TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.9 BULLSEYE 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 HEMI 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 MAESTRO (T31) 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 REFLECTION (U45) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 5.3 2.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.6 B23 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.6 BIZEM 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.6 FAITH 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.6 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 GTO (BURL TF-2) 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.6 IS-TF 308 SEL 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.6 MET-3 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.6 PPG-TF-135 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 RAD-TF-89 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.6 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.6 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.6 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.6 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.6 ATF 1754 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.5 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.5 F711 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.5 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.5 GRANDE 3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.5 IS-TF-287 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.5 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.5 PPG-TF-169 5.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.5 PSG-PO1 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.5 PST-5MVD 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.5 REGENERATE 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.5 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.5 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.5 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.5 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.5 W41 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 AMITY (CCR2) 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.4 ATF 1612 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.4 ATF 1704 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.4 CATALYST 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.4 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.4 FALCON V 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 3.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.4 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/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.4 IS-TF 269 SEL 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.4 JS 916 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.4 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.4 MET 1 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.4 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.4 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.4 RAD-TF-92 6.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.4 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.4 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.4 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.4 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.4 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 BAR FA 121095 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 FIREBIRD 2 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 IS-TF 311 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 PSG-GSD 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 PST-5BP0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 PST-5DZP 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 4.3 5.3 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 204 RES. BLK4 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.2 ATF 1736 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.2 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.2 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.2 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.2 IS-TF 272 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.2 IS-TF 276 M2 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 4.3 5.2 K12-05 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.2 KINGDOM (DB1) 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.2 PPG-TF-138 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.2 PST-5BRK 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.2 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.2 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.2 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.2 TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.2 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.2 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.2 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.2 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 6.0 2.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 3.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.1 COMP. RES. SST 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.1 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 4.0 5.1 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/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JS 809 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.1 PPG-TF-115 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.1 ANNIHILATOR 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.0 BAR FA 121091 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 FALCON IV 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 FESNOVA 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 JS 818 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 JS 819 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 K12-MCD 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 RAD-TF-83 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 TERRANO 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 4.0 5.0 AQUADUCT 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 4.0 4.9 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 4.0 4.9 K12-13 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.3 4.9 MARAUDER 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 4.0 4.9 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.9 BAR FA 121089 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 4.0 4.8 JS 825 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.8 PSG-TT4 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 3.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.8 PSG-8BP2 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 4.7 PST-5EX2 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 WARHAWK 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.6 BAR FA 120878 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.0 4.4 KY-31 3.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.3 3.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.4 C.V. (%) 6.3 8.6 9.2 10.6 11.0 10.7 11.7 8.8 7.0 8.1 9.9 4.5 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 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