TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 7.2 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 RK 5 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.1 BULLSEYE 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.9 FALCON V (ATM) 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.9 IS-TF-159 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.9 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.9 RK 4 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.9 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 7.3 7.7 8.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.9 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.8 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.8 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 REUNION (LS-03) 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 STR-8BB5 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 CATELYST (NA-BT-1) 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.6 JUSTICE 6.7 6.7 7.3 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.6 PSG-82BR 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.6 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.6 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 TURBO 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.5 FIRENZA 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.5 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.5 AST 7002 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 BGR-TF1 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 CORONA (COL-M) 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 ESCALADE 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 HEMI 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 J-140 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN JT-42 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.4 JT-45 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 KZ-2 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.4 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.4 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.4 RNP 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.4 BAR FA 6253 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 BGR-TF2 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 J-130 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 JT-33 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 JT-41 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 PSG-85QR 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 PSG-RNDR 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 PSG-TTRH 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 0312 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 HUDSON (DKS) 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 KZ-1 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.0 6.5 5.0 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 REBEL IV 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 SKYLINE 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.2 AST7003 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 COL-1 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 MVS-1107 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 PADRE 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 STETSON II (NA-SS) 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 TAHOE II 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 AST 7001 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.0 6.0 4.5 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 FALCON IV 6.5 6.5 6.5 5.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 GE-1 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN HUNTER 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 JT-36 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 MAGELLAN 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 MVS-341 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 06-DUST 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 06-WALK 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 ATF 1328 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 GWTF 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 BAR FA 6363 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 EINSTEIN 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 GO-1BFD 5.5 6.0 5.0 6.5 5.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 5.8 LINDBERGH 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 BILTMORE 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 PLATO 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 REMBRANDT 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 STR-8GRQR 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.6 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.6 PSG-TTST 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 ARISTOTLE 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 SILVERADO 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.9 KY-31 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 LSD VALUE 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 11.6 13.4 15.5 12.8 13.0 11.0 10.0 8.7 10.1 9.7 12.4 8.6 5.7 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. 2009 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