TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 1/ 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 GA1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 MO3 OK1 VA1 VA4 MEAN SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 6.4 5.9 7.5 6.2 7.8 6.6 5.8 6.8 6.7 7.0 6.4 6.6 REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 6.6 6.2 7.5 6.4 8.0 6.8 5.7 6.3 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.6 DYNASTY (PICK RT-95) 6.2 6.2 7.8 6.5 7.9 6.2 5.6 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.3 6.6 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 6.2 6.5 7.7 6.2 8.2 6.5 5.4 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.6 MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 6.2 6.3 7.0 6.5 8.3 6.9 5.3 5.8 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 JAGUAR 3 6.6 6.2 7.6 6.2 7.8 6.8 5.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.5 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 6.2 6.2 6.9 6.3 7.7 6.5 5.8 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.2 6.5 OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.1 7.8 6.9 5.7 6.0 6.6 6.7 6.3 6.5 TAR HEEL 5.9 5.8 7.3 5.9 7.8 6.9 6.1 6.5 6.1 6.7 6.2 6.5 COYOTE 6.1 6.0 7.1 5.9 7.6 6.2 6.2 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.3 6.5 DOMINION (PST-5M5) 6.1 5.9 7.4 6.1 7.5 6.9 5.3 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.4 PST-5TO 5.9 6.0 6.8 6.0 7.5 6.5 6.1 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.4 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 5.9 5.9 7.1 5.9 7.5 6.6 5.6 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.2 6.4 CROSSFIRE II 6.0 5.9 7.3 6.1 7.8 6.1 5.7 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.4 WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 6.3 5.6 7.1 6.3 7.6 6.5 5.2 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.3 CU9502T 5.6 5.4 6.8 6.1 8.1 7.0 5.2 6.1 6.3 6.8 6.3 6.3 MB 29 6.5 6.0 6.7 6.1 7.7 6.0 5.2 6.2 6.8 6.0 6.3 6.3 SCORPIO (ZPS-2PTF) 6.1 6.1 7.4 6.3 7.7 6.2 5.2 5.7 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.3 DURANA (MB 211) 6.1 5.3 6.9 6.3 7.7 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.9 6.1 6.1 6.3 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 5.5 6.5 7.1 6.0 7.5 7.0 4.9 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.3 MB 28 5.9 6.0 6.9 6.3 7.0 6.6 5.2 6.2 6.9 6.2 6.2 6.3 ATF-257 6.4 6.1 7.3 6.0 7.6 6.6 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.3 ONCUE (PST-523) 6.1 6.0 7.1 5.9 7.4 6.6 5.1 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.3 GAZELLE 5.5 5.5 7.3 6.2 7.9 5.9 5.0 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.3 R5AU 6.0 5.9 6.9 6.2 7.3 6.4 5.6 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.2 MB 213 6.4 5.7 6.9 6.3 7.7 5.5 5.0 6.0 6.9 6.3 6.1 6.2 CU9501T 5.4 6.1 7.0 6.0 7.6 6.7 5.1 5.3 6.5 6.7 6.2 6.2 MB 215 6.0 5.8 6.4 6.3 7.0 6.2 5.6 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 6.2 OFI-931 5.6 6.4 6.8 6.2 7.5 5.8 5.0 6.2 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.2 FALCON III (MB 212) 6.1 6.1 7.2 5.9 7.9 5.8 5.2 5.5 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.2 BAR FA 6D 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.3 7.5 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.6 6.1 6.2 6.2 SOUTHERN CHOICE 5.8 6.2 6.8 6.3 6.9 6.4 5.6 5.6 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 6.0 6.3 6.4 5.9 7.0 6.4 5.1 5.9 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.2 MUSTANG II 6.2 5.9 6.7 6.4 7.5 6.3 5.1 6.2 6.2 5.7 6.2 6.2 CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.2 7.5 6.5 5.4 5.4 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 MB 214 5.9 5.7 6.9 6.2 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.6 6.9 6.3 6.2 6.2 MB 216 5.9 5.7 6.3 5.8 6.7 6.6 5.6 6.6 7.0 5.9 6.1 6.2 ARID 3 (J-98) 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.5 7.0 6.5 4.7 6.3 6.5 5.9 6.2 6.2 SR 8210 5.8 5.9 6.7 6.2 7.3 5.6 5.3 6.5 6.1 6.6 6.1 6.2 BARRINGTON (BAR FA6D USA) 5.1 6.1 6.8 5.8 7.8 6.2 5.0 6.1 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.2 RED COAT (ATF-038) 6.3 5.8 6.6 5.9 7.2 6.5 4.8 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.1 6.2 BRANDY (J-101) 5.6 5.4 7.0 6.1 7.2 6.0 5.2 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.2 RESERVE (ATF-182) 5.8 6.4 6.4 5.8 7.0 6.4 5.1 5.7 6.3 6.8 6.1 6.2 EMPRESS 5.4 5.6 6.8 5.8 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.2 TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 GA1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 MO3 OK1 VA1 VA4 MEAN FALCON II 5.0 5.9 6.5 6.4 7.5 6.3 5.2 5.9 6.4 6.7 6.0 6.2 BRAVO (RG-93) 5.3 6.0 6.8 6.5 7.3 6.2 5.1 5.8 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.2 TF 66 (BAR FA6 US6F) 5.6 5.4 6.5 6.4 7.4 6.4 5.7 5.5 6.7 6.1 6.2 6.2 AIRLIE (MB 210) 5.5 5.7 6.7 6.4 7.3 6.4 5.0 5.7 6.8 6.3 6.0 6.2 TULSA 5.6 6.2 6.9 5.9 7.3 6.1 4.9 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.2 PIXIE E+ 5.4 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.8 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.2 6.1 ISI-TF9 5.7 5.5 6.9 5.8 7.5 6.3 5.2 5.9 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.1 ZANZIBAR (ZPS-5LZ) 6.1 5.2 6.4 6.1 7.6 6.0 4.8 6.1 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.1 GENESIS 5.7 5.9 6.5 5.9 7.3 6.2 5.0 5.4 6.9 6.7 6.1 6.1 LION 6.1 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.6 6.3 5.3 6.2 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.1 PICK FA N-93 5.1 4.9 6.7 6.2 7.1 5.5 5.4 7.3 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.1 MB 26 5.8 5.1 7.1 6.2 7.1 5.8 5.4 5.7 6.7 6.1 6.2 6.1 BARLEXAS II (BAR FA 6LV) 5.6 6.2 6.3 6.0 7.7 5.6 5.4 5.6 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.1 VELOCITY (AA-983) 5.9 5.6 6.9 6.1 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.7 6.5 6.1 6.1 6.1 ATF-253 5.4 5.8 7.3 6.1 7.1 6.1 5.0 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.0 6.1 ISI-TF11 5.6 5.6 6.5 5.8 7.2 6.2 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.1 WYATT (ATF-188) 5.3 6.0 6.2 6.1 7.3 6.5 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.3 6.1 BARRERA (BAR FA6 US3) 5.6 4.9 6.7 6.1 7.8 6.1 5.0 6.1 6.9 5.6 6.1 6.1 WILDFIRE (ATF-196) 5.8 5.3 7.1 5.9 7.1 5.9 5.1 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.1 RENEGADE 5.4 5.6 6.6 5.9 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.4 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.1 APACHE II 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.8 7.0 6.2 5.0 5.8 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.1 SAFARI 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.2 7.0 6.4 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.8 6.2 6.1 TOMAHAWK-E 5.0 5.9 6.6 6.0 7.2 6.1 5.1 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.1 OFI-FWY 5.9 5.5 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.1 5.8 6.6 6.1 5.9 6.1 OFI-951 5.7 5.5 6.3 6.2 7.4 5.8 5.2 5.8 6.6 6.0 6.3 6.1 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 5.0 5.9 6.8 6.4 7.4 6.4 4.9 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 CORONADO 5.2 5.6 6.9 5.9 7.1 5.6 5.2 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.1 ALAMO E 5.9 5.7 6.6 5.9 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 5.4 5.4 7.2 5.8 7.3 6.2 4.9 5.5 6.4 6.4 6.0 6.0 DUSTER 5.4 5.4 6.5 6.0 7.1 6.4 5.4 5.6 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.0 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 6.1 6.1 6.3 5.8 6.9 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 WX3-275 5.4 6.0 6.5 6.0 7.4 5.3 5.3 5.6 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.0 BAR FA6 US2U 5.8 5.4 6.7 5.8 7.4 5.8 5.2 5.7 6.9 5.5 6.1 6.0 SHENANDOAH 5.6 6.1 6.0 5.8 7.1 6.0 5.1 5.6 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.0 ATF-022 5.8 5.7 7.0 6.1 6.9 6.0 4.8 5.5 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.0 OFI-96-31 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.2 7.1 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.7 6.1 6.2 6.0 PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 4.9 5.5 6.0 6.0 7.4 6.0 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.0 ATF-020 5.8 5.5 6.8 6.2 7.3 5.9 4.8 5.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.0 GLEN EAGLE (EC-101) 5.1 5.7 6.0 6.4 7.2 5.6 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.0 PICK FA XK-95 6.0 5.4 6.3 5.9 7.0 5.2 5.2 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.0 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 5.2 6.0 6.4 6.1 7.0 5.9 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.0 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 5.2 5.9 6.3 6.1 7.5 5.4 5.1 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.0 TRACER (BAR FA6 US1) 5.8 5.3 6.4 5.5 7.5 5.8 5.1 5.7 6.6 5.8 6.2 6.0 PRO 8430 5.3 5.4 6.9 6.2 6.8 6.0 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.4 6.0 6.0 BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 5.7 5.3 6.2 5.8 7.1 5.7 4.8 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.0 TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME AR1 GA1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 MO3 OK1 VA1 VA4 MEAN SR 8500 (SRX 8500) 5.6 5.0 6.2 5.9 7.4 5.8 5.5 5.5 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 ISI-TF10 5.8 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 6.7 6.0 6.2 5.9 SUNPRO 6.0 5.4 6.3 5.9 7.1 5.7 5.2 5.6 6.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 PICK FA 20-92 5.2 5.3 6.6 5.7 7.0 5.6 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 FINELAWN PETITE 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.8 7.0 6.4 4.6 5.7 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.9 EA 41 5.6 5.0 6.5 6.0 6.8 5.7 5.5 6.0 6.3 5.6 6.2 5.9 PSII-TF-9 5.2 5.6 6.0 5.7 6.8 6.1 5.5 5.5 6.3 6.6 6.0 5.9 COCHISE II 6.1 5.7 6.2 5.9 6.9 5.3 4.9 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 7.4 5.3 5.5 6.0 6.4 5.7 6.1 5.9 MARKSMAN 5.6 5.7 6.3 6.2 6.8 5.6 5.0 5.3 6.4 6.1 6.0 5.9 TITAN 2 5.2 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.2 5.4 5.1 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.9 ARIZONA (PICK FA 6-91) 5.6 5.2 6.8 5.9 6.8 5.7 5.1 5.5 6.4 5.9 6.1 5.9 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.4 5.3 6.5 5.8 7.0 6.1 4.7 5.5 6.3 6.6 5.9 5.9 REGIMENT 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.5 6.8 6.3 5.0 5.9 6.2 6.5 5.8 5.9 PICK FA 15-92 5.7 5.6 6.5 6.1 6.8 4.9 4.9 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 ARID II (J-3) 5.3 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.9 5.7 4.9 5.7 6.4 5.6 6.1 5.9 ARABIA (J-5) 5.7 5.5 6.5 5.8 7.0 5.6 4.7 5.7 6.5 5.8 6.0 5.9 OFI-96-32 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.1 6.8 5.9 5.1 5.3 6.2 6.3 5.8 5.9 AXIOM (ATF-192) 5.0 5.7 6.1 5.9 6.5 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.4 6.5 6.0 5.9 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 4.7 5.5 6.1 5.8 7.2 5.7 4.3 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.8 HELIX (WVPB-1D) 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.1 6.9 5.6 4.9 5.6 6.2 6.4 6.0 5.8 GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 5.1 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.6 6.0 5.1 5.4 6.1 6.4 6.0 5.8 WVPB-1B 5.2 5.5 5.4 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.1 5.4 6.2 6.6 6.0 5.8 LEPRECHAUN 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.6 5.7 5.4 5.3 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.8 JTTFC-96 5.1 5.8 6.0 5.8 7.0 5.7 5.5 4.6 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.8 DP 50-9011 5.1 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.9 5.2 5.1 5.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.8 SRX 8084 5.0 5.4 6.4 5.9 6.5 5.7 4.9 5.5 6.1 5.8 6.2 5.7 SHORTSTOP II 5.0 4.9 6.0 5.8 7.1 5.6 4.9 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.7 PSII-TF-10 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.8 6.7 5.8 5.0 5.2 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.7 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 5.0 5.8 5.1 5.8 6.5 6.2 4.5 5.2 6.2 6.4 6.0 5.7 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 5.0 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.6 5.1 5.0 5.2 6.5 5.7 6.0 5.7 JSC-1 4.6 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.8 5.5 5.1 5.4 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.7 BONSAI 4.6 5.3 5.8 5.7 6.3 5.2 4.9 5.4 6.1 5.6 6.2 5.5 JTTFA-96 4.9 5.6 5.4 5.5 6.1 5.7 5.0 4.6 5.8 6.6 5.8 5.5 PICK FA UT-93 5.4 4.7 5.4 5.6 6.6 4.9 4.9 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 DLF-1 4.8 5.9 4.7 5.9 6.5 4.5 5.0 5.2 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.5 ARID 4.4 5.8 4.7 5.5 5.9 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.6 6.5 5.3 5.4 AV-1 4.0 5.4 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.6 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.2 DP 7952 4.1 4.8 4.2 5.6 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.6 5.7 6.1 5.3 5.1 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 3.4 5.0 3.2 4.2 4.4 3.6 4.2 3.0 4.8 4.2 4.4 4.0 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 C.V. (%) 9.9 9.4 8.5 7.6 4.1 8.0 8.6 7.8 5.5 6.0 3.2 7.3 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.