TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT BROWN GENETIC DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL WARM TEMP. MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.3 5.7 6.7 97.0 88.0 98.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 CORONA (COL-M) 7.3 5.3 6.3 97.0 87.3 98.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.3 7.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.3 6.0 5.7 97.0 86.0 98.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 SC-1 7.0 5.3 6.7 97.7 89.7 97.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.5 HUDSON (DKS) 7.0 6.7 5.3 97.0 89.3 98.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.4 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.0 5.7 6.3 97.3 86.0 98.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.4 JT-36 7.3 5.7 6.7 97.0 87.0 96.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.4 KZ-2 7.3 6.0 5.7 97.3 84.7 98.0 5.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.4 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 6.0 7.7 97.0 90.7 97.3 8.7 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.4 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.7 6.3 6.3 97.3 87.0 98.3 8.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.4 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.0 6.7 6.7 97.3 90.0 98.3 8.3 6.7 6.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.4 BGR-TF2 7.0 6.7 5.7 96.7 90.0 98.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 6.0 6.0 97.0 85.0 98.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 IS-TF-159 7.0 5.7 6.7 97.0 90.0 98.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 KZ-1 7.7 7.0 5.7 97.0 87.7 98.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.0 5.7 6.0 97.0 86.0 98.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 PLATO 6.3 7.3 6.7 97.3 89.3 98.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 PSG-TTRH 7.0 7.3 5.3 97.3 86.0 98.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.0 5.7 5.7 97.3 86.7 99.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.3 7.0 5.7 97.7 89.0 98.0 5.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 TURBO 7.0 5.3 6.0 97.0 89.0 98.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 7.0 5.3 5.3 97.3 89.0 98.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.2 AST 7001 7.7 6.0 5.0 97.3 86.0 98.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.2 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.3 6.7 6.0 97.0 84.0 98.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.2 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.3 6.0 4.7 97.0 84.0 98.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.2 COL-1 7.0 7.3 5.7 97.0 83.7 98.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.2 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.0 6.7 5.0 97.3 89.7 98.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.0 6.0 7.0 96.7 86.7 98.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.2 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.7 6.0 6.0 97.3 87.7 98.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.2 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.0 5.0 5.7 97.3 86.3 98.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.2 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.7 6.7 7.3 97.3 88.7 96.3 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.2 JT-33 7.0 7.0 6.0 97.0 85.7 98.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.2 JT-45 7.0 7.0 7.0 97.0 84.7 98.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.2 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.7 6.7 5.7 97.0 90.7 98.3 8.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.2 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.7 6.3 7.0 97.0 85.3 98.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.2 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.7 6.0 6.7 97.3 87.7 98.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.2 ARISTOTLE 6.7 7.0 5.3 97.0 89.7 98.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.1 AST 7003 7.0 5.7 6.7 97.0 85.3 98.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.1 BGR-TF1 7.0 7.0 6.7 97.0 86.3 98.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.1 BILTMORE 7.0 6.0 6.7 97.3 86.7 98.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 BULLSEYE 7.0 5.7 5.3 97.3 89.3 98.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.1 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.7 6.3 5.0 97.3 82.7 98.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.1 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.0 6.7 6.0 97.0 88.0 98.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.1 GO-1BFD 6.3 5.7 6.0 97.0 87.3 98.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.1 GWTF 7.0 6.0 5.7 97.0 84.3 98.3 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.1 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT BROWN GENETIC DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL WARM TEMP. MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN HUNTER 7.0 6.7 5.0 97.3 82.3 98.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.1 REUNION (LS-03) 7.3 5.7 4.3 97.3 87.0 98.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.1 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.3 7.0 5.7 97.0 82.3 98.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.1 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.7 5.3 5.7 97.3 88.7 98.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.1 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.0 5.7 7.0 97.0 89.0 97.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 0312 7.0 7.7 6.0 96.7 82.0 97.7 2.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 06-DUST 6.7 6.7 6.3 97.3 88.0 98.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 06-WALK 7.0 6.3 5.3 97.3 88.0 98.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 AST 7002 7.0 5.7 5.3 97.0 87.3 98.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.3 6.0 5.3 97.3 86.3 98.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.0 7.0 5.3 97.0 83.7 98.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 BAR FA 6253 7.0 6.3 5.0 97.0 88.7 98.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 FIRENZA 7.0 5.7 7.0 96.3 88.3 97.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 J-140 7.0 6.0 6.3 97.3 89.7 98.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 JT-42 7.0 6.3 5.7 97.0 89.0 98.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 LINDBERGH 7.0 6.0 5.7 97.0 86.0 98.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 PSG-85QR 6.7 6.0 5.7 97.7 84.7 98.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 PSG-RNDR 7.0 6.7 5.7 97.0 85.3 98.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.7 6.7 7.0 96.7 85.0 98.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.0 5.0 5.7 97.0 91.3 98.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.3 6.3 6.0 97.0 87.7 97.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.0 6.0 7.0 97.0 87.7 98.0 8.7 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 5.7 5.7 97.3 88.3 98.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.0 5.7 5.7 97.0 88.3 98.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 TAHOE II 7.0 6.7 5.7 96.7 88.3 98.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.0 6.0 6.3 96.7 89.0 98.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.0 7.0 4.7 97.3 80.0 98.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.0 6.7 5.3 97.3 85.0 98.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.9 BAR FA 6363 7.0 7.0 5.7 97.0 87.3 98.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.9 ESCALADE 6.3 7.0 5.3 98.0 88.3 98.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.9 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.0 6.0 7.3 97.0 90.0 98.3 8.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.9 JT-41 7.0 6.7 5.7 97.3 84.7 98.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.9 MAGELLAN 7.0 6.3 5.3 97.0 85.7 98.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.9 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.0 5.7 7.0 97.0 87.7 98.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.9 MVS-341 7.0 6.0 6.7 97.0 88.3 98.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 PSG-82BR 6.7 5.7 5.3 97.7 88.7 98.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.9 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.7 6.7 5.7 97.0 89.0 98.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.9 REMBRANDT 6.7 6.0 5.0 97.3 87.7 98.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.9 RK 4 7.0 6.7 5.7 96.7 90.0 98.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 8.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.9 RNP 7.0 6.7 4.7 97.3 85.0 98.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 SILVERADO 6.0 7.7 6.0 98.0 87.7 98.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.9 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.0 6.3 6.7 97.0 87.0 98.0 7.7 5.0 5.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.9 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.0 6.7 5.3 97.0 89.0 98.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 ATF 1328 7.0 6.7 5.7 97.0 82.0 98.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 7.0 6.7 5.7 97.0 86.3 98.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT BROWN GENETIC DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL WARM TEMP. MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.0 6.7 5.0 97.3 89.7 98.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.8 GE-1 7.0 5.7 6.3 96.7 89.0 97.3 8.3 5.0 5.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.8 HEMI 7.0 5.7 6.0 97.0 89.3 98.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.0 6.7 4.7 97.0 84.0 98.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.8 J-130 7.0 5.7 5.0 97.0 84.3 98.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.8 JUSTICE 6.7 7.0 5.7 97.7 84.7 98.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.8 MVS-1107 6.3 6.3 6.0 97.0 88.7 98.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 6.3 6.7 6.0 97.0 87.7 98.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.8 REBEL IV 7.0 6.3 5.0 97.0 88.3 98.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.8 STR-8GRQR 6.7 7.3 6.3 96.7 90.3 98.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.0 6.7 5.7 97.3 89.0 98.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.8 FALCON V (ATM) 7.0 6.0 5.0 97.0 90.3 98.3 7.7 5.3 5.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.0 6.3 5.7 97.7 86.3 98.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.7 7.0 6.7 96.3 87.0 98.0 7.7 5.3 5.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 PADRE 6.7 6.7 5.0 97.3 85.3 98.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 PSG-TTST 6.0 6.7 5.0 97.7 84.0 98.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 RK 5 6.7 6.3 6.3 97.0 87.7 98.3 8.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 STR-8BB5 6.3 6.0 5.3 97.0 86.0 98.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 EINSTEIN 6.3 6.0 5.3 97.0 88.7 98.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.6 SKYLINE 7.0 6.7 5.0 97.3 80.3 98.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.6 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 7.0 7.0 6.3 96.7 90.0 98.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.5 FALCON IV 7.0 5.7 5.0 97.0 84.7 98.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.5 KY-31 4.3 4.3 5.0 97.3 88.0 98.0 8.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 LSD VALUE 0.5 2.7 2.8 1.4 11.5 2.3 5.2 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.6 1.2 3.3 1.6 1.5 0.6 C.V. (%) 4.6 14.5 17.3 0.5 4.1 0.6 23.0 12.4 12.4 8.3 5.5 6.5 10.4 10.2 9.8 4.4 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. 2008 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 AR1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS