TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.7 6.3 4.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 HEMI 7.0 6.3 4.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.9 FALCON V (ATM) 5.3 7.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.8 AST 7002 7.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 BULLSEYE 6.7 7.0 4.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.6 COL-1 6.7 7.0 4.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.6 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.3 6.0 4.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.6 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.3 6.3 4.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.6 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.6 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.3 6.3 4.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.6 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.6 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.5 FIRENZA 6.7 7.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.5 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.3 7.0 4.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.5 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.4 AST7003 6.7 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.4 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 5.7 7.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.4 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.7 7.0 4.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.4 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.7 6.3 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.4 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 7.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 PSG-85QR 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.4 RNP 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.4 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.3 6.7 4.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.4 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.0 6.3 4.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.4 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.0 6.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.4 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.4 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 6.7 6.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.7 6.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 BAR FA 6253 5.7 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.3 6.7 4.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 KZ-1 7.7 6.3 4.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.0 6.7 4.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 LS 1200 (SC-1) 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 STR-8BB5 6.3 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 STR-8GRQR 6.0 6.3 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.3 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.0 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 6.0 3.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.7 6.0 4.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.2 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.3 6.7 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.2 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.2 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.3 6.7 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.2 ESCALADE 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.2 GWTF 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.2 KZ-2 7.0 5.7 4.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.2 TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.3 5.7 4.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.2 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.0 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.2 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.3 6.3 3.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.2 TURBO 6.0 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.7 6.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.2 BGR-TF2 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.1 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.0 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.1 CORONA (COL-M) 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.1 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.0 6.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 FALCON IV 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.1 FALCON NG (CE 1) 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.1 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.7 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.1 HUDSON (DKS) 7.0 5.7 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.1 J-140 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.1 JT-36 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.1 JT-41 6.3 6.7 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.1 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 7.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.1 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.7 7.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.1 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 6.7 3.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.1 06-DUST 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 AST 7001 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 BAR FA 6363 6.7 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.7 7.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.7 6.3 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 IS-TF-159 6.7 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 J-130 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 JT-33 6.0 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 PSG-82BR 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 PSG-TTRH 6.7 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 REBEL IV 5.7 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 RK 4 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 SKYLINE 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 ATF 1328 6.7 6.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 BGR-TF1 7.3 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.9 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 5.7 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 GO-1BFD 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.9 HUNTER 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 JT-42 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.9 JUSTICE 5.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 PADRE 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.9 PSG-RNDR 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 PSG-TTST 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 REMBRANDT 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.9 RK 5 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.7 6.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 JT-45 6.0 6.3 3.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.8 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.3 6.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.8 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.7 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.8 0312 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 06-WALK 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 BILTMORE 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 GE-1 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 MAGELLAN 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 MVS-341 5.3 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 TAHOE II 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 LINDBERGH 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.5 MVS-1107 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 EINSTEIN 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.4 ARISTOTLE 5.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.2 PLATO 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 SILVERADO 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.9 KY-31 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.7 C.V. (%) 9.5 9.4 10.2 12.3 9.7 9.3 10.2 12.6 10.1 10.1 9.1 6.5 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 MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY