TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ 1997-2000 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+) 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.3 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.3 MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 6.4 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.3 DYNASTY (PICK RT-95) 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.1 SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 6.1 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.1 SCORPIO (ZPS-2PTF) 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.6 6.1 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.1 COYOTE 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.1 CROSSFIRE II 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.1 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.0 WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.0 JAGUAR 3 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.0 OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.0 FALCON III (MB 212) 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.0 ARID 3 (J-98) 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 MB 29 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.9 DOMINION (PST-5M5) 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.9 TAR HEEL 5.9 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.4 5.9 GAZELLE 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.3 5.9 CU9502T 6.0 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.3 5.9 SOUTHERN CHOICE 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.9 CU9501T 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.0 6.3 5.9 ONCUE (PST-523) 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.3 5.9 MB 26 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 BRANDY (J-101) 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.2 5.9 MB 213 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 DURANA (MB 211) 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 MUSTANG II 6.0 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.3 5.9 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.7 5.9 OFI-931 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.3 5.8 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 6.1 6.5 6.3 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.4 5.8 MB 28 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.8 BARLEXAS II (BAR FA 6LV) 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.8 BARRERA (BAR FA6 US3) 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 EMPRESS 5.8 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.3 5.8 MB 214 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 5.8 GENESIS 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.8 PIXIE E+ 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.8 CORONADO 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.4 5.8 BAR FA 6D 5.9 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.2 5.8 BRAVO (RG-93) 5.9 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.5 5.8 RED COAT (ATF-038) 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.3 5.8 AIRLIE (MB 210) 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.8 MB 215 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.8 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN WILDFIRE (ATF-196) 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.8 R5AU 6.1 6.5 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.8 OFI-96-31 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.8 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 6.0 6.4 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.8 BARRINGTON (BAR FA6D USA) 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.4 5.8 RESERVE (ATF-182) 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.5 5.8 APACHE II 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.8 MB 216 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.8 ZANZIBAR (ZPS-5LZ) 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.8 RENEGADE 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.4 5.8 TULSA 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.8 SR 8210 5.7 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.8 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.8 BAR FA6 US2U 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.8 WYATT (ATF-188) 5.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.8 ISI-TF11 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.3 5.8 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 5.8 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.3 5.7 ATF-257 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.7 SR 8500 (SRX 8500) 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.7 SUNPRO 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.7 SHENANDOAH 5.5 6.1 6.2 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.7 SAFARI 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.7 DUSTER 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.1 5.7 ISI-TF9 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.7 ARID II (J-3) 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.7 TRACER (BAR FA6 US1) 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.7 PICK FA 20-92 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.7 REGIMENT 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.3 5.7 PICK FA XK-95 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.7 PST-5TO 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.7 ALAMO E 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.7 OFI-951 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.7 BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.7 TF 66 (BAR FA6 US6F) 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.7 FALCON II 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.4 5.7 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.7 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.7 OFI-FWY 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.7 LION 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.6 ATF-253 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.6 VELOCITY (AA-983) 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.6 PRO 8430 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.8 6.3 5.6 ARABIA (J-5) 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.6 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN ISI-TF10 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.6 WX3-275 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.6 MARKSMAN 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.6 FINELAWN PETITE 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.1 5.6 TOMAHAWK-E 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.6 6.0 5.6 COCHISE II 5.8 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.2 5.6 ARIZONA (PICK FA 6-91) 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.6 EA 41 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.6 ATF-022 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.6 PICK FA 15-92 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.6 PICK FA N-93 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 OFI-96-32 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.6 6.1 5.6 GLEN EAGLE (EC-101) 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.6 6.2 5.6 ATF-020 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.5 LEPRECHAUN 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.5 6.1 5.5 PSII-TF-9 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.6 6.1 5.5 TITAN 2 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.5 GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 5.1 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.0 5.5 SHORTSTOP II 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.7 5.5 WVPB-1B 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.6 6.1 5.5 SRX 8084 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.5 6.1 5.5 HELIX (WVPB-1D) 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.5 6.0 5.5 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.5 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.5 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.4 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.5 6.1 5.4 PSII-TF-10 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.4 DP 50-9011 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.5 6.0 5.4 AXIOM (ATF-192) 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.4 BONSAI 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.3 JTTFC-96 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.4 6.1 5.3 JSC-1 5.2 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.8 5.3 PICK FA UT-93 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.3 JTTFA-96 5.7 5.8 5.4 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.6 6.2 5.2 DLF-1 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 5.1 ARID 5.5 5.6 5.5 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.8 5.0 DP 7952 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.4 4.9 AV-1 5.1 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.9 5.7 4.8 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 3.9 4.4 4.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 C.V. (%) 17.3 15.0 21.7 24.3 24.9 23.0 24.0 25.1 24.9 22.6 21.7 15.6 18.8 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.