TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL PERCENT GENETIC PATCH COLOR ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR WARM TEMP. NOVEMBER MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN MET 1 6.3 7.0 6.3 75.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.7 6.8 PPG-TF-170 6.0 7.3 5.7 73.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 W45 7.0 7.3 5.7 71.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.0 7.7 5.7 68.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.0 8.0 6.0 73.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.0 7.3 5.3 78.3 7.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 LTP-F5DPDR 6.0 6.7 5.7 70.0 6.0 8.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 PICK-W43 6.7 7.0 6.0 75.0 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 PPG-TF-135 6.7 8.0 6.0 71.7 5.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 PPG-TF-137 6.0 8.0 6.0 65.0 6.3 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 U43 6.7 7.0 5.3 73.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 ATF 1612 6.0 7.7 5.3 70.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6 B23 6.7 7.7 5.3 78.3 6.7 8.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.6 F711 6.0 8.0 6.0 76.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 FAITH 6.0 7.7 5.3 75.0 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 FIREBIRD 2 6.3 7.7 6.0 63.3 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 GRANDE 3 6.3 8.0 6.3 71.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.6 IS-TF 291 6.7 6.3 5.7 71.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.6 IS-TF 308 SEL 6.0 7.0 6.0 60.0 5.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6 IS-TF 310 SEL 6.3 7.3 5.7 65.0 6.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.6 MET 6 SEL 5.3 8.0 5.3 70.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.6 PPG-TF-115 5.7 7.7 5.3 70.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.6 PPG-TF-138 6.0 7.0 5.7 63.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.6 PPG-TF-157 6.3 7.3 6.3 61.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 T31 5.7 8.0 6.3 63.3 5.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.6 DZ1 6.3 6.3 6.0 66.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.5 FESNOVA 5.3 7.3 5.7 70.0 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.5 HEMI 6.3 6.7 5.7 68.3 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.5 IS-TF 269 SEL 6.0 6.7 5.3 65.0 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.5 IS-TF 305 SEL 6.3 7.0 5.0 65.0 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 PPG-TF-150 5.7 7.7 5.7 66.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.5 PPG-TF-156 6.3 8.0 5.7 66.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 PSG-WE1 6.3 8.0 6.0 65.0 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.5 RZ2 5.3 7.3 5.7 66.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.5 SRX-TPC 6.0 8.0 5.0 70.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 U45 6.0 6.7 6.3 61.7 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.5 CCR2 6.0 7.7 6.3 71.7 5.7 8.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.4 FALCON V 6.0 6.7 6.0 73.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.4 IS-TF 284 M2 7.0 6.3 5.0 51.7 5.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.4 IS-TF 285 6.3 8.0 5.3 70.0 5.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 JS 916 6.0 7.3 5.7 56.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.4 K12-MCD 5.3 7.3 5.0 75.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.4 LTP-FSD 5.7 7.0 5.7 73.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.4 LTP-TWUU 6.0 7.0 6.0 71.7 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.4 PPG-TF-105 6.0 7.7 5.3 68.3 5.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.4 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL PERCENT GENETIC PATCH COLOR ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR WARM TEMP. NOVEMBER MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN PPG-TF-145 7.0 7.0 5.7 65.0 5.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.4 PPG-TF-152 6.0 8.0 5.7 63.3 5.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.4 PPG-TF-172 6.0 7.0 6.3 71.7 6.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.4 PST-5MVD 5.0 7.3 4.7 71.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.4 TERRANO 5.3 6.7 5.3 68.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.4 W41 6.0 8.0 6.3 68.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.4 ZW 44 6.0 8.0 6.3 66.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 BIZEM 6.0 7.7 5.0 63.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 BULLSEYE 6.0 7.0 5.0 71.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 IS-TF 289 6.3 7.0 5.3 70.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 IS-TF 307 SEL 6.7 7.0 5.3 61.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 IS-TF 330 6.7 7.3 5.0 61.7 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 MET-3 5.7 7.3 5.7 68.3 5.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 PPG-TF-147 5.7 8.0 5.3 66.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 PPG-TF-151 5.7 6.7 5.0 66.7 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 PPG-TF-169 6.0 6.7 6.7 73.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 PSG-PO1 6.0 6.7 5.7 68.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 PST-5BPO 5.0 8.0 5.3 61.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 PST-5EV2 5.7 7.3 5.3 68.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 5.0 7.7 5.3 65.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 RAD-TF-83 6.7 6.3 4.7 70.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 REGENERATE 6.7 8.0 6.3 75.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 IS-TF-287 6.7 6.7 5.0 76.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.7 5.7 5.7 76.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 ATF 1736 6.0 7.7 5.0 68.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 ATF 1754 6.0 7.0 5.7 63.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.2 BAR FA 121089 5.7 6.0 4.7 66.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 BURL TF-69 6.0 6.7 5.0 70.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 CATALYST 5.3 7.7 5.3 71.7 5.3 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 DB1 7.0 4.7 5.7 68.3 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.2 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 7.0 5.7 4.7 70.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.2 IS-TF 272 7.3 7.7 5.0 61.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 K12-05 7.0 6.7 4.7 60.0 5.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.2 RAD-TF-88 6.3 5.3 5.7 60.0 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.2 ATF 1704 5.3 7.0 5.3 66.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.1 FALCON IV 5.3 6.7 5.0 73.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 IS-TF 276 M2 5.7 7.0 5.0 70.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.1 IS-TF 282 M2 7.0 6.7 4.7 60.0 4.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.1 PPG-TF-139 5.7 8.0 5.0 61.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 PSG-8BP2 5.3 7.7 4.7 70.0 5.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 PSG-GSD 5.0 7.7 5.0 75.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 PST-5BRK 5.3 7.0 5.0 71.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.1 PST-5RO5 5.3 7.7 4.7 71.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 5.0 7.3 5.0 66.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.1 RAD-TF-89 6.3 6.3 5.0 63.3 4.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.1 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL PERCENT GENETIC PATCH COLOR ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR WARM TEMP. NOVEMBER MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN RAD-TF-92 6.7 6.7 5.3 70.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.1 IS-TF 311 6.0 7.7 5.7 61.7 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 JS 818 6.0 5.7 4.7 76.7 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 PSG-TT4 5.0 6.0 4.7 68.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 7.0 5.9 PST-5DZP 5.7 4.7 4.7 60.0 5.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 7.0 5.9 PST-5EX2 5.0 8.0 5.0 75.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.9 TD1 6.3 4.7 5.7 68.3 5.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.9 K12-13 6.7 5.3 4.3 55.0 4.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.3 6.0 4.7 70.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.8 PST-5GRB 5.3 7.3 4.7 70.0 5.0 7.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 5.0 6.7 4.7 68.3 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.8 COMP. RES. SST 5.7 4.0 4.7 65.0 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 AQUADUCT 5.0 5.7 4.7 73.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.6 BAR FA 121091 7.0 5.3 3.7 65.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.6 PPG-TF-142 7.0 5.3 5.3 66.7 4.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.6 GO-DFR 6.3 6.7 5.7 65.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.5 JS 809 5.7 5.7 4.0 76.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.5 204 RES. BLK4 5.7 4.7 4.3 65.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.4 BAR FA 121095 6.0 4.7 4.7 65.0 3.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.4 JS 819 6.0 5.7 4.3 70.0 4.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.4 MARAUDER 5.0 4.0 3.7 66.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 3.0 5.0 5.4 JS 825 5.3 4.7 4.0 66.7 4.3 7.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 ANNIHILATOR LEDEBOER 5.0 5.3 4.0 73.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.1 WARHAWK 5.3 3.3 4.3 68.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.1 BAR FA 120878 4.0 7.3 4.3 68.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 KY-31 3.0 8.0 4.0 84.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 LSD VALUE 0.7 2.2 0.9 9.3 1.8 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.8 16.8 10.6 7.8 15.2 8.2 9.9 11.0 14.8 9.8 6.0 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - - FULL SUN - -