TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ 1998 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 REMBRANDT (LTP-4026 E+) 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.8 6.5 6.6 6.4 PLANTATION (PENNINGTON-1901) 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.3 MILLENNIUM (TMI-RBR) 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.2 SHENANDOAH II (WRS2) 5.8 6.7 6.1 6.0 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.2 6.7 6.2 PICK RT-95 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.1 SCORPION (ZPS-2PTF) 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.5 6.2 6.7 6.1 MASTERPIECE (LTP-SD-TF) 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.1 JAGUAR 3 6.0 6.6 6.3 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.0 CROSSFIRE II 5.8 6.3 6.3 5.9 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.0 WATCHDOG (PICK FA B-93) 5.3 5.9 6.3 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.0 COYOTE 5.4 5.7 6.3 5.8 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 OLYMPIC GOLD (PST-5E5) 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.3 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.0 6.5 6.0 PST-523 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.0 6.5 5.9 REBEL SENTRY (AA-A91) 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.1 5.8 6.2 5.9 PST-5M5 5.6 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.4 5.9 ARID 3 (J-98) 5.3 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.9 CU9502T 5.9 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.6 6.2 5.8 6.2 5.9 MB 26 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 MB 29 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.5 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.9 MB 211 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.9 WOLFPACK (PST-R5TK) 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.5 6.2 6.7 5.9 TAR HEEL 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.6 5.9 SOUTHERN CHOICE 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.9 MB 212 5.4 6.1 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 MB 213 5.6 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 MUSTANG II 5.7 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.2 5.8 GAZELLE 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.4 5.6 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 ZPS-5LZ 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.8 OFI-931 5.2 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.8 CU9501T 5.4 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.5 6.1 5.9 6.3 5.8 GENESIS 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 BAR FA6D USA 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.5 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.8 PIXIE E+ 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.8 BONSAI 2000 (BULLET) 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.2 6.0 6.3 5.8 BRANDY (J-101) 5.2 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.8 MB 28 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.7 6.1 5.8 BAR FA 6D 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.8 BAR FA6 US3 5.6 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.8 RENEGADE 5.3 5.9 6.1 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.4 6.0 5.7 6.4 5.8 RESERVE (ATF-182) 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.6 5.8 MB 215 5.2 5.4 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.8 EMPRESS 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.7 6.2 5.8 BRAVO (RG-93) 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.6 5.8 MB 216 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN R5AU 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5 6.2 6.1 6.4 5.8 BAR FA6 US2U 5.4 6.1 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.8 MB 210 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.4 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.8 ISI-TF11 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.8 6.3 5.7 SHENANDOAH 5.4 5.8 6.1 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.4 6.0 5.9 6.2 5.7 REBEL 2000 (AA-989) 5.9 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.7 RED COAT (ATF-038) 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.7 CHAPEL HILL (TA-7) 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.7 SAFARI 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.3 5.7 TULSA 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.7 ARID 2 (J-3) 5.1 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.7 MB 214 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.7 ATF-196 5.2 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 6.1 6.2 6.2 5.7 BAR FA 6LV 5.6 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.7 CORONADO 6.0 6.2 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.4 5.7 ANTHEM II (TMI-FMN) 5.6 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.1 6.0 6.2 5.7 SUNPRO 5.3 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.5 6.0 5.7 APACHE II 5.8 6.3 6.4 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.7 AZTEC II (TMI-AZ) 5.2 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.7 6.1 5.7 ATF-257 4.9 5.0 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.7 ATF-188 5.3 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.7 BAR FA6 US1 5.3 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.2 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.7 ISI-TF9 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.7 OFI-96-31 5.5 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.7 SRX 8500 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.7 DUSTER 5.1 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.8 5.6 6.2 5.7 BULLDAWG (PICK GA-96) 5.6 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.5 5.9 5.7 TWILIGHT II (TMI-TW) 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.3 5.7 PST-5TO 5.5 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.2 5.7 CORONADO GOLD (PST-5RT) 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.0 6.1 6.5 5.7 BANDANA (PST-R5AE) 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.6 REGIMENT 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.6 PRO 8430 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.9 5.8 6.4 5.6 VELOCITY (AA-983) 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.7 6.1 5.6 ALAMO E 4.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.6 LION 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.6 SR 8210 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.6 OFI-951 5.0 5.4 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6 WX3-275 5.3 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.6 ATF-253 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.4 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 PICK FA XK-95 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.6 PICK FA 20-92 5.4 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.6 BAR FA6 US6F 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.6 OFI-FWY 4.9 5.0 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.6 MARKSMAN 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.5 6.1 5.6 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN IN FULL SUN AT TWENTY-SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1998 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN ARABIA (J-5) 4.9 5.1 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.6 FINELAWN PETITE 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.6 ATF-022 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.6 FALCON II 5.6 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.7 5.6 6.6 5.6 ISI-TF10 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.7 5.7 6.2 5.6 TITAN 2 5.3 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.5 TOMAHAWK-E 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.8 5.5 6.0 5.5 OFI-96-32 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 EA 41 4.8 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 6.0 5.6 6.1 5.5 GOOD-EN (KOOS 96-14) 4.9 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.5 COCHISE II 5.6 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.5 SRX 8084 5.3 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.7 5.7 6.2 5.5 ATF-020 5.1 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.5 PSII-TF-9 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.5 6.2 5.5 PICK FA 6-91 4.8 5.3 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.5 PICK FA 15-92 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 PEDESTAL (PC-AO) 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.5 LEPRECHAUN 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.6 5.4 6.2 5.5 COMSTOCK (SSDE31) 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.7 6.2 5.4 WVPB-1D 5.2 5.9 6.2 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.5 6.1 5.4 EC-101 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.4 WVPB-1B 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.7 5.5 6.2 5.4 PICK FA N-93 4.7 4.8 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.4 SHORTSTOP II 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.4 KITTY HAWK S.S.T. (SS45DW) 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.6 6.2 5.4 WPEZE (WVPB-1C) 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.4 PSII-TF-10 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.9 5.4 EQUINOX (TMI-N91) 5.4 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.9 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.4 AXIOM (ATF-192) 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.4 DP 50-9011 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.3 JTTFC-96 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.4 6.1 5.3 BONSAI 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.6 6.1 5.3 JSC-1 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.2 JTTFA-96 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.6 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.7 6.2 5.2 PICK FA UT-93 4.2 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.4 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.0 5.3 5.1 ARID 5.2 5.1 5.5 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.2 4.9 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 DLF-1 5.4 5.0 5.1 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.6 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.0 DP 7952 4.0 4.1 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 5.1 5.1 5.6 4.9 AV-1 4.9 4.2 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.9 4.9 5.4 4.7 KENTUCKY-31 W/ENDO. 3.6 3.7 4.3 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.5 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 C.V. (%) 22.4 16.4 21.3 26.2 22.5 22.9 24.2 25.6 26.9 22.5 21.9 14.8 18.1 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.