TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.3 6.3 99.0 98.0 98.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.2 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.3 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.9 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.0 6.3 99.0 98.3 98.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 7.3 6.9 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 7.0 5.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.8 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 6.3 6.3 99.0 97.7 98.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.8 PSG-TTRH 6.7 6.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.8 ESCALADE 6.0 6.7 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 FALCON IV 5.7 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.3 6.3 99.0 97.7 98.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 GE-1 6.7 5.7 99.0 98.0 98.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 JUSTICE 6.3 6.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 KZ-1 7.0 6.3 99.0 97.7 98.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 RK 5 6.0 5.7 99.0 97.7 98.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 LS 1200 (SC-1) 6.7 5.3 99.0 98.3 99.0 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.0 6.3 99.0 98.0 98.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.7 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 BAR FA 6253 6.7 5.7 99.0 97.3 98.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.6 GWTF 7.0 6.0 99.0 96.7 98.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.6 HEMI 6.7 5.7 99.0 97.3 98.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.6 PADRE 6.7 6.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.6 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.3 6.3 99.0 98.0 98.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 STR-8BB5 6.3 6.0 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.6 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.7 6.3 99.0 97.7 98.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.3 6.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.0 6.3 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.5 FALCON V (ATM) 6.3 5.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.5 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.0 6.3 99.0 97.7 98.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.5 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.3 6.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 J-140 6.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.5 JT-42 6.3 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.5 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.7 5.3 99.0 98.3 98.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 PSG-RNDR 7.0 6.3 99.0 98.0 98.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.5 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.0 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 REBEL IV 6.7 6.0 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.0 6.0 99.0 98.3 99.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.7 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.5 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.0 6.3 99.0 97.7 98.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.5 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.3 6.3 99.0 97.7 98.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 5.7 98.7 98.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 BGR-TF2 7.3 6.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 BILTMORE 6.7 6.0 99.0 97.3 98.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.4 BULLSEYE 6.7 6.3 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.4 CORONA (COL-M) 7.3 5.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.3 6.0 99.0 97.3 99.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.4 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.3 6.0 99.0 98.0 98.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FIRENZA 6.7 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.4 HUNTER 7.0 6.3 99.0 98.0 98.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 JT-33 6.3 6.7 99.0 97.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 MAGELLAN 6.3 6.3 99.0 97.3 98.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.4 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.3 6.0 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 PSG-82BR 6.3 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 6.0 99.0 97.0 98.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 RK 4 6.3 6.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.4 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.3 6.0 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.7 6.0 99.0 98.7 98.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.4 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.0 5.7 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 5.3 5.7 99.0 98.3 98.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.4 06-DUST 6.3 6.0 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 BGR-TF1 7.3 6.3 99.0 97.3 98.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.7 5.7 99.0 98.3 99.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.3 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.0 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.7 5.7 99.0 98.3 99.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 HUDSON (DKS) 7.3 6.3 99.0 97.3 99.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 J-130 6.7 6.0 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 JT-45 6.7 6.0 99.0 97.3 99.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 MVS-1107 5.7 6.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 REMBRANDT 6.0 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 RNP 7.0 6.3 98.7 97.7 99.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 6.0 99.0 97.0 98.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 SKYLINE 6.3 6.0 99.0 97.3 99.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.7 5.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.7 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.3 6.3 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.0 6.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 ARISTOTLE 6.7 6.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 AST 7001 7.3 6.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 AST 7002 7.3 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 COL-1 6.3 6.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 JT-36 6.3 5.7 99.0 97.7 98.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.2 JT-41 6.3 6.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 PSG-85QR 6.3 5.7 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.2 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.7 5.7 99.0 98.0 98.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 5.7 99.0 97.3 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.2 TURBO 6.7 5.7 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.0 6.3 99.0 98.0 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 98.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ATF 1328 6.3 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.0 5.7 99.0 98.0 98.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.1 IS-TF-159 7.0 5.7 99.0 97.7 98.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.0 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 PSG-TTST 5.3 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.1 STR-8GRQR 6.0 7.0 99.0 97.7 98.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 06-WALK 6.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.3 6.3 99.0 97.3 98.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 BAR FA 6363 6.7 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 EINSTEIN 6.0 6.0 99.0 97.7 98.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 GO-1BFD 6.0 5.7 99.0 97.0 98.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 RENOVATE (LS-11) 8.0 5.3 99.0 97.3 99.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 TAHOE II 6.0 6.3 99.0 97.7 98.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.0 5.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 AST7003 7.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 98.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.3 6.0 99.0 98.0 99.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 KZ-2 7.3 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 LINDBERGH 6.3 6.3 99.0 98.3 99.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 MVS-341 6.3 6.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 PLATO 6.0 6.3 99.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.8 SILVERADO 5.3 6.7 99.0 97.7 98.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 0312 6.7 6.7 99.0 98.0 98.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 KY-31 3.0 4.0 99.0 98.0 99.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.5 LSD VALUE 0.8 2.5 0.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.9 1.0 0.9 1.4 3.7 1.3 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.6 10.9 0.1 0.5 0.4 6.5 11.8 8.3 8.0 9.4 12.4 10.5 8.3 5.1 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. 2009 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 AR1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS