TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC LEAF PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN REGENERATE 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 6.5 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 PICK-W43 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 PPG-TF-170 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 CCR2 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 MET 1 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 PPG-TF-137 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 8.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 REFLECTION (U45) 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 IS-TF 269 SEL 8.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 KINGDOM (DB1) 8.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 HEMI 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.8 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 MET-3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105)7.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.8 PPG-TF-172 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.8 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.8 RAD-TF-88 6.7 8.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.8 W41 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 DZ1 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 F711 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 GRANDE 3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 PPG-TF-169 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 ATF 1612 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.6 FIREBIRD 2 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 IS-TF 308 SEL 7.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 IS-TF 310 SEL 7.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.6 BIZEM 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 PPG-TF-135 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.3 6.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.5 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 8.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 B23 7.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 IS-TF 311 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 8.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 MET 6 SEL 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.4 TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC LEAF PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RAD-TF-92 7.0 8.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.4 MAESTRO (T31) 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 FAITH 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 8.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 K12-05 8.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 PST-5EV2 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 RAD-TF-83 8.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 RAD-TF-89 6.7 7.7 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 ATF 1704 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.2 ATF 1754 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 BULLSEYE 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.2 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 IS-TF 285 8.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.2 IS-TF 307 SEL 8.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 JS 916 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 PPG-TF-138 6.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.2 PSG-PO1 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 PPG-TF-151 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.1 FESNOVA 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 IS-TF 272 8.7 6.3 4.7 4.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 IS-TF-287 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 K12-MCD 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 COMP. RES. SST 6.7 6.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.9 FALCON V 6.7 6.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.9 IS-TF 305 SEL 8.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.8 PPG-TF-115 7.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.8 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.0 6.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.8 PST-5MVD 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.8 CATALYST 5.7 6.0 2.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 GO-DFR 8.3 6.3 3.7 4.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 ATF 1736 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 BAR FA 121095 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.6 IS-TF 276 M2 7.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.6 IS-TF 289 8.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.6 PST-5BRK 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.6 TERRANO 8.0 5.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.6 CAESAR (TY 10) 8.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.5 MARAUDER 6.7 6.3 3.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 8.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.5 PST-5BPO 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.5 TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC LEAF PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 6.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.4 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.3 5.7 2.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 2.7 4.0 4.4 ANNIHILATOR 7.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 BAR FA 121089 7.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 K12-13 8.0 6.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 9.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 8.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.2 JS 818 8.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 JS 819 8.0 5.7 3.3 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.2 PSG-GSD 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.7 4.2 PST-5DZP 7.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.2 204 RES. BLK4 4.3 6.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.1 JS 809 8.0 5.7 3.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.1 PSG-TT4 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 FALCON IV 7.0 4.7 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 8.0 5.0 2.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 4.0 PSG-8BP2 7.3 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 5.7 4.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 WARHAWK 8.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.8 AQUADUCT 6.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.5 BAR FA 121091 8.3 4.0 4.7 2.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.4 JS 825 8.3 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 2.7 2.7 2.0 3.4 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.7 1.7 3.3 PST-5EX2 3.7 2.7 6.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 BAR FA 120878 5.0 1.3 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 2.0 KY-31 1.0 1.0 2.7 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 11.6 11.3 20.5 15.8 12.4 12.8 14.6 19.0 16.9 17.1 8.8 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 271-450 376-500 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS