TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC LEAF DENSITY PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 LS 1200 (SC-1) 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 8.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 BULLSEYE 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.9 FALCON V (ATM) 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.8 HEMI 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.6 J-140 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.6 TURBO 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.6 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.5 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.5 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.5 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.5 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 5.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.5 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.5 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.5 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.5 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.5 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.5 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.4 CORONA (COL-M) 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.4 RK 4 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.4 RK 5 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.4 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.4 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.4 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 FAITH (K06-WA) 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 FIRENZA 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 JUSTICE 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 PSG-85QR 7.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 STR-8BB5 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.2 FALCON IV 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.2 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.2 JT-36 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.2 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.2 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC LEAF DENSITY PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN REBEL IV 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.2 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.2 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.1 COL-1 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.1 GE-1 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 HUNTER 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.1 MVS-1107 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.1 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.1 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.1 06-DUST 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 AST 7001 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 AST9002 (AST-2) 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 GO-1BFD 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 GWTF 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 JT-41 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 JT-45 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 MAGELLAN 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 PADRE 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 PSG-82BR 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 PSG-TTRH 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 AST 7002 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 AST7003 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.9 BAR FA 6253 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 BILTMORE 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.9 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.9 COMPETE (LS-06) 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.9 EINSTEIN 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.9 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.9 HUDSON (DKS) 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.9 JT-33 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.9 JT-42 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.9 REUNION (LS-03) 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.9 STETSON II (NA-SS) 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.9 0312 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.8 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.8 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.8 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC LEAF DENSITY PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER WARM TEMP. APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN J-130 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.8 LINDBERGH 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 PLATO 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 RENOVATE (LS-11) 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.8 SKYLINE 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.8 STR-8GRQR 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.8 TAHOE II 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.8 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 ESCALADE 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 PSG-RNDR 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 MVS-341 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 06-WALK 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.5 ARISTOTLE 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 BAR FA 6363 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 PSG-TTST 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.5 REMBRANDT 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 RNP 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.5 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 SILVERADO 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.4 KY-31 4.0 3.0 3.3 6.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.3 0.9 1.1 2.7 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.4 1.5 0.5 C.V. (%) 8.1 8.1 10.3 13.1 9.6 7.8 11.9 9.9 9.9 12.9 12.3 11.1 5.4 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 IN1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION