TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN XANADU (JT 268) 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.6 TF445 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 BY-TF-169 4.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.4 PPG-TF 267 4.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 3.5 5.0 5.5 5.4 PST-5E6 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 4.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 PPG-TF 323 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 PPG-TF 338 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 RH1 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 DLFPS-321/3679 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.2 K18-RS6 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.2 ZION (BAR TF 134) 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.1 DLFPS-321/3696 5.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.1 DLFPS-TF/3550 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 DLFPS-TF/3553 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 K18-WB1 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 PPG-TF 262 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.1 PST-5GLBS 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 RHF 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.1 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.1 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 4.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 LIFEGUARD 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 PPG-TF 316 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 RH3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 RS1 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.9 RDC 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 RHL2 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 3N1 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.8 BGR-TF3 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.8 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 PPG-TF 337 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.8 RC4 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.8 TD2 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 DLFPS-321/3701 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 DLFPS-TF/3552 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 JT 233 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 NAI-TUE 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 PPG-TF 257 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 PPG-TF 306 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN PPG-TF 318 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 PST-5MCMO 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 SESCR1 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 3B2 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.6 AH2 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.6 DLFPS-321/3699 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.6 DLFPS-321/3702 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.6 DLFPS-321/3705 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 FIREHAWK SLT 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.6 GO-RH20 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.6 LBF 3.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.6 NAI-FQZ-17 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.6 NATURALLY GREEN 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.6 NT-3 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.6 PST-5BYOB 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.6 RAD-TF105 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.6 SETF104 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 5LSS 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.5 BIRMINGHAM 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.5 JT 517 3.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 PALOMAR 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 PPG-TF 313 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.5 PST-5DC24 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.5 SE5STAR 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.5 TF456 3.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.5 AST8118LM 3.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.4 BAR-FA8230 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.4 DLFPS-321/3706 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.4 GRANDE 3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 K18-NSE 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.4 NAI-ST5 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.4 PPG-TF 249 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 PST-5MINK 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.4 RAPTOR III 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.4 SETFM3 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.4 A-TF31 3.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 ATF2116 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 BAR FA 8228 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 COL-TF-148 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 DLFPS-321/3703 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 HEMI 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 PRO GOLD 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN PST-5TRN 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 TMT1 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 BULLSEYE LTZ 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.2 DLFPS-321/3693 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.2 DLFPS-321/3707 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.2 DRAGSTER 3.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.2 GO-AOMK 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.2 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 3.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 BAR 9FE MAS 3.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.1 BRAVO 2 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.1 DLFPS-321/3695 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.1 FAYETTE 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 3.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.1 NAI-3N2 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.1 NAI-ROS4 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 OG-WALK 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 PARAMOUNT 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.1 PPG-TF 312 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.1 SE53D2 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.1 AH1 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 COPIOUS TF 4.0 5.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 PST-5DZM 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.7 4.0 PST-5THM 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 AST8218LM 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.9 ATF1768 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.9 ESTRENA 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 MOONDANCE GLX 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 BULLSEYE 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.8 ESCALADE 3.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.8 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 PST-5GQ 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 SETFM2 3.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.8 TANGO 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.8 BANDIT 3.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 PADRE 2 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 3.7 RAD-TF131 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 DLFPS-321/3694 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 DLFPS-321/3708 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.6 KENTUCKY-31 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 3.5 PPG-TF 231 4.0 4.5 4.0 2.5 3.5 2.5 3.0 3.3 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.8 2.4 2.7 3.5 1.3 3.1 2.4 1.3 C.V. (%) 16.6 15.3 17.7 20.8 15.5 26.2 22.3 13.7 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 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 KS1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 NO IRRIGATION