TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN GTO (BURL TF-2) 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.1 ATF 1704 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.9 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.9 FIREBIRD 2 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 MET 1 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.9 'COMMANDER (PPG-TF-170) 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 PST-5BPO 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 REFLECTION (U45) 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 BIZEM 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 HEMI 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.8 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 IS-TF 308 SEL 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.8 PPG-TF-169 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.8 PST-5BRK 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.8 PST-5EX2 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.8 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 K12-05 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 ATF 1754 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.6 BAR FA 121095 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.6 FAITH 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 IS-TF 311 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.6 MAESTRO (T31) 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.6 PST-5MVD 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 REGENERATE 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.6 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.6 ATF 1612 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 AMITY (CCR2) 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.5 K12-MCD 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 KINGDOM (DB1) 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.5 PPG-TF-135 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.5 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 ATF 1736 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 GRANDE 3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.4 IS-TF 276 M2 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.4 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN JS 916 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.4 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.4 PSG-PO1 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.4 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.4 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.4 W41 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 IS-TF 269 SEL 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 K12-13 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 MET-3 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 PPG-TF-115 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 PPG-TF-172 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.2 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.2 FALCON V 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.2 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.2 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 6.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.2 PPG-TF-138 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.2 CAESAR (TY 10) 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 COMP. RES. SST 5.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.1 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.1 F711 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.1 IS-TF-287 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.1 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.1 PSG-TT4 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.1 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.1 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.1 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.1 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.5 6.3 4.9 JS 809 6.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.9 JS 825 6.0 3.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.9 PSG-8BP2 5.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.9 PST-5DZP 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.9 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN RAD-TF-89 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.9 TERRANO 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.9 BAR FA 121089 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.8 BULLSEYE 6.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.8 FALCON IV 5.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 5.7 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 JS 819 5.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 PSG-GSD 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.8 FESNOVA 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 ANNIHILATOR 5.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.6 BAR FA 120878 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.5 4.6 BAR FA 121091 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.6 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 5.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.5 4.6 IS-TF 272 5.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.6 RAD-TF-92 5.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.6 WARHAWK 5.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.6 204 RES. BLK4 5.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.5 RAD-TF-83 5.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.5 5.5 4.5 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 5.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.5 CATALYST 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.4 MARAUDER 6.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.4 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 B23 5.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.2 AQUADUCT 5.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.1 KY-31 4.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.1 JS 818 5.0 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.8 2.5 1.9 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.3 C.V. (%) 9.8 20.1 20.8 16.0 14.2 14.9 14.7 14.2 14.4 15.8 14.5 10.1 11.6 11.3 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. 2015 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 GA1 SANDY LOAM 4.6-5.5 0-60 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 TO PREVENT STRESS