TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 IS-TF 308 SEL 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.9 REGENERATE 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.9 B23 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.8 AMITY (CCR2) 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 FALCON V 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.8 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.8 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.8 'COMMANDER (PPG-TF-170) 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 PSG-PO1 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.8 RAD-TF-92 6.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.8 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.8 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 BIZEM 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 FAITH 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 MAESTRO (T31) 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 MET 1 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 MET-3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 PPG-TF-172 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 REFLECTION (U45) 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 ATF 1754 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.6 CATALYST 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.6 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 GTO (BURL TF-2) 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.6 HEMI 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.6 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 JS 916 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 PPG-TF-138 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.6 W41 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.6 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 BULLSEYE 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.5 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 GRANDE 3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 IS-TF 269 SEL 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 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/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.5 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 PPG-TF-135 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.5 PPG-TF-169 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.5 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.5 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 ATF 1612 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 ATF 1704 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 FIREBIRD 2 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 IS-TF 311 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.4 KINGDOM (DB1) 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.4 PPG-TF-115 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 PST-5EX2 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 6.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.4 RAD-TF-89 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.4 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 F711 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 IS-TF 272 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 IS-TF-287 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 JS 809 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 K12-05 6.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 5.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 3.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 PST-5BPO 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 PST-5BRK 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 PST-5MVD 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 RAD-TF-83 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 ATF 1736 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.2 BAR FA 121095 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.2 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.2 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.2 FALCON IV 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.2 FESNOVA 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.2 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.2 IS-TF 276 M2 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.2 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/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JS 818 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.2 K12-MCD 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.2 PSG-GSD 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.2 PST-5DZP 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.2 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.2 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.2 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.2 204 RES. BLK4 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 BAR FA 121091 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 5.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.1 JS 819 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.1 PSG-8BP2 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.1 PSG-TT4 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.1 WARHAWK 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 AQUADUCT 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 BAR FA 121089 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 COMP. RES. SST 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 JS 825 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 MARAUDER 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 TERRANO 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 K12-13 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.9 ANNIHILATOR 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.6 BAR FA 120878 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.5 KY-31 4.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.4 C.V. (%) 6.6 11.3 7.4 7.9 10.9 9.8 9.2 9.4 10.6 9.9 6.4 4.4 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. 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 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