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/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DRAGSTER 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 PRO GOLD 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.2 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.2 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.1 K18-RS6 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.1 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 5.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 DAYBREAK (AH2) 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 PPG-TF 316 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 HEMI 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 PARAMOUNT 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.9 PPG-TF 231 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.9 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.8 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 EXPANSE (PPG-TF 262) 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.8 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 4.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 PPG-TF 249 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 PPG-TF 318 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.8 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 RC4 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 SOUTHSIDE(PPG-TF 267) 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 SR 8700 (TMT1) 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 XANADU (JT 268) 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 CLASH (AH1) 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 JT 233 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 NT-3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 PST-5MINK 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 RAPTOR III 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 RDC 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 RHL2 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 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/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TITAN GLX (TF445) 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 TITAN MAX (TF456) 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 3B2 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 5LSS 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.6 BULLSEYE 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 BULLSEYE LTZ 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 COL-TF-148 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.6 DLFPS-321/3694 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.6 DLFPS-321/3703 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 DLFPS-TF/3553 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 RAD-TF105 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 RS1 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 ATF1768 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 DLFPS-321/3707 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 ESTRENA 5.0 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 FIREHAWK SLT 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.5 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.5 GRANDE 3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 K18-NSE 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.5 K18-WB1 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 LIFEGUARD 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 PPG-TF 337 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 PST-5DZM 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 PST-5GQ 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.5 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 TD2 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 MOONDANCE GLX 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 NAI-ST5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 PADRE 2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 RHF 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 SE5STAR 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 ZION (BAR TF 134) 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 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/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ESCALADE 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 FAYETTE 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 JT 517 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 NATURALLY GREEN 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 PPG-TF 312 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.2 PST-5DC24 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 A-TF31 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.1 BANDIT 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 COPIOUS TF 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 DLFPS-321/3693 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.1 DLFPS-321/3695 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 DLFPS-321/3706 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 DLFPS-321/3708 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 PST-5THM 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 RAD-TF131 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 SETFM2 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.1 TANGO 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 AST8118LM 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 BAR-FA8230 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 BIRMINGHAM 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 BRAVO 2 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 ENDGAME (3N1) 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 NAI-FQZ-17 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 SETFM3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 AST8218LM 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 ATF2116 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 LBF 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.9 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 BAR FA 8228 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 PALOMAR 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 PST-5TRN 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 OG-WALK 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 BARNOBLE (BAR 9FE MAS) 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 KENTUCKY-31 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 3.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 13.1 13.2 11.6 11.7 9.7 10.2 10.0 9.7 10.6 9.7 9.1 6.4 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 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