TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN SPRING PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP WARM TEMP. MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 5.7 5.7 5.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.2 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 6.0 5.0 5.7 8.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 TEMPLE (DZ1) 5.3 5.7 5.3 8.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 REGENERATE 6.3 5.3 6.0 8.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 5.7 5.0 5.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.9 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.0 5.0 5.7 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 5.7 5.7 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 5.0 5.3 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 F711 5.7 5.7 5.3 8.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.8 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.0 6.7 5.7 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 IS-TF 308 SEL 5.0 4.7 5.7 8.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 4.3 5.8 MET 1 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.8 PPG-TF-138 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.8 PPG-TF-169 6.3 5.3 5.7 8.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 5.7 5.7 5.3 8.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.8 ATF 1612 5.3 4.7 5.7 8.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 6.0 5.3 5.3 8.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 FESNOVA 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 4.7 4.7 5.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 5.7 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 HEMI 6.0 5.7 5.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 IS-TF 311 5.3 5.7 5.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 4.7 6.0 5.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 MET-3 5.7 5.0 5.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 PPG-TF-135 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 PSG-PO1 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 REFLECTION (U45) 5.7 5.7 5.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 4.3 6.0 5.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 W41 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 AMITY (CCR2) 6.0 5.0 5.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.6 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 5.0 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.6 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 4.7 6.0 5.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.6 FALCON V 6.0 5.7 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.6 GRANDE 3 6.0 5.3 5.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.6 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 5.0 5.3 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.6 JS 916 5.3 5.0 5.3 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.6 KINGDOM (DB1) 5.0 5.0 4.7 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 PSG-GSD 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.6 PST-5BRK 6.0 5.3 5.3 8.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.6 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 5.3 4.7 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 4.0 5.6 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN SPRING PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP WARM TEMP. MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BIZEM 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 5.0 4.7 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.5 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 4.3 5.7 5.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.5 FALCON IV 5.0 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.5 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 4.7 5.3 5.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.3 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.5 K12-MCD 5.0 5.3 4.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.5 MAESTRO (T31) 6.3 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.5 PPG-TF-115 5.0 4.3 5.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.5 PST-5EX2 5.7 5.0 5.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.5 PST-5MVD 5.3 5.3 4.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.5 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 5.7 5.3 5.7 8.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.5 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 4.3 4.7 4.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.5 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 4.7 5.3 5.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.5 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.5 TERRANO 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.5 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 4.3 5.3 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 ATF 1704 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.4 ATF 1736 4.7 5.7 5.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.4 ATF 1754 5.3 6.0 5.3 8.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.4 FAITH 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.4 PST-5BP0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.4 RAD-TF-92 5.3 4.7 5.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 3.7 5.4 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 5.7 5.0 5.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.4 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 4.7 5.3 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 5.4 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 4.3 5.0 4.7 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 3.3 5.3 CAESAR (TY 10) 5.0 4.7 5.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 FIREBIRD 2 4.7 4.7 5.3 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 3.3 5.3 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 5.0 4.3 5.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 IS-TF 269 SEL 5.0 5.0 4.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 4.7 5.3 4.7 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 3.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 BAR FA 121089 5.3 4.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.2 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 3.7 5.2 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.2 IS-TF 276 M2 5.0 4.3 5.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.2 IS-TF-287 5.0 5.0 4.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.2 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 5.0 4.3 4.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.2 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 4.7 5.3 4.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.2 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 5.3 4.7 5.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 3.3 5.2 PSG-TT4 5.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.2 PST-5DZP 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.3 5.2 RAD-TF-83 5.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.2 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA, KS 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN SPRING PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP WARM TEMP. MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 5.7 4.3 5.3 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 5.7 4.0 5.2 AQUADUCT 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.1 B23 5.3 4.0 5.3 8.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 3.0 4.7 3.7 5.1 CATALYST 5.7 3.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 4.0 2.7 5.3 3.3 5.1 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 5.0 4.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.7 3.3 5.1 IS-TF 272 4.7 4.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 5.1 JS 809 4.0 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.0 5.1 RAD-TF-89 5.3 4.7 5.0 7.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 5.1 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 4.7 4.7 5.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.1 BAR FA 121091 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 5.0 BAR FA 121095 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 5.0 JS 819 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 K12-05 4.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 PSG-8BP2 4.3 4.7 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 BULLSEYE 5.7 4.7 5.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 4.9 JS 818 4.3 4.7 4.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.0 4.9 ANNIHILATOR 4.0 3.7 5.0 7.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.8 JS 825 4.3 4.7 4.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.8 K12-13 4.0 4.3 4.3 7.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 3.0 4.8 WARHAWK 4.7 3.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 4.8 204 RES. BLK4 4.7 4.3 4.7 8.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 4.7 COMP. RES. SST 4.7 3.7 5.0 8.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 4.7 MARAUDER 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.7 BAR FA 120878 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 KY-31 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.8 1.0 1.2 0.5 C.V. (%) 11.0 14.4 9.8 7.6 7.9 9.6 13.2 23.0 11.3 16.6 6.1 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 KS2 SANDY LOAM - - - - FULL SUN - TO PREVENT STRESS