TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN KZ-1 7.7 6.0 7.3 96.0 81.7 8.3 8.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.9 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 8.0 6.0 7.3 99.0 94.3 7.7 7.3 9.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.9 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.7 5.7 8.0 99.0 93.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.8 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.3 6.7 7.3 99.0 88.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.3 6.3 7.3 7.8 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 8.0 6.0 9.0 99.0 96.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.8 FALCON V (ATM) 7.0 6.3 9.0 99.0 94.7 8.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 FAITH (K06-WA) 8.0 5.7 7.7 96.0 89.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 7.7 5.3 7.0 99.0 92.0 7.0 7.7 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.3 4.3 8.0 99.0 89.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.7 5.3 7.0 99.0 90.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 6.7 8.0 6.0 7.5 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.7 6.7 9.0 96.7 92.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.5 SC-1 7.7 4.7 8.0 99.0 85.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 6.3 7.5 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.3 6.7 7.3 99.0 78.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 6.7 7.4 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.0 6.0 7.7 99.0 88.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.7 7.4 IS-TF-159 8.3 5.7 7.3 99.0 88.0 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.4 BAR FA 6253 7.3 7.3 7.3 97.7 88.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 BULLSEYE 7.7 6.3 8.0 99.0 85.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 CORONA (COL-M) 7.7 7.0 7.0 99.0 80.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.7 7.7 8.3 99.0 81.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 8.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 8.3 6.7 7.7 99.0 77.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 REUNION (LS-03) 7.7 4.3 7.3 99.0 89.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 8.0 5.0 7.3 97.7 78.3 7.0 8.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.3 6.7 7.0 99.0 93.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 RK 4 7.3 5.3 7.3 99.0 88.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 RNP 7.3 5.3 7.3 99.0 87.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.3 6.3 7.0 99.0 84.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.0 5.7 7.3 99.0 85.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.0 6.0 8.0 99.0 84.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.2 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.3 6.0 7.7 99.0 86.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.2 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.3 4.7 7.0 96.7 92.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.2 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.7 6.3 7.3 99.0 97.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.2 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 8.7 6.7 7.7 95.3 79.0 7.3 8.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 7.2 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.0 5.0 7.0 99.0 85.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.1 AST1001 (AST-4) 8.0 5.7 6.7 99.0 80.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.1 FIRENZA 7.3 6.3 7.3 99.0 90.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.1 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.3 4.7 7.3 99.0 81.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.1 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 7.0 5.0 7.3 99.0 85.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.1 RK 5 7.7 7.0 8.3 94.3 87.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.1 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.3 5.0 7.7 99.0 84.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.1 BGR-TF1 8.0 6.0 6.0 99.0 76.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 7.0 5.0 6.0 97.7 81.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 COL-1 7.3 4.7 7.0 94.3 81.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 GWTF 8.0 4.3 7.0 96.7 80.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 HEMI 7.7 5.0 7.3 99.0 79.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 JT-36 7.7 5.7 6.0 99.0 70.0 7.7 8.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 7.0 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JT-45 7.3 6.0 7.3 99.0 85.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 COMPETE (LS-06) 8.0 5.3 6.3 99.0 81.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.0 5.3 6.7 96.7 92.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 TURBO 7.7 7.0 7.7 99.0 81.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 AGGRESSOR (IS-TF-153) 7.7 4.3 6.7 96.0 83.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.9 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.3 6.0 6.7 99.0 68.3 6.7 8.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.9 PSG-82BR 7.0 5.3 8.0 99.0 93.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.0 4.3 7.3 99.0 88.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.9 AST 7002 7.0 6.0 6.7 99.0 76.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.8 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.7 5.7 7.0 93.0 71.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.8 AST9002 (AST-2) 8.0 4.7 6.3 92.7 86.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.8 ATF 1328 7.3 4.0 5.7 92.0 96.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.8 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.0 4.7 6.7 99.0 81.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.8 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 8.0 5.7 7.0 96.7 73.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.8 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.3 4.7 6.7 96.0 85.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.8 KZ-2 8.0 4.0 6.7 94.7 85.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 STR-8BB5 7.3 5.7 7.3 96.0 83.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 7.0 6.3 7.3 99.0 78.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 FALCON NG (CE 1) 7.0 5.7 6.7 99.0 86.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.6 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 8.0 5.0 7.0 96.7 82.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.6 HUDSON (DKS) 7.7 4.7 7.3 99.0 88.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 J-130 7.3 4.3 6.0 96.7 86.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.6 JT-41 7.3 6.0 7.0 96.0 70.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.6 JUSTICE 7.3 4.7 7.0 99.0 85.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.6 PSG-TTRH 7.0 6.7 6.7 96.0 78.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.6 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.0 4.3 6.7 96.7 78.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 0312 7.0 4.7 7.0 99.0 73.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 7.3 5.0 7.3 96.0 75.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.5 BGR-TF2 7.3 4.7 7.3 97.7 78.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 JT-42 7.0 5.0 6.3 96.0 83.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.5 MVS-1107 7.0 6.0 5.7 99.0 80.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.5 TAHOE II 8.0 5.0 6.0 99.0 76.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.5 06-DUST 7.3 4.0 6.0 99.0 89.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.4 J-140 7.0 5.7 7.0 94.3 75.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.4 JT-33 7.3 4.7 6.3 96.0 73.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.4 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.7 4.7 5.7 92.0 75.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.4 PADRE 7.0 4.0 5.7 99.0 84.7 6.7 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.4 AST 7001 8.0 4.3 6.0 94.3 71.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 AST 7003 7.3 6.0 6.7 99.0 76.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 8.0 4.0 6.0 96.0 66.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 ESCALADE 7.0 5.0 5.7 97.7 88.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 FALCON IV 7.0 4.3 5.3 96.7 73.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 HUNTER 7.7 4.0 5.7 96.0 78.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.7 4.3 5.3 92.7 71.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 PSG-85QR 7.3 5.3 6.3 97.7 81.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT LEXINGTON, KY 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PSG-RNDR 7.0 5.7 7.0 93.7 81.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 SKYLINE 7.0 4.3 6.0 99.0 85.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 7.3 4.0 5.7 94.3 66.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 6.3 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 7.3 5.3 6.3 96.7 83.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.2 EINSTEIN 7.0 5.7 7.0 97.7 75.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.2 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.0 5.0 6.0 99.0 70.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.2 STR-8GRQR 7.3 5.7 7.0 94.3 76.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.2 06-WALK 7.0 4.3 6.0 94.3 76.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.3 5.0 6.0 99.0 86.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.1 GE-1 7.0 3.7 6.0 99.0 68.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.7 5.3 4.3 6.1 PSG-TTST 7.0 6.3 7.0 93.0 79.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.1 BILTMORE 7.7 3.3 6.0 99.0 80.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 6.0 GO-1BFD 7.0 4.3 5.7 99.0 76.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 MVS-341 7.3 4.3 5.7 99.0 86.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 REBEL IV 7.0 5.7 6.0 93.0 88.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 PLATO 7.0 3.3 5.3 99.0 78.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 REMBRANDT 7.0 4.7 5.3 99.0 73.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.8 MAGELLAN 7.0 3.0 5.0 96.0 63.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 ARISTOTLE 7.0 3.7 4.7 99.0 61.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.5 BAR FA 6363 7.0 4.0 5.7 99.0 70.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.5 LINDBERGH 7.7 4.3 5.3 99.0 75.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 SILVERADO 6.0 4.3 4.7 89.7 70.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.9 KY-31 5.0 2.3 4.0 99.0 56.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.5 1.4 16.0 24.5 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.8 2.5 1.4 2.0 0.8 C.V. (%) 7.4 17.5 12.6 3.8 13.0 10.5 11.9 12.5 11.7 14.7 17.0 12.2 16.9 7.3 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 KY1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS