TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DLFPS-321/3708 8.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 RAD-TF131 8.3 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 SETFM3 7.3 9.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 DLFPS-TF/3552 7.3 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.2 GO-AOMK 8.3 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.2 JT 517 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.2 PPG-TF 316 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.2 RAD-TF105 7.7 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.2 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 8.7 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 8.0 9.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.2 A-TF31 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 AST8118LM 8.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.1 AST8218LM 8.0 8.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.1 ATF2116 8.3 9.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.1 BANDIT 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.1 BGR-TF3 8.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.1 BIRMINGHAM 8.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.1 COPIOUS TF 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.1 DLFPS-321/3699 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 DLFPS-321/3701 7.0 8.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.1 DLFPS-321/3707 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.1 LBF 8.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.1 NT-3 7.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 SETFM2 8.3 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.1 TMT1 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.1 3N1 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 ATF1768 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 BAR FA 8228 7.3 8.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 ZION (BAR TF 134) 6.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 BRAVO 2 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 COL-TF-148 7.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 DLFPS-321/3694 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 DLFPS-321/3696 8.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 DLFPS-321/3702 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 DLFPS-321/3703 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 DLFPS-321/3706 6.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 JT 233 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 XANADU (JT 268) 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 7.3 8.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 NAI-FQZ-17 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 NATURALLY GREEN 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 6.7 8.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 PALOMAR 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 7.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PPG-TF 249 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 PPG-TF 262 7.3 9.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 PPG-TF 306 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 PPG-TF 323 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 PPG-TF 338 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 PST-5DC24 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 PST-5GLBS 7.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 PST-5GQ 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 PST-5MINK 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 RH1 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 RS1 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 SETF104 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 TD2 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 3B2 7.0 8.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 AH2 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 BAR 9FE MAS 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 BAR-FA8230 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 BULLSEYE 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.9 BULLSEYE LTZ 7.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.9 BY-TF-169 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.9 DRAGSTER 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 FAYETTE 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.9 FIREHAWK SLT 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.9 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 GRANDE 3 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.9 K18-RS6 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.9 NAI-ST5 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.9 OG-WALK 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 PADRE 2 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 PARAMOUNT 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 PPG-TF 257 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 PPG-TF 318 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 PST-5MCMO 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 RAPTOR III 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.9 RC4 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 RHL2 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 SE5STAR 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 TANGO 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.9 TF445 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.9 5LSS 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.8 DLFPS-321/3679 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.8 DLFPS-321/3693 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.8 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DLFPS-321/3695 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.8 DLFPS-321/3705 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 DLFPS-TF/3550 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 DLFPS-TF/3553 7.3 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 ESCALADE 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 ESTRENA 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.8 GO-RH20 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.8 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 HEMI 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.8 K18-WB1 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 7.0 9.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 NAI-3N2 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.8 NAI-TUE 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF 231 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 PPG-TF 267 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF 312 6.3 9.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF 313 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.8 PPG-TF 337 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.8 PRO GOLD 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.8 PST-5DZM 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 PST-5TRN 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.8 RDC 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 RH3 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 RHF 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 SE53D2 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 SESCR1 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.8 TF456 7.3 9.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.8 AH1 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 K18-NSE 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 LIFEGUARD 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 MOONDANCE GLX 7.7 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 NAI-ROS4 7.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 PST-5BYOB 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 PST-5E6 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.6 PST-5THM 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 KENTUCKY-31 6.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.6 1.1 1.6 1.2 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.3 2.9 0.4 C.V. (%) 6.1 3.5 6.1 6.5 6.4 7.2 7.5 7.2 7.3 7.4 2.7 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER RATINGS FALL COLOR RATINGS NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DLFPS-321/3708 7.0 6.0 7.7 77.7 96.0 74.0 5.3 7.7 8.3 RAD-TF131 7.7 6.7 6.7 74.3 98.3 95.3 6.3 5.3 7.3 SETFM3 7.3 6.3 7.7 83.3 95.0 86.3 5.3 7.0 7.3 DLFPS-TF/3552 7.3 6.3 6.7 90.7 98.7 88.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 GO-AOMK 6.7 6.3 6.7 69.0 96.3 85.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 JT 517 7.0 6.0 6.3 77.7 98.0 93.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 PPG-TF 316 7.0 6.7 6.0 87.0 97.7 92.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 RAD-TF105 7.3 5.7 7.0 75.0 98.7 93.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 7.3 6.7 7.3 68.7 97.7 88.7 5.3 7.0 8.0 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 8.0 6.0 6.7 81.3 94.0 95.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 A-TF31 6.7 7.3 7.0 85.7 98.3 90.7 5.0 6.3 8.3 AST8118LM 7.7 6.3 6.3 81.7 94.7 90.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 AST8218LM 7.3 6.3 7.0 80.7 95.7 88.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 ATF2116 7.7 6.3 6.7 83.0 96.0 92.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 BANDIT 7.7 6.7 6.7 82.7 97.3 93.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 BGR-TF3 7.7 7.0 6.7 87.3 98.7 95.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 BIRMINGHAM 7.7 7.7 7.0 86.0 98.7 86.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 COPIOUS TF 7.3 5.7 6.7 80.0 95.3 88.7 4.7 6.3 7.7 DLFPS-321/3699 7.0 6.3 6.7 81.0 98.0 96.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 DLFPS-321/3701 7.0 7.3 6.7 87.0 97.7 93.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 DLFPS-321/3707 6.7 6.3 7.3 85.7 98.0 83.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 LBF 7.0 6.0 6.7 87.7 97.3 94.0 5.7 6.0 7.7 NT-3 7.7 7.3 6.3 90.7 98.7 94.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 SETFM2 7.3 6.3 6.7 76.3 96.7 93.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 TMT1 7.7 6.0 6.3 87.0 99.0 95.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 3N1 7.0 6.3 6.3 83.7 96.3 90.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 ATF1768 7.3 6.7 6.3 79.7 98.0 94.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 BAR FA 8228 8.0 6.3 6.3 83.7 98.0 92.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 ZION (BAR TF 134) 7.7 6.3 6.3 92.3 96.7 93.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 7.0 6.3 6.7 83.3 98.7 96.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 BRAVO 2 6.7 6.7 6.3 88.3 97.3 84.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 COL-TF-148 7.7 6.3 6.3 92.3 98.7 96.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 DLFPS-321/3694 7.7 7.0 7.0 93.3 98.0 94.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 DLFPS-321/3696 7.0 6.3 7.0 88.3 98.0 92.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-321/3702 7.3 6.7 7.3 84.3 98.7 85.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 DLFPS-321/3703 6.3 6.7 6.7 83.3 94.0 93.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 DLFPS-321/3706 7.0 6.3 6.0 89.3 96.7 86.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 JT 233 6.7 8.0 6.7 82.3 96.0 92.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 XANADU (JT 268) 6.7 7.3 7.0 83.0 98.3 92.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.7 6.0 7.3 88.3 97.3 79.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 NAI-FQZ-17 6.3 7.0 7.3 81.3 98.0 81.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 NATURALLY GREEN 6.7 6.3 6.3 83.7 98.0 91.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 6.7 6.0 6.7 90.7 96.3 94.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 PALOMAR 7.3 6.0 6.7 78.3 92.0 87.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 7.0 7.7 6.7 93.7 98.0 91.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER RATINGS FALL COLOR RATINGS NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER PPG-TF 249 6.7 6.3 6.7 86.0 96.7 95.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 PPG-TF 262 7.3 6.0 6.3 88.0 98.3 95.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 PPG-TF 306 7.0 6.7 7.0 82.7 97.0 85.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 PPG-TF 323 7.3 7.0 6.7 85.0 96.7 91.7 4.7 6.0 7.3 PPG-TF 338 7.0 7.7 7.0 86.7 97.0 92.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 PST-5DC24 6.7 5.7 6.7 74.0 96.3 92.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 PST-5GLBS 7.0 6.7 6.7 88.0 96.7 94.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 PST-5GQ 6.7 5.7 6.7 80.0 98.0 93.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 PST-5MINK 7.0 5.7 6.7 72.3 96.7 92.0 5.7 6.0 7.7 RH1 7.3 6.3 6.0 90.0 97.0 94.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 RS1 7.7 6.3 7.0 92.0 97.7 89.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 SETF104 7.7 5.7 6.7 83.3 94.0 96.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 TD2 7.3 7.0 7.3 90.7 96.7 82.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 3B2 7.7 6.7 6.3 87.7 98.0 91.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 AH2 7.0 6.3 6.7 88.7 98.0 88.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 BAR 9FE MAS 7.7 6.3 6.0 91.0 96.7 93.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 BAR-FA8230 7.7 6.0 7.0 83.0 98.0 94.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 BULLSEYE 7.0 6.0 7.0 76.7 96.3 84.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 BULLSEYE LTZ 6.3 6.7 6.7 84.3 97.7 95.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 BY-TF-169 6.7 6.3 7.3 86.0 92.3 80.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 DRAGSTER 7.0 6.7 6.3 91.0 97.7 89.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 FAYETTE 7.3 6.3 5.3 90.7 98.3 95.3 5.0 4.7 7.3 FIREHAWK SLT 7.3 6.0 6.7 80.7 98.0 95.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 7.3 5.7 6.3 79.7 97.3 90.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 GRANDE 3 7.3 6.0 6.3 86.0 98.3 96.7 5.3 4.3 6.7 K18-RS6 6.3 6.0 7.3 88.0 93.7 88.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 NAI-ST5 7.0 6.3 6.7 87.0 95.0 92.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 OG-WALK 7.0 5.3 6.7 83.3 94.7 90.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 PADRE 2 7.3 6.0 6.3 90.0 96.7 94.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 PARAMOUNT 7.0 6.0 6.0 84.7 97.0 94.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 PPG-TF 257 6.7 6.7 6.7 91.3 98.0 89.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 7.7 6.3 5.7 86.7 98.3 94.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 PPG-TF 318 8.0 6.7 7.0 87.3 98.3 89.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 7.3 6.7 7.0 88.3 98.0 93.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 PST-5MCMO 7.3 6.0 7.0 88.3 97.7 88.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 RAPTOR III 6.7 6.0 6.7 87.0 98.7 91.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 RC4 7.3 6.3 6.0 86.0 98.3 90.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 RHL2 7.0 6.0 7.0 85.7 97.3 90.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 SE5STAR 6.7 5.3 6.7 75.7 98.3 96.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 TANGO 7.0 6.3 6.0 83.7 98.3 87.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 TF445 7.3 6.3 6.3 87.7 94.7 93.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5LSS 7.0 7.0 6.3 90.7 98.3 97.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 7.3 6.3 6.0 93.3 98.3 94.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 DLFPS-321/3679 7.3 6.0 6.3 79.3 98.3 89.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 DLFPS-321/3693 6.3 6.7 6.0 89.7 97.0 96.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER RATINGS FALL COLOR RATINGS NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DLFPS-321/3695 7.3 5.7 6.7 88.0 96.0 91.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3705 7.3 6.0 6.3 88.7 97.7 95.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.7 6.7 5.7 88.7 98.0 96.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.7 6.7 6.7 86.7 97.3 92.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 ESCALADE 7.7 6.3 6.3 92.7 97.3 90.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 ESTRENA 6.3 6.3 6.7 90.7 91.3 93.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 7.0 7.7 6.7 82.7 99.0 94.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 GO-RH20 7.0 6.3 6.7 86.3 97.7 95.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.7 5.3 6.3 76.3 96.7 92.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 HEMI 7.3 6.3 6.7 80.0 97.0 95.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 K18-WB1 7.7 6.0 6.0 92.3 96.3 92.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 7.7 5.3 6.3 76.0 95.7 95.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 NAI-3N2 7.7 5.7 6.3 83.0 97.7 92.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 NAI-TUE 7.0 6.0 6.3 75.3 98.3 90.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 PPG-TF 231 6.7 6.0 6.7 76.0 99.0 95.0 4.3 4.3 6.7 PPG-TF 267 6.3 6.7 5.7 81.0 99.0 94.0 5.0 5.3 7.3 PPG-TF 312 7.7 6.0 6.0 93.3 97.0 86.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 PPG-TF 313 6.7 7.3 7.7 91.7 95.7 80.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 PPG-TF 337 7.0 6.3 7.0 81.3 97.7 89.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 PRO GOLD 7.3 6.0 6.0 89.3 96.7 95.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 PST-5DZM 7.0 6.0 6.3 72.7 97.7 92.7 4.3 5.3 6.7 PST-5TRN 7.0 5.7 6.7 83.3 96.0 95.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 7.0 6.7 6.3 87.0 97.0 94.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 RDC 7.0 5.7 6.3 90.3 97.7 96.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 RH3 7.3 6.0 6.0 83.7 92.3 87.3 4.7 5.7 7.3 RHF 6.3 6.7 6.3 87.7 96.7 93.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 SE53D2 7.7 6.0 7.0 87.0 97.3 94.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 SESCR1 7.0 6.7 6.7 92.7 98.3 92.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 6.3 5.7 6.7 82.3 97.3 88.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 TF456 7.7 6.0 6.0 87.0 97.3 95.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 AH1 7.7 6.0 6.3 94.7 98.7 97.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 6.7 5.3 6.7 81.3 97.7 83.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 6.7 5.7 6.0 91.3 97.7 95.7 4.3 4.3 6.3 K18-NSE 6.7 6.7 6.0 95.3 95.7 97.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 LIFEGUARD 6.7 5.3 5.7 87.3 98.3 97.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 MOONDANCE GLX 7.0 5.7 6.3 78.7 98.3 94.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 NAI-ROS4 7.3 5.3 5.7 87.3 98.0 96.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 PST-5BYOB 6.3 6.3 6.3 84.7 98.3 94.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 6.0 5.7 6.3 87.7 98.0 97.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 PST-5E6 8.0 5.7 6.7 85.3 98.0 95.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 PST-5THM 7.0 5.3 6.7 77.7 97.0 94.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 KENTUCKY-31 7.0 5.0 6.7 90.7 98.7 94.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 LSD VALUE 3.4 3.1 3.0 12.4 9.7 23.2 3.4 2.9 1.4 C.V. (%) 10.6 14.0 11.0 7.6 2.5 7.3 17.5 21.1 12.1 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 IA1 SAND 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY