TABLE 27. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING THREAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AST9003 (AST-1) 7.0 73.3 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 SC-1 6.7 73.3 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.3 73.3 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 0312 7.0 70.0 8.3 4 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 5.9 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.7 68.3 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.9 AST 7001 7.0 75.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.9 ATF 1328 6.7 66.7 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 5.9 LINDBERGH 7.3 73.3 7.7 4 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.9 PSG-TTRH 6.7 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.9 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.9 06-DUST 7.0 70.0 9.0 4 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.8 06-WALK 7.0 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.8 ARISTOTLE 8.0 75.0 8.3 4 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 5.8 AST 7003 7.7 71.7 9.0 4 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.8 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 7.0 68.3 9.0 4 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.8 BAR FA 6363 7.0 51.7 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.8 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.3 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.8 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.0 75.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 5.8 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.7 66.7 9.0 4 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.8 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.0 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 5.8 GE-1 6.7 75.0 9.0 4 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.8 HUNTER 6.7 75.0 9.0 4 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.8 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.0 73.3 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 5.8 JT-33 7.3 71.7 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.8 JT-45 7.3 66.7 9.0 4 5.0 4.7 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.8 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 7.0 73.3 9.0 4 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.8 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.0 71.7 9.0 4 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.8 PSG-TTST 7.0 71.7 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.8 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.7 76.7 9.0 4 4.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.8 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.0 71.7 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.8 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.3 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.8 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.0 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.8 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 65.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 BILTMORE 7.0 73.3 9.0 4 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 CORONA (COL-M) 7.3 75.0 8.7 4 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 FIRENZA 7.0 68.3 9.0 4 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 GO-1BFD 7.0 71.7 9.0 4 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.3 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 JT-36 7.0 66.7 9.0 4 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 68.3 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.0 65.3 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 PLATO 7.3 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 PSG-82BR 6.7 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 PSG-RNDR 7.0 70.0 9.0 4 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.3 75.0 9.0 4 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 TABLE 27. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING THREAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.7 71.7 9.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.3 68.3 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 FALCON V (ATM) 7.3 66.7 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.6 BGR-TF2 7.0 70.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.6 FALCON NG (CE 1) 7.0 65.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.6 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.0 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.6 FALCON IV 6.7 68.3 9.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.6 J-130 7.0 70.0 8.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 5.6 JT-41 7.7 66.7 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.6 KZ-2 7.0 71.7 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.6 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.0 68.3 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.6 MAGELLAN 7.7 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.6 PADRE 7.7 70.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.6 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.7 66.7 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.6 REBEL IV 7.3 73.3 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.6 RNP 7.0 66.7 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.6 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.7 71.7 9.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.6 STR-8BB5 7.0 66.7 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.6 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 7.0 70.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.5 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.3 70.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.5 BGR-TF1 7.0 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 5.5 BULLSEYE 7.3 75.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.5 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.7 71.7 8.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.5 HUDSON (DKS) 7.0 58.3 9.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.5 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.0 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.5 GWTF 7.0 65.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.5 JT-42 7.3 68.3 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.5 JUSTICE 7.0 75.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.5 KZ-1 7.0 68.3 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.5 MVS-341 7.0 68.3 9.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.5 REMBRANDT 7.7 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.5 RK 5 6.3 68.3 9.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.5 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.3 70.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.3 66.7 9.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.5 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.0 68.3 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.5 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.7 70.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.5 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.3 71.7 8.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.5 BAR FA 6253 7.0 83.3 9.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.7 6.0 5.4 COL-1 7.3 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.0 66.7 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.4 IS-TF-159 7.0 66.7 9.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.4 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.3 70.0 8.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.4 SKYLINE 7.3 60.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.4 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.7 70.0 8.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.4 AST 7002 7.3 63.3 9.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 TABLE 27. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING THREAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AST9001 (AST-3) 6.3 61.7 9.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 EINSTEIN 7.3 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 ESCALADE 6.0 66.7 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.0 75.0 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 J-140 6.0 76.7 9.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 PSG-85QR 7.0 70.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 STR-8GRQR 6.7 66.7 9.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 TAHOE II 7.0 61.7 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.0 65.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 TURBO 6.7 70.0 7.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.3 70.0 8.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.2 HEMI 7.0 60.0 9.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.2 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.3 66.7 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.2 MVS-1107 7.0 61.7 9.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.1 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.0 61.7 9.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.1 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 78.3 7.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.1 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 65.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 KY-31 7.0 78.3 8.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.3 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.9 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.0 76.7 7.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.8 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.7 70.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.8 RK 4 7.3 61.7 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 SILVERADO 7.3 60.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 5.3 4.7 LSD VALUE 1.8 13.0 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.5 0.5 C.V. (%) 7.5 8.5 4.9 2.4 8.0 8.9 8.2 10.6 7.6 9.2 11.1 5.2 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 VA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS