TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BIZEM 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 CATALYST 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 MET 1 5.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 PICK-W43 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 PPG-TF-135 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.2 PPG-TF-152 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 W41 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 B23 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 BULLSEYE 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 CCR2 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 DB1 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 IS-TF 310 SEL 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 LTP-F5DPDR 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 MET 6 SEL 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 PPG-TF-137 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF-172 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 PSG-PO1 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 PST-5RO5 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 RZ2 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 SRX-TPC 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 TERRANO 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.9 F711 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 K12-MCD 5.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 PPG-TF-150 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 PPG-TF-156 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 PSG-WE1 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 PST-5DZP 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 W45 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 ATF 1612 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 IS-TF 269 SEL 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 IS-TF 307 SEL 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 LTP-FSD 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 PPG-TF-105 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 PPG-TF-170 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.8 PST-5BPO 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 PST-5EX2 5.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 REGENERATE 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.8 TD1 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.8 IS-TF-287 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 U43 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 ZW 44 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.8 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AQUADUCT 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 ATF 1736 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 FALCON V 6.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 HEMI 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 IS-TF 276 M2 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 IS-TF 285 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 IS-TF 305 SEL 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 IS-TF 308 SEL 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 IS-TF 311 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 IS-TF 330 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 PPG-TF-139 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 PPG-TF-169 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 PSG-8BP2 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 PSG-GSD 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 PST-5BRK 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 PST-5EV2 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 4.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 U45 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 BURL TF-69 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 DZ1 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.6 FAITH 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.6 GO-DFR 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.6 JS 818 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.6 K12-05 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.6 MET-3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.6 PPG-TF-115 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 PPG-TF-138 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 PPG-TF-151 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 PPG-TF-157 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 T31 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 ATF 1704 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 ATF 1754 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 BAR FA 121089 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 BAR FA 121095 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 FALCON IV 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 FIREBIRD 2 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 GRANDE 3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 IS-TF 291 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 JS 916 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 PPG-TF-147 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 PSG-TT4 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 PST-5GRB 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.5 PST-5MVD 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 RAD-TF-83 5.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN IS-TF 282 M2 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.4 IS-TF 289 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.4 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 RAD-TF-89 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.4 RAD-TF-92 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 CAESAR (TY 10) 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.4 BAR FA 121091 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 FESNOVA 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 JS 825 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 PPG-TF-145 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 RAD-TF-88 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 IS-TF 272 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.2 IS-TF 284 M2 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.2 LTP-TWUU 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.2 ANNIHILATOR LEDEBOER 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 COMP. RES. SST 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 JS 809 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.1 JS 819 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.1 MARAUDER 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.1 PPG-TF-142 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 BAR FA 120878 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.9 K12-13 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 204 RES. BLK4 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 WARHAWK 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 KY-31 3.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 LSD VALUE 1.4 2.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.6 0.6 C.V. (%) 10.1 15.5 12.8 11.6 16.0 11.6 12.0 12.9 14.4 12.9 12.5 6.2 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 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