TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF SEEDLING ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE VIGOR MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.7 7.3 6.3 96.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 8.7 7.9 IS-TF-135 7.7 6.0 6.3 94.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.8 RK 6 8.7 7.0 6.3 94.3 6.7 6.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 9.0 7.8 RKCL 8.0 7.3 7.0 97.7 6.7 6.7 8.3 8.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 9.0 7.8 AST-3 7.7 5.7 5.7 91.3 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 COL-M 8.7 7.0 6.0 95.7 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.7 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 K06-WA 8.7 7.0 7.0 92.7 7.0 5.7 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 IS-TF-138 9.0 6.0 6.0 82.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.3 7.6 LS-03 8.3 6.3 6.7 97.7 7.0 6.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.6 AST-1 8.0 6.0 6.3 86.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.5 ATM 8.0 6.3 7.0 93.7 6.0 4.7 8.0 8.0 8.7 9.0 7.3 8.7 7.5 BGR-TF1 8.7 5.7 6.3 97.3 6.7 7.7 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.5 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 8.7 6.0 6.0 93.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.3 7.5 KZ-1 8.7 6.0 6.7 94.7 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.5 LS-06 7.7 5.7 6.0 94.3 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.5 RNP 8.3 5.7 6.0 90.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.5 SC-1 8.7 7.0 6.0 95.0 6.7 5.3 8.0 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.7 8.7 7.5 TURBO 8.3 5.7 6.0 92.7 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.5 AST-2 8.0 5.0 6.0 93.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 BULLSEYE 8.3 7.0 6.3 96.7 6.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 8.7 7.4 FIRENZA 8.7 6.3 6.7 97.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.4 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 8.3 5.3 6.3 96.3 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.4 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.3 7.0 6.0 94.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.4 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.7 5.7 6.3 92.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.4 AST-4 8.0 5.7 6.0 97.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 BAR FA 6253 8.7 6.0 6.0 92.7 6.3 5.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 COL-1 8.0 6.0 6.0 92.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.7 6.7 6.3 95.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 IS-TF-159 7.3 5.7 5.7 95.0 6.0 6.7 8.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 8.7 6.0 5.7 85.3 5.7 6.3 8.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 8.0 6.3 6.0 97.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 BGR-TF2 8.7 6.3 5.7 91.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.2 DP 50-9407 8.0 6.0 6.0 97.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.2 J-130 7.7 5.0 5.7 90.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.2 JT-41 8.0 6.3 7.0 99.0 6.7 6.3 8.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 8.3 7.2 JT-45 8.0 5.3 7.0 96.3 7.0 5.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.2 KZ-2 8.7 5.0 5.7 86.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.2 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 8.0 5.3 6.7 92.7 6.3 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.2 NA-BT-1 7.7 6.0 6.3 97.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 7.2 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 8.3 6.3 5.3 85.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.2 RK 4 7.3 6.3 7.0 96.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 7.3 8.3 7.2 RK 5 7.0 6.3 6.7 93.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.2 COL-J 8.3 6.0 5.7 84.7 5.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.1 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 8.7 5.7 6.0 94.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.1 DP 50-9440 8.0 6.3 5.0 83.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.7 7.1 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF SEEDLING ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE VIGOR MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN J-140 8.3 6.0 5.7 93.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 8.0 7.1 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 8.0 6.7 6.3 95.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.1 PSG-82BR 7.0 5.3 6.0 91.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 8.0 7.1 PST-5WMB 8.0 6.3 6.7 96.0 6.7 5.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 8.7 6.0 5.7 94.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 6.3 8.0 7.1 0312 8.0 5.7 6.0 89.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 AST 7002 8.7 5.0 6.0 91.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 8.3 7.0 AST 7003 8.0 5.7 6.0 89.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 7.7 5.0 6.0 97.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 GWTF 8.3 6.0 5.7 96.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 HEMI 8.3 5.0 5.7 96.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 IS-TF-152 8.0 6.3 5.3 91.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.3 6.0 6.3 90.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.0 RP 2 8.0 6.7 6.7 95.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.3 7.0 SH 3 8.0 6.7 6.3 99.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 8.0 5.7 5.3 84.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 8.3 5.3 5.7 93.0 6.3 5.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.3 6.7 7.0 95.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 AST 7001 8.7 4.7 6.0 89.7 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.9 DKS 8.7 5.3 6.0 81.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.9 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 8.0 5.3 4.3 80.0 6.0 6.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.9 JT-33 7.3 5.7 5.0 89.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.9 JT-36 8.3 5.3 6.7 99.0 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.9 TG 50-9460 8.3 5.3 5.7 96.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.9 06-WALK 7.7 5.0 6.0 85.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.8 DP 50-9411 8.3 5.7 5.0 88.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.8 HUNTER 8.7 4.7 5.3 82.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.8 JT-42 8.3 5.3 7.0 98.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.8 JUSTICE 7.7 5.3 6.3 97.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.8 PST-5HP 7.3 6.7 6.3 92.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.8 ATF 1328 7.7 5.0 5.3 92.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 CE 1 7.3 5.7 5.3 91.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 GE-1 7.7 4.7 6.7 96.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 8.3 5.3 6.3 92.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 NA-SS 9.0 4.7 5.7 96.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 PSG-85QR 7.3 5.0 5.3 78.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 STR-8BB5 7.0 5.0 6.0 96.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 ATF-1199 7.7 5.3 5.7 92.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.6 SKYLINE 8.0 4.7 6.0 95.7 6.7 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.6 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 8.3 5.3 6.0 94.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.6 BILTMORE 8.7 4.7 6.0 93.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.5 EINSTEIN 7.3 5.3 6.3 94.0 6.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.5 ESCALADE 8.0 5.7 6.0 93.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.5 LS-11 7.7 5.7 4.7 63.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.3 5.7 6.7 91.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.5 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF SEEDLING ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE VIGOR MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PSG-RNDR 8.0 5.3 5.0 81.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.5 RAD-TF17 8.0 5.0 6.3 91.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.5 06-DUST 7.7 5.0 6.0 93.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.4 ATF 1247 7.7 5.0 6.7 96.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.4 FALCON IV 7.7 4.7 6.3 99.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.4 MVS-1107 7.3 4.3 5.7 92.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.4 PADRE 7.3 4.0 6.3 96.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.4 PSG-TTRH 7.7 6.0 6.3 64.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.4 REMBRANDT 7.7 4.7 6.7 90.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.7 6.4 STR-8GRQR 7.7 5.0 5.7 88.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.4 LINDBERGH 7.3 4.7 6.7 99.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 PSG-TTST 6.7 4.7 6.3 92.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 REBEL IV 7.7 5.0 5.3 83.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 TAHOE II 8.3 4.7 6.3 90.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.3 4.3 5.7 84.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 GO-1BFD 7.3 4.7 6.7 85.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.2 MVS-341 7.7 4.0 6.3 94.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 BAR FA 6363 8.0 4.7 6.7 92.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.1 PLATO 7.3 5.0 6.3 97.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 MAGELLAN 7.7 4.0 6.7 97.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.9 ARISTOTLE 8.0 4.3 6.3 96.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.8 SILVERADO 6.7 4.0 6.7 93.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.5 KY-31 5.0 3.3 7.3 86.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.1 2.1 33.2 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.4 2.1 1.4 1.4 0.6 C.V. (%) 8.9 12.1 13.0 10.4 11.6 14.3 9.8 10.1 10.9 15.0 12.1 10.4 5.6 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 KY1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS