TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2016 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 MET 1 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 PPG-TF-169 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.1 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.1 ATF 1754 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 FAITH 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 HEMI 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 PSG-PO1 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 ATF 1704 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 BAR FA 121095 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 BIZEM 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 IS-TF 308 SEL 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 JS 916 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 MAESTRO (T31) 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 PST-5BP0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 REGENERATE 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.9 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 W41 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.5 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.8 AMITY (CCR2) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 ATF 1736 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 F711 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 FALCON V 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 FESNOVA 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.8 IS-TF 311 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.8 K12-05 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 K12-MCD 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 PPG-TF-115 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 PST-5BRK 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.8 PST-5MVD 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.8 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.8 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.8 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.8 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 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/ 2016 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 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 FIREBIRD 2 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.5 5.7 PPG-TF-138 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 PST-5EX2 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.5 5.7 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 COMP. RES. SST 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 GRANDE 3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 IS-TF 276 M2 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 K12-13 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 MET-3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.6 PPG-TF-135 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 RAD-TF-89 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 REFLECTION (U45) 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.6 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.6 TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.6 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.5 BULLSEYE 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 FALCON IV 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 IS-TF 269 SEL 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 KINGDOM (DB1) 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 PSG-8BP2 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 PSG-TT4 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 PST-5DZP 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 TERRANO 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 204 RES. BLK4 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.4 ATF 1612 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 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/ 2016 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 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.4 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.4 JS 809 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 JS 825 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 MARAUDER 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.4 PSG-GSD 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 RAD-TF-92 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.4 WARHAWK 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 B23 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.5 5.3 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 5.3 IS-TF 272 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 IS-TF-287 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 JS 819 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 ANNIHILATOR 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 BAR FA 120878 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.5 5.2 BAR FA 121089 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.2 RAD-TF-83 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.0 5.2 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.2 BAR FA 121091 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 CATALYST 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.9 AQUADUCT 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 JS 818 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.6 KY-31 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.5 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.3 3.0 1.7 1.9 2.1 3.2 1.1 C.V. (%) 7.4 10.8 11.1 12.1 10.6 10.0 9.9 10.6 12.5 10.6 10.8 11.1 14.5 7.6 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. 2016 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 CLAY LOAM 4.6-5.5 0-60 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS