TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KNOXVILLE, TN 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 8.3 5.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.9 F711 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.8 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.7 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.8 ATF 1612 7.7 5.0 7.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 GTO (BURL TF-2) 7.3 5.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.3 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 8.0 4.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 7.7 6.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 IS-TF 308 SEL 7.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 MET 1 7.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 8.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.3 8.3 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 B23 8.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.6 CAESAR (TY 10) 7.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.6 COMP. RES. SST 7.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.6 DZ1 8.0 4.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.6 FIREBIRD 2 7.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.6 GRANDE 3 7.0 5.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.6 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 7.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.6 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105)6.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.6 PPG-TF-135 7.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.6 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.6 PPG-TF-169 7.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.6 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 7.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.6 REFLECTION (U45) 7.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.6 ATF 1754 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.5 KINGDOM (DB1) 8.7 5.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.5 IS-TF 269 SEL 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.7 8.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 IS-TF 305 SEL 7.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 IS-TF 310 SEL 8.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.7 8.3 6.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.5 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 8.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.5 PPG-TF-115 7.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.5 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.5 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.5 PPG-TF-170 7.3 4.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.5 PSG-PO1 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 7.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.5 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 7.0 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 TERRANO 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.5 204 RES. BLK4 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.4 ATF 1736 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.4 CATALYST 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.4 CCR2 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.4 FALCON IV 7.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.4 IS-TF 272 7.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 8.3 7.7 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.4 IS-TF 311 6.7 4.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.4 TABLE 22. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KNOXVILLE, TN 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN IS-TF-287 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.4 K12-MCD 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.4 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.4 MARAUDER 6.7 4.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 5.3 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 PPG-TF-137 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.4 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 8.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.4 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 8.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.4 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 7.0 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.7 6.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.4 PPG-TF-151 7.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.4 PPG-TF-172 7.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.4 PST-5BRK 7.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.4 PST-5EX2 6.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.4 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 7.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.4 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.4 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.4 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.4 ATF 1704 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 BULLSEYE 7.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 7.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 FALCON V 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 HEMI 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 IS-TF 276 M2 7.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 8.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 IS-TF 285 7.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 IS-TF 307 SEL 7.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 6.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 JS 818 7.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 MET 6 SEL 6.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 MET-3 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 PICK-W43 7.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 PSG-GSD 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 PST-5EV2 7.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 7.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 RAD-TF-88 8.0 4.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 REGENERATE 7.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 MAESTRO (T31) 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 W41 6.7 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 WARHAWK 7.0 4.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 5.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 ANNIHILATOR 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.2 BAR FA 121089 7.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 FAITH 7.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 5.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.2 FESNOVA 7.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.2 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 8.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.2 IS-TF 289 7.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 8.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.2 PPG-TF-138 7.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.2 TABLE 22. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KNOXVILLE, TN 1/ 2014 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN RAD-TF-92 7.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 7.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.2 BAR FA 121091 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 BAR FA 121095 7.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.1 BIZEM 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 5.7 8.3 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.1 GO-DFR 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.1 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 7.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.1 PST-5BPO 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 PST-5DZP 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 5.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 RAD-TF-83 7.7 4.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 RAD-TF-89 7.3 4.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 PSG-8BP2 7.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 AQUADUCT 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.9 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.9 JS 819 6.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.9 JS 916 7.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.9 K12-05 6.7 3.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.9 PSG-TT4 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 PST-5MVD 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.9 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.9 BAR FA 120878 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.8 JS 809 7.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 5.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.8 JS 825 6.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 K12-13 7.3 3.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 KY-31 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.8 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.5 C.V. (%) 9.8 12.4 12.8 13.0 11.6 6.7 9.1 6.3 8.3 12.2 10.6 5.1 4.4 5.5 3.9 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. 2014 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2012 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 TN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS