TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT 3.1-4.0 LBS OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR 1/ 1997 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME CA1 IL1 IL2 IN1 KS2 KY1 NE1 NY1 OH1 OK1 RI1 SC2 UT1 MEAN MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 7.5 6.0 6.8 6.5 6.7 8.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.6 6.7 REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 7.2 6.1 6.6 6.4 6.4 8.5 6.5 6.1 7.9 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 7.5 6.1 5.2 6.1 6.5 8.4 6.8 7.6 7.6 6.4 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.6 ARID 3 (J-98) 7.2 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.2 8.1 6.7 7.7 7.5 6.1 6.6 5.7 6.2 6.6 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 7.5 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.4 8.0 6.6 6.0 7.9 6.2 6.3 5.5 5.6 6.5 SOUTHERN CHOICE 7.5 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.8 7.6 6.1 7.2 7.5 6.0 5.2 5.3 6.3 6.5 CU9502T 7.8 6.2 5.5 6.2 6.3 7.4 6.3 7.1 7.8 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.7 6.5 GENESIS 7.0 6.2 5.7 6.2 6.5 8.1 5.4 7.6 7.4 6.1 6.0 5.4 6.2 6.4 OFI-96-31 7.1 6.1 5.4 6.1 6.5 7.8 6.3 7.3 7.5 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.4 J-101 7.3 5.7 5.2 5.7 6.0 8.2 6.0 7.2 7.6 6.0 7.2 5.7 5.7 6.4 BAR FA 6D 7.3 5.6 5.4 6.1 6.8 8.0 6.2 6.7 8.2 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.4 CU9501T 7.5 5.8 5.2 5.9 6.6 7.3 6.6 6.1 7.8 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.4 MUSTANG II 7.2 5.9 6.4 6.1 6.4 7.3 6.1 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.4 MB 26 7.3 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.8 8.3 6.7 7.3 8.1 6.1 5.0 5.8 5.8 6.4 RENEGADE 7.4 6.1 6.4 5.8 6.5 7.4 5.9 7.6 7.4 6.5 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.4 ARID 2 (J-3) 7.2 5.3 5.9 5.4 6.1 7.8 6.1 7.2 7.8 6.0 6.4 5.5 6.2 6.4 PIXIE E+ 7.4 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.1 7.5 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.1 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.4 ZPS-2PTF 7.2 6.0 6.4 6.0 6.3 8.2 5.8 6.4 7.9 6.3 4.5 5.2 6.5 6.4 JAGUAR 3 7.4 5.4 6.0 6.0 6.4 8.0 6.5 7.1 7.8 6.3 5.2 5.1 5.5 6.4 MB 214 7.1 6.1 4.7 5.7 6.4 8.4 6.1 7.6 8.4 5.9 4.9 5.5 5.7 6.3 TA-7 7.1 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.4 8.1 6.1 6.7 7.6 6.2 6.1 5.3 5.9 6.3 SHENANDOAH 7.3 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.5 7.1 5.8 7.4 7.2 6.2 5.1 5.5 6.2 6.3 DUSTER 7.0 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.4 7.5 6.3 6.6 7.6 6.0 6.3 5.1 6.2 6.3 MB 28 7.1 5.2 5.6 6.0 6.5 7.8 6.2 7.7 7.6 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.9 6.3 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 7.3 5.9 5.0 6.3 6.8 8.2 6.0 6.4 7.5 6.3 5.5 5.3 5.7 6.3 MB 29 7.1 6.0 4.8 5.9 6.5 8.3 6.5 6.7 7.8 6.1 5.2 5.8 5.6 6.3 RESERVE (ATF-182) 6.9 6.1 6.2 5.8 6.4 7.4 5.1 7.3 7.7 6.4 5.5 5.5 5.8 6.3 WRS2 7.5 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.4 7.8 6.0 7.4 7.8 6.1 5.1 5.2 5.4 6.3 OFI-931 7.0 6.1 5.3 5.8 6.8 7.8 6.0 6.8 7.1 6.2 5.9 5.4 6.1 6.3 ATF-038 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 6.2 7.5 6.5 7.2 7.5 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.4 6.3 OFI-96-32 7.4 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.7 7.4 5.8 6.2 7.6 6.3 5.4 5.3 5.8 6.3 SR 8210 7.2 6.3 5.0 6.1 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.4 8.1 6.3 5.3 5.1 6.6 6.3 REGIMENT 7.5 6.1 6.5 5.8 6.3 7.1 5.6 6.4 7.3 6.5 5.2 5.6 5.9 6.3 TULSA 7.5 5.9 6.5 5.9 6.3 7.5 5.7 4.9 8.0 6.4 5.7 5.5 6.0 6.3 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 7.4 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.4 7.4 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.9 6.3 MB 210 7.4 5.9 5.3 5.7 6.8 7.7 5.8 6.8 7.9 6.1 4.9 5.5 5.9 6.3 BAR FA6 US3 7.1 5.5 4.5 6.0 6.1 8.0 6.1 7.3 7.5 6.2 5.5 5.3 6.4 6.3 CROSSFIRE II 7.3 5.6 5.1 6.1 6.1 7.6 6.2 7.6 7.4 6.2 5.4 5.2 5.7 6.3 BAR FA 6LV 7.5 5.3 5.1 5.5 6.3 8.1 6.3 6.2 7.8 6.3 6.2 5.3 5.7 6.3 PICK FA B-93 6.9 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.9 8.1 6.2 5.6 7.9 6.4 5.8 5.5 6.4 6.3 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 7.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.5 6.3 7.6 6.1 5.0 5.5 6.3 6.3 MB 212 7.4 6.1 6.6 5.8 6.4 8.2 5.7 4.8 7.6 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.8 6.3 MB 211 7.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.6 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.9 6.3 MB 213 7.2 5.8 5.1 5.7 6.4 7.9 6.1 6.9 7.7 5.9 4.8 5.4 6.4 6.3 PICK RT-95 7.1 5.6 6.6 6.0 5.8 8.3 6.0 6.1 7.6 6.1 5.1 5.1 5.9 6.3 SAFARI 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.8 6.3 7.1 5.5 7.0 7.5 6.5 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.2 APACHE II 7.4 6.2 4.5 5.8 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.4 7.5 5.9 5.4 5.3 6.1 6.2 PICK FA 15-92 7.1 5.6 5.2 5.8 6.0 7.2 6.0 6.2 7.5 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.2 6.2 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 7.1 5.5 4.4 5.7 6.3 8.0 5.8 7.1 7.3 5.8 6.4 6.0 5.4 6.2 TITAN 2 7.0 6.6 5.9 5.6 6.6 6.9 5.6 7.3 7.3 5.9 5.0 5.5 5.4 6.2 PST-523 7.4 6.1 4.6 5.9 6.5 7.4 5.8 6.2 7.4 6.3 5.8 5.2 5.9 6.2 GAZELLE 7.0 5.9 5.2 6.0 5.9 8.2 6.4 4.9 7.9 6.0 5.5 5.2 6.4 6.2 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 7.3 5.4 5.8 5.4 6.6 7.5 5.4 6.3 7.4 6.2 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.2 FALCON II 7.1 6.4 5.0 5.8 6.7 7.2 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.2 5.2 5.3 5.8 6.2 ATF-196 6.9 4.8 6.2 5.7 5.8 7.4 6.0 6.9 7.3 6.1 5.8 5.5 6.0 6.2 ISI-TF11 7.1 6.2 5.3 5.5 6.6 7.5 5.6 6.4 7.8 6.3 5.1 5.1 5.9 6.2 PST-5E5 6.9 5.8 4.5 6.0 6.8 7.8 5.3 7.1 7.6 6.1 5.3 5.1 6.0 6.2 PICK GA-96 7.2 5.8 4.1 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 7.6 7.3 6.0 5.2 5.1 6.0 6.2 PICK FA 20-92 7.2 5.1 4.6 6.0 6.4 7.5 6.3 6.9 7.8 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.6 6.2 BRAVO (RG-93) 7.2 5.9 5.6 6.0 6.4 7.6 4.7 7.7 7.7 5.8 5.0 5.2 5.6 6.2 PSII-TF-9 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.5 7.0 5.2 7.2 7.4 5.9 5.3 5.3 6.2 6.2 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 7.3 6.0 5.4 5.5 6.3 7.4 5.1 7.2 7.4 6.2 5.5 5.1 5.7 6.2 ISI-TF9 7.5 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.5 7.4 6.0 6.2 7.8 6.2 5.3 5.1 5.6 6.2 COYOTE 7.0 5.7 4.9 5.7 6.1 8.5 6.0 5.3 7.9 6.0 5.6 5.1 6.2 6.2 ATF-188 7.3 5.8 4.9 6.0 6.1 7.0 5.5 6.8 7.6 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.2 MB 215 6.8 5.8 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.9 6.3 5.6 8.2 5.8 5.2 5.6 5.6 6.1 SRX 8500 7.1 6.2 4.6 5.7 6.3 7.9 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.8 5.8 5.1 6.0 6.1 MB 216 7.2 6.1 4.1 5.5 6.3 8.2 6.2 6.1 8.1 5.6 5.2 5.8 5.6 6.1 EMPRESS 7.2 6.3 3.9 5.8 6.9 7.6 6.4 5.1 7.5 5.9 5.7 5.1 6.3 6.1 EC-101 7.0 5.8 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.5 6.0 5.6 7.7 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.1 FINELAWN PETITE 7.1 5.5 5.4 5.8 6.6 7.5 5.2 6.2 7.9 6.2 5.8 5.1 5.3 6.1 BAR FA6 US2U 7.1 5.3 3.7 5.9 6.4 8.1 6.3 7.0 7.1 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.9 6.1 WVPB-1B 7.0 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.5 7.4 5.5 5.8 7.5 6.1 5.2 5.3 5.5 6.1 BAR FA6 US1 6.9 5.0 3.5 5.9 6.5 8.5 6.3 7.2 7.8 5.9 4.8 5.2 6.2 6.1 PRO 8430 7.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.1 7.0 5.9 6.4 7.6 6.3 4.8 5.3 5.7 6.1 ATF-022 6.8 4.9 6.4 5.1 6.0 7.1 6.3 6.8 7.4 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.3 6.1 OFI-951 7.1 5.6 4.0 5.4 6.0 7.4 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.1 5.5 5.4 6.2 6.1 PSII-TF-10 7.1 5.6 5.6 5.4 6.4 7.3 5.8 6.4 7.5 6.1 5.2 5.2 5.7 6.1 TAR HEEL 7.2 6.1 4.1 5.8 6.6 7.8 5.3 6.0 7.6 6.2 5.4 5.5 5.7 6.1 CORONADO 7.4 6.0 4.5 5.8 6.3 8.0 6.0 5.2 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.1 6.1 PICK FA 6-91 7.0 5.6 4.5 5.5 6.4 7.9 6.1 4.1 7.5 6.0 6.6 5.7 6.3 6.1 MARKSMAN 7.1 6.0 5.2 5.8 6.4 7.4 5.9 5.8 7.4 5.9 4.8 5.7 5.9 6.1 ALAMO E 7.1 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.9 7.3 5.5 5.8 7.8 6.0 5.4 5.6 6.1 6.1 SHORTSTOP II 7.2 5.7 4.2 5.5 5.5 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.8 6.4 5.7 5.7 6.1 AA-983 6.5 5.1 4.1 5.5 6.3 8.0 6.6 5.8 7.6 5.9 6.4 5.5 5.8 6.1 LEPRECHAUN 7.3 6.0 4.8 5.8 6.4 7.1 5.6 7.2 7.5 5.9 4.3 5.6 5.7 6.1 PC-AO 7.0 5.2 5.4 5.7 6.2 7.8 6.0 6.3 7.6 5.9 4.8 5.5 5.7 6.1 GOOD-EN (KOOS 94-14) 7.4 5.6 4.6 5.3 6.2 7.2 6.1 6.8 7.8 5.7 4.9 5.7 5.7 6.1 BAR FA6D USA 7.0 5.4 4.6 5.9 6.6 8.3 5.9 5.1 7.5 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.1 ATF-020 6.8 4.9 6.3 5.5 6.2 7.4 6.0 6.0 7.6 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.4 6.1 COCHISE II 7.0 5.7 5.1 5.5 6.1 7.1 5.5 7.4 7.6 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.6 6.1 OFI-FWY 7.1 5.7 4.5 5.9 6.5 7.4 6.1 6.6 7.3 6.3 4.1 5.5 5.7 6.0 ISI-TF10 7.0 5.5 4.8 5.6 6.4 7.3 5.5 6.8 7.3 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.8 6.0 TOMAHAWK-E 6.7 6.0 4.2 5.5 6.4 7.2 6.2 5.7 7.7 5.7 6.1 5.2 5.9 6.0 PST-5M5 7.0 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.8 7.9 6.1 4.1 7.8 6.1 4.8 5.1 6.0 6.0 WX3-275 7.0 5.4 4.4 5.5 6.0 7.4 5.5 7.6 7.4 5.8 5.8 5.1 5.6 6.0 WVPB-1D 7.4 5.9 4.9 5.5 6.0 7.3 5.8 6.3 7.5 6.1 4.6 5.1 5.9 6.0 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 7.1 6.1 4.6 5.9 6.4 7.3 5.8 5.0 7.5 6.4 5.1 5.3 5.7 6.0 ZPS-5LZ 6.9 5.5 5.1 5.3 6.0 8.1 6.2 5.9 7.5 5.9 4.8 5.1 5.8 6.0 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 7.4 6.0 4.7 5.5 6.6 7.2 4.5 6.0 7.8 6.4 5.2 5.2 5.7 6.0 ARABIA (J-5) 7.1 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.8 7.8 5.2 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.0 R5AU 7.3 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.4 7.1 4.5 4.0 7.3 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 DP 50-9011 6.9 5.3 4.8 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.8 6.0 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.0 PICK FA XK-95 7.1 5.5 3.8 5.3 6.3 7.4 5.6 6.4 7.8 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.8 6.0 ATF-257 6.7 5.8 5.4 5.6 6.1 7.1 5.2 6.0 7.1 6.3 5.1 5.4 5.9 6.0 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 6.9 5.6 5.0 5.7 6.5 7.0 5.0 6.6 7.3 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.7 6.0 SUNPRO 6.9 5.7 3.2 6.2 5.8 7.5 6.4 6.0 7.4 6.0 4.9 5.1 6.2 6.0 BONSAI 6.7 5.7 5.2 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.9 6.2 7.3 5.7 4.9 5.1 5.9 6.0 SRX 8084 7.2 6.2 4.9 5.5 6.0 7.4 5.8 5.2 7.6 5.9 4.6 5.3 5.8 6.0 LION 7.0 5.6 4.9 5.3 6.2 6.9 5.7 4.8 8.0 6.1 6.1 5.2 5.4 5.9 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 7.2 5.2 4.6 5.1 6.3 7.1 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.1 5.9 5.4 5.7 5.9 BAR FA6 US6F 7.5 5.9 4.3 5.6 6.1 7.7 5.1 3.9 7.8 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.8 5.9 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 7.3 5.8 4.2 5.4 6.2 6.9 4.7 5.6 7.6 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 JSC-1 6.8 5.3 4.0 5.6 6.5 6.8 5.5 6.1 7.5 5.9 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.9 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 6.9 5.6 4.3 5.5 6.7 7.2 5.6 4.6 7.4 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.8 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 7.0 5.8 3.7 5.6 6.5 7.9 5.2 5.1 7.3 6.1 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.8 ATF-253 6.9 5.3 5.8 5.3 6.4 6.9 5.2 4.2 7.5 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.8 PST-5TO 7.0 5.6 3.6 5.7 6.4 7.2 5.1 5.4 7.5 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.9 5.8 EA 41 6.8 5.7 3.6 5.2 5.5 7.5 5.3 5.0 7.8 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.9 5.8 PICK FA N-93 6.7 5.0 4.0 5.8 5.0 7.5 5.4 5.7 7.6 6.0 5.0 5.2 5.7 5.7 PICK FA UT-93 6.9 4.6 3.2 5.3 5.0 6.9 5.5 6.4 7.8 5.7 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.7 JTTFC-96 7.0 5.5 4.9 5.5 6.4 6.6 4.8 5.7 6.9 6.3 4.6 5.1 5.0 5.7 DLF-1 6.5 5.4 4.7 5.4 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.1 7.3 5.8 5.4 6.1 5.5 5.7 ATF-192 6.6 5.4 4.7 5.2 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.8 6.8 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 ARID 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.5 6.0 5.6 4.9 5.7 7.0 6.1 4.4 5.3 5.3 5.7 JTTFA-96 6.8 5.6 4.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 4.1 6.3 7.3 6.2 4.6 5.2 5.8 5.6 DP 7952 6.7 5.3 4.9 5.1 6.0 5.7 4.7 7.0 7.1 5.8 4.1 5.6 4.8 5.6 AV-1 6.0 5.4 4.6 5.1 5.8 6.3 4.8 4.4 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.5 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 4.6 5.2 4.2 4.3 5.0 4.8 3.0 5.7 6.2 5.2 4.1 5.1 3.8 4.7 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.7 1.9 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.3 C.V. (%) 4.3 7.2 23.0 5.6 5.9 4.1 9.0 21.9 4.9 5.7 5.9 10.4 8.1 10.2 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.