TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY TOLERANCE COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER RECOVERY NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.5 LS 1200 (SC-1) 6.7 4.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 HEMI 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 MVS-1107 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 6.7 4.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.2 REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.2 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.2 STR-8BB5 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.2 06-DUST 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.1 BAR FA 6253 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.1 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.1 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.1 ESCALADE 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.1 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.1 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.1 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.1 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.1 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.1 0312 7.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 06-WALK 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 AST 7001 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 BULLSEYE 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 COL-1 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 CORONA (COL-M) 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 PATAGONIA (GWTF) 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 HUDSON (DKS) 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 JT-33 6.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 KY-41 (JT-41) 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 JT-42 7.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 MVS-341 7.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 PADRE 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 TITAN ULTRA (PSG-TTRH) 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.0 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 REBEL IV 6.7 4.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 REMBRANDT 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 TABLE 14. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY TOLERANCE COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER RECOVERY NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RK 4 6.7 4.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 RK 5 6.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.0 4.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 STR-8GRQR 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 TURBO 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.9 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.9 BAR FA 6363 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.0 4.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.9 FALCON V (ATM) 6.3 4.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 GE-1 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 J-130 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 JT-36 7.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 JT-45 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 JUSTICE 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 RNP 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 SKYLINE 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.9 TAHOE II 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 AST7003 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 BILTMORE 6.7 4.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.7 4.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 FALCON IV 7.0 4.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.7 4.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 FIRENZA 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 VENTURE (J-140) 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 TABLE 14. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY TOLERANCE COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER RECOVERY NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN LINDBERGH 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 MAGELLAN 7.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 BLADERUNNER 2 (PSG-85QR) 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.8 RENDITION RX (PSG-RNDR) 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.8 TITAN RX (PSG-TTST) 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.8 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 3.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.0 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.8 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 ESCALANTE (GO-1BFD) 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 HUNTER 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 PLATO 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 PSG-82BR 6.7 4.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.7 4.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 ARISTOTLE 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 AST 7002 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 EINSTEIN 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 SILVERADO 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 KY-31 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 0.6 2.5 0.8 1.5 0.9 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 C.V. (%) 5.4 17.7 6.6 9.8 6.3 9.5 11.2 12.4 8.4 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.2 4.0 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. 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS