TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.1 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.7 5.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.9 BULLSEYE 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.8 FIRENZA 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.4 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.4 SC-1 5.3 5.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.4 CORONA (COL-M) 6.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 FAITH (K06-WA) 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.0 4.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 RNP 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 5.7 5.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 FALCON V (ATM) 4.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.2 ESCALADE 4.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.2 HEMI 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 8.3 3.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.2 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.0 4.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 AST1001 (AST-4) 7.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.1 IS-TF-159 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.1 J-140 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.1 RK 5 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 TURBO 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.1 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.7 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 5.7 3.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 3.3 5.3 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.8 JT-45 5.3 4.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.7 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.8 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 4.7 3.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.7 3.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 ATF 1328 6.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 5.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 AST 7002 6.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 5.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.6 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.5 5.3 6.0 5.6 BGR-TF1 6.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 COL-1 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 5.3 3.3 7.0 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.6 FALCON IV 3.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.6 GWTF 6.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.3 4.3 7.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 J-130 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 KZ-1 7.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.7 3.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 PSG-82BR 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.6 PSG-85QR 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 STR-8GRQR 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 RK 4 5.3 4.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 5.7 4.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 5.3 3.7 7.0 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.5 06-DUST 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 BGR-TF2 7.3 3.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 GE-1 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.4 JUSTICE 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.5 5.7 6.0 5.4 SKYLINE 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.4 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 AST 7001 7.7 3.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 AST 7003 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 BAR FA 6253 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 FALCON NG (CE 1) 3.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 EINSTEIN 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 4.7 3.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 KZ-2 7.7 3.0 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 BILTMORE 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.0 3.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 HUDSON (DKS) 6.7 3.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 JT-33 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 JT-41 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 REUNION (LS-03) 7.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 MAGELLAN 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 06-WALK 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.1 TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MVS-1107 3.3 4.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.1 REBEL IV 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.1 REMBRANDT 3.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 TAHOE II 6.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 HUNTER 7.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 JT-42 5.7 3.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 LINDBERGH 3.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 MVS-341 4.7 4.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 PSG-RNDR 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 0312 5.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.9 PADRE 4.0 4.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.9 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 3.3 4.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.9 BAR FA 6363 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 JT-36 6.0 3.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 PSG-TTRH 4.0 3.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 GO-1BFD 3.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 STR-8BB5 3.7 4.7 6.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 ARISTOTLE 4.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.6 PLATO 2.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.5 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.7 3.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.2 PSG-TTST 2.3 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.8 SILVERADO 2.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 2.7 4.0 3.2 KY-31 1.0 9.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.9 1.0 1.9 1.9 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.5 1.5 0.8 C.V. (%) 12.9 22.0 10.3 17.7 17.7 14.2 13.0 15.5 15.6 14.9 9.4 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. 2008 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2006 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS