TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR DENSITY PYTHIUM APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PPG-TF 267 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.6 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 6.3 6.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.6 5LSS 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 6.7 6.3 8.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 6.7 6.7 8.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 PPG-TF 249 6.7 6.3 9.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 PPG-TF 337 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.4 XANADU (JT 268) 7.3 6.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 DLFPS-321/3705 6.3 6.0 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 K18-NSE 6.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 PPG-TF 262 6.3 6.7 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 TMT1 6.7 6.0 9.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 ZION (BAR TF 134) 5.7 6.3 9.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 BULLSEYE LTZ 7.0 6.3 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.2 PPG-TF 312 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 6.3 6.7 8.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.2 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.1 K18-WB1 6.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.1 PPG-TF 316 7.0 7.0 9.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 PPG-TF 318 6.3 6.3 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.1 3N1 7.0 6.0 8.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.3 6.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.0 6.3 9.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 DLFPS-321/3701 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 DLFPS-TF/3552 7.3 6.0 9.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.7 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 FIREHAWK SLT 6.3 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 K18-RS6 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 LIFEGUARD 6.0 6.0 9.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 NAI-ROS4 7.0 6.3 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 PPG-TF 257 7.0 6.0 8.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 PST-5BYOB 5.3 5.7 9.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 RHL2 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 6.7 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 7.3 5.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 TD2 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 6.3 6.0 8.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 TITAN MAX (TF456) 7.0 6.0 8.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 AH2 6.3 5.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 COL-TF-148 6.0 6.3 8.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.9 DLFPS-321/3696 7.0 5.7 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 DRAGSTER 6.0 6.0 9.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 JT 233 6.7 5.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.9 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR DENSITY PYTHIUM APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN NAI-ST5 7.3 6.0 8.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 PST-5MCMO 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 RDC 6.0 7.0 8.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 RHF 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 AH1 6.3 6.0 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-321/3695 6.0 5.7 8.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.8 DLFPS-321/3707 7.0 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.0 6.7 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.8 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.3 5.7 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 NT-3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 PPG-TF 231 7.0 5.7 9.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.8 PPG-TF 306 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 PST-5GQ 6.0 6.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 RH1 6.7 5.7 8.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 RH3 6.3 6.0 8.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 TITAN GLX (TF445) 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 BY-TF-169 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 DLFPS-321/3679 6.7 6.3 8.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3693 7.0 6.0 8.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 DLFPS-321/3706 6.7 6.7 8.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 ESTRENA 6.0 6.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.3 5.3 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 MOONDANCE GLX 5.3 5.7 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 PST-5DC24 7.0 5.7 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 3B2 6.0 5.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 ATF1768 6.7 5.0 8.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.6 DLFPS-321/3699 7.3 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 DLFPS-321/3708 7.0 6.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 DLFPS-TF/3550 7.0 5.3 8.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.6 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 6.7 6.0 9.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 PADRE 2 6.3 6.0 9.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 PST-5E6 5.3 5.7 9.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 PST-5GLBS 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 RAD-TF105 7.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 7.3 6.0 8.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 AST8218LM 7.3 4.7 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 DLFPS-321/3702 7.0 5.0 8.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 6.0 5.3 8.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 LBF 7.0 5.0 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 PARAMOUNT 7.3 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 PRO GOLD 6.7 5.7 8.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 PST-5DZM 7.3 5.7 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 RS1 6.3 6.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR DENSITY PYTHIUM APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 7.3 5.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 7.0 5.7 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 DLFPS-321/3694 6.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 DLFPS-321/3703 6.7 5.3 9.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 FAYETTE 7.3 5.0 8.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 RAPTOR III 6.7 5.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.4 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 7.0 5.7 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 COPIOUS TF 7.0 4.7 9.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 6.7 4.3 9.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 GRANDE 3 6.7 5.7 9.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 JT 517 7.0 5.7 8.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 NAI-FQZ-17 7.0 5.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 PST-5THM 6.3 5.7 8.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 PST-5TRN 6.3 5.3 8.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 TANGO 6.7 5.3 9.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 BANDIT 7.0 5.0 9.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 BGR-TF3 7.0 5.3 8.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.2 ATF2116 7.7 5.7 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.1 BULLSEYE 7.0 4.7 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.1 ESCALADE 6.3 5.0 9.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.1 GO-RH20 6.7 5.7 8.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.7 5.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 HEMI 7.0 4.3 8.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.1 PALOMAR 6.7 4.3 9.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 PST-5MINK 6.7 5.3 9.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 RC4 6.7 5.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 SE5STAR 6.3 4.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.1 SETFM3 7.7 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.1 A-TF31 7.3 4.7 8.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 BIRMINGHAM 7.3 4.3 9.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 BRAVO 2 7.0 5.0 9.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 OG-WALK 6.7 4.7 9.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 SETFM2 7.7 5.7 9.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 BAR FA 8228 6.7 5.3 9.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 AST8118LM 7.0 4.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.8 BAR-FA8230 6.7 5.0 9.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.8 GO-AOMK 7.0 5.3 9.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.8 NATURALLY GREEN 7.0 4.3 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 7.7 3.7 7.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 BAR 9FE MAS 6.0 4.0 9.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.5 KENTUCKY-31 4.0 3.3 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 RAD-TF131 7.3 4.3 8.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.2 2.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 4.1 2.5 1.3 1.4 0.7 C.V. (%) 7.3 12.3 10.4 12.0 10.6 10.5 10.4 15.9 15.3 13.7 13.0 7.2 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 4.1+ TO PREVENT DORMANCY