TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN KZ-2 8.7 4.3 99.0 66.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.8 IS-TF-138 8.7 4.7 99.0 69.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.5 IS-TF-152 8.0 5.0 99.0 68.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 8.0 4.3 99.0 73.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 TURBO 8.0 4.7 99.0 66.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 AST-1 8.7 5.7 99.0 80.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.4 DP 50-9411 8.3 4.3 99.0 69.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 LS-11 8.3 5.7 99.0 56.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.4 AST-4 8.7 5.0 99.0 67.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 BGR-TF1 7.7 4.7 99.0 63.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 BGR-TF2 8.0 5.0 99.0 77.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 BULLSEYE 7.3 5.0 99.0 72.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.0 5.3 98.7 84.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 SC-1 6.7 4.3 98.7 71.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 ATF 1328 7.7 5.0 99.0 68.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 8.3 4.7 99.0 64.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 K06-WA 7.0 6.3 98.7 79.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.2 LS-06 8.0 5.0 99.0 65.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 NA-SS 7.7 5.0 99.0 60.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 AST 7003 8.7 5.0 99.0 76.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 COL-1 8.0 4.7 98.7 70.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.1 GWTF 8.3 4.7 98.7 70.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 IS-TF-159 8.3 4.0 98.7 76.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 J-130 7.0 5.7 99.0 70.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.1 J-140 6.3 5.3 99.0 73.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.1 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 8.3 4.3 99.0 71.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.7 5.3 99.0 71.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.1 TAHOE II 7.3 4.3 98.0 72.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.7 6.3 99.0 76.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.1 0312 7.7 4.3 99.0 61.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 AST-2 7.7 4.0 99.0 70.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 ATM 6.3 6.0 98.7 86.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 COL-J 7.3 5.3 98.7 71.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 COL-M 7.7 5.3 98.0 70.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.7 4.3 99.0 63.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 DKS 8.3 5.0 98.7 72.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 DP 50-9440 7.0 5.3 99.0 73.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.0 5.0 99.0 66.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 IS-TF-135 8.3 4.7 99.0 76.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.3 4.0 99.0 69.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 JT-36 7.7 4.3 99.0 61.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 JT-41 8.0 4.3 99.0 79.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 JT-42 6.7 5.7 99.0 72.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 KZ-1 8.0 4.7 99.0 71.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 LS-03 8.0 4.7 99.0 70.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 TABLE 20. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MVS-341 7.0 5.3 98.7 70.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 NA-BT-1 7.3 6.0 99.0 68.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 5.0 98.7 71.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.0 4.7 99.0 78.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 SH 3 6.7 4.7 99.0 79.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 SKYLINE 7.3 5.0 98.7 75.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 DP 50-9407 5.7 3.7 99.0 78.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 FIRENZA 8.0 5.3 99.0 75.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 HEMI 7.3 4.7 99.0 73.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 7.7 4.3 98.7 56.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 JT-33 7.7 5.0 98.7 70.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.3 5.3 99.0 78.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 PSG-85QR 7.0 5.0 99.0 66.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 RAD-TF17 7.0 4.3 99.0 73.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 RK 5 6.0 5.3 98.7 75.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 RK 6 7.3 5.0 99.0 78.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 RKCL 7.0 5.3 98.7 81.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 TG 50-9460 5.3 5.7 99.0 76.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.3 4.7 99.0 71.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 06-DUST 6.0 5.7 99.0 69.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 AST 7001 8.0 4.0 99.0 70.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 AST 7002 7.3 4.7 99.0 68.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 ATF-1199 6.0 5.0 99.0 75.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 GE-1 7.0 5.3 99.0 68.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 PSG-TTRH 6.3 5.0 98.3 71.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 PST-5WMB 6.7 5.7 99.0 71.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.8 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 5.7 98.3 70.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 STR-8BB5 7.0 5.3 99.0 71.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.8 STR-8GRQR 5.3 5.3 98.7 68.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.7 5.0 98.7 75.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.8 AST-3 8.3 4.3 99.0 79.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 ESCALADE 5.3 5.7 98.7 71.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 HUNTER 8.0 4.7 99.0 70.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 JT-45 7.7 4.3 99.0 72.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 REMBRANDT 4.3 5.3 98.7 75.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 RNP 8.3 4.7 99.0 68.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 RP 2 6.7 4.7 99.0 74.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.3 5.7 98.3 70.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.3 5.7 98.3 70.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 ATF 1247 7.3 5.7 99.0 76.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 FALCON IV 5.3 5.7 99.0 78.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.3 5.0 99.0 75.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.3 5.7 99.0 73.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 MAGELLAN 6.0 4.3 98.7 78.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.0 5.0 99.0 68.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 TABLE 20. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PADRE 6.7 5.7 98.0 74.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 PSG-82BR 5.7 5.3 99.0 76.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 RK 4 7.0 5.3 98.7 85.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 06-WALK 5.7 5.3 98.7 66.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 ARISTOTLE 5.0 5.0 98.0 73.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 BAR FA 6253 7.0 5.7 98.7 71.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 BAR FA 6363 6.7 4.3 98.7 75.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 BILTMORE 6.7 5.3 98.7 80.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 CE 1 5.7 5.7 99.0 84.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.5 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.3 5.7 98.3 66.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 5.7 4.3 98.7 65.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 PSG-RNDR 7.3 4.0 99.0 64.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 PST-5HP 6.0 5.0 99.0 70.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 REBEL IV 5.7 5.0 98.7 69.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 GO-1BFD 3.7 6.7 98.7 66.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.4 JUSTICE 5.0 5.0 99.0 79.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 LINDBERGH 6.3 5.0 98.3 75.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 MVS-1107 5.3 5.7 98.7 73.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 PLATO 6.0 5.0 98.7 78.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 EINSTEIN 5.0 5.3 98.3 73.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.1 PSG-TTST 4.0 5.0 98.3 72.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 SILVERADO 2.7 5.3 98.7 84.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 KY-31 1.0 9.0 96.3 86.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.8 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.5 0.9 21.2 1.3 0.9 1.1 2.1 2.1 1.4 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 13.1 15.1 0.4 11.3 11.6 9.0 9.9 15.3 14.8 11.2 10.5 6.0 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 RI1 SANDY LOAM - - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION