TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ITHACA, NY 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 HUNTER (CIS-TF-60) 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 7.0 8.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.5 K01-8007 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 REBEL SENTRY 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 RENDITION 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 STETSON 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 ATF 806 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.4 BAR FA 1CR7 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 CAYENNE 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.4 DP 50-9082 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.4 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.4 GREMLIN (P-58) 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 LEXINGTON (UT-RB3) 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.4 MILLENNIUM 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 MRF 210 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 MRF 27 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.4 MRF 28 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 NA-TDD 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.4 SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.4 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.4 ATF 704 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 BARVADO (BAR FA 1005) 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 COVENANT (ATF 802) 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 DP 50-9226 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 EA 163 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 ENDEAVOR 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 FLORIDIAN (GO-FL3) 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 GO-SIU2 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 K01-E09 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 KALAHARI 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 LEGITIMATE 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 MA 158 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 MRF 211 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 PICASSO 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 PICK ZMG 5.0 4.0 3.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 PURE GOLD 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 SR 8250 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 TAHOE (CAS-157) 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 TF66 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 WOLFPACK 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 WYATT 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ITHACA, NY 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ATF 702 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.2 BARLEXAS 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 BARLEXAS II 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 BARRINGTON 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 BINGO 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 CAS-ED 5.7 4.0 3.0 4.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.2 CIS-TF-77 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 COYOTE 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 COYOTE II (K01-8015) 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.2 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 FORTE (BE-2) 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 GREENKEEPER WAF (K01-WAF) 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.2 INNOVATOR (PST-5KI) 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.2 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.2 KITTY HAWK 2000 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 MA 138 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 MRF 25 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 PADRE (NJ4) 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 PENN1901 (PLANTATION) 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 PICK TF H-97 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 PST-5BAB 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.2 PST-5BZ 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.2 PST-5LO 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.2 PST-5NAS 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 SERENGETI (GO-OD2) 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 SIGNIA 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 SOLARA (BE1) 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 TAR HEEL 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 TITANIUM (SBM) 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 TULSA II (ATF 706) 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 ATF 707 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 ELISA 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.1 GO-RD4 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.1 GRANDE II 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 HOUNDOG 6 (CIS-TF-67) 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 INFERNO (JT-99) 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 K01-E03 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 LANCER 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 MA 127 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ITHACA, NY 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MAGELLAN (OD-4) 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 MASTERPIECE 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 MRF 29 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 OLYMPIC GOLD 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 PICK-00-AFA 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.1 PST-53T 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.1 PST-5FZD 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.1 PST-5JM 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 REBEL EXEDA 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 SCORPION 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.1 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 STONEWALL (JT-18) 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.1 TEMPEST 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.1 TRACER 5.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.1 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 WATCHDOG 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 ATF 586 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 BAR FA 1003 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 BARRERA 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 BILTMORE 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 BONSAI 4.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 BRAVO 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 CORGI (CIS-TF-64) 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 DYNASTY 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 JAGUAR 3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 JT-12 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 JT-13 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 JT-9 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 JTTFF-2000 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 LARAMIE 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 MUSTANG 3 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 PST-5S12 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 PST-DDL 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 REMBRANDT 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 SCORPION II (ATF 799) 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 SR 8600 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 T991 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 TITAN LTD. 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 TOMAHAWK GT 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ITHACA, NY 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN UT-155 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 COCHISE III (018) 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 DOMINION 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.9 FINESSE II 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 MATADOR 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.9 PROSPECT 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.8 B-7001 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.8 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.8 DLF-J210 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.8 FALCON II 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 FALCON IV (F-4) 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.8 FOCUS 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.8 JT-15 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.8 JT-6 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.8 MRF 26 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.8 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 PST-5KU 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.8 QUEST 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.8 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.8 AVENGER (L1Z) 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 R-4 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 2ND MILLENNIUM 5.0 4.0 2.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 KY-31 E+ 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.6 LSD VALUE 2.9 1.4 3.8 4.0 2.9 3.7 3.4 1.6 3.1 2.4 C.V. (%) 11.5 6.8 18.2 14.2 10.2 10.1 7.6 4.4 9.2 6.2 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. 2005 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED NY1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 151-270 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION