TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 80.3 89.0 83.3 88.7 4.7 5.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 6.7 8.3 8.3 9.0 6.7 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 77.7 83.3 74.7 88.7 3.7 4.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.6 ATM 71.3 80.7 82.7 82.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 6.4 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 74.0 84.0 78.0 91.7 3.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 4.7 7.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 6.4 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 78.3 80.7 72.3 86.7 3.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 6.4 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 69.7 78.7 75.3 83.3 3.7 3.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 7.3 8.3 9.0 9.0 6.3 PSG-85QR 77.0 80.0 75.7 85.3 4.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 3.7 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.1 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 79.0 84.3 61.7 90.7 4.0 5.0 7.7 6.7 3.3 5.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.1 ATF-1199 70.3 83.7 81.0 84.3 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 6.0 DP 50-9440 73.3 80.3 70.3 85.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 JUSTICE 81.0 83.3 74.3 87.3 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 3.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 65.3 82.0 72.7 83.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 6.0 NA-BT-1 76.7 84.3 76.0 86.3 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 3.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 NA-SS 76.7 85.7 65.0 85.7 3.7 4.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 PST-5WMB 72.0 81.3 69.0 88.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 3.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 BULLSEYE 73.7 78.3 65.3 87.3 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 3.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.9 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 73.7 84.0 55.7 89.0 3.3 4.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.9 J-140 83.0 87.3 67.0 88.7 4.7 5.7 8.0 6.7 2.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 PLATO 84.7 90.0 53.0 93.3 5.0 5.3 7.7 6.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.9 PSG-82BR 77.0 84.7 70.0 86.3 4.0 4.3 7.3 6.3 3.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.9 PSG-TTST 85.0 85.7 68.7 89.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 3.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 5.9 REBEL IV 74.7 80.7 72.7 90.0 4.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.9 RK 4 78.0 83.0 67.0 87.7 4.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 3.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.9 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 70.3 81.3 61.7 89.7 3.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.9 06-DUST 74.7 80.3 69.7 80.3 3.3 4.3 7.0 5.3 3.3 5.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 5.8 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 82.7 85.0 67.0 92.3 4.7 5.3 8.0 5.7 3.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.8 MVS-341 73.7 87.3 67.0 86.7 3.7 4.3 7.0 6.3 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.8 RKCL 67.0 76.7 65.7 82.7 2.7 3.0 4.7 6.0 3.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 5.8 BGR-TF2 74.3 87.0 69.0 87.3 3.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 IS-TF-152 81.0 81.3 71.7 85.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 K06-WA 80.0 76.3 56.7 92.3 3.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 5.7 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 71.0 76.3 68.3 84.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 3.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 5.7 0312 80.0 83.7 62.3 84.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 3.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.6 AST-3 75.0 78.7 62.0 85.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.6 ATF 1247 76.3 79.3 46.3 88.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 3.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.6 COL-1 73.0 85.3 76.0 84.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 3.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.6 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 71.3 77.0 71.0 85.0 3.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 2.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 5.6 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 90.7 87.0 51.3 93.0 5.7 5.7 8.3 6.7 3.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 PST-5HP 79.0 81.7 68.7 78.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.6 RAD-TF17 68.0 79.3 65.0 85.0 4.0 4.0 6.3 5.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.6 STR-8GRQR 85.0 86.7 67.3 90.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.6 ATF 1328 83.7 84.7 38.3 86.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 6.7 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 FIRENZA 72.3 77.3 49.7 88.3 3.3 3.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.5 J-130 73.7 79.0 60.3 83.3 3.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 5.5 SH 3 76.7 87.3 53.3 88.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.5 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TG 50-9460 73.3 79.0 57.3 84.0 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.5 CE 1 76.0 80.7 57.7 87.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.4 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 70.3 83.7 68.7 81.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.4 FALCON IV 72.0 73.7 55.3 87.3 3.3 4.0 6.3 5.0 3.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.4 GO-1BFD 85.3 86.7 48.3 93.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 HEMI 78.3 85.7 50.0 81.3 3.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 3.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.4 IS-TF-135 71.7 79.0 66.7 81.7 3.3 3.0 6.0 5.7 3.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 5.4 JT-42 83.3 91.3 54.3 90.0 4.3 5.0 8.0 5.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 LINDBERGH 82.0 83.3 48.0 90.3 4.3 4.3 8.0 5.3 3.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 MAGELLAN 73.3 81.7 47.0 85.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 3.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.4 PSG-TTRH 81.7 82.0 45.0 89.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 5.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 TURBO 79.3 83.7 60.0 87.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.4 06-WALK 79.3 81.0 63.3 84.7 4.7 4.7 7.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 AST-2 73.3 81.0 54.7 88.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 BILTMORE 81.7 85.7 49.0 90.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 3.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 72.3 79.7 53.7 77.7 4.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 3.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 COL-J 80.0 83.0 50.0 82.3 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 COL-M 72.7 79.7 47.7 85.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 2.7 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 DKS 74.0 82.7 67.0 89.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 KY-31 87.7 86.7 33.7 92.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 3.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 KZ-1 81.0 80.7 51.0 87.3 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 2.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 LS-06 65.0 74.3 55.3 83.0 3.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 3.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 PADRE 81.7 81.7 52.3 90.3 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 PSG-RNDR 69.7 78.7 38.7 80.7 3.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 RK 5 83.3 79.3 58.0 90.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 3.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 RNP 71.7 84.3 58.0 81.0 4.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 SC-1 86.3 79.3 48.3 91.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 SKYLINE 80.7 78.3 53.3 85.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 73.7 77.7 44.0 86.7 4.7 3.0 7.0 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 72.3 78.0 65.7 85.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 AST 7002 80.7 85.0 46.7 81.7 4.3 4.3 7.0 6.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.2 AST-1 71.3 81.7 62.7 79.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 3.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.2 AST-4 81.3 83.7 55.3 88.0 4.7 4.3 7.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.2 BGR-TF1 77.0 78.0 35.3 92.0 3.3 4.0 7.0 6.3 3.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.2 DP 50-9407 79.3 82.3 56.7 88.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 3.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.2 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 76.3 79.7 50.3 86.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.2 JT-36 78.3 83.7 65.3 90.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.2 JT-45 78.0 78.7 47.0 87.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.2 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 68.7 77.7 42.7 85.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.2 RK 6 75.3 78.0 56.7 92.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.2 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 71.3 76.7 48.3 86.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 3.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.2 DP 50-9411 71.7 79.7 63.0 89.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 2.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.1 EINSTEIN 83.0 87.7 26.7 85.3 4.3 5.0 7.3 6.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 JT-33 75.3 88.3 49.0 84.3 4.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.1 JT-41 77.7 78.7 39.0 88.3 4.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 2.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN KZ-2 69.7 82.3 43.0 74.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 3.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.1 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 74.0 83.3 52.3 83.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.1 BAR FA 6253 82.3 85.3 38.0 89.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 BAR FA 6363 80.7 81.7 59.0 88.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 2.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 ESCALADE 85.7 87.3 38.7 93.3 5.3 5.3 7.7 5.7 2.7 3.7 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 GE-1 81.3 72.3 48.0 80.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 3.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 STR-8BB5 66.3 76.7 49.0 87.0 3.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 3.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 AST 7003 69.7 77.0 40.0 80.0 3.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 76.3 82.7 37.7 85.3 4.0 4.3 7.7 6.3 2.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.9 RP 2 72.3 78.7 45.0 81.7 3.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 2.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.9 TAHOE II 74.3 78.3 31.3 79.7 3.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.9 SILVERADO 80.7 86.3 32.0 94.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 ARISTOTLE 82.3 81.0 32.3 86.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 2.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 79.3 78.3 28.7 91.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 2.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 GWTF 75.3 80.3 45.3 85.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.6 LS-11 74.7 78.0 37.7 83.3 3.7 4.0 7.0 5.7 2.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.6 MVS-1107 79.0 76.3 17.3 92.3 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 3.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 IS-TF-159 72.0 81.3 39.0 87.0 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 LS-03 72.0 81.0 42.0 86.3 3.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.5 AST 7001 72.7 83.0 36.3 82.0 3.3 3.3 6.3 5.3 3.0 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 HUNTER 69.7 76.0 33.3 83.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 2.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 IS-TF-138 77.0 80.7 29.3 82.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 REMBRANDT 81.7 71.3 22.3 87.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 4.7 2.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.2 LSD VALUE 12.6 14.6 22.2 20.7 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.5 0.8 C.V. (%) 8.2 6.7 24.0 7.0 17.6 16.4 12.4 10.9 19.4 17.1 17.4 13.7 14.2 8.8 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 DENSE SHADE 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY