TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWELVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2013-17 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 CA3 GA1 IA1 MD1 MS1 NC1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 PA1 OK1 TN1 MEAN REGENERATE 7.5 6.8 5.4 7.4 7.3 6.2 6.1 5.6 7.8 6.7 7.9 4.3 7.5 6.6 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 7.6 7.1 5.4 7.0 7.0 6.2 6.6 5.6 7.7 6.1 7.9 4.5 7.8 6.6 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 7.3 6.3 5.5 7.1 7.1 6.3 6.4 5.7 7.5 5.8 8.2 4.9 7.7 6.5 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 7.6 6.2 5.5 7.1 7.0 6.1 6.4 5.7 7.8 6.0 8.2 5.0 7.6 6.5 MET 1 7.3 6.5 5.7 7.1 6.7 6.2 6.4 5.6 7.6 6.1 7.8 5.0 7.6 6.5 AMITY (CCR2) 7.7 6.6 5.3 7.0 6.8 6.2 6.3 5.6 7.5 6.1 8.0 5.0 7.6 6.5 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 7.4 6.8 5.2 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 5.6 7.6 5.5 7.8 5.3 7.4 6.5 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 7.6 6.3 5.3 7.1 7.0 6.2 5.9 5.7 7.3 6.1 7.9 5.0 7.6 6.5 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 7.4 6.4 5.9 6.6 6.5 6.1 6.4 5.5 7.5 6.1 7.8 5.1 7.7 6.5 F711 7.9 6.3 5.4 7.0 6.6 6.1 6.7 5.4 7.6 5.4 7.4 5.2 7.8 6.5 REFLECTION (U45) 7.5 6.4 5.6 7.1 6.7 6.1 5.9 5.7 7.6 5.8 7.7 5.0 7.6 6.5 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 7.7 5.9 5.7 6.6 6.7 6.2 6.2 5.8 7.4 6.2 7.7 5.3 7.6 6.5 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 7.3 6.5 5.3 7.0 6.6 6.2 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 7.3 4.8 7.6 6.4 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 7.5 6.2 5.3 7.1 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.6 7.2 6.3 6.8 5.6 7.8 6.4 TRINITY (BIZEM) 7.5 6.3 5.6 7.1 6.4 6.1 6.3 5.6 7.5 5.5 7.4 4.9 7.6 6.4 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 7.4 6.6 5.4 6.9 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.5 7.9 5.6 7.1 5.1 7.5 6.4 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 7.4 6.3 5.6 6.9 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.5 7.2 5.8 7.7 5.0 7.6 6.4 PPG-TF-135 7.3 6.3 5.6 7.1 6.6 6.2 6.4 5.5 7.1 5.7 7.3 5.0 7.5 6.4 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.9 6.5 5.8 7.0 6.5 6.1 6.3 5.5 7.0 5.7 7.1 5.1 7.7 6.4 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 7.1 6.4 5.2 7.2 6.4 6.1 6.2 5.5 7.3 6.1 6.8 5.0 7.7 6.4 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 7.8 6.4 5.2 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.7 7.4 5.7 6.7 5.3 7.6 6.4 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 7.7 6.2 5.3 7.1 6.4 6.2 5.5 5.5 7.2 5.9 7.9 5.1 7.7 6.4 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 7.3 6.4 5.7 6.5 6.7 6.2 5.9 5.6 6.9 6.0 7.4 5.0 7.6 6.4 MET-3 7.6 6.5 5.4 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.5 5.5 6.9 5.7 7.0 5.1 7.5 6.3 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.9 6.5 5.0 7.0 6.8 6.0 6.3 5.5 7.1 5.8 8.1 4.8 7.5 6.3 STANDOUT (IS-TF 308 SEL) 7.4 6.0 5.5 6.6 6.4 6.0 6.2 5.6 7.2 5.6 8.1 4.9 7.7 6.3 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 7.1 6.0 5.4 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.6 5.6 7.2 5.7 6.7 5.3 7.5 6.3 MAESTRO (T31) 7.5 6.7 5.3 6.5 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.6 6.7 5.6 7.6 5.2 7.5 6.3 HEMI 7.3 6.4 5.6 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.5 7.2 5.6 8.3 4.7 7.4 6.3 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 7.7 6.4 5.7 6.9 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.3 7.2 5.2 6.4 6.0 7.5 6.3 B23 7.3 6.4 4.9 7.1 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.6 7.5 5.9 7.6 4.5 7.6 6.3 IS-TF 311 7.4 6.7 5.4 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.4 7.0 5.6 7.2 5.3 7.5 6.3 TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.9 6.5 5.3 7.0 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.5 7.1 5.7 7.1 5.0 7.6 6.3 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 7.0 6.2 5.6 6.8 6.3 6.2 6.5 5.4 6.9 5.4 6.3 5.3 7.6 6.3 VERT (ATF 1612) 7.2 6.5 5.3 6.9 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 7.2 5.6 7.1 4.7 7.6 6.3 W41 6.9 6.4 5.4 7.1 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 7.1 5.4 7.3 5.0 7.6 6.3 PSG-PO1 7.6 6.7 5.4 6.9 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.5 6.4 5.6 7.8 4.6 7.4 6.3 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 7.5 6.3 5.1 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.8 5.7 7.7 4.7 7.6 6.2 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 7.8 6.3 5.4 6.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.5 6.8 5.5 7.2 5.1 7.7 6.2 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.9 6.7 5.2 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.5 6.9 5.7 7.7 4.6 7.6 6.2 JS 916 7.4 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.6 7.0 5.3 7.4 5.1 7.4 6.2 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 7.5 6.2 5.2 6.7 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.7 6.9 5.4 7.1 4.9 7.4 6.2 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 7.1 6.2 5.7 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.8 5.5 6.8 5.7 7.0 5.5 7.6 6.2 FIREBIRD 2 7.3 6.1 5.5 6.7 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.3 5.6 6.4 5.0 7.6 6.2 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT TWELVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2013-17 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 CA3 GA1 IA1 MD1 MS1 NC1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 PA1 OK1 TN1 MEAN GRANDE 3 7.5 6.3 5.4 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.5 6.5 5.4 7.1 5.1 7.6 6.2 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 7.4 6.1 5.5 6.8 6.1 6.3 6.3 5.5 6.6 5.3 5.9 5.3 7.6 6.2 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 7.4 6.2 5.1 6.9 6.6 5.6 5.9 5.5 7.5 5.1 6.8 5.3 7.7 6.2 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 7.5 6.3 5.4 6.9 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.5 6.5 5.3 5.9 5.3 7.6 6.2 TRENDING (IS-TF 269 SEL) 6.9 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.5 6.7 5.8 7.0 4.9 7.7 6.2 PPG-TF-169 7.3 6.4 5.7 6.8 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.5 6.5 5.2 7.4 4.9 7.4 6.2 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 7.5 6.3 5.2 6.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.8 5.4 6.7 5.0 7.7 6.2 ATF 1704 7.4 6.3 5.7 6.4 5.8 6.1 6.3 5.4 6.8 5.2 7.1 4.9 7.5 6.2 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 7.9 6.2 5.5 6.6 5.9 6.4 5.6 5.3 6.6 5.4 6.7 5.4 7.7 6.2 FAITH 7.2 6.3 5.5 6.9 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.6 6.2 5.4 6.7 5.2 7.5 6.2 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 7.2 5.8 5.3 6.9 6.0 6.3 5.6 5.4 6.7 5.4 7.0 5.3 7.7 6.1 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.4 7.2 4.9 6.6 5.5 7.6 6.1 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 7.3 6.0 5.2 6.7 5.7 6.2 5.8 5.6 7.3 5.1 6.4 5.4 7.5 6.1 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 7.7 6.1 5.6 6.7 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.4 6.6 4.9 6.9 5.2 7.7 6.1 FESNOVA 7.7 6.2 5.1 7.0 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.3 6.5 4.9 6.3 5.0 7.6 6.1 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 7.2 6.2 5.6 7.2 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.3 6.4 5.1 6.3 5.1 7.5 6.1 PPG-TF-138 7.1 6.0 5.3 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.4 6.2 5.3 7.0 5.0 7.6 6.1 ATF 1754 7.4 5.9 5.6 6.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.5 6.2 5.2 6.6 4.4 7.4 6.1 BULLSEYE 7.5 6.0 5.0 6.9 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.4 7.1 5.2 6.2 4.8 7.5 6.0 FALCON V 7.1 6.6 5.4 6.9 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 6.6 5.1 7.1 4.7 7.3 6.0 RAD-TF-92 7.1 6.3 5.1 6.7 5.7 6.2 5.5 5.6 7.1 5.3 7.1 3.7 7.4 6.0 KINGDOM (DB1) 6.7 6.2 5.3 6.9 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.4 6.5 5.3 6.7 4.2 7.5 6.0 IS-TF-287 7.7 6.2 5.2 6.4 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.4 6.6 5.3 6.8 5.0 7.5 6.0 RAD-TF-89 6.7 6.4 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.4 6.6 5.3 6.4 4.1 7.3 6.0 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.4 6.5 4.9 6.4 6.1 6.2 5.6 5.6 6.7 5.3 6.9 3.9 7.4 6.0 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 7.2 6.2 5.3 7.1 5.6 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.4 6.2 4.9 7.6 6.0 K12-MCD 7.5 6.2 5.3 6.8 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.4 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.6 7.4 6.0 REBEL V (ATF 1736) 7.5 6.2 5.6 6.6 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.3 6.2 4.8 6.6 5.0 7.4 6.0 PST-5BP0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.8 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.9 4.6 5.4 5.4 7.3 6.0 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 7.1 5.8 5.1 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.3 6.2 4.8 5.7 5.5 7.5 6.0 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 7.2 5.7 5.4 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.4 6.5 5.2 7.1 4.6 7.6 6.0 IS-TF 272 7.2 6.1 5.1 6.9 5.9 6.2 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.9 6.7 5.0 7.6 6.0 CATALYST 7.1 6.3 4.6 7.1 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.5 6.6 4.7 6.2 4.4 7.4 6.0 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 6.7 6.4 5.5 6.4 5.7 6.0 5.4 5.4 6.6 5.6 7.0 3.3 7.5 6.0 TERRANO 7.3 6.6 5.2 6.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.3 5.9 4.6 5.2 5.8 7.6 5.9 K12-05 6.8 6.1 5.5 6.6 5.6 6.2 5.4 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.9 7.5 5.9 IS-TF 276 M2 6.8 6.1 5.4 7.1 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.6 4.7 6.2 5.0 7.5 5.9 PPG-TF-115 7.4 6.0 5.4 6.6 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.0 5.4 5.4 7.6 5.9 PST-5BRK 7.3 5.8 5.6 7.0 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.6 4.6 5.1 5.3 7.5 5.9 PST-5MVD 7.4 6.2 5.4 6.6 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 6.0 4.7 6.1 5.1 7.3 5.9 CAESAR (TY 10) 7.4 6.0 5.3 6.8 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.2 5.8 4.5 5.3 5.1 7.6 5.9 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 7.6 6.3 5.4 6.8 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.2 6.0 4.4 6.2 4.9 7.6 5.8 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 7.1 6.1 5.1 6.7 5.2 5.8 5.2 5.3 6.1 4.5 6.9 5.2 7.6 5.8 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 6.8 5.9 5.3 6.8 5.4 6.0 5.5 5.2 6.0 4.5 5.4 5.1 7.5 5.8 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 7.4 5.7 5.1 6.5 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.8 4.2 6.0 5.4 7.5 5.8 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT TWELVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1/ MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A" ** 2013-17 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 CA3 GA1 IA1 MD1 MS1 NC1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 PA1 OK1 TN1 MEAN PST-5EX2 7.2 6.0 5.5 6.5 5.6 6.1 6.3 5.3 4.9 3.6 5.6 5.4 7.3 5.7 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.0 5.6 4.8 6.9 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.5 4.4 5.2 5.5 7.6 5.7 PSG-GSD 7.2 6.0 5.2 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 4.1 5.2 5.2 7.4 5.7 PST-5DZP 6.8 6.0 5.2 6.4 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.3 6.2 4.5 5.6 5.1 7.3 5.7 JS 818 6.3 6.2 4.4 6.9 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.9 4.6 5.4 4.9 7.3 5.7 BAR FA 121095 7.1 6.0 5.4 6.5 5.1 6.1 4.9 5.3 5.6 4.8 5.3 4.8 7.3 5.7 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.4 5.7 5.4 6.7 4.9 6.0 6.1 5.1 5.3 4.2 5.4 5.6 7.2 5.7 RAD-TF-83 6.7 5.8 4.9 6.6 5.2 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.4 3.9 7.2 5.6 FALCON IV 7.1 6.4 4.9 6.8 5.2 5.9 5.2 5.4 5.2 3.8 5.0 5.1 7.3 5.6 204 RES. BLK4 6.3 6.4 5.1 6.1 4.9 5.9 5.1 5.1 6.2 4.2 5.6 3.8 7.7 5.6 PSG-TT4 6.9 6.0 5.1 6.3 5.4 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.3 5.0 4.8 7.3 5.6 PSG-8BP2 6.9 5.9 5.0 6.4 5.0 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.3 5.4 5.4 7.2 5.5 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.9 6.0 5.1 6.7 4.9 6.0 5.5 5.3 4.8 3.7 4.9 5.3 7.3 5.5 JS 809 5.8 5.9 5.2 6.7 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.4 4.0 5.4 4.7 7.2 5.5 JS 819 6.5 6.3 5.1 6.5 5.0 5.8 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.3 4.8 4.9 7.2 5.5 K12-13 7.0 5.9 5.4 6.3 5.1 5.8 4.9 5.0 5.5 4.0 5.0 4.5 7.3 5.5 BAR FA 121089 7.1 5.6 5.0 6.3 5.2 5.9 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.3 5.0 5.0 7.3 5.5 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 7.1 5.7 4.6 6.9 4.9 5.9 5.4 5.2 4.7 3.9 4.7 5.3 7.4 5.5 COMP. RES. SST 6.5 5.7 5.1 6.3 4.9 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.2 4.4 5.6 3.1 7.4 5.4 AQUADUCT 6.5 5.9 4.4 6.1 4.9 5.8 5.7 5.1 4.5 3.3 4.8 5.4 7.2 5.3 BAR FA 121091 6.6 5.8 4.8 6.3 5.2 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.6 3.6 4.2 4.6 7.2 5.3 ANNIHILATOR 7.1 6.3 4.8 6.0 4.4 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.0 5.7 3.9 7.4 5.3 JS 825 6.9 5.5 5.0 6.6 4.8 5.9 5.2 5.0 4.2 3.4 4.2 5.0 7.2 5.3 MARAUDER 6.8 6.1 4.7 6.0 4.4 5.8 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.1 5.0 3.4 7.4 5.2 WARHAWK 6.9 6.2 4.8 6.3 4.1 5.9 5.1 5.0 3.9 3.6 4.4 4.7 7.5 5.2 BAR FA 120878 6.5 5.2 4.9 5.9 3.7 5.4 4.9 4.6 2.0 2.0 3.0 5.1 7.0 4.6 KY-31 5.0 4.1 4.2 4.7 2.8 4.4 4.3 3.5 1.1 1.2 1.3 5.0 6.1 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.2 C.V. (%) 6.5 7.2 11.0 7.0 7.2 4.8 9.6 4.9 11.2 9.9 9.2 10.1 3.1 7.9 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. ** SCHEDULE A (MEDIUM MAINTENANCE) 1. MOWING HEIGHT: 2.0" TO 3.0" 2. NITROGEN RATE: 0.25 - 0.5 LBS. N/1000 SQ. FT./GROWING MONTH (USE 3-6 APPLICATIONS PER YEAR - NOT MONTHLY APPLICATIONS) 3. IRRIGATION: 80 - 95% POTENTIAL ET; 4. FUNGICIDE AND INSECTICIDE USE ONLY IF SEVERE STAND LOSS IS POSSIBLE 5. WEED CONTROL TO PREVENT STAND LOSS