TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FALCON V (ATM) 7.0 7.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 HEMI 6.7 6.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.3 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.2 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 7.7 6.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.2 AST 7002 7.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.1 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 7.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.1 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 6.7 6.0 3.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.1 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.0 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.1 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 BULLSEYE 7.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 6.3 6.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 COL-1 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 FALCON IV 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 FIRENZA 7.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.9 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.9 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 5.9 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.0 6.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.9 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.9 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.9 TURBO 6.7 6.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.9 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.9 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.0 6.3 3.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 AST7003 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 AST9001 (AST-3) 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.8 AST9002 (AST-2) 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.3 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.8 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.8 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 6.7 6.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.7 6.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.8 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 7.0 6.3 3.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.8 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 6.3 6.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.8 J-140 5.3 6.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.8 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.7 5.3 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.8 PSG-85QR 6.7 6.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 RNP 6.0 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.8 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 5.8 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 7.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.8 TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 06-DUST 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.7 6.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.7 5.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 GO-1BFD 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 HUNTER 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 J-130 6.3 5.3 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 JT-41 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 REMBRANDT 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 RENOVATE (LS-11) 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.3 6.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 6.3 6.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 STR-8GRQR 6.3 6.0 3.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 6.7 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 AST 7001 6.7 5.3 3.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 BAR FA 6253 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.6 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 5.7 5.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.6 GWTF 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 HUDSON (DKS) 6.7 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 JT-42 6.0 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.6 PSG-82BR 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.6 REBEL IV 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.6 SKYLINE 6.7 5.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.6 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 6.7 6.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.6 AST9003 (AST-1) 6.0 6.0 3.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.5 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 5.7 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.5 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.5 CORONA (COL-M) 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.5 JT-36 5.3 5.3 3.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.5 JUSTICE 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.5 PSG-TTST 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.5 REUNION (LS-03) 5.7 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 RK 4 6.3 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 RK 5 7.0 6.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.5 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.3 5.3 3.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.5 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 5.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.5 MVS-341 6.7 5.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.4 PSG-RNDR 5.7 5.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.4 PSG-TTRH 6.0 6.3 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.4 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.7 6.0 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.4 STR-8BB5 6.7 5.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.4 TAHOE II 6.3 5.3 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 6.0 6.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.4 TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 06-WALK 6.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 BILTMORE 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 5.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 EINSTEIN 6.3 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 ESCALADE 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 GE-1 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 JT-45 5.0 5.7 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 MAGELLAN 5.7 5.7 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.0 5.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 6.3 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 0312 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.2 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 6.3 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 PADRE 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.2 ARISTOTLE 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 LINDBERGH 6.0 5.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 BAR FA 6363 5.7 5.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 JT-33 5.7 5.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 MVS-1107 6.0 5.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 PLATO 5.0 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 SILVERADO 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 KY-31 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.8 1.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 2.1 3.2 1.6 1.9 2.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 12.6 9.5 17.2 11.1 12.7 9.5 16.1 12.6 14.0 15.1 7.5 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 MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY