TABLE 27. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG (1.5" MOWING HEIGHT), VA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS-TF/3550 99.0 96.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 99.0 99.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.2 PPG-TF 337 97.7 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.1 TD2 99.0 94.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.1 BULLSEYE LTZ 97.7 99.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3706 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 DLFPS-321/3708 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 TF445 96.0 97.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5LSS 99.0 97.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 DLFPS-321/3701 99.0 99.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.8 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 93.0 95.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 PPG-TF 231 97.7 99.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.8 PPG-TF 318 96.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.3 5.8 RS1 99.0 96.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 5.8 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 94.3 96.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.8 3N1 99.0 97.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 BAR-FA8230 96.0 96.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 BY-TF-169 94.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 4.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 DLFPS-TF/3552 99.0 99.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 JT 517 99.0 99.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 94.3 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 96.0 96.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 PPG-TF 306 94.3 96.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 SESCR1 96.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 TF456 96.0 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 ZION (BAR TF 134) 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 BRAVO 2 99.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 6.0 7.0 5.6 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.6 DLFPS-321/3702 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.6 DLFPS-321/3703 99.0 96.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.6 DLFPS-321/3707 91.3 93.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 7.0 6.7 5.6 DLFPS-TF/3553 96.0 97.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.6 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 92.7 94.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.6 NAI-ST5 92.7 94.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.6 NT-3 96.0 99.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 PADRE 2 99.0 96.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 99.0 95.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.6 RC4 92.7 99.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.6 RH3 86.3 94.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.6 RHL2 96.0 96.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.6 ATF1768 97.7 99.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 5.5 DLFPS-321/3705 88.0 93.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.5 GO-RH20 96.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.5 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 96.0 96.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.5 SETFM3 92.7 97.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.5 TABLE 27. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG (1.5" MOWING HEIGHT), VA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AH2 93.0 95.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.4 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 91.3 99.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 COL-TF-148 84.7 92.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.4 DLFPS-321/3699 94.3 94.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.4 K18-RS6 88.0 93.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 7.0 5.4 K18-WB1 93.0 91.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 LIFEGUARD 99.0 93.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.4 MOONDANCE GLX 96.0 99.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 NAI-FQZ-17 89.7 93.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.4 NAI-ROS4 99.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.4 PARAMOUNT 93.0 94.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.4 PPG-TF 249 92.7 96.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 6.0 6.7 5.4 PPG-TF 262 94.7 94.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.4 PPG-TF 312 92.7 99.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.4 PPG-TF 316 93.0 97.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 PST-5E6 96.0 93.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 6.0 7.0 5.4 PST-5MCMO 96.0 94.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.4 RH1 89.7 91.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.4 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 96.0 94.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.4 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 93.0 96.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.4 3B2 91.3 96.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 A-TF31 86.3 94.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 92.7 91.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 DLFPS-321/3679 92.7 97.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 DLFPS-321/3693 94.3 97.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 DLFPS-321/3695 97.7 97.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 DRAGSTER 96.0 94.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 FAYETTE 92.7 94.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 LBF 96.0 94.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 NAI-TUE 86.7 96.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 89.3 92.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 PPG-TF 257 94.7 96.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 PPG-TF 267 61.7 93.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 PPG-TF 313 90.0 96.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 PST-5DC24 96.0 96.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 PST-5TRN 92.7 97.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 7.0 5.3 SE5STAR 92.7 96.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 TMT1 96.0 96.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 AST8218LM 96.0 93.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 7.0 5.2 ATF2116 99.0 93.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.2 BAR FA 8228 93.0 94.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 3.3 5.7 6.7 5.2 BGR-TF3 96.0 96.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.2 DLFPS-321/3696 91.3 93.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.2 FIREHAWK SLT 93.0 96.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.2 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 96.0 96.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.2 TABLE 27. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG (1.5" MOWING HEIGHT), VA 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GRANDE 3 92.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.2 HEMI 91.3 97.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.2 JT 233 86.3 93.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.2 NAI-3N2 94.7 94.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.2 NATURALLY GREEN 96.0 97.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.2 PPG-TF 323 89.7 97.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.2 PPG-TF 338 91.3 89.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.2 PST-5BYOB 96.0 93.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.2 PST-5GLBS 89.7 94.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.2 RAPTOR III 89.7 93.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.2 RHF 88.3 96.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.2 AST8118LM 99.0 94.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.1 COPIOUS TF 96.0 96.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.1 DLFPS-321/3694 91.0 91.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.1 ESCALADE 96.0 94.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.1 GO-AOMK 94.3 94.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.7 5.1 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 89.3 92.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 PALOMAR 91.3 97.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 5.1 PST-5DZM 92.7 96.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.1 PST-5GQ 92.7 94.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.1 SETF104 92.7 96.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.1 SETFM2 92.7 94.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.1 XANADU (JT 268) 89.7 91.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.1 BANDIT 92.7 94.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.3 5.0 7.0 5.0 BAR 9FE MAS 92.7 96.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 K18-NSE 86.3 91.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 OG-WALK 92.7 97.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 PST-5THM 93.0 93.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 RAD-TF105 92.7 96.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 3.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 96.0 96.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 5.0 7.0 5.0 SE53D2 93.0 96.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 BULLSEYE 89.7 90.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.3 4.9 ESTRENA 88.3 91.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 5.0 6.3 4.9 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 89.3 89.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.3 5.7 6.0 4.9 PRO GOLD 92.7 99.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 4.9 PST-5MINK 96.0 96.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.3 4.9 TANGO 89.3 97.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.7 4.9 AH1 84.7 88.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 4.8 BIRMINGHAM 88.0 94.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.8 RDC 83.3 94.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.8 RAD-TF131 89.7 94.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 KENTUCKY-31 78.3 88.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 2.0 2.7 3.7 3.1 LSD VALUE 53.1 22.7 4.0 4.3 2.0 2.4 5.0 2.2 2.2 C.V. (%) 9.9 4.8 17.2 15.4 12.9 19.2 17.8 9.7 11.1 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 VA2 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION