TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN REBEL V (ATF 1736) 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 6.0 MET 1 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 F711 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 6.3 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.8 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.0 4.0 5.8 FAITH 6.3 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.7 FALCON V 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.7 PSG-PO1 6.3 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 PST-5BP0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 ATF 1754 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 BIZEM 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.6 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.6 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.6 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.6 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 6.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.6 HEMI 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 MAESTRO (T31) 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.5 4.5 5.6 PPG-TF-135 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 PPG-TF-169 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 REFLECTION (U45) 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 REGENERATE 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 6.0 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.5 5.6 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 TRENDING (IS-TF 269 SEL) 7.0 5.5 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.6 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 7.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.5 ATF 1704 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 BAR FA 121095 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 5.5 BULLSEYE 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 GRANDE 3 6.0 5.0 4.5 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.5 5.5 JS 809 6.0 5.0 4.5 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 JS 916 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 K12-MCD 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.5 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 6.0 4.5 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 PST-5DZP 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.5 TERRANO 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.5 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 204 RES. BLK4 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.4 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.4 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.4 IS-TF 272 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 IS-TF 276 M2 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.4 JS 819 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.4 JS 825 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 5.4 K12-13 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.4 PSG-GSD 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 5.4 PST-5BRK 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 RAD-TF-89 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.4 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 STANDOUT (IS-TF 308 SEL) 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.4 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 WARHAWK 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 6.3 4.5 4.5 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.0 4.5 5.4 AMITY (CCR2) 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 B23 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 COMP. RES. SST 6.3 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 FESNOVA 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 FIREBIRD 2 6.3 4.5 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 5.3 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 IS-TF 311 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.5 5.5 4.5 5.3 PPG-TF-115 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 PSG-TT4 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 PST-5EX2 6.0 5.5 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 RAD-TF-92 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 4.7 4.7 5.3 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.5 5.3 W41 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 ATF 1612 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 BAR FA 120878 6.0 3.5 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.2 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.2 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 4.7 5.2 K12-05 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.5 4.5 4.5 5.2 MET-3 6.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.2 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 PST-5MVD 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 TABLE 3. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC WINTER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.2 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 6.3 4.3 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.2 ANNIHILATOR 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.1 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.1 BAR FA 121089 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 IS-TF-287 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.1 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.1 PSG-8BP2 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.1 RAD-TF-83 6.5 6.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.1 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.1 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.1 BAR FA 121091 6.0 4.5 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 KINGDOM (DB1) 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 MARAUDER 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 FALCON IV 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.9 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.9 PPG-TF-138 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 CATALYST 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.8 JS 818 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.7 AQUADUCT 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.5 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.5 KY-31 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 3.9 3.1 2.2 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.1 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.0 2.7 5.1 1.1 C.V. (%) 7.0 15.8 15.4 12.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 8.5 11.1 11.6 12.9 12.3 15.2 17.4 7.7 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 COLUMN. TABLE A. 2017 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2012 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 GA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 4.6-5.5 0-60 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS