TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SUMMER FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN AH2 8.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 DLFPS-321/3693 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 AH1 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.9 NT-3 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 8.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.9 PPG-TF 262 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.9 PPG-TF 312 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.8 5LSS 7.0 5.3 5.0 7.3 8.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 DLFPS-321/3706 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 GO-RH20 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 K18-RS6 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 8.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 PARAMOUNT 7.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 RHF 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 TD2 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.7 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.6 DLFPS-321/3705 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.6 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 RDC 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.6 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.6 ZION (BAR TF 134) 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.6 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.5 DLFPS-321/3679 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.5 K18-NSE 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.5 NAI-ST5 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.5 PPG-TF 231 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 PPG-TF 267 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 RHL2 7.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.5 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 8.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.5 TITAN GLX (TF445) 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.5 DLFPS-321/3695 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.4 DLFPS-321/3707 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.4 DLFPS-321/3708 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.4 DLFPS-TF/3552 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 DLFPS-TF/3553 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.4 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.4 HEMI 6.7 4.7 4.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.4 K18-WB1 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 6.4 PPG-TF 337 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.4 RS1 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 8.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.4 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 9.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.4 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.4 BULLSEYE 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SUMMER FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PPG-TF 306 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 RH3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 TMT1 6.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 BULLSEYE LTZ 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 COL-TF-148 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.2 DLFPS-321/3701 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.2 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 PPG-TF 257 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 PPG-TF 318 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.2 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 TITAN MAX (TF456) 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.2 DLFPS-321/3699 8.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 8.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.1 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 GRANDE 3 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.1 JT 517 8.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 PPG-TF 249 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.1 RC4 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 COPIOUS TF 7.3 4.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 DLFPS-321/3694 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3702 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 ESTRENA 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 JT 233 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 NAI-ROS4 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 8.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 PADRE 2 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF 316 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 PST-5GLBS 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 PST-5GQ 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 PST-5MCMO 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 RAPTOR III 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 SETFM3 8.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 XANADU (JT 268) 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 DLFPS-321/3703 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 DRAGSTER 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.9 NAI-FQZ-17 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.9 PST-5MINK 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 ATF1768 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 BY-TF-169 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 5.8 FAYETTE 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SUMMER FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FIREHAWK SLT 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 MOONDANCE GLX 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 NATURALLY GREEN 8.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 RH1 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.8 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 3B2 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 BANDIT 7.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 BGR-TF3 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 DLFPS-321/3696 7.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 RAD-TF105 8.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 TANGO 6.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 3N1 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.6 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 PST-5DZM 6.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.6 PST-5E6 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 RAD-TF131 8.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.6 A-TF31 7.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 AST8118LM 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 ATF2116 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 LBF 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 PST-5DC24 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 PST-5THM 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 7.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.5 BRAVO 2 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 ESCALADE 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 PST-5BYOB 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 PST-5TRN 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.4 BAR 9FE MAS 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 LIFEGUARD 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 SE5STAR 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 SETFM2 8.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 BAR-FA8230 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 OG-WALK 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 AST8218LM 7.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 BIRMINGHAM 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 GO-AOMK 8.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 PRO GOLD 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 BAR FA 8228 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.9 PALOMAR 6.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.9 KENTUCKY-31 3.3 5.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 2.7 2.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 11.4 14.0 14.3 11.8 12.7 14.8 16.4 13.1 12.5 11.2 10.6 11.9 7.7 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. 2021 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 CT1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 - FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY