TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ATF 1328 83.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 DP 50-9411 83.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 J-130 81.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 83.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 83.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.2 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 85.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 80.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 FIRENZA 76.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 GE-1 83.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 IS-TF-138 78.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 IS-TF-159 80.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 78.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 NA-BT-1 80.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 RKCL 76.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 SC-1 80.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 78.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 83.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 AST-1 80.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 HUNTER 81.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.9 KZ-2 80.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 MVS-1107 81.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.9 REMBRANDT 83.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 RK 6 85.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 TURBO 85.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.9 AST-3 81.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 DP 50-9407 81.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 FALCON IV 76.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 80.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 IS-TF-152 80.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 80.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 J-140 80.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.8 LS-03 81.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 85.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 RK 5 81.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 78.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 SH 3 85.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.8 TG 50-9460 81.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 AST-2 80.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 81.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 LS-06 80.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 LS-11 78.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 PSG-85QR 81.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 PST-5HP 80.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 REBEL IV 83.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 DP 50-9440 80.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ESCALADE 81.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.6 LINDBERGH 80.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 TAHOE II 78.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 HEMI 81.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.5 K06-WA 78.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.5 MAGELLAN 80.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 NA-SS 83.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 STR-8BB5 83.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 ATM 76.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 COL-J 81.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 EINSTEIN 80.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 76.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.4 JT-42 80.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 JT-45 80.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.4 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 78.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.4 RK 4 83.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 83.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 BAR FA 6253 81.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 GO-1BFD 81.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 78.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 PSG-TTST 80.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 83.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 AST 7002 78.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.2 AST 7003 78.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 ATF-1199 81.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 BILTMORE 81.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 COL-1 75.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 80.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.2 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 76.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 RP 2 76.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 ARISTOTLE 83.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 AST-4 76.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 CE 1 81.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 COL-M 75.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 GWTF 75.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.1 JT-41 76.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 PST-5WMB 80.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.1 STR-8GRQR 76.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 BGR-TF2 80.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 BULLSEYE 78.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 DKS 76.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 IS-TF-135 75.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 78.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 JUSTICE 78.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 KZ-1 75.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MVS-341 80.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 PSG-RNDR 83.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 RNP 78.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 76.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 0312 76.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.9 06-WALK 78.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.9 AST 7001 76.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 PLATO 78.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 SKYLINE 73.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 76.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.9 ATF 1247 78.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 BGR-TF1 80.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.8 JT-33 76.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 PADRE 78.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 SILVERADO 83.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 06-DUST 75.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 BAR FA 6363 80.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 76.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 PSG-TTRH 78.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 RAD-TF17 76.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 PSG-82BR 78.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.5 JT-36 76.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.4 KY-31 86.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.5 LSD VALUE 14.8 2.3 2.1 2.6 3.6 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.7 C.V. (%) 5.5 15.6 14.8 16.4 18.8 13.4 12.3 13.1 13.0 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. 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 MD1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS