TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK (NO TRAFFIC), NJ 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF TOLERANCE PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DORMANCY WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.3 5.7 8.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 8.7 8.0 5.7 6.7 9.0 8.3 7.7 RK 5 6.0 5.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 7.7 8.7 9.0 7.6 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 4.3 7.7 8.3 6.0 6.7 9.0 8.0 7.7 3.7 6.0 8.7 8.7 7.4 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 5.0 6.7 8.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 6.0 4.7 7.0 9.0 8.0 7.3 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.0 7.7 9.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 4.3 7.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 5.3 7.3 8.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.2 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 5.7 5.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 9.0 6.7 6.3 3.3 5.3 9.0 8.7 6.9 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 5.7 5.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 7.0 9.0 8.7 6.9 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 6.3 3.3 9.0 5.3 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.0 9.0 8.7 6.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 5.0 7.3 8.0 5.0 7.3 9.0 7.0 6.3 3.7 4.7 9.0 8.7 6.9 BULLSEYE 5.7 5.7 8.7 4.3 6.0 9.0 8.3 5.3 2.3 5.7 8.7 8.0 6.8 FALCON V (ATM) 5.3 7.7 8.0 5.7 7.7 9.0 8.0 6.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 6.8 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.7 6.7 7.7 5.3 6.7 9.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 5.7 4.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 TURBO 6.3 5.3 8.3 4.7 4.7 9.0 8.0 5.3 2.7 5.0 8.3 8.3 6.7 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.0 7.0 8.3 5.3 7.7 9.0 6.7 6.0 3.3 3.7 9.0 8.7 6.6 FIRENZA 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 8.0 8.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 8.0 7.0 6.6 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 6.3 5.3 8.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 4.0 4.3 8.0 8.3 6.6 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.0 6.0 8.3 5.3 3.7 8.7 7.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 8.3 8.0 6.6 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 4.7 4.7 8.3 4.7 5.3 8.3 7.7 5.3 2.3 5.0 8.0 8.7 6.5 HEMI 4.7 4.3 7.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 6.5 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.0 4.7 8.0 6.0 8.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 3.0 5.3 7.7 8.7 6.5 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 4.7 3.3 9.0 4.7 6.0 8.0 8.7 7.3 3.3 2.7 7.3 7.7 6.4 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.0 4.3 7.7 5.0 7.7 9.0 8.0 6.7 3.0 4.0 7.7 6.7 6.4 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.3 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 BLADERUNNER 2 (PSG-85QR) 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 RK 4 6.0 5.3 8.0 4.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.0 1.3 8.3 4.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 3.7 4.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 STR-8BB5 5.7 4.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 8.3 6.3 6.3 3.7 4.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 CORONA (COL-M) 8.0 3.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 8.3 5.3 5.3 3.3 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.2 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 4.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 7.3 8.7 6.3 5.7 3.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.2 VENTURE (J-140) 6.3 5.3 8.0 4.7 4.7 7.7 8.3 4.3 1.7 4.3 8.0 8.3 6.1 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.1 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.0 5.0 6.7 4.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 5.7 2.3 4.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 COL-1 6.0 3.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 FALCON NG (CE 1) 4.0 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.0 5.0 6.7 3.7 5.0 8.3 7.3 4.7 2.3 3.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 5.7 4.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 3.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 KY-41 (JT-41) 6.7 2.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 JUSTICE 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 MVS-1107 4.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 5.7 2.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.3 2.3 8.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 5.0 2.3 4.3 8.0 7.7 6.0 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 5.3 6.7 7.0 3.7 5.3 8.3 6.7 4.3 2.7 4.7 7.3 7.3 5.9 TABLE 15. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK (NO TRAFFIC), NJ 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF TOLERANCE PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DORMANCY WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JT-45 6.3 3.0 6.7 4.3 3.0 7.3 6.3 4.0 3.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.9 RNP 7.7 3.3 5.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.9 HUDSON (DKS) 7.7 3.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 6.0 5.8 FALCON IV 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 4.7 6.3 2.7 3.7 8.3 7.7 4.3 1.3 3.7 7.0 7.0 5.6 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 5.3 3.7 6.7 4.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 3.0 3.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.7 1.7 6.7 3.0 4.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 2.7 3.7 7.7 6.0 5.6 GE-1 5.3 4.7 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 2.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.0 4.3 7.7 3.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 1.7 3.3 7.0 7.7 5.5 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 5.7 6.3 8.3 3.3 5.7 7.7 8.0 5.3 1.7 3.3 6.3 6.3 5.5 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 2.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 5.5 06-DUST 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.3 2.7 4.3 7.0 5.7 5.4 ESCALADE 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 7.3 7.0 5.4 PSG-82BR 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 3.3 7.7 5.3 5.3 2.7 3.0 6.7 7.0 5.4 COMPETE (LS-06) 8.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 3.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 JT-36 5.7 3.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.3 7.7 8.0 3.0 3.0 8.3 7.3 4.0 2.7 3.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 7.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 2.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.2 RENOVATE (LS-11) 8.0 2.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.2 SKYLINE 6.3 2.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 2.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.2 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.3 5.7 6.3 2.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 1.7 3.0 7.7 6.3 5.2 AST1001 (AST-4) 8.3 1.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.1 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 8.0 3.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 2.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 JT-42 5.0 2.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 3.0 3.3 6.0 5.7 5.1 REBEL IV 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 7.7 5.0 5.0 2.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.1 STR-8GRQR 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 AST 7002 7.7 4.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 7.0 5.3 4.3 2.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 AST9001 (AST-3) 8.3 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 BAR FA 6253 5.7 6.3 5.7 3.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 1.7 2.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 8.0 2.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 2.7 3.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 MVS-341 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 RENDITION RX (PSG-RNDR) 7.0 4.3 3.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.3 2.0 5.7 3.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 4.7 1.7 2.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 J-130 7.0 4.7 5.3 3.3 3.0 7.7 5.3 3.7 2.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.9 STETSON II (NA-SS) 8.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 2.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.9 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 8.3 1.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 2.3 2.3 6.0 7.0 4.9 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 8.0 2.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.0 5.7 5.0 4.9 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 7.3 3.7 6.7 4.3 3.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 1.7 3.7 5.7 6.7 4.8 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 8.0 5.7 4.7 2.0 2.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 REMBRANDT 4.0 6.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.8 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 8.3 2.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 6.3 6.0 4.8 TAHOE II 5.7 2.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.8 PATAGONIA (GWTF) 7.0 3.7 5.0 2.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 2.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 TABLE 15. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK (NO TRAFFIC), NJ 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF TOLERANCE PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DORMANCY WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JT-33 5.7 2.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 2.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 06-WALK 7.0 4.7 3.3 7.3 7.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 AST7003 8.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 3.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.6 AST9003 (AST-1) 8.7 2.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 2.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.6 BILTMORE 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.6 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 7.7 4.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 1.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 4.6 LINDBERGH 4.7 3.3 5.0 7.7 7.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 3.3 4.7 4.4 TITAN ULTRA (PSG-TTRH) 6.7 2.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 3.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 4.4 ESCALANTE (GO-1BFD) 3.3 8.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 HUNTER 9.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.3 3.7 2.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 PADRE 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.7 1.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 TITAN RX (PSG-TTST) 2.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.7 3.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 3.0 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.2 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.7 3.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 2.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.2 EINSTEIN 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.2 BAR FA 6363 7.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 2.0 2.0 5.3 4.3 4.1 MAGELLAN 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 2.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.1 0312 8.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 AST 7001 8.7 2.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 3.3 1.7 2.0 4.0 4.7 3.9 PLATO 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 2.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 3.6 ARISTOTLE 6.3 5.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.4 SILVERADO 2.7 4.0 2.7 6.3 6.7 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.0 3.0 3.0 KY-31 1.0 8.7 1.0 4.3 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.8 1.5 5.8 4.4 1.6 1.7 2.4 6.2 8.3 2.1 1.6 1.2 C.V. (%) 15.4 25.4 15.8 36.9 31.6 15.3 17.7 24.0 55.1 47.8 20.4 16.0 14.4 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. 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 NJ1 LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION