TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.1 BULLSEYE 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.6 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 RK 4 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.6 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.6 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.5 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.5 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 FALCON V (ATM) 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 TURBO 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.4 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 FIRENZA 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 LS 1200 (SC-1) 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 RK 5 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 HEMI 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.2 J-140 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 JT-42 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 MVS-1107 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 BAR FA 6253 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 CORONA (COL-M) 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.1 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.1 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 JT-45 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.1 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 PSG-82BR 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 PSG-TTRH 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 REUNION (LS-03) 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 STR-8BB5 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.1 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 AST 7002 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 JT-41 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 MVS-341 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 PADRE 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 SKYLINE 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 STR-8GRQR 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 TAHOE II 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.9 AST7003 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 ESCALADE 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.9 FALCON NG (CE 1) 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.9 J-130 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.9 JT-36 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 JUSTICE 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.9 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 REBEL IV 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.9 RNP 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.9 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 STETSON II (NA-SS) 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 0312 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 AST9001 (AST-3) 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 COL-1 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 GE-1 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 GO-1BFD 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.8 HUNTER 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.8 PSG-85QR 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 PSG-RNDR 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT SUNNYVALE, CA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN AST1001 (AST-4) 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 BAR FA 6363 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 BILTMORE 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 HUDSON (DKS) 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 JT-33 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 06-DUST 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.6 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 PSG-TTST 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 REMBRANDT 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.6 06-WALK 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 FALCON IV 6.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 4.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 MAGELLAN 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 PLATO 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.5 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 AST 7001 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.4 EINSTEIN 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.4 GWTF 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 LINDBERGH 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 ARISTOTLE 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 SILVERADO 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 KY-31 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.5 C.V. (%) 11.8 11.1 12.1 9.9 11.8 11.1 9.5 8.6 9.1 10.4 11.9 7.1 5.5 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 CA6 LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS