TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RELATIVE GROWTH RATE RATINGS 1-4; 4=FAST GROWING 2/ GENETIC LEAF DENSITY GROWTH BROWN PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER RATE JULY AUGUST MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN REGENERATE 7.0 7.3 7.0 2.3 8.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.1 B23 7.7 7.0 6.7 2.7 9.0 8.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 W45 7.3 6.3 7.3 2.3 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 IS-TF 269 SEL 8.0 7.0 6.7 2.7 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.9 IS-TF 289 8.7 6.7 6.7 2.3 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.9 PPG-TF-137 7.7 6.3 6.7 2.7 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.9 RAD-TF-88 8.0 7.3 7.3 2.3 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.9 RAD-TF-89 8.0 6.7 6.3 2.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.9 U43 7.3 6.7 7.3 3.0 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 5.3 7.0 6.9 ZW 44 6.7 7.0 7.0 2.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.9 CCR2 7.3 6.7 7.3 2.3 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 6.8 FALCON V 8.0 6.3 7.0 2.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.8 PPG-TF-156 7.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF-170 7.7 7.0 7.3 2.7 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.8 RAD-TF-92 8.0 7.3 7.7 1.7 9.0 8.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.8 BIZEM 7.0 6.3 6.0 2.7 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 FESNOVA 7.3 6.3 6.3 2.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 IS-TF 307 SEL 7.3 7.3 6.3 2.0 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 IS-TF 310 SEL 8.0 6.3 6.3 2.7 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 IS-TF 330 7.3 7.0 6.7 2.3 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 MET 6 SEL 6.7 6.3 6.3 2.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 PICK-W43 7.3 7.3 7.0 2.0 8.7 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 PPG-TF-105 7.3 6.3 7.0 2.7 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 PPG-TF-135 7.0 7.0 7.0 2.7 9.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 PPG-TF-145 7.3 7.0 7.0 1.7 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 PPG-TF-150 7.0 6.3 6.7 2.7 9.0 8.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 PPG-TF-172 7.0 6.7 6.3 2.0 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 PSG-PO1 7.0 6.0 6.7 2.7 9.0 8.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 PST-5GRB 7.0 6.3 7.7 2.3 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 SRX-TPC 6.7 6.7 6.7 3.3 9.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 BURL TF-69 8.0 7.7 7.3 2.3 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 DZ1 7.7 6.3 7.0 2.7 8.7 8.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 FIREBIRD 2 7.0 6.7 7.0 2.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.6 HEMI 6.7 6.7 7.0 2.7 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 IS-TF 291 8.0 6.3 6.7 3.0 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.6 IS-TF 305 SEL 8.0 6.3 6.7 2.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.6 K12-05 7.3 6.7 7.0 1.0 8.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.6 LTP-F5DPDR 6.7 6.7 6.7 2.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 MET 1 7.3 6.3 6.7 3.0 8.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.6 PPG-TF-115 7.0 5.7 6.3 3.3 9.0 8.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.6 PPG-TF-139 7.3 7.0 6.7 1.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.6 PPG-TF-151 7.0 6.3 6.3 2.0 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 PPG-TF-152 7.0 6.3 6.7 2.3 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.6 PPG-TF-157 7.7 6.7 6.7 2.3 9.0 8.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.6 TABLE 7. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RELATIVE GROWTH RATE RATINGS 1-4; 4=FAST GROWING 2/ GENETIC LEAF DENSITY GROWTH BROWN PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER RATE JULY AUGUST MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PPG-TF-169 6.7 6.7 7.0 2.3 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.6 RAD-TF-83 9.0 7.0 7.3 1.7 9.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.6 TERRANO 6.7 6.0 6.0 1.7 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 IS-TF-287 7.3 6.7 6.7 2.3 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.6 W41 7.3 6.7 6.7 2.3 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.6 WARHAWK 6.7 6.7 5.7 2.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.6 CATALYST 7.0 6.7 6.0 2.7 8.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.5 IS-TF 308 SEL 7.3 7.0 6.7 2.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.5 JS 818 7.0 6.7 6.7 2.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.5 K12-MCD 7.0 6.3 6.7 3.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.5 LTP-FSD 7.0 5.3 6.3 3.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.5 MET-3 7.3 6.3 6.7 2.7 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 PPG-TF-142 8.7 7.0 7.3 1.7 9.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.5 PPG-TF-147 6.7 6.3 6.0 3.3 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.5 PSG-GSD 7.0 6.7 5.7 3.3 9.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.5 PST-5MVD 7.3 6.7 6.3 3.0 9.0 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.5 TD1 7.7 6.7 6.7 3.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.5 ATF 1736 7.0 6.7 6.0 2.7 9.0 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.4 DB1 7.7 7.0 7.3 2.3 8.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.4 F711 7.3 6.0 6.3 3.3 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.4 FAITH 7.7 6.7 6.3 2.7 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.4 FALCON IV 7.7 5.7 6.0 3.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.4 GO-DFR 7.7 6.7 7.0 2.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.4 IS-TF 285 7.0 6.7 6.3 3.7 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.4 K12-13 8.0 7.7 7.7 1.0 7.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 7.3 6.4 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 7.3 6.7 6.7 2.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.4 PPG-TF-138 7.0 6.7 6.3 2.7 9.0 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.4 PSG-WE1 7.0 6.3 6.3 2.7 9.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.4 PST-5RO5 6.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 9.0 8.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.4 RZ2 7.3 6.3 6.7 3.3 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.4 ATF 1612 6.3 6.0 5.7 3.0 9.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 ATF 1754 6.7 6.0 6.7 2.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 BAR FA 121089 7.3 6.3 5.3 1.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 BULLSEYE 7.3 6.7 6.7 3.0 8.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 GTO (BURL TF-2) 7.0 6.7 6.0 3.0 8.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 IS-TF 272 8.3 7.0 5.7 2.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 IS-TF 282 M2 8.3 6.7 6.0 2.7 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 IS-TF 284 M2 8.0 7.0 6.0 2.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 LTP-TWUU 7.0 6.3 5.3 2.7 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 PST-5DZP 6.7 6.3 6.0 3.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.7 5.3 5.7 3.3 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 T31 7.3 6.0 6.3 3.7 9.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 U45 7.0 6.7 6.0 3.0 9.0 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 ATF 1704 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.3 8.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 TABLE 7. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RELATIVE GROWTH RATE RATINGS 1-4; 4=FAST GROWING 2/ GENETIC LEAF DENSITY GROWTH BROWN PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER RATE JULY AUGUST MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR FA 121095 7.3 7.0 6.0 2.0 9.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.2 GRANDE 3 7.3 6.0 6.3 2.7 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.2 IS-TF 276 M2 7.3 6.0 6.0 3.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.2 JS 916 7.3 6.3 6.0 2.7 9.0 8.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.2 PSG-8BP2 7.3 6.0 5.7 3.3 9.0 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.2 PST-5BPO 6.7 5.3 6.0 2.7 9.0 8.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 PST-5EV2 6.3 6.7 6.3 3.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.2 CAESAR (TY 10) 8.3 5.7 5.7 3.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.2 204 RES. BLK4 6.0 7.3 6.7 2.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.1 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 7.7 6.3 5.7 2.3 9.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.1 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 8.3 6.7 5.7 2.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.1 IS-TF 311 7.3 6.7 6.3 3.0 8.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.1 JS 809 7.3 6.7 6.0 2.7 8.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.1 MARAUDER 6.7 6.7 6.0 2.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.1 PSG-TT4 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.1 PST-5EX2 6.7 5.7 6.0 3.0 9.0 8.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 7.3 5.7 6.0 3.0 9.0 8.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 ANNIHILATOR LEDEBOER 6.3 6.3 6.0 3.0 8.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 JS 819 6.3 6.3 5.3 2.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 8.7 5.7 5.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 BAR FA 121091 7.7 6.0 5.7 2.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 7.0 5.9 COMP. RES. SST 6.3 6.7 6.0 3.0 8.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 6.3 5.9 PST-5BRK 6.0 5.7 5.7 2.3 9.0 8.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.3 6.0 5.3 3.3 8.3 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.9 AQUADUCT 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.8 JS 825 7.0 5.7 5.7 3.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.8 BAR FA 120878 5.7 4.7 5.3 3.3 9.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.5 KY-31 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.1 1.4 2.1 1.5 2.1 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 8.2 9.4 11.3 31.2 6.8 13.2 6.6 7.2 10.0 13.2 10.2 6.8 5.0 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 0-60 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS