TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN COL-TF-148 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 AH2 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF 337 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 TMT1 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 K18-WB1 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 NAI-ST5 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 PPG-TF 262 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 BY-TF-169 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 PPG-TF 255 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 PPG-TF 336 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 TD2 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.6 BRAVO 2 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 DLFPS-321/3701 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 JT 268 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 PPG-TF 249 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 RHF 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.5 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.4 JT 233 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.4 K18-NSE 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 PPG-TF 244 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 PPG-TF 267 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 6.4 PPG-TF 315 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 PST-5GQ 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 SE53D2 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 SETF104 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 TF445 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 5LSS 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 DLFPS-321/3696 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 DLFPS-321/3702 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 FIREHAWK SLT 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 GO-RH20 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 HEMI 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 K18-RS6 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 NAI-TUE 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 PPG-TF 238 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 PPG-TF 254 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 PST-5GLBS 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 RAD-TF105 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 RH3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 TANGO 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 BAR TF 134 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 DLFPS-321/3695 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 DLFPS-321/3705 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN DLFPS-TF/3553 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 K18-ROE 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 LIFEGUARD 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 NAI-ROS4 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 PPG-TF 306 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 PPG-TF 308 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 PPG-TF 318 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 PPG-TF 323 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 PST-5DC24 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 RHL2 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 ZRC1 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 AH1 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 AST8218LM 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.1 ATF2116 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 BGR-TF3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.1 BIRMINGHAM 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 DLFPS-321/3699 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 DLFPS-321/3707 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 DLFPS-321/3708 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 GRANDE 3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 NAI-3N2 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 PPG-TF 320 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.1 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 RAPTOR III 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 RDC 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 RH1 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 RS1 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 SESCR1 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 TF456 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 DLFPS-321/3679 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 DLFPS-321/3694 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3703 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 DLFPS-TF/3552 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 GO-AOMK 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 LBF 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 PPG-TF 257 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF 312 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 PST-5DZM 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 PST-5TRN 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 3N1 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 A-TF31 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 BULLSEYE 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 DRAGSTER 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.9 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PADRE 2 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 PARAMOUNT 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 PPG-TF 313 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 PST-5E6 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 RC4 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 SETFM3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 ATF1768 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 BAR-FA8230 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 BULLSEYE LTZ 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 DLFPS-321/3693 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 OG-WALK 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.8 PPG-TF 316 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.8 PST-5BYOB 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 PST-5THM 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 3B2 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 AST8118LM 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 BAR 9FE MAS 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 BAR FA 8228 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 COPIOUS TF 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3706 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 NT-3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 PPG-TF 231 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 PPG-TF 305 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 PST-5MCMO 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 SETFM2 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 BANDIT 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 ESCALADE 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.6 ESTRENA 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.6 FAYETTE 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 JT 517 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 MOONDANCE GLX 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 NAI-FQZ-17 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 NATURALLY GREEN 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 PPG-TF 338 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.6 RAD-TF131 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.6 RAD-TF 115 (TURBO SS) 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.6 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 PRO GOLD 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 SE5STAR 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 PALOMAR 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.2 PST-5MINK 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 KENTUCKY-31 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.4 LSD VALUE 5.3 5.1 4.2 3.7 2.7 3.0 2.0 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.9 C.V. (%) 14.3 13.7 12.8 13.2 12.9 12.3 10.3 9.4 10.8 9.6 11.2 11.0 10.8 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 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 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