TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 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 MEAN MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 7.7 6.8 LS 1200 (SC-1) 6.0 7.3 5.0 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.8 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.5 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.5 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.5 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 5.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 TURBO 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.5 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.4 HUDSON (DKS) 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 KZ-2 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 REUNION (LS-03) 7.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.4 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.4 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.4 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 BULLSEYE 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 CORONA (COL-M) 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 RK 4 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 AST 7002 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 ATF 1328 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 BGR-TF1 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 BGR-TF2 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.2 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.2 FIRENZA 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 HEMI 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 IS-TF-159 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.2 MVS-341 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 FALCON V (ATM) 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 GWTF 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 JT-45 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 KZ-1 7.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 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 MEAN RK 5 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 AST7003 7.3 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 J-130 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 J-140 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 PSG-85QR 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 RNP 7.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 TAHOE II 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 BAR FA 6253 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 JT-36 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 JUSTICE 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 REBEL IV 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 SKYLINE 6.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 AST 7001 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.8 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 JT-41 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 REMBRANDT 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 5.7 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 FALCON IV 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 JT-33 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 JT-42 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 0312 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 5.6 06-DUST 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 06-WALK 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 BILTMORE 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 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 MEAN COL-1 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 ESCALADE 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 MVS-1107 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 PSG-82BR 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.6 STR-8GRQR 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.6 FALCON NG (CE 1) 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 HUNTER 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 PADRE 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 STR-8BB5 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 BAR FA 6363 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 EINSTEIN 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 GE-1 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 GO-1BFD 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 MAGELLAN 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 PSG-RNDR 6.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 PSG-TTRH 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 ARISTOTLE 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 LINDBERGH 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 PLATO 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.9 PSG-TTST 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.9 SILVERADO 5.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.1 KY-31 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.9 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.9 1.5 0.9 1.4 1.3 2.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 9.3 14.0 13.2 10.3 16.0 13.3 8.2 13.7 12.3 15.3 6.4 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 RI1 SANDY LOAM - - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION