TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RKCL 8.0 97.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.8 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.7 96.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 RK 6 7.7 97.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.3 96.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.6 SH 3 7.3 98.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.6 AST-2 8.0 96.7 7.7 7.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.5 AST-4 7.7 96.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 ESCALADE 8.0 96.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 IS-TF-135 7.3 96.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.5 IS-TF-159 7.7 95.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.5 JT-42 7.7 96.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.3 97.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.4 TG 50-9460 7.7 97.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 97.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.4 AST-3 7.0 95.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 ATM 7.3 96.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 COL-J 7.7 95.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 DP 50-9411 7.3 97.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 DP 50-9440 7.3 96.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 IS-TF-138 7.7 96.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 3.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.3 94.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.0 97.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 3.3 5.3 7.3 8.0 6.3 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.7 95.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.3 98.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 NA-BT-1 7.3 96.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 SC-1 7.0 98.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 BGR-TF2 7.3 96.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 BULLSEYE 7.0 97.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 3.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 6.2 COL-M 7.3 94.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.2 DKS 7.3 94.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.2 FIRENZA 7.3 97.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 GWTF 7.3 94.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.2 HEMI 7.3 96.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.2 J-130 7.7 95.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 K06-WA 7.7 98.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 6.2 LS-03 7.3 96.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.2 LS-06 7.0 95.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.2 LS-11 7.0 95.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.2 PST-5WMB 7.7 95.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.2 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 98.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.2 RK 5 7.3 98.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.2 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.7 94.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.2 RNP 7.0 95.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 AST 7003 7.3 95.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.0 93.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.1 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN EINSTEIN 7.0 98.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 HUNTER 7.0 94.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 8.0 95.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.1 J-140 7.0 97.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.1 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.7 97.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 PADRE 7.7 97.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.1 RK 4 7.3 97.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.1 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.3 94.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.3 95.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.1 IS-TF-152 7.3 96.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 7.0 94.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 JT-41 7.7 97.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 KZ-2 7.3 94.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.3 93.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.3 96.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 AST 7001 7.0 96.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.9 AST-1 7.3 94.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 ATF 1247 7.3 95.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 BGR-TF1 7.3 95.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 CE 1 7.0 95.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.9 COL-1 7.0 95.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 5.9 JT-33 7.3 96.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 JT-36 7.7 94.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.9 JUSTICE 7.7 98.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 NA-SS 7.0 92.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 PST-5HP 7.0 96.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 5.9 RP 2 7.0 96.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.3 93.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 STR-8BB5 7.3 95.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.0 95.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.9 AST 7002 7.3 97.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 7.0 6.7 5.8 ATF 1328 7.0 95.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 BAR FA 6253 7.0 95.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 DP 50-9407 7.3 97.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.8 JT-45 7.3 95.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 KZ-1 7.0 93.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.8 LINDBERGH 7.0 98.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 PSG-82BR 7.3 95.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 TURBO 7.0 95.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.8 ATF-1199 7.0 95.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 PSG-TTRH 7.0 96.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 REBEL IV 7.0 98.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.0 95.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 BAR FA 6363 7.3 95.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 GE-1 6.7 97.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.6 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MVS-1107 7.0 94.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 PSG-85QR 7.0 96.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.6 RAD-TF17 7.0 94.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 06-DUST 7.3 96.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 BILTMORE 7.0 96.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 7.0 95.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.3 94.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.5 0312 7.0 93.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.4 FALCON IV 8.0 97.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 MVS-341 7.0 95.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 SKYLINE 7.0 94.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.4 STR-8GRQR 7.3 95.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.4 TAHOE II 7.0 94.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 3.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.4 ARISTOTLE 6.7 96.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 GO-1BFD 7.0 93.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 PSG-RNDR 6.7 91.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 REMBRANDT 7.0 96.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 MAGELLAN 7.0 98.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.2 PLATO 6.7 98.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 06-WALK 7.0 92.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 PSG-TTST 6.7 97.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 SILVERADO 7.0 96.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.6 KY-31 6.0 97.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.4 LSD VALUE 0.9 4.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.5 1.5 0.8 1.2 0.6 C.V. (%) 6.0 2.1 10.4 10.3 10.2 17.3 12.4 8.1 10.0 6.7 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 151-270 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION