TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FALCON V 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.9 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.9 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.9 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 6.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 3.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 BIZEM 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.8 FALCON IV 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.8 IS-TF 276 M2 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.8 JS 916 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 K12-MCD 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.8 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.8 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.8 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.8 PPG-TF-115 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.8 PST-5BPO 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.8 PST-5DZP 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.8 PST-5EX2 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.8 RAD-TF-92 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.8 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 IS-TF 269 SEL 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 MET 1 6.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 4.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 MET 6 SEL 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 PPG-TF-172 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 PST-5BRK 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 ATF 1736 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 ATF 1754 6.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.6 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.6 KINGDOM (DB1) 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 FESNOVA 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.6 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.6 IS-TF 285 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.6 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.6 PPG-TF-151 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.6 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.6 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.6 PSG-8BP2 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.6 PST-5MVD 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.6 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 RAD-TF-89 7.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.6 TABLE 15. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.6 MAESTRO (T31) 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.6 TERRANO 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.6 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 7.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.6 REFLECTION (U45) 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.6 WARHAWK 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.6 ANNIHILATOR 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.5 AQUADUCT 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.5 ATF 1704 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.5 CAESAR (TY 10) 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.5 CATALYST 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 3.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.5 FAITH 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.5 GRANDE 3 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.5 HEMI 7.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.5 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.5 IS-TF 289 7.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.5 IS-TF 305 SEL 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.5 IS-TF 307 SEL 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.5 IS-TF 310 SEL 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.5 IS-TF 311 7.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 3.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.5 IS-TF-287 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.5 JS 818 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.5 PICK-W43 7.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.5 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105)7.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.5 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.5 PPG-TF-170 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.5 PSG-GSD 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.5 RAD-TF-88 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.5 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.5 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.5 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.5 ATF 1612 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 3.3 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.4 B23 7.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.4 BAR FA 121089 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.4 BAR FA 121095 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.4 CCR2 7.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 3.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.4 DZ1 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.4 GO-DFR 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.4 JS 819 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.4 MARAUDER 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 MET-3 7.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 3.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.4 PPG-TF-138 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.4 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 7.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.4 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.4 PSG-PO1 7.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.4 TABLE 15. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PSG-TT4 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.4 COMP. RES. SST 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 GTO (BURL TF-2) 7.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 IS-TF 308 SEL 7.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.7 3.7 5.7 6.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 PST-5EV2 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 RAD-TF-83 7.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 W41 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 3.7 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 204 RES. BLK4 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.2 BULLSEYE 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.2 F711 7.0 3.7 5.3 7.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.2 FIREBIRD 2 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.2 JS 809 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.2 JS 825 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.2 K12-05 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 3.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.2 K12-13 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.2 PPG-TF-137 7.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.2 REGENERATE 7.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.2 BAR FA 121091 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.1 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.1 IS-TF 272 7.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.1 PPG-TF-169 7.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.1 PPG-TF-135 6.7 3.7 5.7 6.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 BAR FA 120878 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.8 KY-31 4.0 4.7 7.0 3.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 LSD VALUE 0.6 2.2 1.4 1.2 1.7 2.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 C.V. (%) 5.3 15.4 8.7 11.3 16.3 18.4 11.9 8.1 8.8 4.9 5.6 5.4 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS