TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN PERCENT SPRING PATCH ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP WARM TEMP. MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DP 50-9407 5.7 8.3 81.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 K06-WA 5.3 7.0 75.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 SC-1 5.7 7.7 63.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 PST-5WMB 5.3 7.7 56.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.6 BULLSEYE 5.7 8.3 53.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 RKCL 5.3 7.0 71.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 SH 3 6.0 7.7 73.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 TURBO 5.0 8.0 53.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.5 ATM 5.3 7.7 73.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 FIRENZA 5.7 8.3 78.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.4 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 5.3 7.7 60.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 RK 6 6.7 7.3 61.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.4 AST-3 5.0 7.3 58.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 DP 50-9411 5.7 7.3 68.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 HEMI 5.7 7.7 63.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 J-130 5.0 7.7 63.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 J-140 6.3 8.0 65.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 LS-11 6.3 5.7 51.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 4.7 8.0 76.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 4.7 7.7 75.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.3 8.0 76.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 4.7 7.0 51.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 NA-BT-1 5.7 7.3 70.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 5.3 8.3 48.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.3 7.0 61.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 TG 50-9460 4.7 7.7 73.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 5.3 8.3 71.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.3 8.3 65.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 FALCON IV 6.0 7.7 71.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 5.7 7.7 56.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 IS-TF-138 6.0 8.0 50.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.2 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 5.3 7.7 65.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.2 IS-TF-159 5.3 7.0 55.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.2 MVS-1107 5.7 7.3 56.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.2 PST-5HP 5.0 7.7 61.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 RK 5 5.7 7.7 75.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 RNP 5.0 7.0 63.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.2 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.3 7.7 51.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.1 DKS 5.3 7.3 60.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.1 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 6.0 8.0 61.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.1 PSG-TTRH 5.7 6.0 68.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.1 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.7 7.3 70.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.1 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.0 7.7 63.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.1 ATF-1199 5.0 7.3 55.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 BAR FA 6253 6.0 7.0 55.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN PERCENT SPRING PATCH ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP WARM TEMP. MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BGR-TF2 5.0 7.3 60.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 CE 1 6.3 7.7 70.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 DP 50-9440 5.7 7.7 65.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 EINSTEIN 5.0 7.3 75.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 HUNTER 5.7 5.7 53.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 IS-TF-152 4.7 7.7 51.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 5.0 7.3 61.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 JT-33 4.7 7.3 63.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 JT-41 5.7 7.7 70.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 JT-45 4.7 7.0 71.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 KZ-2 5.7 6.0 56.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 PSG-85QR 5.3 7.7 65.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 RAD-TF17 6.7 7.3 56.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 REBEL IV 6.3 7.0 60.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 RK 4 5.3 8.0 65.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.7 8.0 60.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 RP 2 5.0 8.3 51.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.0 7.7 61.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 4.7 7.3 61.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 AST-1 5.7 6.7 58.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.9 ESCALADE 5.3 7.3 65.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.9 GE-1 5.3 8.0 61.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.9 LS-06 5.3 7.0 56.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.9 PSG-82BR 4.7 7.0 71.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.9 SKYLINE 5.7 7.7 56.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.9 STR-8BB5 6.0 7.3 53.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.9 AST 7003 5.0 6.3 53.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.8 AST-2 6.0 6.7 46.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 BAR FA 6363 5.7 7.0 58.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.8 BGR-TF1 6.0 7.3 61.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.8 BILTMORE 5.3 7.0 70.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.8 COL-J 6.3 6.0 46.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 COL-M 5.7 7.3 46.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 5.0 6.3 65.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.8 GWTF 6.0 8.0 60.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.8 IS-TF-135 5.3 6.0 56.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.8 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 5.0 7.0 63.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.8 JT-42 4.7 7.0 76.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.8 LS-03 5.0 6.7 48.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.8 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.3 7.7 70.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.8 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 5.0 7.0 41.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.8 REMBRANDT 5.3 6.0 58.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 STR-8GRQR 6.0 7.3 53.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.8 06-DUST 5.3 7.0 68.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 AST 7001 5.7 5.7 48.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN PERCENT SPRING PATCH ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP WARM TEMP. MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AST-4 6.0 6.7 60.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 COL-1 5.0 6.0 43.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 GO-1BFD 4.5 7.0 81.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 JT-36 5.0 7.3 63.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 KZ-1 5.7 6.7 58.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 PADRE 4.7 7.3 75.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 ARISTOTLE 5.0 6.7 75.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.6 ATF 1328 6.0 7.3 53.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.6 JUSTICE 6.0 6.7 75.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.6 MAGELLAN 5.3 7.7 78.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.6 NA-SS 6.3 6.7 50.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.6 PSG-RNDR 5.0 7.0 50.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.6 0312 6.3 6.3 61.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.5 06-WALK 6.0 7.3 55.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 AST 7002 5.3 6.7 55.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.5 LINDBERGH 5.7 6.7 78.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.5 MVS-341 4.3 6.7 55.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 PLATO 4.7 6.7 86.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.5 ATF 1247 5.3 5.3 58.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 PSG-TTST 5.3 7.0 66.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 TAHOE II 4.7 6.3 60.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 SILVERADO 4.7 7.3 75.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 KY-31 6.3 8.7 83.3 4.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 LSD VALUE 3.8 2.1 18.2 2.5 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.3 3.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 17.3 12.4 16.1 16.1 10.8 12.1 10.8 14.7 13.9 15.2 18.9 6.3 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. 2007 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2006 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - - FULL SUN - -