IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF DENSITY RATINGS BROWN PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER WARM TEMP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 5LSS 4.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 DLFPS-321/3705 4.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.5 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.4 K18-NSE 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.4 AH2 3.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 PPG-TF 267 5.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 TF445 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 ZION (BAR TF 134) 4.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.2 BULLSEYE LTZ 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.2 NT-3 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 TF456 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.1 DLFPS-321/3695 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 DRAGSTER 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 ESTRENA 4.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.1 RH1 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3696 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 DLFPS-321/3701 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 DLFPS-TF/3553 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.5 4.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 FAYETTE 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 4.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 FIREHAWK SLT 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 XANADU (JT 268) 4.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 JT 517 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 K18-WB1 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 PADRE 2 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 PPG-TF 249 4.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 PPG-TF 338 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 PST-5E6 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 PST-5GQ 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 PST-5MCMO 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 RH3 4.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 3.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 TANGO 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 3B2 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 3N1 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 ATF1768 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 BY-TF-169 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 DLFPS-321/3699 5.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.9 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF DENSITY RATINGS BROWN PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER WARM TEMP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DLFPS-321/3707 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 LIFEGUARD 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.9 NAI-ROS4 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 NAI-ST5 4.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 PARAMOUNT 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 PPG-TF 257 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 PPG-TF 306 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 PPG-TF 316 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 PST-5BYOB 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 PST-5GLBS 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 AH1 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 AST8218LM 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 ATF2116 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 BGR-TF3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 DLFPS-321/3679 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 DLFPS-321/3706 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.8 DLFPS-TF/3552 4.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 GRANDE 3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 JT 233 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 K18-RS6 3.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 NAI-TUE 4.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 PPG-TF 231 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 PPG-TF 313 3.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 PPG-TF 318 3.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 PRO GOLD 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 PST-5TRN 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 RDC 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 TD2 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 TMT1 3.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 BRAVO 2 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 COL-TF-148 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 3.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3694 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 DLFPS-TF/3550 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 MOONDANCE GLX 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 PPG-TF 262 3.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 RC4 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 RHF 3.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 RS1 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 SE53D2 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 AST8118LM 5.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 3.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.6 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING LEAF DENSITY RATINGS BROWN PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER WARM TEMP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.6 PPG-TF 312 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 PPG-TF 337 4.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.6 PST-5DC24 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 PST-5DZM 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 PST-5THM 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 RAD-TF105 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 SETFM3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 BIRMINGHAM 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 BULLSEYE 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 COPIOUS TF 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 DLFPS-321/3708 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 GO-RH20 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.5 HEMI 4.3 5.5 4.7 5.3 8.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 NAI-FQZ-17 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 3.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 PPG-TF 323 3.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 PST-5MINK 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 RHL2 2.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.5 SE5STAR 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 SESCR1 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.5 BAR-FA8230 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 DLFPS-321/3693 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.4 DLFPS-321/3703 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.4 NAI-3N2 4.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 OG-WALK 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 PALOMAR 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 RAPTOR III 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 SETFM2 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 A-TF31 5.0 7.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 ESCALADE 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 GO-AOMK 3.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 LBF 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 NATURALLY GREEN 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 SETF104 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 BANDIT 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 BAR FA 8228 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.1 DLFPS-321/3702 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.1 RAD-TF131 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 BAR 9FE MAS 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 KENTUCKY-31 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 2.2 1.4 2.3 1.4 3.2 2.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.6 C.V. (%) 21.8 10.5 13.8 12.5 23.8 14.1 13.8 10.6 15.8 10.8 11.7 11.0 11.6 6.0 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 4.1+ NO IRRIGATION