TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN J-140 7.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 JT-33 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 5.3 7.2 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 5.7 7.2 CORONA (COL-M) 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 7.1 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 7.1 J-130 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 7.3 6.0 8.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 7.1 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.1 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 BAR FA 6363 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 4.7 7.0 BGR-TF1 7.0 5.3 5.3 3.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 5.3 7.0 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 5.0 7.0 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.3 7.0 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 4.7 7.0 HEMI 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 5.3 7.0 KZ-1 6.7 6.0 5.3 3.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 4.7 7.0 MVS-341 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 5.3 7.0 RK 5 8.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 7.0 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 7.0 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 BAR FA 6253 7.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.9 BULLSEYE 7.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.9 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.9 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.9 EINSTEIN 7.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.9 FAITH (K06-WA) 8.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.9 FALCON V (ATM) 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.9 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.9 FIRENZA 7.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.9 JUSTICE 7.0 7.3 5.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.0 6.9 LINDBERGH 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 5.3 6.9 MAGELLAN 7.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.9 MVS-1107 7.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 5.7 6.9 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.9 PSG-85QR 6.3 6.3 5.0 3.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.9 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.9 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.9 SKYLINE 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 5.3 6.9 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.9 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.9 STR-8GRQR 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 5.7 6.9 TAHOE II 7.3 6.3 5.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.9 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.9 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.9 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TURBO 7.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.9 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.3 5.3 6.0 3.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.9 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.8 BGR-TF2 7.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.8 COL-1 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.8 FALCON IV 6.3 7.3 5.3 3.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.8 FALCON NG (CE 1) 7.3 6.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.8 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.8 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.8 GE-1 7.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.8 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.8 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.3 6.8 KZ-2 7.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.8 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 8.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.8 PLATO 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.8 PSG-82BR 7.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.8 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.8 REMBRANDT 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 6.8 REUNION (LS-03) 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.8 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.3 6.3 5.0 3.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.3 6.8 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.0 6.3 4.7 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.8 AST 7002 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 4.0 6.7 AST7003 6.3 6.7 4.7 3.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.3 6.7 5.7 3.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 4.7 6.7 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.7 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.7 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 HUDSON (DKS) 6.7 6.0 6.0 3.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 4.7 6.7 HUNTER 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 IS-TF-159 6.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 8.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 JT-36 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 JT-42 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 PSG-TTRH 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 4.3 6.7 REBEL IV 7.3 6.0 5.7 3.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 RK 4 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 5.7 6.7 RNP 5.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 4.7 6.7 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 4.7 6.7 STR-8BB5 6.0 3.7 6.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 5.3 6.7 0312 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 5.0 6.6 06-DUST 6.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.6 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.6 BILTMORE 7.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.6 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.6 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN COMPETE (LS-06) 6.0 6.3 5.3 3.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.6 GWTF 7.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.3 6.6 JT-45 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.6 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.6 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.6 PADRE 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.6 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 5.0 6.6 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.6 AST 7001 5.3 6.3 5.0 3.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 4.3 6.5 ATF 1328 6.7 6.0 5.3 3.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.5 ESCALADE 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.5 GO-1BFD 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.5 PSG-RNDR 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 6.5 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.5 06-WALK 7.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 4.0 6.4 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.4 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.7 4.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.4 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.4 JT-41 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 6.3 PSG-TTST 6.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 ARISTOTLE 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.1 SILVERADO 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.4 KY-31 4.0 4.3 2.7 2.7 2.0 3.7 2.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.6 2.8 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.5 0.6 C.V. (%) 12.2 15.6 13.1 16.6 17.2 13.0 11.5 10.5 8.6 8.7 13.1 5.5 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION