TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2023 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 BULLSEYE LTZ 5.7 5.7 9.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.8 PPG-TF 316 6.0 6.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.8 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 6.7 7.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.8 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 6.7 5.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6 6.7 8.0 8.3 6.7 BIRMINGHAM 6.0 6.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.7 8.3 6.7 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 5.3 5.3 8.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 8.3 6.7 CLASH (AH1) 5.0 5.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 6.3 5.7 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 5.7 5.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6 7.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 NT-3 5.3 5.7 9.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 RC4 6.0 4.7 9.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6 7.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 RHF 5.3 4.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 5.7 4.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 5.7 5.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 5.3 3.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 6.3 5.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6 7.0 8.3 7.7 6.7 A-TF31 6.0 6.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.6 BANDIT 6.3 7.3 9.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 BRAVO 2 5.7 4.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.6 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 6.0 5.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.6 COL-TF-148 5.7 4.3 9.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6 6.3 8.0 8.0 6.6 DRAGSTER 5.3 3.7 9.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.6 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 5.7 4.7 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.6 ENDGAME (3N1) 6.0 4.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.6 EXPANSE (PPG-TF 262) 5.7 5.7 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.6 FAYETTE 6.0 6.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 5.7 4.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.6 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 6.0 6.0 8.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6 7.0 7.0 8.3 6.6 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.3 5.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.6 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 5.7 6.0 9.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 HEMI 5.3 4.7 9.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.6 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 5.7 6.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.6 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 6.7 8.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 NAI-FQZ-17 7.3 5.7 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6 7.0 8.3 7.7 6.6 NATURALLY GREEN 7.0 6.7 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 PALOMAR 6.3 5.7 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 PARAMOUNT 6.0 6.7 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.6 PPG-TF 249 5.7 6.7 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.6 PST-5MINK 6.0 7.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.6 RAD-TF131 6.3 7.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.6 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 6.0 5.0 9.0 6.3 6.5 6.0 6.3 6 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.6 RHL2 5.3 5.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.6 TITAN GLX (TF445) 5.3 4.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.6 TITAN MAX (TF456) 5.3 5.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.6 5LSS 4.7 3.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.5 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/ 2023 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 ATF1768 5.7 6.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.5 ATF2116 6.3 5.7 9.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.5 BAR FA 8228 7.3 6.0 8.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.5 BARNOBLE (BAR 9FE MAS) 6.3 4.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.5 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 5.0 4.3 8.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.5 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 5.3 5.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.5 BULLSEYE 5.3 5.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.5 DAYBREAK (AH2) 5.0 4.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.5 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.0 4.7 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.5 DLFPS-321/3693 5.7 4.3 9.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.5 DLFPS-321/3694 6.3 5.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.5 DLFPS-321/3695 6.0 4.3 9.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.5 DLFPS-321/3703 6.7 5.7 9.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.5 DLFPS-321/3706 5.7 4.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.5 DLFPS-321/3707 6.3 5.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.5 ESCALADE 6.3 5.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6 6.7 8.7 8.0 6.5 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 5.3 4.0 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.5 ESTRENA 5.3 4.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.5 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 6.0 3.7 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.5 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 6.0 6.0 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.5 FIREHAWK SLT 5.7 6.3 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.5 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 5.7 3.7 8.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.5 JT 233 6.7 6.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.5 K18-NSE 4.7 4.3 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.5 K18-WB1 6.3 3.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.5 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.3 5.3 8.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.5 LBF 6.0 7.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.5 LIFEGUARD 5.0 3.7 9.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.5 MOONDANCE GLX 5.7 5.3 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.5 OG-WALK 6.3 5.7 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.5 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 5.7 5.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.5 PADRE 2 5.7 5.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.5 PPG-TF 337 5.7 5.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.5 PRO GOLD 5.7 4.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.5 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 5.3 5.0 9.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.5 PST-5DC24 6.7 7.3 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.5 PST-5DZM 5.7 6.3 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.5 PST-5GQ 5.3 5.3 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.5 PST-5TRN 5.7 4.7 9.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6 6.7 8.3 7.3 6.5 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 5.7 6.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.5 SETFM3 5.7 6.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6 7.0 8.0 7.7 6.5 SOUTHSIDE(PPG-TF 267) 6.0 6.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.5 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 5.3 4.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.5 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 5.3 5.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.5 TANGO 6.3 6.3 9.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.5 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/ 2023 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 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 6.0 6.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.5 TD2 6.7 4.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.5 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 6.0 6.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.5 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 5.7 5.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.5 XANADU (JT 268) 5.0 6.7 9.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.5 ZION (BAR TF 134) 6.3 4.7 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.5 3B2 6.0 5.3 8.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.4 AST8118LM 6.3 7.7 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.4 AST8218LM 7.3 6.3 8.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.4 BAR-FA8230 5.0 5.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.4 COPIOUS TF 6.3 7.7 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.4 DLFPS-321/3708 6.7 6.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.4 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 6.0 4.0 9.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.4 K18-RS6 5.7 5.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.4 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 6.0 4.0 8.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.4 PPG-TF 231 5.7 5.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.4 PPG-TF 318 6.0 5.3 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.4 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 6.0 7.7 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.4 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 7.0 7.7 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6 6.3 8.0 7.7 6.4 RAPTOR III 6.0 5.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6 6.7 8.0 7.3 6.4 RS1 6.0 3.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.4 SETFM2 7.3 6.3 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.4 SR 8700 (TMT1) 6.7 5.7 9.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.4 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 5.0 5.3 9.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.4 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 6.0 6.7 9.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.3 6.0 8.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 6.0 5.3 9.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.0 6.0 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 GRANDE 3 5.3 5.0 9.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 5.7 5.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 JT 517 7.0 6.7 8.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 KENTUCKY-31 4.7 2.0 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 5.7 4.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 NAI-ST5 5.7 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 PST-5THM 5.7 5.7 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 RAD-TF105 6.0 7.3 9.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 5.7 5.3 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 SE5STAR 6.0 6.0 9.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 6.0 4.7 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 PPG-TF 312 4.7 3.3 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.2 RDC 4.7 4.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.2 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 6.3 6.7 9.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 LSD VALUE 1.9 1.7 1.6 2.5 4.0 3.5 2.8 0 2.0 4.6 3.5 1.1 C.V. (%) 13.4 18.9 3.5 10.4 9.4 10.5 8.5 0 6.5 10.4 10.2 3.5 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY PERCENT GROUND COVER NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL BULLSEYE LTZ 6.0 6.7 7.7 98.7 84.7 72.7 PPG-TF 316 6.3 6.7 4.7 98.0 94.3 75.3 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 6.3 6.7 7.0 97.7 80.7 69.3 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 6.0 6.7 8.0 96.0 91.7 78.3 BIRMINGHAM 6.0 5.3 6.7 97.3 79.0 72.3 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 6.3 6.0 5.7 99.0 87.0 80.0 CLASH (AH1) 6.7 6.0 4.7 98.7 92.3 90.7 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 5.7 6.3 7.7 97.7 86.3 75.7 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 5.7 6.7 7.7 98.3 90.7 76.3 NT-3 6.0 6.7 7.3 98.3 87.0 72.0 RC4 5.7 6.7 7.0 98.3 93.3 81.7 RHF 6.7 6.3 5.3 97.3 89.0 72.7 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 6.0 6.3 6.7 97.7 80.0 72.7 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 6.3 6.0 5.0 97.7 89.7 79.3 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 6.0 6.3 6.3 97.0 92.3 79.0 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 6.0 6.3 6.7 97.3 89.3 83.7 A-TF31 6.0 6.0 7.0 96.0 85.0 66.0 BANDIT 6.7 6.3 4.7 97.3 84.0 73.7 BRAVO 2 5.7 6.3 6.3 98.3 89.0 82.0 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 6.0 6.3 5.7 98.0 89.7 79.7 COL-TF-148 5.3 6.7 8.0 96.7 88.7 72.3 DRAGSTER 6.0 6.0 5.3 97.3 88.3 80.3 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 6.3 6.3 7.3 97.0 90.7 76.0 ENDGAME (3N1) 6.3 7.0 6.3 97.7 83.3 73.3 EXPANSE (PPG-TF 262) 6.3 6.7 5.7 97.7 90.0 72.3 FAYETTE 6.3 6.3 6.7 97.3 93.0 74.0 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 6.3 6.0 5.3 98.3 88.0 77.0 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 6.3 6.0 5.0 95.7 88.3 77.0 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 6.3 6.3 7.7 96.3 88.3 75.7 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 5.7 6.7 7.0 98.0 89.0 69.3 HEMI 6.3 6.0 6.3 98.3 80.3 76.3 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 6.3 5.7 7.0 98.7 81.3 80.3 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 5.7 6.3 6.0 97.3 78.7 72.3 NAI-FQZ-17 6.3 6.0 6.7 92.0 79.7 77.3 NATURALLY GREEN 5.7 6.3 6.3 94.7 85.7 73.3 PALOMAR 6.7 6.0 5.7 95.7 86.7 77.7 PARAMOUNT 6.0 6.7 6.0 96.3 89.7 76.0 PPG-TF 249 6.7 5.7 5.3 98.0 92.0 79.3 PST-5MINK 6.0 6.7 6.3 97.3 91.0 73.0 RAD-TF131 6.3 6.0 7.7 98.7 76.7 66.0 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 6.3 6.3 3.7 95.7 89.0 80.0 RHL2 6.0 6.3 6.7 98.7 88.3 76.0 TITAN GLX (TF445) 6.0 5.3 5.7 97.3 84.7 80.7 TITAN MAX (TF456) 6.0 6.0 4.7 97.7 89.7 77.0 5LSS 6.0 6.3 7.0 98.0 88.0 79.7 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/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY PERCENT GROUND COVER NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL ATF1768 6.0 6.7 6.7 97.7 82.3 71.0 ATF2116 5.3 6.3 6.7 97.3 76.7 64.0 BAR FA 8228 5.7 6.7 7.0 89.3 80.3 68.7 BARNOBLE (BAR 9FE MAS) 6.0 6.3 6.7 94.7 83.7 73.0 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 6.3 6.0 5.0 98.0 90.0 92.3 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 5.7 6.3 5.3 97.7 88.3 76.7 BULLSEYE 5.7 6.0 4.7 98.0 94.7 87.7 DAYBREAK (AH2) 6.3 6.0 4.3 97.7 89.7 79.0 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.0 6.3 6.3 97.3 88.7 71.0 DLFPS-321/3693 6.7 6.7 6.7 97.0 89.7 74.0 DLFPS-321/3694 5.7 6.3 8.0 94.7 84.0 77.0 DLFPS-321/3695 6.7 6.7 7.3 96.7 92.0 78.3 DLFPS-321/3703 6.3 5.7 7.7 96.3 80.0 63.0 DLFPS-321/3706 6.0 6.3 7.0 98.3 84.7 73.0 DLFPS-321/3707 6.0 6.0 6.0 96.7 88.3 73.3 ESCALADE 5.7 6.3 6.3 94.3 85.0 75.3 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 5.7 6.0 6.3 96.7 87.3 71.7 ESTRENA 5.7 6.0 5.3 97.3 81.7 79.7 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 6.7 6.0 6.0 96.0 89.0 76.7 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 5.7 6.3 6.0 97.3 92.3 67.7 FIREHAWK SLT 6.3 7.0 7.7 97.3 90.7 77.0 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 6.3 6.3 7.3 95.7 81.7 73.7 JT 233 6.0 6.3 5.7 95.7 85.3 73.7 K18-NSE 6.3 6.7 5.7 98.0 93.3 84.7 K18-WB1 6.3 6.3 8.0 94.3 93.3 82.7 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.3 5.7 3.7 95.7 91.7 75.0 LBF 6.0 6.7 5.7 97.3 77.3 66.0 LIFEGUARD 6.3 6.0 5.7 96.0 88.3 77.0 MOONDANCE GLX 5.7 6.3 4.7 97.7 94.0 79.0 OG-WALK 5.7 6.0 7.3 95.0 84.7 75.7 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 5.7 6.7 6.0 98.0 77.0 76.3 PADRE 2 6.3 6.3 7.3 97.0 86.7 76.0 PPG-TF 337 6.3 6.3 7.0 98.0 91.7 83.3 PRO GOLD 6.3 6.3 5.7 97.7 84.3 72.0 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 6.7 6.3 6.3 97.7 89.3 84.3 PST-5DC24 5.7 6.3 5.3 95.7 81.0 70.3 PST-5DZM 5.7 6.0 5.0 96.3 86.0 72.7 PST-5GQ 5.7 6.0 7.0 97.3 85.7 77.7 PST-5TRN 5.7 5.7 6.3 97.3 86.3 76.3 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 6.0 5.7 5.3 98.7 86.3 77.3 SETFM3 6.0 5.7 5.7 98.0 90.0 78.0 SOUTHSIDE(PPG-TF 267) 5.7 5.7 4.3 97.0 86.7 81.7 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 6.3 5.7 4.7 98.0 91.7 88.3 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 6.0 6.3 4.0 98.7 92.3 77.7 TANGO 5.3 5.7 4.7 96.0 79.3 77.0 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/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY PERCENT GROUND COVER NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL TANK (PPG-TF 338) 6.3 6.3 7.3 97.7 83.3 72.7 TD2 6.0 6.0 7.0 96.3 82.7 69.3 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 6.0 6.0 4.3 98.0 89.0 79.3 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 6.0 6.0 7.0 98.3 85.7 74.7 XANADU (JT 268) 6.7 6.0 5.7 99.0 86.3 63.3 ZION (BAR TF 134) 5.7 6.7 8.0 96.7 93.3 79.0 3B2 6.0 6.0 6.3 96.0 90.7 77.7 AST8118LM 6.3 6.0 7.7 97.7 87.0 69.7 AST8218LM 5.3 6.0 6.7 94.0 78.0 80.7 BAR-FA8230 6.0 5.7 4.0 98.3 86.3 77.3 COPIOUS TF 6.0 6.0 4.3 96.3 83.0 70.7 DLFPS-321/3708 6.0 6.3 4.3 94.0 86.3 69.3 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 6.3 6.0 6.7 94.7 88.0 78.0 K18-RS6 6.3 6.0 5.7 96.0 91.3 76.0 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 5.3 6.0 6.0 95.0 91.0 75.3 PPG-TF 231 6.0 6.7 4.3 96.0 90.3 71.7 PPG-TF 318 5.7 6.3 7.3 96.7 90.0 71.0 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 5.7 6.3 7.3 98.3 87.7 74.3 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 5.7 6.3 7.7 94.7 77.7 67.0 RAPTOR III 5.0 6.3 7.0 97.0 88.3 76.7 RS1 6.0 6.0 6.3 95.7 83.0 72.3 SETFM2 5.7 5.7 5.3 94.7 78.7 68.3 SR 8700 (TMT1) 5.3 6.3 5.7 95.7 88.0 77.7 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 6.7 5.7 6.0 98.7 88.0 78.3 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 5.3 6.3 6.0 97.0 83.3 71.7 DLFPS-TF/3553 5.7 5.7 6.3 97.3 82.0 67.0 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 6.0 5.7 4.0 96.3 92.7 77.7 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.3 5.3 5.3 96.0 83.0 80.0 GRANDE 3 5.3 6.3 5.3 97.3 88.3 75.7 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 5.3 6.3 5.7 94.7 85.0 83.3 JT 517 5.7 6.0 4.7 91.7 91.7 79.3 KENTUCKY-31 5.7 6.0 4.7 95.0 89.7 91.3 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.0 6.7 7.0 96.0 85.3 70.7 NAI-ST5 6.0 6.3 6.3 96.3 93.7 78.3 PST-5THM 5.7 6.0 6.0 97.0 83.0 74.7 RAD-TF105 5.7 5.7 5.0 97.3 91.3 73.3 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 6.0 6.0 5.0 96.7 83.7 66.0 SE5STAR 5.7 6.0 7.3 98.0 82.0 74.7 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 5.7 6.3 5.3 97.0 85.3 76.7 PPG-TF 312 5.7 5.3 6.0 96.7 95.0 87.7 RDC 6.0 6.0 4.0 97.0 91.0 72.3 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 5.0 6.0 5.0 95.3 86.3 69.0 LSD VALUE 2.6 3.4 7.7 6.5 30.8 21.9 C.V. (%) 10.5 10.3 30.3 2.3 8.6 10.5 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. 2023 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 CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY