TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 CCR2 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.4 W41 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 B23 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 MET 1 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 PPG-TF-169 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 PPG-TF-170 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 F711 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 PPG-TF-137 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.2 ATF 1754 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.1 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 REGENERATE 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 ATF 1612 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 BIZEM 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 KINGDOM (DB1) 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 FAITH 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 HEMI 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 PICK-W43 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 RAD-TF-89 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 IS-TF 305 SEL 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105)6.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.9 PPG-TF-135 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 PSG-PO1 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.9 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 MAESTRO (T31) 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.9 CATALYST 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 FIREBIRD 2 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 GRANDE 3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.8 IS-TF 289 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 IS-TF 308 SEL 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 JS 916 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 MET 6 SEL 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.8 PST-5MVD 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 RAD-TF-88 7.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.8 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 REFLECTION (U45) 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 ATF 1704 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 ATF 1736 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 DZ1 6.3 4.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 IS-TF 272 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 6.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 MET-3 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 PPG-TF-172 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 PST-5EV2 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 BULLSEYE 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 FALCON V 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.6 IS-TF 269 SEL 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 IS-TF 311 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 IS-TF-287 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 PPG-TF-115 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 BAR FA 121095 6.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 JS 818 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.5 K12-MCD 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 PST-5EX2 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 TERRANO 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 BAR FA 121091 6.3 4.3 4.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 FALCON IV 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.4 FESNOVA 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.4 IS-TF 285 7.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.4 IS-TF 307 SEL 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 IS-TF 310 SEL 6.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 JS 819 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.4 MARAUDER 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 PSG-GSD 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.4 PST-5BPO 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 CAESAR (TY 10) 7.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 PPG-TF-138 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 PPG-TF-151 6.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-5BRK 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 PST-5DZP 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 RAD-TF-92 6.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 IS-TF 276 M2 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 K12-05 7.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 PSG-8BP2 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.2 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.2 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.2 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 BAR FA 121089 6.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 JS 809 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 PSG-TT4 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 RAD-TF-83 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 WARHAWK 6.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 ANNIHILATOR 5.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.9 GO-DFR 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.9 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.9 COMP. RES. SST 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 JS 825 5.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 204 RES. BLK4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.6 AQUADUCT 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.4 BAR FA 120878 5.3 6.0 3.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.4 K12-13 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 KY-31 3.0 6.0 2.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.9 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 11.3 16.3 14.4 7.2 17.3 13.8 12.4 15.0 11.3 13.4 14.2 7.7 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION