TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC SPRING PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN IS-TF 308 SEL 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.9 PPG-TF-172 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.9 PPG-TF-135 6.3 5.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.8 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.8 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 DZ1 6.0 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 FALCON V 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 TERRANO 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 REFLECTION (U45) 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 F711 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 3.7 6.0 5.6 FIREBIRD 2 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 MET 1 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.6 PICK-W43 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 5.6 PPG-TF-151 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.6 PST-5BRK 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.6 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 5.0 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.6 PST-5MVD 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.6 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.6 MAESTRO (T31) 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 7.0 5.6 ATF 1612 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 5.5 ATF 1704 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 ATF 1754 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.5 BIZEM 5.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.5 IS-TF 307 SEL 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.5 MET-3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.5 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 5.3 5.0 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.5 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.5 PPG-TF-169 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.5 PST-5EX2 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.5 REGENERATE 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.5 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.5 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.5 CCR2 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.4 GRANDE 3 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.4 JS 916 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.4 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.4 MET 6 SEL 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.4 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 7.0 5.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.4 PPG-TF-137 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.4 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.4 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC SPRING PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-5BPO 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 5.4 PST-5EV2 5.3 4.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.4 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.4 W41 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.4 CATALYST 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 KINGDOM (DB1) 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.0 5.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 5.3 IS-TF 310 SEL 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 PPG-TF-115 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 PPG-TF-138 6.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 5.3 PSG-GSD 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.3 5.3 PSG-PO1 6.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 PSG-TT4 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 ATF 1736 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.2 B23 6.3 4.7 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.2 FESNOVA 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.2 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.2 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 7.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.2 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 7.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.2 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.2 RAD-TF-88 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.1 CAESAR (TY 10) 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.1 FAITH 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 3.3 6.0 5.1 FALCON IV 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.1 HEMI 6.0 4.7 6.3 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.1 IS-TF 269 SEL 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.1 IS-TF 276 M2 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.1 IS-TF 311 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.1 PPG-TF-170 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 3.3 5.7 5.1 PSG-8BP2 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.1 RAD-TF-89 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.1 BAR FA 121091 7.0 4.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 7.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 6.7 5.0 GO-DFR 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 7.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 JS 819 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 K12-MCD 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 RAD-TF-92 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 7.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 5.7 5.0 TABLE 9. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC SPRING PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR FA 121089 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.0 5.0 4.9 BULLSEYE 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.0 5.7 4.9 IS-TF 289 7.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.9 IS-TF 305 SEL 7.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 6.0 4.9 IS-TF-287 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 6.0 4.9 JS 818 7.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 5.7 4.9 PST-5DZP 6.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.0 5.7 4.9 RAD-TF-83 7.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.9 ANNIHILATOR 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 4.8 AQUADUCT 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 5.7 4.8 JS 825 7.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 3.7 5.7 4.8 MARAUDER 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.8 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.8 BAR FA 120878 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 BAR FA 121095 6.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 COMP. RES. SST 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 7.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.0 5.3 4.7 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 WARHAWK 7.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 IS-TF 272 8.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 5.0 4.6 K12-05 7.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.6 IS-TF 285 7.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 5.0 4.5 204 RES. BLK4 6.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 6.0 4.4 JS 809 7.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 2.7 5.3 4.4 K12-13 7.0 3.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.4 KY-31 3.0 6.0 7.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.4 2.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.8 2.2 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 10.0 13.6 17.1 13.8 11.3 8.7 11.9 17.3 20.1 9.2 6.6 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - - FULL SUN - TO PREVENT STRESS