TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN IS-TF-138 8.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 94.7 93.3 94.0 64.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.7 7.9 BAR FA 6253 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 95.0 88.7 93.0 61.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.7 7.8 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 8.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 96.3 92.7 93.0 66.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 94.7 95.0 93.0 71.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.8 PST-5HP 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.3 95.7 93.3 93.7 65.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.8 BULLSEYE 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 96.0 91.7 92.7 77.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 8.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 95.7 92.7 93.7 56.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 96.3 92.0 92.3 71.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 JT-41 9.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 96.3 84.3 89.3 76.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 9.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 94.0 88.0 93.0 72.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 RK 6 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 95.3 90.7 93.0 77.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 SC-1 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 95.7 94.7 84.3 78.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 0312 8.3 7.0 8.7 8.7 96.7 81.3 87.3 64.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.6 ARISTOTLE 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 96.7 89.3 90.7 60.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.6 AST-3 8.7 7.7 7.7 8.7 95.0 86.0 91.0 71.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 ATF 1247 9.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 95.3 90.3 93.0 71.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 BGR-TF2 8.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 95.7 93.0 92.3 68.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.6 COL-J 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 96.3 91.7 90.0 71.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.6 COL-M 8.7 7.7 6.7 8.0 94.7 92.0 92.7 74.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 GE-1 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 96.7 95.0 94.0 73.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.6 GWTF 8.3 8.3 6.7 8.3 94.7 92.7 92.3 62.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 95.3 93.3 92.0 69.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 IS-TF-152 8.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 95.3 89.3 93.0 68.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.6 K06-WA 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.7 96.0 94.0 93.3 80.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.6 LS-03 8.7 6.0 8.7 7.7 96.7 85.7 80.3 68.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.6 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 95.7 95.3 92.7 70.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.6 NA-BT-1 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 95.7 91.3 94.3 58.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.6 PSG-RNDR 8.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 96.0 93.7 93.7 70.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.6 PSG-TTRH 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 95.7 90.0 92.0 68.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 RK 5 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.7 96.7 91.0 93.0 70.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.3 8.0 7.6 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 95.0 96.0 93.0 72.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.6 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 8.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 97.7 93.0 92.3 69.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.6 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 9.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 96.3 87.7 92.0 70.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 96.0 91.3 90.0 73.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.6 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 96.0 94.0 92.0 75.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.6 06-WALK 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 95.3 83.3 89.7 63.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.5 AST 7002 8.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 96.7 88.3 92.0 70.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 AST 7003 8.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 96.7 88.7 86.3 70.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.5 AST-1 9.0 6.3 7.3 8.3 96.3 83.7 89.0 72.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.5 AST-2 8.3 5.7 7.7 8.3 98.0 87.0 91.3 68.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.5 AST-4 9.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 94.0 84.0 88.3 73.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.5 ATF 1328 8.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 96.7 92.7 90.7 70.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.5 ATF-1199 8.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 96.3 91.7 93.0 67.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 ATM 7.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 97.7 91.3 87.3 83.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.7 7.7 8.0 7.5 BGR-TF1 8.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 94.3 84.7 89.3 59.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.5 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BILTMORE 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 97.0 93.3 93.0 80.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.5 CE 1 7.3 8.7 7.0 7.3 96.3 94.3 93.0 77.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 95.7 85.7 92.3 65.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.5 COL-1 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 95.7 87.3 88.3 67.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 9.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 93.3 91.3 90.7 63.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.5 DKS 9.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 95.7 80.0 87.0 54.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.5 DP 50-9407 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 95.3 93.3 93.3 72.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.5 DP 50-9440 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 96.3 80.0 84.0 73.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.5 EINSTEIN 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 97.0 90.7 93.0 77.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 ESCALADE 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 96.7 89.7 92.3 72.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 FIRENZA 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 95.3 93.7 93.0 73.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 HEMI 8.7 6.3 8.0 7.7 97.3 91.7 86.3 74.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.5 HUNTER 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 94.3 79.7 85.7 52.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.5 IS-TF-135 8.7 6.7 8.3 8.0 96.3 91.3 91.0 69.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 8.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 96.0 82.3 89.3 71.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.5 IS-TF-159 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 96.3 90.3 92.7 67.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.5 J-130 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 95.0 94.0 90.0 71.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 JT-33 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 96.7 92.3 91.7 71.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.5 JT-36 8.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 95.0 89.0 89.3 76.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 JT-42 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 96.3 90.7 91.7 63.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 JT-45 8.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 95.7 87.7 92.0 65.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 KZ-1 8.7 8.3 7.3 7.7 94.7 92.0 91.3 66.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 LINDBERGH 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 97.7 89.3 83.0 83.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.5 LS-06 8.7 7.7 7.3 8.3 94.7 86.0 90.0 58.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.5 LS-11 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 95.7 84.7 90.7 72.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 MAGELLAN 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 95.7 94.0 92.3 73.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 96.7 90.3 91.0 69.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 95.7 83.7 85.7 63.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 MVS-341 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 96.0 90.7 90.7 65.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 96.3 92.7 91.0 70.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 8.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 96.3 89.7 88.7 75.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 NA-SS 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 93.7 84.7 92.7 74.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.5 PADRE 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 96.3 92.0 91.3 67.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 PLATO 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 97.3 89.7 91.3 76.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 PSG-TTST 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 97.0 89.3 89.0 71.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.5 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 96.0 94.3 91.3 66.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.5 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 95.7 94.3 88.0 68.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 RNP 8.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 95.3 82.3 89.7 74.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.5 RP 2 8.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 94.3 88.7 92.3 72.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.5 SKYLINE 8.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 96.0 86.0 92.3 78.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.5 STR-8GRQR 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 96.7 87.3 93.7 59.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 TURBO 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 95.3 94.7 91.0 63.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 06-DUST 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 96.7 87.0 89.7 77.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.4 AST 7001 8.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 95.7 87.7 88.7 58.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 BAR FA 6363 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 96.0 88.3 94.0 77.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DP 50-9411 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 95.0 89.7 91.0 70.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.4 FALCON IV 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 96.7 93.3 94.0 79.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 GO-1BFD 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 97.3 88.3 86.0 75.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.4 JUSTICE 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 97.3 94.0 84.7 76.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.4 KZ-2 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 94.0 77.0 86.0 72.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.4 MVS-1107 7.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 97.3 88.3 93.3 63.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.4 PSG-85QR 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 96.7 91.3 93.0 71.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.4 PST-5WMB 8.3 7.0 6.0 8.0 96.0 90.0 93.7 66.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 REBEL IV 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 97.0 89.7 91.3 78.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 REMBRANDT 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 95.7 91.0 92.3 50.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 RKCL 8.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 97.0 84.0 87.0 75.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.4 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 96.3 92.0 93.0 75.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.4 SH 3 7.7 7.7 8.7 7.7 95.7 92.7 82.7 83.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.4 STR-8BB5 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 96.0 83.7 90.0 75.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.4 TAHOE II 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 94.7 93.7 92.3 71.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.4 TG 50-9460 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 96.0 88.0 90.7 75.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.4 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 95.7 91.0 87.0 72.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.4 J-140 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 96.3 88.3 83.0 73.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 PSG-82BR 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 97.3 88.3 87.0 73.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 RAD-TF17 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 95.0 88.7 89.0 73.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 RK 4 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 96.3 83.7 88.7 84.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.2 SILVERADO 6.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 97.7 75.7 72.0 80.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 KY-31 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 97.7 93.3 91.7 71.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.9 LSD VALUE 0.8 3.2 2.5 1.4 3.4 22.7 11.2 63.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 C.V. (%) 5.8 12.5 9.6 7.6 1.4 7.4 5.2 17.2 6.2 6.3 5.9 4.7 6.6 5.3 6.6 2.9 2.3 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 AR1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS