TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE COOL-HUMID ZONE 1/ 1997 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IL1 IN1 ME1 MI1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 OH1 RI1 MEAN MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 4.7 6.0 6.5 7.8 4.6 6.0 6.9 5.9 8.0 8.0 5.9 6.4 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 4.7 6.1 6.1 7.0 5.3 6.8 5.9 5.8 7.6 7.6 6.1 6.3 J-101 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 5.3 7.2 7.6 7.2 6.1 ARID 3 (J-98) 3.9 5.6 5.9 7.0 4.9 6.7 6.3 5.4 7.7 7.5 6.6 6.1 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 4.8 6.4 5.8 6.7 5.2 6.6 5.5 5.7 6.0 7.9 6.3 6.1 REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 4.0 6.1 6.4 7.2 5.5 6.5 5.4 5.6 6.1 7.9 6.0 6.1 OFI-96-31 4.4 6.1 6.1 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.8 5.3 7.3 7.5 5.7 6.0 MB 26 3.7 5.8 5.7 7.5 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.3 8.1 5.0 6.0 MB 29 4.4 6.0 5.9 6.8 5.1 6.5 5.8 5.6 6.7 7.8 5.2 6.0 GENESIS 4.6 6.2 6.2 7.0 5.1 5.4 5.4 4.8 7.6 7.4 6.0 6.0 CROSSFIRE II 4.8 5.6 6.1 7.7 4.5 6.2 5.7 4.7 7.6 7.4 5.4 6.0 MB 214 4.2 6.1 5.7 6.7 4.9 6.1 5.7 5.2 7.6 8.4 4.9 6.0 MB 28 4.6 5.2 6.0 6.7 5.2 6.2 6.1 4.9 7.7 7.6 5.3 6.0 TA-7 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 4.8 6.1 5.5 5.8 6.7 7.6 6.1 6.0 RENEGADE 5.3 6.1 5.8 6.7 5.2 5.9 5.1 4.9 7.6 7.4 5.3 5.9 CU9501T 4.9 5.8 5.9 6.5 5.0 6.6 5.4 5.2 6.1 7.8 6.0 5.9 SOUTHERN CHOICE 4.8 6.3 6.2 6.7 5.2 6.1 5.0 4.9 7.2 7.5 5.2 5.9 PICK FA B-93 4.4 5.7 6.3 7.7 4.6 6.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 7.9 5.8 5.9 SHORTSTOP II 4.5 5.7 5.5 7.3 4.6 6.0 5.9 4.6 7.3 7.0 6.4 5.9 WRS2 4.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 4.8 6.0 5.2 5.3 7.4 7.8 5.1 5.9 BAR FA 6D 3.7 5.6 6.1 7.3 4.0 6.2 5.7 5.2 6.7 8.2 5.8 5.9 APACHE II 3.9 6.2 5.8 7.5 4.8 6.3 5.4 5.4 6.4 7.5 5.4 5.9 MUSTANG II 4.5 5.9 6.1 7.0 6.0 6.1 4.4 4.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.9 MB 216 4.6 6.1 5.5 7.2 4.7 6.2 5.6 5.0 6.1 8.1 5.2 5.8 CU9502T 4.1 6.2 6.2 6.5 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.5 7.1 7.8 5.9 5.8 OFI-931 4.3 6.1 5.8 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.8 6.8 7.1 5.9 5.8 MB 213 4.2 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.1 6.2 5.5 6.9 7.7 4.8 5.8 PICK FA 20-92 3.4 5.1 6.0 7.3 4.6 6.3 5.7 5.4 6.9 7.8 5.6 5.8 BAR FA6 US3 3.7 5.5 6.0 6.7 4.2 6.1 5.7 5.8 7.3 7.5 5.5 5.8 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 4.6 5.8 5.9 6.8 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.0 7.0 7.7 5.6 5.8 SRX 8500 4.2 6.2 5.7 7.2 4.5 6.0 5.5 5.4 6.3 7.3 5.8 5.8 GAZELLE 4.3 5.9 6.0 6.8 4.3 6.4 5.8 6.0 4.9 7.9 5.5 5.8 SR 8210 4.5 6.3 6.1 6.7 4.5 5.7 5.4 4.8 6.4 8.1 5.3 5.8 BAR FA 6LV 4.1 5.3 5.5 7.3 4.1 6.3 5.4 5.3 6.2 7.8 6.2 5.8 DUSTER 4.7 5.8 5.9 6.8 4.4 6.3 4.8 4.5 6.6 7.6 6.3 5.8 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 4.2 5.5 5.7 7.0 4.0 5.8 5.6 5.0 7.1 7.3 6.4 5.8 ARID 2 (J-3) 2.9 5.3 5.4 6.8 4.5 6.1 6.0 5.0 7.2 7.8 6.4 5.8 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 4.1 5.9 6.3 6.8 4.7 6.0 5.2 5.0 6.4 7.5 5.5 5.8 SHENANDOAH 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.8 4.3 4.2 7.4 7.2 5.1 5.8 PST-523 4.8 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.4 4.9 6.2 7.4 5.8 5.8 MB 210 4.3 5.9 5.7 6.8 4.9 5.8 5.4 5.0 6.8 7.9 4.9 5.8 PIXIE E+ 4.9 5.9 5.8 6.7 5.0 6.0 4.4 4.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.8 ZPS-2PTF 4.1 6.0 6.0 7.2 4.7 5.8 5.4 5.4 6.4 7.9 4.5 5.8 COYOTE 4.2 5.7 5.7 7.0 4.6 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.3 7.9 5.6 5.8 ATF-038 4.3 5.3 5.6 6.3 5.0 6.5 5.3 4.5 7.2 7.5 5.7 5.8 SAFARI 5.1 6.5 5.8 6.5 6.0 5.5 4.1 4.3 7.0 7.5 5.0 5.7 CORONADO 4.4 6.0 5.8 7.5 4.3 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.2 7.7 5.0 5.7 EMPRESS 4.1 6.3 5.8 7.2 4.8 6.4 5.1 5.1 5.1 7.5 5.7 5.7 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.1 6.3 7.6 5.0 5.7 MB 215 4.1 5.8 5.7 6.8 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.1 5.6 8.2 5.2 5.7 TITAN 2 5.6 6.6 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.6 4.2 3.8 7.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 PICK GA-96 3.6 5.8 6.0 6.8 4.2 6.3 5.3 4.8 7.6 7.3 5.2 5.7 TAR HEEL 4.0 6.1 5.8 6.8 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.4 6.0 7.6 5.4 5.7 PICK FA 15-92 3.4 5.6 5.8 7.3 4.6 6.0 5.6 4.3 6.2 7.5 6.7 5.7 BRAVO (RG-93) 4.4 5.9 6.0 7.0 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.9 7.7 7.7 5.0 5.7 MB 211 3.7 5.8 5.8 7.0 4.9 6.0 5.3 4.9 6.0 7.6 5.9 5.7 REGIMENT 4.8 6.1 5.8 6.5 5.4 5.6 5.2 4.7 6.4 7.3 5.2 5.7 BAR FA6 US2U 4.1 5.3 5.9 6.5 4.0 6.3 6.1 5.0 7.0 7.1 5.5 5.7 ATF-196 4.1 4.8 5.7 7.2 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.9 7.3 5.8 5.7 FALCON II 4.5 6.4 5.8 6.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.4 6.3 7.3 5.2 5.7 MB 212 4.3 6.1 5.8 7.0 5.1 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.8 7.6 5.7 5.7 GOOD-EN (KOOS 94-14) 4.1 5.6 5.3 6.8 5.0 6.1 5.2 4.9 6.8 7.8 4.9 5.7 FINELAWN PETITE 4.6 5.5 5.8 7.0 4.8 5.2 5.1 4.5 6.2 7.9 5.8 5.7 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 4.5 6.0 5.5 6.7 4.7 5.1 4.9 4.9 7.2 7.4 5.5 5.7 PICK FA 6-91 3.9 5.6 5.5 7.0 5.1 6.1 6.1 4.9 4.1 7.5 6.6 5.7 OFI-96-32 4.3 6.2 5.8 6.8 4.9 5.8 4.8 4.6 6.2 7.6 5.4 5.7 ZPS-5LZ 4.3 5.5 5.3 7.0 4.6 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.9 7.5 4.8 5.7 PICK RT-95 3.6 5.6 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.2 5.4 6.1 7.6 5.1 5.7 TULSA 4.3 5.9 5.9 6.8 5.1 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 8.0 5.7 5.7 PST-5E5 4.0 5.8 6.0 6.5 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.1 7.6 5.3 5.7 ISI-TF9 3.8 6.0 5.7 6.5 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.4 6.2 7.8 5.3 5.7 SUNPRO 3.4 5.7 6.2 7.2 4.5 6.4 5.7 4.8 6.0 7.4 4.9 5.7 BAR FA6 US1 3.7 5.0 5.9 6.5 4.0 6.3 5.6 5.4 7.2 7.8 4.8 5.7 EC-101 4.3 5.8 6.0 6.3 5.4 6.0 4.8 4.6 5.6 7.7 5.7 5.6 ISI-TF10 3.8 5.5 5.6 6.7 4.8 5.5 5.6 5.1 6.8 7.3 5.4 5.6 COCHISE II 3.7 5.7 5.5 7.2 5.4 5.5 4.7 4.1 7.4 7.6 5.2 5.6 BAR FA6D USA 3.8 5.4 5.9 6.8 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.2 5.1 7.5 5.2 5.6 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 4.3 5.4 5.4 6.8 5.0 5.4 5.7 4.7 6.3 7.4 5.5 5.6 PSII-TF-9 4.3 6.0 5.8 6.8 4.8 5.2 4.6 4.6 7.2 7.4 5.3 5.6 ISI-TF11 4.9 6.2 5.5 6.3 4.8 5.6 4.8 4.4 6.4 7.8 5.1 5.6 ATF-188 3.9 5.8 6.0 6.8 4.9 5.5 4.8 4.3 6.8 7.6 5.6 5.6 PICK FA XK-95 3.5 5.5 5.3 6.5 4.4 5.6 6.0 5.3 6.4 7.8 5.5 5.6 RESERVE (ATF-182) 3.5 6.1 5.8 6.8 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.4 7.3 7.7 5.5 5.6 JAGUAR 3 4.2 5.4 6.0 6.2 4.2 6.5 4.8 4.3 7.1 7.8 5.2 5.6 WX3-275 4.2 5.4 5.5 6.2 4.7 5.5 4.9 4.2 7.6 7.4 5.8 5.6 OFI-951 3.6 5.6 5.4 6.0 4.1 6.0 5.1 5.1 6.7 8.0 5.5 5.6 LEPRECHAUN 4.3 6.0 5.8 7.2 4.4 5.6 4.6 4.2 7.2 7.5 4.3 5.5 TOMAHAWK-E 3.8 6.0 5.5 6.3 4.5 6.2 5.0 3.9 5.7 7.7 6.1 5.5 ALAMO E 4.2 6.0 5.3 5.8 5.2 5.5 5.1 4.8 5.8 7.8 5.4 5.5 MARKSMAN 4.8 6.0 5.8 7.0 4.4 5.9 4.6 4.3 5.8 7.4 4.8 5.5 PSII-TF-10 4.2 5.6 5.4 6.7 4.9 5.8 4.6 4.4 6.4 7.5 5.2 5.5 WVPB-1D 4.8 5.9 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.8 5.1 4.2 6.3 7.5 4.6 5.5 OFI-FWY 4.2 5.7 5.9 6.3 4.4 6.1 4.7 5.0 6.6 7.3 4.1 5.5 AA-983 3.2 5.1 5.5 6.8 4.0 6.6 4.6 4.4 5.8 7.6 6.4 5.5 PC-AO 4.5 5.2 5.7 6.2 5.1 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 7.6 4.8 5.5 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 4.3 6.1 5.9 6.0 4.8 5.8 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.5 5.1 5.5 BAR FA6 US6F 4.4 5.9 5.6 6.7 4.1 5.1 5.4 5.1 3.9 7.8 5.9 5.4 WVPB-1B 3.8 5.6 6.1 6.2 4.4 5.5 5.0 4.8 5.8 7.5 5.2 5.4 ARABIA (J-5) 3.3 4.7 5.4 6.3 4.4 5.2 5.8 5.1 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.4 PST-5M5 4.1 5.5 5.9 6.5 5.3 6.1 4.9 4.9 4.1 7.8 4.8 5.4 SRX 8084 4.2 6.2 5.5 7.0 5.1 5.8 4.3 4.2 5.2 7.6 4.6 5.4 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 4.2 5.2 5.1 6.0 4.4 5.0 5.5 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.9 5.4 ATF-020 4.1 4.9 5.5 6.8 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 7.6 5.5 5.4 ATF-022 3.9 4.9 5.1 6.3 4.2 6.3 4.7 4.1 6.8 7.4 5.7 5.4 EA 41 4.2 5.7 5.2 6.5 4.8 5.3 5.2 4.2 5.0 7.8 5.6 5.4 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 4.2 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.3 4.2 6.6 7.3 5.4 5.4 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 4.7 6.0 5.5 6.5 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.1 6.0 7.8 5.2 5.4 PICK FA UT-93 3.2 4.6 5.3 7.5 3.3 5.5 5.0 4.6 6.4 7.8 5.9 5.4 LION 4.0 5.6 5.3 6.3 4.1 5.7 4.6 4.4 4.8 8.0 6.1 5.4 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 4.1 5.8 5.6 6.0 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.5 5.1 7.3 5.1 5.3 PICK FA N-93 2.9 5.0 5.8 7.3 3.7 5.4 5.5 4.8 5.7 7.6 5.0 5.3 JSC-1 4.1 5.3 5.6 5.8 4.7 5.5 4.3 3.9 6.1 7.5 5.7 5.3 BONSAI 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.0 5.9 4.1 3.8 6.2 7.3 4.9 5.3 PRO 8430 3.9 5.9 5.8 6.0 4.4 5.9 3.6 4.0 6.4 7.6 4.8 5.3 DP 50-9011 3.6 5.3 6.0 6.2 4.5 5.0 4.3 3.5 7.0 7.8 5.2 5.3 R5AU 3.8 5.8 6.0 7.3 4.2 4.5 5.2 4.4 4.0 7.3 5.8 5.3 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 3.8 5.8 5.4 6.7 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.2 5.6 7.6 5.7 5.3 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 3.9 5.6 5.5 6.0 5.2 5.6 4.4 4.1 4.6 7.4 5.7 5.3 ATF-257 4.0 5.8 5.6 6.0 5.0 5.2 3.8 4.3 6.0 7.1 5.1 5.3 PST-5TO 3.1 5.6 5.7 6.2 4.3 5.1 5.0 4.6 5.4 7.5 5.3 5.3 ATF-253 4.2 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.4 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.2 7.5 5.3 5.2 JTTFA-96 4.4 5.6 5.5 6.2 5.5 4.1 3.4 3.7 6.3 7.3 4.6 5.2 ARID 5.4 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.0 4.9 3.3 2.8 5.7 7.0 4.4 5.1 ATF-192 4.1 5.4 5.2 7.5 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.8 5.8 6.8 5.5 5.1 JTTFC-96 4.4 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.4 4.8 3.7 3.5 5.7 6.9 4.6 5.1 DLF-1 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.3 3.3 3.2 4.1 7.3 5.4 5.0 DP 7952 4.6 5.3 5.1 5.7 4.3 4.7 2.7 2.9 7.0 7.1 4.1 4.9 AV-1 4.3 5.4 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.8 2.8 3.0 4.4 7.0 5.7 4.8 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 5.2 5.2 4.3 3.7 5.4 3.0 2.0 1.3 5.7 6.2 4.1 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.3 C.V. (%) 18.1 7.2 5.6 9.7 12.0 9.0 11.0 8.9 21.9 4.9 5.9 11.4 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.