TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MVS-1107 7.3 96.7 94.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 8.3 7.7 8.7 8.3 8.7 7.1 ATF 1328 8.0 95.7 96.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 8.7 8.3 8.7 7.0 GE-1 8.0 95.0 97.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.9 RK 5 7.7 87.7 91.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.9 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.3 97.0 97.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.8 TURBO 7.3 94.0 97.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.7 81.3 93.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 8.0 94.0 96.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 EINSTEIN 7.0 96.7 93.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.6 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.3 89.7 97.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.6 GO-1BFD 7.0 88.7 93.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.6 RK 4 7.7 86.0 95.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.7 90.0 97.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 8.0 94.3 89.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.7 94.7 96.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.5 HEMI 7.7 93.0 97.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.5 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 7.0 69.7 94.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 SC-1 7.7 93.0 96.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.5 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.3 85.0 93.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.5 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.7 86.7 93.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.4 BAR FA 6363 7.3 72.3 90.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.4 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 8.3 82.7 95.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.4 JT-36 7.3 82.3 92.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.4 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.0 81.7 94.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.4 STR-8GRQR 7.3 89.0 93.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.4 FALCON V (ATM) 8.0 76.3 93.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 BULLSEYE 7.7 81.0 96.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 HUDSON (DKS) 8.0 80.7 90.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.7 91.7 94.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 GWTF 7.7 68.0 91.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.7 78.7 95.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.3 BGR-TF1 7.0 53.0 84.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.2 FALCON IV 7.3 86.3 89.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.2 J-140 8.0 84.0 95.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.2 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 72.3 95.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.2 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.7 88.3 95.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.2 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.7 88.3 94.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.2 BAR FA 6253 7.3 65.3 83.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.1 BGR-TF2 7.0 81.3 90.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 CORONA (COL-M) 8.0 83.7 92.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.1 FIRENZA 7.7 83.7 91.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.1 KZ-1 8.3 84.0 92.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.1 MAGELLAN 7.3 78.3 94.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.1 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.3 81.7 94.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.1 RNP 7.0 45.3 80.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.1 TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 06-DUST 8.0 91.0 81.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 06-WALK 8.0 84.3 91.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 AST9001 (AST-3) 8.0 77.0 90.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 BILTMORE 7.3 78.3 91.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 COL-1 7.0 59.7 91.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.7 72.0 91.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.7 79.0 89.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 J-130 8.0 81.3 94.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 KZ-2 7.7 83.3 84.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 75.7 72.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 6.7 68.3 91.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.7 84.3 89.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 PSG-82BR 7.7 87.3 95.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 REMBRANDT 6.3 67.3 93.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 SKYLINE 7.3 79.3 91.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 STR-8BB5 7.0 79.0 95.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.3 75.7 88.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 0312 8.0 87.0 87.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 7.3 72.3 92.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.9 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.3 71.0 93.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.9 REUNION (LS-03) 7.3 64.7 78.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.9 RENOVATE (LS-11) 8.0 82.0 87.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.9 PSG-RNDR 7.3 70.7 89.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.3 75.0 81.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.9 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.7 72.0 93.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.7 84.0 95.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.9 AST 7002 7.0 62.7 88.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.8 ESCALADE 6.7 77.0 88.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.8 JT-41 6.7 77.3 94.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.8 MVS-341 8.0 75.7 91.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.8 PADRE 7.3 71.0 80.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.7 75.7 91.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.8 ARISTOTLE 7.7 77.7 94.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 AST 7003 8.0 81.7 89.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 JT-42 6.3 53.7 90.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 JT-45 6.7 60.3 83.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.7 75.0 79.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 PSG-TTRH 6.7 67.3 88.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 REBEL IV 7.7 74.3 91.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.3 59.7 85.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 SILVERADO 7.0 93.3 91.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 AST 7001 7.7 65.3 94.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.6 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.3 67.3 89.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 8.0 73.0 86.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.6 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.3 84.3 93.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.6 TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PLATO 7.0 80.3 87.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 PSG-85QR 7.3 52.3 91.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.6 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 50.3 81.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.0 50.0 86.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 64.0 78.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 IS-TF-159 7.3 69.0 88.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.7 46.0 91.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 JT-33 7.0 57.0 92.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.5 LINDBERGH 8.0 77.7 92.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 PSG-TTST 7.0 66.7 85.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 TAHOE II 7.3 77.0 85.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.3 58.7 85.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.4 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.7 76.0 89.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.3 48.0 80.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 HUNTER 8.0 78.3 72.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 44.0 73.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.4 JUSTICE 7.3 63.7 86.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.7 56.7 70.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.2 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.7 78.7 83.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.7 57.7 80.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.1 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.3 48.0 65.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.7 42.0 72.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 KY-31 6.0 70.3 69.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.6 LSD VALUE 2.0 84.3 48.4 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.7 3.5 3.9 3.5 2.9 3.4 1.7 C.V. (%) 10.1 28.9 12.8 7.6 7.5 7.6 10.6 17.7 18.6 18.1 15.3 15.7 11.0 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 NM1 LOAMY SAND 7.1-7.5 - - - FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS