TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DRAGSTER 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.1 DLFPS-321/3679 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.1 PPG-TF 306 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.1 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.1 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 NAI-ROS4 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 PARAMOUNT 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 RC4 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 RHL2 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 TMT1 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5LSS 5.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 AH1 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 BULLSEYE LTZ 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 DLFPS-TF/3552 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 JT 233 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.9 K18-RS6 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.9 NT-3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.9 PPG-TF 249 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 PPG-TF 262 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 PPG-TF 316 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 PPG-TF 318 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 RH1 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 DLFPS-321/3696 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.8 DLFPS-321/3699 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.8 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 5.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 PPG-TF 231 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.8 PRO GOLD 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 RH3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.8 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.8 XANADU (JT 268) 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 AH2 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 DLFPS-321/3694 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 DLFPS-321/3703 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-TF/3553 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 ESTRENA 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 K18-WB1 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 PST-5GLBS 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 RAD-TF105 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3702 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DLFPS-321/3707 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 DLFPS-TF/3550 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 GO-RH20 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 GRANDE 3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 HEMI 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.6 NATURALLY GREEN 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 PPG-TF 267 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 PPG-TF 337 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 TITAN MAX (TF456) 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.6 ZION (BAR TF 134) 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 BGR-TF3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 COL-TF-148 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.5 DLFPS-321/3693 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 DLFPS-321/3701 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 DLFPS-321/3705 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.5 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.5 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 JT 517 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 K18-NSE 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.5 LIFEGUARD 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 PPG-TF 257 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 PST-5BYOB 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.5 RDC 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 RHF 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.5 RS1 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.5 SE5STAR 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.5 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 SETFM3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 TD2 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.5 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 ATF1768 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.4 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.4 BULLSEYE 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.4 BY-TF-169 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 COPIOUS TF 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 FIREHAWK SLT 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 NAI-ST5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 PST-5GQ 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.4 TITAN GLX (TF445) 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.4 3B2 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 3N1 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 A-TF31 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 BANDIT 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 BIRMINGHAM 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 DLFPS-321/3695 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 DLFPS-321/3706 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 DLFPS-321/3708 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 ESCALADE 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 FAYETTE 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 PADRE 2 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 PST-5DC24 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 PST-5DZM 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.2 PST-5MINK 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.2 RAPTOR III 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 LBF 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 PST-5E6 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.1 PST-5MCMO 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 PST-5THM 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 SETFM2 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 AST8118LM 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 BAR-FA8230 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 MOONDANCE GLX 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 NAI-FQZ-17 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 PPG-TF 312 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 PST-5TRN 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 RAD-TF131 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 TANGO 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 ATF2116 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.9 BRAVO 2 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.9 GO-AOMK 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.9 PALOMAR 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.9 AST8218LM 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.8 BAR FA 8228 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.6 OG-WALK 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.6 BAR 9FE MAS 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 KENTUCKY-31 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.1 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 C.V. (%) 11.8 9.2 12.9 11.6 10.4 9.8 9.8 8.4 9.8 8.0 8.2 6.0 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 MA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS