TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ LEAF DENSITY RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 5LSS 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 BULLSEYE LTZ 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 RHL2 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.6 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.4 K18-NSE 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 PPG-TF 312 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 PPG-TF 316 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 PPG-TF 337 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 SOUTHSIDE(PPG-TF 267) 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 RHF 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.2 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.2 XANADU (JT 268) 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.2 PPG-TF 249 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 RDC 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 DLFPS-321/3693 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 DLFPS-321/3706 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 DRAGSTER 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 ESTRENA 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 EXPANSE (PPG-TF 262) 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 NT-3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 PPG-TF 231 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 TITAN MAX (TF456) 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 CLASH (AH1) 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.9 COL-TF-148 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 ENDGAME (3N1) 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 FIREHAWK SLT 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.9 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 PST-5GQ 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.9 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.0 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/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ LEAF DENSITY RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TANK (PPG-TF 338) 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 TITAN GLX (TF445) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 ZION (BAR TF 134) 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 K18-RS6 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 K18-WB1 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 TD2 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.8 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.8 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3695 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 DLFPS-321/3707 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 DLFPS-321/3708 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.7 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 JT 233 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 RC4 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 DAYBREAK (AH2) 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.6 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 PPG-TF 318 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 RAD-TF105 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 RS1 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 LIFEGUARD 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 PARAMOUNT 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 PST-5TRN 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.5 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.4 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 SR 8700 (TMT1) 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.4 3B2 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 JT 517 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 PST-5DZM 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 ATF1768 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 COPIOUS TF 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.2 DLFPS-321/3694 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.2 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/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ LEAF DENSITY RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.2 NAI-ST5 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 PADRE 2 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.2 ATF2116 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.1 DLFPS-321/3703 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 FAYETTE 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 GRANDE 3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 MOONDANCE GLX 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.1 PRO GOLD 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.1 PST-5MINK 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.1 RAPTOR III 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.1 SETFM3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.1 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.1 AST8218LM 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 BANDIT 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 LBF 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 PST-5DC24 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 PST-5THM 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.9 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 SETFM2 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.9 A-TF31 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 SE5STAR 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.8 TANGO 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.8 BIRMINGHAM 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 HEMI 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 AST8118LM 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.6 BAR-FA8230 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.6 BRAVO 2 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.6 NAI-FQZ-17 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.6 NATURALLY GREEN 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.6 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.6 BULLSEYE 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.5 BARNOBLE (BAR 9FE MAS) 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.4 RAD-TF131 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.4 PALOMAR 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.0 4.3 BAR FA 8228 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.2 OG-WALK 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.2 ESCALADE 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.1 KENTUCKY-31 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.6 C.V. (%) 10.6 10.8 13.0 12.0 10.4 10.4 11.2 12.1 11.1 14.1 6.9 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION