TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COLOR ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DECEMBER MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AST-3 5.7 5.3 5.7 75.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.8 ATF-1199 5.3 5.3 5.7 78.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 FIRENZA 5.7 5.0 6.0 85.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 J-140 5.7 6.0 6.0 76.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 AST-2 5.7 5.7 5.7 83.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.0 5.7 5.7 81.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 PSG-82BR 4.7 5.7 6.0 83.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.6 PST-5WMB 5.7 5.0 5.7 78.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.6 PST-5HP 5.3 5.3 5.3 83.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.5 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 5.7 5.3 6.0 73.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.5 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 5.3 6.0 5.3 78.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.5 BGR-TF2 6.0 6.0 6.7 80.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 CE 1 5.3 5.0 5.7 78.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 K06-WA 5.3 6.0 6.0 86.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 REMBRANDT 4.7 5.3 5.0 83.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.0 5.3 5.0 71.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.3 5.3 5.3 61.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 GO-1BFD 5.0 4.7 6.0 80.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 GWTF 5.3 4.7 5.3 75.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 5.3 5.0 6.3 83.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 RAD-TF17 5.3 5.0 5.7 83.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 REBEL IV 5.0 5.3 5.7 81.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 RP 2 5.7 5.3 5.3 81.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 BAR FA 6253 5.3 4.3 5.7 61.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 FALCON IV 5.3 5.3 5.7 80.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 JT-33 5.3 5.0 5.0 73.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 JUSTICE 6.0 5.3 6.3 75.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.2 PSG-85QR 5.3 5.3 5.0 78.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.2 PSG-TTRH 5.7 5.7 4.7 68.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 AST 7003 6.3 5.3 6.0 71.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.1 DKS 6.0 5.0 5.7 73.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 KZ-2 6.0 5.3 5.0 78.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.1 LS-06 6.0 5.3 6.0 75.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 5.3 4.7 5.0 75.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 NA-BT-1 5.3 6.0 6.0 78.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 SH 3 5.3 5.3 5.0 81.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.1 SKYLINE 5.0 5.7 6.0 78.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.7 5.3 5.0 80.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.1 AST-1 6.0 5.7 6.3 75.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 AST-4 5.7 5.3 5.3 63.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 ATM 5.7 5.7 5.7 75.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 BGR-TF1 5.7 5.0 5.3 76.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 COL-J 5.7 5.3 5.3 58.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 HEMI 5.7 5.7 5.3 73.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 HUNTER 6.3 5.0 5.3 71.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COLOR ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DECEMBER MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 5.3 4.7 5.3 83.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 JT-41 5.0 5.7 5.0 83.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 JT-42 5.0 5.7 4.7 81.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 JT-45 5.3 5.3 5.0 76.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 LINDBERGH 5.7 5.3 5.7 73.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 LS-03 5.3 5.0 5.3 75.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 MAGELLAN 5.3 4.3 5.7 75.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 NA-SS 5.3 5.3 5.3 68.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 RNP 6.0 5.3 5.7 63.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 5.0 5.0 5.3 63.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 5.3 4.7 5.0 75.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 STR-8BB5 5.0 5.0 5.7 81.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 TURBO 5.0 6.0 5.3 63.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 5.3 5.3 5.0 80.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 AST 7002 5.3 4.7 5.3 70.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 EINSTEIN 5.0 4.7 5.3 68.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.9 ESCALADE 5.3 4.7 5.0 81.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 5.3 4.7 5.3 73.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 MVS-1107 5.3 5.0 5.3 71.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 5.3 5.0 5.3 65.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 KZ-1 6.3 5.3 5.0 75.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 5.0 6.0 5.3 68.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 PSG-TTST 4.7 5.7 6.0 76.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 RK 6 5.0 5.7 5.3 86.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 SC-1 6.3 6.0 6.0 76.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 5.7 5.3 5.3 78.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 06-DUST 5.3 5.3 5.3 78.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 ARISTOTLE 5.0 4.0 5.7 73.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 BILTMORE 5.7 5.3 5.0 71.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 PADRE 5.7 4.3 5.7 83.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 PSG-RNDR 5.0 4.7 5.3 65.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 STR-8GRQR 5.0 4.3 5.3 71.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 TAHOE II 5.3 4.7 5.3 80.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 06-WALK 5.7 4.3 5.3 71.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 AST 7001 5.3 5.0 5.3 58.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 GE-1 5.0 4.7 5.0 76.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 5.7 5.3 6.0 80.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.6 IS-TF-135 6.3 5.0 5.3 70.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 5.3 5.0 5.7 76.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 J-130 5.7 4.3 5.0 65.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 RK 5 5.3 5.7 5.0 75.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 RKCL 6.3 5.7 5.7 80.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.6 TG 50-9460 5.3 5.0 5.7 75.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 5.0 5.7 5.3 65.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 BULLSEYE 5.0 5.0 5.3 73.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COLOR ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DECEMBER MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DP 50-9407 6.0 4.3 6.0 73.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 IS-TF-152 5.0 4.3 5.0 71.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 IS-TF-159 5.3 5.3 5.3 73.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 JT-36 5.0 5.0 5.3 73.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 LS-11 6.3 5.0 6.3 75.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 PLATO 5.0 4.7 5.0 63.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 RK 4 5.3 5.3 5.3 85.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 5.3 5.0 5.0 76.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 ATF 1328 6.0 5.0 5.0 70.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.4 COL-1 5.3 5.0 5.3 80.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 DP 50-9440 5.0 5.3 5.0 73.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.3 5.3 5.7 73.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 0312 6.0 4.7 6.0 68.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 BAR FA 6363 6.0 5.3 5.7 66.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 5.7 5.0 5.0 76.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 COL-M 5.7 5.0 5.0 73.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 DP 50-9411 5.7 4.3 5.3 73.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.1 MVS-341 5.0 4.7 5.0 80.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 5.0 5.3 5.0 75.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.1 ATF 1247 5.3 4.3 5.3 68.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 IS-TF-138 5.0 5.0 5.0 71.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 SILVERADO 4.3 5.0 5.0 75.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.9 KY-31 3.0 2.7 5.7 78.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.9 2.4 1.4 26.5 2.9 2.4 4.2 3.6 2.1 2.8 2.3 1.6 C.V. (%) 9.2 15.2 10.2 12.3 15.9 16.0 16.8 16.9 13.6 14.5 14.7 11.0 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION