TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES (TRAFFIC), IA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BIRMINGHAM 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 PPG-TF 338 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 AST8118LM 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.2 AST8218LM 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.2 DLFPS-321/3699 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.2 BGR-TF3 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.1 PPG-TF 249 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 DLFPS-TF/3552 7.0 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 FAYETTE 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 LBF 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 PPG-TF 255 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 PPG-TF 320 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 RHF 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 TF456 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 TMT1 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 AH1 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.9 BANDIT 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 DLFPS-321/3693 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.9 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 ESCALADE 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.9 HEMI 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 K18-ROE 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.9 NATURALLY GREEN 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.9 NT-3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.9 RC4 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.9 RS1 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 SE53D2 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 SETFM3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.9 A-TF31 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 BULLSEYE LTZ 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.8 COPIOUS TF 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 DLFPS-321/3679 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 DLFPS-321/3694 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.8 DLFPS-321/3702 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.8 DLFPS-321/3708 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.8 GRANDE 3 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.8 JT 233 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 JT 268 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.8 OG-WALK 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.8 PARAMOUNT 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 PPG-TF 231 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 PPG-TF 254 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.8 PPG-TF 305 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.8 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES (TRAFFIC), IA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PPG-TF 306 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.8 PPG-TF 315 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF 323 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 PPG-TF 336 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.8 PRO GOLD 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 PST-5MINK 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.8 RH1 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 SE5STAR 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 SETFM2 7.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 TF445 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 RAD-TF 115 (TURBO SS) 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.8 ATF2116 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 DLFPS-321/3696 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 JT 517 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 LIFEGUARD 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 NAI-3N2 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 PADRE 2 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 PALOMAR 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 PPG-TF 262 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 PPG-TF 318 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 PST-5BYOB 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 PST-5GLBS 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 PST-5THM 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 RAD-TF131 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 SETF104 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 TD2 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 ZRC1 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 3N1 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.6 BAR FA 8228 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.6 BY-TF-169 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.6 DLFPS-321/3695 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.6 DLFPS-321/3703 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-321/3705 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.6 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.6 DRAGSTER 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 NAI-TUE 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 PPG-TF 257 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.6 PPG-TF 267 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 PPG-TF 312 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.6 PPG-TF 313 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.6 PST-5DC24 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.6 RH3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.6 SESCR1 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 3B2 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.5 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES (TRAFFIC), IA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AH2 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.5 ATF1768 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.5 BAR TF 134 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 BULLSEYE 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.5 COL-TF-148 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.5 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.5 DLFPS-321/3701 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 DLFPS-321/3706 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 DLFPS-321/3707 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.5 ESTRENA 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.5 FIREHAWK SLT 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 GO-RH20 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.5 K18-RS6 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.5 K18-WB1 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 MOONDANCE GLX 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.5 NAI-ST5 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.5 PPG-TF 238 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.5 PPG-TF 308 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.5 PPG-TF 316 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 PST-5GQ 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 PST-5MCMO 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 PST-5TRN 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.5 5LSS 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 BAR 9FE MAS 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.4 BAR-FA8230 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.4 BRAVO 2 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.4 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.4 RDC 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 RHL2 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.4 GO-AOMK 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 NAI-FQZ-17 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 PPG-TF 244 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 PST-5DZM 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 PST-5E6 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 RAD-TF105 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 RAPTOR III 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 TANGO 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 PPG-TF 337 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.2 K18-NSE 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.1 NAI-ROS4 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 KENTUCKY-31 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 LSD VALUE 2.2 1.1 1.4 1.6 3.2 2.5 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.8 1.1 C.V. (%) 13.0 10.0 7.6 7.4 9.0 7.7 11.5 13.3 8.6 13.0 5.4 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 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES (TRAFFIC), IA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER APRIL-NOVEMBER PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT NAME 4_29 5_22 7_12 8_7 9_30 10_4 11_5 OCTOBER NOVEMBER BIRMINGHAM 69.0 78.3 91.3 54.7 21.7 79.3 63.3 36.7 76.7 PPG-TF 338 72.7 82.3 92.0 74.7 30.7 78.7 68.7 36.7 70.0 AST8118LM 54.0 70.3 90.0 50.7 22.7 68.7 66.0 31.7 68.3 AST8218LM 66.7 87.3 91.0 54.0 20.3 66.0 48.3 36.7 76.7 DLFPS-321/3699 64.7 82.7 95.7 53.0 18.3 74.7 60.7 31.7 75.0 BGR-TF3 69.0 84.0 88.0 59.7 23.0 75.3 68.0 43.3 78.3 PPG-TF 249 58.3 77.7 97.3 66.0 24.7 74.0 62.7 31.7 66.7 DLFPS-TF/3552 69.3 86.3 91.0 58.3 14.3 71.7 58.7 25.0 76.7 FAYETTE 49.7 63.3 93.3 60.0 21.7 78.3 65.0 26.7 70.0 LBF 63.0 64.3 89.0 46.3 18.7 64.3 56.7 30.0 70.0 PPG-TF 255 44.3 61.7 91.3 59.3 20.0 73.0 64.7 26.7 66.7 PPG-TF 320 71.3 79.7 95.0 59.3 18.0 66.7 48.7 28.3 78.3 RHF 78.7 85.0 93.3 76.7 24.3 79.7 63.0 40.0 78.3 TF456 49.0 60.3 91.7 72.0 28.0 82.7 69.7 25.0 63.3 TMT1 58.0 73.3 90.7 58.3 27.0 66.7 51.3 40.0 71.7 AH1 65.3 72.7 93.7 55.7 17.0 63.0 48.7 45.0 80.0 BANDIT 62.3 73.0 86.7 45.0 17.3 71.7 52.3 31.7 65.0 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 68.0 78.7 94.7 50.3 16.3 65.0 52.7 38.3 81.7 DLFPS-321/3693 69.0 79.3 93.7 57.7 20.7 78.0 62.3 30.0 70.0 DLFPS-TF/3553 53.7 76.3 90.7 44.7 17.7 64.3 53.3 26.7 65.0 ESCALADE 64.7 81.7 86.3 57.7 20.3 75.0 62.3 36.7 78.3 HEMI 58.7 70.0 90.0 57.0 21.3 75.7 64.3 23.3 68.3 K18-ROE 61.7 78.3 88.0 66.0 20.7 70.0 63.0 36.7 73.3 NATURALLY GREEN 53.7 86.3 86.7 46.0 14.7 56.3 42.3 30.0 70.0 NT-3 66.3 69.3 90.3 48.7 22.0 73.7 68.7 28.3 70.0 RC4 47.3 56.3 96.0 47.3 20.3 71.0 59.3 28.3 66.7 RS1 60.7 87.7 93.7 61.7 21.7 69.3 64.3 38.3 73.3 SE53D2 50.7 70.7 93.0 57.7 23.3 76.7 62.7 26.7 73.3 SETFM3 55.3 70.0 88.0 48.0 16.7 65.3 50.7 26.7 60.0 A-TF31 53.0 69.3 85.0 49.0 20.0 62.7 46.3 35.0 68.3 BULLSEYE LTZ 70.3 86.7 94.3 56.0 19.7 78.0 57.3 43.3 81.7 COPIOUS TF 35.7 64.0 89.7 55.0 22.3 75.3 46.3 36.7 68.3 DLFPS-321/3679 62.7 65.7 87.0 45.0 12.7 54.0 40.3 26.7 61.7 DLFPS-321/3694 61.7 80.0 85.7 44.0 16.3 68.7 52.3 31.7 76.7 DLFPS-321/3702 59.0 83.7 94.3 53.3 20.7 69.3 49.0 31.7 76.7 DLFPS-321/3708 49.0 69.0 94.7 40.7 15.0 47.0 41.7 35.0 70.0 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 41.3 57.0 79.7 47.3 19.7 68.3 55.0 23.3 63.3 GRANDE 3 54.0 69.3 90.0 52.0 20.3 72.0 58.0 30.0 70.0 JT 233 60.3 69.3 95.7 56.3 16.7 71.7 54.3 38.3 70.0 JT 268 49.3 74.0 94.7 57.3 19.3 68.3 51.7 25.0 61.7 OG-WALK 48.7 69.3 91.3 46.3 18.7 68.0 58.3 21.7 66.7 PARAMOUNT 47.7 70.7 91.3 54.3 21.3 53.7 54.0 28.3 70.0 PPG-TF 231 63.0 74.7 92.0 59.7 19.3 65.3 50.0 35.0 68.3 PPG-TF 254 39.3 61.0 72.7 59.0 27.0 79.7 71.0 30.0 55.0 PPG-TF 305 60.0 78.3 94.7 53.3 21.3 76.3 49.3 33.3 73.3 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES (TRAFFIC), IA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER APRIL-NOVEMBER PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT NAME 4_29 5_22 7_12 8_7 9_30 10_4 11_5 OCTOBER NOVEMBER PPG-TF 306 53.7 69.7 83.7 57.3 16.7 60.3 46.0 23.3 60.0 PPG-TF 315 61.0 72.3 93.7 51.0 16.7 69.0 56.0 26.7 66.7 PPG-TF 323 73.0 79.0 94.7 54.3 19.3 69.7 56.3 30.0 73.3 PPG-TF 336 66.7 75.0 95.3 53.3 15.3 73.7 51.0 43.3 76.7 PRO GOLD 62.3 81.0 92.3 55.3 25.0 66.7 53.3 38.3 76.7 PST-5MINK 46.7 63.0 89.3 47.0 22.3 69.7 45.0 20.0 66.7 RH1 63.3 64.3 89.0 58.7 19.7 75.3 58.0 38.3 66.7 SE5STAR 41.3 57.3 88.7 57.0 22.0 76.0 58.7 25.0 61.7 SETFM2 58.0 65.7 88.3 50.3 21.0 60.0 47.3 26.7 63.3 TF445 65.0 76.3 86.3 64.3 20.7 81.7 61.3 28.3 73.3 RAD-TF 115 (TURBO SS) 47.0 57.0 82.0 38.0 16.7 56.3 48.3 26.7 63.3 ATF2116 56.3 67.3 88.3 40.3 15.7 57.7 40.3 23.3 68.3 DLFPS-321/3696 66.0 76.3 92.7 49.3 16.3 61.0 52.3 36.7 73.3 JT 517 52.0 63.3 80.0 35.3 13.7 63.7 45.0 36.7 70.0 LIFEGUARD 61.0 83.7 92.0 51.0 16.7 55.3 47.7 38.3 75.0 NAI-3N2 64.0 63.7 93.7 48.0 19.7 66.7 51.0 36.7 68.3 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 56.3 76.7 85.7 51.0 19.3 72.0 54.7 31.7 63.3 PADRE 2 65.3 70.7 92.3 52.7 16.7 62.3 63.3 40.0 73.3 PALOMAR 60.7 63.7 87.3 49.7 20.3 52.0 47.7 28.3 68.3 PPG-TF 262 65.7 81.7 88.7 53.7 16.7 58.3 45.7 21.7 67.3 PPG-TF 318 53.3 81.7 94.0 57.0 15.3 62.3 56.0 31.7 66.7 PST-5BYOB 57.0 71.0 94.7 49.0 17.7 65.0 47.3 33.3 70.0 PST-5GLBS 65.0 74.0 91.7 48.0 20.3 64.3 56.3 26.7 76.7 PST-5THM 45.7 68.7 74.7 52.0 21.0 66.0 54.7 30.0 73.3 RAD-TF131 52.3 62.3 80.0 47.7 18.7 57.7 50.3 30.0 66.7 SETF104 47.7 65.3 86.0 45.3 14.3 54.0 47.7 33.3 70.0 TD2 67.0 81.7 84.3 46.7 16.3 68.3 64.3 40.0 76.7 ZRC1 60.7 76.3 94.7 60.3 21.0 71.7 55.7 26.7 63.3 3N1 50.3 58.3 82.3 50.0 20.0 61.7 55.3 25.0 61.7 BAR FA 8228 67.0 79.0 89.3 40.7 15.0 58.7 44.3 31.7 73.3 BY-TF-169 68.0 77.7 92.0 47.3 15.7 57.3 51.7 25.0 66.7 DLFPS-321/3695 61.3 68.3 78.0 44.7 18.0 61.7 54.3 35.0 71.7 DLFPS-321/3703 62.7 63.3 91.7 56.3 19.0 69.3 60.0 21.7 56.7 DLFPS-321/3705 60.7 82.0 94.3 54.7 22.7 73.0 59.3 36.7 76.7 DLFPS-TF/3550 67.0 77.7 92.7 31.3 14.3 59.7 51.7 30.0 68.3 DRAGSTER 50.3 69.0 87.3 49.7 14.7 64.7 52.3 25.0 65.0 NAI-TUE 45.7 55.3 87.7 51.0 14.0 54.7 43.3 26.7 61.7 PPG-TF 257 60.7 66.0 85.3 58.3 18.7 71.0 50.7 33.3 73.3 PPG-TF 267 55.3 71.3 92.7 45.3 16.0 56.0 36.0 25.0 65.0 PPG-TF 312 68.3 78.0 91.3 59.0 17.7 67.7 51.7 33.3 73.3 PPG-TF 313 64.0 79.7 93.0 63.3 18.7 64.0 50.3 31.7 71.7 PST-5DC24 52.0 40.3 82.7 35.3 10.0 50.3 42.0 33.3 65.0 RH3 72.3 69.3 85.7 55.3 18.7 77.3 59.7 45.0 75.0 SESCR1 58.3 68.3 86.7 42.0 11.3 50.7 39.7 31.7 63.3 3B2 32.3 70.0 82.3 50.7 17.0 68.0 51.0 33.3 63.3 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES (TRAFFIC), IA 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER APRIL-NOVEMBER PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT NAME 4_29 5_22 7_12 8_7 9_30 10_4 11_5 OCTOBER NOVEMBER AH2 70.7 92.0 95.3 54.0 11.7 57.3 39.7 46.7 83.3 ATF1768 53.7 54.3 90.7 41.0 13.7 65.0 48.7 28.3 65.0 BAR TF 134 72.3 81.0 94.3 44.7 13.0 63.0 51.0 26.7 76.7 BULLSEYE 48.7 56.0 87.7 44.0 14.7 49.3 38.7 28.3 60.0 COL-TF-148 50.7 67.7 88.7 49.0 18.7 66.3 57.7 25.0 66.7 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 47.0 65.0 91.3 54.0 18.3 65.3 57.0 28.3 56.7 DLFPS-321/3701 62.0 57.7 89.3 51.3 14.3 69.3 47.3 23.3 60.0 DLFPS-321/3706 63.0 68.7 89.7 50.3 14.7 59.0 47.3 30.0 65.0 DLFPS-321/3707 58.3 72.0 85.3 42.3 10.7 50.0 40.0 26.7 65.0 ESTRENA 65.7 83.3 93.0 39.3 13.7 46.0 39.7 35.0 75.0 FIREHAWK SLT 52.0 56.7 88.3 50.7 13.7 70.7 56.7 25.0 63.3 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 42.7 48.0 89.3 54.0 18.7 72.3 56.7 23.3 58.3 GO-RH20 37.7 55.3 74.0 49.0 18.3 75.0 61.0 31.7 65.0 K18-RS6 50.3 69.0 90.7 53.7 18.3 61.7 51.3 31.7 66.7 K18-WB1 65.7 76.3 91.7 52.0 13.7 57.7 50.7 35.0 75.0 MOONDANCE GLX 46.0 53.3 91.0 45.7 15.0 62.0 43.7 25.0 63.3 NAI-ST5 43.0 63.3 81.7 34.0 8.3 51.0 36.3 31.7 68.3 PPG-TF 238 56.3 69.0 93.0 51.7 19.0 65.0 50.3 28.3 66.7 PPG-TF 308 43.7 40.7 91.3 56.0 21.0 68.7 57.3 31.7 51.7 PPG-TF 316 54.0 72.7 94.3 55.0 17.3 73.0 51.0 36.7 75.0 PST-5GQ 48.7 60.0 82.7 45.3 16.7 61.7 49.7 18.3 63.3 PST-5MCMO 37.3 51.7 89.7 37.3 13.3 56.3 47.0 21.7 61.7 PST-5TRN 31.7 58.0 87.7 51.0 18.3 64.0 59.3 25.0 63.3 5LSS 64.3 78.7 92.3 38.0 11.7 46.7 37.7 36.7 75.0 BAR 9FE MAS 56.0 64.0 88.3 30.3 10.3 49.0 41.0 36.7 80.0 BAR-FA8230 47.3 50.0 72.0 42.7 19.0 60.7 47.0 25.0 61.7 BRAVO 2 55.3 70.7 85.7 41.3 12.0 55.3 39.3 36.7 70.0 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 55.3 74.0 89.0 54.0 13.7 50.7 54.0 25.0 78.3 RDC 76.3 92.7 88.0 41.3 17.0 61.0 48.3 36.7 78.3 RHL2 64.7 64.3 96.0 36.0 11.0 51.7 47.7 36.7 78.3 GO-AOMK 41.7 55.3 78.0 36.3 14.0 51.7 33.3 20.0 55.0 NAI-FQZ-17 40.7 62.3 81.7 45.3 13.0 62.0 59.3 30.0 66.7 PPG-TF 244 75.3 80.7 95.7 47.7 13.0 65.3 48.7 36.7 80.0 PST-5DZM 37.3 51.3 81.0 41.3 13.7 57.0 41.7 20.0 58.3 PST-5E6 49.0 48.3 89.3 42.0 13.7 58.7 47.3 25.0 66.7 RAD-TF105 53.0 59.0 91.7 36.7 13.0 52.0 37.7 31.7 65.0 RAPTOR III 51.7 56.7 83.3 38.3 15.3 49.3 44.3 26.7 60.0 TANGO 47.7 55.3 88.0 31.0 10.0 56.7 34.0 36.7 68.3 PPG-TF 337 47.7 55.7 86.3 47.7 10.0 59.0 30.3 21.7 60.0 K18-NSE 67.0 84.3 91.7 38.3 9.7 46.0 35.7 40.0 83.3 NAI-ROS4 37.7 51.3 91.0 37.3 11.0 46.3 41.7 30.0 66.7 KENTUCKY-31 65.7 72.0 80.7 25.3 7.3 45.3 29.3 45.0 78.3 LSD VALUE 51.1 38.5 46.3 30.2 26.1 59.5 54.0 15.4 33.6 C.V. (%) 27.5 21.8 10.3 24.5 38.8 23.2 27.6 24.4 14.8 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. 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 IA2 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY