TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JUSTICE (RB2-01) 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 APACHE III (PST-5A1) 6.5 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 SOLARA (BE1) 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 WOLFPACK 5.5 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 CAS-ED 6.5 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 FINELAWN ELITE (DLSD) 5.5 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.2 PADRE (NJ4) 6.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 PENN1901 (PLANTATION) 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.2 PST-5S12 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.2 REGIMENT II (SRX 805) 7.5 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.2 AVENGER (L1Z) 7.0 5.3 7.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 COCHISE III (018) 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 FOCUS 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 GREMLIN (P-58) 5.5 5.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.1 INFERNO (JT-99) 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.1 JT-12 6.0 4.0 6.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.1 MATADOR GT (PST-5TUO) 6.5 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 MILLENNIUM 6.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.1 PST-5LO 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 RIVERSIDE (PROSEEDS 5301) 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 SCORPION II (ATF 799) 6.5 4.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 SR 8550 (SRX 8BE4) 7.0 3.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 TROOPER (01-TFOR3) 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 2ND MILLENNIUM 6.0 5.0 6.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 BAR FA 1CR7 7.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 CAYENNE 6.0 4.0 6.0 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 CONSTITUTION (ATF-593) 7.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 DLF-J210 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 DYNASTY 5.5 5.0 6.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 EVERGREEN 2 (EA 163) 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 EXPEDETION (ATF-803) 6.0 5.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 FIDELITY (PST-5T1) 5.5 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 FIREBIRD (CIS-TF-65) 7.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 JT-15 6.0 4.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 LARAMIE 6.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 MASTERPIECE 5.5 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 MRF 25 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 MRF 26 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 OL' GLORY (MA 127) 6.5 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 PICASSO 6.5 4.7 6.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 PROSPECT 6.5 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 PST-5BAB 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 SCORPION 6.0 5.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 SERENGETI (GO-OD2) 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 TITANIUM (SBM) 6.0 4.7 6.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TUXEDO (ATF 702) 8.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 ULTIMATE (01-RUTOR2) 6.5 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 BARVADO (BAR FA 1005) 7.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.9 BILTMORE 6.5 4.3 6.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 BLACKWATCH (PICK-OD3-01) 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 4.9 BLADE RUNNER (ROBERTS SM4) 6.5 4.7 5.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 BRAVO 5.5 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.9 CHIPPER (MRF 211) 8.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.9 DESIRE (MRF 28) 8.5 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 ENDEAVOR 5.5 4.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 ESCALADE (01-ORU1) 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 4.9 FALCON II 5.5 4.7 6.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 FIVE POINT (MCN-RC) 6.5 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 GUARDIAN-21 (ROBERTS DOL) 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.9 LEXINGTON (UT-RB3) 7.5 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 MA 138 6.5 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 MA 158 6.0 4.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.9 MAGELLAN (OD-4) 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.9 PIEDMONT (MRF 27) 7.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 PST-53T 6.5 4.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.9 PST-5FZD 6.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.9 PST-5JM 6.5 4.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 PST-5NAS 6.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 4.9 PURE GOLD 5.5 4.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 R-4 7.5 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.9 RAPTOR (CIS-TF-33) 6.0 3.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.9 WATCHDOG 5.5 5.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 B-7001 7.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.8 BARLEXAS II 6.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.8 DAVINCI (LTP-7801) 6.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 FINESSE II 7.5 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.8 FORTE (BE-2) 6.5 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.8 HUNTER (CIS-TF-60) 7.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.8 JT-13 6.5 4.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 4.8 JT-9 6.0 5.0 6.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.8 LEGITIMATE 5.5 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.8 NINJA 2 (ATF-800) 5.5 4.0 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.8 PICK TF H-97 6.0 3.7 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.8 PICK ZMG 5.5 5.0 6.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.8 QUEST 6.0 4.0 6.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.3 4.8 REMBRANDT 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.8 RENDITION 6.5 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 4.8 SIGNIA 7.5 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.8 SILVERADO II (PST-578) 6.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.8 SILVERSTAR (PST-5ASR) 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.8 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SR 8600 6.0 4.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 STONEWALL (JT-18) 6.5 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.8 TITAN LTD. 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.8 VIRTUOSO (CIS-TF-77) 6.5 4.7 6.0 4.3 2.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.8 ATF 704 6.0 4.0 5.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 BAR FA 1003 7.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 BARRERA 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 BARRINGTON 6.0 4.0 6.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 CORGI (CIS-TF-64) 6.5 5.0 7.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 COYOTE 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 DOMINION 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 FALCON IV (F-4) 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 GRANDE II 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 HOUNDOG 6 (CIS-TF-67) 6.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 6.0 4.7 JT-6 7.0 4.0 6.3 3.7 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 MRF 210 7.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 MRF 29 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 MUSTANG 3 6.0 4.7 6.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 PST-5BZ 6.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 PST-5KU 6.5 4.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 REBEL EXEDA 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 SR 8250 6.5 5.0 6.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 TAR HEEL 5.5 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 TF66 5.5 5.0 6.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 TURBO (CAS-MC1) 7.5 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 COYOTE II (K01-8015) 6.5 3.7 6.3 3.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.6 DAYTONA (MRF 23) 7.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.6 DYNAMIC (PST-57E) 5.0 4.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.6 GO-RD4 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.6 JAGUAR 3 5.5 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 K01-E09 6.0 4.7 6.7 4.3 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.6 OLYMPIC GOLD 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.6 PST-DDL 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.6 REBEL SENTRY 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 SOUTHERN CHOICE II 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.6 TAHOE (CAS-157) 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 3.0 4.7 5.7 4.6 TEMPEST 7.0 4.0 5.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 TRACER 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.6 ATF 586 5.0 4.3 6.7 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.5 ATF 707 5.5 4.0 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.5 BEACON (UT-155) 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.5 BINGO 7.5 5.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.5 DP 50-9082 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.5 K01-8007 6.5 4.0 6.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 PICK-00-AFA 5.0 4.3 6.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.5 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SOUTH PAW (MRF 24) 6.5 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 BARLEXAS 5.5 4.7 6.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.4 GREENKEEPER WAF (K01-WAF) 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.4 INNOVATOR (PST-5KI) 6.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.4 JTTFF-2000 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 KALAHARI 6.0 4.7 6.3 4.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.4 STETSON 4.5 5.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.4 TAR HEEL II (PST-5TR1) 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.5 4.7 5.7 4.4 VENANZIO (DP 50-9226) 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.4 ATF 806 6.0 4.3 6.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 COVENANT (ATF 802) 6.0 4.3 6.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 K01-E03 6.0 4.3 6.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 TERRANOVA (T991) 7.0 4.3 6.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 TULSA II (ATF 706) 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 ELISA 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.2 SHERIDAN (NA-TDD) 7.7 4.0 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.2 WYATT 5.0 4.0 5.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 5.7 4.2 GO-SIU2 4.5 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.1 KITTY HAWK 2000 6.0 3.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.1 TOMAHAWK GT 6.0 4.0 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.1 FLORIDIAN (GO-FL3) 4.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 LANCER 6.0 5.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 MATADOR 6.5 5.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 4.7 3.9 BONSAI 5.5 4.3 6.0 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 3.8 KY-31 E+ 3.3 5.0 4.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.9 1.4 1.9 3.6 2.7 1.8 2.2 3.6 1.8 0.8 C.V. (%) 7.9 14.0 10.8 16.9 22.1 17.7 12.0 19.4 19.0 12.9 8.3 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. 2005 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2001 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS