.9 3.8 6.9 5.1 6.1 6.9 6.7 6.7 8.1 5.8 6.2 5.3 5.1 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.1 7.8 6.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.9 6.0 6.0 * SCORPIO (ZPS-2PTF) 6.3 6.9 6.3 3.8 6.3 5.1 6.2 7.4 6.5 6.5 7.9 5.8 6.2 5.5 5.4 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.1 8.0 6.4 4.5 5.2 6.0 5.0 5.8 6.2 6.0 * CROSSFIRE II 6.0 7.0 6.1 4.3 6.4 5.6 6.0 6.8 6.5 6.4 7.6 5.2 6.5 5.3 5.4 6.3 6.7 5.9 5.2 6.0 7.5 6.5 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.7 5.9 6.0 * COYOTE 6.0 6.8 5.9 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 6.6 6.4 6.2 7.8 5.7 7.0 5.4 5.4 6.5 6.4 5.7 5.5 4.3 8.0 6.4 5.6 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.8 6.1 6.0 * REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 5.7 6.8 5.8 4.0 6.2 5.3 6.1 6.7 6.2 6.4 7.7 6.0 6.2 5.3 5.3 6.5 6.6 5.2 5.3 4.7 8.0 6.5 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 * WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 6.3 6.6 6.0 4.2 5.9 5.3 5.8 6.5 6.6 6.3 7.8 5.7 7.0 5.5 5.0 6.0 6.2 5.4 5.4 4.4 7.9 6.5 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 * ARID 3 (J-98) 6.1 6.7 5.9 4.3 5.9 4.5 5.6 6.3 6.4 6.5 7.7 5.9 6.1 5.1 4.8 6.6 6.6 5.6 5.0 6.1 7.7 6.4 6.6 5.6 5.8 4.8 5.7 5.8 5.9 * JAGUAR 3 6.5 7.0 6.1 4.0 6.7 5.0 5.8 7.1 6.5 6.5 7.9 5.5 6.2 5.3 4.9 6.3 6.5 5.2 5.0 5.6 7.7 6.4 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.8 5.7 5.9 * OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 6.2 6.8 6.2 4.5 6.6 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 6.6 7.9 5.7 6.5 5.6 5.1 6.4 6.0 5.1 5.0 5.7 7.6 6.4 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.7 6.0 5.9 * BRANDY (J-101) 5.7 6.9 6.0 3.9 5.7 5.2 5.6 6.5 6.2 6.3 7.5 5.1 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.4 6.2 5.5 4.7 5.7 7.7 6.3 7.2 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.8 5.8 5.9 FALCON III (MB 212) 6.1 6.9 5.7 4.1 6.2 5.1 5.8 7.1 6.2 6.4 8.1 5.0 6.7 5.8 5.1 6.1 6.3 5.3 4.9 3.8 7.7 6.4 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.9 CU9502T 5.6 7.0 5.7 4.4 5.8 4.6 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.4 7.9 6.1 6.4 5.5 5.2 6.0 6.6 5.1 4.6 5.6 7.7 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.9 MB 29 6.5 6.6 5.8 4.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.4 8.1 5.4 6.4 5.7 5.3 6.6 6.1 5.1 5.0 5.2 7.6 6.6 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.7 6.4 5.9 CU9501T 5.4 6.8 6.0 4.1 6.0 5.2 5.5 6.4 6.2 6.4 7.7 6.0 6.2 5.4 4.9 6.0 6.7 5.1 5.0 4.9 7.6 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.9 * MUSTANG II 6.1 6.7 5.7 4.6 6.3 5.0 5.8 7.1 6.3 6.6 7.3 5.4 6.4 5.9 4.9 5.9 6.1 4.5 4.7 5.6 7.4 6.4 5.7 5.9 5.3 4.8 5.8 5.5 5.9 * TAR HEEL 6.0 6.8 6.2 4.0 6.2 5.0 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.4 7.8 5.5 6.1 5.4 5.2 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.1 4.7 7.6 6.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.9 * ONCUE (PST-523) 6.1 6.8 5.9 4.3 6.3 5.2 6.0 6.6 6.3 6.3 7.5 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.9 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 7.6 6.4 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.1 5.8 5.6 5.8 * SOUTHERN CHOICE 5.9 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.1 4.8 5.8 6.6 6.2 6.6 7.2 5.8 6.4 5.9 5.1 5.8 6.5 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.5 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.8 MB 26 6.1 6.9 6.0 4.3 5.1 4.3 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 7.7 5.2 6.6 5.3 5.1 6.4 6.4 5.4 5.0 5.9 8.1 6.6 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.9 5.6 6.1 5.8 * GAZELLE 5.6 6.9 6.0 3.9 5.7 5.1 5.7 6.8 6.6 6.3 7.8 5.4 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.4 6.5 5.7 5.6 3.9 8.0 6.3 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 * DURANA (MB 211) 6.2 6.6 5.8 4.3 5.8 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.1 6.4 7.9 5.1 6.7 5.8 5.3 6.4 6.2 5.0 4.6 4.8 7.6 6.6 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.9 5.8 MB 213 6.2 6.6 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.8 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.6 7.8 4.8 6.4 5.7 5.1 6.5 6.1 5.5 4.6 5.5 7.8 6.5 4.8 5.5 5.6 4.9 5.5 6.1 5.8 * DOMINION (PST-5M5) 5.9 6.5 6.0 4.0 6.1 5.0 5.7 6.9 6.3 6.6 7.7 5.7 6.5 5.8 5.2 6.6 6.5 4.7 5.0 3.3 7.6 6.5 4.8 5.1 5.7 5.3 5.9 5.8 5.8 MB 28 5.8 6.4 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 6.2 6.0 6.5 7.4 5.5 6.2 5.8 5.2 6.3 6.1 5.2 4.7 6.1 7.4 6.6 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.6 6.1 5.8 OFI-931 5.8 6.4 5.8 4.0 6.0 4.6 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.4 7.7 5.5 6.4 5.4 5.0 6.3 6.1 4.7 4.9 5.4 7.5 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.8 * BARLEXAS II (BAR FA 6LV) 5.8 6.8 6.2 4.6 6.2 4.3 5.4 6.0 6.3 6.4 7.8 5.2 6.9 5.1 5.0 5.9 6.1 5.3 4.6 5.0 7.9 6.4 6.2 5.3 5.7 4.8 5.6 5.8 5.8 * BARRERA (BAR FA6 US3) 5.7 6.7 5.9 4.3 5.4 4.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.3 7.9 5.2 6.1 5.1 5.1 6.4 6.3 4.9 5.0 5.8 7.8 6.7 5.5 5.3 5.6 4.7 5.7 6.2 5.8 * BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 5.1 7.0 6.1 4.5 5.9 5.2 6.0 6.8 6.3 6.5 7.5 5.5 6.2 5.3 4.8 5.8 6.1 5.3 5.1 5.0 7.5 6.3 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.8 * RED COAT (ATF-038) 6.4 6.8 6.0 4.7 5.8 4.9 5.2 6.4 6.3 6.2 7.4 5.4 5.9 5.5 4.8 5.9 6.5 4.5 4.6 5.8 7.6 6.4 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.8 * WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 5.5 6.7 6.3 3.8 6.8 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.3 6.4 7.5 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.0 6.1 6.0 5.0 5.1 3.9 7.4 6.6 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 * REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 6.2 6.5 5.7 3.9 6.1 4.8 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.4 6.5 4.9 4.8 6.3 6.1 4.8 4.3 5.7 7.4 6.3 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 * PIXIE E+ 5.4 6.6 5.7 4.3 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.6 6.2 6.3 7.1 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.1 6.1 6.0 4.0 4.4 5.3 7.5 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.8 * GENESIS 5.7 6.4 5.7 4.1 6.0 5.1 5.7 6.3 6.2 6.4 7.6 5.7 6.0 5.1 5.0 5.8 5.7 4.8 4.1 6.0 7.3 6.5 6.0 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.8 MB 214 5.9 6.5 5.8 4.4 5.6 4.5 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.4 7.6 5.6 6.2 5.2 4.9 6.2 6.3 4.9 4.2 6.0 8.2 6.5 4.9 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.6 6.3 5.8 OFI-96-31 5.5 6.6 5.9 4.3 5.6 4.8 5.6 5.6 6.3 6.4 7.2 5.0 6.2 5.5 5.1 6.1 6.2 5.1 5.0 5.8 7.6 6.5 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 5.7 6.0 5.8 BAR FA 6D 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.8 4.3 5.5 5.8 6.5 6.6 7.6 5.6 6.1 5.2 5.3 5.8 6.2 5.2 4.7 5.3 7.8 6.4 5.8 5.4 5.6 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.8 * CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 5.4 6.2 5.8 3.8 6.0 4.8 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.3 7.8 5.5 6.4 5.8 5.2 5.8 6.2 4.9 4.7 5.3 7.5 6.4 6.1 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.8 * BRAVO (RG-93) 5.4 6.7 5.8 4.4 6.2 5.1 5.7 6.4 6.3 6.5 7.5 5.4 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.9 6.1 7.6 6.2 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.7 5.9 5.8 * WILDFIRE (ATF-196) 5.9 6.8 6.1 3.7 5.8 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.2 6.1 6.9 5.4 5.7 5.0 5.1 6.1 6.6 5.3 5.2 5.5 7.6 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.8 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 CA1 CA3 DE1 GA1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MO1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 OH1 OK1 RI1 SC2 UT1 VA1 VA4 WA1 MEAN * EMPRESS 5.6 6.9 5.7 4.3 6.0 4.9 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.4 7.5 5.7 6.1 5.2 5.1 6.4 6.4 5.0 4.9 4.1 7.6 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.7 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.8 * RESERVE (ATF-182) 6.0 6.5 5.9 3.6 6.5 4.1 5.7 6.9 6.2 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.5 4.8 5.6 5.9 4.5 4.6 5.8 7.5 6.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 MB 215 5.9 6.2 5.7 4.6 5.9 4.7 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.4 7.3 5.4 6.5 5.7 5.2 6.4 6.3 5.0 4.1 4.4 7.9 6.5 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.6 6.0 5.7 * AIRLIE (MB 210) 5.4 6.6 5.9 4.0 5.7 4.5 5.6 6.4 6.1 6.7 7.5 5.7 6.6 5.5 5.2 5.8 6.1 4.8 4.6 5.4 7.6 6.5 4.9 5.7 5.8 4.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 * RENEGADE 5.5 6.5 5.9 4.6 5.9 5.4 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.9 6.2 5.4 5.1 5.8 5.9 4.1 4.5 6.0 7.5 6.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.7 * ARID II (J-3) 5.2 6.6 6.0 5.2 5.6 4.3 5.4 6.2 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.1 5.8 5.6 4.7 6.1 6.3 5.1 4.7 5.7 7.7 6.2 6.4 5.5 5.6 4.8 5.6 5.8 5.7 * APACHE II 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 4.8 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.3 7.6 5.5 6.5 5.1 4.9 5.8 6.1 4.8 5.0 5.1 7.4 6.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.7 5.7 * WYATT (ATF-188) 5.2 6.8 5.9 4.6 5.9 4.6 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.2 7.3 5.5 6.1 5.6 4.8 5.8 6.0 4.9 4.8 5.4 7.7 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 MB 216 5.9 6.2 5.6 4.0 5.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 7.4 5.4 6.4 5.9 5.2 6.7 6.1 4.9 4.3 4.9 7.6 6.4 5.2 5.8 5.6 4.9 5.6 6.1 5.7 R5AU 6.0 6.8 6.0 4.1 6.4 4.7 5.8 6.9 6.2 6.4 7.3 5.5 6.6 5.2 5.3 6.1 5.5 4.6 4.7 3.2 7.4 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.7 * CORONADO 5.5 6.8 6.0 3.9 6.2 5.1 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.3 7.4 4.7 6.3 4.9 5.3 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.0 4.1 7.7 6.2 5.0 5.4 6.0 5.0 5.6 5.8 5.7 BAR FA6 US2U 5.9 6.5 6.0 4.0 5.4 4.5 5.5 5.5 6.3 6.3 7.7 5.2 6.3 5.2 5.0 6.0 6.1 5.3 4.6 5.6 7.5 6.6 5.5 5.3 6.0 4.8 5.6 6.1 5.7 * BARRINGTON (BAR FA6D USA) 5.0 6.7 5.9 4.1 6.1 4.4 5.6 5.9 6.4 6.4 7.9 5.4 6.4 5.4 4.9 6.3 6.1 5.5 4.6 4.0 7.8 6.6 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.0 5.7 5.9 5.7 * AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 4.9 6.9 6.0 4.2 5.8 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.4 7.3 4.6 5.7 5.7 5.1 5.9 5.9 5.0 4.8 5.6 7.7 6.4 5.6 5.3 5.3 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.7 * SR 8210 5.8 6.7 6.1 4.2 5.6 5.0 5.8 5.7 6.5 6.3 7.4 5.0 6.1 5.5 4.9 6.3 5.8 4.9 4.8 5.1 7.8 6.3 5.3 5.1 5.7 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.7 * ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 5.3 6.9 5.9 3.8 5.8 5.1 5.6 6.4 5.9 6.4 7.4 4.9 5.8 5.8 4.9 5.8 6.0 5.2 4.7 5.0 7.4 6.3 5.5 5.5 6.0 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.7 * TULSA 5.6 7.0 5.9 4.0 6.1 5.0 5.8 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.2 5.4 5.9 5.6 5.0 5.9 5.9 4.5 4.9 3.8 7.7 6.4 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 * ZANZIBAR (ZPS-5LZ) 6.2 6.8 6.1 4.5 5.4 4.9 5.6 6.0 6.1 6.2 7.7 5.2 6.0 5.0 4.8 6.5 6.1 5.2 4.8 4.6 7.7 6.4 4.8 5.2 5.8 4.9 5.6 5.7 5.7 * SHENANDOAH 5.9 6.2 5.5 4.9 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.3 7.2 5.8 5.7 5.9 4.9 5.6 5.9 4.2 4.2 5.9 7.2 6.2 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.7 * DUSTER 5.4 6.6 6.0 3.9 5.5 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.3 7.2 5.7 5.9 5.1 5.0 5.9 6.1 4.4 4.4 5.2 7.4 6.3 6.3 5.1 5.7 5.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 * SR 8500 (SRX 8500) 5.7 6.8 5.9 3.8 5.2 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 7.6 5.1 6.4 5.2 5.2 5.7 6.5 4.8 5.0 5.0 7.5 6.3 5.8 5.2 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 5.7 ISI-TF11 5.7 6.5 5.7 3.8 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.4 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.1 6.0 5.8 4.5 4.6 5.1 7.4 6.3 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.7 * SAFARI 5.6 6.5 5.5 4.6 6.0 5.3 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.4 7.1 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.1 5.6 5.7 4.0 4.2 5.6 7.5 6.3 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 * SUNPRO 6.2 6.6 6.0 5.0 5.4 4.5 5.7 5.1 6.3 6.0 7.4 5.2 6.4 5.1 4.9 5.8 6.4 5.4 4.8 4.8 7.7 6.3 4.9 5.2 5.7 4.8 5.5 6.0 5.7 ATF-257 6.1 6.7 5.8 4.1 6.1 4.8 5.9 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.4 5.5 6.1 5.3 4.8 5.7 6.2 4.2 4.9 4.8 7.3 6.3 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.3 5.7 * TRACER (BAR FA6 US1) 5.9 6.7 5.9 4.4 5.5 4.1 5.2 5.5 6.4 6.3 7.9 5.1 6.0 4.9 5.0 6.1 6.4 5.2 4.7 5.8 7.9 6.4 4.8 5.3 5.5 4.5 5.5 6.1 5.7 * REGIMENT 5.5 6.7 5.5 4.6 5.6 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.9 5.6 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.6 5.1 7.4 6.3 5.2 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.7 ISI-TF9 5.6 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 4.8 5.8 6.4 6.0 6.3 7.6 5.3 6.0 5.8 4.9 5.8 6.0 4.7 4.4 4.9 7.6 6.4 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.7 PICK FA 20-92 5.2 6.8 6.0 3.6 5.4 4.3 5.5 5.7 6.3 6.1 7.2 5.3 6.8 4.9 5.1 6.1 6.1 5.0 5.3 5.5 7.7 6.4 5.6 5.2 5.3 4.6 5.4 6.1 5.7 PICK FA XK-95 6.1 6.8 5.9 4.0 5.5 4.5 5.7 5.4 6.1 6.3 7.3 4.4 5.6 5.3 5.1 6.1 6.0 5.3 5.2 5.1 7.7 6.3 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.9 5.7 OFI-951 5.7 6.7 5.9 3.8 5.5 4.4 5.6 5.4 6.2 6.2 7.4 5.2 5.6 5.3 4.9 6.4 6.2 4.8 4.7 5.3 7.6 6.4 5.5 5.3 5.6 4.6 5.7 6.0 5.6 * BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 5.8 6.7 5.6 3.9 5.7 4.3 5.6 5.4 6.3 6.1 7.5 5.4 6.2 4.9 4.8 5.9 6.2 5.0 4.8 6.0 7.4 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 * ALAMO E 5.9 6.6 6.0 3.8 5.9 5.0 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.2 7.1 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.0 5.8 5.8 5.0 4.9 4.5 7.6 6.3 5.4 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.6 * BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 5.3 7.0 6.1 3.9 5.8 4.9 5.7 6.4 6.1 6.4 7.2 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.0 6.0 5.6 4.4 4.5 4.8 7.6 6.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.6 PST-5TO 5.8 6.7 5.9 3.8 6.2 4.1 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.4 7.5 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.3 7.5 6.3 5.3 5.1 5.5 4.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 * TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 5.2 6.7 5.7 4.1 5.9 4.9 5.3 6.1 5.8 6.4 7.0 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.0 6.1 5.4 5.0 4.6 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.9 5.6 * TF 66 (BAR FA6 US6F) 5.7 6.7 5.8 4.4 5.6 4.8 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.3 7.4 5.4 6.0 5.1 5.2 6.1 5.8 4.5 4.7 3.1 7.7 6.5 5.9 5.2 5.6 5.0 5.7 5.8 5.6 * FALCON II 5.2 6.4 5.7 3.9 6.0 4.9 5.8 5.6 6.1 6.6 7.2 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.2 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 * VELOCITY (AA-983) 5.8 6.3 5.6 4.1 5.9 3.8 5.2 6.0 6.1 6.3 7.2 5.1 6.5 5.2 4.9 6.2 6.5 4.0 4.2 4.6 7.5 6.3 6.4 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.5 6.0 5.6 * ARABIA (J-5) 5.6 6.7 6.1 4.5 5.2 4.1 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.0 7.4 4.7 5.8 5.2 4.7 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.6 5.3 7.6 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.7 4.7 5.6 6.1 5.6 * CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 5.9 6.5 6.1 4.1 6.6 4.8 5.9 5.3 6.1 6.3 7.3 4.6 5.9 5.7 5.1 5.9 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.0 7.5 6.3 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 WX3-275 5.4 6.6 5.6 3.9 6.2 5.0 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.2 7.4 4.6 6.1 5.4 4.9 5.7 5.7 4.8 4.1 6.0 7.5 6.1 5.8 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 PICK FA 15-92 5.6 6.7 5.7 4.5 5.4 4.3 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.1 7.0 4.3 5.5 5.3 4.7 6.1 6.0 5.3 4.4 4.9 7.3 6.1 6.7 5.6 5.4 4.5 5.4 5.9 5.6 * LION 5.9 6.4 5.9 3.8 5.1 4.8 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.9 5.5 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.5 4.5 3.7 7.7 6.5 6.1 5.3 5.5 4.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 ISI-TF10 5.9 6.3 5.9 4.1 5.6 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 4.8 6.1 5.6 5.1 5.8 5.5 4.7 4.4 5.3 7.3 6.5 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.8 5.6 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 CA1 CA3 DE1 GA1 IA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS2 KY1 MD1 ME1 MI1 MO1 MO3 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 OH1 OK1 RI1 SC2 UT1 VA1 VA4 WA1 MEAN * COCHISE II 6.0 6.7 5.6 4.2 5.7 4.4 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.8 5.2 5.9 5.3 4.9 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.9 7.6 6.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.8 5.6 PRO 8430 5.3 6.5 5.8 4.0 5.9 5.1 5.9 6.6 6.1 6.3 6.9 5.1 5.9 5.2 4.9 5.4 6.1 4.0 4.3 5.1 7.6 6.2 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.6 OFI-FWY 6.0 6.6 5.5 3.8 5.5 4.8 5.5 5.4 6.3 6.3 7.4 5.3 5.8 5.0 5.1 5.8 6.1 4.7 4.5 5.2 7.5 6.5 4.1 5.3 5.6 5.0 5.6 5.7 5.6 * TOMAHAWK-E 5.0 6.5 5.7 4.0 5.6 4.2 5.9 5.6 6.0 6.3 7.1 5.3 6.5 5.1 4.8 6.1 6.3 4.7 3.9 4.5 7.4 6.1 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.6 ATF-253 5.4 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.1 5.6 6.8 5.9 6.4 7.1 5.2 6.1 5.1 4.9 5.8 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.4 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.4 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.6 * FINELAWN PETITE 5.0 6.4 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 5.6 6.0 6.3 7.2 5.4 5.9 5.2 4.8 5.7 5.4 4.7 4.2 4.9 7.6 6.5 5.8 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.6 * ARIZONA (PICK FA 6-91) 5.6 6.6 5.5 4.0 5.4 4.1 5.4 5.8 6.2 6.3 7.0 5.2 6.2 5.1 5.0 6.1 6.1 4.5 4.4 3.2 7.6 6.3 6.6 5.6 5.6 4.4 5.4 6.1 5.5 * MARKSMAN 5.7 6.2 5.4 4.2 5.8 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.9 4.7 6.5 5.7 4.9 5.4 6.2 4.1 4.2 4.5 7.4 6.3 4.8 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.5 ATF-022 5.9 6.5 5.4 3.8 5.8 4.6 5.3 6.7 5.8 6.3 7.0 5.1 6.2 5.1 4.7 5.5 6.1 4.0 4.3 5.4 7.4 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.5 EA 41 5.8 6.6 5.8 4.3 4.9 4.7 5.5 5.2 6.0 6.0 7.2 5.3 5.9 5.4 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.8 4.3 3.9 7.7 6.3 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.6 6.0 5.5 * SHORTSTOP II 5.1 6.7 5.8 3.7 4.7 4.6 5.4 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.9 6.3 5.0 4.5 5.8 7.4 6.0 6.4 5.6 5.2 4.6 5.4 5.9 5.5 OFI-96-32 5.4 6.4 5.3 4.2 5.9 4.7 5.7 6.1 5.8 6.4 7.0 5.1 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.6 4.2 4.4 4.9 7.5 6.3 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.5 * GLEN EAGLE (EC-101) 5.1 6.5 5.6 3.9 5.7 4.7 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.4 7.4 4.9 5.8 5.7 4.9 5.8 5.7 4.2 4.4 4.4 7.5 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.5 ATF-020 5.7 6.5 5.6 3.9 5.5 4.3 5.2 6.5 5.8 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.1 5.1 4.5 5.8 5.9 4.2 4.4 4.7 7.4 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.5 5.6 5.5 * TITAN 2 5.3 6.1 5.1 4.4 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.4 6.7 5.9 5.6 5.6 4.9 5.1 5.7 3.9 3.9 5.9 7.1 6.1 5.0 5.5 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.5 PSII-TF-9 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.1 5.7 4.8 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.1 7.0 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.9 5.5 5.4 4.0 4.4 5.8 7.2 6.2 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.5 PICK FA N-93 5.0 6.6 5.9 3.6 4.8 3.8 5.2 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 4.9 6.1 4.7 5.0 6.9 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.5 7.8 6.5 5.0 5.2 5.6 4.4 5.5 5.8 5.5 * LEPRECHAUN 5.2 6.4 5.8 3.9 6.1 4.9 5.7 5.2 6.0 6.1 6.9 5.5 6.3 5.1 4.9 5.5 5.6 4.1 4.1 5.6 7.3 6.1 4.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.5 * PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 5.0 6.4 5.4 3.7 5.6 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 5.1 5.4 5.6 4.8 5.8 6.1 4.0 4.1 5.0 7.4 6.2 4.8 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.5 * GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 5.2 6.2 5.0 3.7 5.4 4.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.9 5.4 6.1 5.5 4.9 5.5 5.5 4.7 4.6 5.4 7.4 6.1 4.9 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.5 WVPB-1B 5.3 6.3 5.4 4.2 5.8 4.5 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.2 5.8 5.1 5.0 5.6 5.5 4.3 4.2 4.6 7.3 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 SRX 8084 5.0 6.7 5.6 4.9 5.7 4.9 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 7.1 5.0 5.8 5.6 4.8 5.5 5.9 3.8 4.2 4.1 7.3 6.1 4.6 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.6 5.5 5.4 * WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 5.0 6.2 4.9 4.0 5.8 5.0 5.5 5.4 5.8 6.2 7.1 5.5 5.6 5.4 4.8 5.5 5.1 3.9 4.5 5.7 7.2 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 * COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.4 6.3 5.4 4.5 5.6 4.4 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.3 7.1 5.2 6.0 5.6 4.9 5.6 5.4 4.2 4.1 3.6 7.2 6.2 5.7 5.4 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.4 * HELIX (WVPB-1D) 5.5 6.4 5.3 4.2 6.0 4.9 5.6 5.2 5.7 6.2 7.0 4.9 5.3 5.5 4.9 5.5 5.7 4.3 4.4 5.0 7.2 6.3 4.6 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.4 * KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 4.8 6.3 5.6 3.9 5.6 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.3 7.0 4.8 5.6 5.5 4.6 5.7 5.4 3.9 4.3 5.2 7.4 6.1 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.6 5.4 * EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 5.0 6.6 5.6 4.0 5.9 4.5 5.7 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.7 5.0 5.8 5.6 4.9 5.3 5.2 4.1 4.3 4.4 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.4 4.8 5.5 5.7 5.4 DP 50-9011 5.1 6.6 5.7 4.2 5.4 4.2 5.1 5.3 6.2 6.1 6.9 4.9 5.8 5.3 4.9 5.5 5.7 3.6 3.7 5.5 7.6 6.2 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.4 PSII-TF-10 5.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 5.4 4.6 5.4 5.6 5.7 6.2 7.0 4.9 5.5 5.3 4.8 5.6 6.0 4.1 4.2 5.1 7.3 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.6 5.4 * AXIOM (ATF-192) 5.1 6.3 5.6 3.9 5.7 4.9 5.4 5.6 5.6 6.2 6.4 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.8 5.4 5.0 3.8 4.1 4.6 6.9 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.4 * BONSAI 4.8 6.2 5.6 4.5 4.6 4.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.6 4.6 5.2 5.7 4.8 5.5 5.8 3.6 4.0 4.9 7.2 6.1 4.9 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.3 JSC-1 4.4 6.2 5.2 3.9 5.4 4.7 5.3 4.6 5.7 6.3 6.9 4.9 5.4 5.2 4.6 5.6 5.7 3.8 3.7 4.8 7.3 6.1 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.3 PICK FA UT-93 5.2 6.6 5.5 3.8 4.6 3.7 4.7 4.4 6.0 5.7 6.9 4.4 6.0 4.1 4.6 6.0 5.7 4.5 4.3 5.0 7.5 6.0 5.9 5.3 5.5 4.1 5.4 5.7 5.3 JTTFC-96 5.2 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.8 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.9 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.0 5.1 5.3 3.4 3.7 4.5 7.0 6.2 4.6 5.1 4.7 4.9 5.3 4.9 5.2 JTTFA-96 4.8 6.2 5.0 4.3 5.6 4.7 5.3 4.9 5.9 5.4 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.7 4.5 5.0 4.8 3.3 4.0 5.0 7.1 6.0 4.6 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.4 4.9 5.2 DLF-1 4.7 5.9 4.7 3.9 5.5 4.8 5.1 4.7 5.5 6.2 6.3 4.6 5.0 5.4 4.7 5.1 5.3 2.9 3.1 3.2 7.1 6.0 5.4 5.8 4.8 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.0 * ARID 4.6 5.5 4.9 3.4 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.1 5.5 5.7 6.1 5.5 4.7 5.9 4.6 4.7 5.3 2.8 2.6 4.4 6.7 5.9 4.4 5.4 4.8 5.1 5.0 4.7 5.0 DP 7952 4.2 5.5 4.4 3.4 4.5 5.0 4.9 4.4 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.3 4.6 4.7 4.7 2.5 2.9 5.6 6.9 5.7 4.1 5.5 4.5 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.9 AV-1 4.0 5.3 4.7 3.9 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.2 5.1 5.8 6.0 4.6 5.0 5.4 4.5 4.7 4.9 2.3 2.8 3.5 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.8 * KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 3.4 3.5 4.0 3.1 5.1 5.3 4.2 3.3 3.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.5 5.8 4.2 3.2 2.9 1.5 1.1 4.5 5.5 5.0 4.1 4.9 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.9 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 C.V. (%) 10.9 7.2 6.3 39.6 10.3 21.2 9.2 17.2 6.3 6.5 5.3 19.9 13.1 14.4 11.9 8.8 9.1 14.5 11.1 35.5 5.0 6.1 5.9 10.9 12.0 24.4 14.6 5.5 13.1 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2001. 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.