TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL GENETIC COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL DECEMBER FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG OCT NOV DEC MEAN ZW 44 7.5 70.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 PPG-TF-150 7.0 50.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.1 204 RES. BLK4 6.0 55.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 MET-3 6.7 60.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.0 6.0 RAD-TF-89 7.0 63.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 PPG-TF-137 6.0 50.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.5 5.9 PPG-TF-145 7.0 40.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 RAD-TF-88 7.0 53.3 7.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 RAD-TF-92 7.0 66.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.0 3.0 3.0 5.9 U43 6.0 53.3 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.9 W41 6.3 50.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.9 W45 6.0 66.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 4.5 5.9 B23 7.0 60.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.8 F711 6.0 60.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.8 IS-TF 310 SEL 7.0 60.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.5 5.8 LTP-F5DPDR 6.7 60.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.8 PPG-TF-170 6.3 70.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.8 PPG-TF-138 6.7 56.7 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.5 4.0 5.7 PPG-TF-152 6.7 66.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 ATF 1704 6.7 33.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 ATF 1754 6.0 53.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.5 60.0 6.3 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 IS-TF 272 6.5 50.0 5.5 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.6 IS-TF 285 7.0 56.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 5.6 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.5 66.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 3.0 4.0 5.6 PPG-TF-156 6.0 66.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.6 PST-5DZP 6.0 56.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.6 SRX-TPC 6.5 66.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.5 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.6 TERRANO 7.0 65.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.6 ATF 1612 6.7 56.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.5 4.5 3.7 5.5 ATF 1736 6.0 73.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.5 4.5 4.3 5.5 BIZEM 6.3 66.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 GRANDE 3 6.3 63.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.3 5.5 IS-TF 289 7.0 46.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 JS 809 6.5 70.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 4.0 3.5 5.5 PICK-W43 6.7 70.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.5 PPG-TF-135 6.5 43.3 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 PPG-TF-151 6.5 63.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.5 PPG-TF-169 6.3 66.7 5.5 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.5 PST-5BPO 6.3 43.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 PST-5GRB 7.0 60.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.5 IS-TF-287 6.7 80.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 5.5 U45 6.5 53.3 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 BAR FA 121089 6.0 50.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.4 FALCON V 6.0 43.3 6.0 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.4 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL GENETIC COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL DECEMBER FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG OCT NOV DEC MEAN FESNOVA 7.0 46.7 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 5.4 FIREBIRD 2 7.0 56.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.4 GO-DFR 7.0 46.7 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 HEMI 6.3 50.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.4 K12-05 6.3 70.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.4 K12-13 6.7 66.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 5.4 PSG-GSD 5.7 50.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 4.0 4.0 5.4 PST-5EV2 6.5 43.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.4 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.7 63.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.4 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.5 63.3 6.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.4 RAD-TF-83 7.0 60.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 TD1 7.0 53.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.4 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.5 70.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 BURL TF-69 7.0 53.3 6.0 5.5 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 5.3 DB1 6.7 56.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.5 60.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 5.3 FAITH 6.5 53.3 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.5 4.7 4.3 5.3 IS-TF 282 M2 7.0 53.3 5.7 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 IS-TF 305 SEL 6.5 53.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 IS-TF 307 SEL 7.0 40.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 IS-TF 311 6.5 50.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 LTP-FSD 7.0 56.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 MET 1 6.5 70.0 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 5.5 4.0 4.0 5.3 PPG-TF-115 7.0 46.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 PPG-TF-172 6.0 36.7 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.3 PST-5EX2 6.0 46.7 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.5 6.5 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 CCR2 7.0 56.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 5.2 DZ1 7.0 56.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.2 IS-TF 276 M2 6.5 60.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.2 IS-TF 284 M2 6.0 53.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 IS-TF 308 SEL 7.0 65.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 LTP-TWUU 6.0 35.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.2 PSG-WE1 6.5 53.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.0 4.0 5.2 PST-5BRK 6.0 66.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 PST-5MVD 6.5 56.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 4.3 4.3 5.2 REGENERATE 6.0 60.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.2 ANNIHILATOR LEDEBOER 6.0 53.3 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.5 3.5 5.1 AQUADUCT 6.0 55.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 BAR FA 121091 6.0 46.7 5.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 5.1 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.0 50.0 5.5 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.1 FALCON IV 6.0 50.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.1 IS-TF 291 7.0 53.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.1 JS 825 6.3 50.0 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.1 PPG-TF-105 6.5 53.3 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.1 PSG-PO1 7.0 43.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.3 5.1 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL GENETIC COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL DECEMBER FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG OCT NOV DEC MEAN BULLSEYE 6.0 50.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 IS-TF 330 7.0 53.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.5 5.0 4.0 5.0 JS 818 40.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 JS 819 6.5 46.7 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 MET 6 SEL 6.0 50.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.5 5.5 6.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.0 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.0 43.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 PPG-TF-157 6.0 33.3 5.7 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 4.5 4.3 5.0 PST-5RO5 6.5 46.7 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 5.0 BAR FA 120878 6.0 53.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.9 CATALYST 6.0 35.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.9 JS 916 7.0 36.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.9 PPG-TF-139 7.0 45.0 5.5 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.9 PPG-TF-142 6.0 36.7 6.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.9 BAR FA 121095 7.0 43.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 COMP. RES. SST 6.0 53.3 7.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 4.8 IS-TF 269 SEL 53.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 K12-MCD 7.0 55.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.5 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 PPG-TF-147 45.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.5 4.8 PSG-8BP2 6.0 36.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 3.7 4.7 MARAUDER 7.0 56.7 6.0 5.5 5.5 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.5 3.5 4.6 RZ2 6.0 50.0 5.5 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.6 PSG-TT4 6.0 50.0 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.5 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 7.0 36.7 5.3 5.5 5.5 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.0 4.5 T31 6.0 40.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.5 KY-31 5.0 55.0 4.0 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.4 WARHAWK 6.0 46.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.2 LSD VALUE 4.3 61.3 2.9 2.5 3.8 2.6 3.8 1.9 1.3 1.5 4.9 2.4 3.1 2.1 C.V. (%) 9.8 29.1 11.1 9.6 10.7 9.5 9.9 7.9 7.5 10.4 14.8 14.7 16.3 11.1 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. 2013 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2012 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 GA1 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS