TABLE 24. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT HIGHMORE (DROUGHT STUDY), SD 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN HEMI 71.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 0312 65.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.2 RNP 70.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.2 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 91.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 J-130 73.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 JUSTICE 85.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 KZ-1 78.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 66.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 73.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 COMPETE (LS-06) 81.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 PSG-82BR 91.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 PSG-85QR 80.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 63.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 TAHOE II 85.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 61.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 86.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 71.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 RENOVATE (LS-11) 66.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 TURBO 86.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 AST7003 71.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 AST1001 (AST-4) 78.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 AST9001 (AST-3) 76.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 BGR-TF1 85.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 FAITH (K06-WA) 86.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 JT-42 68.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.4 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 76.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.4 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 71.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.4 PSG-TTST 81.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.4 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 80.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 76.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.4 AST9002 (AST-2) 73.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 BGR-TF2 85.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 66.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 70.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 CORONA (COL-M) 70.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 FIRENZA 71.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 JT-41 78.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 85.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 63.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 78.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 AST9003 (AST-1) 68.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.2 ATF 1328 66.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.2 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 76.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 FALCON IV 86.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 FALCON V (ATM) 83.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 TABLE 24. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT HIGHMORE (DROUGHT STUDY), SD 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GE-1 76.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 J-140 88.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.2 JT-45 78.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 KZ-2 71.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.2 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 81.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 71.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 76.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 73.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.1 GWTF 85.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 HUDSON (DKS) 75.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 JT-33 80.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 REUNION (LS-03) 81.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.1 SKYLINE 76.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 70.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 65.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 85.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 PADRE 71.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 PLATO 71.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 53.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.9 ESCALADE 76.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 FALCON NG (CE 1) 51.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 PSG-RNDR 56.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.9 PSG-TTRH 61.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 REBEL IV 78.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 68.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 STETSON II (NA-SS) 65.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.9 STR-8GRQR 63.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.9 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 61.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.9 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 65.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 66.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.9 06-DUST 73.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 ARISTOTLE 83.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 AST 7002 71.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 BAR FA 6253 51.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.8 BILTMORE 73.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 61.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 COL-1 75.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 71.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 70.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 MVS-1107 71.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.8 MVS-341 73.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 RK 5 75.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.8 LS 1200 (SC-1) 61.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 06-WALK 71.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 63.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 TABLE 24. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT HIGHMORE (DROUGHT STUDY), SD 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AST 7001 70.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 BULLSEYE 73.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 GO-1BFD 81.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 LINDBERGH 78.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 STR-8BB5 71.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 71.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 IS-TF-159 71.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.6 HUNTER 67.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 3.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 60.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.4 JT-36 70.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 EINSTEIN 75.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 REMBRANDT 75.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 RK 4 73.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 46.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 73.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.2 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 50.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 56.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 60.0 4.0 3.7 5.5 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.1 MAGELLAN 60.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.1 SILVERADO 76.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 BAR FA 6363 56.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 46.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.9 KY-31 78.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 57.1 3.4 2.2 2.6 2.2 1.9 2.5 2.0 C.V. (%) 21.1 19.8 19.0 15.3 17.4 15.1 15.7 14.8 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 SD2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 501+ 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS