TABLE 4. QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2016 NATIONAL COOL-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST USING APPROACH 1 (RAINOUT SHELTERS) AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PRE-DROUGHT QUALITY DROUGHT PERIOD QUALITY RATINGS RECOVERY QUALITY NAME MAY 3 JUNE 8 JULY 10 JULY 27 AUG 8 AUG 29 SEPT 27 OCT 12 PST-R511 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 RS4 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 KINGDOM 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 THOR 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 LTP-SYN-A3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 TITANIUM 2LS 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 CATALYST 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 PST-5SDS 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 SUPERSONIC 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 DLFPS 321/3678 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 BARROBUSTO 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 NONET 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 DLFPS 321/3677 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 DLFPS 321/3679 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 MRSL TF15 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 STETSON II 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 GO-AOMK 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 SR 4650 (P.RYEGRASS STANDARD ENTRY) 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 1.0 6.0 5.0 THUNDERSTRUCK 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 BAR FA 121095 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 C.V. (%) 3.6 2.6 5.6 6.5 8.3 9.0 5.6 6.5 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. 3/ COMPLETE DROUGHT/WATER USE TESTING PROTOCOL IS AVAILABLE FROM NTEP UPON REQUEST. TABLE 4. QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2016 NATIONAL COOL-SEASON CONT'D) WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST USING APPROACH 1 (RAINOUT SHELTERS) AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ TOTAL DROUGHT PERIOD PERCENT GREEN COVER JUNE 19 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6 RECOVERY QUALITY WATER NAME JUNE 19 JUNE 26 JULY 10 JULY 18 JULY 27 AUG 1 AUG 8 AUG 22 AUG 29 SEPT 6 SEPT 27 OCT 12 USED (MM) PST-R511 99 99 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 93.0 96.0 76.3 RS4 99 99 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 93.0 93.0 90.0 96.0 99.0 76.3 KINGDOM 99 99 99.0 99.0 99.0 96.0 93.0 93.0 89.7 86.7 93.0 99.0 84.3 THOR 99 99 99.0 96.0 93.0 92.7 92.7 89.7 89.7 89.7 89.7 89.7 93.0 LTP-SYN-A3 99 99 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 96.0 96.0 93.0 90.0 99.0 99.0 101.7 TITANIUM 2LS 99 99 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 96.0 93.0 90.0 90.0 96.0 99.0 102.0 CATALYST 99 99 99.0 99.0 99.0 96.0 89.7 89.7 80.0 76.7 86.7 93.0 110.0 PST-5SDS 99 99 99.0 96.0 96.0 93.0 89.7 80.0 76.7 70.0 76.7 83.3 110.0 SUPERSONIC 99 99 99.0 99.0 99.0 93.0 90.0 86.7 83.3 83.3 83.3 93.0 135.3 DLFPS 321/3678 99 99 99.0 99.0 96.0 92.7 80.0 76.7 76.7 70.0 76.7 89.7 144.0 BARROBUSTO 99 99 96.0 96.0 96.0 86.7 76.7 66.7 60.0 56.7 63.3 80.0 152.0 NONET 99 99 96.0 93.0 89.7 86.3 86.3 76.7 76.7 76.7 86.3 93.0 152.7 DLFPS 321/3677 99 99 96.0 89.7 89.7 89.7 83.0 76.7 73.3 73.3 73.3 83.0 169.3 DLFPS 321/3679 99 99 99.0 96.0 86.3 83.0 80.0 73.3 73.3 73.3 80.0 89.7 169.3 MRSL TF15 99 99 96.0 89.7 86.3 83.0 80.0 73.3 66.7 63.3 76.7 86.7 186.3 STETSON II 99 99 99.0 86.7 86.7 80.0 76.7 66.7 66.7 60.0 70.0 86.7 186.3 GO-AOMK 99 99 89.7 86.7 76.7 80.0 76.7 70.0 70.0 66.7 66.7 76.7 194.7 SR 4650 (P.RYEGRASS STANDARD ENTRY) 99 99 93.0 90.0 73.3 56.7 36.7 6.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 194.7 THUNDERSTRUCK 99 99 89.7 89.7 80.0 76.7 73.3 66.7 66.7 60.0 66.7 73.3 203.3 BAR FA 121095 99 99 89.7 86.7 83.3 80.0 70.0 56.7 53.3 50.0 56.7 63.3 211.7 LSD VALUE 0 0 10.1 9.9 10.5 12.9 12.8 11.7 12.3 12.4 12.1 10.2 76.3 C.V. (%) 0 0 4.6 5.4 6.9 8.9 9.8 10.2 11.1 11.6 10.6 8.2 29.9 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. 3/ COMPLETE DROUGHT/WATER USE TESTING PROTOCOL IS AVAILABLE FROM NTEP UPON REQUEST.