TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN BAR FA 6253 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.9 PSG-TTRH 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 MVS-1107 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.8 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 PSG-82BR 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 HUNTER 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.6 EINSTEIN 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 PSG-85QR 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 LS 1200 (SC-1) 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 STR-8GRQR 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 JT-33 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.4 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 REBEL IV 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.4 AST 7001 7.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 ATF 1328 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 GWTF 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 JT-36 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 KZ-2 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 STR-8BB5 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.2 COL-1 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.2 GE-1 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 JT-45 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 LINDBERGH 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.2 REMBRANDT 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 RNP 8.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.2 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 06-WALK 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 BILTMORE 6.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.1 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.1 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN CORONA (COL-M) 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 ESCALADE 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.1 FALCON NG (CE 1) 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.1 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.1 HUDSON (DKS) 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 J-140 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.1 PADRE 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.1 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.1 RK 4 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 RK 5 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 SKYLINE 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 TURBO 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 AST7003 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 JT-41 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 0312 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.9 ARISTOTLE 6.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.9 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 BGR-TF1 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.9 BGR-TF2 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.9 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.9 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.9 FIRENZA 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.9 PSG-RNDR 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.9 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 TAHOE II 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.9 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.9 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.9 06-DUST 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.8 HEMI 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.8 J-130 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 JT-42 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 MAGELLAN 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 MVS-341 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN PLATO 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 PSG-TTST 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 BULLSEYE 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.6 FALCON IV 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.6 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.6 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.5 BAR FA 6363 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 GO-1BFD 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.5 AST 7002 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.4 FALCON V (ATM) 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.4 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 JUSTICE 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.4 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.7 6.0 4.7 3.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 KZ-1 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 IS-TF-159 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 SILVERADO 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 KY-31 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.9 4.3 2.3 3.3 2.4 4.6 4.6 2.6 C.V. (%) 9.5 10.4 18.8 17.7 20.4 17.3 17.5 19.9 13.8 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - - FULL SUN - -