TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SEEDLING SUMMER BROWN QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE VIGOR DENSITY PATCH MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BGR-TF3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.9 DLFPS-TF/3552 6.3 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.9 SETFM2 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.9 3B2 6.7 7.0 4.7 7.7 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.8 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 ESCALADE 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 GRANDE 3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.8 PPG-TF 313 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 PST-5GLBS 7.0 6.7 4.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.8 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 BANDIT 7.0 5.7 4.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 RH1 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 SE53D2 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 SE5STAR 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 SETF104 7.0 6.7 4.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 AH1 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.6 ATF2116 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 BRAVO 2 6.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.6 JT 517 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.6 PADRE 2 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.6 RAD-TF105 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 RHF 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-321/3695 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.5 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.5 NAI-3N2 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 TD2 6.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.5 BULLSEYE LTZ 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.4 DLFPS-321/3707 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.4 ESTRENA 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.4 FAYETTE 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 LBF 6.0 5.7 4.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.4 OG-WALK 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.4 PRO GOLD 6.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.4 PST-5DC24 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.4 RAD-TF131 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 AH2 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 COL-TF-148 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 COPIOUS TF 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 DLFPS-321/3703 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 JT 233 6.3 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 K18-RS6 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 PPG-TF 267 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 PPG-TF 338 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 RH3 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SEEDLING SUMMER BROWN QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE VIGOR DENSITY PATCH MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RS1 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 TANGO 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 RAD-TF 115 (TURBO SS) 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5LSS 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 AST8218LM 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 ATF1768 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 DLFPS-321/3679 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 DLFPS-321/3699 6.0 5.7 4.0 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.2 DLFPS-321/3702 7.0 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.2 DLFPS-321/3705 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.2 DLFPS-321/3706 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.2 LIFEGUARD 7.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 NAI-TUE 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.2 NT-3 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.2 PPG-TF 249 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.2 PPG-TF 255 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 PPG-TF 257 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 PPG-TF 320 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 RHL2 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 SETFM3 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.2 TF456 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 TMT1 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 BAR FA 8228 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 BAR-FA8230 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.1 BULLSEYE 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 BY-TF-169 6.3 6.7 4.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 DLFPS-321/3696 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.1 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 K18-ROE 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.1 MOONDANCE GLX 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.1 NAI-ST5 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 PALOMAR 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.1 PPG-TF 244 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 PPG-TF 308 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.1 PST-5BYOB 6.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.1 PST-5DZM 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 PST-5MCMO 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.1 PST-5MINK 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.1 DRAGSTER 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 HEMI 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 K18-NSE 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 NAI-ROS4 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 PPG-TF 262 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SEEDLING SUMMER BROWN QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE VIGOR DENSITY PATCH MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PPG-TF 312 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 PPG-TF 323 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 RDC 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 3N1 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 BAR 9FE MAS 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 GO-AOMK 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.9 K18-WB1 6.3 7.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 NAI-FQZ-17 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.9 RAPTOR III 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 RC4 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 TF445 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 A-TF31 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 AST8118LM 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 BAR TF 134 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.8 DLFPS-321/3694 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-321/3701 6.7 5.3 3.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-321/3708 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 KENTUCKY-31 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.8 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 NATURALLY GREEN 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 PST-5E6 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.8 PST-5GQ 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.8 ZRC1 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 BIRMINGHAM 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3693 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 PPG-TF 305 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 PST-5THM 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 FIREHAWK SLT 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 GO-RH20 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.6 JT 268 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.6 PPG-TF 231 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.6 PPG-TF 318 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 PPG-TF 336 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 PST-5TRN 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 SESCR1 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 8.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 PPG-TF 254 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.5 PPG-TF 306 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 PARAMOUNT 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.4 PPG-TF 315 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.4 PPG-TF 316 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.4 PPG-TF 337 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.2 PPG-TF 238 6.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 LSD VALUE 1.9 1.6 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.9 1.1 1.6 1.2 C.V. (%) 11.6 10.6 17.1 14.3 19.5 9.6 11.1 11.1 16.2 11.2 13.0 8.5 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 4.1+ NO IRRIGATION