TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AUBURN, AL 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN K01-8015 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 AVENGER (L1Z) 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 BINGO 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 REBEL EXEDA 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 PST-5FZD 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 CIS-TF-67 4.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.8 DYNASTY 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.8 F-4 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 GRANDE II 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.8 K01-WAF 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 SR 8600 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 MRF 29 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 PST-5A1 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 TITANIUM (SBM) 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 CAYENNE 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 PICK ZMG 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 01-ORU1 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 01-RUTOR2 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 BAR FA 1005 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 FORTE (BE-2) 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.5 CIS-TF-77 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 DLSD VALUE 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 FOCUS 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 MILLENNIUM 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 MUSTANG 3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 P-58 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 PICASSO 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.5 PICK-00-AFA 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 PROSEEDS 5301 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 PST-5NAS 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 PST-5T1 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 R-4 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.5 REBEL SENTRY 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 REMBRANDT 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 ROBERTS SM4 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 SR 8250 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 ATF 586 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.4 TULSA II (ATF 706) 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.4 BARRINGTON 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 CAS-157 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.4 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AUBURN, AL 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN FINESSE II 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.4 GO-OD2 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.4 JT-6 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 JT-9 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.4 INFERNO (JT-99) 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.4 JTTFF-2000 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 KALAHARI 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 LARAMIE 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 MASTERPIECE 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 MRF 210 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 MRF 25 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 MRF 26 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 PADRE (NJ4) 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.4 PROSPECT 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.4 PST-5KI 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 PST-5S12 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.4 TITAN LTD. 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.4 UT-RB3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.4 WATCHDOG 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.4 COCHISE III (018) 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 01-TFOR3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 ATF 799 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 ATF-800 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 BARRERA 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 BRAVO 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 CAS-MC1 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 COYOTE 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 MRF 28 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 NA-TDD 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 OLYMPIC GOLD 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 PICK TF H-97 5.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 PST-53T 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 PST-5BAB 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 PST-5JM 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 PST-5LO 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 PURE GOLD 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 RENDITION 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 SCORPION 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 SRX 805 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 STETSON 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 TEMPEST 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 TF66 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 TRACER 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 UT-155 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 2ND MILLENNIUM 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.2 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AUBURN, AL 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ATF 802 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 BE1 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 BILTMORE 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.2 CAS-ED 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 CIS-TF-65 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.2 GO-SIU2 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 JT-18 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 K01-E03 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 LEGITIMATE 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.2 MA 127 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 MA 158 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 MATADOR 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 PLANTATION 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.2 PST-57E 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 PST-5TUO 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 TAR HEEL 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 ATF 806 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.1 ATF-803 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.1 B-7001 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 BAR FA 1CR7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 BARLEXAS 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 CIS-TF-64 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.1 DOMINION 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 ENDEAVOR 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 GO-FL3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 JAGUAR 3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.1 K01-8007 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.1 MA 138 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.1 MRF 27 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 QUEST 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 SIGNIA 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.1 TOMAHAWK RT 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.1 WOLFPACK 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 WYATT 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.1 BARLEXAS II 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 DLF-J210 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 DP 50-9082 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 DP 50-9226 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 GO-RD4 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 JT-15 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 K01-E09 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 KITTY HAWK 2000 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 LANCER 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 MCN-RC 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AUBURN, AL 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MRF 211 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 PST-5KU 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 T991 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 BAR FA 1003 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.9 CIS-TF-60 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.9 PST-5BZ 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 PST-DDL 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.9 ATF 702 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.8 ATF 704 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 ATF 707 5.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.8 FALCON II 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 JT-12 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.8 JT-13 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.8 MRF 24 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.8 EA 163 4.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 ELISA 5.7 6.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 BONSAI 4.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 KY-31 E+ 5.0 5.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.2 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 9.9 8.4 12.3 13.8 13.7 13.1 13.4 8.9 6.6 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. 2002 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 AL1 LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS