TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME APR MAY JUL AUG SEP MEAN TITAN GLX (TF445) 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.1 DLFPS-321/3679 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 K18-RS6 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.9 PST-5E6 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 RH1 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.8 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 PPG-TF 262 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 RDC 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 RHL2 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 XANADU (JT 268) 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 PPG-TF 267 4.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.6 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.6 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.6 ZION (BAR TF 134) 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.6 AH2 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.5 BY-TF-169 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.5 DLFPS-321/3705 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 DLFPS-TF/3550 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.5 NT-3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.0 4.5 PPG-TF 316 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.5 PST-5GLBS 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 PST-5MCMO 4.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.5 RHF 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.5 RS1 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.5 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.5 TD2 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.4 FIREHAWK SLT 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.4 LIFEGUARD 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.4 RH3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.4 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 4.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.4 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.4 5LSS 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 BAR-FA8230 4.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.3 DLFPS-321/3696 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 DLFPS-321/3702 4.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 4.3 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 PPG-TF 257 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 PPG-TF 318 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 PPG-TF 337 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 RC4 3.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 BAR FA 8228 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.2 DLFPS-TF/3552 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.2 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME APR MAY JUL AUG SEP MEAN GALACTIC (SESCR1) 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.2 GO-RH20 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.2 K18-WB1 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.2 PST-5TRN 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.2 TITAN MAX (TF456) 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.2 DLFPS-321/3701 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.1 DLFPS-TF/3553 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.1 K18-NSE 4.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.1 NAI-ST5 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 2.7 4.1 PST-5THM 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.1 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 4.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.1 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 DLFPS-321/3707 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 2.7 4.0 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 HEMI 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 KENTUCKY-31 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 LBF 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 4.0 SETFM3 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 2.7 4.0 ATF2116 5.0 4.5 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.9 BGR-TF3 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.9 BULLSEYE LTZ 4.5 5.5 3.5 3.5 2.5 3.9 DLFPS-321/3699 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.9 DRAGSTER 4.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 2.3 3.9 NATURALLY GREEN 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.9 PST-5MINK 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.9 RAPTOR III 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.9 TMT1 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 2.7 3.9 COL-TF-148 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.8 DLFPS-321/3706 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.8 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.8 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.8 PPG-TF 249 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.8 PST-5GQ 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.8 3N1 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 ATF1768 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.3 3.7 ESCALADE 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 GRANDE 3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 NAI-FQZ-17 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.7 3.7 PALOMAR 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 PARAMOUNT 4.3 4.0 4.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 PPG-TF 306 4.7 4.7 4.0 2.7 2.3 3.7 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME APR MAY JUL AUG SEP MEAN PPG-TF 312 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 PRO GOLD 4.3 5.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 PST-5BYOB 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3B2 4.3 4.7 3.3 3.3 2.3 3.6 BIRMINGHAM 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.6 DLFPS-321/3695 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 NAI-ROS4 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.6 PST-5DC24 4.0 5.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.6 PST-5DZM 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.6 RAD-TF105 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 2.0 3.6 RAD-TF131 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 AH1 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.5 AST8118LM 4.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 3.5 BAR 9FE MAS 4.0 4.7 3.7 2.3 2.7 3.5 BRAVO 2 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.5 BULLSEYE 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 3.5 DLFPS-321/3703 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.5 JT 517 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.5 OG-WALK 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.5 SE5STAR 4.3 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.0 3.5 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.5 BANDIT 4.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.4 ESTRENA 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 JT 233 4.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.3 3.4 A-TF31 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 DLFPS-321/3708 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.3 3.3 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 3.7 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 3.7 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 PADRE 2 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 2.0 3.3 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 4.0 4.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 3.3 TANGO 4.0 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 AST8218LM 4.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 1.7 3.2 COPIOUS TF 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 3.2 FAYETTE 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.3 3.2 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.0 2.3 3.2 DLFPS-321/3693 4.0 4.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.1 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.3 2.7 3.1 MOONDANCE GLX 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.1 SETFM2 3.7 4.0 3.7 2.3 2.0 3.1 GO-AOMK 3.7 4.0 3.3 2.0 2.0 3.0 PPG-TF 231 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 DLFPS-321/3694 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.8 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.6 2.6 1.0 C.V. (%) 13.0 17.9 17.5 22.1 29.2 13.3 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 KS1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 151-240 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 NO IRRIGATION