TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT DROUGHT GENETIC LEAF WINTER TOLERANCE TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE COLOR DORMANCY RECOVERY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY MEAN CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 5.7 5.3 5.0 2.3 2.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.2 FALCON V (ATM) 6.7 5.3 6.0 2.7 2.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 2.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 HEMI 5.7 5.7 4.0 2.7 2.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 4.7 5.7 5.0 2.7 2.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 BULLSEYE 6.3 5.3 4.7 1.7 2.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 RK 4 6.7 5.0 4.7 2.0 2.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 RK 5 5.7 5.7 4.7 2.3 2.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.5 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 6.0 5.3 4.7 2.3 2.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.7 5.0 4.3 2.0 2.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.7 5.0 4.7 2.3 2.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.0 2.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.4 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 5.0 5.3 5.0 2.0 1.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 5.3 6.0 5.0 2.3 2.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 CORONA (COL-M) 5.7 4.0 4.3 2.3 2.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.3 4.7 5.3 2.3 2.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.0 4.7 4.7 2.7 1.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 STR-8BB5 5.3 4.0 4.3 2.0 2.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.3 5.7 4.3 1.7 1.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.2 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.0 5.0 6.0 2.7 2.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.2 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.0 4.3 5.0 2.3 2.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.2 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.7 5.7 4.7 2.7 2.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 BLADERUNNER 2 (PSG-85QR) 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.2 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.7 5.3 4.3 2.3 2.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.2 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.3 5.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 ESCALADE 5.7 5.0 4.3 2.3 2.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.1 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.7 5.7 4.7 2.7 2.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 FIRENZA 6.3 5.0 5.0 2.0 1.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 TURBO 7.3 5.0 4.3 2.3 2.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.1 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 5.3 4.3 4.7 2.0 2.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 COL-1 7.0 4.3 4.0 2.0 2.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.0 4.7 4.0 2.0 2.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 6.0 5.0 4.0 2.3 2.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 5.7 4.7 5.3 2.7 2.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.0 5.3 5.7 2.3 2.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.3 5.0 4.0 2.3 2.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.9 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 6.7 4.7 5.0 2.3 2.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 JT-42 6.3 4.7 4.7 2.7 2.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 PSG-82BR 5.7 5.0 5.0 2.7 2.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.9 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.3 5.0 4.0 2.3 2.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.9 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.7 5.3 4.3 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.7 4.7 4.7 2.7 2.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.9 STR-8GRQR 5.0 3.7 4.3 2.0 2.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.9 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 4.7 4.0 2.3 2.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT DROUGHT GENETIC LEAF WINTER TOLERANCE TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE COLOR DORMANCY RECOVERY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY MEAN GE-1 6.0 4.3 4.3 2.7 2.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 ESCALANTE (GO-1BFD) 6.0 4.3 4.3 2.7 2.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 PADRE 5.3 3.7 3.7 1.7 1.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 PLATO 5.7 3.7 4.0 2.3 2.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 RENDITION RX (PSG-RNDR) 5.0 4.7 4.0 1.7 1.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 TITAN RX (PSG-TTST) 4.7 3.3 3.7 2.3 2.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.3 4.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.8 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 5.3 5.3 5.3 2.3 2.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.8 0312 6.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 2.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.3 5.0 4.3 2.0 2.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 J-130 7.0 4.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 JT-33 6.3 4.3 5.0 2.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 JT-45 6.7 4.3 4.0 2.3 2.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 6.3 4.3 5.3 3.3 2.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 MAGELLAN 6.3 3.3 4.0 2.3 2.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 TITAN ULTRA (PSG-TTRH) 6.7 5.0 4.3 2.3 2.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 5.7 5.3 5.0 2.3 2.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 SKYLINE 6.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.3 3.7 4.0 2.7 2.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.3 4.3 5.7 2.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 5.0 4.3 2.7 2.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 AST7003 6.3 4.0 4.7 3.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.6 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.3 4.3 4.3 2.7 2.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.6 BAR FA 6253 7.0 5.0 4.3 3.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 HUNTER 6.0 3.7 4.7 2.7 2.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.6 JT-36 7.3 4.7 4.7 2.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 JUSTICE 5.7 4.3 4.3 2.3 2.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.6 LINDBERGH 6.3 4.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 MVS-1107 6.3 4.3 4.3 2.7 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.6 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.3 4.0 4.3 2.7 2.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 REBEL IV 6.0 4.0 5.3 3.0 1.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.6 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 06-DUST 6.0 4.3 3.7 2.3 2.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 AST 7002 5.7 4.3 4.0 2.0 2.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 AST1001 (AST-4) 5.3 4.3 4.0 2.3 2.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.5 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.7 4.7 4.3 2.3 2.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.7 3.3 5.0 2.3 2.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.5 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.0 4.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 FALCON IV 6.0 3.7 4.3 3.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 2.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.0 3.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 HUDSON (DKS) 6.7 4.7 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.5 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 7.0 5.0 4.3 2.0 2.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.5 VENTURE (J-140) 7.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.5 KY-41 (JT-41) 6.3 5.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT DROUGHT GENETIC LEAF WINTER TOLERANCE TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE COLOR DORMANCY RECOVERY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY MEAN REMBRANDT 5.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.5 REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.5 RNP 6.3 4.7 3.7 2.3 2.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 6.3 3.7 4.7 2.7 2.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.5 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 5.3 4.0 3.7 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 EINSTEIN 5.7 3.0 4.0 2.7 3.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.4 MVS-341 5.7 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.4 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.3 4.3 3.7 2.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 06-WALK 6.3 3.7 4.7 2.3 2.0 4.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 BAR FA 6363 5.0 4.3 4.3 2.0 2.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 BILTMORE 6.3 3.3 4.3 2.3 2.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 PATAGONIA (GWTF) 6.7 4.7 4.3 2.7 2.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 TAHOE II 6.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 5.3 3.7 5.0 2.7 2.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.0 4.7 4.3 2.3 2.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 SILVERADO 5.7 3.7 3.3 1.7 2.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.2 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.7 5.0 4.3 3.5 2.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.2 ARISTOTLE 6.0 4.0 4.3 2.0 2.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.1 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 6.7 4.3 3.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.1 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.0 4.7 4.3 2.0 2.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 KY-31 4.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 STETSON II (NA-SS) 5.7 4.0 4.0 2.7 2.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 AST 7001 7.0 4.3 4.0 2.0 2.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 3.0 1.6 2.7 3.6 2.3 1.5 1.2 1.8 2.6 1.7 0.8 C.V. (%) 15.9 17.8 19.0 30.3 25.5 14.5 12.2 19.4 17.0 14.4 9.2 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. 2011 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 0-60 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS