TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 7.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 7.0 6.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 TITAN LTD. 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 BAR FA 1005 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.6 GRANDE II 7.3 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 JAGUAR 3 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 MUSTANG 3 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.6 PICASSO 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.6 PICK TF H-97 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.6 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.6 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.4 ATF 704 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.4 COCHISE III (018) 7.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.4 DP 50-9082 7.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.4 FALCON IV (F-4) 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.4 GO-FL3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 MILLENNIUM 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.4 UT-155 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.4 2ND MILLENNIUM 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 8.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 BRAVO 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 FINESSE II 8.0 5.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 FOCUS 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 LEGITIMATE 8.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 MA 127 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 PST-5BZ 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 PST-5S12 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 QUEST 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 R-4 7.0 6.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 TAR HEEL 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 TITANIUM (SBM) 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 UT-RB3 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 8.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 BARLEXAS 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.2 BARLEXAS II 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 BONSAI 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 CIS-TF-64 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 COYOTE 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 DOMINION 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 DP 50-9226 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 INFERNO (JT-99) 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 K01-E09 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 MRF 211 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 MRF 25 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PADRE (NJ4) 7.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 PICK-00-AFA 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 REBEL SENTRY 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.2 REMBRANDT 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 SCORPION 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 TEMPEST 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 WYATT 7.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 B-7001 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 BAR FA 1003 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 BE1 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 8.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 ELISA 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 ENDEAVOR 7.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 GO-RD4 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 MA 138 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 OLYMPIC GOLD 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 PLANTATION 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 7.7 6.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 PST-5BAB 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.1 FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 REBEL EXEDA 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 8.0 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 7.7 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.1 SR 8250 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 SR 8600 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.1 TOMAHAWK GT 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 BINGO 7.7 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 CAS-ED 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 CIS-TF-60 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 CIS-TF-67 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 DLF-J210 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 FORTE (BE-2) 7.7 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 PST-5FZD 7.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 PST-5LO 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 BARRINGTON 8.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 COVENANT (ATF 802) 8.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.9 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 FALCON II 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 GREMLIN (P-58) 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 JT-6 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.9 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JTTFF-2000 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 K01-8007 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 LANCER 8.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 MA 158 8.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.9 MASTERPIECE 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 MRF 210 8.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 MRF 27 8.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 MRF 28 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 PST-DDL 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 8.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 7.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 TAHOE (CAS-157) 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 TULSA II (ATF 706) 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 WOLFPACK 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 ATF 702 8.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 AVENGER (L1Z) 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 CAYENNE 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 EA 163 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 JT-12 8.0 6.0 8.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 JT-13 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 LARAMIE 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.8 MATADOR 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 PROSPECT 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 PST-5KI 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.8 RENDITION 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 STETSON 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 T991 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 WATCHDOG 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 7.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 BILTMORE 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 CIS-TF-77 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 STONEWALL (JT-18) 7.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 JT-9 8.0 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 K01-E03 7.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 MRF 26 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 PST-5JM 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 PST-5KU 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 PST-5NAS 7.7 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 TRACER 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 ATF 586 7.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 ATF 707 8.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 ATF 799 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 K01-WAF 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 KITTY HAWK 2000 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TF66 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 BAR FA 1CR7 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 BARRERA 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 DYNASTY 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.5 GO-SIU2 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 ATF 806 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 GO-OD2 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 K01-8015 8.0 6.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 NA-TDD 7.0 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 PICK ZMG 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.4 SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 8.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.4 JT-15 8.0 6.3 8.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 KALAHARI 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 PURE GOLD 8.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 SIGNIA 7.3 5.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 PST-53T 8.0 5.7 7.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 MRF 29 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 KY-31 E+ 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.6 LSD VALUE 0.5 1.4 0.6 1.2 1.9 1.3 2.5 0.9 1.4 0.9 C.V. (%) 4.3 7.2 5.4 8.8 10.8 9.3 12.7 8.5 8.9 7.5 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. TABLE A. 2003 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED IA1 - - - - - - - -