TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT A 2.1-2.5 INCH MOWING HEIGHT 1/ 1997 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IL1 IL2 KS2 MD1 MO1 OK1 UT1 VA1 VA4 MEAN SOUTHERN CHOICE 6.3 6.5 6.8 5.1 5.2 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.2 5.6 REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 6.1 6.6 6.4 4.7 5.3 6.4 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.6 RENEGADE 6.1 6.4 6.5 5.3 5.1 6.5 5.7 4.5 4.2 5.6 SHENANDOAH 6.0 6.2 6.5 5.3 4.8 6.2 6.2 4.4 4.2 5.5 SAFARI 6.5 5.9 6.3 4.9 5.3 6.5 5.8 4.1 4.4 5.5 REGIMENT 6.1 6.5 6.3 4.7 5.2 6.5 5.9 4.0 4.3 5.5 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 6.1 5.2 6.5 4.8 5.2 6.4 6.3 4.3 4.8 5.5 ZPS-2PTF 6.0 6.4 6.3 4.5 5.0 6.3 6.5 3.7 4.6 5.5 MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 6.0 6.8 6.7 4.5 5.0 6.4 5.6 3.9 4.6 5.5 FALCON II 6.4 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.2 5.8 4.4 4.4 5.5 MUSTANG II 5.9 6.4 6.4 4.5 5.1 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.9 5.5 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 6.4 6.1 6.4 5.1 4.9 6.2 5.6 3.7 4.4 5.4 GENESIS 6.2 5.7 6.5 4.7 4.8 6.1 6.2 4.4 4.3 5.4 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.5 5.0 6.1 6.3 4.2 4.5 5.4 MB 212 6.1 6.6 6.4 4.1 5.0 6.0 5.8 4.2 4.6 5.4 CU9502T 6.2 5.5 6.3 5.0 5.1 6.4 5.7 4.0 4.6 5.4 TULSA 5.9 6.5 6.3 4.7 4.8 6.4 6.0 3.8 4.4 5.4 PIXIE E+ 5.9 6.0 6.1 4.9 5.3 6.1 5.8 4.0 4.4 5.4 ISI-TF11 6.2 5.3 6.6 4.9 5.1 6.3 5.9 4.1 4.1 5.4 OFI-96-32 6.2 6.0 6.7 4.1 5.1 6.3 5.8 3.9 4.4 5.4 RESERVE (ATF-182) 6.1 6.2 6.4 4.4 4.2 6.4 5.8 4.0 4.9 5.4 TITAN 2 6.6 5.9 6.6 5.2 4.7 5.9 5.4 4.1 4.0 5.4 MB 210 5.9 5.3 6.8 4.7 5.2 6.1 5.9 3.7 4.5 5.4 OFI-96-31 6.1 5.4 6.5 4.3 4.6 6.3 6.3 4.1 4.6 5.3 OFI-931 6.1 5.3 6.8 4.8 4.6 6.2 6.1 3.7 4.5 5.3 CU9501T 5.8 5.2 6.6 5.3 4.7 6.2 5.9 3.7 4.5 5.3 ARID 3 (J-98) 5.6 6.1 6.2 4.7 4.4 6.1 6.2 4.0 4.7 5.3 DUSTER 5.8 5.8 6.4 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.2 3.7 4.5 5.3 WRS2 6.0 5.7 6.4 4.5 5.0 6.1 5.4 3.9 4.7 5.3 PSII-TF-9 6.0 5.8 6.5 4.7 4.7 5.9 6.2 3.9 4.2 5.3 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 5.9 5.0 6.8 4.7 5.1 6.3 5.7 3.8 4.5 5.3 R5AU 5.8 6.1 6.4 4.7 4.9 6.3 5.8 3.7 4.0 5.3 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 6.0 5.4 6.3 4.3 5.1 6.2 5.7 4.1 4.3 5.3 ALAMO E 6.0 5.4 5.9 4.9 5.1 6.0 6.1 3.7 4.3 5.3 WVPB-1B 5.6 6.1 6.5 4.3 5.3 6.1 5.5 4.0 4.0 5.3 PICK RT-95 5.6 6.6 5.8 3.9 4.9 6.1 5.9 3.9 4.8 5.3 PST-523 6.1 4.6 6.5 4.7 4.8 6.3 5.9 4.0 4.4 5.3 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 5.4 5.8 6.6 4.3 4.9 6.2 6.0 3.8 4.4 5.3 PST-5M5 5.5 5.5 6.8 3.9 5.0 6.1 6.0 3.8 4.6 5.2 SR 8210 6.3 5.0 6.0 4.2 4.7 6.3 6.6 3.6 4.4 5.2 EMPRESS 6.3 3.9 6.9 5.1 4.7 5.9 6.3 3.7 4.3 5.2 BAR FA 6D 5.6 5.4 6.8 4.5 5.0 6.0 5.8 3.9 4.0 5.2 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 5.8 5.6 6.4 3.8 4.8 6.5 5.9 4.1 4.2 5.2 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 6.0 4.7 6.6 4.7 4.9 6.4 5.7 3.6 4.5 5.2 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 6.1 4.6 6.4 4.1 5.3 6.4 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.2 JAGUAR 3 5.4 6.0 6.4 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.5 3.8 4.5 5.2 CROSSFIRE II 5.6 5.1 6.1 4.5 5.2 6.2 5.7 4.0 4.4 5.2 ATF-257 5.8 5.4 6.1 4.3 4.8 6.3 5.9 3.8 4.5 5.2 ATF-196 4.8 6.2 5.8 4.5 5.2 6.1 6.0 3.8 4.5 5.2 LEPRECHAUN 6.0 4.8 6.4 5.1 4.6 5.9 5.7 4.1 4.3 5.2 MB 211 5.8 5.8 6.0 3.9 5.1 6.2 5.9 3.8 4.3 5.2 ARID 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.1 4.7 6.1 5.3 4.1 4.0 5.2 GAZELLE 5.9 5.2 5.9 4.4 5.0 6.0 6.4 3.6 4.3 5.2 PICK FA B-93 5.7 5.0 5.9 4.3 4.7 6.4 6.4 3.6 4.8 5.2 APACHE II 6.2 4.5 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.9 6.1 3.8 4.6 5.2 MB 28 5.2 5.6 6.5 4.1 5.2 6.1 5.9 3.7 4.3 5.2 ISI-TF9 6.0 5.0 6.5 4.1 4.8 6.2 5.6 4.0 4.3 5.2 MB 29 6.0 4.8 6.5 4.5 4.9 6.1 5.6 3.8 4.4 5.2 PST-5E5 5.8 4.5 6.8 4.5 4.8 6.1 6.0 3.5 4.4 5.2 FINELAWN PETITE 5.5 5.4 6.6 4.3 5.2 6.2 5.3 3.8 4.2 5.2 COYOTE 5.7 4.9 6.1 4.7 4.4 6.0 6.2 4.0 4.4 5.2 MB 26 5.8 5.4 5.8 4.5 4.6 6.1 5.8 3.7 4.5 5.1 ARID 2 (J-3) 5.3 5.9 6.1 4.1 4.4 6.0 6.2 3.8 4.5 5.1 TA-7 5.7 5.3 6.4 4.0 4.8 6.2 5.9 3.8 4.3 5.1 OFI-FWY 5.7 4.5 6.5 4.9 4.8 6.3 5.7 3.6 4.3 5.1 SRX 8500 6.2 4.6 6.3 4.2 4.6 5.8 6.0 4.1 4.5 5.1 BRAVO (RG-93) 5.9 5.6 6.4 4.3 4.7 5.8 5.6 4.0 4.1 5.1 MARKSMAN 6.0 5.2 6.4 3.5 4.8 5.9 5.9 4.1 4.3 5.1 CORONADO 6.0 4.5 6.3 3.8 5.3 6.0 6.1 3.7 4.4 5.1 ATF-188 5.8 4.9 6.1 4.3 4.6 6.2 5.7 3.8 4.8 5.1 TAR HEEL 6.1 4.1 6.6 4.5 4.4 6.2 5.7 4.0 4.5 5.1 PRO 8430 5.9 5.6 6.1 4.2 4.4 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.2 5.1 JTTFA-96 5.6 4.2 5.8 5.0 4.6 6.2 5.8 4.5 4.3 5.1 MB 213 5.8 5.1 6.4 3.9 4.8 5.9 6.4 3.4 4.2 5.1 EC-101 5.8 5.3 6.3 4.1 4.6 6.1 5.7 3.9 4.3 5.1 ATF-038 5.3 6.0 6.2 4.1 4.2 6.2 5.4 4.0 4.5 5.1 WVPB-1D 5.9 4.9 6.0 4.1 4.8 6.1 5.9 4.0 4.3 5.1 BAR FA6 US3 5.5 4.5 6.1 4.1 4.8 6.2 6.4 3.8 4.6 5.1 SRX 8084 6.2 4.9 6.0 4.2 4.9 5.9 5.8 3.8 4.2 5.1 BAR FA 6LV 5.3 5.1 6.3 4.5 4.7 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.4 5.1 MB 214 6.1 4.7 6.4 4.3 4.5 5.9 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.1 ATF-253 5.3 5.8 6.4 4.1 4.7 6.1 5.3 3.9 4.3 5.1 PSII-TF-10 5.6 5.6 6.4 3.9 4.8 6.1 5.7 3.6 4.2 5.1 ATF-192 5.4 4.7 6.3 4.7 4.8 6.2 5.6 3.8 4.2 5.1 BAR FA6D USA 5.4 4.6 6.6 4.3 4.6 6.1 5.7 3.9 4.3 5.1 COCHISE II 5.7 5.1 6.1 4.7 4.6 5.8 5.6 3.7 4.3 5.1 ATF-020 4.9 6.3 6.2 4.0 4.6 6.0 5.4 3.7 4.5 5.1 MB 215 5.8 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.4 5.8 5.6 3.9 4.3 5.1 JTTFC-96 5.5 4.9 6.4 4.6 4.9 6.3 5.0 3.8 4.0 5.0 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 5.8 4.2 6.2 4.5 5.0 5.8 5.8 3.9 4.1 5.0 J-101 5.7 5.2 6.0 4.2 4.2 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.5 5.0 ISI-TF10 5.5 4.8 6.4 3.8 4.9 6.0 5.8 3.9 4.1 5.0 BAR FA6 US6F 5.9 4.3 6.1 4.5 4.6 6.1 5.8 3.7 4.3 5.0 LION 5.6 4.9 6.2 4.3 4.8 6.1 5.4 3.5 4.4 5.0 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 5.6 5.0 6.5 4.3 4.6 5.6 5.7 3.6 4.1 5.0 PC-AO 5.2 5.4 6.2 4.5 4.4 5.9 5.7 3.7 4.2 5.0 BONSAI 5.7 5.2 6.0 3.9 4.6 5.7 5.9 3.8 4.2 5.0 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.6 4.3 6.7 4.2 5.2 5.9 5.1 4.0 4.0 5.0 PICK GA-96 5.8 4.1 6.0 4.7 4.5 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 5.2 4.6 6.3 4.1 4.9 6.1 5.7 3.9 4.2 5.0 DLF-1 5.4 4.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.8 5.5 3.9 4.2 5.0 ZPS-5LZ 5.5 5.1 6.0 4.2 4.5 5.9 5.8 3.3 4.5 5.0 PICK FA 6-91 5.6 4.5 6.4 4.3 4.4 6.0 6.3 3.3 3.9 5.0 GOOD-EN (KOOS 94-14) 5.6 4.6 6.2 4.1 4.8 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 MB 216 6.1 4.1 6.3 4.1 4.7 5.6 5.6 3.7 4.5 4.9 ATF-022 4.9 6.4 6.0 3.9 4.1 6.1 5.3 3.9 3.9 4.9 DP 50-9011 5.3 4.8 6.3 4.1 4.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.9 BAR FA6 US2U 5.3 3.7 6.4 4.1 4.7 6.2 5.9 3.8 4.3 4.9 PICK FA 20-92 5.1 4.6 6.4 4.1 5.0 6.0 5.6 3.3 4.2 4.9 TOMAHAWK-E 6.0 4.2 6.4 4.2 4.2 5.7 5.9 3.7 4.1 4.9 DP 7952 5.3 4.9 6.0 4.7 4.4 5.8 4.8 4.1 4.3 4.9 EA 41 5.7 3.6 5.5 4.5 4.9 6.0 5.9 3.8 4.4 4.9 PICK FA XK-95 5.5 3.8 6.3 3.7 4.9 6.0 5.8 4.0 4.3 4.9 SHORTSTOP II 5.7 4.2 5.5 4.4 4.9 5.8 5.7 3.8 4.2 4.9 PICK FA 15-92 5.6 5.2 6.0 3.5 4.2 6.0 6.2 3.3 4.1 4.9 OFI-951 5.6 4.0 6.0 3.9 4.3 6.1 6.2 3.5 4.6 4.9 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 5.5 4.4 6.3 4.1 4.1 5.8 5.4 3.9 4.5 4.9 SUNPRO 5.7 3.2 5.8 4.1 4.4 6.0 6.2 3.9 4.4 4.9 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 5.8 3.7 6.5 3.7 4.6 6.1 5.3 3.5 4.6 4.9 PST-5TO 5.6 3.6 6.4 4.3 4.6 5.8 5.9 3.4 4.3 4.9 WX3-275 5.4 4.4 6.0 4.0 4.4 5.8 5.6 3.7 4.2 4.8 JSC-1 5.3 4.0 6.5 3.9 4.4 5.9 5.6 3.8 4.0 4.8 AA-983 5.1 4.1 6.3 3.9 4.1 5.9 5.8 3.8 4.3 4.8 AV-1 5.4 4.6 5.8 4.3 4.4 5.7 5.5 3.8 3.6 4.8 BAR FA6 US1 5.0 3.5 6.5 3.8 4.7 5.9 6.2 3.6 4.0 4.8 ARABIA (J-5) 4.7 5.0 5.8 3.5 3.9 6.0 5.8 3.7 4.4 4.8 PICK FA N-93 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.8 4.3 6.0 5.7 3.2 4.4 4.6 PICK FA UT-93 4.6 3.2 5.0 3.6 4.1 5.7 5.8 3.3 4.5 4.4 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 5.2 4.2 5.0 4.6 3.9 5.2 3.8 4.0 3.5 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 C.V. (%) 7.2 23.0 5.9 12.0 9.4 5.7 8.1 22.5 5.9 12.6 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.