TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE (SHADE), IL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 75.0 90.7 78.7 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.8 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 64.3 84.0 74.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 PSG-TTST 70.0 92.0 78.3 6.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 PLATO 73.7 83.7 73.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.6 REBEL IV 69.0 79.7 87.0 6.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.6 BILTMORE 69.7 75.0 80.3 6.0 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.5 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 75.7 82.7 74.7 7.0 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.5 LINDBERGH 61.0 86.0 72.0 5.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.5 STETSON II (NA-SS) 61.7 87.0 82.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.5 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 63.0 82.7 79.3 5.7 6.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.5 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 50.7 83.7 77.7 5.3 7.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.4 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 65.0 78.3 73.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.4 BGR-TF2 69.7 84.0 77.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.4 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 65.3 82.3 77.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.4 JUSTICE 72.7 90.0 74.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.4 MAGELLAN 55.7 85.3 73.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.4 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 74.0 89.0 84.7 6.0 7.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.4 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 58.0 86.3 74.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.4 BULLSEYE 68.7 72.3 76.3 6.3 8.0 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 FALCON IV 57.7 83.0 76.0 5.7 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 67.3 77.0 79.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 60.0 90.0 75.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.2 PADRE 61.3 77.3 68.3 5.7 7.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.2 AST9003 (AST-1) 49.3 82.7 74.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.1 FIRENZA 54.3 86.3 73.3 5.0 6.3 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.1 MVS-341 72.3 82.7 71.3 6.3 7.0 8.7 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.1 PSG-85QR 65.3 74.3 71.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.1 PSG-TTRH 67.3 82.7 72.7 5.3 7.7 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.1 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 60.3 85.7 75.7 6.3 7.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.1 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 67.0 83.0 79.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.1 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 72.3 77.7 63.7 6.0 7.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.1 06-WALK 62.3 68.7 69.3 6.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 56.7 71.0 62.0 6.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 ARISTOTLE 45.3 62.0 60.0 5.0 7.0 8.7 8.3 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 AST1001 (AST-4) 66.0 74.3 73.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 COL-1 68.7 62.3 66.0 7.3 8.7 8.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 64.7 83.3 85.3 6.0 6.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 JT-45 60.7 86.0 85.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 53.0 85.0 77.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 06-DUST 62.3 80.7 70.0 6.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 54.0 85.3 76.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.9 BAR FA 6363 64.3 53.7 63.3 6.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.9 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 67.3 67.0 73.0 6.7 7.3 8.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.9 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 62.0 63.0 63.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.9 PSG-82BR 65.7 72.7 65.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.9 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE (SHADE), IL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN CORONA (COL-M) 54.0 58.7 71.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.8 HEMI 57.7 64.7 65.0 5.7 6.3 9.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.8 JT-42 55.3 88.0 71.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.8 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 62.7 64.3 65.0 6.3 7.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.8 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 50.3 76.0 73.7 5.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 35.3 82.7 76.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 54.3 55.7 56.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 J-140 67.0 61.3 62.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 JT-36 63.0 69.3 67.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 KY-31 46.7 77.3 73.0 5.0 6.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 PSG-RNDR 45.0 94.3 82.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 RK 4 58.0 75.3 69.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 SKYLINE 52.3 72.7 70.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 61.0 64.0 67.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.6 GO-1BFD 64.7 59.0 63.0 5.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.6 J-130 50.3 59.0 57.7 5.0 6.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.6 RNP 61.3 85.0 79.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.6 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 59.0 54.0 62.0 6.0 7.3 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.6 AST 7002 53.3 60.7 65.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.5 AST 7003 43.7 86.3 70.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 FALCON V (ATM) 65.3 52.3 55.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.5 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 61.3 68.7 69.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 EINSTEIN 57.3 65.0 59.0 5.7 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.5 FAITH (K06-WA) 47.3 67.0 70.7 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.5 HUNTER 37.3 85.7 64.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.5 JT-33 53.0 81.7 82.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 JT-41 51.3 82.0 77.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 STR-8GRQR 64.7 72.0 74.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 TURBO 64.3 54.3 59.3 6.0 8.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.5 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 54.3 68.7 67.3 6.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.5 HUDSON (DKS) 58.3 57.3 65.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 ESCALADE 49.0 72.7 54.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 51.7 71.3 70.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 KZ-2 48.7 83.3 63.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.4 COMPETE (LS-06) 55.7 52.7 45.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.4 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 65.0 63.7 63.3 5.7 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 65.0 40.0 64.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.4 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 53.3 70.7 68.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 SILVERADO 51.0 68.7 64.7 3.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 46.3 73.7 62.7 5.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 IS-TF-159 43.7 62.7 56.0 4.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 KZ-1 64.3 64.3 58.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 AST9001 (AST-3) 61.7 52.7 56.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 47.0 55.0 52.3 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 BGR-TF1 45.3 65.7 69.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.1 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE (SHADE), IL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 46.3 55.0 64.7 4.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.1 AST9002 (AST-2) 54.7 68.7 55.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 ATF 1328 46.3 46.7 41.3 4.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 REMBRANDT 43.3 50.7 54.7 4.0 5.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 48.0 64.3 63.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 BAR FA 6253 47.0 42.7 45.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.9 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 48.0 53.3 44.3 5.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 RK 5 49.7 47.7 51.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 37.3 66.3 63.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 37.0 57.3 59.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.8 AST 7001 44.0 57.0 54.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 FALCON NG (CE 1) 65.0 33.7 57.3 6.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 GWTF 42.7 46.3 53.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 RENOVATE (LS-11) 43.0 44.0 57.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 MVS-1107 29.3 68.0 60.3 3.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 STR-8BB5 60.7 59.7 59.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 TAHOE II 55.3 46.3 37.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 44.7 43.0 53.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 0312 57.7 37.3 53.7 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.5 GE-1 45.3 45.3 52.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 61.3 35.3 40.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.2 SC-1 43.3 34.3 44.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.9 REUNION (LS-03) 43.7 48.0 40.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 LSD VALUE 19.5 43.2 36.7 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.6 1.4 C.V. (%) 18.8 28.4 22.6 19.2 14.5 11.9 10.6 11.9 18.6 20.8 18.0 17.5 11.2 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 DENSE SHADE 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS