TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-THREE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ 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 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.5 MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 6.1 6.9 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.5 DYNASTY (PICK RT-95) 6.0 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.4 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 6.0 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.4 COYOTE 6.0 6.6 6.4 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.4 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 6.0 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.4 SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 5.9 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.4 SCORPIO (ZPS-2PTF) 6.0 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.3 JAGUAR 3 6.2 6.7 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.1 6.3 OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 6.3 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.6 6.2 CROSSFIRE II 6.1 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.3 6.2 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 5.9 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 5.6 6.3 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.3 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.2 DOMINION (PST-5M5) 5.9 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.2 TAR HEEL 5.9 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.2 GAZELLE 5.9 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.4 6.2 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.2 FALCON III (MB 212) 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.2 CU9501T 6.0 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.1 ATF-257 5.8 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 PST-5TO 5.8 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.1 MB 29 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 DURANA (MB 211) 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.7 6.0 R5AU 6.1 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.0 ONCUE (PST-523) 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.0 MB 213 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 BARLEXAS II (BAR FA 6LV) 6.0 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.5 6.0 WILDFIRE (ATF-196) 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.0 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 6.3 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.3 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 BRAVO (RG-93) 5.6 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.8 6.1 6.0 MUSTANG II 6.0 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.0 CU9502T 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.0 CORONADO 5.7 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.0 BRANDY (J-101) 5.8 6.4 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.0 SOUTHERN CHOICE 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 MB 26 5.6 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.0 EMPRESS 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.4 6.0 RED COAT (ATF-038) 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.1 6.0 6.0 BARRINGTON (BAR FA6D USA) 5.9 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.7 6.0 WYATT (ATF-188) 5.8 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.0 PICK FA 20-92 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.6 6.1 6.0 ARID 3 (J-98) 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.0 MB 28 5.1 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 MB 215 5.1 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.0 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH (CONT'D) MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-THREE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 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 OFI-931 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.7 6.3 6.0 AIRLIE (MB 210) 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.9 SR 8210 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.9 ATF-253 5.7 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.9 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.9 SR 8500 (SRX 8500) 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.9 OFI-951 5.4 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.9 PICK FA XK-95 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.9 RESERVE (ATF-182) 5.8 6.6 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.4 5.9 PICK FA N-93 5.4 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.9 ZANZIBAR (ZPS-5LZ) 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 TULSA 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.4 5.9 MB 214 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 SUNPRO 5.6 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.9 BARRERA (BAR FA6 US3) 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.9 APACHE II 5.8 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.3 5.9 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 6.0 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.5 5.9 OFI-96-31 5.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.3 5.9 ALAMO E 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.3 5.9 BAR FA 6D 5.7 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.6 5.9 ISI-TF9 5.5 6.1 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.9 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 5.9 6.6 6.7 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.9 PIXIE E+ 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.9 ISI-TF11 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.1 5.9 TF 66 (BAR FA6 US6F) 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.9 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.9 BAR FA6 US2U 5.4 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 TRACER (BAR FA6 US1) 5.3 6.0 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.8 LION 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 TOMAHAWK-E 5.8 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.1 5.8 OFI-FWY 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.8 MB 216 5.4 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.8 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.3 5.8 PRO 8430 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.8 ARABIA (J-5) 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.8 VELOCITY (AA-983) 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.3 5.8 SAFARI 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.2 5.8 DUSTER 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.8 FALCON II 5.9 5.6 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 5.6 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 WX3-275 5.5 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 6.5 5.8 GENESIS 5.3 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 RENEGADE 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH (CONT'D) MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-THREE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 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 ARID II (J-3) 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.9 6.5 5.7 ATF-020 5.4 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.7 ATF-022 5.0 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.7 ARIZONA (PICK FA 6-91) 5.2 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.3 6.0 5.7 COCHISE II 5.4 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.7 EA 41 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 ISI-TF10 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 SHENANDOAH 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.7 REGIMENT 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.5 6.0 6.4 5.7 PICK FA 15-92 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.8 6.4 5.7 MARKSMAN 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.7 GLEN EAGLE (EC-101) 5.2 6.0 6.3 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.7 FINELAWN PETITE 5.7 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.7 AXIOM (ATF-192) 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.6 6.1 5.6 PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 5.4 5.3 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 SHORTSTOP II 5.2 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.4 6.4 5.6 LEPRECHAUN 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.6 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.3 6.1 5.6 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.6 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.6 PSII-TF-9 5.2 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.4 6.1 5.6 WVPB-1B 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.7 6.3 5.6 SRX 8084 5.3 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 DP 50-9011 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.9 5.5 TITAN 2 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.5 HELIX (WVPB-1D) 5.2 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.5 OFI-96-32 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.5 GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 5.0 5.1 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.2 4.8 5.5 PSII-TF-10 5.2 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.5 PICK FA UT-93 5.0 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.4 JTTFC-96 5.6 5.7 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 6.2 5.4 JSC-1 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.4 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.4 BONSAI 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.4 JTTFA-96 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.5 5.2 DLF-1 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.3 6.1 5.1 ARID 5.2 4.8 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.1 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.0 AV-1 5.2 5.2 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.4 4.9 DP 7952 4.6 4.4 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.8 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 3.8 4.0 4.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.1 3.9 3.6 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.3 C.V. (%) 11.6 13.4 20.3 19.9 20.6 19.7 21.8 23.9 22.3 23.6 19.2 17.4 15.9 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.