TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF PATCH COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE WARM TEPM. NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FAITH (K06-WA) 7.0 8.3 8.0 6.0 8.7 9.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 8.0 6.7 8.0 5.3 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.3 5.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.5 FALCON V (ATM) 6.3 7.0 8.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.3 4.7 8.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 SC-1 7.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.4 TURBO 7.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 5.7 5.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.2 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 BULLSEYE 7.0 4.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 HEMI 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.1 IS-TF-159 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.1 RK 5 6.0 6.0 8.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.3 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.1 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.0 4.7 7.3 5.3 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 3.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 RK 4 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 FIRENZA 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 5.3 4.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.0 3.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 BAR FA 6253 8.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 2.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 JUSTICE 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 REUNION (LS-03) 8.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.0 3.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.0 2.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.4 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 5.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.4 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.3 3.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 ATF 1328 7.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 ESCALADE 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF PATCH COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE WARM TEPM. NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 5.7 2.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 J-130 7.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 JT-41 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 PSG-85QR 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 RNP 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.2 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 BGR-TF1 8.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 BGR-TF2 8.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.2 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 8.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.2 GE-1 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.2 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 J-140 5.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.2 KZ-1 7.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 COMPETE (LS-06) 8.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 5.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.2 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.2 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 JT-45 5.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 06-DUST 6.7 5.0 3.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 AST 7002 8.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.3 3.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.7 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 EINSTEIN 6.7 4.3 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 FALCON IV 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 JT-36 5.7 2.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 JT-42 4.7 2.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 MVS-341 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 PSG-TTRH 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 REBEL IV 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 8.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 PSG-82BR 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.9 STR-8BB5 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 FALCON NG (CE 1) 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 GWTF 6.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.8 RENOVATE (LS-11) 8.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 STR-8GRQR 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.8 BAR FA 6363 6.7 4.7 3.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 CORONA (COL-M) 8.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 HUDSON (DKS) 8.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 JT-33 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF PATCH COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE WARM TEPM. NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN KZ-2 7.3 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 PADRE 4.0 4.7 3.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 SKYLINE 5.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 AST 7001 8.7 2.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.6 AST 7003 7.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.6 COL-1 6.7 2.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.6 MVS-1107 4.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 PSG-RNDR 6.3 3.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.6 REMBRANDT 3.7 6.0 3.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 TAHOE II 7.7 1.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.6 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 2.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.5 HUNTER 8.3 2.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.5 0312 7.0 3.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 MAGELLAN 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.4 BILTMORE 5.0 3.0 2.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 GO-1BFD 4.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 LINDBERGH 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.2 06-WALK 7.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.1 ARISTOTLE 5.7 4.3 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.1 PLATO 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.9 PSG-TTST 2.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.6 SILVERADO 3.0 4.3 2.0 4.7 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.1 KY-31 1.0 6.7 1.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.8 1.6 5.5 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 16.5 25.6 18.5 21.5 17.3 15.7 15.3 14.6 16.5 13.8 12.5 11.4 7.8 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 271-450 376-500 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS