TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FESNOVA 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 8.0 9.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 7.7 6.9 FOXHOUND (IS-TF 284 M2) 7.0 7.3 5.0 7.0 8.3 8.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 8.0 6.8 AMITY (CCR2) 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.3 8.3 8.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.3 6.7 IS-TF 272 7.0 7.3 4.7 7.3 8.3 8.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 7.7 6.7 ATF 1704 6.3 7.0 4.3 6.7 7.7 8.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 7.7 6.6 BLACK TAIL (PPG-TF-150) 7.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.6 REGENERATE 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 7.7 6.6 RHIZING MOON (IS-TF 305 SEL) 7.0 6.7 4.0 7.0 8.3 8.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 7.0 6.6 ATF 1754 6.7 7.3 4.0 6.7 8.0 8.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 7.3 6.5 CAESAR (TY 10) 6.3 8.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.7 6.5 HOT ROD (BURL TF-136) 6.7 7.3 4.7 6.7 8.3 8.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.5 KINGDOM (DB1) 6.3 7.7 4.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 7.7 6.5 THUNDERSTRUCK (TD1) 6.7 7.7 4.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 7.3 6.5 DIABLO (IS-TF 330) 6.7 7.3 4.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.3 6.4 FAITH 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 7.7 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 7.7 6.4 IS-TF 269 SEL 6.7 7.3 4.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 7.3 6.4 JS 819 6.3 7.7 4.0 7.0 8.3 8.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 7.7 6.4 MET-3 6.7 7.0 4.7 7.0 8.7 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.4 OLYMPUS (RAD-TF-88) 6.7 6.7 4.3 7.0 8.3 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.4 PSG-PO1 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 7.7 6.4 PST-5MVD 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 8.0 6.4 ATF 1612 6.7 6.7 3.7 7.0 7.7 8.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 7.3 6.3 FIRECRACKER SLS (PPG-TF-105) 7.0 8.0 4.7 7.0 8.3 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 HOUNDOG8 (IS-TF 307 SEL) 6.3 6.7 3.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 7.3 6.3 IS-TF 311 6.7 7.7 4.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 7.3 6.3 NIGHTCRAWLER (IS-TF 285) 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 7.3 6.3 PARAMOUNT (PPG-TF-137) 6.0 6.3 4.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 7.3 6.3 PPG-TF-169 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 REBOUNDER (PICK-W43) 6.3 7.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 ROWDY (SRX-TPC) 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 7.3 6.3 THOR (PPG-TF-157) 6.0 8.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.3 TRAVERSE 2 SRP (W45) 6.3 7.0 4.7 7.0 8.3 8.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 7.3 6.3 TURFWAY (IS-TF 282 M2) 6.7 7.3 4.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 7.3 6.3 W41 6.3 7.3 4.7 6.3 8.0 8.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.3 6.3 204 RES. BLK4 6.0 7.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.7 6.2 4TH MILLENNIUM SRP (U43) 6.3 7.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 7.3 6.2 ARES (PPG-TF-142) 7.0 7.3 3.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.7 6.2 AVENGER II (PPG-TF-156) 6.7 6.7 4.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.7 6.2 BAR FA 121091 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 7.7 6.2 BULLSEYE 7.0 6.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.7 6.2 COMP. RES. SST 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.2 CROSSFIRE 4 (IS-TF 310 SEL) 5.7 7.0 4.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.2 GRANDE 3 6.7 7.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.2 HOVER (BURL TF-69) 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.2 JS 818 6.3 8.0 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 7.3 6.2 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN JS 916 6.0 7.7 4.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.2 LEONARDO (LTP-FSD) 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.3 6.2 MAESTRO (T31) 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 7.3 6.2 MARAUDER 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 7.3 6.2 PPG-TF-138 6.7 7.7 4.3 6.7 7.7 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 7.0 6.2 SALTILLO (PST-5SALT) 6.7 7.7 4.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 7.7 6.2 TEMPTATION (OR-21) 7.0 7.3 4.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.3 6.2 TITANIUM 2LS (PPG-TF-152) 6.0 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.2 ANNIHILATOR 6.7 8.0 3.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 7.7 6.1 BAR FA 121089 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.1 BIZEM 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.1 FALCON V 6.7 7.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 7.3 6.1 GTO (BURL TF-2) 6.7 6.7 4.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.1 HEMI 6.7 7.3 4.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.7 6.1 IS-TF 308 SEL 6.0 7.0 4.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.1 IS-TF-287 6.7 8.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 7.7 6.1 K12-05 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.1 K12-MCD 6.3 7.7 4.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.1 MERIDIAN (PST-5GRB) 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.1 MET 1 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 7.0 6.1 RAD-TF-83 7.0 8.0 4.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.1 RAD-TF-89 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.7 8.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.1 RAD-TF-92 6.3 7.0 4.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.1 RAPTOR III (ZW 44) 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 6.3 6.1 REFLECTION (U45) 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.1 ROCKWELL (LTP-TWUU) 6.7 7.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 7.3 6.1 SUPERSONIC (PPG-TF-170) 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.1 TECHNIQUE (RZ2) 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 7.3 6.1 TEMPLE (DZ1) 6.3 6.7 4.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 7.0 6.1 UNITUS (IS-TF 289) 6.3 8.0 5.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 6.3 6.1 XTENDER (PPG-TF-139) 6.7 6.7 4.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.1 BLOODHOUND (MET 6 SEL) 6.3 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 DYNAMITE LS (PPG-TF-145) 6.7 7.0 4.3 6.7 7.7 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 EMBRACE (PST-5EV2) 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 7.0 6.0 FAYETTE (IS-TF 291) 6.3 7.3 4.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 7.7 6.0 FIREWALL (PSG-WE1) 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 7.0 6.0 IS-TF 276 M2 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 7.3 6.0 MEMPHIS (GO-DFR) 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 7.3 6.0 MICHELANGELO (LTP-F5DPDR) 6.0 7.3 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 PPG-TF-135 6.7 6.7 3.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 7.0 6.0 PST-5BRK 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 REBEL V (ATF 1736) 6.7 7.3 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.3 6.0 VALKYRIE LS (PPG-TF-172) 6.3 6.7 4.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 7.3 6.0 B23 7.0 6.7 3.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 7.3 5.9 BAR FA 121095 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 7.0 5.9 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2012 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN F711 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 7.0 5.9 INSPIRATION (PST-R5NW) 6.3 7.3 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 7.0 5.9 JS 809 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 6.7 5.9 PST-5DZP 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 7.3 5.9 RHAMBLER 2 SRP (LSD) 6.3 7.3 3.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 7.0 5.9 SWAGGER (PST-5RO5) 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 7.3 5.9 WICHITA (PPG-TF-151) 6.7 7.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 7.0 5.9 FIREBIRD 2 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 5.8 FRONTLINE (EXP TF-09) 7.0 8.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 7.0 5.8 K12-13 6.0 6.3 4.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 7.3 5.8 PPG-TF-115 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.7 5.8 PSG-8BP2 6.0 6.3 4.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 7.3 5.8 PSG-GSD 6.0 7.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.8 PSG-TT4 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.8 SCREAMER LS (PPG-TF-148) 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 7.0 5.8 FALCON IV 6.3 8.0 4.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 7.0 5.7 PST-5BP0 5.7 7.0 4.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 WARHAWK 6.3 7.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 CATALYST 6.3 7.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 7.3 5.6 RAIN DANCE (PST-5SDT) 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 6.7 5.6 TERRANO 7.0 7.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 6.0 5.6 AQUADUCT 6.7 7.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 6.7 5.5 PST-5EX2 6.0 6.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.7 5.5 JS 825 6.3 7.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 5.4 BAR FA 120878 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 6.0 4.9 KY-31 4.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 2.0 1.0 3.7 3.2 LSD VALUE 1.4 2.5 2.1 3.1 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.4 0.7 C.V. (%) 8.7 11.7 13.4 9.5 9.6 9.5 10.9 11.0 13.1 13.4 9.8 6.8 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION