TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RELATIVE GROWTH RATE RATINGS 1-4; 4=FAST GROWING 2/ SPRING SEEDLING BROWN PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP VIGOR JULY 3 JULY 25 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN REGENERATE 7.3 8.0 8.3 6.0 6.7 8.3 6.3 8.3 8.7 8.3 7.8 ATF 1612 6.7 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.4 PPG-TF-150 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.4 W45 6.7 8.0 7.3 5.0 7.7 8.0 4.3 7.0 8.7 8.3 7.3 U43 7.3 8.3 7.7 4.3 7.3 8.7 4.0 7.3 8.3 7.7 7.2 HEMI 5.3 7.3 8.0 5.7 7.0 8.3 5.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.1 ZW 44 7.3 8.3 7.7 4.3 8.0 8.0 4.0 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.1 BULLSEYE 7.7 8.0 8.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.9 FIREBIRD 2 6.3 6.7 8.3 4.7 6.7 7.3 4.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.9 IS-TF 289 4.7 7.7 8.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.9 MET 1 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.9 MET-3 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.9 PPG-TF-152 6.0 7.7 8.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 4.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 6.9 RZ2 7.3 8.3 8.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.9 GTO (BURL TF-2) 8.0 7.7 8.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 8.0 7.7 8.3 6.8 CCR2 8.0 7.3 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF-105 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.8 PSG-WE1 6.7 8.3 8.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.8 B23 6.0 7.7 7.7 4.7 7.3 8.0 3.7 5.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 F711 6.3 8.7 8.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 6.7 IS-TF 307 SEL 5.7 6.3 8.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 5.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 PPG-TF-137 7.0 7.3 7.7 4.3 6.3 8.0 3.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 PPG-TF-156 8.3 7.7 8.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 6.7 U45 6.0 7.3 8.3 5.0 7.7 8.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 LTP-TWUU 8.0 8.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.6 PICK-W43 7.3 8.3 8.7 4.0 6.7 8.0 3.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.6 BIZEM 7.7 7.7 8.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.5 IS-TF 291 5.7 7.3 8.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 3.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.5 PPG-TF-170 8.7 8.7 8.0 3.3 6.0 7.7 3.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.4 PPG-TF-172 6.3 8.0 8.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.4 RAD-TF-89 5.0 7.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 4.0 6.3 8.3 6.7 6.4 SRX-TPC 5.7 8.3 8.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 FAITH 7.0 8.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 FESNOVA 6.7 8.3 7.3 5.0 6.7 8.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 LTP-F5DPDR 6.3 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 PPG-TF-135 8.0 7.7 7.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 3.0 6.0 8.3 7.7 6.3 PPG-TF-139 6.3 7.7 8.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.0 8.3 7.7 6.3 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 5.3 7.3 8.0 4.0 5.3 7.3 3.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.2 BURL TF-69 6.7 8.7 7.3 3.0 6.7 7.7 3.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.2 IS-TF 284 M2 5.0 7.3 7.3 4.3 7.0 6.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 IS-TF 311 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.2 MET 6 SEL 6.3 7.3 8.3 7.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.2 PPG-TF-151 6.7 8.7 7.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 TABLE 15. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RELATIVE GROWTH RATE RATINGS 1-4; 4=FAST GROWING 2/ SPRING SEEDLING BROWN PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP VIGOR JULY 3 JULY 25 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN W41 7.0 8.0 8.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.2 IS-TF 305 SEL 4.7 7.3 7.7 4.0 6.3 7.0 3.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.1 PPG-TF-157 6.7 7.3 8.0 4.0 5.7 7.3 3.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.1 PST-5EV2 7.0 7.0 8.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.1 IS-TF 330 5.0 7.3 7.3 2.3 6.3 7.3 2.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 DZ1 5.3 8.0 7.0 3.0 7.0 6.7 3.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.9 PPG-TF-142 4.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.9 FALCON V 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.0 4.3 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.8 IS-TF 308 SEL 5.0 7.0 7.3 2.7 6.7 6.3 2.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.8 JS 916 5.0 7.7 7.7 3.7 5.0 7.0 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.8 RAD-TF-92 5.0 7.3 7.7 3.0 6.7 8.3 2.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 PST-5GRB 8.7 9.0 5.7 3.3 6.7 7.0 2.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 GRANDE 3 7.3 8.0 7.3 4.0 4.0 6.3 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.6 IS-TF 269 SEL 4.0 6.7 6.7 3.0 7.0 6.7 2.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 IS-TF 282 M2 6.0 7.7 7.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 3.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.6 IS-TF 310 SEL 5.0 7.0 6.3 2.7 7.0 7.0 2.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 T31 7.3 8.0 6.3 3.0 5.7 7.3 2.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 ATF 1754 8.0 8.0 7.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 3.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 LTP-FSD 7.0 8.7 7.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.5 ATF 1704 7.3 8.7 7.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.4 GO-DFR 5.0 7.0 6.7 3.3 7.3 6.3 2.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 IS-TF 285 4.3 7.0 7.3 2.7 8.0 6.7 2.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 ATF 1736 6.3 8.0 7.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 PPG-TF-147 8.3 7.7 7.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 3.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 RAD-TF-88 6.7 8.7 6.3 2.0 8.3 8.0 1.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 DB1 3.3 6.3 6.0 2.0 6.7 7.0 1.3 3.7 6.3 6.3 5.2 PSG-PO1 7.7 7.3 6.3 2.3 6.0 7.0 1.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.2 CATALYST 7.3 8.3 6.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 2.7 4.3 7.0 5.7 5.1 JS 818 5.3 8.3 5.3 3.0 8.0 7.0 2.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.1 PPG-TF-169 8.3 8.0 7.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 3.3 4.3 6.7 6.3 5.1 PSG-GSD 8.3 8.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 TD1 3.0 6.7 5.7 1.7 6.7 6.7 1.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.1 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.7 8.0 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 BAR FA 121095 4.0 6.0 6.7 3.0 6.7 6.0 2.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 IS-TF 272 4.7 5.7 5.3 1.0 8.0 7.7 1.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 PST-5DZP 5.3 7.0 7.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.9 TERRANO 6.3 7.3 8.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 IS-TF-287 6.0 8.3 7.0 2.0 5.7 7.0 2.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.9 PPG-TF-138 6.7 7.3 6.0 1.3 6.7 7.0 1.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 PPG-TF-145 4.3 7.3 7.0 2.0 7.3 6.3 1.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 4.3 8.0 7.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 FALCON IV 8.0 8.0 8.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 2.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 PST-5MVD 6.7 8.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 2.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 PST-5RO5 6.3 8.7 6.7 3.0 6.0 5.0 2.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 TABLE 15. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RELATIVE GROWTH RATE RATINGS 1-4; 4=FAST GROWING 2/ SPRING SEEDLING BROWN PATCH RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP VIGOR JULY 3 JULY 25 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN K12-MCD 6.3 8.0 6.0 2.7 4.3 5.7 2.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.6 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 4.7 8.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 7.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 PST-5BPO 6.3 8.0 6.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.6 PSG-8BP2 4.3 8.0 6.3 2.0 5.7 6.0 1.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.5 PST-5BRK 6.3 8.3 6.7 3.3 5.7 4.7 2.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 RAD-TF-83 7.7 7.0 5.3 1.3 6.7 7.0 1.0 2.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 IS-TF 276 M2 6.7 7.7 6.3 1.3 7.0 5.7 1.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 PPG-TF-115 6.7 7.0 6.3 2.0 5.3 5.7 2.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 PSG-TT4 4.7 8.7 6.7 3.7 6.0 4.3 2.3 3.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 8.0 8.7 7.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 2.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.3 7.7 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 2.7 2.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 K12-05 5.7 6.7 3.3 1.0 6.7 6.3 1.3 2.3 4.0 3.0 3.9 204 RES. BLK4 4.3 7.7 5.0 2.0 3.7 4.3 1.3 3.0 5.7 5.0 3.8 JS 809 4.3 8.3 5.7 2.7 4.0 5.7 2.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.8 PST-5EX2 7.0 9.0 7.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 2.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.8 BAR FA 121091 4.0 4.7 6.3 1.7 3.7 4.7 1.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 JS 819 5.0 8.0 5.3 1.3 4.7 5.7 1.3 3.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.7 7.3 5.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 COMP. RES. SST 4.3 6.3 5.3 2.0 4.0 4.3 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.5 AQUADUCT 7.7 8.0 5.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 2.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.4 JS 825 3.3 7.3 6.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 2.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 K12-13 2.7 3.3 3.0 1.0 6.3 5.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 BAR FA 121089 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 1.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.2 MARAUDER 5.3 8.0 6.3 2.3 3.7 4.0 1.7 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.9 ANNIHILATOR LEDEBOER 4.7 8.3 7.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.0 2.6 WARHAWK 4.0 8.0 5.3 1.0 3.0 3.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 2.0 2.2 BAR FA 120878 6.7 7.7 5.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 KY-31 9.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.5 3.0 5.0 1.9 1.3 4.2 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.2 C.V. (%) 17.0 11.4 19.8 54.5 20.1 13.5 58.1 25.2 17.6 18.2 14.8 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 NJ1 LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS