TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN GTO (BURL TF-2) 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 PPG-TF-135 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 PPG-TF-151 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 7.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 ATF 1704 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 IS-TF 310 SEL 7.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.5 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 PST-5BRK 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 ATF 1754 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 7.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 IS-TF 289 7.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 IS-TF 305 SEL 7.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.5 K12-05 7.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 PPG-TF-170 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 PST-5EV2 7.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 PST-5EX2 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 REFLECTION (U45) 7.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.5 FIREBIRD 2 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.4 HEMI 6.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 IS-TF 308 SEL 6.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.4 MET 1 7.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.4 PPG-TF-115 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.4 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 7.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 PST-5BPO 6.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.4 ATF 1736 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 IS-TF 276 M2 6.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 IS-TF 311 6.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 PPG-TF-137 6.7 5.0 4.5 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 IS-TF 269 SEL 6.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.2 IS-TF 285 6.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 7.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.2 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 6.7 4.0 3.5 3.5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.2 PPG-TF-169 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.2 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 MAESTRO (T31) 7.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.2 ATF 1612 6.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 BIZEM 6.3 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.1 IS-TF 307 SEL 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 K12-13 6.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 K12-MCD 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 PST-5MVD 6.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.3 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.3 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 BAR FA 121095 6.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN KINGDOM (DB1) 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 GRANDE 3 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 6.7 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 6.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 MET-3 6.3 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 PPG-TF-172 6.7 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 PSG-TT4 6.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 RAD-TF-88 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 IS-TF-287 6.7 4.5 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.9 JS 819 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 JS 916 6.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.9 MET 6 SEL 6.7 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 7.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.9 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.7 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.9 BAR FA 120878 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 5.5 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 FAITH 6.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 FALCON V 7.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 GO-DFR 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 6.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.8 PPG-TF-138 7.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 PSG-GSD 6.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.5 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 REGENERATE 6.3 4.0 3.5 3.5 4.5 5.5 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.8 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 COMP. RES. SST 7.0 . 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.5 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 DZ1 6.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.7 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 PSG-8BP2 6.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 PSG-PO1 6.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 6.3 3.5 3.5 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 6.3 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 5.5 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 CCR2 6.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.6 F711 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.6 JS 809 6.3 3.5 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 PICK-W43 6.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.6 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 RAD-TF-83 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 TERRANO 6.3 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.6 W41 6.3 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 TABLE 4. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN WARHAWK 6.3 3.5 3.0 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 BAR FA 121089 6.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 BULLSEYE 6.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.5 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.5 IS-TF 272 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.0 . . . 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.5 PST-5DZP 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.5 RAD-TF-89 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 5.7 3.5 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.5 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.4 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.4 BAR FA 121091 6.0 3.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 FALCON IV 6.7 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 JS 825 6.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 RAD-TF-92 6.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 FESNOVA 6.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 204 RES. BLK4 6.0 . . . . . 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.1 ANNIHILATOR 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.1 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 MARAUDER 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.0 3.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.1 CATALYST 6.3 3.5 3.5 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 KY-31 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 AQUADUCT 5.7 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 B23 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.8 JS 818 6.0 . . . 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.5 LSD VALUE 1.6 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.2 1.5 C.V. (%) 8.4 16.7 17.3 16.9 17.1 16.7 16.7 17.1 15.8 15.1 17.2 17.4 13.2 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 GA1 SANDY LOAM 4.6-5.5 0-60 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN - TO PREVENT STRESS