TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.8 FALCON V (ATM) 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 8.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.8 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 7.7 4.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 BULLSEYE 7.3 6.3 7.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.6 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.0 5.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.6 FIRENZA 7.3 3.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 8.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.4 HEMI 6.7 5.0 6.7 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.4 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.4 RK 5 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.4 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.3 4.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 7.0 4.3 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.3 4.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 4.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.7 5.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.2 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.2 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 8.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.2 PSG-85QR 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.2 FALCON IV 6.7 3.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.1 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 8.0 4.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.1 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.1 RK 4 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.0 6.7 8.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.1 FALCON NG (CE 1) 7.3 3.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.0 3.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 STR-8GRQR 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.7 5.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 5.7 4.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 BAR FA 6253 7.0 3.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.9 GE-1 7.3 3.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.9 MVS-1107 7.0 4.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.9 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 7.0 3.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.9 PSG-82BR 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.9 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.3 3.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.9 06-DUST 7.0 3.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.8 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.8 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.7 3.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.8 J-130 6.3 4.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.8 JUSTICE 6.7 4.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.8 PADRE 7.0 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.8 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.8 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.8 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.7 4.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.8 TURBO 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.8 ESCALADE 6.3 4.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 J-140 6.7 4.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 JT-36 7.3 3.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 REMBRANDT 6.7 3.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.0 4.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.6 COL-1 7.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.6 CORONA (COL-M) 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.6 GO-1BFD 6.3 2.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.6 JT-42 6.7 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.6 JT-45 6.7 4.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.6 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 REBEL IV 7.0 3.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.6 STR-8BB5 6.7 4.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 HUDSON (DKS) 6.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 IS-TF-159 6.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 KZ-1 6.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 4.3 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.5 MVS-341 6.3 3.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.5 SKYLINE 6.7 4.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 0312 7.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 06-WALK 7.0 3.7 6.7 8.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.4 AST 7002 6.0 3.3 6.3 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.4 BGR-TF1 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.4 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.3 3.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.4 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.4 REUNION (LS-03) 6.7 3.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.4 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.4 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.7 2.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 JT-33 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 JT-41 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 PSG-TTST 7.3 4.0 5.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.3 3.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.2 BGR-TF2 6.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.2 HUNTER 7.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 LINDBERGH 6.7 3.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 PSG-RNDR 6.3 3.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 3.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 PSG-TTRH 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN AST7003 6.7 3.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.1 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.3 3.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.1 GWTF 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.1 KZ-2 6.7 2.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.1 MAGELLAN 7.0 3.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.1 PLATO 6.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.3 5.1 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 5.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 ATF 1328 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 COMPETE (LS-06) 5.7 3.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 EINSTEIN 5.7 2.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.0 3.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 RNP 6.0 3.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.9 SILVERADO 6.3 2.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.9 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.3 3.7 5.3 7.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.8 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 2.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.8 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.0 3.3 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 4.8 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.8 BAR FA 6363 6.0 2.7 4.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 AST 7001 6.0 3.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.6 BILTMORE 6.0 1.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.6 TAHOE II 5.7 4.3 5.0 7.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.5 ARISTOTLE 5.3 1.7 5.3 6.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 3.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 KY-31 5.0 2.3 4.3 6.0 3.0 4.3 3.0 5.7 2.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.4 2.3 1.4 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.1 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.7 2.0 0.7 C.V. (%) 10.5 30.1 12.5 9.9 14.7 14.5 16.4 8.2 20.9 20.4 16.6 13.5 17.9 14.5 18.8 7.9 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. TABLE A. 2009 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 CA3 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 - - - FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS