TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 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 COCHISE III (018) 7.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 CAYENNE 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.8 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.6 K01-8007 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.6 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 7.3 8.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.6 PADRE (NJ4) 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 REBEL EXEDA 7.0 8.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 INFERNO (JT-99) 8.0 8.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.5 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.4 TITANIUM (SBM) 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 ATF 799 7.3 7.7 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 CIS-TF-60 8.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 7.0 8.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 7.3 8.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 GREMLIN (P-58) 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 JT-9 6.7 8.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 MRF 29 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 PST-5NAS 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 R-4 7.0 8.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 7.3 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 7.0 8.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.2 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.2 AVENGER (L1Z) 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.2 EA 163 7.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.2 K01-8015 7.3 8.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.2 KALAHARI 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.2 MA 127 7.0 8.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.2 MRF 25 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 MRF 28 7.7 8.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.2 NA-TDD 7.7 8.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.2 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 7.0 8.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.2 PST-5BAB 7.0 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.2 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 BILTMORE 7.7 8.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 GO-OD2 7.3 8.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.1 STONEWALL (JT-18) 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 7.3 8.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.1 FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 REMBRANDT 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 6.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.1 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 7.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 JT-6 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 MRF 27 7.0 7.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 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 BE1 7.0 8.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.9 CIS-TF-64 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.9 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 7.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 MA 138 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.9 MRF 211 8.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 PST-5BZ 7.0 8.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.9 PST-5FZD 6.7 8.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 UT-155 7.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.9 BAR FA 1005 7.3 8.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.8 BARRINGTON 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 GRANDE II 7.0 8.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 MASTERPIECE 6.3 7.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.8 MRF 210 7.3 7.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.8 PICK-00-AFA 7.0 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.8 PLANTATION 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 PST-5KI 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.8 PST-5KU 7.7 8.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.8 ATF 702 7.7 8.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 BARRERA 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 8.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 CIS-TF-67 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 CIS-TF-77 6.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 FALCON IV (F-4) 7.0 8.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 FORTE (BE-2) 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 JT-15 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 K01-WAF 6.3 7.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 MATADOR 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 PICK ZMG 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 PST-53T 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 PST-5LO 7.0 8.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 PST-DDL 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 QUEST 7.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 REBEL SENTRY 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 6.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 UT-RB3 7.3 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 ATF 806 7.3 7.7 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.6 B-7001 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 BARLEXAS II 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 CAS-ED 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 COVENANT (ATF 802) 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 DOMINION 6.7 7.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 DP 50-9226 7.0 7.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.6 FINESSE II 6.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 JT-12 6.7 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 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 K01-E09 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 MA 158 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 MUSTANG 3 7.0 7.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.6 OLYMPIC GOLD 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.6 PST-5JM 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 SR 8250 7.0 7.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 2ND MILLENNIUM 6.7 8.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 ENDEAVOR 6.3 7.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.5 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 7.0 8.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.5 LANCER 6.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 PICASSO 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.5 WATCHDOG 6.0 8.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.5 WOLFPACK 6.0 7.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.5 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.4 BAR FA 1CR7 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 BRAVO 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 JT-13 7.0 7.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 MRF 26 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 RENDITION 6.7 7.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 TAHOE (CAS-157) 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 TRACER 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 FOCUS 7.7 8.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 PICK TF H-97 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 SIGNIA 7.0 7.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 TITAN LTD. 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 WYATT 6.0 7.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 LARAMIE 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 MILLENNIUM 6.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.2 PST-5S12 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.2 SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 7.0 7.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.2 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 7.0 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 STETSON 6.3 7.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 TAR HEEL 6.0 7.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.1 ATF 586 7.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 BINGO 7.3 7.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.1 COYOTE 6.7 7.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 DYNASTY 6.3 7.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.1 PROSPECT 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 PURE GOLD 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.1 T991 7.0 7.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 ATF 704 6.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 BAR FA 1003 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 GO-FL3 5.3 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 JAGUAR 3 6.7 7.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 SCORPION 7.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 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 SR 8600 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 TEMPEST 7.3 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 BARLEXAS 7.0 7.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.9 DLF-J210 7.3 7.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.9 FALCON II 6.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.9 JTTFF-2000 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.9 K01-E03 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.9 KITTY HAWK 2000 7.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.9 LEGITIMATE 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 TOMAHAWK GT 7.0 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 DP 50-9082 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.8 TF66 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 ATF 707 6.7 7.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 GO-RD4 6.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 GO-SIU2 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 TULSA II (ATF 706) 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 ELISA 5.0 7.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.6 BONSAI 6.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.5 KY-31 E+ 4.0 6.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.6 0.6 3.5 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.0 C.V. (%) 5.7 8.1 6.8 17.5 15.5 13.8 16.1 12.7 11.1 10.1 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. 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 MD1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 61-150 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY