TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BANDIT 7.7 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.1 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 8.0 8.3 9.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.1 AST8118LM 7.0 8.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 BGR-TF3 8.0 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 DLFPS-321/3696 5.3 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 DLFPS-321/3703 6.7 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 DLFPS-321/3707 5.7 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 GO-AOMK 7.3 8.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 LBF 7.0 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 NATURALLY GREEN 7.3 8.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 OG-WALK 6.0 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 PST-5DC24 7.0 8.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 RAD-TF131 7.0 8.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 3N1 6.7 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.9 AST8218LM 8.3 8.0 8.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 BIRMINGHAM 7.0 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 BRAVO 2 6.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 DLFPS-321/3679 5.7 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 DLFPS-321/3699 6.7 8.0 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.9 DLFPS-321/3701 5.7 7.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 DLFPS-321/3702 6.0 7.3 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 DLFPS-321/3708 6.7 7.7 9.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.9 RAD-TF105 6.3 8.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.9 RAPTOR III 5.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.9 RC4 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 SETFM2 7.0 8.0 9.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 SETFM3 7.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 6.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 3B2 5.7 7.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 A-TF31 6.3 8.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 ATF1768 6.3 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 ATF2116 6.0 8.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 6.3 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 BAR 9FE MAS 8.0 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 BAR FA 8228 7.0 7.7 8.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 5.3 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 BULLSEYE 6.0 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.8 BULLSEYE LTZ 5.0 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.8 DLFPS-321/3694 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.8 DLFPS-321/3695 6.3 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.8 ESCALADE 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 6.7 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.8 FAYETTE 7.0 7.3 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.8 GRANDE 3 5.7 7.3 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.8 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 5.7 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.8 HEMI 5.3 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.8 JT 233 5.3 7.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 JT 517 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.8 K18-WB1 6.0 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.8 NAI-FQZ-17 7.0 8.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 NAI-ST5 5.7 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 PALOMAR 6.7 8.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.8 PPG-TF 231 6.7 7.7 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF 267 5.7 8.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF 306 5.3 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF 316 6.3 7.3 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 PPG-TF 318 6.0 7.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.8 PST-5DZM 6.0 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 PST-5GQ 6.7 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 PST-5MINK 6.3 8.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 RHL2 5.0 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.8 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 6.0 7.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 XANADU (JT 268) 5.3 8.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 5.0 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 DLFPS-321/3693 5.0 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 DLFPS-321/3705 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 DLFPS-TF/3553 5.3 7.3 8.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 5.3 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 FIREHAWK SLT 5.3 7.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 NT-3 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 PADRE 2 6.3 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 PARAMOUNT 6.3 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 PPG-TF 262 6.3 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 PST-5GLBS 5.7 7.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 PST-5THM 5.7 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 SE5STAR 6.3 7.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 5.0 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 TD2 5.7 7.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 5.0 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 6.3 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 BY-TF-169 4.7 6.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 COPIOUS TF 6.0 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.0 7.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.6 DLFPS-TF/3552 5.3 7.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 5.7 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.6 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 6.0 7.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 GO-RH20 5.7 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 K18-RS6 4.7 6.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.3 7.0 8.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 LIFEGUARD 5.3 6.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.6 PPG-TF 249 6.0 7.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.6 PPG-TF 257 6.0 7.3 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 PST-5BYOB 4.7 7.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.6 PST-5TRN 6.0 7.3 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.6 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 5.7 7.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 RH1 6.7 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 5.7 7.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 TANGO 6.7 7.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.6 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 5.3 7.3 9.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 TITAN MAX (TF456) 5.7 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.6 TMT1 5.3 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 ZION (BAR TF 134) 4.7 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.6 AH1 5.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.5 BAR-FA8230 5.7 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.5 COL-TF-148 5.7 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 DLFPS-321/3706 4.7 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.5 DRAGSTER 4.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 ESTRENA 5.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.5 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.3 7.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.5 K18-NSE 5.7 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.0 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.5 NAI-ROS4 5.0 7.0 8.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 5.3 7.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 PPG-TF 312 5.0 6.3 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 PPG-TF 337 5.3 7.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 PRO GOLD 5.0 6.7 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 PST-5E6 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.5 PST-5MCMO 4.7 7.3 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 RH3 4.7 6.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.5 RHF 4.3 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 RS1 5.7 6.7 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 5.0 6.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 6.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.5 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 TITAN GLX (TF445) 5.3 7.0 9.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 5LSS 5.0 6.3 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.4 MOONDANCE GLX 5.7 7.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 RDC 5.7 6.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 AH2 4.7 7.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 KENTUCKY-31 5.0 5.7 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 LSD VALUE 1.6 0.7 1.6 1.1 1.3 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.3 C.V. (%) 14.9 6.1 3.5 6.3 5.7 7.9 7.8 7.6 6.6 7.2 6.2 2.8 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER BANDIT 7.7 7.3 7.0 90.0 88.7 98.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 7.0 7.3 6.7 84.3 88.0 98.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 AST8118LM 6.7 7.0 7.3 89.3 89.3 96.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 BGR-TF3 7.7 7.0 6.7 91.7 85.3 98.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 DLFPS-321/3696 7.3 6.3 7.0 92.3 89.0 98.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3703 7.7 7.3 7.0 93.3 91.3 99.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3707 6.3 7.3 7.0 90.0 85.3 99.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 GO-AOMK 7.7 6.3 7.7 84.3 88.7 98.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 LBF 6.7 7.3 6.0 89.0 82.7 98.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 NATURALLY GREEN 6.3 7.0 6.7 91.3 88.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 OG-WALK 7.3 7.3 6.7 89.3 92.0 98.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 PST-5DC24 7.7 7.7 7.3 87.3 90.3 98.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 RAD-TF131 7.0 6.3 7.3 83.0 78.0 97.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 3N1 6.3 6.3 6.7 90.7 92.0 98.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 AST8218LM 7.7 6.7 7.0 85.3 88.3 98.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 BIRMINGHAM 7.3 7.0 7.0 90.7 88.0 97.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 BRAVO 2 7.3 8.0 6.7 95.3 83.0 98.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 DLFPS-321/3679 7.3 6.3 7.0 91.3 88.7 98.3 4.7 4.7 6.7 DLFPS-321/3699 6.7 7.0 6.3 87.0 95.0 99.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 DLFPS-321/3701 7.3 6.7 7.0 94.7 92.3 98.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3702 7.0 7.3 6.7 95.0 85.7 98.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3708 7.3 7.3 6.0 87.0 88.7 98.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 RAD-TF105 7.3 7.0 6.7 89.3 90.7 98.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 RAPTOR III 7.3 7.3 6.0 93.7 83.0 99.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 RC4 7.7 7.3 6.7 94.3 93.0 98.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 SETFM2 6.7 6.0 7.3 89.3 78.3 97.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 SETFM3 7.0 6.3 7.0 86.7 76.7 97.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 7.3 7.7 6.3 91.3 94.3 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 3B2 7.0 7.3 5.7 93.0 83.3 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 A-TF31 7.3 6.7 7.7 87.0 87.7 98.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 ATF1768 6.7 6.3 6.3 88.7 94.0 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 ATF2116 7.0 6.3 7.0 89.3 92.7 98.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 7.3 7.0 6.7 90.3 95.3 98.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 BAR 9FE MAS 7.3 8.0 7.0 92.0 89.0 98.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 BAR FA 8228 7.0 7.0 7.0 84.0 89.7 98.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 7.0 7.0 6.0 88.0 93.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 BULLSEYE 7.0 7.3 7.0 88.7 90.0 98.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 BULLSEYE LTZ 8.0 7.3 6.7 91.3 92.3 98.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 DLFPS-321/3694 6.7 7.3 5.7 95.0 89.7 99.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 DLFPS-321/3695 7.0 7.0 7.3 92.7 93.3 98.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 ESCALADE 7.3 6.7 8.0 93.7 86.0 96.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 8.3 6.7 6.7 90.0 89.0 98.7 4.7 4.3 6.7 FAYETTE 6.3 7.7 6.7 91.3 91.7 98.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 7.0 7.3 6.3 95.7 93.7 99.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 GRANDE 3 7.3 5.7 6.0 92.0 90.3 99.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 6.3 7.0 7.3 90.7 91.3 98.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 HEMI 7.7 7.3 6.7 85.7 94.0 99.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 JT 233 6.0 8.3 7.3 92.7 92.0 98.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 JT 517 7.3 6.3 7.0 90.0 89.0 98.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 K18-WB1 7.7 6.7 6.7 96.0 96.0 99.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 NAI-FQZ-17 7.3 7.7 7.0 88.7 81.3 98.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 NAI-ST5 7.3 7.0 6.7 91.3 93.7 98.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 PALOMAR 7.0 6.3 7.3 86.3 88.3 98.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 PPG-TF 231 7.0 7.3 6.7 90.3 90.7 99.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 PPG-TF 267 6.3 7.0 6.7 91.3 90.0 99.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 PPG-TF 306 7.0 7.0 7.0 90.3 91.0 98.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 PPG-TF 316 6.7 7.3 6.3 89.0 90.3 99.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 PPG-TF 318 7.3 7.7 7.3 90.0 90.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 PST-5DZM 6.3 6.7 7.0 86.0 92.7 99.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 PST-5GQ 7.3 6.3 6.7 90.3 93.0 99.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 PST-5MINK 7.0 5.3 6.7 89.7 86.3 98.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 RHL2 7.0 7.3 6.7 93.7 91.0 98.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 6.3 7.3 7.3 91.0 90.0 98.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 XANADU (JT 268) 5.0 6.3 5.7 93.0 93.3 99.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 7.3 7.7 6.7 96.3 94.7 99.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 DLFPS-321/3693 6.3 6.3 6.7 96.0 93.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 DLFPS-321/3705 6.7 6.3 6.7 97.0 88.0 99.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.7 6.3 7.3 93.3 93.3 98.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 7.3 6.0 6.3 87.7 92.7 98.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 FIREHAWK SLT 6.7 6.3 6.0 92.7 90.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 7.0 7.0 6.0 92.3 90.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 NT-3 6.7 7.0 6.3 94.7 92.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 PADRE 2 8.0 6.3 7.3 95.3 91.7 99.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 PARAMOUNT 6.7 7.0 6.3 91.7 90.7 96.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 PPG-TF 262 7.3 6.7 7.0 92.0 96.0 98.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 PST-5GLBS 7.7 5.7 6.3 94.0 88.3 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 PST-5THM 7.7 7.3 6.7 90.7 91.3 98.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 SE5STAR 6.7 6.7 6.7 88.3 92.3 98.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 7.0 7.0 7.0 95.7 92.7 98.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 TD2 6.7 6.7 6.3 95.3 91.3 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 7.3 7.0 7.0 97.0 91.3 98.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 7.0 6.0 7.0 88.3 92.7 99.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 BY-TF-169 6.7 6.3 7.0 95.3 95.3 98.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 COPIOUS TF 7.7 6.0 5.0 92.0 91.0 98.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 DLFPS-TF/3550 5.7 6.3 6.7 95.0 92.0 98.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 DLFPS-TF/3552 6.7 7.0 5.7 92.7 96.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 7.7 6.7 6.7 90.3 89.3 98.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 7.3 6.3 6.7 94.3 89.7 99.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 GO-RH20 7.7 7.3 6.7 93.7 92.7 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 K18-RS6 7.0 6.7 6.3 96.0 94.0 99.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 7.7 6.7 6.7 93.0 89.7 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 LIFEGUARD 6.7 7.3 6.0 94.7 93.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 PPG-TF 249 6.3 6.3 7.0 90.7 90.3 98.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 PPG-TF 257 7.0 7.0 7.0 91.7 91.3 99.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 PST-5BYOB 6.3 5.7 7.3 92.3 88.7 98.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 PST-5TRN 7.0 6.3 6.7 90.0 89.0 98.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 6.7 6.7 6.3 91.3 95.0 99.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 RH1 7.7 6.7 6.7 93.7 90.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 7.3 6.3 6.3 92.0 92.3 99.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 TANGO 7.0 7.0 6.3 89.3 90.7 98.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 5.3 7.0 7.0 92.7 88.7 98.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 TITAN MAX (TF456) 7.7 6.3 6.0 94.0 93.0 99.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 TMT1 7.0 6.3 7.0 94.0 91.7 99.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 ZION (BAR TF 134) 6.3 7.0 7.0 93.7 90.3 98.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 AH1 6.7 7.3 6.7 94.3 92.7 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 BAR-FA8230 7.3 6.3 7.3 93.0 90.7 98.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 COL-TF-148 7.7 6.7 5.3 96.0 92.7 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 DLFPS-321/3706 7.7 6.0 6.3 93.7 93.7 99.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 DRAGSTER 7.0 6.7 7.3 93.3 93.3 98.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 ESTRENA 6.7 7.0 7.0 94.0 93.3 98.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 7.3 6.0 5.7 85.3 91.3 98.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 K18-NSE 7.3 6.7 6.0 94.0 93.0 99.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.7 6.7 5.3 87.0 95.7 99.0 4.0 4.0 6.3 NAI-ROS4 7.3 7.0 6.3 93.3 93.3 99.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 8.0 5.3 6.3 93.7 95.3 99.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 PPG-TF 312 8.3 7.0 6.3 97.3 94.3 99.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 PPG-TF 337 6.3 6.7 6.7 92.0 92.7 99.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 PRO GOLD 6.7 5.7 7.0 96.0 95.3 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 PST-5E6 7.3 6.0 6.7 94.7 92.3 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 PST-5MCMO 7.7 6.0 7.3 95.3 84.7 99.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 RH3 6.7 6.7 6.7 93.3 93.0 98.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 RHF 7.3 6.7 6.7 94.7 95.7 99.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 RS1 7.0 5.7 6.3 94.3 95.3 99.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 7.0 7.3 6.7 94.0 90.0 99.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 8.0 6.0 5.7 91.7 93.7 98.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 6.3 6.3 6.7 92.7 91.3 99.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 TITAN GLX (TF445) 6.3 6.7 6.7 92.3 95.0 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5LSS 7.0 6.7 6.0 98.0 95.3 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 MOONDANCE GLX 6.3 5.7 7.0 91.3 91.7 99.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 RDC 7.7 7.0 5.0 92.3 95.0 98.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 AH2 6.7 5.7 6.3 94.3 93.3 99.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 KENTUCKY-31 7.3 6.3 6.3 93.0 94.3 99.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 LSD VALUE 4.4 6.3 2.4 9.2 11.9 2.6 1.2 1.0 1.1 C.V. (%) 13.5 16.2 11.9 4.5 5.5 0.8 12.9 10.3 11.5 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 IA1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY