TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 77.7 77.0 4.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.5 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 88.0 54.3 5.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.4 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 78.7 62.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 PSG-TT4 80.7 79.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 85.3 67.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 MAESTRO (T31) 72.3 58.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 81.0 52.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 BIZEM 75.3 65.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 84.0 31.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 61.7 64.0 2.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.5 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 63.0 66.0 3.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 35.7 74.0 3.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 60.0 73.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.2 GTO (BURL TF-2) 67.7 47.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 PST-5BRK 79.7 18.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.1 ATF 1736 66.0 31.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 F711 69.0 69.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 MET-3 65.3 56.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 57.0 51.3 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 65.3 37.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.9 ATF 1704 66.7 17.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.8 BULLSEYE 57.0 59.0 2.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.8 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 74.3 43.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.8 KINGDOM (DB1) 61.7 49.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 48.0 50.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.8 PSG-GSD 49.3 55.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.8 PST-5EX2 79.7 31.0 3.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 3.7 4.8 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 59.0 40.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 ANNIHILATOR 61.7 38.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 B23 49.7 47.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 52.0 56.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 FAITH 43.3 61.0 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.6 IS-TF-287 56.7 32.7 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.6 JS 809 64.0 41.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.6 RAD-TF-83 46.3 54.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.6 W41 47.7 41.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.6 BAR FA 121089 68.7 25.3 4.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.5 CATALYST 56.3 36.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 47.3 47.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.5 GRANDE 3 51.3 32.3 3.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 49.3 38.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.5 ATF 1754 55.7 49.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.3 4.4 BAR FA 121095 50.0 34.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.4 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 65.0 22.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.4 FIREBIRD 2 60.7 47.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.4 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 37.7 43.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.4 JS 819 35.0 41.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.4 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 59.0 30.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.4 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 54.7 44.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.4 ATF 1612 64.0 26.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.3 IS-TF 269 SEL 46.0 51.0 2.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 53.0 32.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 62.7 33.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 MET 1 57.7 18.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.2 REFLECTION (U45) 60.7 26.0 2.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.2 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 59.3 35.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.2 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 58.0 16.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.2 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 66.3 19.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.1 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 58.3 9.3 3.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 4.1 IS-TF 308 SEL 40.7 42.7 2.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.1 PST-5DZP 19.0 59.0 2.3 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.1 PST-5MVD 56.3 31.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.1 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 39.3 37.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 3.3 4.1 PST-5BP0 75.0 9.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 4.0 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 53.0 21.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 CAESAR (TY 10) 45.3 22.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.9 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 48.0 22.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.9 HEMI 46.3 48.7 2.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 3.9 REGENERATE 58.3 44.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.9 TEMPLE (DZ1) 38.7 21.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.8 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 36.0 29.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 BAR FA 121091 38.0 21.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 IS-TF 272 38.0 29.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 JS 916 41.7 45.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 K12-MCD 71.0 26.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 KY-31 36.0 27.7 2.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 46.3 15.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 PPG-TF-169 55.0 13.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 49.7 18.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 28.7 38.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.6 TERRANO 46.7 12.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.6 WARHAWK 61.0 25.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.3 2.3 3.6 FALCON V 53.3 13.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.5 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 35.7 28.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.5 AMITY (CCR2) 52.3 18.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 FESNOVA 57.7 0.3 4.7 7.3 6.0 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 1.0 1.3 3.4 AQUADUCT 42.7 5.3 2.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.3 FALCON IV 38.3 26.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 RAD-TF-89 55.3 8.3 2.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.3 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 37.7 14.3 3.3 4.0 5.7 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.3 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 45.0 9.0 3.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 2.3 2.3 3.3 2.7 3.3 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 46.7 13.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 3.2 MARAUDER 31.7 21.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 PSG-PO1 52.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.0 3.2 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 52.3 16.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.2 K12-13 39.7 9.3 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 3.1 PPG-TF-138 53.0 1.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 1.7 2.0 1.7 3.1 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 60.3 0.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.7 3.0 JS 818 42.0 6.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 PPG-TF-115 53.0 1.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.0 1.7 1.3 3.0 204 RES. BLK4 20.7 19.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.9 RAD-TF-92 42.0 1.0 2.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 1.7 1.7 2.9 COMP. RES. SST 22.3 18.7 1.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.8 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 39.0 13.3 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 JS 825 34.7 11.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 K12-05 23.7 14.0 1.7 2.3 2.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.7 PSG-8BP2 49.3 1.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.7 1.7 1.7 2.7 BAR FA 120878 9.7 21.7 1.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 2.7 2.5 IS-TF 276 M2 48.0 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.3 2.0 1.7 2.5 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 31.0 1.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.3 2.4 PPG-TF-135 23.7 9.3 1.7 2.3 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.4 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 8.3 4.0 1.7 2.3 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 29.7 0.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.3 1.3 2.2 IS-TF 311 37.0 0.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.0 2.2 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 31.3 0.3 3.7 4.0 2.7 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 2.1 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 37.7 1.0 2.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.9 LSD VALUE 79.9 31.3 2.5 4.3 4.7 3.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.4 C.V. (%) 47.7 60.4 32.5 36.0 35.6 34.4 33.2 36.7 37.1 34.3 33.6 29.1 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. 2016 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 UNIFORM SHADE 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION