TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NEWARK, DE 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AH2 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 BY-TF-169 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.8 DLFPS-321/3705 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.8 PPG-TF 323 7.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.8 ATF1768 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 DLFPS-321/3708 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 K18-NSE 6.3 8.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 NT-3 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 PPG-TF 312 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 PPG-TF 338 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.6 DLFPS-321/3701 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.6 DLFPS-321/3707 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.6 DRAGSTER 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.6 K18-RS6 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.6 NAI-ST5 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.6 PPG-TF 262 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.6 PPG-TF 267 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.6 PPG-TF 313 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.6 PPG-TF 316 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.6 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.6 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.6 3N1 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.5 5LSS 6.7 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.5 BULLSEYE LTZ 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.5 COL-TF-148 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.5 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.5 DLFPS-321/3693 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.5 DLFPS-321/3699 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.5 DLFPS-321/3702 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.5 DLFPS-TF/3550 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.5 DLFPS-TF/3552 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.5 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.5 FIREHAWK SLT 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.5 GO-RH20 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.5 HEMI 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.5 XANADU (JT 268) 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.5 LIFEGUARD 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.5 NAI-ROS4 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.5 PADRE 2 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.5 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.5 PPG-TF 337 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.5 PST-5MCMO 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.5 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NEWARK, DE 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-5TRN 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.5 RAPTOR III 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.5 RC4 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.5 RS1 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.5 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.5 TD2 7.3 7.7 8.7 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.5 TF445 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.5 TF456 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.5 TMT1 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.5 3B2 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.4 AH1 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.4 DLFPS-321/3694 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.4 DLFPS-321/3695 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 DLFPS-321/3703 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.4 DLFPS-TF/3553 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.4 NAI-3N2 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.4 NAI-TUE 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.4 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.4 PPG-TF 257 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.4 PPG-TF 306 7.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.4 PRO GOLD 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.4 PST-5GQ 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.4 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.4 AST8218LM 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 BANDIT 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 ZION (BAR TF 134) 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 BULLSEYE 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 COPIOUS TF 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 DLFPS-321/3679 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 DLFPS-321/3696 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 GRANDE 3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 JT 233 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 PARAMOUNT 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 PPG-TF 249 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 PST-5THM 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 RDC 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 RH1 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 RH3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 RHF 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 TANGO 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.2 MOONDANCE GLX 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 NAI-FQZ-17 7.0 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.2 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT NEWARK, DE 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-5BYOB 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.2 PST-5E6 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.2 RAD-TF105 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.2 RAD-TF131 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.2 RHL2 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.2 SETFM3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.2 FAYETTE 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.1 JT 517 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.1 K18-WB1 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 PPG-TF 231 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 PPG-TF 318 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.1 SE53D2 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.1 SESCR1 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.1 SETF104 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.1 ATF2116 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 BAR-FA8230 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 BIRMINGHAM 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 BRAVO 2 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 ESTRENA 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 7.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 LBF 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 PST-5DC24 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 PST-5GLBS 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 SETFM2 7.7 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 BGR-TF3 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.9 DLFPS-321/3706 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.9 GO-AOMK 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.9 NATURALLY GREEN 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.9 OG-WALK 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.9 SE5STAR 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.9 BAR 9FE MAS 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.8 BAR FA 8228 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.8 PST-5MINK 6.7 6.7 8.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.8 AST8118LM 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 PST-5DZM 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 ESCALADE 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.6 PALOMAR 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.6 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.5 A-TF31 7.3 7.0 8.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 4.3 4.7 7.0 6.2 KENTUCKY-31 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 9.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 LSD VALUE 1.3 0.8 0.9 2.0 0.7 1.3 2.8 2.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 C.V. (%) 7.6 6.4 6.7 10.8 4.6 5.4 12.5 13.3 10.6 6.5 4.0 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. 2020 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 - - - - - - - -