TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MILLENNIUM 6.7 6.7 46.7 8.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.8 FOCUS 7.0 7.0 45.0 8.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 GRANDE II 7.0 7.3 41.7 8.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 ATF 704 7.0 6.7 41.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 ATF-800 6.7 7.0 40.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 CIS-TF-65 7.0 7.0 38.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 LEGITIMATE 6.0 6.3 48.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 6.7 7.0 48.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 PADRE (NJ4) 6.7 6.7 40.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 TAR HEEL 6.7 6.3 50.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 TEMPEST 7.0 6.7 41.7 8.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 JAGUAR 3 7.0 6.7 38.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 R-4 7.0 7.0 46.7 7.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 SCORPION 7.0 7.0 45.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 WYATT 6.3 7.3 45.0 8.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 7.0 7.0 38.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 PICK TF H-97 7.3 7.3 45.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 7.3 6.7 46.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 PST-5BAB 7.0 6.0 35.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 QUEST 6.7 7.0 50.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 TITAN LTD. 6.3 7.0 45.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 BAR FA 1005 7.0 6.3 31.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 BARLEXAS 6.7 7.0 41.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 F-4 7.0 7.3 50.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 PICASSO 7.3 7.0 36.7 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 BONSAI 6.3 6.7 38.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 DLF-J210 7.0 6.3 41.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 FINESSE II 7.3 7.0 46.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 JTTFF-2000 7.3 6.7 30.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 K01-E09 7.3 7.3 38.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 PST-5BZ 7.0 6.3 43.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 UT-155 7.3 6.7 41.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 UT-RB3 7.3 6.7 41.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 COCHISE III (018) 6.7 7.3 55.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 01-ORU1 7.0 7.3 40.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 01-TFOR3 7.0 6.7 41.7 7.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 2ND MILLENNIUM 7.0 6.3 46.7 7.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 MA 127 7.0 6.3 41.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.8 MRF 211 7.7 7.0 45.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 SR 8600 6.7 7.0 43.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 TOMAHAWK RT 7.0 7.3 43.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 ATF-803 7.0 6.3 38.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 BINGO 7.0 7.0 41.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 BRAVO 7.0 6.7 40.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 CAS-ED 7.0 5.7 38.3 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 DLSD VALUE 7.3 6.7 35.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 DOMINION 6.3 6.7 56.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 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/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MA 138 7.7 6.0 41.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 6.7 7.0 45.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 REBEL EXEDA 7.0 7.0 41.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 7.3 6.3 40.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 SR 8250 7.0 7.0 53.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 WOLFPACK 6.3 7.0 46.7 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 BAR FA 1003 6.7 6.7 36.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 BARLEXAS II 7.7 7.0 46.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 BARRINGTON 7.3 6.7 36.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 DP 50-9082 6.0 7.0 45.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 DP 50-9226 6.3 7.0 41.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 ENDEAVOR 7.0 7.3 43.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 FALCON II 6.7 6.0 46.7 7.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 GO-FL3 6.0 6.7 56.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 MA 158 7.0 6.0 41.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 OLYMPIC GOLD 6.3 7.0 50.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 PLANTATION 7.0 7.0 45.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 6.7 6.7 38.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 TITANIUM (SBM) 7.7 6.7 48.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 SRX 805 7.0 6.7 51.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 TULSA II (ATF 706) 7.7 6.0 38.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 BE1 7.3 7.0 38.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 GO-RD4 6.0 6.7 40.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 LANCER 7.0 7.0 55.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 MATADOR 7.3 6.3 36.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 MCN-RC 7.7 6.7 45.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 MRF 210 7.0 6.3 38.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 PROSEEDS 5301 7.0 6.3 45.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 PST-5LO 6.7 7.0 41.7 7.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 PST-5T1 6.7 6.7 43.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 7.0 7.3 46.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 01-RUTOR2 7.0 7.0 40.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 7.3 7.3 46.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 FORTE (BE-2) 7.0 7.0 35.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 CIS-TF-77 7.0 6.7 36.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 COYOTE 7.7 7.0 33.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 EA 163 7.3 7.0 35.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 ELISA 6.3 6.0 35.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 MRF 25 7.0 6.7 48.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 MRF 28 7.3 7.0 36.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 MUSTANG 3 7.0 6.7 38.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 P-58 7.0 6.3 36.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 PICK-00-AFA 6.7 7.0 43.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 PST-57E 6.7 7.0 51.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 PST-5KU 7.7 7.0 53.3 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 PST-5S12 7.0 6.7 46.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 7.0 6.0 40.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 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/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN REMBRANDT 7.0 6.3 33.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 ROBERTS SM4 7.0 6.7 36.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 STETSON 6.7 6.3 41.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 TRACER 7.3 6.7 36.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 ATF 702 7.7 7.0 38.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 B-7001 6.7 6.3 45.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 BARRERA 6.7 7.0 35.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 BILTMORE 7.0 6.3 40.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 CAS-157 7.0 6.0 31.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 CAYENNE 7.0 6.0 40.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 7.0 5.7 35.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 JT-18 7.3 7.0 31.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 JT-6 7.7 7.0 35.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 7.7 6.3 35.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 MASTERPIECE 6.3 7.0 41.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 PICK ZMG 7.0 6.7 41.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 PST-5A1 6.3 6.7 41.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 PST-5JM 7.7 6.3 26.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 PST-5NAS 7.0 7.0 38.3 7.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 PST-DDL 7.3 7.0 38.3 7.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 REBEL SENTRY 7.3 6.0 36.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 AVENGER (L1Z) 7.3 7.0 38.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 CIS-TF-60 7.3 7.0 45.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 CIS-TF-67 7.3 7.0 41.7 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 INFERNO (JT-99) 6.7 7.3 53.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 K01-8007 7.0 7.0 50.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 KITTY HAWK 2000 6.7 6.7 43.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 PROSPECT 7.0 6.7 41.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 PST-5FZD 7.0 6.7 43.3 6.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 PST-5KI 7.3 7.0 36.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 7.3 7.3 35.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 WATCHDOG 7.0 6.7 36.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 ATF 799 7.0 6.7 35.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 ATF 802 7.3 7.3 35.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 CIS-TF-64 7.3 6.7 33.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 JT-13 7.3 7.3 40.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 JT-9 7.0 6.7 33.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 K01-WAF 7.0 6.3 48.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 MRF 26 7.3 6.7 36.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 RENDITION 6.7 7.0 35.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 T991 7.0 6.3 30.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 CAS-MC1 7.3 6.3 38.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 JT-12 7.3 7.0 36.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 K01-8015 7.3 6.7 35.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 MRF 29 7.7 7.0 33.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 7.3 6.7 33.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 TF66 7.0 6.7 38.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 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/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ATF 707 7.3 6.0 40.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 DYNASTY 7.3 6.3 31.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 GO-SIU2 6.7 6.7 43.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 JT-15 7.0 7.3 23.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 K01-E03 7.3 7.0 30.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 KALAHARI 7.0 7.0 40.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 MRF 24 7.3 6.0 35.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 NA-TDD 7.7 7.0 38.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 PST-5TUO 7.0 7.0 36.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 SIGNIA 7.7 6.7 38.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 BAR FA 1CR7 8.0 7.3 33.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 GO-OD2 7.3 6.3 35.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 LARAMIE 7.0 6.7 38.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 PURE GOLD 7.0 6.7 40.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 ATF 806 7.3 7.0 33.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 MRF 27 7.3 7.3 43.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 PST-53T 8.0 6.7 36.7 5.7 5.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 ATF 586 7.0 7.3 36.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 KY-31 E+ 4.0 4.7 40.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.0 34.2 3.1 5.9 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 C.V. (%) 8.1 7.4 23.3 15.4 20.0 16.0 13.7 12.2 11.7 11.9 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 IA1 LOAM 6.6-7.0 - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION