TABLE 6. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2016 NATIONAL COOL-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST USING APPROACH 1 (RAINOUT SHELTERS) AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2017 DATA TOTAL WATER APPLIED IN MILLIMETERS RECOVERY PERIOD GENETIC PRE-DROUGHT QUALITY RATINGS LEAF DROUGHT PERIOD QUALITY RATINGS QUALITY NAME COLOR MAY 31 JUNE 28 JULY 10 JULY 31 DENSITY TEXTURE AUG 17 SEPT 5 SEPT 21 OCT 5 OCT 18 NOV 7 BARROBUSTO 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 GO-AOMK 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 THUNDERSTRUCK 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 TITANIUM 2LS 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 DLFPS 321/3679 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 CATALYST 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 PST-5SDS 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 THOR 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 DLFPS 321/3678 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 KINGDOM 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 SR 4650 (P.RYEGRASS STANDARD ENTRY) 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 7.3 7.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 BAR FA 121095 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 STETSON II 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 SUPERSONIC 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 NONET 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 RS4 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 PST-R511 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS 321/3677 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 LTP-SYN-A3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 MRSL TF15 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.9 1.0 C.V. (%) 5.9 6.2 9.5 8.1 8.9 7.1 7.0 8.7 13.4 13.1 9.2 8.2 9.0 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 6. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2016 NATIONAL COOL-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST USING APPROACH 1 (RAINOUT SHELTERS) AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2017 DATA TOTAL WATER APPLIED IN MILLIMETERS TOTAL DROUGHT PERIOD PERCENT GREEN COVER AUGUST 14 THROUGH NOVEMBER 3 WATER NAME AUG 14 AUG 21 AUG 25 AUG 28 SEPT 1 SEPT 8 SEPT 15 SEPT 29 OCT 5 OCT 13 OCT 20 NOV 3 USED (MM) BARROBUSTO 66.0 67.7 73.7 49.3 45.3 54.3 66.7 47.7 53.0 48.3 39.3 36.7 47.0 GO-AOMK 62.0 65.7 76.0 59.7 45.3 56.7 46.0 58.3 50.3 51.7 42.7 40.7 51.0 THUNDERSTRUCK 61.7 66.3 79.3 65.3 51.0 50.7 57.3 36.0 39.3 33.3 29.0 30.0 51.0 TITANIUM 2LS 65.0 67.7 75.0 53.0 43.7 54.0 53.0 49.3 47.3 51.0 40.0 41.0 51.0 DLFPS 321/3679 65.7 70.7 76.0 59.7 49.3 41.3 57.7 33.3 38.0 38.3 29.7 27.0 55.0 CATALYST 65.7 67.0 72.0 46.3 39.3 53.7 56.0 49.7 55.3 51.7 41.0 42.7 55.3 PST-5SDS 66.3 68.0 76.7 49.3 37.0 48.0 55.3 51.0 46.0 40.7 30.7 27.7 55.3 THOR 67.7 70.0 78.7 51.3 28.3 32.7 54.3 53.0 54.0 49.7 36.7 32.3 55.3 DLFPS 321/3678 66.0 67.0 78.7 53.3 34.7 43.7 57.0 42.0 46.7 41.0 31.0 29.3 59.3 KINGDOM 67.3 68.0 74.3 59.3 42.0 45.3 53.7 41.3 47.3 41.3 33.7 31.0 59.3 SR 4650 (P.RYEGRASS STANDARD ENTRY) 24.7 31.0 23.7 47.0 51.0 63.7 63.0 46.0 49.7 51.3 43.7 44.7 59.7 BAR FA 121095 57.3 58.7 67.0 46.0 40.0 46.0 56.0 49.7 49.7 49.0 37.3 39.3 63.7 STETSON II 63.0 65.0 69.3 48.0 40.0 41.3 59.3 45.0 49.0 45.7 38.0 33.7 63.7 SUPERSONIC 62.7 62.3 69.7 50.7 37.7 52.0 51.7 55.7 52.7 46.0 36.7 34.3 63.7 NONET 58.3 61.3 70.0 47.7 40.7 46.0 54.7 55.7 58.7 49.3 43.7 37.7 68.0 RS4 66.3 65.3 74.0 51.0 38.0 48.3 44.0 57.7 53.7 52.7 42.3 39.3 68.0 PST-R511 68.0 70.3 75.7 54.0 34.0 41.3 57.3 42.7 48.3 48.3 39.7 38.7 72.0 DLFPS 321/3677 65.3 70.0 73.7 46.3 31.7 34.3 46.3 43.3 49.3 48.7 38.3 35.7 84.7 LTP-SYN-A3 63.3 66.7 70.7 48.7 34.3 37.0 50.7 46.7 39.3 37.7 32.0 28.0 84.7 MRSL TF15 62.0 63.3 70.3 47.7 32.3 33.7 48.0 41.3 42.3 37.7 28.3 25.3 89.0 LSD VALUE 5.4 7.1 8.8 23.3 18.3 17.5 20.0 22.2 20.9 14.0 17.6 24.4 44.3 C.V. (%) 5.8 7.1 8.0 16.5 20.5 19.4 14.7 19.7 16.7 14.8 19.5 25.7 27.6 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. 3/ COMPLETE DROUGHT/WATER USE TESTING PROTOCOL IS AVAILABLE FROM NTEP UPON REQUEST.