TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS HEIGHT MEASURED IN CENTIMETER AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF NO MOWING PERCENT HEIGHT SPRING LEAF COVER SEVERAL WEEKS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER NON- MOWED APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN LS 1200 (SC-1) 5.7 4.3 94.0 14.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.0 4.0 94.0 12.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 5.7 4.0 93.7 12.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.6 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.7 4.0 94.3 12.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.6 TURBO 5.0 3.3 94.3 14.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.6 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.3 4.3 94.3 16.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.5 BULLSEYE 4.7 5.7 89.7 13.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 7.3 4.0 94.3 13.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.4 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.0 5.0 93.7 11.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 RK 5 6.0 4.7 93.7 13.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.4 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.3 3.3 92.7 14.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.3 4.7 95.3 15.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.0 6.0 86.3 14.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.3 5.0 92.3 11.0 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 5.7 5.0 86.0 12.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 5.3 5.0 96.3 13.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 CORONA (COL-M) 5.7 4.0 93.3 14.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 FALCON V (ATM) 7.0 6.7 94.7 12.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.2 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 5.0 4.0 92.3 11.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 4.3 4.0 93.3 12.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.2 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.3 3.7 91.7 13.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.1 ESCALADE 6.3 3.3 94.3 15.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 5.7 4.7 93.7 11.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 4.7 4.7 89.7 14.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.1 FIRENZA 6.0 5.7 90.3 13.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 6.0 3.7 92.3 13.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.1 REBEL IV 6.7 3.7 92.7 14.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.0 5.0 92.3 13.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.1 STR-8GRQR 6.7 3.7 96.3 17.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 8.0 5.0 5.7 6.1 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 4.7 3.3 92.3 13.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.1 BAR FA 6253 5.3 4.3 93.3 13.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.0 2.7 90.0 14.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 5.0 3.0 89.3 15.3 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 GO-1BFD 7.0 4.3 97.3 13.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 GWTF 5.3 4.0 86.7 13.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 HUDSON (DKS) 6.0 3.3 89.7 13.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 J-140 6.7 3.0 91.3 14.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 PSG-85QR 5.0 4.0 88.3 15.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 RK 4 5.7 3.3 91.0 13.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 6.7 4.0 93.0 15.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 4.7 4.0 94.0 15.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 5.0 90.0 13.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 4.0 3.0 82.3 12.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 AST 7002 5.0 3.3 92.7 14.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.9 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/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS HEIGHT MEASURED IN CENTIMETER AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF NO MOWING PERCENT HEIGHT SPRING LEAF COVER SEVERAL WEEKS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER NON- MOWED APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AST7003 7.0 2.7 89.0 15.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.0 2.3 89.3 13.3 5.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 5.0 4.7 87.3 14.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 5.3 4.7 90.3 13.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.9 COL-1 5.0 3.3 93.3 18.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.9 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.0 4.3 88.3 16.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 6.0 4.0 86.0 13.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 JT-42 4.7 3.7 90.7 14.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 5.3 3.7 84.0 15.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.9 REMBRANDT 8.0 3.0 89.7 16.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 5.3 5.0 88.7 11.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 STR-8BB5 5.0 4.0 93.7 13.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.7 3.7 87.3 16.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.7 4.0 89.0 13.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.0 4.3 83.7 11.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 HEMI 4.0 4.7 85.3 14.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.7 4.0 94.0 15.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 HUNTER 6.3 3.0 92.7 13.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 J-130 5.0 3.7 93.3 14.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 MAGELLAN 5.7 3.0 96.7 13.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 8.0 4.3 6.0 5.8 MVS-341 6.0 3.3 92.7 15.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 PSG-82BR 6.0 4.0 95.7 13.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 4.0 3.7 91.7 13.0 5.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 REUNION (LS-03) 6.0 3.7 82.7 11.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 RNP 6.7 4.0 89.3 13.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 5.3 4.0 93.0 14.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.8 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.0 4.0 94.0 14.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 TAHOE II 4.7 4.3 93.3 13.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.0 5.0 93.7 13.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.8 0312 5.0 3.7 93.7 18.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 PADRE 7.0 3.7 95.7 15.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.3 3.3 89.0 12.7 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 4.3 3.7 92.3 14.7 5.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.0 4.0 92.3 15.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 6.0 4.0 87.0 12.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 06-DUST 6.3 3.0 96.0 14.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.3 4.0 92.0 14.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 5.3 5.0 82.0 12.7 5.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.6 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 3.7 3.7 92.0 14.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 SKYLINE 4.0 4.7 86.3 15.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 5.3 3.3 90.7 12.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 5.0 4.0 92.0 14.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 06-WALK 5.3 2.3 93.3 17.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 AST 7001 5.7 3.3 84.3 11.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 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/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TURFGRASS HEIGHT MEASURED IN CENTIMETER AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF NO MOWING PERCENT HEIGHT SPRING LEAF COVER SEVERAL WEEKS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER NON- MOWED APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BILTMORE 7.0 4.7 92.7 17.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 4.0 82.0 16.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.5 FALCON IV 6.7 3.3 83.7 13.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 JT-33 4.3 4.3 86.3 15.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 JT-45 4.3 4.3 89.7 16.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.5 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.0 4.7 82.3 14.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 4.3 4.0 92.0 12.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.4 JT-41 3.7 4.0 84.7 13.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 MVS-1107 6.3 3.0 82.7 14.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.4 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.0 3.3 84.0 17.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 PSG-TTRH 5.3 3.0 94.7 14.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 PSG-TTST 7.3 3.7 94.0 17.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 5.7 4.3 85.3 12.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 EINSTEIN 6.3 2.0 91.3 16.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.7 4.0 85.7 13.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 GE-1 6.0 3.3 92.3 14.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 JT-36 4.0 4.0 82.7 13.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 JUSTICE 6.3 4.7 78.0 12.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 PSG-RNDR 5.7 3.0 85.0 12.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 BAR FA 6363 6.3 4.0 91.0 12.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.1 LINDBERGH 5.7 3.3 90.3 16.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 ARISTOTLE 7.7 3.0 89.0 17.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 PLATO 7.3 3.0 90.3 17.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 SILVERADO 7.0 2.0 92.0 15.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 6.3 3.0 3.7 3.9 KY-31 9.0 1.0 89.0 22.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 1.0 2.7 2.4 LSD VALUE 1.8 1.2 39.5 7.8 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.5 2.0 8.8 1.8 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 17.5 18.7 8.3 18.8 13.7 10.8 15.2 13.5 15.4 24.6 17.0 14.1 8.3 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 TABLE A. 2010 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 SILT LOAM AND SILT 4.6-5.5 - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.6-4.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS