TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE COLOR MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN FALCON V (ATM) 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.5 LS 1200 (SC-1) 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 RK 4 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 BULLSEYE 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 FAITH (K06-WA) 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 RK 5 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.2 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 FIRENZA 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.1 HEMI 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 PSG-85QR 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.1 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 STR-8BB5 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.1 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.9 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 JT-45 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 4.7 4.9 0312 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 COL-1 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.8 PSG-82BR 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.8 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 STR-8GRQR 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.8 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 GO-1BFD 5.3 3.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 JT-36 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 PADRE 6.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE COLOR MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TRIO (IS-TF-152) 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 3.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 TURBO 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 CORONA (COL-M) 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.6 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 FALCON IV 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.6 FALCON NG (CE 1) 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.6 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.6 GE-1 5.3 4.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.6 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.6 J-140 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.6 JUSTICE 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.6 MVS-341 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.6 RENOVATE (LS-11) 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 SKYLINE 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.6 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.6 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 5.3 5.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 BAR FA 6253 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 ESCALADE 5.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.5 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 J-130 5.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.5 JT-42 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 LINDBERGH 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.5 MVS-1107 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.5 PSG-TTRH 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.5 REBEL IV 6.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 REMBRANDT 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 06-DUST 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.4 06-WALK 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 AST 7002 5.7 4.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.4 AST7003 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.4 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.4 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 5.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.0 4.4 MAGELLAN 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.4 PLATO 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.4 PSG-TTST 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.4 REUNION (LS-03) 5.7 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.4 HUDSON (DKS) 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 JT-33 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 JT-41 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE COLOR MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 5.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 COMPETE (LS-06) 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.2 EINSTEIN 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.2 GWTF 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 5.7 3.7 5.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.2 HUNTER 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 RNP 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.2 AST9001 (AST-3) 6.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.1 BAR FA 6363 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.1 AST1001 (AST-4) 5.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 PSG-RNDR 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 5.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 BILTMORE 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.9 SILVERADO 5.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.9 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.0 3.9 TAHOE II 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 2.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.9 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 5.0 3.7 5.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 KY-31 5.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.8 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 3.7 3.8 AST 7001 6.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 3.7 3.6 ARISTOTLE 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 3.3 3.5 LSD VALUE 2.6 1.5 1.1 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 2.2 1.8 2.2 1.6 2.0 1.5 0.7 C.V. (%) 11.1 17.5 14.0 22.0 23.8 17.7 14.2 14.6 19.4 18.9 18.0 16.8 15.1 9.0 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 TABLE A. 2010 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 CA3 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS