TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL GENETIC COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ATF 1328 8.7 90.7 96.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.6 LS 1200 (SC-1) 8.0 96.0 96.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.3 7.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.7 96.3 93.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.4 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 8.0 93.7 91.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 GE-1 8.0 93.0 95.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.4 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 8.0 93.0 95.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.4 RK 4 8.0 96.0 95.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.4 TURBO 8.0 95.7 96.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.4 HEMI 8.0 94.7 96.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 8.0 93.7 95.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 MVS-1107 8.0 95.3 93.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 8.0 96.0 94.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 8.0 96.3 91.0 8.3 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 BGR-TF2 8.0 95.3 90.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.2 BULLSEYE 8.0 95.0 95.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.2 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 8.0 94.7 95.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.7 96.0 81.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.1 GO-1BFD 8.0 97.3 86.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.1 RK 5 8.0 93.7 87.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.1 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.7 93.0 71.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.1 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.7 96.0 93.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 J-140 8.0 90.7 94.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 JUSTICE 8.0 91.7 77.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 MAGELLAN 8.0 95.0 85.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 REMBRANDT 8.0 92.3 94.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 STR-8GRQR 8.0 95.7 89.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 8.0 95.3 95.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 8.0 94.0 94.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.9 BAR FA 6363 7.7 91.7 95.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.9 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 8.0 95.0 92.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 8.0 91.3 89.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 EINSTEIN 8.0 93.3 84.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 8.0 95.3 93.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 8.0 96.0 94.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.9 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.3 94.0 82.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 FALCON V (ATM) 8.0 93.3 92.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.8 FIRENZA 7.7 95.7 95.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 IS-TF-159 8.3 95.7 94.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.8 JT-36 8.0 91.3 91.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.8 LINDBERGH 7.7 95.0 96.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.8 PSG-82BR 8.0 96.0 80.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.7 95.3 93.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.7 97.0 73.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.8 JT-41 7.7 92.7 91.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 MVS-341 8.0 96.7 84.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL GENETIC COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 8.0 90.0 85.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 8.0 94.3 95.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 7.7 94.0 83.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.6 FALCON IV 7.3 93.7 87.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.6 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.7 91.7 91.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.6 STR-8BB5 8.0 94.7 86.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.6 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.7 90.3 77.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 HUDSON (DKS) 7.7 89.7 83.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 PSG-85QR 8.0 95.3 90.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.5 STETSON II (NA-SS) 8.3 92.7 85.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.7 95.7 91.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.5 06-WALK 7.3 91.0 81.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 GWTF 8.0 93.3 84.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 KZ-1 8.0 92.0 71.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.4 SKYLINE 7.7 93.3 88.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.7 84.0 87.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 ARISTOTLE 7.3 90.0 79.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 AST 7002 8.0 89.7 90.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 CORONA (COL-M) 8.0 95.7 83.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 ESCALADE 7.7 83.0 87.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 J-130 7.7 91.0 69.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 JT-42 8.0 93.7 84.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.7 96.3 74.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 TAHOE II 7.7 89.3 85.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 REBEL IV 7.7 94.3 86.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 BILTMORE 7.7 90.3 76.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.1 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.7 92.0 70.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.1 JT-45 7.7 88.7 86.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 PLATO 7.3 86.7 86.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 PSG-TTST 7.3 89.3 69.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 SILVERADO 6.7 86.3 83.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.7 85.0 88.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 BAR FA 6253 7.3 79.7 76.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.7 95.3 70.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 COL-1 7.7 91.7 78.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.3 85.7 85.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 AST 7001 8.0 89.7 78.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 AST7003 7.3 88.0 84.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.7 89.0 77.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 8.0 91.0 67.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 FALCON NG (CE 1) 7.0 86.0 68.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.7 91.7 77.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 KZ-2 7.0 93.3 62.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.9 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.3 78.0 85.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 0312 7.3 92.0 53.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.8 TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL GENETIC COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AST9001 (AST-3) 8.0 90.0 69.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.3 81.7 73.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 PSG-RNDR 7.0 89.7 68.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 RNP 7.7 90.0 71.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 JT-33 7.3 89.3 73.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.3 83.3 60.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 BGR-TF1 7.7 86.7 71.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 83.0 53.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.6 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.7 80.0 79.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.0 82.3 62.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.3 76.0 67.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.0 81.7 59.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 06-DUST 6.3 85.3 54.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.2 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.0 82.7 60.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.2 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.3 80.3 64.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 PSG-TTRH 6.7 82.7 56.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 REUNION (LS-03) 7.3 81.7 57.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 HUNTER 6.3 82.0 51.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.3 64.3 62.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.0 68.0 59.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 KY-31 6.7 78.7 75.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.9 PADRE 6.7 74.7 42.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.9 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 78.7 73.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 LSD VALUE 1.6 36.4 96.2 5.4 6.5 5.9 2.6 3.9 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.1 3.3 3.2 3.6 2.3 C.V. (%) 7.9 11.2 26.9 19.0 19.4 17.3 15.6 18.3 17.8 15.8 15.4 16.4 21.9 20.8 19.6 15.0 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 NM1 LOAMY SAND 7.1-7.5 - - - FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS