TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2002-05 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 VA1 MEAN JUSTICE (RB2-01) 5.9 6.9 5.4 7.4 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.6 7.0 6.3 FALCON IV (F-4) 5.3 7.5 5.1 7.4 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.8 6.3 REBEL IV (R-4) 6.1 7.1 5.0 7.4 6.4 5.4 5.9 6.8 6.6 6.3 COCHISE III (018) 6.2 6.6 5.2 6.8 6.6 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.2 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 5.9 7.5 5.4 6.9 6.3 5.5 5.4 6.5 6.8 6.2 SOLARA (BE1) 6.1 6.8 5.2 7.0 6.1 5.6 5.6 6.9 7.0 6.2 FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 5.7 6.8 4.8 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.9 6.7 7.1 6.2 CAYENNE 5.9 6.9 5.1 6.9 6.5 5.1 5.8 6.8 6.8 6.1 PADRE (NJ4) 5.7 6.8 5.1 7.5 6.6 5.5 5.8 6.7 6.0 6.1 AVENGER (L1Z) 5.9 6.4 5.2 7.3 6.2 5.5 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 INFERNO (JT-99) 6.1 6.6 5.0 7.5 6.4 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.1 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 5.8 7.2 4.9 6.9 6.6 5.4 5.7 6.8 6.2 6.1 REBEL EXEDA 6.1 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.5 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.1 LEXINGTON (UT-RB3) 5.8 6.9 5.0 6.9 6.0 5.2 6.0 7.0 6.9 6.1 TITANIUM (SBM) 5.4 7.0 5.0 7.1 6.4 5.3 5.8 6.5 6.7 6.1 GREENKEEPER WAF (K01-WAF) 6.0 6.6 4.6 7.2 6.1 5.4 5.8 6.7 6.7 6.1 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 6.0 6.3 5.4 6.6 6.3 5.3 5.8 6.7 6.9 6.1 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 5.6 6.5 5.0 7.0 6.1 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.1 2ND MILLENNIUM 6.3 6.8 5.1 7.0 6.1 5.4 5.9 6.5 5.9 6.1 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 6.0 6.6 5.1 6.9 6.1 5.6 5.7 6.5 6.4 6.1 HOUNDOG 6 (CIS-TF-67) 5.8 7.1 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.4 5.8 6.9 6.5 6.1 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 5.8 6.6 5.1 6.6 5.9 5.5 5.9 6.7 7.0 6.1 MASTERPIECE 5.4 7.2 5.1 6.6 6.0 5.1 5.7 6.7 7.1 6.1 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 5.5 7.4 4.9 6.9 6.3 5.3 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.0 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 5.5 6.8 5.1 6.9 6.5 5.1 5.5 6.8 6.7 6.0 REMBRANDT 5.3 7.3 5.0 6.6 6.1 5.4 5.3 6.9 6.9 6.0 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 5.9 7.0 4.8 6.8 5.9 5.1 5.9 6.8 6.5 6.0 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 5.7 6.4 4.8 6.7 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.9 7.0 6.0 KALAHARI 5.7 7.1 4.7 6.8 6.0 5.2 5.6 6.4 6.8 6.0 BILTMORE 5.8 6.4 5.0 7.0 6.1 5.3 5.8 6.5 6.4 6.0 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 5.7 6.9 4.9 7.1 6.0 5.2 5.6 6.8 6.5 6.0 SERENGETI (GO-OD2) 5.1 6.5 5.0 6.7 6.2 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.9 6.0 BARVADO (BAR FA 1005) 6.0 6.8 4.7 6.8 6.1 5.4 5.5 6.9 6.2 6.0 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 5.4 6.9 5.0 6.8 6.1 5.1 5.9 6.5 6.7 6.0 PST-5FZD 5.5 6.7 4.9 6.4 6.1 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.7 6.0 VIRTUOSO (CIS-TF-77) 5.2 6.9 5.0 6.9 5.7 5.5 5.9 6.8 6.4 6.0 FORTE (BE-2) 5.7 7.0 4.9 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.8 5.8 6.0 PST-5LO 5.6 6.9 5.0 6.6 6.0 5.1 5.6 6.8 6.7 6.0 GRANDE II 5.6 6.6 5.1 6.8 5.8 5.3 5.7 6.8 6.7 6.0 PICASSO 5.7 6.1 5.2 6.6 5.8 5.2 5.8 6.9 6.9 6.0 PST-5BAB 5.3 6.4 4.9 6.8 6.2 5.1 5.8 6.5 6.9 5.9 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 5.6 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.2 5.1 5.8 6.9 6.6 5.9 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 5.1 6.5 5.1 6.7 6.4 5.1 5.7 7.0 6.8 5.9 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 5.4 6.2 5.0 7.1 6.1 5.3 5.6 6.7 6.5 5.9 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2002-05 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 VA1 MEAN PST-5S12 5.8 6.6 5.0 6.8 5.8 5.0 5.9 6.6 6.6 5.9 OL' GLORY (MA 127) 5.6 6.6 5.1 6.6 6.0 5.2 5.7 6.8 6.5 5.9 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 5.7 6.7 5.2 6.0 6.1 5.5 5.6 6.9 6.5 5.9 MILLENNIUM 5.8 7.0 5.2 6.5 5.5 5.4 5.7 6.7 6.1 5.9 HUNTER (CIS-TF-60) 5.9 6.4 4.9 6.3 6.2 5.1 5.8 6.7 6.4 5.9 DYNASTY 5.0 7.0 5.2 6.8 5.5 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.3 5.9 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 5.3 6.4 4.6 6.8 6.1 5.0 6.0 6.9 6.9 5.9 MUSTANG 3 5.5 6.9 4.8 6.6 6.0 5.3 5.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 COYOTE II (K01-8015) 5.4 6.4 4.7 7.1 6.2 5.4 5.5 6.7 6.3 5.9 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 5.4 6.9 5.0 6.6 5.9 4.9 5.6 6.5 6.7 5.9 FOCUS 5.4 7.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.4 5.5 6.8 6.2 5.9 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 5.6 6.3 5.2 6.8 5.9 5.2 5.5 6.8 6.6 5.9 RENDITION 5.6 6.5 5.0 6.9 5.8 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.3 5.9 PST-5NAS 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.4 6.2 5.3 5.5 6.6 6.0 5.9 GREMLIN (P-58) 5.2 6.4 5.1 6.2 6.2 5.3 5.6 6.4 6.8 5.9 PST-53T 5.9 6.2 4.7 6.7 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.7 6.3 5.9 BINGO 5.4 6.8 4.9 6.5 5.9 4.9 5.7 6.8 6.6 5.9 CORGI (CIS-TF-64) 5.3 6.2 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.8 6.2 5.9 PST-5JM 5.8 6.6 5.0 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.6 6.9 6.0 5.9 PST-5BZ 5.5 6.2 5.0 6.4 6.1 4.9 5.8 6.8 6.7 5.9 SCORPION II (ATF 799) 5.1 6.7 4.8 6.6 6.2 4.9 5.4 6.7 6.8 5.9 SCORPION 5.1 6.6 5.2 6.5 5.4 5.4 5.6 6.8 6.7 5.8 JT-12 5.9 6.6 4.9 6.4 5.8 5.1 5.7 6.8 6.0 5.8 OLYMPIC GOLD 5.3 6.6 5.0 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.7 5.8 BARROBUSTO (BAR FA 1003) 5.7 6.8 5.0 6.1 5.4 5.1 5.6 6.8 6.7 5.8 PENN1901 (PLANTATION) 5.8 6.1 4.9 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.6 5.8 TUXEDO (ATF 702) 5.1 6.8 5.0 6.3 5.9 5.2 5.9 6.8 6.1 5.8 K01-8007 5.1 6.3 4.6 6.4 6.3 5.6 5.4 6.7 6.5 5.8 PICK ZMG 5.5 6.7 5.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 5.4 6.3 6.3 5.8 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 5.3 5.8 5.1 6.6 6.1 5.1 5.6 6.5 6.7 5.8 SR 8600 5.4 6.4 5.0 6.4 5.5 5.1 5.8 6.7 6.7 5.8 PIEDMONT (MRF 27) 5.6 6.1 5.0 6.3 5.8 5.0 5.9 6.8 6.4 5.8 K01-E03 5.1 7.1 4.8 6.4 5.6 5.1 5.7 6.4 6.5 5.8 MRF 29 5.5 6.3 4.6 6.4 6.1 5.2 5.8 6.6 6.5 5.8 CHIPPER (MRF 211) 5.4 6.4 4.8 6.4 5.8 5.4 5.9 6.7 6.3 5.8 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 5.6 5.8 4.8 6.6 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.2 6.5 5.8 EVERGREEN 2 (EA 163) 5.5 6.1 5.2 6.3 6.1 5.0 5.4 6.7 6.7 5.8 INNOVATOR (PST-5KI) 5.5 6.6 4.2 6.3 6.2 5.1 5.5 6.4 6.9 5.8 PST-5KU 5.6 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.9 5.0 5.6 6.6 6.7 5.8 K01-E09 5.1 6.2 4.9 6.5 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 WOLFPACK 5.3 6.5 5.1 6.7 5.6 5.1 5.3 6.7 6.5 5.8 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 5.2 6.3 5.0 6.6 6.1 4.9 5.7 6.9 6.4 5.8 CAS-ED 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.2 5.9 5.0 5.5 6.8 6.1 5.8 MA 138 5.1 6.4 4.9 6.5 5.9 5.1 5.5 6.6 6.5 5.8 QUEST 5.9 6.2 4.9 6.4 5.8 5.0 5.6 6.7 6.3 5.8 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2002-05 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 VA1 MEAN TAHOE (CAS-157) 5.2 6.7 4.9 6.5 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.5 6.4 5.8 ENDEAVOR 5.5 6.9 4.6 6.3 5.6 5.2 5.2 6.8 6.5 5.8 PST-DDL 5.6 6.1 4.8 6.4 5.8 5.1 5.7 6.9 6.2 5.8 WATCHDOG 5.0 6.4 5.2 6.3 5.6 5.2 5.4 6.5 6.7 5.8 JT-6 5.9 6.5 4.9 6.1 5.8 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 FINESSE II 5.7 6.3 4.9 6.5 5.6 5.4 5.5 6.7 5.8 5.8 SHERIDAN (NA-TDD) 5.7 6.2 4.2 6.6 6.0 5.3 5.8 6.8 5.9 5.8 PROSPECT 5.2 6.6 5.0 6.3 5.4 5.2 5.6 6.7 6.4 5.7 SIGNIA 5.5 6.4 5.0 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.3 5.7 MRF 26 5.7 5.7 5.2 6.4 5.5 5.2 5.5 6.8 6.3 5.7 TAR HEEL 5.1 6.4 5.0 6.5 5.6 5.1 5.4 6.7 6.4 5.7 MRF 210 5.7 5.3 5.1 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.5 6.9 6.3 5.7 REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 5.2 6.3 4.8 6.0 5.9 4.8 5.7 6.8 6.8 5.7 MRF 25 4.9 7.0 5.1 5.7 5.8 5.1 5.6 6.8 6.2 5.7 B-7001 5.4 6.5 4.8 6.2 5.9 4.8 5.4 6.8 6.4 5.7 JT-9 5.3 5.9 5.3 6.5 5.9 5.1 5.5 6.8 5.6 5.7 JT-15 5.1 6.5 4.8 6.2 5.8 5.1 5.5 6.8 6.2 5.7 PICK-00-AFA 5.3 6.2 4.5 6.3 5.9 5.0 5.6 6.9 6.4 5.7 BEACON (UT-155) 4.7 6.4 4.7 6.6 6.0 5.0 5.6 6.4 6.3 5.7 REBEL SENTRY 5.4 5.7 4.9 6.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 6.9 5.7 5.7 DESIRE (MRF 28) 5.4 5.3 4.8 6.2 6.0 5.3 5.6 6.4 6.4 5.6 BARRERA 5.4 6.9 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.1 5.7 6.6 5.7 5.6 SR 8250 5.3 5.5 4.7 6.2 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.6 COVENANT (ATF 802) 4.8 6.1 4.4 6.5 5.8 5.2 5.5 6.4 6.4 5.6 JAGUAR 3 5.1 6.3 4.8 6.4 5.2 5.2 5.6 6.7 6.1 5.6 LEGITIMATE 4.8 6.6 4.9 6.0 5.1 5.1 5.6 6.5 6.5 5.6 BARRINGTON 4.9 6.7 4.8 5.9 5.7 5.1 5.4 6.6 6.1 5.6 BARLEXAS II 5.2 6.5 4.9 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.3 6.7 6.1 5.6 MA 158 4.9 6.1 5.0 5.9 5.8 5.0 5.2 6.8 6.4 5.6 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 5.2 6.6 4.8 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.5 6.6 6.7 5.6 MATADOR 5.1 6.2 4.7 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.2 5.6 DOMINION 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.2 6.7 6.0 5.6 KITTY HAWK 2000 4.9 6.3 4.5 6.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 6.5 6.3 5.6 FALCON II 4.9 6.5 5.0 5.9 5.1 4.9 5.3 6.6 6.7 5.6 JT-13 5.6 5.8 5.1 6.1 5.7 4.9 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.6 VENANZIO (DP 50-9226) 4.8 5.4 4.8 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.5 6.7 6.7 5.6 TEMPEST 5.3 5.8 4.8 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.5 6.7 6.5 5.5 DLF-J210 5.2 6.3 4.8 6.0 5.3 4.8 5.3 6.7 6.4 5.5 BRAVO 4.7 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.6 5.0 5.4 6.8 6.3 5.5 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 4.9 6.3 4.8 5.9 5.3 4.8 5.3 6.8 6.6 5.5 BAR FA 1CR7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.5 6.8 5.7 5.5 WYATT 4.9 6.0 4.5 6.2 5.4 4.8 5.3 6.7 6.4 5.5 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 4.8 5.6 4.9 5.8 5.5 4.8 5.4 6.7 6.7 5.5 ATF 586 4.9 6.3 4.6 5.9 5.3 5.4 5.0 6.8 6.0 5.5 TITAN LTD. 4.7 5.8 4.8 6.5 5.4 5.1 5.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE TRANSITION REGION 2002-05 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL2 KS2 KY1 MD1 MO1 NC1 OK1 VA1 MEAN SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 4.6 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.6 5.1 5.2 6.8 6.1 5.5 STONEWALL (JT-18) 5.0 5.5 5.0 6.2 6.0 4.8 5.4 6.5 5.5 5.5 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 5.1 5.7 4.8 5.8 5.4 5.0 5.1 6.7 6.3 5.4 ATF 806 4.4 6.0 4.6 6.1 5.5 4.9 5.1 6.7 6.4 5.4 ATF 704 5.1 5.7 4.8 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.2 6.4 6.0 5.4 BARLEXAS 4.7 6.1 4.7 6.1 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.4 PICK TF H-97 4.1 6.2 4.8 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.9 6.8 6.1 5.4 COYOTE 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.7 5.4 4.7 5.1 6.8 6.2 5.4 TOMAHAWK GT 5.3 6.1 4.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 6.9 6.0 5.4 TRACER 5.4 5.5 4.5 5.7 5.7 4.8 5.4 6.6 5.5 5.3 GO-RD4 4.7 6.2 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.4 6.3 6.7 5.3 PURE GOLD 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.1 6.4 5.8 5.3 LARAMIE 4.7 5.6 5.0 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.3 6.4 5.5 5.3 TF66 5.1 5.7 4.8 5.6 5.1 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.8 5.3 TULSA II (ATF 706) 4.7 6.0 4.5 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.3 6.7 6.4 5.3 LANCER 4.5 6.2 4.4 5.7 5.3 4.5 5.3 6.9 5.7 5.2 ATF 707 4.6 6.0 4.7 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.0 6.9 6.1 5.2 DP 50-9082 4.3 5.6 4.7 5.5 5.1 5.1 4.7 6.5 6.3 5.2 TERRANOVA (T991) 5.3 5.3 4.4 5.6 5.3 4.7 5.6 6.8 5.1 5.2 ELISA 4.1 6.8 4.5 5.4 4.8 4.8 5.0 6.8 5.9 5.2 GO-SIU2 4.3 5.6 4.2 5.7 5.1 4.5 5.3 6.5 6.7 5.2 STETSON 4.4 5.8 4.7 5.9 5.3 5.2 4.8 6.3 5.2 5.2 FLORIDIAN (GO-FL3) 3.9 6.1 4.3 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.8 6.3 6.0 5.1 JTTFF-2000 4.2 5.6 4.7 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.8 6.7 5.6 5.0 BONSAI 4.0 5.0 4.4 5.1 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.8 5.6 4.9 KY-31 E+ 3.0 5.6 3.5 3.9 3.1 3.5 4.6 5.9 4.0 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.5 1.2 0.3 C.V. (%) 11.4 11.5 10.1 8.2 8.2 8.8 9.4 5.0 11.9 10.0 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.