TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.6 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.6 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.6 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.6 FALCON V (ATM) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.6 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.6 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.5 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.5 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.4 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 TURBO 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.4 HEMI 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 IS-TF-159 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 PSG-85QR 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 RK 5 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.2 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.2 RK 4 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.2 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.2 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.2 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.2 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.1 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.1 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.1 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 BULLSEYE 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 FIRENZA 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 GE-1 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 COL-1 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.9 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.9 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.9 J-130 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.9 J-140 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.9 TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.9 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 BAR FA 6253 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.8 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.8 CORONA (COL-M) 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.8 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.8 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.8 JUSTICE 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.8 MAGELLAN 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.8 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 ESCALADE 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 FALCON IV 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 KZ-2 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 MVS-341 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 STR-8BB5 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 STR-8GRQR 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 BGR-TF2 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.6 MVS-1107 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.6 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.6 PSG-82BR 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.6 TAHOE II 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.6 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.6 AST 7002 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.5 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.5 EINSTEIN 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 GWTF 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.5 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.5 JT-42 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.5 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.5 SKYLINE 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 KZ-1 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.4 PADRE 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.4 REUNION (LS-03) 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 0312 7.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 06-WALK 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 BGR-TF1 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 GO-1BFD 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 HUDSON (DKS) 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 HUNTER 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 JT-33 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 JT-45 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN REBEL IV 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 REMBRANDT 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 AST7003 7.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.2 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.2 ATF 1328 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.2 LINDBERGH 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.2 PSG-TTRH 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.2 PSG-TTST 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.2 RNP 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.2 06-DUST 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.1 PSG-RNDR 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.1 BAR FA 6363 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 8.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 JT-36 6.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 ARISTOTLE 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.9 AST 7001 8.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.9 BILTMORE 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.9 JT-41 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.9 SILVERADO 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.8 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 PLATO 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 KY-31 4.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 5.7 9.5 11.7 11.0 9.7 9.1 8.2 8.3 7.2 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. 2009 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 6.1-6.5 151-270 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY