TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF TOLERANCE COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE RECOVERY NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.9 AST 7002 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 JT-33 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.8 RNP 6.0 7.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 7.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 BAR FA 6363 8.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 JUSTICE 7.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 4.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.6 CORONA (COL-M) 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.6 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.6 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.6 J-130 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.6 MAGELLAN 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.6 SKYLINE 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.6 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.6 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.6 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.6 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 8.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.6 AST 7001 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 4.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.5 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.5 HEMI 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 HUNTER 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.5 JT-42 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 7.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 MVS-341 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.5 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.5 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 5.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.5 RK 4 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.5 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 4.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.5 STR-8BB5 6.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.5 TAHOE II 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.5 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.5 0312 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.4 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.4 BULLSEYE 7.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 FALCON IV 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.4 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF TOLERANCE COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE RECOVERY NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FIRENZA 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.4 GE-1 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 ESCALANTE (GO-1BFD) 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.4 PATAGONIA (GWTF) 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.4 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.4 HUDSON (DKS) 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 8.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.4 VENTURE (J-140) 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.4 RENDITION RX (PSG-RNDR) 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.4 06-DUST 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 06-WALK 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 BILTMORE 7.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 8.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 ESCALADE 8.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 FALCON NG (CE 1) 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 FALCON V (ATM) 7.3 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 JT-36 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 KY-41 (JT-41) 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 PADRE 8.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 BLADERUNNER 2 (PSG-85QR) 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 TITAN ULTRA (PSG-TTRH) 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 REBEL IV 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 REMBRANDT 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 RK 5 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 8.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 STR-8GRQR 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 TURBO 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 8.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 ARISTOTLE 6.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.2 BAR FA 6253 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF TOLERANCE COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE RECOVERY NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.2 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.2 JT-45 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.2 LINDBERGH 7.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.2 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.2 AST7003 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.1 EINSTEIN 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.1 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 MVS-1107 7.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 PLATO 7.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 PSG-82BR 8.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 COL-1 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 FAITH (K06-WA) 8.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.3 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 TITAN RX (PSG-TTST) 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 SILVERADO 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.5 KY-31 4.7 5.0 1.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.3 4.0 3.1 LSD VALUE 2.7 2.8 1.6 1.0 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.5 0.5 C.V. (%) 12.7 14.2 12.9 9.1 13.3 11.0 9.4 9.9 11.6 10.5 10.1 10.5 4.8 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. 2011 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION