TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT THIRTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1/ 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 DE1 GA1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 MO3 OK1 SC2 VA1 VA4 MEAN REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 6.6 4.4 6.6 7.5 6.7 8.3 6.0 5.5 6.6 6.7 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.3 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 6.4 4.0 6.8 6.6 6.6 8.1 5.9 5.6 6.7 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.2 SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 6.4 4.9 6.2 7.2 6.4 7.8 5.8 5.4 6.7 6.6 5.3 5.5 5.9 6.1 MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 6.2 4.4 6.4 7.3 6.7 8.1 5.8 5.3 6.2 6.6 5.6 5.2 5.8 6.1 DYNASTY (PICK RT-95) 6.4 4.6 6.6 7.5 6.3 8.0 5.4 5.3 6.7 6.4 5.2 5.3 6.0 6.1 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 6.2 3.8 6.9 6.9 6.7 8.1 5.8 5.1 6.5 6.4 5.4 5.2 5.9 6.1 SCORPIO (ZPS-2PTF) 6.3 3.8 6.3 7.4 6.5 7.9 5.8 5.4 6.4 6.4 5.2 5.0 5.8 6.0 JAGUAR 3 6.5 4.0 6.7 7.1 6.5 7.9 5.5 4.9 6.3 6.4 5.2 5.2 5.8 6.0 OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 6.2 4.5 6.6 6.3 6.6 7.9 5.7 5.1 6.4 6.4 5.2 5.2 5.7 6.0 DOMINION (PST-5M5) 5.9 4.0 6.1 6.9 6.6 7.7 5.7 5.2 6.6 6.5 5.1 5.3 5.9 6.0 MB 29 6.5 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 8.1 5.4 5.3 6.6 6.6 5.8 5.1 5.7 6.0 FALCON III (MB 212) 6.1 4.1 6.2 7.1 6.4 8.1 5.0 5.1 6.1 6.4 5.5 5.2 5.8 5.9 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 5.7 4.0 6.2 6.7 6.4 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.5 6.5 5.5 5.1 5.7 5.9 MUSTANG II 6.1 4.6 6.3 7.1 6.6 7.3 5.4 4.9 5.9 6.4 5.9 4.8 5.8 5.9 COYOTE 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.6 6.2 7.8 5.7 5.4 6.5 6.4 5.2 5.4 5.8 5.9 CROSSFIRE II 6.0 4.3 6.4 6.8 6.4 7.6 5.2 5.4 6.3 6.5 5.2 5.2 5.7 5.9 DURANA (MB 211) 6.2 4.3 5.8 6.7 6.4 7.9 5.1 5.3 6.4 6.6 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.9 TAR HEEL 6.0 4.0 6.2 6.4 6.4 7.8 5.5 5.2 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.9 CU9502T 5.6 4.4 5.8 6.2 6.4 7.9 6.1 5.2 6.0 6.4 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.9 ARID 3 (J-98) 6.1 4.3 5.9 6.3 6.5 7.7 5.9 4.8 6.6 6.4 5.6 4.8 5.7 5.9 R5AU 6.0 4.1 6.4 6.9 6.4 7.3 5.5 5.3 6.1 6.4 5.6 5.0 5.5 5.9 WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 6.3 4.2 5.9 6.5 6.3 7.8 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.5 5.5 5.0 5.9 5.9 ONCUE (PST-523) 6.1 4.3 6.3 6.6 6.3 7.5 5.7 5.1 5.9 6.4 5.3 5.1 5.8 5.9 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 5.5 3.8 6.8 6.5 6.4 7.5 5.8 5.0 6.1 6.6 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.9 CU9501T 5.4 4.1 6.0 6.4 6.4 7.7 6.0 4.9 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.6 5.9 GENESIS 5.7 4.1 6.0 6.3 6.4 7.6 5.7 5.0 5.8 6.5 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.9 MB 215 5.9 4.6 5.9 6.0 6.4 7.3 5.4 5.2 6.4 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.8 PIXIE E+ 5.4 4.3 5.9 6.6 6.3 7.1 5.9 5.1 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.8 MB 213 6.2 4.7 5.7 6.2 6.6 7.8 4.8 5.1 6.5 6.5 5.5 4.9 5.5 5.8 SOUTHERN CHOICE 5.9 4.3 6.1 6.6 6.6 7.2 5.8 5.1 5.8 6.3 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.8 RESERVE (ATF-182) 6.0 3.6 6.5 6.9 6.3 7.3 5.7 4.8 5.6 6.4 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.8 RED COAT (ATF-038) 6.4 4.7 5.8 6.4 6.2 7.4 5.4 4.8 5.9 6.4 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.8 MB 28 5.8 4.0 6.0 6.2 6.5 7.4 5.5 5.2 6.3 6.6 5.6 5.0 5.6 5.8 RENEGADE 5.5 4.6 5.9 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.9 5.1 5.8 6.5 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.8 OFI-931 5.8 4.0 6.0 6.2 6.4 7.7 5.5 5.0 6.3 6.5 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.8 SHENANDOAH 5.9 4.9 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.2 5.8 4.9 5.6 6.2 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.8 MB 214 5.9 4.4 5.6 5.9 6.4 7.6 5.6 4.9 6.2 6.5 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.8 MB 26 6.1 4.3 5.1 6.2 6.2 7.7 5.2 5.1 6.4 6.6 5.7 4.9 5.6 5.8 GAZELLE 5.6 3.9 5.7 6.8 6.3 7.8 5.4 5.0 6.4 6.3 5.2 5.0 5.8 5.8 AIRLIE (MB 210) 5.4 4.0 5.7 6.4 6.7 7.5 5.7 5.2 5.8 6.5 5.7 4.9 5.7 5.8 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 6.2 3.9 6.1 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.4 4.8 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.7 5.8 BRAVO (RG-93) 5.4 4.4 6.2 6.4 6.5 7.5 5.4 5.0 6.0 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.7 5.8 ATF-257 6.1 4.1 6.1 6.7 6.3 7.4 5.5 4.8 5.7 6.3 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.8 BARLEXAS II (BAR FA 6LV) 5.8 4.6 6.2 6.0 6.4 7.8 5.2 5.0 5.9 6.4 5.3 4.8 5.6 5.8 TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT THIRTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 DE1 GA1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 MO3 OK1 SC2 VA1 VA4 MEAN MB 216 5.9 4.0 5.9 5.5 6.3 7.4 5.4 5.2 6.7 6.4 5.8 4.9 5.6 5.8 SAFARI 5.6 4.6 6.0 6.2 6.4 7.1 5.8 5.1 5.6 6.3 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.8 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 5.1 4.5 5.9 6.8 6.5 7.5 5.5 4.8 5.8 6.3 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.8 EMPRESS 5.6 4.3 6.0 5.9 6.4 7.5 5.7 5.1 6.4 6.2 5.2 4.9 5.6 5.8 TULSA 5.6 4.0 6.1 6.7 6.3 7.2 5.4 5.0 5.9 6.4 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.8 BARRERA (BAR FA6 US3) 5.7 4.3 5.4 6.0 6.3 7.9 5.2 5.1 6.4 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.8 CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 5.4 3.8 6.0 6.1 6.3 7.8 5.5 5.2 5.8 6.4 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.7 BRANDY (J-101) 5.7 3.9 5.7 6.5 6.3 7.5 5.1 5.0 6.4 6.3 5.6 5.0 5.8 5.7 BARRINGTON (BAR FA6D USA) 5.0 4.1 6.1 5.9 6.4 7.9 5.4 4.9 6.3 6.6 5.4 5.0 5.7 5.7 ZANZIBAR (ZPS-5LZ) 6.2 4.5 5.4 6.0 6.2 7.7 5.2 4.8 6.5 6.4 5.2 4.9 5.6 5.7 BAR FA 6D 5.7 4.0 5.8 5.8 6.6 7.6 5.6 5.3 5.8 6.4 5.4 4.9 5.6 5.7 APACHE II 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.6 5.5 4.9 5.8 6.2 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.7 ISI-TF11 5.7 3.8 5.9 6.3 6.3 7.4 5.7 5.1 6.0 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.7 PST-5TO 5.8 3.8 6.2 5.8 6.4 7.5 5.4 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.1 4.8 5.7 5.7 WILDFIRE (ATF-196) 5.9 3.7 5.8 7.0 6.1 6.9 5.4 5.1 6.1 6.3 5.5 4.9 5.6 5.7 REGIMENT 5.5 4.6 5.6 6.3 6.1 6.9 5.6 5.1 5.8 6.3 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.7 TF 66 (BAR FA6 US6F) 5.7 4.4 5.6 5.5 6.3 7.4 5.4 5.2 6.1 6.5 5.2 5.0 5.7 5.7 VELOCITY (AA-983) 5.8 4.1 5.9 6.0 6.3 7.2 5.1 4.9 6.2 6.3 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.7 ATF-253 5.4 4.3 6.0 6.8 6.4 7.1 5.2 4.9 5.8 6.3 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.7 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 5.3 3.9 5.8 6.4 6.4 7.2 5.6 5.0 6.0 6.5 5.2 4.9 5.7 5.7 ISI-TF9 5.6 4.0 5.7 6.4 6.3 7.6 5.3 4.9 5.8 6.4 5.2 5.0 5.6 5.7 WYATT (ATF-188) 5.2 4.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 7.3 5.5 4.8 5.8 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.7 5.7 CORONADO 5.5 3.9 6.2 6.0 6.3 7.4 4.7 5.3 6.2 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.7 ARID II (J-3) 5.2 5.2 5.6 6.2 6.3 7.3 5.1 4.7 6.1 6.2 5.5 4.8 5.6 5.7 FALCON II 5.2 3.9 6.0 5.6 6.6 7.2 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.7 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 5.2 4.1 5.9 6.1 6.4 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.1 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.7 OFI-96-31 5.5 4.3 5.6 5.6 6.4 7.2 5.0 5.1 6.1 6.5 5.3 5.1 5.7 5.6 ALAMO E 5.9 3.8 5.9 6.1 6.2 7.1 5.4 5.0 5.8 6.3 5.6 4.9 5.6 5.6 BAR FA6 US2U 5.9 4.0 5.4 5.5 6.3 7.7 5.2 5.0 6.0 6.6 5.3 4.8 5.6 5.6 DUSTER 5.4 3.9 5.5 6.2 6.3 7.2 5.7 5.0 5.9 6.3 5.1 5.0 5.6 5.6 TRACER (BAR FA6 US1) 5.9 4.4 5.5 5.5 6.3 7.9 5.1 5.0 6.1 6.4 5.3 4.5 5.5 5.6 SR 8210 5.8 4.2 5.6 5.7 6.3 7.4 5.0 4.9 6.3 6.3 5.1 4.9 5.7 5.6 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 5.3 3.8 5.8 6.4 6.4 7.4 4.9 4.9 5.8 6.3 5.5 4.9 5.7 5.6 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 5.9 4.1 6.6 5.3 6.3 7.3 4.6 5.1 5.9 6.3 5.2 4.8 5.8 5.6 LION 5.9 3.8 5.1 6.2 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.5 5.3 4.8 5.7 5.6 OFI-FWY 6.0 3.8 5.5 5.4 6.3 7.4 5.3 5.1 5.8 6.5 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.6 OFI-96-32 5.4 4.2 5.9 6.1 6.4 7.0 5.1 5.0 5.5 6.3 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.6 ATF-022 5.9 3.8 5.8 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.1 4.7 5.5 6.3 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.6 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 4.9 4.2 5.8 6.1 6.4 7.3 4.6 5.1 5.9 6.4 5.3 4.9 5.7 5.6 SUNPRO 6.2 5.0 5.4 5.1 6.0 7.4 5.2 4.9 5.8 6.3 5.2 4.8 5.5 5.6 BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 5.8 3.9 5.7 5.4 6.1 7.5 5.4 4.8 5.9 6.3 5.2 5.0 5.7 5.6 ATF-020 5.7 3.9 5.5 6.5 6.3 7.3 5.3 4.5 5.8 6.2 5.4 4.9 5.5 5.6 TITAN 2 5.3 4.4 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.7 5.9 4.9 5.1 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.6 OFI-951 5.7 3.8 5.5 5.4 6.2 7.4 5.2 4.9 6.4 6.4 5.3 4.6 5.7 5.6 PRO 8430 5.3 4.0 5.9 6.6 6.3 6.9 5.1 4.9 5.4 6.2 5.2 5.1 5.6 5.6 TABLE 22. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT THIRTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 DE1 GA1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 MO3 OK1 SC2 VA1 VA4 MEAN PICK FA XK-95 6.1 4.0 5.5 5.4 6.3 7.3 4.4 5.1 6.1 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.6 ISI-TF10 5.9 4.1 5.6 5.3 6.3 7.3 4.8 5.1 5.8 6.5 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.6 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.4 4.5 5.6 5.4 6.3 7.1 5.2 4.9 5.6 6.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 SR 8500 (SRX 8500) 5.7 3.8 5.2 5.7 6.2 7.6 5.1 5.2 5.7 6.3 5.2 5.0 5.7 5.6 COCHISE II 6.0 4.2 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.8 5.2 4.9 5.7 6.3 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.6 MARKSMAN 5.7 4.2 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.9 4.7 4.9 5.4 6.3 5.6 5.1 5.6 5.6 PSII-TF-9 5.3 4.1 5.7 5.9 6.1 7.0 5.6 4.9 5.5 6.2 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.6 ARIZONA (PICK FA 6-91) 5.6 4.0 5.4 5.8 6.3 7.0 5.2 5.0 6.1 6.3 5.6 4.4 5.4 5.6 WVPB-1B 5.3 4.2 5.8 5.8 6.3 7.0 5.2 5.0 5.6 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.6 FINELAWN PETITE 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.6 6.3 7.2 5.4 4.8 5.7 6.5 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.5 EA 41 5.8 4.3 4.9 5.2 6.0 7.2 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.1 4.8 5.6 5.5 PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 5.0 3.7 5.6 5.7 6.3 7.7 5.1 4.8 5.8 6.2 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.5 WX3-275 5.4 3.9 6.2 5.9 6.2 7.4 4.6 4.9 5.7 6.1 5.2 4.9 5.6 5.5 GLEN EAGLE (EC-101) 5.1 3.9 5.7 5.6 6.4 7.4 4.9 4.9 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.5 ARABIA (J-5) 5.6 4.5 5.2 5.7 6.0 7.4 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.5 4.7 5.6 5.5 HELIX (WVPB-1D) 5.5 4.2 6.0 5.2 6.2 7.0 4.9 4.9 5.5 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.5 TOMAHAWK-E 5.0 4.0 5.6 5.6 6.3 7.1 5.3 4.8 6.1 6.1 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.5 SRX 8084 5.0 4.9 5.7 5.7 6.1 7.1 5.0 4.8 5.5 6.1 5.1 4.9 5.6 5.5 LEPRECHAUN 5.2 3.9 6.1 5.2 6.1 6.9 5.5 4.9 5.5 6.1 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.5 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 5.0 4.0 5.8 5.4 6.2 7.1 5.5 4.8 5.5 6.2 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.5 PICK FA 20-92 5.2 3.6 5.4 5.7 6.1 7.2 5.3 5.1 6.1 6.4 5.2 4.6 5.4 5.5 GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 5.2 3.7 5.4 5.5 6.3 6.9 5.4 4.9 5.5 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.5 PICK FA 15-92 5.6 4.5 5.4 5.8 6.1 7.0 4.3 4.7 6.1 6.1 5.6 4.5 5.4 5.5 AXIOM (ATF-192) 5.1 3.9 5.7 5.6 6.2 6.4 5.3 4.8 5.4 6.2 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.4 PICK FA N-93 5.0 3.6 4.8 5.7 6.0 7.3 4.9 5.0 6.9 6.5 5.2 4.4 5.5 5.4 JTTFC-96 5.2 4.0 5.8 5.5 6.2 6.9 5.2 5.0 5.1 6.2 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.4 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 4.8 3.9 5.6 5.7 6.3 7.0 4.8 4.6 5.7 6.1 5.4 4.9 5.5 5.4 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 5.0 4.0 5.9 5.2 6.1 6.7 5.0 4.9 5.3 6.3 5.5 4.8 5.5 5.4 PSII-TF-10 5.0 3.7 5.4 5.6 6.2 7.0 4.9 4.8 5.6 6.2 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.4 DP 50-9011 5.1 4.2 5.4 5.3 6.1 6.9 4.9 4.9 5.5 6.2 5.4 4.8 5.4 5.4 SHORTSTOP II 5.1 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.1 4.9 5.9 6.0 5.6 4.6 5.4 5.3 BONSAI 4.8 4.5 4.6 5.5 6.1 6.6 4.6 4.8 5.5 6.1 5.2 4.8 5.4 5.3 JSC-1 4.4 3.9 5.4 4.6 6.3 6.9 4.9 4.6 5.6 6.1 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.2 JTTFA-96 4.8 4.3 5.6 4.9 5.4 6.2 5.6 4.5 5.0 6.0 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.2 DLF-1 4.7 3.9 5.5 4.7 6.2 6.3 4.6 4.7 5.1 6.0 5.8 4.8 5.3 5.2 ARID 4.6 3.4 5.7 5.1 5.7 6.1 5.5 4.6 4.7 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.1 PICK FA UT-93 5.2 3.8 4.6 4.4 5.7 6.9 4.4 4.6 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.1 5.4 5.1 DP 7952 4.2 3.4 4.5 4.4 5.9 5.9 5.2 4.6 4.7 5.7 5.5 4.9 5.1 4.9 AV-1 4.0 3.9 5.1 4.2 5.8 6.0 4.6 4.5 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.8 5.0 4.9 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 3.4 3.1 5.1 3.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 4.2 3.2 5.0 4.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 LSD VALUE 0.5 1.9 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.2 C.V. (%) 10.9 39.6 10.3 17.2 6.5 5.3 19.9 11.9 8.8 6.1 10.9 24.4 14.6 14.3 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.