TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TURBO 6.2 5.8 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.0 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.1 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.2 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 BULLSEYE 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.9 COL-M 6.5 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.9 ATF-1199 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.8 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.8 ESCALADE 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.5 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.8 HEMI 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.8 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.5 5.2 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 DKS 6.2 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.7 IS-TF-135 6.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.6 J-130 6.2 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 JUSTICE 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.6 K06-WA 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 06-DUST 5.7 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.5 06-WALK 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.5 AST-3 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 ATF 1247 6.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.5 ATF 1328 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.5 JT-36 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 KZ-1 6.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 LS-11 6.5 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 MVS-1107 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 PST-5HP 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.5 RK 4 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.2 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.5 AST 7001 6.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.4 ATM 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 BGR-TF1 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.4 BGR-TF2 6.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 6.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 COL-1 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.8 5.0 5.0 5.4 IS-TF-152 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 J-140 5.7 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.4 JT-41 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.4 KZ-2 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.4 NA-SS 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.4 RKCL 6.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 SC-1 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.4 SH 3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.4 SKYLINE 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.4 AST 7003 6.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.3 TABLE 18. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BAR FA 6363 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.3 EINSTEIN 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.3 GWTF 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.3 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 LS-06 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.3 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.3 PST-5WMB 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 REBEL IV 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.3 RK 5 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.3 RK 6 5.3 4.8 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.3 AST-1 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 DP 50-9411 5.2 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 FIRENZA 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.2 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.2 IS-TF-159 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.2 LINDBERGH 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.2 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.2 TAHOE II 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.2 AST-4 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.1 FALCON IV 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.1 GE-1 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 GO-1BFD 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.5 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.1 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 5.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.1 LS-03 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.0 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 MAGELLAN 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.1 MVS-341 5.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.1 NA-BT-1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.1 PSG-82BR 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.1 PSG-85QR 5.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.1 PSG-TTRH 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.1 RAD-TF17 5.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.1 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 STR-8GRQR 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.1 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.5 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.1 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.1 0312 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 AST 7002 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.7 5.0 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 JT-33 5.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 JT-42 6.2 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.5 5.0 PSG-TTST 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 STR-8BB5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 5.8 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 ARISTOTLE 5.8 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.9 TABLE 18. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN AST-2 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.9 PSG-RNDR 5.5 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.2 4.5 4.5 4.9 REMBRANDT 5.2 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.9 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 5.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.9 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 5.7 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.9 SILVERADO 4.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.5 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.9 BAR FA 6253 5.5 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.8 BILTMORE 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.8 DP 50-9407 5.7 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 IS-TF-138 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.3 4.3 4.8 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 5.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.8 PADRE 5.7 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 TG 50-9460 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 CE 1 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.7 COL-J 6.3 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.5 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 PLATO 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.7 RNP 6.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.8 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.6 RP 2 5.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 4.6 DP 50-9440 5.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.4 HUNTER 5.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 JT-45 5.5 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.4 KY-31 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 LSD VALUE 0.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.3 2.3 2.2 1.8 C.V. (%) 12.3 18.8 19.0 19.7 20.2 20.3 19.8 18.6 15.8 18.8 19.5 16.4 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 NM1 SAND 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS