TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA (BROWN PATCH STUDY), KS 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL SPRING LEAF PATCH COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE WARM TEMP. NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN IS-TF 308 SEL 5.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.9 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 GTO (BURL TF-2) 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 KINGDOM (DB1) 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.6 MAESTRO (T31) 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.6 MET 1 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 5.6 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.0 5.6 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 5.6 PPG-TF-135 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.6 PSG-PO1 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.6 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.6 REFLECTION (U45) 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.6 TEMPLE (DZ1) 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.6 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.6 BIZEM 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.5 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 6.0 7.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.5 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 JS 916 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.5 REGENERATE 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.5 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 5.5 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 5.7 7.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.5 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.4 F711 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.4 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 FIREBIRD 2 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.4 K12-05 5.0 6.3 4.3 3.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.4 PPG-TF-169 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.4 ATF 1612 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 ATF 1754 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 FALCON V 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.0 7.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 GRANDE 3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 HEMI 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 IS-TF 276 M2 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 IS-TF 311 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 IS-TF-287 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 PPG-TF-115 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 6.0 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA (BROWN PATCH STUDY), KS 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL SPRING LEAF PATCH COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE WARM TEMP. NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ATF 1704 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.2 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.2 CATALYST 5.7 6.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.2 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 4.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.2 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.2 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.2 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.2 PPG-TF-138 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.2 PST-5BP0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.2 PST-5MVD 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.2 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.2 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.2 TERRANO 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.2 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.2 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 6.3 5.2 W41 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 7.3 5.2 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 5.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 6.7 5.1 AMITY (CCR2) 5.7 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.1 BULLSEYE 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.1 FAITH 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.1 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 6.3 5.1 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 4.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.1 MET-3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.1 PST-5BRK 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.1 PST-5DZP 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 6.7 5.1 RAD-TF-89 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.1 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 4.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.1 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.1 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 B23 5.7 6.3 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 5.3 6.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 IS-TF 269 SEL 5.0 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 JS 818 4.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 4.7 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 PSG-GSD 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 REBEL V (ATF 1736) 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 4.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 BAR FA 121089 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 4.9 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 5.3 5.7 3.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.9 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.9 JS 819 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.9 K12-MCD 5.0 6.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 6.3 4.9 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WICHITA (BROWN PATCH STUDY), KS 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL SPRING LEAF PATCH COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE WARM TEMP. NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RAD-TF-92 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 6.7 4.9 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.9 BAR FA 121091 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.8 BAR FA 121095 4.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.8 FALCON IV 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.8 FESNOVA 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.8 JS 825 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.8 K12-13 4.0 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.8 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 5.0 6.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 4.8 RAD-TF-83 5.0 5.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 4.8 JS 809 3.7 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 PST-5EX2 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 204 RES. BLK4 5.3 6.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 5.0 4.6 CAESAR (TY 10) 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 4.6 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.6 PSG-TT4 4.0 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.6 AQUADUCT 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 IS-TF 272 4.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 6.0 4.5 PSG-8BP2 4.3 6.0 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.5 COMP. RES. SST 4.7 6.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 MARAUDER 4.0 6.3 3.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 BAR FA 120878 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.2 WARHAWK 3.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 4.2 ANNIHILATOR 4.0 6.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 KY-31 5.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.0 2.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.2 0.5 C.V. (%) 16.3 10.0 18.5 14.5 11.6 11.1 13.3 13.9 17.3 14.6 11.8 6.4 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. 2017 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 - - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 TO PREVENT STRESS