TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT SEEDLING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME VIGOR SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PPG-TF-152 6.7 85.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.7 7.7 6.9 PST-5EV2 7.3 81.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 6.9 SRX-TPC 6.7 76.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.8 LTP-TWUU 7.0 74.3 4.0 6.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 PPG-TF-170 7.3 77.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 PSG-WE1 7.0 76.7 4.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 U43 5.7 80.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 GRANDE 3 8.0 79.3 4.3 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.6 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.7 83.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.6 MET 6 SEL 7.3 74.3 4.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.6 U45 6.3 83.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.7 7.3 6.6 W45 7.3 74.7 4.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.6 BIZEM 5.7 75.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.5 RZ2 6.3 85.0 3.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.5 MET 1 7.3 73.7 4.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.4 MET-3 7.0 74.3 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.4 PICK-W43 7.3 78.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.4 PPG-TF-105 8.0 74.3 4.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 PPG-TF-115 7.7 76.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 PPG-TF-151 6.7 76.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.4 ZW 44 7.3 73.3 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.4 PPG-TF-135 5.3 87.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.3 6.3 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 7.0 74.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 8.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.2 IS-TF 310 SEL 6.7 67.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.2 PPG-TF-137 8.0 67.0 4.0 5.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 PPG-TF-172 6.7 82.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.2 ATF 1704 7.0 70.7 4.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 ATF 1754 7.7 71.3 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.1 B23 7.3 77.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 CATALYST 8.3 71.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.1 FALCON V 7.0 75.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.1 FESNOVA 6.0 61.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.1 LTP-FSD 7.0 74.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 PPG-TF-156 7.0 74.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.1 PPG-TF-169 8.0 68.7 4.7 6.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 PST-5GRB 7.0 82.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.7 78.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.1 T31 7.7 79.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 IS-TF-287 7.3 75.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 W41 7.7 63.3 4.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.1 ATF 1736 7.0 77.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 GTO (BURL TF-2) 7.7 59.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 DB1 7.0 74.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 FIREBIRD 2 6.3 67.3 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 HEMI 7.3 74.0 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT SEEDLING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME VIGOR SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN IS-TF 269 SEL 6.0 70.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 IS-TF 289 6.3 77.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 K12-05 6.0 70.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 LTP-F5DPDR 7.0 67.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 PPG-TF-138 6.3 77.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 PPG-TF-139 7.0 80.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 PPG-TF-147 6.3 73.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 PST-5BRK 7.0 76.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 PST-5EX2 7.7 70.3 4.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 REGENERATE 7.3 71.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 TD1 7.7 76.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 TERRANO 7.3 68.3 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 BAR FA 121089 7.0 69.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.9 DZ1 6.0 79.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.9 IS-TF 307 SEL 6.0 74.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 IS-TF 330 5.7 66.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 PPG-TF-150 7.0 74.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 PPG-TF-157 6.0 77.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.9 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 7.3 75.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 RAD-TF-83 7.0 67.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 BURL TF-69 6.7 73.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 IS-TF 272 6.3 72.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.8 IS-TF 291 6.7 63.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.8 JS 916 7.0 72.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 RAD-TF-92 7.3 60.3 4.3 5.7 7.3 8.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.8 BAR FA 121095 7.7 60.0 4.3 5.7 7.3 8.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 BULLSEYE 6.3 67.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 FALCON IV 5.7 68.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 PPG-TF-145 6.7 71.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 3.7 5.7 PST-5BPO 6.3 72.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 F711 6.7 54.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 IS-TF 282 M2 5.3 69.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.6 IS-TF 285 5.7 56.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.6 IS-TF 305 SEL 6.7 57.7 4.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 PSG-GSD 6.7 64.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.6 PSG-PO1 7.3 56.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.6 PST-5MVD 6.7 64.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.6 CAESAR (TY 10) 7.7 69.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.6 FAITH 6.3 67.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.5 IS-TF 311 6.7 63.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 JS 818 8.0 65.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.5 PST-5RO5 7.7 58.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.0 66.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.5 IS-TF 276 M2 6.7 71.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.4 PSG-8BP2 7.0 57.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.4 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT SEEDLING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME VIGOR SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BAR FA 120878 6.7 50.0 3.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 IS-TF 308 SEL 5.3 61.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 K12-MCD 5.0 64.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 PST-5DZP 6.7 63.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 RAD-TF-89 6.3 57.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 CCR2 7.3 57.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.2 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.0 59.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 JS 825 8.0 43.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.2 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 6.7 43.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.2 COMP. RES. SST 6.3 26.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.1 JS 819 6.3 61.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.1 KY-31 7.7 63.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 8.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 5.1 PSG-TT4 6.3 53.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 RAD-TF-88 6.0 59.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.1 ATF 1612 5.0 58.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 IS-TF 284 M2 4.0 58.3 3.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 PPG-TF-142 5.7 61.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 BAR FA 121091 7.0 37.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 AQUADUCT 5.0 55.0 3.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.8 GO-DFR 6.0 56.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 JS 809 7.0 26.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.6 K12-13 6.3 39.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.6 MARAUDER 6.3 40.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.0 4.5 ANNIHILATOR LEDEBOER 5.7 16.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.4 WARHAWK 6.0 51.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.7 4.4 204 RES. BLK4 7.0 14.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.5 LSD VALUE 2.6 21.5 3.9 2.1 4.8 2.4 5.1 2.8 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.0 C.V. (%) 15.9 19.0 19.8 17.0 21.6 15.0 20.7 22.4 16.0 19.5 19.2 9.7 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 UNIFORM SHADE 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION