TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 8.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.2 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 3.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.9 HUDSON (DKS) 7.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.9 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.3 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.9 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.7 5.0 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.9 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.9 BULLSEYE 8.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.8 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 8.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 3.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.8 MVS-1107 8.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.8 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 8.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 ESCALADE 8.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.7 5.0 6.0 7.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 STR-8BB5 8.0 5.7 6.3 8.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 CORONA (COL-M) 7.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.6 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 8.0 4.7 5.7 7.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.6 J-140 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.6 RK 5 8.0 5.0 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.6 SKYLINE 7.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.6 PSG-85QR 8.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 3.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.5 06-DUST 8.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.4 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 8.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.4 J-130 8.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 PSG-TTST 7.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.4 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 8.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.4 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 8.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 HEMI 7.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 JT-42 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 JUSTICE 7.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 COMPETE (LS-06) 8.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 PSG-82BR 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 AST 7001 7.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.2 ATF 1328 7.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.2 BILTMORE 7.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.2 COL-1 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.2 JT-36 7.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.2 MVS-341 8.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.2 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 7.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.2 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.2 AST 7002 7.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.1 AST9002 (AST-2) 8.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.1 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.1 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 8.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 3.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.1 TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GWTF 7.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.1 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.1 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 3.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.1 JT-41 7.7 4.3 5.3 7.7 6.7 3.7 4.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.1 KY-31 7.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.1 PLATO 7.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.1 RNP 7.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.1 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.7 4.0 5.7 7.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.1 TAHOE II 8.0 4.3 6.0 7.3 5.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.1 GE-1 8.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 8.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.3 4.3 6.0 7.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 SC-1 8.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 AST9003 (AST-1) 8.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.9 BGR-TF2 8.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.9 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.7 4.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.9 EINSTEIN 7.0 4.0 4.7 7.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.9 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.9 REUNION (LS-03) 8.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.9 STETSON II (NA-SS) 8.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.9 PSG-RNDR 7.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.9 REMBRANDT 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.9 SILVERADO 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.9 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.7 3.7 5.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.9 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 4.9 0312 8.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 AST 7003 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.8 FALCON V (ATM) 7.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.8 BGR-TF1 7.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.8 RK 4 7.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.8 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 3.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.8 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.8 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.8 06-WALK 7.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 ARISTOTLE 7.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 FIRENZA 7.3 3.7 5.0 6.7 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 IS-TF-159 8.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 KZ-2 7.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 LINDBERGH 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 MAGELLAN 7.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 TURBO 7.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.6 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.6 TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.6 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 4.6 JT-45 8.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 3.0 3.7 3.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.6 RENOVATE (LS-11) 8.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.6 REBEL IV 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.6 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.5 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.5 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.3 4.7 5.3 7.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.5 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.7 5.0 5.3 7.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.4 JT-33 7.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.4 KZ-1 8.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.4 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.4 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 3.3 5.0 7.0 5.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.4 FALCON IV 6.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 GO-1BFD 6.7 4.3 5.0 7.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 STR-8GRQR 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 PADRE 7.0 3.7 5.0 7.3 4.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.2 PSG-TTRH 7.3 3.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.2 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.2 BAR FA 6363 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.1 BAR FA 6253 7.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 3.9 HUNTER 7.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 LSD VALUE 4.2 6.4 4.4 3.4 6.1 6.7 5.1 2.0 6.3 8.4 5.6 4.9 C.V. (%) 11.5 23.2 15.8 13.7 25.1 31.7 26.4 17.1 22.1 20.3 16.3 18.2 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 0-60 376-500 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS