TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER SHADE STRESS 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 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 MOONDANCE GLX 4.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 4.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.6 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 6.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.6 PPG-TF 337 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.6 RC4 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.6 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 4.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.6 COL-TF-148 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.5 COPIOUS TF 4.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.5 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 4.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.5 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.5 PADRE 2 4.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.5 PPG-TF 316 3.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 PST-5MINK 4.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.5 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 4.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 BRAVO 2 4.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.4 BULLSEYE 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.4 DAYBREAK (AH2) 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.4 GRANDE 3 4.3 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 JT 517 4.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 LBF 4.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.4 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.4 NATURALLY GREEN 5.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.4 PPG-TF 318 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.4 PRO GOLD 4.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.4 PST-5TRN 4.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.4 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 4.0 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.4 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.4 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.4 XANADU (JT 268) 4.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 3B2 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5LSS 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 ATF2116 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 BIRMINGHAM 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 4.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 BULLSEYE LTZ 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 DLFPS-321/3693 5.0 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER SHADE STRESS 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 DLFPS-321/3703 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 DLFPS-321/3706 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 DLFPS-321/3707 5.3 7.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 DRAGSTER 5.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 4.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 FAYETTE 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 K18-WB1 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 LIFEGUARD 4.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 NT-3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 PPG-TF 231 4.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 PPG-TF 249 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 PST-5DC24 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 PST-5DZM 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 4.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 RAD-TF131 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 RHF 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 SETFM3 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 SR 8700 (TMT1) 3.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 4.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 TD2 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 TITAN MAX (TF456) 4.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 A-TF31 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 BANDIT 5.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.2 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 4.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.2 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 4.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.2 HEMI 3.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 NAI-FQZ-17 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.2 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.2 PPG-TF 312 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.2 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 RAPTOR III 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.2 RDC 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.2 RS1 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.2 SE5STAR 5.7 7.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.2 SETFM2 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 TANGO 3.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 6.3 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.2 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.2 BAR FA 8228 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.1 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER SHADE STRESS 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 BAR-FA8230 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.1 EXPANSE (PPG-TF 262) 5.7 2.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.1 FIREHAWK SLT 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 JT 233 4.7 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.1 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 5.3 4.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.1 PST-5GQ 4.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.1 PST-5THM 4.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.1 RHL2 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.1 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.1 TITAN GLX (TF445) 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.1 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 6.3 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 AST8118LM 6.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 AST8218LM 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 ATF1768 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 CLASH (AH1) 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 DLFPS-321/3694 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 DLFPS-321/3695 4.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 DLFPS-321/3708 7.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 DLFPS-TF/3553 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 ENDGAME (3N1) 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 ESTRENA 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 4.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 KENTUCKY-31 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 OG-WALK 5.3 4.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 RAD-TF105 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 SOUTHSIDE(PPG-TF 267) 7.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 5.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 ZION (BAR TF 134) 7.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 BARNOBLE (BAR 9FE MAS) 6.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.9 ESCALADE 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.9 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 K18-NSE 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.9 NAI-ST5 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.9 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.8 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.8 PARAMOUNT 5.3 6.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.8 K18-RS6 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 PALOMAR 6.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 LSD VALUE 9.5 10.0 7.3 5.2 3.6 2.3 2.7 1.8 3.0 3.3 5.6 1.9 C.V. (%) 32.5 33.9 30.4 14.9 14.6 9.4 9.9 10.5 17.3 14.7 15.8 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. 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 IA3 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 - 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY