TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 7.3 6.3 7.0 77.3 68.7 89.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 F711 7.3 7.3 7.3 88.3 77.3 93.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.9 IS-TF 305 SEL 7.3 6.3 7.0 79.7 69.3 87.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.8 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 7.7 6.3 6.7 77.3 77.7 92.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.8 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 7.3 6.0 7.0 83.7 74.7 91.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.3 7.8 CCR2 7.7 6.3 6.7 88.7 79.3 92.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 FESNOVA 7.3 6.7 7.0 83.0 76.0 90.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 7.3 6.3 7.0 80.0 71.7 89.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 IS-TF-287 7.0 6.3 6.7 82.3 75.3 88.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 7.3 6.0 6.7 87.7 81.3 90.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 7.0 6.3 7.0 87.3 73.0 90.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 7.0 6.3 7.3 76.7 79.3 84.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.6 PST-5EV2 7.3 6.3 6.7 82.0 79.7 92.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.3 7.6 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 8.0 6.0 6.7 74.3 67.7 88.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.5 MET 6 SEL 6.7 6.7 6.7 89.0 74.7 89.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.5 MET-3 7.7 6.3 7.0 89.0 80.7 91.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.5 PICK-W43 7.3 6.3 7.0 86.7 78.7 93.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 PSG-PO1 7.3 6.7 7.3 81.7 77.0 90.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.5 MAESTRO (T31) 7.0 6.3 6.7 83.0 80.3 91.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 7.0 6.3 7.0 88.0 74.3 90.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.5 ATF 1704 7.0 6.0 6.7 80.7 75.3 91.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 ATF 1736 7.0 6.0 6.7 88.3 76.7 91.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 BULLSEYE 7.7 6.0 7.0 85.3 77.7 89.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 IS-TF 311 7.3 6.3 7.0 85.3 70.3 92.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 K12-MCD 7.3 6.7 7.0 76.7 76.3 91.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 7.0 6.7 7.0 83.3 76.0 91.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 7.3 6.3 6.7 87.3 77.3 92.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.4 PPG-TF-115 7.0 6.3 6.7 82.3 68.7 90.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.4 PPG-TF-137 7.3 6.3 7.3 89.3 79.3 90.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.4 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 7.3 6.7 7.0 87.0 75.7 90.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 7.0 6.3 7.0 82.3 74.0 90.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.4 REGENERATE 7.0 6.0 7.0 85.0 67.7 89.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.4 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.7 6.7 7.0 85.7 74.7 89.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.4 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 7.0 6.3 6.7 87.7 78.3 92.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.4 REFLECTION (U45) 7.3 6.3 7.0 89.0 73.0 91.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.4 ATF 1754 7.3 6.3 6.3 84.3 77.0 92.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 BIZEM 7.7 7.3 7.3 85.3 72.3 92.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 CAESAR (TY 10) 8.0 6.3 6.7 73.0 68.7 90.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 GRANDE 3 7.3 6.3 7.0 82.3 72.0 92.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 HEMI 7.0 6.3 7.0 85.0 80.0 89.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 IS-TF 308 SEL 7.7 6.3 6.7 81.7 73.0 91.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 JS 916 7.3 6.0 7.0 76.0 68.3 89.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 7.0 6.0 6.7 83.0 71.0 91.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 7.3 6.7 6.7 82.0 75.7 91.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 PST-5BPO 7.0 6.0 6.7 83.7 73.3 91.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-5MVD 7.3 6.3 6.7 82.0 74.0 92.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 7.3 6.3 6.7 81.3 75.0 91.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 7.3 6.3 7.0 88.3 74.7 92.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 B23 7.3 6.3 7.3 79.0 73.0 91.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.2 FIREBIRD 2 7.3 7.7 7.7 84.3 83.7 92.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.2 IS-TF 307 SEL 7.7 6.7 7.0 77.0 68.0 89.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.2 PPG-TF-135 7.0 6.3 6.7 82.3 80.3 91.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.2 PST-5BRK 7.0 6.3 7.0 87.0 79.0 91.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.2 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 7.3 7.3 8.0 83.3 72.3 91.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.2 TERRANO 7.3 6.7 7.0 82.7 78.7 91.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.2 ANNIHILATOR 7.0 7.7 7.3 68.7 64.7 88.0 8.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.1 FAITH 7.0 6.3 6.7 85.0 72.7 90.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.1 FALCON IV 7.0 6.0 7.0 75.3 64.3 91.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 IS-TF 285 7.3 6.3 7.3 80.3 73.0 88.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.1 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 7.7 6.0 7.0 86.0 76.0 93.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.1 MET 1 7.3 6.3 7.0 85.0 72.3 93.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.1 PPG-TF-169 7.0 6.3 7.0 79.7 79.3 91.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.1 PPG-TF-170 7.0 6.7 7.0 82.7 80.3 91.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.1 PSG-GSD 6.3 6.3 7.0 82.7 74.7 89.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 PST-5EX2 7.0 6.3 7.0 83.3 80.3 91.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.1 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 7.7 6.3 7.0 77.7 68.3 86.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.1 ATF 1612 7.0 6.3 6.7 85.3 69.3 90.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 BAR FA 121095 7.3 6.3 6.7 76.3 63.7 87.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 7.3 6.3 7.0 77.3 56.0 88.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.0 IS-TF 272 8.0 7.3 7.7 79.7 70.3 90.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 8.0 7.0 7.0 76.3 64.0 89.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 IS-TF 289 7.7 7.3 7.0 77.3 69.0 89.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 IS-TF 310 SEL 7.7 6.3 7.3 82.0 72.7 91.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105)7.7 6.0 6.7 85.3 75.0 90.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.0 PPG-TF-138 7.3 6.3 7.0 84.7 70.0 90.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 PPG-TF-172 6.7 6.0 6.7 84.3 77.3 90.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 RAD-TF-92 7.3 7.3 7.7 85.7 72.0 87.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.7 6.3 7.0 80.7 75.3 89.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 8.0 7.0 BAR FA 121089 7.0 6.3 6.3 82.3 65.7 89.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.9 CATALYST 7.0 6.3 6.7 83.7 67.0 90.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.9 FALCON V 7.7 6.3 6.7 82.7 72.3 92.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.9 K12-13 7.7 7.7 7.7 67.0 68.0 88.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.9 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 7.3 6.7 7.3 68.3 68.7 87.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 8.0 6.9 PPG-TF-151 7.0 6.3 6.7 87.3 76.0 90.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 8.0 6.9 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.7 6.3 6.7 72.3 63.3 87.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.9 DZ1 7.3 6.3 7.3 77.0 72.0 85.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.8 GTO (BURL TF-2) 7.0 6.3 6.7 83.7 74.3 92.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.8 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 7.0 6.0 6.3 73.0 73.0 90.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.8 JS 825 7.0 6.3 6.3 64.7 53.7 87.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.8 PSG-TT4 7.0 6.0 6.3 76.7 77.7 90.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 8.0 6.8 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 7.3 6.7 7.3 82.0 66.0 89.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 IS-TF 269 SEL 7.3 6.7 7.0 84.3 75.7 90.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 K12-05 7.7 7.0 7.3 72.3 62.3 90.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 8.0 6.7 PSG-8BP2 7.0 6.3 6.7 77.7 72.3 89.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 PST-5DZP 7.0 6.3 6.7 72.7 64.0 89.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 RAD-TF-83 7.7 6.7 7.7 79.3 70.3 89.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 W41 7.3 6.0 7.0 85.3 73.3 91.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 WARHAWK 7.0 6.7 6.7 62.0 60.3 88.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 GO-DFR 7.0 6.7 7.0 78.7 64.0 88.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 8.0 6.6 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 7.0 6.3 6.7 82.3 76.7 90.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.7 6.6 KINGDOM (DB1) 7.7 7.0 7.3 70.0 63.7 89.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.7 6.5 IS-TF 276 M2 7.0 6.3 7.0 76.7 66.0 88.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.5 MARAUDER 7.3 7.7 7.0 59.0 69.0 91.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 6.5 RAD-TF-88 7.3 6.7 7.0 80.7 67.7 89.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.7 6.5 RAD-TF-89 7.7 6.3 7.3 86.0 73.0 88.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.5 AQUADUCT 6.7 6.3 6.7 76.3 69.0 87.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 BAR FA 120878 6.0 5.7 6.0 74.7 75.3 88.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 BAR FA 121091 7.3 6.3 6.7 73.7 68.0 88.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 COMP. RES. SST 6.3 7.0 7.0 56.7 66.3 86.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 7.7 6.3 JS 819 7.0 6.0 6.7 72.0 62.7 87.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 7.0 7.0 7.0 70.0 70.0 87.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.1 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.7 6.0 6.3 79.7 75.7 90.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.1 204 RES. BLK4 7.0 7.3 7.0 73.0 65.3 90.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 7.7 6.0 JS 818 7.3 6.3 6.7 71.0 63.7 86.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.0 JS 809 7.0 6.3 6.7 67.3 62.7 86.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 7.3 5.5 KY-31 3.3 5.0 5.3 84.7 80.7 89.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.3 1.2 8.4 12.5 4.2 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.6 2.2 1.5 1.8 0.7 1.0 C.V. (%) 6.7 8.9 7.1 6.6 9.0 2.4 5.4 7.8 8.6 11.3 16.0 10.9 12.2 5.0 7.6 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. 2014 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 AR1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS