TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT HIGHMORE (DROUGHT STUDY), SD 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 86.7 85.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.2 RK 5 90.0 90.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.2 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 83.3 90.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.1 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 90.0 95.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 JUSTICE 80.0 89.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.8 AST9002 (AST-2) 80.0 88.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 KZ-2 80.0 81.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 RENOVATE (LS-11) 81.7 85.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 91.7 95.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 AST9003 (AST-1) 73.3 80.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.6 0312 68.3 68.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.5 AST9001 (AST-3) 83.3 88.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 AST1001 (AST-4) 80.0 85.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 78.3 81.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 JT-45 81.7 86.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 REUNION (LS-03) 85.0 88.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.5 COMPETE (LS-06) 75.0 86.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 76.7 81.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 RNP 66.7 75.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.5 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 76.7 88.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 73.3 80.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 BGR-TF2 81.7 88.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.4 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 78.3 81.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.4 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 73.3 81.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.4 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 78.3 81.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.4 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 80.0 86.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.4 TAHOE II 83.3 88.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.4 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 63.3 70.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.4 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 70.0 83.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.4 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 78.3 83.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.4 AST 7002 75.0 80.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 BAR FA 6253 70.0 78.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 BGR-TF1 80.0 83.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 75.0 85.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 HUDSON (DKS) 83.3 86.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 ESCALADE 85.0 86.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 FAITH (K06-WA) 88.3 94.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 FALCON IV 83.3 86.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 78.3 88.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 FIRENZA 76.7 85.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 J-130 68.3 76.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 78.3 85.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 KZ-1 75.0 73.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 78.3 85.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 85.0 85.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT HIGHMORE (DROUGHT STUDY), SD 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TALLADEGA (RP 3) 80.0 83.3 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 06-DUST 76.7 76.7 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.2 AST 7001 78.3 86.7 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.2 FALCON V (ATM) 81.7 81.7 4.3 5 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.2 BILTMORE 83.3 81.7 5.3 5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 71.7 83.3 5.0 5 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 COL-1 83.3 90.0 5.3 5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 81.7 81.7 5.0 5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 CORONA (COL-M) 78.3 86.7 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.2 GWTF 80.0 88.0 5.0 5 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 HEMI 68.3 75.0 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.2 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 80.0 85.0 5.0 5 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.2 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 73.3 78.3 5.3 5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 IS-TF-159 75.0 83.3 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.2 J-140 91.7 88.3 5.7 5 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 JT-33 76.7 86.7 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 JT-41 76.7 83.3 4.3 5 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.2 JT-42 68.3 68.3 5.0 5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 MVS-341 80.0 85.0 4.3 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 PADRE 78.3 81.7 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.2 PSG-82BR 83.3 90.0 5.0 5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 PSG-85QR 78.3 85.0 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.2 PSG-TTST 78.3 78.3 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 REBEL IV 78.3 86.7 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.2 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 70.0 71.7 5.0 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.2 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 86.7 89.7 5.3 5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 81.7 88.3 5.3 5 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 85.0 90.0 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 STR-8BB5 85.0 90.0 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.2 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 81.7 81.7 5.0 5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 TURBO 90.0 91.3 4.7 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.2 BULLSEYE 85.0 86.7 5.0 5 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.1 MAGELLAN 83.3 90.0 4.3 5 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.1 STETSON II (NA-SS) 86.7 88.3 5.0 5 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 06-WALK 71.7 78.3 5.0 5 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 ATF 1328 73.3 80.0 4.7 5 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 BAR FA 6363 83.3 85.0 4.3 5 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 FALCON NG (CE 1) 75.0 83.3 4.7 5 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 80.0 86.7 4.3 5 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 76.7 80.0 5.0 5 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 HUNTER 82.5 87.5 5.0 5 5.0 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.0 JT-36 80.0 83.3 4.7 5 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 75.0 81.7 4.7 5 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 PSG-RNDR 70.0 80.0 4.7 5 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 REMBRANDT 80.0 85.0 4.7 5 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT HIGHMORE (DROUGHT STUDY), SD 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN STR-8GRQR 73.3 71.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 88.3 88.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 81.7 86.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.9 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 81.7 86.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 PSG-TTRH 80.0 81.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 RK 4 86.7 90.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.9 SKYLINE 71.7 83.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 ARISTOTLE 75.0 85.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 AST 7003 76.7 83.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 GE-1 75.0 80.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 GO-1BFD 81.7 86.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 MVS-1107 70.0 76.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 PLATO 76.7 83.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 SC-1 85.0 91.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 68.3 75.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.6 EINSTEIN 80.0 85.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.6 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 78.3 85.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 75.0 88.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.4 LINDBERGH 80.0 85.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.4 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 81.7 88.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 SILVERADO 76.7 86.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.2 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 78.3 81.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.1 KY-31 86.7 91.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 LSD VALUE 31.5 28.3 1.3 0.3 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 11.5 9.9 12.7 3.4 10.8 13.5 11.9 12.9 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 SD2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 501+ 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS