TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE THREAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 TURBO 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 5.7 4.7 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.3 3.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.4 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 GWTF 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 SC-1 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 BULLSEYE 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.2 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.3 3.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.2 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 IS-TF-159 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.1 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 REBEL IV 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.1 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.1 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.1 SKYLINE 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.1 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.0 4.7 5.3 7.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 6.1 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.1 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 BGR-TF2 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 HEMI 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 J-130 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 J-140 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 REMBRANDT 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 STR-8BB5 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 3.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.9 FALCON V (ATM) 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 FIRENZA 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 MVS-341 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.9 TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE THREAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.0 3.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.9 RK 4 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.8 ATF 1328 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.8 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.8 JT-42 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.8 JUSTICE 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 RK 5 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 RNP 6.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.8 06-DUST 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.7 AST 7002 6.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 7.7 5.7 BAR FA 6253 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.0 4.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 3.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 HUDSON (DKS) 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 FALCON IV 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 2.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 PSG-85QR 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 STR-8GRQR 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 TAHOE II 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.0 6.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.6 AST 7001 7.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.6 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 7.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 FALCON NG (CE 1) 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 GE-1 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 JT-36 6.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.6 JT-45 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.6 MAGELLAN 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.7 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.6 BGR-TF1 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.5 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.5 CORONA (COL-M) 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.5 JT-41 6.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 KZ-2 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.5 AST 7003 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.4 COL-1 6.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.4 TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE THREAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GO-1BFD 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 KZ-1 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.4 REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.4 MVS-1107 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 PSG-82BR 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 PSG-TTST 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.4 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.4 BAR FA 6363 5.7 5.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 ESCALADE 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 JT-33 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 PSG-TTRH 5.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 HUNTER 6.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.2 PADRE 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 0312 6.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.1 06-WALK 6.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 ARISTOTLE 6.3 5.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.1 BILTMORE 5.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 PSG-RNDR 7.0 4.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 PLATO 6.0 6.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 LINDBERGH 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 EINSTEIN 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.8 SILVERADO 4.3 6.0 1.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.0 4.7 4.2 KY-31 3.3 7.7 1.0 6.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 2.3 2.0 2.5 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.7 1.2 4.1 1.5 2.1 2.9 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.2 0.7 C.V. (%) 11.0 19.1 16.2 26.0 14.5 16.0 17.7 18.4 15.1 12.2 11.3 7.7 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 RI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 4.6-5.5 - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS