TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF PATCH COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE WARM TEMP. DECEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN IS-TF 308 SEL 7.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 7.0 5.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 GTO (BURL TF-2) 5.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.9 MET-3 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.9 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.9 PPG-TF-135 6.3 4.0 6.7 8.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.9 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.9 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.3 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.8 BIZEM 6.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.8 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.8 MAESTRO (T31) 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 7.0 5.8 PPG-TF-172 6.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.8 TERRANO 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.8 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 7.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.8 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.8 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 6.3 4.0 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 7.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 ATF 1612 6.3 4.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 5.7 ATF 1704 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 B23 6.3 4.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 F711 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 FALCON V 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 FIREBIRD 2 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 HEMI 6.3 4.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 IS-TF 276 M2 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 5.0 4.7 7.3 6.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.7 PPG-TF-115 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 PPG-TF-169 5.7 4.7 7.0 7.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 PST-5BPO 5.3 5.0 6.0 8.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.7 5.7 PST-5BRK 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 PST-5EX2 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 PST-5MVD 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 REFLECTION (U45) 6.7 4.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.3 4.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.0 4.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.6 GRANDE 3 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.6 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 6.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.6 KINGDOM (DB1) 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.6 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.6 REGENERATE 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.6 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.6 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 6.0 3.7 7.3 6.7 4.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.6 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF PATCH COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE WARM TEMP. DECEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.6 AMITY (CCR2) 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.5 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 6.7 5.5 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.0 4.0 7.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 5.5 IS-TF-287 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.5 MET 1 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.5 PPG-TF-138 6.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 5.5 PSG-GSD 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 3.3 5.3 5.5 PSG-PO1 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.5 RAD-TF-89 6.3 3.7 6.0 7.7 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.5 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.5 ATF 1736 6.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.4 CATALYST 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.4 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 7.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.4 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.4 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 FESNOVA 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.4 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 7.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.4 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 6.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.4 IS-TF 311 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.4 JS 916 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.4 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 5.3 3.7 6.7 7.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.4 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 6.3 3.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.4 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.4 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.4 AQUADUCT 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 FAITH 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.3 6.0 5.3 FALCON IV 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 7.0 4.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.3 4.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 JS 819 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 K12-MCD 5.7 4.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 'COMMANDER (PPG-TF-170) 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 3.3 5.7 5.3 PSG-TT4 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 6.0 3.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 7.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 ATF 1754 5.3 4.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 BAR FA 121091 7.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.2 BULLSEYE 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 3.0 5.7 5.2 CAESAR (TY 10) 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.2 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 7.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.2 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 6.0 5.2 JS 825 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.2 PSG-8BP2 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.2 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF PATCH COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE WARM TEMP. DECEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN W41 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.2 BAR FA 121089 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 3.0 5.0 5.1 IS-TF 269 SEL 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.1 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 3.7 2.7 5.0 5.1 JS 818 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 5.7 5.1 PST-5DZP 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 3.0 5.7 5.1 RAD-TF-92 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.1 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.1 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.0 5.3 5.1 ANNIHILATOR 6.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 COMP. RES. SST 5.7 4.3 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 RAD-TF-83 6.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 5.7 5.0 WARHAWK 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 BAR FA 121095 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.9 K12-05 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.9 MARAUDER 5.3 3.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.9 BAR FA 120878 4.3 4.7 5.0 7.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.8 IS-TF 272 7.3 4.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.0 5.0 4.8 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 7.0 4.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.8 JS 809 6.3 4.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 3.3 4.0 2.7 5.3 4.8 204 RES. BLK4 5.3 4.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 6.0 4.7 K12-13 7.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 KY-31 3.0 5.0 3.3 7.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.5 1.1 2.7 0.9 2.0 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.2 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 9.9 13.3 9.5 17.0 11.0 14.0 8.9 10.8 16.3 17.3 20.1 9.2 5.8 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. 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - - FULL SUN - TO PREVENT STRESS