TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SPRING SUMMER FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AST8118LM 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.1 OG-WALK 6.0 7.0 8.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.1 ATF2116 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 BGR-TF3 6.3 7.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 DLFPS-321/3703 6.0 7.0 8.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 PST-5GLBS 6.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 3N1 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.9 A-TF31 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 ATF1768 6.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.9 BRAVO 2 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 DLFPS-321/3696 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.9 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.0 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.9 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 5.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.9 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 NAI-ST5 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.9 PADRE 2 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.9 PARAMOUNT 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.9 PPG-TF 257 6.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 SETFM3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 6.0 7.3 8.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.9 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.9 XANADU (JT 268) 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.9 AST8218LM 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 BANDIT 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 BAR FA 8228 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 BIRMINGHAM 6.7 6.7 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.8 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.8 BULLSEYE 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 DLFPS-321/3679 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 DLFPS-321/3694 6.7 6.3 8.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.8 DLFPS-321/3699 6.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 DLFPS-321/3702 5.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 DLFPS-321/3706 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.8 DLFPS-321/3708 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 DLFPS-TF/3553 5.7 7.3 8.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 FAYETTE 5.7 7.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 GO-AOMK 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 GO-RH20 5.0 7.0 8.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 GRANDE 3 6.0 6.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 HEMI 5.7 6.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.8 JT 233 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 K18-WB1 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.8 LBF 7.3 7.3 8.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 NATURALLY GREEN 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SPRING SUMMER FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PALOMAR 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 PPG-TF 306 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 PRO GOLD 5.7 6.7 8.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 PST-5DC24 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 PST-5THM 6.7 6.7 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 PST-5TRN 5.7 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 RAD-TF131 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 RAPTOR III 5.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.8 SE5STAR 5.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 6.0 6.7 9.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 SETFM2 5.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.8 TANGO 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 TD2 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.8 TMT1 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 BAR 9FE MAS 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 BULLSEYE LTZ 5.0 6.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 COPIOUS TF 6.3 6.3 8.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 DLFPS-321/3701 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 DLFPS-321/3705 5.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 DLFPS-321/3707 5.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 DLFPS-TF/3552 6.3 7.0 8.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 FIREHAWK SLT 5.7 7.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 K18-RS6 5.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 NAI-FQZ-17 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 NT-3 6.3 7.3 9.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 PPG-TF 249 4.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 PPG-TF 262 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 PPG-TF 318 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 PST-5DZM 6.3 6.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 PST-5MINK 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 RAD-TF105 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 RC4 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 RH1 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 RHL2 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 TITAN GLX (TF445) 6.3 6.3 8.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 3B2 7.0 6.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.6 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 5.7 7.0 8.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.6 BAR-FA8230 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.6 DLFPS-321/3695 5.7 6.3 8.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.6 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SPRING SUMMER FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN GALACTIC (SESCR1) 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.6 JT 517 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.6 LIFEGUARD 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.6 MOONDANCE GLX 5.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.6 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 5.3 6.3 8.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.6 PPG-TF 312 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.6 PPG-TF 316 6.0 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.6 PST-5BYOB 5.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.6 PST-5GQ 6.3 6.7 8.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.6 PST-5MCMO 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.6 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 6.3 6.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 RHF 4.7 6.0 9.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.6 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.6 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 6.3 6.0 8.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.6 TITAN MAX (TF456) 5.7 6.7 9.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.6 AH1 5.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 AH2 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.5 BY-TF-169 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.5 COL-TF-148 5.7 6.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.5 DLFPS-321/3693 5.7 6.0 9.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.5 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.5 ESCALADE 6.7 6.3 9.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.5 ESTRENA 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.5 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 5.0 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.3 6.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 NAI-ROS4 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 PPG-TF 231 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 PPG-TF 267 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 PST-5E6 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 RS1 5.7 6.3 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 ZION (BAR TF 134) 5.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 DRAGSTER 6.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 K18-NSE 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.4 KENTUCKY-31 4.3 5.7 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 PPG-TF 337 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.4 RH3 6.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 4.7 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 5LSS 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 RDC 5.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 LSD VALUE 3.6 1.5 4.2 4.4 6.3 3.0 2.5 1.2 2.1 2.5 3.0 2.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 C.V. (%) 16.4 10.1 14.8 11.4 16.5 12.6 8.2 5.5 7.5 7.8 7.5 10.3 6.0 6.8 3.4 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 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ COLOR COLOR COLOR PERCENT GROUND COVER APRIL-JULY & AUGUST-OCTOBER NAME SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER APRIL MAY JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER AST8118LM 7.7 6.3 8.0 90.0 95.0 86.0 86.0 61.0 95.0 OG-WALK 7.7 5.7 6.7 90.3 94.0 88.3 88.3 69.7 97.3 ATF2116 7.3 6.7 7.3 91.0 94.7 87.0 87.0 50.7 89.7 BGR-TF3 7.3 6.7 7.3 89.7 93.7 85.3 85.3 62.7 87.3 DLFPS-321/3703 7.0 6.0 6.0 91.7 93.0 87.7 87.7 68.3 96.3 PST-5GLBS 6.7 5.0 6.0 90.7 95.7 89.7 89.7 71.3 97.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 7.7 6.3 7.0 81.0 91.0 77.7 77.7 52.7 92.7 3N1 7.7 6.7 5.7 91.7 91.0 88.7 88.7 46.3 90.3 A-TF31 7.0 6.3 6.7 83.3 91.7 87.3 87.3 58.3 88.7 ATF1768 7.7 6.0 6.3 83.3 92.0 92.3 92.3 59.7 96.0 BRAVO 2 6.3 5.7 6.7 80.7 89.0 85.3 85.3 49.0 92.0 DLFPS-321/3696 7.0 5.0 5.7 85.0 93.7 90.0 90.0 69.0 97.7 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.7 5.3 6.7 89.7 96.7 94.7 94.7 70.0 94.3 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 7.0 5.3 6.7 88.7 93.0 87.7 87.7 64.0 96.0 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 7.0 5.0 6.0 90.0 90.7 94.3 94.3 66.7 98.0 NAI-ST5 7.3 6.0 6.0 87.3 93.3 90.7 90.7 46.7 92.3 PADRE 2 7.0 6.0 6.3 90.3 94.3 85.7 85.7 56.3 84.0 PARAMOUNT 7.3 5.3 5.3 91.7 93.3 91.3 91.3 49.3 94.7 PPG-TF 257 7.0 5.0 5.7 86.3 92.0 92.7 92.7 62.3 96.0 SETFM3 7.3 6.3 6.7 83.7 94.3 77.0 77.0 52.0 89.3 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 7.7 5.3 6.3 94.3 96.3 92.3 92.3 69.3 97.7 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 7.7 5.3 5.7 92.0 94.0 91.0 91.0 62.0 97.0 XANADU (JT 268) 7.3 5.3 6.3 89.0 95.3 89.0 89.0 61.3 96.3 AST8218LM 7.3 7.0 7.3 85.7 93.0 87.0 87.0 46.3 88.3 BANDIT 7.3 6.3 7.0 82.0 92.3 85.0 85.0 63.3 92.3 BAR FA 8228 7.3 5.3 6.0 86.0 86.7 91.0 91.0 65.0 96.7 BIRMINGHAM 8.0 5.7 7.3 91.7 92.7 81.0 81.0 55.0 96.7 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.3 5.3 5.7 78.3 96.0 90.7 90.7 52.0 93.7 BULLSEYE 7.0 5.7 6.3 93.0 94.3 89.0 89.0 63.7 94.3 DLFPS-321/3679 7.3 6.0 6.7 89.3 94.0 89.0 89.0 59.3 94.3 DLFPS-321/3694 7.0 6.0 6.0 89.3 94.3 90.0 90.0 56.3 91.7 DLFPS-321/3699 7.7 6.0 6.3 91.0 96.0 94.3 94.3 55.0 95.7 DLFPS-321/3702 7.3 6.0 6.3 88.3 94.7 89.0 89.0 64.7 94.7 DLFPS-321/3706 6.3 5.7 5.3 90.7 96.3 92.3 92.3 48.0 92.3 DLFPS-321/3708 7.3 6.0 6.3 88.3 93.7 80.7 80.7 48.3 94.7 DLFPS-TF/3553 7.3 6.3 7.0 88.0 94.3 89.3 89.3 52.7 92.7 FAYETTE 6.7 5.7 5.7 90.3 95.0 87.0 87.0 61.0 96.7 GO-AOMK 6.3 6.0 7.0 85.7 94.0 84.0 84.0 46.3 85.7 GO-RH20 6.7 5.0 5.7 95.7 93.3 95.0 95.0 73.7 97.3 GRANDE 3 6.7 5.7 6.0 84.7 94.0 90.3 90.3 51.3 91.7 HEMI 7.0 5.0 6.3 86.0 97.0 89.3 89.3 66.3 96.7 JT 233 6.7 5.0 5.7 86.7 97.3 87.7 87.7 59.0 95.0 K18-WB1 6.7 5.0 5.7 89.0 93.3 94.0 94.0 57.7 95.3 LBF 7.7 6.7 7.7 88.0 95.0 88.3 88.3 50.3 90.7 NATURALLY GREEN 7.0 6.7 7.0 86.7 90.7 83.0 83.0 46.7 90.3 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ COLOR COLOR COLOR PERCENT GROUND COVER APRIL-JULY & AUGUST-OCTOBER NAME SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER APRIL MAY JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER PALOMAR 7.3 6.0 6.7 90.7 95.0 90.7 90.7 59.7 90.0 PPG-TF 306 7.0 5.0 6.0 89.7 96.3 90.3 90.3 62.7 96.3 PRO GOLD 7.0 5.3 5.7 94.3 96.3 93.0 93.0 65.7 95.0 PST-5DC24 7.0 6.3 7.3 79.7 92.3 88.0 88.0 55.3 91.3 PST-5THM 7.0 5.7 5.7 90.7 94.3 90.3 90.3 57.0 92.7 PST-5TRN 7.0 5.3 5.7 82.0 95.7 92.0 92.0 58.3 94.3 RAD-TF131 7.3 6.3 6.7 81.7 91.3 83.3 83.3 58.0 90.7 RAPTOR III 7.0 5.3 5.3 89.7 97.0 87.7 87.7 60.0 95.3 SE5STAR 7.3 5.0 6.3 93.3 93.0 89.7 89.7 75.3 98.3 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 6.3 5.0 5.7 95.0 96.0 89.0 89.0 69.7 97.7 SETFM2 7.3 5.7 7.0 86.7 96.0 82.7 82.7 59.0 92.0 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 6.3 5.7 5.7 92.0 94.7 93.3 93.3 61.0 95.0 TANGO 6.7 6.0 6.3 89.7 95.7 90.0 90.0 43.0 89.3 TD2 7.3 5.7 5.0 93.3 96.0 88.3 88.3 55.0 94.3 TMT1 6.7 6.3 6.7 81.3 95.7 89.7 89.7 55.7 91.3 BAR 9FE MAS 6.7 6.0 6.0 85.0 84.7 79.3 79.3 47.0 85.0 BULLSEYE LTZ 6.3 5.3 5.7 91.0 97.0 87.0 87.0 64.0 91.7 COPIOUS TF 7.0 5.3 5.3 82.3 90.0 91.7 91.7 59.3 93.7 DLFPS-321/3701 7.0 6.7 6.0 81.3 90.3 81.7 81.7 52.0 91.7 DLFPS-321/3705 6.7 4.7 5.3 87.7 96.0 92.0 92.0 77.0 98.0 DLFPS-321/3707 7.3 5.3 5.0 87.0 94.7 93.0 93.0 54.7 90.0 DLFPS-TF/3552 7.3 6.3 6.0 89.7 95.3 92.0 92.0 53.7 86.7 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 7.0 5.3 6.0 85.0 93.3 93.3 93.3 53.0 89.3 FIREHAWK SLT 6.7 5.3 5.0 93.0 91.7 92.7 92.7 58.0 93.0 K18-RS6 6.3 4.7 4.3 90.7 95.3 90.3 90.3 63.7 95.3 NAI-FQZ-17 7.3 6.7 6.0 88.0 93.7 72.3 72.3 47.0 81.7 NT-3 7.0 5.7 6.0 88.3 95.3 87.0 87.0 63.3 97.3 PPG-TF 249 7.0 5.3 6.3 91.7 96.0 92.0 92.0 58.0 94.0 PPG-TF 262 6.3 5.0 5.7 90.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 59.0 93.0 PPG-TF 318 6.3 5.3 5.3 90.7 93.0 93.0 93.0 71.7 96.0 PST-5DZM 6.7 5.7 6.7 81.3 93.0 92.7 92.7 52.0 89.7 PST-5MINK 7.3 6.0 6.3 82.0 95.3 85.0 85.0 49.3 91.7 RAD-TF105 6.3 5.3 7.0 86.0 95.0 81.3 81.3 62.7 92.7 RC4 6.7 5.7 5.3 86.0 90.3 92.7 92.7 55.0 95.3 RH1 6.3 5.3 5.0 89.7 95.0 95.7 95.7 67.0 93.3 RHL2 6.3 5.0 5.3 87.7 95.0 89.0 89.0 48.7 95.0 TITAN GLX (TF445) 7.3 4.7 5.0 88.7 95.3 90.7 90.7 62.0 92.0 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 7.3 5.7 6.7 88.3 95.0 92.0 92.0 54.7 92.7 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 6.7 5.7 6.3 80.7 94.7 80.0 80.0 50.0 92.7 3B2 6.3 5.3 5.3 82.0 92.7 84.3 84.3 48.3 92.3 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 7.7 5.0 5.0 92.3 95.7 93.0 93.0 60.3 97.0 BAR-FA8230 6.7 5.7 5.7 96.0 95.7 92.0 92.0 68.3 93.3 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.3 5.3 4.7 90.7 95.3 95.0 95.0 56.0 96.7 DLFPS-321/3695 6.7 6.0 5.0 93.7 93.3 96.3 96.3 62.3 89.7 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 6.7 4.7 5.0 86.7 96.3 94.0 94.0 60.0 94.0 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ COLOR COLOR COLOR PERCENT GROUND COVER APRIL-JULY & AUGUST-OCTOBER NAME SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER APRIL MAY JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER GALACTIC (SESCR1) 6.7 5.7 5.7 75.0 90.3 94.3 94.3 51.0 91.7 JT 517 7.0 7.0 6.0 79.3 92.0 94.0 94.0 42.0 83.7 LIFEGUARD 6.3 5.3 5.7 94.0 95.0 92.7 92.7 55.3 97.3 MOONDANCE GLX 6.3 5.3 5.7 88.0 93.7 93.3 93.3 56.7 90.0 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 6.7 5.7 5.3 90.7 95.3 93.3 93.3 51.0 95.7 PPG-TF 312 6.7 5.3 5.3 88.0 95.0 90.0 90.0 55.0 94.0 PPG-TF 316 7.7 5.7 6.0 77.7 92.0 92.0 92.0 51.0 93.3 PST-5BYOB 7.3 5.3 5.0 84.7 95.7 95.3 95.3 50.0 95.0 PST-5GQ 6.7 5.7 6.3 92.0 96.3 87.0 87.0 53.3 93.7 PST-5MCMO 5.7 6.3 6.0 85.0 91.7 91.3 91.3 43.7 90.7 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 6.3 4.7 5.0 87.3 94.3 93.0 93.0 55.0 95.0 RHF 6.7 5.0 4.7 93.3 98.0 92.3 92.3 72.3 97.0 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 7.0 5.3 5.0 80.7 94.3 95.7 95.7 51.3 91.7 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 6.0 5.0 4.3 85.0 95.7 89.3 89.3 56.3 94.3 TITAN MAX (TF456) 6.7 5.0 5.3 91.0 95.7 91.7 91.7 64.0 95.3 AH1 6.7 5.0 5.0 88.7 91.7 89.3 89.3 60.7 95.7 AH2 7.0 5.7 5.3 91.3 93.7 93.3 93.3 56.7 91.3 BY-TF-169 7.0 5.3 5.3 86.7 96.3 94.7 94.7 56.0 96.3 COL-TF-148 6.3 5.3 5.7 86.3 96.7 90.7 90.7 48.7 92.0 DLFPS-321/3693 7.0 5.7 6.0 89.7 96.7 85.3 85.3 44.7 92.0 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.7 6.3 7.0 79.0 94.7 89.0 89.0 37.3 73.0 ESCALADE 6.3 5.7 5.7 87.3 95.3 79.0 79.0 52.3 94.7 ESTRENA 6.3 6.0 4.7 85.7 95.3 92.0 92.0 43.7 84.7 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 6.7 5.3 5.0 93.3 97.0 95.7 95.7 61.3 92.7 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 6.7 5.3 4.3 82.0 88.3 94.3 94.3 55.3 96.7 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.7 5.3 5.3 89.0 91.0 95.7 95.7 53.0 94.7 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.7 5.3 6.0 75.0 88.7 91.0 91.0 64.0 94.7 NAI-ROS4 6.7 5.3 5.3 89.0 94.7 90.7 90.7 57.7 90.3 PPG-TF 231 6.0 5.3 5.3 84.3 94.7 89.0 89.0 57.0 93.0 PPG-TF 267 7.0 5.3 5.3 80.0 93.3 94.0 94.0 48.3 86.7 PST-5E6 6.3 5.7 4.7 85.0 96.0 94.3 94.3 54.3 91.7 RS1 7.3 6.0 5.7 93.3 96.0 91.0 91.0 51.7 84.3 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 7.0 5.3 6.3 76.3 94.3 86.7 86.7 57.0 90.3 ZION (BAR TF 134) 6.3 5.7 4.3 89.7 95.0 94.7 94.7 61.7 92.7 DRAGSTER 6.0 5.3 4.3 77.7 91.3 93.7 93.7 50.0 88.0 K18-NSE 6.3 5.3 5.0 80.3 88.0 93.3 93.3 40.3 85.0 KENTUCKY-31 5.7 5.7 6.3 87.0 97.0 94.7 94.7 47.3 88.7 PPG-TF 337 6.3 5.7 5.0 84.0 95.3 95.0 95.0 47.3 86.7 RH3 6.3 4.7 4.3 83.3 96.0 92.3 92.3 48.0 93.7 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 6.0 4.3 4.0 90.3 95.0 94.7 94.7 63.0 96.0 5LSS 6.0 5.3 4.7 86.3 97.3 95.0 95.0 37.7 88.0 RDC 5.7 4.7 5.0 80.0 93.0 95.0 95.0 54.3 89.7 LSD VALUE 2.2 1.6 1.2 49.0 9.4 15.3 15.3 60.3 33.7 C.V. (%) 10.7 12.7 12.7 9.9 3.6 6.9 6.9 24.0 7.5 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 IA2 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY