TABLE 25. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT DROUGHT LEAF TOLERANCE TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME TEXTURE DORMANCY RECOVERY FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 7.0 6.3 7.0 3 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.9 FALCON V (ATM) 6.7 6.7 7.3 3 4.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 5.9 LS 1200 (SC-1) 6.7 6.3 7.7 3 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.9 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.0 6.7 7.0 3 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.9 BULLSEYE 8.0 6.3 7.3 3 4.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 7.3 5.8 RK 5 7.3 6.7 7.3 3 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.8 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.3 6.7 7.3 3 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 5.8 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 7.0 7.7 3 4.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 5.8 STR-8BB5 7.3 6.7 7.3 3 4.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.3 5.8 BAR FA 6253 7.0 6.7 6.7 3 4.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 FAITH (K06-WA) 6.7 6.3 7.3 3 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.0 6.7 6.7 3 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 5.3 6.3 7.3 3 4.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 6.7 6.7 6.3 3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 7.0 6.3 7.0 3 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 TURBO 7.3 5.7 7.7 3 4.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.7 5.7 AST9003 (AST-1) 7.0 6.0 7.3 3 4.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.6 FALCON IV 5.7 6.0 6.7 3 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.6 FIRENZA 7.0 5.7 7.3 3 4.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.3 5.6 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.7 6.3 7.0 3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.6 HEMI 7.0 6.7 6.7 3 4.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.6 VENTURE (J-140) 6.7 6.0 7.0 3 4.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.6 JUSTICE 6.7 5.7 6.7 3 4.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.6 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 6.7 6.3 7.7 3 4.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 7.7 5.6 RENDITION RX (PSG-RNDR) 7.0 6.3 7.0 3 3.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.6 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.7 6.3 7.0 3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.6 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 7.3 6.3 7.3 3 4.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 5.6 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.7 6.0 7.3 3 4.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.3 5.6 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.7 7.0 7.7 3 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.0 7.0 7.7 5.6 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 5.7 6.3 7.3 3 4.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 5.6 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.7 6.0 7.0 3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.5 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 6.3 6.3 7.3 3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 7.3 5.5 CORONA (COL-M) 6.7 5.7 7.3 3 3.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.3 5.5 ESCALADE 7.3 6.0 7.0 3 4.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 5.5 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 6.3 6.0 7.0 3 3.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.5 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 6.0 6.3 7.0 3 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.5 GE-1 6.0 6.0 7.3 3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 6.0 7.3 5.5 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 6.7 6.0 7.3 3 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.3 5.5 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 7.7 6.0 7.0 3 3.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.5 MAGELLAN 7.0 6.0 7.0 3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.5 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 6.0 5.7 7.0 3 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.5 BLADERUNNER 2 (PSG-85QR) 6.3 6.3 7.0 3 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 5.5 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.7 6.3 6.7 3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.5 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 6.0 6.7 6.3 3 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.5 STR-8GRQR 5.3 6.0 6.7 3 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.5 TABLE 25. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT DROUGHT LEAF TOLERANCE TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME TEXTURE DORMANCY RECOVERY FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 5.0 6.0 7.0 3 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.5 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 6.3 6.0 7.0 3 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.5 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 6.3 5.7 6.7 3 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.5 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 5.7 6.3 6.7 3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 5.5 06-DUST 7.0 5.7 7.0 3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.4 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 7.0 6.0 7.0 3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.4 AST9002 (AST-2) 6.7 6.0 7.3 3 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 6.0 7.3 5.4 COL-1 6.0 5.7 7.0 3 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.4 COMPETE (LS-06) 6.7 6.3 7.0 3 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 5.4 FALCON NG (CE 1) 5.7 6.0 6.7 3 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.4 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 6.7 5.3 6.7 3 3.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.4 ESCALANTE (GO-1BFD) 7.3 5.7 6.7 3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.4 HUDSON (DKS) 7.0 5.7 6.7 3 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.4 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.0 6.7 6.7 3 3.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.4 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.0 5.7 7.0 3 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.4 PSG-82BR 6.7 6.0 6.7 3 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.4 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.0 6.3 6.7 3 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.4 REBEL IV 6.7 5.7 7.0 3 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.4 RENOVATE (LS-11) 5.7 5.7 7.0 3 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.4 REUNION (LS-03) 6.3 5.7 7.0 3 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.4 RK 4 6.3 6.0 7.0 3 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.4 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.3 6.0 6.7 3 3.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.4 SKYLINE 6.3 5.7 7.0 3 3.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.4 STETSON II (NA-SS) 6.0 6.0 7.0 3 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.4 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 7.3 6.0 7.0 3 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.4 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 5.3 6.0 7.0 3 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.4 AST 7002 6.3 5.7 7.0 3 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 AST1001 (AST-4) 6.0 5.0 7.0 3 3.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 AST7003 6.0 5.3 7.0 3 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 AST9001 (AST-3) 5.7 5.3 7.3 3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.3 5.3 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.0 4.3 7.0 3 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 7.0 5.3 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.3 6.0 6.7 3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.0 4.7 7.0 3 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 7.0 5.3 PATAGONIA (GWTF) 5.7 6.0 7.0 3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 6.7 6.0 6.7 3 3.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 JT-42 6.0 5.7 6.7 3 4.0 6.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 LINDBERGH 5.7 5.7 7.0 3 3.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 MVS-1107 5.3 5.7 7.0 3 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 6.7 6.0 6.7 3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 TITAN ULTRA (PSG-TTRH) 6.0 5.7 6.7 3 3.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 REMBRANDT 7.3 6.0 6.3 3 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 RNP 6.0 5.3 7.3 3 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 7.3 5.3 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 6.3 5.7 7.0 3 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 TAHOE II 5.7 6.0 6.3 3 3.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 06-WALK 6.3 5.3 6.3 3 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.2 TABLE 25. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2006 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DROUGHT DROUGHT LEAF TOLERANCE TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME TEXTURE DORMANCY RECOVERY FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AST 7001 5.3 5.0 7.0 3.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.2 BAR FA 6363 6.3 5.3 7.0 3.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 5.2 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 5.7 5.3 7.0 3.0 3.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 5.2 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 6.0 5.3 7.0 3.0 3.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 7.0 5.2 J-130 6.7 5.3 7.0 3.0 3.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 7.0 5.2 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 7.0 5.7 6.3 3.0 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.2 PLATO 6.3 5.3 7.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 5.2 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 5.7 6.0 7.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 5.2 TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 5.3 5.3 7.0 3.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 7.0 5.2 0312 5.3 5.0 7.7 3.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 7.7 5.1 EINSTEIN 5.3 5.7 6.7 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.1 KY-41 (JT-41) 6.0 5.3 7.0 3.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.1 JT-45 6.3 5.3 6.7 3.0 3.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.1 MVS-341 6.7 6.0 6.3 3.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.1 PADRE 4.3 5.0 6.7 3.0 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.7 5.1 TITAN RX (PSG-TTST) 5.7 6.0 6.3 3.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.1 BILTMORE 6.3 5.0 6.3 3.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 SILVERADO 4.3 5.7 6.0 3.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 HUNTER 5.7 5.3 7.0 3.0 3.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 7.0 4.9 JT-33 6.3 4.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 7.0 4.9 JT-36 6.3 4.0 6.7 3.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 6.7 4.9 ARISTOTLE 4.7 4.7 5.7 2.7 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 KY-31 5.7 3.7 4.0 2.7 2.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 LSD VALUE 4.7 0.9 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.9 0.7 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.1 0.4 C.V. (%) 18.1 8.9 8.0 2.6 12.1 8.8 13.3 6.4 12.4 14.4 8.9 8.0 4.8 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. 2011 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 VA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION