TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC BROWN PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JULY AUGUST APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.0 7.0 9.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 MET 1 7.7 5.7 8.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 REGENERATE 8.0 5.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.1 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 7.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 7.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.9 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 7.3 5.3 8.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 PPG-TF-135 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 B23 8.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.6 IS-TF 269 SEL 8.0 5.7 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 IS-TF 308 SEL 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 IS-TF 311 7.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 MAESTRO (T31) 6.3 6.0 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.6 MET-3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.6 PPG-TF-138 7.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 PSG-PO1 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.6 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 8.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.5 AMITY (CCR2) 7.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.5 HEMI 6.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 IS-TF-287 7.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.4 F711 7.7 5.0 8.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.4 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 7.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.4 JS 916 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 6.7 6.7 7.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.4 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 7.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.4 BIZEM 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 8.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 FAITH 7.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 GTO (BURL TF-2) 7.3 5.0 7.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 6.3 7.7 7.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 TEMPLE (DZ1) 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 ATF 1612 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.2 REFLECTION (U45) 8.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.2 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 8.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.2 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.2 W41 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.2 FIREBIRD 2 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.1 TABLE 17. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC BROWN PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JULY AUGUST APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 8.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.1 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 7.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.1 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 7.3 6.3 4.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 7.3 5.0 7.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.1 CATALYST 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 7.0 4.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 8.0 5.7 3.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 FALCON V 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 GRANDE 3 7.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.7 4.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 RAD-TF-89 7.7 6.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 RAD-TF-92 7.7 5.3 2.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 3.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 ATF 1704 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.9 ATF 1736 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 ATF 1754 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 BULLSEYE 6.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.9 K12-05 7.3 4.7 2.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 3.7 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.9 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.9 PPG-TF-115 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 7.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 8.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.9 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 BAR FA 121095 6.7 4.3 2.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 7.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 IS-TF 272 8.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 K12-MCD 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 KINGDOM (DB1) 7.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.8 PPG-TF-169 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.8 RAD-TF-83 8.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 4.8 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 6.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 FESNOVA 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 PST-5BP0 7.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 PST-5MVD 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 7.3 5.7 7.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 6.7 5.3 2.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.5 JS 818 6.7 5.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 5.3 4.3 4.5 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 7.3 4.3 2.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 2.3 4.3 6.7 4.5 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 7.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.4 PSG-GSD 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.4 PSG-TT4 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 PST-5DZP 6.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 BAR FA 121089 7.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 TABLE 17. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC BROWN PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JULY AUGUST APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 7.0 4.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 PSG-8BP2 6.7 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 PST-5BRK 5.3 5.3 7.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 IS-TF 276 M2 7.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.2 JS 819 6.7 4.3 2.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.2 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.1 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.0 2.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.1 TERRANO 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.1 204 RES. BLK4 5.7 1.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 2.0 2.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 BAR FA 121091 7.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 5.7 4.3 6.7 3.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 8.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 ANNIHILATOR 6.7 1.7 2.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 2.0 3.0 4.3 5.0 3.9 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.7 4.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.9 K12-13 6.3 2.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.3 2.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.8 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.7 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 2.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 JS 809 6.3 3.3 2.7 3.7 4.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 MARAUDER 5.7 2.0 1.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 2.0 2.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 PST-5EX2 5.3 6.0 7.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 COMP. RES. SST 5.7 2.0 2.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 2.0 2.7 4.0 3.7 3.6 FALCON IV 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.6 JS 825 6.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.4 WARHAWK 6.3 2.3 1.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 2.0 2.3 3.3 4.3 3.3 AQUADUCT 6.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.2 BAR FA 120878 4.0 3.3 5.3 2.7 1.0 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 1.9 KY-31 1.0 4.3 7.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 1.0 1.2 LSD VALUE 1.7 2.0 2.7 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 14.4 22.7 31.8 15.6 12.7 21.0 20.0 16.4 12.5 15.1 9.1 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 271-450 241-375 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS