TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.0 6.0 98.7 99.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.7 6.7 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.0 5.7 98.3 99.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.3 6.3 IS-TF 305 SEL 6.3 5.7 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.2 PPG-TF-135 4.7 5.7 98.7 99.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.2 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 5.7 6.0 98.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 8.7 6.2 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.0 5.7 97.7 99.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.2 DZ1 5.7 6.3 97.3 99.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 8.3 6.1 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 7.3 5.7 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 8.0 6.1 CCR2 5.3 6.0 97.3 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.7 6.0 GRANDE 3 4.7 5.3 98.7 98.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 GTO (BURL TF-2) 4.7 6.0 98.3 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.0 JS 916 6.3 6.0 98.3 99.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 5.0 6.0 98.0 99.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF-169 5.0 5.7 98.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 8.7 6.0 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 5.0 5.7 98.7 99.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.0 MAESTRO (T31) 5.0 5.3 94.7 98.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 8.0 6.0 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 5.0 6.0 98.7 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 8.0 6.0 BAR FA 121095 6.3 6.0 98.7 99.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.9 IS-TF 307 SEL 6.3 6.0 97.3 98.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.9 MET 1 5.0 6.0 98.3 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 8.0 5.9 PPG-TF-138 5.7 5.0 98.3 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.7 5.9 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 5.0 6.0 96.3 99.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 8.0 5.9 HEMI 5.3 6.3 97.3 99.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.8 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 5.0 5.7 98.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 8.0 5.8 MET 6 SEL 5.3 6.3 97.7 98.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.7 5.8 PSG-PO1 5.0 5.7 97.3 98.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 5.8 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 5.3 6.0 98.3 99.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 7.7 5.8 F711 5.0 5.7 98.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 FAITH 5.7 6.3 98.0 99.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.7 FALCON IV 5.0 5.3 98.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 FESNOVA 5.3 5.3 98.3 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.7 5.7 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 4.3 6.0 98.3 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 MET-3 5.0 6.0 97.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 8.0 5.7 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 4.7 5.7 96.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 REGENERATE 4.7 6.7 98.3 99.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 8.0 5.7 REFLECTION (U45) 5.7 5.7 97.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 BULLSEYE 5.7 6.0 97.7 97.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 5.3 5.0 97.3 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.6 IS-TF 310 SEL 5.3 5.7 98.3 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.6 K12-05 6.7 6.0 97.3 98.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.6 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.3 6.0 96.3 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.6 PST-5MVD 5.3 6.0 98.7 99.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.6 TERRANO 5.3 5.0 97.3 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.6 ATF 1754 5.0 5.7 97.3 98.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.5 B23 6.0 6.3 98.3 99.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.3 5.5 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.0 6.0 97.3 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.5 IS-TF 276 M2 5.7 5.7 98.3 99.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.5 IS-TF 311 5.3 6.0 95.7 97.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 7.7 5.5 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 5.7 6.0 97.3 98.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 5.5 JS 809 5.7 6.0 97.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 PPG-TF-151 5.3 6.0 97.3 98.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 5.5 PPG-TF-172 5.3 6.0 98.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.5 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 5.3 6.0 97.7 98.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 RAD-TF-89 6.0 6.7 97.3 99.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 8.0 5.5 W41 5.0 6.0 97.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 5.5 ATF 1612 5.0 6.0 97.3 98.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 7.7 5.4 CATALYST 4.3 6.0 98.7 98.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 5.3 5.3 96.3 98.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.4 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 6.0 6.3 96.3 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.4 K12-MCD 5.0 6.0 98.3 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.4 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105)5.0 6.0 97.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 PST-5BPO 4.7 5.3 97.7 97.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 5.4 PST-5EV2 5.0 6.0 97.3 98.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.4 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 5.3 6.0 97.3 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.4 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 5.0 6.0 98.3 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.4 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.0 6.0 97.0 98.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 IS-TF 269 SEL 5.3 5.7 97.7 99.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 6.7 6.0 97.0 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 7.7 5.3 PPG-TF-137 5.0 6.0 98.7 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 PPG-TF-170 5.3 6.0 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 7.3 5.3 PSG-8BP2 5.3 5.3 97.0 98.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 5.0 5.3 97.0 98.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 BAR FA 121089 5.3 5.3 97.7 98.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.2 BIZEM 5.0 6.0 98.3 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.2 FALCON V 5.0 6.0 98.3 99.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.2 FIREBIRD 2 5.3 6.0 97.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 7.7 5.2 GO-DFR 6.0 6.0 98.3 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.2 IS-TF 308 SEL 6.0 6.0 94.3 97.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.2 JS 819 5.7 5.7 98.3 99.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.2 PICK-W43 5.0 5.7 97.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 7.7 5.2 PST-5BRK 4.7 5.7 98.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.2 PST-5EX2 4.3 5.7 98.0 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.2 CAESAR (TY 10) 5.7 6.0 98.0 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.7 5.1 KINGDOM (DB1) 5.3 6.0 97.3 98.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.1 IS-TF 272 6.7 6.3 94.3 97.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.1 IS-TF-287 5.7 5.0 97.3 99.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.1 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 4.7 6.3 97.3 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.1 PPG-TF-115 5.7 5.7 96.3 98.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.1 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 5.7 6.0 97.3 98.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.1 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 5.0 6.0 98.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.1 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PSG-GSD 4.7 5.3 97.3 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 RAD-TF-83 5.3 5.7 97.0 98.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.1 RAD-TF-88 5.3 6.0 97.0 99.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 7.7 5.1 RAD-TF-92 6.0 5.7 96.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.1 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 4.7 5.7 98.3 99.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 7.7 5.1 ATF 1704 4.7 6.0 97.3 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 BAR FA 121091 5.7 5.3 96.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 5.7 5.7 96.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 IS-TF 285 6.0 6.0 96.3 98.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.0 IS-TF 289 6.3 6.0 94.3 97.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.0 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 5.3 6.3 97.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 JS 818 5.3 6.0 95.0 98.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 JS 825 5.3 4.7 97.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 PSG-TT4 4.7 5.7 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.5 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 MARAUDER 5.0 6.3 98.7 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.9 PST-5DZP 5.0 6.0 97.0 98.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.9 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 5.0 5.7 97.7 98.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.9 ANNIHILATOR 5.0 6.3 97.3 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 BAR FA 120878 5.3 5.0 97.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.8 K12-13 5.7 6.7 95.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 4.8 ATF 1736 4.7 6.3 97.3 99.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 204 RES. BLK4 4.3 7.0 98.7 99.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.6 WARHAWK 5.0 6.0 96.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.6 COMP. RES. SST 5.0 6.0 98.3 99.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 AQUADUCT 4.7 6.0 97.0 99.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.1 KY-31 3.7 3.0 96.0 97.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.4 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.8 6.5 2.5 2.1 3.1 1.5 2.1 3.6 2.4 1.4 1.1 C.V. (%) 11.2 7.7 1.7 0.6 13.9 15.9 12.5 15.5 20.0 17.1 11.9 10.6 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 MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS