TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR THREAD MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 4.7 4 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.8 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 4 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.8 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 4.3 4 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.8 GRANDE 3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 4 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.6 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 4.3 4 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.5 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.0 4 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.5 IS-TF 276 M2 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 4 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.5 MET 1 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 4 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 MET-3 6.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 4 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 4 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.5 F711 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 4 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.4 PPG-TF-135 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 4 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 AMITY (CCR2) 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 4 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 BIZEM 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 3.7 4 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 BULLSEYE 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.3 4 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 FAITH 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 4 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 FALCON IV 6.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 7.3 4.7 4 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 4 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 HEMI 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.3 4 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 MAESTRO (T31) 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 4 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 PPG-TF-169 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.0 4 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 PSG-PO1 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 4 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 4 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 4 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 4 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.2 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 5.7 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.2 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 4 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.2 W41 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 4.3 4 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 ATF 1704 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 4 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 B23 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 4 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 3.7 4 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.1 IS-TF 308 SEL 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 4 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 4 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.1 PPG-TF-138 5.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 4.3 4 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.1 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 4 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 REGENERATE 5.7 2.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.0 4 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.1 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.1 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 4 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.1 BAR FA 121091 6.0 7.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 4.3 4 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 3.7 4 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 4 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 FIREBIRD 2 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 4 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR THREAD MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.0 4 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 4 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 IS-TF 311 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 4 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 IS-TF-287 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 JS 916 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 K12-05 6.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 4 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 4 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 PST-5BP0 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 REFLECTION (U45) 6.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.0 4 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 4 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 4 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 CATALYST 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.9 PST-5EX2 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.9 RAD-TF-92 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 4 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.9 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 4.3 4 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.9 TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.9 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.9 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 4 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.9 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 6.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 4 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 ATF 1612 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 ATF 1754 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 4 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 3.7 4 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 FALCON V 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.8 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 4 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 FESNOVA 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 IS-TF 269 SEL 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 4 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.8 IS-TF 272 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.8 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 4 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.8 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.8 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 4 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.8 RAD-TF-83 6.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 4 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 4 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.8 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.0 4 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.8 TERRANO 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 4 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 JS 819 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 K12-MCD 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 4 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 PSG-GSD 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 4 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 PST-5BRK 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 ANNIHILATOR 5.3 6.7 3.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 BAR FA 121095 5.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 4 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.6 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR THREAD MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 6.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 3.7 4 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.6 JS 818 6.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 4 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.6 JS 825 6.0 6.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 4 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.6 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 6.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 4.0 4 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.6 PPG-TF-115 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 4 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.6 PSG-8BP2 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.6 PST-5DZP 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.0 4 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.6 PST-5MVD 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.6 RAD-TF-89 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 3.7 4 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.6 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 4 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.6 204 RES. BLK4 5.3 2.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.5 ATF 1736 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 MARAUDER 5.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 PSG-TT4 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.5 BAR FA 121089 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 3.3 4 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.4 COMP. RES. SST 6.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 4 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.4 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 4 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.4 KINGDOM (DB1) 6.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 5.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 5.3 4.0 4 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.4 BAR FA 120878 5.3 6.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 4.0 4 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 JS 809 5.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 3.7 4 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 K12-13 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 4.0 4 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.3 4 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 WARHAWK 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 AQUADUCT 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 4 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 KY-31 4.0 8.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 5.0 5 3.0 3.0 2.3 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.9 5.5 1.1 1.5 2.0 1.8 0 1.9 2.2 1.5 0.7 C.V. (%) 9.9 34.2 14.1 15.3 14.1 10.6 0 15.1 15.8 14.3 8.2 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. 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 MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY