TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2003 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 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.4 EA 163 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.2 INFERNO (JT-99) 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 2ND MILLENNIUM 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 GRANDE II 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 JT-15 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 JUSTICE (RB2-01) 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 K01-WAF 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 MRF 28 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 R-4 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 WATCHDOG 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 ATF 799 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 CAS-ED 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 CIS-TF-77 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 COCHISE III (018) 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 GREMLIN (P-58) 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 STONEWALL (JT-18) 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 MRF 25 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 MRF 26 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 MRF 27 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 MRF 29 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 PST-5BZ 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 PST-5JM 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 PST-DDL 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 REBEL SENTRY 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 SCORPION 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 TITAN LTD. 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 ATF 704 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 DOMINION 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 FALCON IV (F-4) 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 GO-OD2 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 MRF 211 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 PADRE (NJ4) 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 PST-5S12 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 QUEST 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 REBEL EXEDA 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 REMBRANDT 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 TITANIUM (SBM) 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2003 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 BE1 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 BILTMORE 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.8 ENDEAVOR 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 JT-6 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 JT-9 4.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 K01-8007 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 K01-8015 4.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.8 K01-E03 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 K01-E09 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 MASTERPIECE 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.8 MILLENNIUM 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 PST-53T 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.8 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 RENDITION 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.8 TEMPEST 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.8 UT-RB3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.8 ATF 707 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 AVENGER (L1Z) 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 BARLEXAS 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 BARRINGTON 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 CAYENNE 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 CIS-TF-67 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 FALCON II 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 JAGUAR 3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 LEGITIMATE 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 MATADOR 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 PICASSO 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 PST-5BAB 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 PST-5NAS 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 PURE GOLD 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 SIGNIA 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 STETSON 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 TOMAHAWK GT 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 BAR FA 1003 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 BONSAI 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.6 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2003 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 CIS-TF-64 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 DLF-J210 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.6 FOCUS 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 FORTE (BE-2) 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 JT-12 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 KALAHARI 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 MA 127 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 MRF 210 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.6 NA-TDD 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 OLYMPIC GOLD 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.6 PICK TF H-97 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.6 PST-5FZD 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.6 PST-5KI 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 PST-5LO 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.6 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.6 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 T991 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.6 TAHOE (CAS-157) 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 UT-155 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 ATF 702 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.5 BAR FA 1005 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.5 BARLEXAS II 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 BINGO 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 DP 50-9082 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.5 DYNASTY 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.5 ELISA 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 GO-RD4 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 KITTY HAWK 2000 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.5 MA 138 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 MUSTANG 3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.5 PICK ZMG 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 PLANTATION 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 PST-5KU 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 SR 8250 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 TAR HEEL 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 TF66 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.5 TULSA II (ATF 706) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 WOLFPACK 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 WYATT 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 ATF 586 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 ATF 806 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.4 BAR FA 1CR7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 BARRERA 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 FINESSE II 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.4 LARAMIE 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 MA 158 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2003 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 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.4 B-7001 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 CIS-TF-60 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 COVENANT (ATF 802) 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 COYOTE 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 DP 50-9226 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 GO-FL3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 JT-13 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 PROSPECT 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 SR 8600 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 TRACER 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 GO-SIU2 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.1 PICK-00-AFA 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.1 BRAVO 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 LANCER 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 JTTFF-2000 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.8 KY-31 E+ 7.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.8 LSD VALUE 2.1 1.6 3.6 4.0 2.8 3.2 2.4 2.8 1.8 1.4 C.V. (%) 14.2 11.3 14.5 12.4 13.7 14.7 12.6 14.6 10.4 8.2 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. 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION