TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN IN DENSE SHADE AT MISSISSIPPI ST., MS 1/ 1997 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 ARID 4.0 5.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.1 TITAN 2 4.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.8 5.9 J-101 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 SAFARI 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.8 REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.8 5.8 MB 215 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 SRX 8500 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.8 ISI-TF9 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.8 5.7 ATF-022 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.7 SHENANDOAH 3.7 5.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 SR 8210 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.7 OFI-FWY 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.6 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 5.5 5.6 MB 211 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.6 PRO 8430 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.5 5.6 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.6 FALCON II 3.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 LEPRECHAUN 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 5.3 5.5 MB 212 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.5 5.5 MB 214 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 REGIMENT 3.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 BAR FA 6D 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.5 EC-101 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 5.5 5.5 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 RESERVE (ATF-182) 3.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.5 R5AU 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 5.5 EMPRESS 3.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.3 5.5 ISI-TF10 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 5.7 5.5 PSII-TF-9 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.4 BAR FA6 US3 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 ATF-038 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.7 5.4 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 4.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.4 CU9501T 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.4 MARKSMAN 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.4 ISI-TF11 4.0 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.4 JAGUAR 3 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 MB 210 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.4 OFI-96-31 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 BAR FA 6LV 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 5.3 CORONADO 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.3 APACHE II 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 5.2 5.3 PST-5E5 3.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 SOUTHERN CHOICE 3.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.3 ALAMO E 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.2 5.3 AV-1 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.2 5.2 5.3 GAZELLE 3.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 ARABIA (J-5) 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.3 DLF-1 3.3 3.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.3 FINELAWN PETITE 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 MUSTANG II 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.3 GENESIS 4.0 4.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.3 PST-523 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.5 5.3 ATF-192 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 PIXIE E+ 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 JSC-1 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.2 PICK FA 20-92 3.7 3.7 5.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.2 ZPS-5LZ 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.2 WVPB-1B 4.0 4.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 TULSA 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 ATF-188 3.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.2 GOOD-EN (KOOS 94-14) 3.7 3.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.2 EA 41 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.2 TA-7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 5.2 5.2 BAR FA6D USA 3.0 3.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.2 PST-5TO 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 AA-983 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 DUSTER 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.1 SRX 8084 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.1 SUNPRO 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.1 PICK GA-96 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.1 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.8 5.1 PICK RT-95 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.1 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 5.2 5.1 OFI-96-32 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.8 5.1 JTTFC-96 3.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.1 LION 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 5.1 BAR FA6 US1 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.1 RENEGADE 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 TOMAHAWK-E 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.1 PST-5M5 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 ARID 3 (J-98) 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 5.1 DP 50-9011 3.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.7 5.1 PSII-TF-10 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.1 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.1 COCHISE II 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 3.7 3.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.0 PC-AO 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 5.0 WVPB-1D 3.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 MB 29 3.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 ATF-257 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.0 PICK FA B-93 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.2 5.0 CU9502T 3.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 JTTFA-96 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.7 5.0 OFI-931 3.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.7 5.0 OFI-951 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.0 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 MB 213 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.9 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 BRAVO (RG-93) 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.9 MB 28 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 DP 7952 3.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.9 WRS2 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.9 TAR HEEL 3.0 3.3 5.7 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.9 ATF-196 3.3 3.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.2 4.9 MB 26 3.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.9 SHORTSTOP II 3.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.2 5.0 4.9 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 3.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 ATF-253 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 BAR FA6 US6F 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.8 4.8 CROSSFIRE II 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.8 ATF-020 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 BAR FA6 US2U 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.8 MB 216 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.8 PICK FA 6-91 3.7 3.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.8 ARID 2 (J-3) 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.2 4.8 4.8 COYOTE 3.3 3.3 5.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 ZPS-2PTF 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.7 4.7 BONSAI 3.3 3.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.5 4.7 PICK FA XK-95 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.7 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.8 4.0 4.6 WX3-275 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.5 4.6 PICK FA 15-92 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.8 4.5 PICK FA N-93 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.4 PICK FA UT-93 2.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.5 4.2 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 C.V. (%) 19.0 18.5 12.1 15.1 4.8 7.4 14.1 14.9 17.0 18.1 24.8 20.8 17.0 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.