TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.1 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 BLADERUNNER 2 (PSG-85QR) 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 RK 5 5.7 5.3 8.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 FALCON V (ATM) 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 HEMI 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 RK 4 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 TURBO 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 BULLSEYE 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.3 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 3.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 PSG-82BR 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.6 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 VENTURE (J-140) 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.4 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 8.0 4.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 3.0 5.0 6.3 5.4 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 FIRENZA 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.2 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 FALCON NG (CE 1) 5.3 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.1 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.1 JUSTICE 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 STR-8BB5 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 TABLE 16. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR FA 6363 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 JT-42 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 STR-8GRQR 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 5.7 4.0 4.9 ESCALADE 3.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 KY-41 (JT-41) 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 JT-45 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.9 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.8 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 TAHOE II 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 4.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.8 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.8 AST 7002 7.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 FALCON IV 5.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 GE-1 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 8.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 PATAGONIA (GWTF) 6.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 J-130 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 7.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 REBEL IV 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 SKYLINE 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 3.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.6 ESCALANTE (GO-1BFD) 4.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.6 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 7.0 3.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 MVS-1107 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 5.0 3.7 4.6 MAGELLAN 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 MVS-341 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 2.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 TITAN ULTRA (PSG-TTRH) 6.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 2.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 RNP 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 2.3 5.0 4.0 4.5 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 AST7003 7.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.4 CORONA (COL-M) 8.0 3.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.4 REUNION (LS-03) 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 4.4 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.4 06-DUST 3.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 AST9001 (AST-3) 8.0 3.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 BAR FA 6253 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 2.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 COL-1 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 2.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 TABLE 16. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 2.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 RENDITION RX (PSG-RNDR) 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 REMBRANDT 3.3 7.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 3.3 4.3 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 6.7 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 0312 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 2.7 4.0 4.0 4.2 AST 7001 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.2 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.0 4.7 3.7 4.2 EINSTEIN 5.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.7 3.7 4.2 AST1001 (AST-4) 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.1 HUDSON (DKS) 7.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 2.7 4.3 3.7 4.1 JT-33 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.1 06-WALK 7.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 3.0 4.0 LINDBERGH 5.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 ARISTOTLE 6.7 6.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 JT-36 5.3 4.7 6.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 PADRE 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.9 TITAN RX (PSG-TTST) 3.7 7.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 2.3 4.0 3.0 3.8 PLATO 5.0 6.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 BILTMORE 7.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 2.3 4.0 2.3 3.6 HUNTER 7.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 1.7 3.0 3.0 3.5 SILVERADO 4.0 7.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 2.0 4.0 1.7 3.2 KY-31 1.7 9.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.3 3.7 1.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 2.2 1.2 3.2 1.1 1.8 1.5 2.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.7 C.V. (%) 21.0 14.1 23.0 13.2 17.2 15.1 20.7 22.9 15.8 18.1 9.4 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 271-450 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS