TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME ESTABLISHMENT MAY JULY OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TMT1 70.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.6 AH1 56.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.5 DLFPS-321/3703 63.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 DRAGSTER 46.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 GO-RH20 63.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 NT-3 60.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 PPG-TF 306 56.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 PPG-TF 316 63.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 RH3 70.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 RHL2 60.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 SESCR1 56.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5LSS 53.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.2 NAI-3N2 53.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.2 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 63.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.2 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 56.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.2 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 63.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 ESTRENA 60.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.1 PPG-TF 231 50.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.1 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 56.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 60.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3679 60.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3696 56.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-TF/3552 50.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 DLFPS-TF/3553 56.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 JT 233 60.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 NAI-ST5 56.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 53.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 PPG-TF 262 60.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 PPG-TF 267 53.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 60.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 PPG-TF 318 60.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 PPG-TF 323 50.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 PRO GOLD 60.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 RC4 56.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 RDC 63.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 RH1 60.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 53.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 ZION (BAR TF 134) 50.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 BULLSEYE LTZ 56.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 COL-TF-148 50.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.9 DLFPS-321/3694 46.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.9 DLFPS-321/3699 56.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.9 K18-RS6 53.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.9 NATURALLY GREEN 56.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.9 PARAMOUNT 46.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME ESTABLISHMENT MAY JULY OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PPG-TF 337 60.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 PPG-TF 338 50.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.9 RS1 60.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 TD2 53.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 BY-TF-169 56.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.8 DLFPS-321/3695 56.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 DLFPS-321/3701 53.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.8 GRANDE 3 53.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 K18-NSE 60.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 K18-WB1 53.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.8 NAI-ROS4 46.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.8 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 73.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 XANADU (JT 268) 53.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 AH2 50.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 BIRMINGHAM 50.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3693 56.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 DLFPS-321/3702 53.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3707 50.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-TF/3550 56.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 56.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 PPG-TF 249 53.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 SETF104 60.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 3B2 36.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 3N1 40.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 BANDIT 50.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.6 COPIOUS TF 53.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 DLFPS-321/3705 46.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 50.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 FAYETTE 63.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 FIREHAWK SLT 46.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.6 HEMI 56.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 LIFEGUARD 50.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.6 NAI-TUE 53.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 PPG-TF 257 46.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 56.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 PST-5BYOB 60.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 RAD-TF105 60.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 RAD-TF131 50.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.6 SETFM3 56.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.6 TF456 53.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.6 A-TF31 50.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.5 ATF1768 60.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.5 BGR-TF3 53.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 PST-5GLBS 50.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 SE53D2 50.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 SE5STAR 43.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.5 SETFM2 56.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME ESTABLISHMENT MAY JULY OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TF445 63.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 53.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 BULLSEYE 56.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 DLFPS-321/3706 43.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 PPG-TF 312 60.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 PST-5DZM 53.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.4 RAPTOR III 40.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 AST8118LM 40.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 BRAVO 2 50.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 DLFPS-321/3708 56.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 GO-AOMK 40.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 JT 517 46.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 PADRE 2 43.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 PST-5GQ 40.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 46.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 46.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 50.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.2 PST-5MCMO 53.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 RHF 60.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.2 ESCALADE 56.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.1 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 53.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.1 LBF 56.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.1 MOONDANCE GLX 50.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.1 PPG-TF 313 46.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.1 PST-5DC24 50.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 ATF2116 43.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 53.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 NAI-FQZ-17 60.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 PST-5MINK 46.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 BAR-FA8230 53.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.9 PST-5E6 40.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.9 PST-5THM 46.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.9 PST-5TRN 46.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.9 TANGO 43.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.9 AST8218LM 50.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 OG-WALK 50.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.8 BAR 9FE MAS 40.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 BAR FA 8228 46.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 PALOMAR 40.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.5 KENTUCKY-31 63.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 LSD VALUE 14.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 C.V. (%) 14.4 11.4 10.9 10.7 10.9 10.6 10.6 8.9 9.8 8.2 8.8 8.6 6.4 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 MA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS