TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE COOL-HUMID ZONE 1/ 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IL1 IN1 ME1 MI1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 OH1 RI1 MEAN MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 5.5 6.2 6.7 7.1 5.6 6.3 6.5 5.8 6.4 7.9 5.9 6.4 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 5.4 5.9 6.4 6.6 5.9 6.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 7.8 6.1 6.3 REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.8 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.9 8.0 6.0 6.2 CROSSFIRE II 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.5 5.3 6.7 5.9 5.2 6.0 7.5 5.4 6.1 BRANDY (J-101) 5.2 5.6 6.2 6.3 5.7 6.2 5.5 4.7 5.7 7.7 7.2 6.0 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 5.1 6.1 6.7 6.2 5.3 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.1 7.8 5.5 5.9 ARID 3 (J-98) 4.5 5.6 6.4 6.1 5.1 6.6 5.6 5.0 6.1 7.7 6.6 5.9 WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 5.3 5.8 6.6 7.0 5.5 6.2 5.4 5.4 4.4 7.9 5.8 5.9 DYNASTY (PICK RT-95) 4.7 6.0 6.5 6.7 5.7 6.5 5.6 5.7 4.9 7.9 5.1 5.9 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 5.3 6.1 6.2 6.2 5.3 6.6 5.2 5.3 4.7 8.0 6.3 5.9 COYOTE 5.0 5.9 6.4 7.0 5.4 6.4 5.7 5.5 4.3 8.0 5.6 5.9 SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.4 5.5 5.2 5.9 7.9 5.1 5.9 SCORPIO (ZPS-2PTF) 5.1 6.2 6.5 6.2 5.5 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.1 8.0 4.5 5.9 CU9502T 4.6 5.9 6.4 6.4 5.5 6.6 5.1 4.6 5.6 7.7 5.9 5.8 JAGUAR 3 5.0 5.8 6.5 6.2 5.3 6.5 5.2 5.0 5.6 7.7 5.2 5.8 GAZELLE 5.1 5.7 6.6 6.3 5.0 6.5 5.7 5.6 3.9 8.0 5.5 5.8 MB 26 4.3 5.7 6.2 6.6 5.3 6.4 5.4 5.0 5.9 8.1 5.0 5.8 OFI-96-31 4.8 5.6 6.3 6.2 5.5 6.2 5.1 5.0 5.8 7.6 5.7 5.8 CU9501T 5.2 5.5 6.2 6.2 5.4 6.7 5.1 5.0 4.9 7.6 6.0 5.8 SOUTHERN CHOICE 4.8 5.8 6.2 6.4 5.9 6.5 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.5 5.2 5.8 MUSTANG II 5.0 5.8 6.3 6.4 5.9 6.1 4.5 4.7 5.6 7.4 5.7 5.8 OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 4.7 5.7 6.2 6.5 5.6 6.0 5.1 5.0 5.7 7.6 5.3 5.8 CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 4.8 5.6 6.1 6.4 5.8 6.2 4.9 4.7 5.3 7.5 6.1 5.8 ONCUE (PST-523) 5.2 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 7.6 5.8 5.8 MB 28 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.2 4.7 6.1 7.4 5.3 5.8 FALCON III (MB 212) 5.1 5.8 6.2 6.7 5.8 6.3 5.3 4.9 3.8 7.7 5.7 5.8 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 5.2 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.0 4.8 5.6 7.7 5.6 5.7 MB 213 4.8 5.7 6.2 6.4 5.7 6.1 5.5 4.6 5.5 7.8 4.8 5.7 WYATT (ATF-188) 4.6 5.8 6.5 6.1 5.6 6.0 4.9 4.8 5.4 7.7 5.6 5.7 OFI-931 4.6 5.8 6.4 6.4 5.4 6.1 4.7 4.9 5.4 7.5 5.9 5.7 ARID II (J-3) 4.3 5.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 6.3 5.1 4.7 5.7 7.7 6.4 5.7 MB 29 4.7 5.7 6.2 6.4 5.7 6.1 5.1 5.0 5.2 7.6 5.2 5.7 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 5.2 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.3 6.1 5.3 5.1 5.0 7.5 5.0 5.7 BARRERA (BAR FA6 US3) 4.4 5.7 6.4 6.1 5.1 6.3 4.9 5.0 5.8 7.8 5.5 5.7 PICK FA 20-92 4.3 5.5 6.3 6.8 4.9 6.1 5.0 5.3 5.5 7.7 5.6 5.7 BARLEXAS II (BAR FA 6LV) 4.3 5.4 6.3 6.9 5.1 6.1 5.3 4.6 5.0 7.9 6.2 5.7 TAR HEEL 5.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.9 5.5 5.1 4.7 7.6 5.4 5.7 WILDFIRE (ATF-196) 4.7 5.3 6.2 5.7 5.0 6.6 5.3 5.2 5.5 7.6 5.8 5.7 SR 8500 (SRX 8500) 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.4 5.2 6.5 4.8 5.0 5.0 7.5 5.8 5.7 DURANA (MB 211) 4.3 5.7 6.1 6.7 5.8 6.2 5.0 4.6 4.8 7.6 5.9 5.7 BAR FA 6D 4.3 5.5 6.5 6.1 5.2 6.2 5.2 4.7 5.3 7.8 5.8 5.7 BRAVO (RG-93) 5.1 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.9 6.1 7.6 5.0 5.7 SR 8210 5.0 5.8 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.8 4.9 4.8 5.1 7.8 5.3 5.7 RED COAT (ATF-038) 4.9 5.2 6.3 5.9 5.5 6.5 4.5 4.6 5.8 7.6 5.7 5.7 TABLE 23. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE COOL-HUMID ZONE 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IA1 IL1 IN1 ME1 MI1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 OH1 RI1 MEAN REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 4.8 5.3 6.0 6.5 4.9 6.1 4.8 4.3 5.7 7.4 6.4 5.7 APACHE II 4.8 5.9 6.1 6.5 5.1 6.1 4.8 5.0 5.1 7.4 5.4 5.7 BAR FA6 US2U 4.5 5.5 6.3 6.3 5.2 6.1 5.3 4.6 5.6 7.5 5.5 5.7 GENESIS 5.1 5.7 6.2 6.0 5.1 5.7 4.8 4.1 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 PIXIE E+ 5.6 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.4 5.3 7.5 5.7 5.7 EMPRESS 4.9 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.2 6.4 5.0 4.9 4.1 7.6 5.7 5.7 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.2 4.7 5.0 7.4 5.5 5.7 MB 214 4.5 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.2 6.3 4.9 4.2 6.0 8.2 4.9 5.7 DUSTER 5.2 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.1 6.1 4.4 4.4 5.2 7.4 6.3 5.6 PICK FA XK-95 4.5 5.7 6.1 5.6 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 5.1 7.7 5.5 5.6 WX3-275 5.0 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.7 4.8 4.1 6.0 7.5 5.8 5.6 BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 4.3 5.6 6.3 6.2 4.9 6.2 5.0 4.8 6.0 7.4 5.2 5.6 RENEGADE 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.4 5.9 4.1 4.5 6.0 7.5 5.3 5.6 SUNPRO 4.5 5.7 6.3 6.4 5.1 6.4 5.4 4.8 4.8 7.7 4.9 5.6 CORONADO 5.1 5.7 6.1 6.3 4.9 6.1 5.8 5.0 4.1 7.7 5.0 5.6 MB 216 5.2 5.5 5.9 6.4 5.9 6.1 4.9 4.3 4.9 7.6 5.2 5.6 SHENANDOAH 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 4.2 4.2 5.9 7.2 5.1 5.6 SAFARI 5.3 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.2 5.6 7.5 5.0 5.6 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 5.5 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.1 3.9 7.4 5.1 5.6 AIRLIE (MB 210) 4.5 5.6 6.1 6.6 5.5 6.1 4.8 4.6 5.4 7.6 4.9 5.6 RESERVE (ATF-182) 4.1 5.7 6.2 6.3 5.5 5.9 4.5 4.6 5.8 7.5 5.5 5.6 SHORTSTOP II 4.6 5.4 6.0 5.2 4.8 6.3 5.0 4.5 5.8 7.4 6.4 5.6 REGIMENT 5.3 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.8 4.7 4.6 5.1 7.4 5.2 5.6 ISI-TF11 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.8 4.5 4.6 5.1 7.4 5.1 5.6 PICK FA 15-92 4.3 5.5 6.1 5.5 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.4 4.9 7.3 6.7 5.6 TRACER (BAR FA6 US1) 4.1 5.2 6.4 6.0 4.9 6.4 5.2 4.7 5.8 7.9 4.8 5.6 OFI-951 4.4 5.6 6.2 5.6 5.3 6.2 4.8 4.7 5.3 7.6 5.5 5.6 ISI-TF9 4.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.0 4.7 4.4 4.9 7.6 5.3 5.6 BARRINGTON (BAR FA6D USA) 4.4 5.6 6.4 6.4 5.4 6.1 5.5 4.6 4.0 7.8 5.2 5.6 DOMINION (PST-5M5) 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.5 5.8 6.5 4.7 5.0 3.3 7.6 4.8 5.6 MB 215 4.7 5.5 6.0 6.5 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.1 4.4 7.9 5.2 5.6 TULSA 5.0 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.9 4.5 4.9 3.8 7.7 5.7 5.5 ALAMO E 5.0 5.8 6.0 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.0 4.9 4.5 7.6 5.4 5.5 ZANZIBAR (ZPS-5LZ) 4.9 5.6 6.1 6.0 5.0 6.1 5.2 4.8 4.6 7.7 4.8 5.5 ATF-257 4.8 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.3 6.2 4.2 4.9 4.8 7.3 5.1 5.5 FALCON II 4.9 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.6 6.3 4.3 4.2 5.0 7.3 5.2 5.5 TOMAHAWK-E 4.2 5.9 6.0 6.5 5.1 6.3 4.7 3.9 4.5 7.4 6.1 5.5 COCHISE II 4.4 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.9 7.6 5.2 5.5 FINELAWN PETITE 5.0 5.4 6.0 5.9 5.2 5.4 4.7 4.2 4.9 7.6 5.8 5.5 ARABIA (J-5) 4.1 5.2 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.5 5.1 4.6 5.3 7.6 5.7 5.5 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 4.8 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.0 7.5 5.1 5.5 TITAN 2 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 3.9 3.9 5.9 7.1 5.0 5.5 MARKSMAN 5.2 5.7 5.8 6.5 5.7 6.2 4.1 4.2 4.5 7.4 4.8 5.5 ISI-TF10 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.5 4.7 4.4 5.3 7.3 5.4 5.5 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 4.9 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.6 5.0 7.3 5.9 5.5 TABLE 23. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE COOL-HUMID ZONE 1997-2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME IA1 IL1 IN1 ME1 MI1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 OH1 RI1 MEAN PRO 8430 5.1 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.2 6.1 4.0 4.3 5.1 7.6 4.8 5.5 VELOCITY (AA-983) 3.8 5.2 6.1 6.5 5.2 6.5 4.0 4.2 4.6 7.5 6.4 5.5 ATF-022 4.6 5.3 5.8 6.2 5.1 6.1 4.0 4.3 5.4 7.4 5.7 5.4 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 4.9 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.5 5.6 4.4 4.5 4.8 7.6 5.2 5.4 LION 4.8 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.7 4.5 4.5 3.7 7.7 6.1 5.4 R5AU 4.7 5.8 6.2 6.6 5.2 5.5 4.6 4.7 3.2 7.4 5.8 5.4 GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 4.4 5.5 5.6 6.1 5.5 5.5 4.7 4.6 5.4 7.4 4.9 5.4 GLEN EAGLE (EC-101) 4.7 5.5 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.7 4.2 4.4 4.4 7.5 5.7 5.4 PST-5TO 4.1 5.7 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.3 7.5 5.3 5.4 PSII-TF-9 4.8 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.4 4.0 4.4 5.8 7.2 5.3 5.4 PICK FA N-93 3.8 5.2 6.3 6.1 4.7 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.5 7.8 5.0 5.4 OFI-FWY 4.8 5.5 6.3 5.8 5.0 6.1 4.7 4.5 5.2 7.5 4.1 5.4 ARIZONA (PICK FA 6-91) 4.1 5.4 6.2 6.2 5.1 6.1 4.5 4.4 3.2 7.6 6.6 5.4 TF 66 (BAR FA6 US6F) 4.8 5.6 6.1 6.0 5.1 5.8 4.5 4.7 3.1 7.7 5.9 5.4 EA 41 4.7 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.3 3.9 7.7 5.6 5.4 OFI-96-32 4.7 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.6 4.2 4.4 4.9 7.5 5.4 5.4 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 4.7 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.4 3.9 4.3 5.2 7.4 5.4 5.4 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.1 3.9 4.5 5.7 7.2 5.5 5.4 LEPRECHAUN 4.9 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.1 5.6 4.1 4.1 5.6 7.3 4.3 5.4 ATF-253 5.1 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.1 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.4 7.3 5.3 5.4 ATF-020 4.3 5.2 5.8 6.1 5.1 5.9 4.2 4.4 4.7 7.4 5.5 5.3 PSII-TF-10 4.6 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.3 6.0 4.1 4.2 5.1 7.3 5.2 5.3 PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 5.6 6.1 4.0 4.1 5.0 7.4 4.8 5.3 HELIX (WVPB-1D) 4.9 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.7 4.3 4.4 5.0 7.2 4.6 5.3 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 4.5 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.2 4.1 4.3 4.4 7.3 5.7 5.3 WVPB-1B 4.5 5.4 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.5 4.3 4.2 4.6 7.3 5.2 5.3 DP 50-9011 4.2 5.1 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.7 3.6 3.7 5.5 7.6 5.2 5.3 SRX 8084 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.9 3.8 4.2 4.1 7.3 4.6 5.3 PICK FA UT-93 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.1 5.7 4.5 4.3 5.0 7.5 5.9 5.2 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 4.4 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.4 4.2 4.1 3.6 7.2 5.7 5.2 JSC-1 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.7 3.8 3.7 4.8 7.3 5.7 5.2 BONSAI 4.4 5.5 5.9 5.2 5.7 5.8 3.6 4.0 4.9 7.2 4.9 5.2 AXIOM (ATF-192) 4.9 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.8 4.1 4.6 6.9 5.5 5.2 JTTFA-96 4.7 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.7 4.8 3.3 4.0 5.0 7.1 4.6 5.1 JTTFC-96 4.8 5.3 5.9 5.4 5.6 5.3 3.4 3.7 4.5 7.0 4.6 5.0 ARID 5.6 5.0 5.5 4.7 5.9 5.3 2.8 2.6 4.4 6.7 4.4 4.8 DLF-1 4.8 5.1 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.3 2.9 3.1 3.2 7.1 5.4 4.8 DP 7952 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.7 2.5 2.9 5.6 6.9 4.1 4.8 AV-1 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.4 4.9 2.3 2.8 3.5 6.7 5.7 4.6 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 5.3 4.2 3.3 3.5 5.8 2.9 1.5 1.1 4.5 5.5 4.1 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 C.V. (%) 21.2 9.2 6.3 13.1 14.4 9.1 14.5 11.1 35.5 5.0 5.9 13.3 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.