TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC GRAY PERCENT QUALITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR LEAF SPOT ESTABLISHMENT OCT 2018 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AH2 7.3 7.3 78.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.6 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.7 7.3 76.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.2 AH1 7.0 7.0 70.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.9 TMT1 8.3 6.3 77.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.8 COL-TF-148 6.0 7.0 63.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-321/3696 7.0 6.3 71.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-321/3699 8.3 7.3 71.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.6 PPG-TF 255 8.0 7.0 65.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.6 PPG-TF 315 7.3 6.7 63.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.6 DLFPS-321/3695 7.0 5.3 65.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.3 7.0 70.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.5 K18-RS6 6.3 6.0 66.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.5 BAR TF 134 5.7 6.3 69.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 PPG-TF 244 7.7 6.3 62.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.4 DLFPS-TF/3552 8.0 5.7 62.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 7.3 6.7 58.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 RDC 6.7 5.7 71.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 TF445 5.7 5.7 62.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 7.0 6.3 52.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.2 PPG-TF 254 6.3 6.3 70.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.2 ZRC1 6.0 5.0 69.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.2 NAI-ROS4 6.3 5.0 59.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.1 PPG-TF 249 7.3 5.3 69.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 RS1 6.3 5.3 65.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.1 DLFPS-321/3694 8.0 4.0 66.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 DLFPS-321/3705 7.0 5.7 67.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.0 5.3 59.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 DRAGSTER 7.0 6.7 60.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 NAI-3N2 6.3 6.3 69.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 NAI-ST5 7.7 6.0 59.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF 257 7.7 5.7 62.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 PPG-TF 306 7.0 6.0 60.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 PST-5GLBS 6.3 5.7 58.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 PST-5MCMO 6.0 6.3 61.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 TD2 6.7 5.7 61.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 GRANDE 3 6.0 6.7 69.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.9 JT 233 6.7 6.0 62.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 PPG-TF 231 6.7 4.7 62.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 PPG-TF 338 7.0 6.3 68.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 COPIOUS TF 8.0 6.0 67.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 PPG-TF 316 7.7 5.7 60.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.8 PPG-TF 336 7.0 5.0 65.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.8 RH1 6.7 5.7 58.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.8 DLFPS-321/3693 7.0 6.3 74.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 K18-NSE 5.3 5.3 56.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC GRAY PERCENT QUALITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR LEAF SPOT ESTABLISHMENT OCT 2018 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN NAI-TUE 8.3 6.0 65.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 PPG-TF 318 7.0 5.0 62.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 PST-5BYOB 7.3 5.3 64.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 RHF 6.0 5.7 67.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 ATF1768 8.0 5.0 62.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.6 MOONDANCE GLX 5.3 6.0 67.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.6 PPG-TF 238 5.7 5.0 58.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 PRO GOLD 5.7 5.7 67.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 5LSS 4.7 5.3 67.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.5 BY-TF-169 7.0 5.0 53.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.5 PPG-TF 308 7.3 6.0 68.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.5 RC4 6.7 5.0 59.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.5 RHL2 6.7 4.7 56.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.5 SE53D2 5.7 5.0 58.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.5 TF456 5.7 5.3 66.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 BULLSEYE LTZ 7.0 5.7 62.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.4 DLFPS-321/3707 6.7 5.7 58.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.4 GO-RH20 8.0 5.0 58.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.4 JT 268 7.7 5.7 59.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.4 PPG-TF 305 7.3 4.3 60.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.4 PPG-TF 323 7.3 6.7 64.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 PST-5THM 6.3 6.7 63.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.4 DLFPS-321/3708 7.3 6.0 60.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 K18-ROE 6.0 4.3 57.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 LIFEGUARD 5.7 5.0 63.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 PPG-TF 320 7.0 5.0 59.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 PST-5TRN 6.7 6.3 61.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 RH3 5.7 5.0 60.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 A-TF31 8.7 5.7 66.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 DLFPS-321/3701 7.7 4.7 56.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.2 PPG-TF 267 6.7 4.3 57.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.2 PPG-TF 313 6.3 5.3 62.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.2 PST-5MINK 7.3 5.3 65.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 DLFPS-TF/3553 7.0 5.0 60.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.1 PARAMOUNT 6.7 4.7 64.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 PPG-TF 262 7.3 3.7 51.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.1 PPG-TF 337 7.3 5.3 61.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.1 AST8218LM 8.7 6.0 59.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 DLFPS-321/3702 7.0 4.0 49.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 HEMI 5.7 4.0 56.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 PADRE 2 7.0 4.0 62.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 PST-5GQ 6.3 4.7 56.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 BAR 9FE MAS 7.7 7.3 67.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 NT-3 7.3 3.7 53.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.9 PPG-TF 312 5.7 5.0 56.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.9 TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC GRAY PERCENT QUALITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR LEAF SPOT ESTABLISHMENT OCT 2018 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 3B2 7.3 4.3 55.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 3N1 7.0 4.7 57.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.8 BAR-FA8230 6.3 5.3 61.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 K18-WB1 6.7 4.3 52.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 4.8 PALOMAR 6.7 4.3 67.0 3.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.8 AST8118LM 8.7 5.7 68.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 BRAVO 2 7.3 3.7 58.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 BULLSEYE 7.0 4.3 53.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 DLFPS-321/3679 8.7 4.3 58.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 DLFPS-321/3706 6.3 4.3 49.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 LBF 8.3 3.7 56.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 NATURALLY GREEN 8.0 3.0 66.0 2.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.6 SESCR1 5.7 4.0 47.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 4.6 SETFM3 7.7 4.7 52.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.6 BGR-TF3 8.0 4.0 60.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 BIRMINGHAM 7.0 5.0 59.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.5 PST-5E6 6.3 4.3 52.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.5 RAPTOR III 6.7 4.3 58.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.5 SE5STAR 5.7 4.7 54.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 TANGO 7.3 4.0 52.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.5 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.3 5.0 61.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.3 4.4 DLFPS-321/3703 6.7 4.3 51.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 PST-5DC24 7.7 4.7 52.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.2 RAD-TF105 8.3 4.0 50.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.2 ATF2116 8.3 3.7 50.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.1 BANDIT 7.7 4.0 59.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.1 FAYETTE 8.0 4.0 54.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 GO-AOMK 8.0 5.0 48.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.1 NAI-FQZ-17 7.3 3.7 56.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.1 FIREHAWK SLT 6.3 3.3 49.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 PST-5DZM 7.0 3.7 46.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.0 ESCALADE 5.3 3.0 54.3 2.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.9 JT 517 7.7 3.3 52.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.9 SETF104 6.7 3.0 48.7 3.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.9 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 8.0 3.0 51.0 2.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.8 SETFM2 9.0 4.0 51.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.8 OG-WALK 7.3 3.7 55.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.6 ESTRENA 6.3 2.3 51.7 2.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.5 BAR FA 8228 6.0 2.7 51.0 1.7 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.1 RAD-TF 115 (TURBO SS) 8.7 3.0 53.0 2.0 4.3 3.0 2.0 2.7 3.0 2.7 4.3 3.1 RAD-TF131 8.7 2.0 44.3 1.7 3.7 2.7 2.3 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 2.9 KENTUCKY-31 1.0 2.0 57.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.3 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.4 14.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.0 C.V. (%) 13.1 17.5 12.6 20.0 16.6 18.3 18.3 19.2 18.0 17.3 17.0 12.6 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 271-450 376-500 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS