TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME FALL JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP NOV DEC MEAN MONET (LTP-610 CL) 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.5 FALCON V (ATM) 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 7.2 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.2 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.2 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.1 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.0 6.3 7.1 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.1 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.1 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 RK 4 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 RK 5 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 8.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 SC-1 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.9 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.9 BULLSEYE 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.9 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.9 RNP 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.9 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.9 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.9 STR-8BB5 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.9 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.9 AST9003 (AST-1) 8.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 8.0 6.0 5.0 6.8 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.8 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.8 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.8 TURBO 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.8 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.8 BAR FA 6253 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 ESCALADE 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 FIRENZA 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 IS-TF-159 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 KZ-2 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 REBEL IV 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 0312 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.6 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.6 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME FALL JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP NOV DEC MEAN BGR-TF1 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.6 BILTMORE 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.6 FALCON NG (CE 1) 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 HEMI 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.6 JT-33 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.6 KZ-1 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 6.6 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.6 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.6 BAR FA 6363 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.5 CORONA (COL-M) 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.5 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.5 FALCON IV 6.5 7.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 5.5 6.5 GE-1 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.5 J-130 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.5 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.5 JT-36 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.5 JT-45 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.5 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 PADRE 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.5 PSG-TTRH 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.5 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.5 SKYLINE 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 06-DUST 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.4 06-WALK 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.4 AST 7002 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.4 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.4 GO-1BFD 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.4 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 J-140 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.4 JUSTICE 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.4 LINDBERGH 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.4 REUNION (LS-03) 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 PLATO 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.4 PSG-85QR 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.4 ATF 1328 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 COL-1 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 EINSTEIN 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 JT-42 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 MAGELLAN 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 MVS-1107 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 MVS-341 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 PSG-82BR 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME FALL JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP NOV DEC MEAN ARISTOTLE 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 AST 7003 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.2 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 BGR-TF2 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.2 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 PSG-RNDR 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.2 REMBRANDT 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 STR-8GRQR 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 TAHOE II 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.2 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 AST 7001 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.1 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 HUDSON (DKS) 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 GWTF 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 HUNTER 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 JT-41 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 PSG-TTST 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.9 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 SILVERADO 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.8 KY-31 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.5 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.9 1.7 1.4 2.5 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.8 1.1 1.1 0.5 C.V. (%) 7.2 5.5 8.9 9.6 14.7 11.6 13.6 12.9 10.8 14.7 8.9 9.1 5.2 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. 2008 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2006 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 CA6 LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS