TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NEWARK, DE 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF BROWN PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE PATCH ESTABLISHMENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AH2 6.0 6.3 7.0 80.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.8 PST-5E6 5.7 5.0 6.0 80.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.8 RH3 6.3 5.7 7.3 76.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 TD2 7.0 6.3 7.0 75.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.6 3B2 7.0 4.7 6.7 70.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.5 5LSS 6.0 6.0 6.3 75.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.5 BULLSEYE LTZ 6.7 6.0 7.3 73.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.5 HEMI 6.7 5.0 7.0 68.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.5 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 7.0 5.0 4.3 80.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 4.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.5 LIFEGUARD 6.0 5.0 6.3 68.3 4.3 5.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.5 NT-3 6.3 6.3 7.0 73.3 4.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.5 PPG-TF 238 7.0 6.3 7.0 71.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 8.0 6.5 PPG-TF 254 7.0 5.3 6.7 75.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.5 PPG-TF 305 7.0 5.7 7.3 71.7 4.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.5 PPG-TF 308 7.0 5.7 6.3 75.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.5 PPG-TF 312 6.7 6.0 6.7 70.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.5 PPG-TF 320 7.3 5.3 6.7 71.7 4.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.5 PST-5BYOB 6.3 4.7 7.0 70.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.5 PST-5MCMO 6.3 5.0 6.0 81.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.5 DLFPS-321/3695 5.7 6.0 7.0 73.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.4 PPG-TF 306 7.3 6.0 7.3 71.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.4 PPG-TF 313 7.3 6.3 6.0 66.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.4 PPG-TF 336 7.0 6.3 7.3 73.3 4.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.4 PST-5THM 6.0 4.7 6.3 68.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.4 TF445 6.3 5.7 7.3 71.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 6.4 ZRC1 6.3 5.7 7.3 73.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 BANDIT 7.7 5.7 5.3 78.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 DLFPS-321/3693 6.7 6.0 7.3 68.3 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 DLFPS-321/3694 6.7 6.0 7.3 75.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.7 5.3 7.0 68.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 DLFPS-TF/3553 7.0 5.7 6.0 70.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 DRAGSTER 6.7 5.3 7.0 66.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 JT 233 7.0 5.7 7.7 66.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 JT 268 7.0 5.7 7.0 68.3 3.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.3 K18-NSE 6.0 6.0 7.3 73.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 K18-RS6 6.3 5.0 6.3 71.7 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 8.0 6.3 PPG-TF 262 6.7 5.7 7.3 70.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 PPG-TF 316 7.3 6.3 7.0 66.7 3.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 PPG-TF 337 6.7 6.3 7.0 76.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 RC4 6.7 6.0 7.3 75.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 RDC 6.0 5.3 6.7 75.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 RS1 6.3 5.0 5.3 73.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 SE53D2 6.3 5.0 6.7 71.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 BULLSEYE 7.3 5.0 5.7 73.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.2 COL-TF-148 6.7 5.7 5.7 73.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.2 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NEWARK, DE 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF BROWN PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE PATCH ESTABLISHMENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS-321/3701 6.7 6.0 7.0 70.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.2 DLFPS-321/3702 7.0 5.3 5.3 70.0 4.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.2 DLFPS-321/3705 6.3 5.0 6.7 61.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.7 6.3 8.0 6.2 GO-RH20 7.0 6.3 7.7 73.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.2 NAI-ROS4 6.3 5.3 7.0 66.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.2 NAI-TUE 7.7 4.7 5.7 73.3 4.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.2 PPG-TF 323 7.3 5.3 5.0 70.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.2 PRO GOLD 6.0 5.0 5.3 75.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 TANGO 7.0 5.0 5.3 70.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.2 TF456 6.3 6.0 7.0 68.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.7 6.2 DLFPS-TF/3552 7.0 6.0 6.7 70.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.1 JT 517 7.7 5.0 7.0 68.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.1 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 6.3 5.7 7.3 65.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.1 PPG-TF 315 7.3 5.7 5.7 65.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 8.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.1 PPG-TF 318 7.0 5.3 6.3 70.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.1 PPG-TF 338 7.3 5.3 5.7 75.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 7.3 6.1 PST-5GQ 6.3 5.0 4.7 75.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.1 RHF 6.7 5.7 6.0 68.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 3N1 7.0 5.0 6.3 70.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 ATF1768 7.0 5.0 5.7 66.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 BAR-FA8230 6.7 5.0 6.7 66.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3679 7.7 5.7 5.3 68.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 DLFPS-321/3699 7.3 6.0 6.0 76.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 DLFPS-321/3706 5.7 6.0 6.3 71.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 DLFPS-321/3707 6.7 6.0 6.3 71.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 DLFPS-321/3708 7.7 6.0 6.0 68.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 FIREHAWK SLT 7.0 5.3 6.0 73.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.3 5.0 6.3 70.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 K18-ROE 7.0 4.7 6.3 73.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 K18-WB1 7.0 5.7 6.3 71.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 LBF 7.7 5.3 4.7 73.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.7 5.3 6.7 66.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 NAI-3N2 7.3 4.7 6.3 70.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 PADRE 2 7.0 5.3 7.0 73.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF 249 6.7 5.3 6.3 71.7 4.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF 255 7.3 5.7 6.7 65.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 PPG-TF 257 7.0 6.0 7.0 68.3 3.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 PST-5TRN 6.7 5.3 6.0 68.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 SESCR1 6.7 5.0 7.3 66.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 SETF104 7.3 5.0 5.7 71.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 TMT1 6.3 5.3 6.3 78.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 BAR FA 8228 6.7 4.3 4.0 75.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.9 DLFPS-321/3696 7.3 5.3 5.0 71.7 4.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.9 DLFPS-321/3703 6.3 5.7 5.7 66.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.9 GRANDE 3 6.3 5.0 7.3 66.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.9 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NEWARK, DE 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF BROWN PERCENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE PATCH ESTABLISHMENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MOONDANCE GLX 6.7 5.3 7.7 68.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.9 NAI-ST5 6.7 5.7 5.3 68.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 5.9 PALOMAR 6.7 4.3 6.3 70.0 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 PPG-TF 231 7.3 5.3 7.0 70.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.9 PPG-TF 267 7.0 5.7 5.7 63.3 3.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 5.9 PST-5GLBS 6.3 5.7 4.7 76.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.9 RH1 7.0 5.0 6.0 73.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.9 RHL2 6.7 6.0 6.3 66.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.9 AH1 6.7 5.3 5.7 70.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 5.8 ATF2116 6.7 5.3 6.3 71.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.8 BAR TF 134 6.3 5.7 8.0 65.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.8 BIRMINGHAM 7.0 5.3 5.0 70.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.8 COPIOUS TF 7.0 5.3 5.7 70.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.8 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 7.0 4.7 5.3 68.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.8 PARAMOUNT 6.7 5.0 6.7 71.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.8 PPG-TF 244 6.7 5.0 4.7 65.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 5.8 PST-5MINK 6.7 5.0 5.3 73.3 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 RAD-TF105 7.7 5.7 6.0 71.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.8 SE5STAR 7.0 4.7 4.7 71.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 BGR-TF3 7.7 4.7 3.7 71.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 ESTRENA 6.0 5.3 5.7 68.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 AST8218LM 7.7 4.7 5.7 68.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.6 BAR 9FE MAS 7.3 4.7 6.0 70.0 3.7 5.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.6 BY-TF-169 7.0 5.7 6.3 63.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.6 KENTUCKY-31 4.3 3.0 6.0 83.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 NAI-FQZ-17 7.3 4.3 4.0 75.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 NATURALLY GREEN 7.7 4.7 6.0 70.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.6 RAD-TF131 7.3 5.3 5.7 75.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.6 BRAVO 2 7.0 4.7 4.7 70.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.5 FAYETTE 7.0 5.0 5.0 78.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 PST-5DC24 7.0 5.0 6.0 68.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.3 5.0 5.7 70.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 RAPTOR III 6.7 5.3 5.3 70.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.5 SETFM3 7.3 5.0 5.0 66.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.5 RAD-TF 115 (TURBO SS) 7.7 5.0 6.3 70.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.5 AST8118LM 8.0 5.0 6.0 65.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.4 OG-WALK 6.3 4.0 5.3 65.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.4 SETFM2 7.3 4.7 6.7 71.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.4 PST-5DZM 6.7 5.0 6.3 73.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 ESCALADE 7.0 4.0 3.7 71.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.2 GO-AOMK 7.3 5.0 4.3 63.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.9 A-TF31 8.0 5.0 5.7 65.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.9 4.4 12.3 2.1 2.5 2.0 2.5 3.1 2.0 2.3 1.8 1.0 C.V. (%) 7.3 9.8 22.6 7.5 15.6 13.1 11.1 10.1 20.7 15.5 15.2 11.6 7.9 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. 2019 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2018 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 DE1 - 6.6-7.0 0-60 0-150 - - - -