TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 7.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 B23 7.0 3.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 HEMI 6.7 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.4 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 7.3 3.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 8.3 3.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 7.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 REFLECTION (U45) 7.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 REGENERATE 7.7 3.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 7.7 3.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 AMITY (CCR2) 7.7 4.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.2 F711 7.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 IS-TF 269 SEL 7.7 3.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 7.3 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.2 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 7.0 3.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 CATALYST 7.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.1 FIREBIRD 2 7.0 3.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 IS-TF 311 7.0 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 MAESTRO (T31) 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.7 3.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.1 MET 1 7.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 7.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 FAITH 7.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 7.0 4.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 GRANDE 3 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 7.3 3.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 7.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 PPG-TF-115 7.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 PPG-TF-135 6.7 3.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 7.0 3.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF-138 6.7 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 'COMMANDER (PPG-TF-170) 7.3 3.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 PSG-GSD 7.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 W41 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 7.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 BIZEM 7.0 3.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 FALCON IV 7.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 7.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 7.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 7.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 PPG-TF-169 7.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 PSG-PO1 7.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 PST-5BRK 6.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 TABLE 7. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 8.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 7.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.9 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 7.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 7.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 7.0 3.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.9 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 7.3 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.9 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 7.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 7.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 ATF 1612 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 ATF 1704 6.7 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.8 ATF 1754 6.7 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 BULLSEYE 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 7.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.8 FALCON V 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 7.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.8 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 7.3 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 IS-TF 308 SEL 7.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 7.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 JS 916 7.0 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 KINGDOM (DB1) 7.7 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 7.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 PPG-TF-172 7.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 PSG-8BP2 7.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 PST-5BPO 6.7 3.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 AQUADUCT 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 ATF 1736 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.7 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 CAESAR (TY 10) 7.7 3.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 7.7 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 FESNOVA 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 7.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 IS-TF 276 M2 7.3 3.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 K12-MCD 7.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 MET-3 7.0 3.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 PSG-TT4 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 PST-5DZP 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 PST-5MVD 6.7 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 6.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.6 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 7.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 IS-TF 272 7.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.6 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 7.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 RAD-TF-83 7.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 TABLE 7. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RAD-TF-92 7.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 7.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.6 BAR FA 121095 7.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 IS-TF-287 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.5 JS 819 6.3 3.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 PST-5EX2 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 TERRANO 7.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 7.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 JS 809 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 JS 818 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 K12-05 6.7 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 RAD-TF-89 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 ANNIHILATOR 6.7 3.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 BAR FA 121091 7.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 JS 825 6.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.2 MARAUDER 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 BAR FA 120878 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 BAR FA 121089 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 COMP. RES. SST 6.0 3.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.7 4.9 K12-13 7.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 204 RES. BLK4 6.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.6 WARHAWK 6.7 3.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.6 KY-31 4.0 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.6 0.9 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.0 2.3 1.2 1.6 0.5 C.V. (%) 7.9 17.6 8.5 10.6 10.0 8.4 8.9 9.4 14.2 10.3 11.9 5.3 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. 2015 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 0-60 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS