TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE (SHADE), IL 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 91.7 77.3 83.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.2 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 81.3 77.0 75.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 REBEL IV 81.0 78.0 69.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 PSG-TTST 86.0 76.3 79.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.8 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 76.0 72.3 67.0 5.7 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 81.0 77.3 74.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 FIRENZA 78.3 68.7 63.3 4.0 5.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 79.0 63.0 63.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.6 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 78.3 71.7 60.0 5.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.6 FALCON IV 83.0 65.7 71.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.5 PSG-RNDR 80.0 74.7 69.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 AST9003 (AST-1) 74.3 74.7 74.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 78.3 67.7 54.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.4 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 78.3 62.0 63.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 MVS-341 78.0 73.3 65.3 4.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 76.7 76.3 72.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 77.0 70.3 70.0 4.0 5.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 JUSTICE 78.7 71.3 77.7 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.2 KY-31 76.7 73.0 67.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.2 AST1001 (AST-4) 82.7 65.3 72.3 4.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.1 COL-1 83.7 62.3 49.3 4.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.1 CORONA (COL-M) 66.7 73.3 55.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.1 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 80.7 69.3 63.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.1 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 75.3 61.0 62.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 J-140 62.7 67.7 65.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.1 JT-42 73.0 64.7 61.7 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 MAGELLAN 77.3 58.3 63.0 4.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 PSG-85QR 75.3 72.7 67.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 75.0 76.0 58.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 74.3 64.0 58.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 GO-1BFD 71.7 72.3 59.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 76.0 75.3 56.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 72.3 68.7 61.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 LINDBERGH 83.7 69.0 62.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 PLATO 74.3 68.3 62.7 4.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 76.0 62.0 61.7 4.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 81.3 61.0 64.7 3.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 JT-36 75.0 74.0 75.3 3.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 STR-8GRQR 69.3 54.7 65.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 73.7 60.0 58.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 69.0 64.0 52.3 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 ARISTOTLE 65.3 62.3 56.3 3.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 68.3 61.7 50.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 HUDSON (DKS) 77.7 59.0 49.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 HUNTER 71.7 60.0 46.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.6 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE (SHADE), IL 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MUSTANG 4 (M4) 72.0 64.0 52.3 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.6 RNP 83.3 55.3 45.7 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 82.3 55.3 38.3 5.0 6.0 8.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.6 STR-8BB5 64.7 68.3 44.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 JT-33 77.7 57.7 50.0 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.5 PSG-82BR 75.7 63.3 66.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 81.3 63.7 53.3 4.3 4.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 TURBO 68.3 59.0 60.0 3.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 63.3 55.0 43.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 JT-41 84.3 50.7 46.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 RK 4 69.0 53.7 34.0 3.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.4 AST9002 (AST-2) 70.0 55.0 48.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 BULLSEYE 59.3 48.3 57.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 53.0 62.7 50.0 3.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 COMPETE (LS-06) 73.3 56.0 57.3 3.3 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 73.7 50.7 56.3 3.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 72.7 63.0 60.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 J-130 71.7 51.0 41.7 3.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 JT-45 78.0 52.7 51.0 5.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 PSG-TTRH 80.7 44.7 38.7 4.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 RENOVATE (LS-11) 72.7 63.0 46.7 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 80.0 57.3 51.3 4.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 85.7 59.3 45.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 06-DUST 79.7 48.3 43.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 BAR FA 6363 79.0 57.7 48.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 80.0 48.3 64.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 0312 64.0 63.7 59.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 MVS-1107 72.0 51.7 59.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 STETSON II (NA-SS) 77.0 65.0 52.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 71.7 46.3 47.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 06-WALK 72.7 51.7 49.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 AST7003 68.0 39.3 37.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 AST9001 (AST-3) 79.3 50.7 45.3 3.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 ESCALADE 72.0 66.0 48.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 PADRE 69.3 45.3 38.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 74.7 46.7 43.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 76.3 53.0 39.7 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 BILTMORE 73.0 52.3 48.3 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.9 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 72.0 51.3 40.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.9 RK 5 57.3 56.3 49.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 75.0 44.0 40.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.8 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 62.7 52.3 45.7 3.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.8 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 50.0 55.3 38.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.8 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 53.3 51.3 47.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 78.0 44.3 43.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.6 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE (SHADE), IL 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 53.7 57.7 46.7 3.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.6 FALCON V (ATM) 60.0 40.7 34.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.5 SKYLINE 64.3 39.7 43.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.5 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 74.3 48.0 44.3 3.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 EINSTEIN 72.3 36.0 30.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.4 REUNION (LS-03) 61.0 39.3 30.7 3.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 59.7 46.0 37.3 3.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 TAHOE II 51.7 49.3 29.7 3.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 AST 7002 80.0 34.0 25.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.3 FAITH (K06-WA) 73.3 41.7 36.3 3.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 REMBRANDT 77.0 38.0 25.3 3.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 FALCON NG (CE 1) 40.7 41.3 40.3 2.3 3.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.1 GWTF 46.0 51.0 28.0 3.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.1 HEMI 76.3 31.3 26.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.9 SILVERADO 47.3 36.7 29.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.9 AST 7001 70.3 35.0 27.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.8 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 72.0 33.7 13.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 BAR FA 6253 65.0 42.3 39.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 GE-1 52.7 25.7 22.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.6 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 72.0 26.0 22.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.6 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 44.0 24.0 21.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.3 3.0 3.4 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 75.0 12.3 19.7 3.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.4 LS 1200 (SC-1) 11.7 31.3 15.7 2.0 2.0 5.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.6 LSD VALUE 23.7 47.9 48.8 1.1 1.4 2.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.4 4.2 3.2 2.5 C.V. (%) 17.5 33.9 40.6 16.9 15.5 15.1 24.5 28.2 30.8 31.6 33.4 30.0 21.3 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 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 151-240 2.1-3.0 UNIFORM SHADE 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY