TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.7 7.3 4.0 6.7 6.3 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 7.0 FALCON V (ATM) 7.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 J-140 7.0 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 TURBO 6.7 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.9 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.8 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.8 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.3 6.0 4.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.7 BULLSEYE 7.0 6.3 4.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 HEMI 7.0 6.3 4.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.7 7.3 3.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 BAR FA 6253 6.7 6.3 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.6 FIRENZA 7.0 6.3 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.6 JUSTICE 7.0 7.3 3.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.6 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 7.0 6.3 3.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.6 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 RK 5 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.7 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.6 AST 7003 6.3 7.3 4.0 8.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.5 BGR-TF2 7.3 7.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.5 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.0 6.3 3.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.5 CORONA (COL-M) 6.7 6.3 4.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.5 HUNTER 6.7 7.7 3.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.5 JT-33 6.3 5.3 3.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.5 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.7 7.0 4.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.5 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.5 PADRE 7.0 7.3 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.5 PSG-82BR 7.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.0 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.5 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.5 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.0 5.3 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.5 06-DUST 6.7 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.4 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.4 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.0 6.0 3.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.4 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.0 6.0 3.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.4 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.0 7.7 4.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.4 GWTF 7.0 5.7 3.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.4 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.7 6.3 4.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.4 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 5.0 4.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.4 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.4 MAGELLAN 7.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.4 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.4 SKYLINE 7.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.4 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.4 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.7 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 REUNION (LS-03) 6.7 6.0 4.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 MVS-341 6.3 6.3 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 PSG-85QR 6.3 6.7 3.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 REMBRANDT 6.3 5.7 3.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.3 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 SC-1 6.7 6.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 AST 7002 6.3 7.0 3.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.2 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.3 5.3 3.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.0 6.2 BAR FA 6363 6.7 6.0 3.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.2 BGR-TF1 7.3 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.2 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.0 6.0 3.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.2 FALCON IV 6.7 6.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.2 IS-TF-159 6.7 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.2 J-130 7.0 6.7 3.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.2 LINDBERGH 6.3 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.2 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.2 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.7 5.3 3.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.2 STR-8GRQR 6.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.2 0312 5.7 6.7 3.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.1 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.1 EINSTEIN 6.7 5.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.1 ESCALADE 6.3 6.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 6.1 GE-1 7.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.1 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 JT-42 6.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.1 KZ-1 6.3 6.0 3.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.3 6.1 REBEL IV 7.0 6.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.1 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.1 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.7 5.7 3.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.1 TAHOE II 6.3 6.3 3.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.1 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.1 AST 7001 6.0 6.7 4.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.0 7.0 3.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 COL-1 6.3 5.0 3.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 HUDSON (DKS) 6.3 6.0 3.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 JT-41 6.3 4.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 KZ-2 6.3 6.0 3.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 6.0 MVS-1107 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 PSG-TTRH 6.7 5.7 3.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 3.3 6.0 RK 4 7.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 BILTMORE 7.0 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.9 JT-36 6.7 5.3 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.9 PLATO 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.9 RNP 5.3 7.0 3.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.9 06-WALK 6.3 5.7 3.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.8 GO-1BFD 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 JT-45 5.7 5.3 3.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.8 COMPETE (LS-06) 5.3 6.0 3.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.8 STR-8BB5 6.0 3.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.8 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.0 6.3 3.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 ATF 1328 6.7 5.7 3.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 PSG-TTST 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 PSG-RNDR 6.3 4.3 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.3 5.6 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.4 ARISTOTLE 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 SILVERADO 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 KY-31 4.0 4.0 1.7 3.0 4.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.0 2.5 LSD VALUE 2.0 2.2 1.4 2.1 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.8 C.V. (%) 11.8 16.1 16.0 15.4 11.2 12.9 13.3 10.6 13.6 13.5 7.5 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION