TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KNOXVILLE, TN 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN DLFPS-321/3708 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.1 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 5.7 8.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.1 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 5.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 5.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 5.3 8.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 ATF1768 5.0 8.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.9 DRAGSTER 5.3 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.9 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 5.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 6.9 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 5.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.9 JT 517 5.7 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.9 PRO GOLD 5.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.9 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 5.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.9 RAD-TF105 5.0 8.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.9 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 5.0 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.9 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 5.0 8.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.9 3B2 5.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.8 AST8218LM 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.8 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.8 DLFPS-321/3703 5.7 8.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.8 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 5.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.8 ENDGAME (3N1) 5.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.8 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 5.3 8.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.8 EXPANSE (PPG-TF 262) 6.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.8 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 5.3 9.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.8 FIREHAWK SLT 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.8 K18-NSE 5.7 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.8 K18-RS6 5.3 8.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.8 LIFEGUARD 5.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.8 NAI-ST5 5.0 8.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.8 NT-3 5.3 8.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.8 PST-5THM 5.3 9.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.8 RAD-TF131 5.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.8 RAPTOR III 5.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.8 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.8 SETFM2 5.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.8 SETFM3 6.0 8.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.8 SR 8700 (TMT1) 5.3 8.3 8.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.8 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 5.3 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.8 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 5.3 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.8 AST8118LM 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 CLASH (AH1) 5.0 8.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 COL-TF-148 5.0 8.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 COPIOUS TF 5.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 DLFPS-321/3706 5.3 8.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 FAYETTE 5.0 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KNOXVILLE, TN 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN GALACTIC (SESCR1) 5.0 8.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 5.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 K18-WB1 5.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 LBF 5.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 NATURALLY GREEN 5.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 PADRE 2 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 PPG-TF 312 5.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 PPG-TF 337 5.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 5.3 8.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 PST-5DC24 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 PST-5DZM 5.0 8.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 RDC 5.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 TD2 6.0 8.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 5.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 5LSS 5.3 8.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 A-TF31 5.0 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 ATF2116 5.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.6 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.6 BARNOBLE (BAR 9FE MAS) 5.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 BRAVO 2 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.6 BULLSEYE LTZ 5.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.6 DAYBREAK (AH2) 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.6 DLFPS-321/3693 5.0 8.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 DLFPS-TF/3553 5.0 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.6 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 5.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.6 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.6 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.6 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 5.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.6 GRANDE 3 5.3 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.6 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.6 HEMI 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.6 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 5.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 JT 233 5.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.6 KENTUCKY-31 5.3 8.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.6 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.6 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 5.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.6 PPG-TF 231 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.6 PPG-TF 249 5.7 8.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 PST-5MINK 5.0 8.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.6 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 5.0 8.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.6 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 5.3 8.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.6 RC4 5.7 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 RHL2 5.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.6 RS1 5.0 8.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.6 TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KNOXVILLE, TN 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN TANGO 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.6 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 5.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 ZION (BAR TF 134) 5.3 8.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.6 BAR FA 8228 5.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.5 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 5.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.5 BULLSEYE 5.3 8.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.5 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.5 DLFPS-321/3707 5.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.5 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 5.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.5 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 5.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.5 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 5.3 8.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.5 NAI-FQZ-17 5.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.5 PPG-TF 316 5.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.5 PST-5GQ 5.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.5 SOUTHSIDE(PPG-TF 267) 5.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.5 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.5 TITAN MAX (TF456) 5.3 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.5 BAR-FA8230 5.3 8.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 BIRMINGHAM 5.0 8.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 5.3 8.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.4 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 5.0 8.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.4 DLFPS-321/3694 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.4 DLFPS-321/3695 5.0 8.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.4 ESCALADE 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.4 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 5.3 8.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.4 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.4 PARAMOUNT 5.3 8.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.4 PPG-TF 318 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 PST-5TRN 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.4 RHF 5.3 8.0 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 5.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.4 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 5.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 5.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.4 BANDIT 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 ESTRENA 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 MOONDANCE GLX 5.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 OG-WALK 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 PALOMAR 5.3 8.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 TITAN GLX (TF445) 5.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 XANADU (JT 268) 5.0 8.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 SE5STAR 5.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.2 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.4 5.6 3.2 3.2 4.7 3.6 3.3 1.5 3.2 4.2 4.7 3.5 2.2 2.3 1.8 C.V. (%) 7.5 5.3 14.6 11.6 13.2 13.5 9.6 9.4 9.2 11.6 11.4 12.3 10.2 8.1 7.2 5.0 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 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KNOXVILLE, TN 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 DLFPS-321/3708 8.0 7.7 7.3 71.3 76.3 91.3 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 6.7 6.3 6.7 78.3 81.0 90.0 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 7.7 6.0 6.7 76.0 72.0 87.0 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 7.3 5.3 6.3 72.7 70.7 88.0 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 7.3 5.0 8.0 77.0 76.7 90.7 ATF1768 7.0 5.7 7.0 74.0 78.0 87.7 DRAGSTER 6.7 5.7 6.7 73.7 75.7 87.3 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 7.3 6.7 7.3 74.3 76.7 88.3 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 7.3 5.7 6.7 76.3 75.3 87.7 JT 517 7.7 6.3 6.3 74.3 83.0 84.0 PRO GOLD 6.3 5.0 6.0 79.0 75.7 86.3 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 7.3 7.3 6.3 76.3 76.7 82.7 RAD-TF105 6.3 5.7 7.0 73.7 75.7 89.7 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 7.7 5.7 6.7 73.0 71.3 87.7 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 7.0 6.3 6.0 76.0 69.3 87.7 3B2 6.0 4.3 6.0 73.0 80.3 89.3 AST8218LM 6.0 6.0 6.7 71.7 78.0 87.3 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 7.3 5.0 6.7 73.3 77.7 88.3 DLFPS-321/3703 7.0 6.0 5.7 71.7 78.3 83.0 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 7.3 6.0 5.7 73.0 82.0 68.7 ENDGAME (3N1) 7.3 6.7 6.7 74.0 73.7 88.7 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 6.3 6.0 7.3 77.7 84.0 87.3 EXPANSE (PPG-TF 262) 7.7 6.0 6.7 70.0 84.3 88.3 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 7.0 5.3 6.3 77.7 85.7 91.0 FIREHAWK SLT 6.7 6.0 6.0 72.3 81.3 85.3 K18-NSE 7.3 6.3 6.0 75.0 79.0 77.7 K18-RS6 6.7 7.0 7.0 73.7 77.3 90.7 LIFEGUARD 6.0 6.7 5.3 74.7 79.3 87.7 NAI-ST5 7.3 6.3 7.0 69.7 78.7 89.3 NT-3 6.3 6.3 7.7 74.3 76.7 89.3 PST-5THM 7.7 5.3 6.3 76.0 84.0 87.7 RAD-TF131 6.0 4.0 6.0 68.0 68.7 88.0 RAPTOR III 7.0 5.3 7.0 70.7 78.0 90.0 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 7.7 7.0 6.0 76.0 77.3 87.3 SETFM2 6.3 6.0 6.0 69.7 77.3 85.0 SETFM3 5.0 6.7 6.3 72.0 79.7 90.3 SR 8700 (TMT1) 5.0 5.3 6.0 74.0 80.7 84.7 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 6.7 5.0 7.0 74.0 76.7 89.7 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 6.3 6.3 6.7 74.0 78.7 88.0 AST8118LM 6.0 6.3 7.0 71.7 82.7 88.3 CLASH (AH1) 6.0 6.7 6.0 72.0 74.0 79.7 COL-TF-148 6.7 6.7 6.0 75.0 79.3 83.3 COPIOUS TF 7.3 5.7 6.3 69.3 81.7 86.3 DLFPS-321/3706 6.0 6.7 6.7 78.0 77.3 87.3 FAYETTE 6.7 6.3 6.7 73.0 76.0 89.3 TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KNOXVILLE, TN 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 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 6.7 5.7 7.0 75.7 76.3 91.3 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 6.3 4.3 7.0 70.0 73.7 86.7 K18-WB1 6.3 5.7 6.0 75.3 79.3 81.7 LBF 6.7 5.7 6.0 76.0 79.3 85.3 NATURALLY GREEN 5.7 5.7 6.0 73.7 80.0 88.0 PADRE 2 6.3 5.0 6.7 70.7 76.3 86.7 PPG-TF 312 7.0 5.3 6.3 72.3 73.7 87.7 PPG-TF 337 7.3 5.3 6.0 70.7 85.0 84.7 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 7.0 5.7 7.0 70.3 78.0 91.0 PST-5DC24 6.3 7.0 6.0 72.3 75.3 84.0 PST-5DZM 7.0 5.7 5.3 72.0 78.0 70.7 RDC 7.0 5.3 7.0 72.3 83.7 90.7 TD2 6.7 7.3 6.3 74.7 82.7 75.7 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 7.0 6.0 5.7 71.7 80.0 87.0 5LSS 5.7 6.3 6.7 78.3 82.0 87.7 A-TF31 6.7 7.0 6.7 71.0 76.3 85.7 ATF2116 6.7 7.0 7.0 72.0 82.7 88.3 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 6.3 6.7 6.7 69.3 80.3 85.7 BARNOBLE (BAR 9FE MAS) 6.0 5.3 6.3 67.7 79.7 88.7 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 6.7 5.7 5.7 70.7 81.0 70.7 BRAVO 2 5.7 6.7 6.3 71.0 82.7 70.3 BULLSEYE LTZ 7.0 6.3 6.3 71.7 80.7 83.3 DAYBREAK (AH2) 7.0 6.0 7.3 68.7 72.7 89.0 DLFPS-321/3693 6.3 6.0 5.3 78.0 83.0 81.3 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.0 7.0 6.3 70.7 79.0 88.7 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 6.7 7.0 6.7 70.3 76.3 88.0 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.3 5.7 6.3 77.7 79.3 87.7 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 6.0 5.7 6.0 74.3 81.0 86.7 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 7.3 5.3 6.3 73.7 75.3 86.7 GRANDE 3 7.0 6.3 6.7 75.7 79.3 86.3 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 5.3 6.0 6.3 72.0 77.3 89.7 HEMI 6.3 7.0 6.3 69.3 73.0 87.7 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 7.0 6.3 6.3 74.0 78.7 85.3 JT 233 7.0 5.7 6.7 68.0 77.3 88.3 KENTUCKY-31 6.3 6.0 6.7 75.0 84.0 89.0 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.0 6.3 6.3 68.3 78.0 87.7 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 7.0 5.7 6.7 72.3 80.7 86.7 PPG-TF 231 8.0 6.3 7.0 73.0 77.3 90.3 PPG-TF 249 6.0 7.0 7.0 71.7 80.3 88.3 PST-5MINK 6.7 7.0 6.0 72.3 74.7 88.7 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 6.7 6.3 6.7 70.3 82.3 90.7 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 7.0 6.7 6.7 75.0 80.3 87.0 RC4 6.3 5.7 6.3 74.7 81.3 87.3 RHL2 5.7 6.0 5.3 71.3 71.3 86.7 RS1 5.3 6.3 6.7 75.0 75.0 87.7 TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT KNOXVILLE, TN 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 TANGO 6.0 5.7 6.7 69.3 87.0 87.7 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 6.3 6.0 6.7 70.7 79.7 86.0 ZION (BAR TF 134) 6.3 6.3 7.0 72.0 79.3 91.7 BAR FA 8228 6.0 4.3 6.0 73.3 77.0 83.3 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.3 6.0 5.7 72.3 81.7 76.7 BULLSEYE 6.0 6.3 6.0 69.7 72.0 84.7 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 6.7 7.0 6.3 68.7 66.0 87.0 DLFPS-321/3707 6.3 6.3 5.0 72.0 75.7 59.0 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 5.7 6.0 6.0 70.3 78.3 84.7 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 5.7 5.7 6.7 67.7 81.0 87.0 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 6.0 6.3 6.0 70.3 77.7 88.0 NAI-FQZ-17 7.0 6.7 6.0 71.7 76.3 86.3 PPG-TF 316 6.7 6.7 6.0 72.3 71.3 84.7 PST-5GQ 5.7 7.0 5.7 69.3 81.0 85.3 SOUTHSIDE(PPG-TF 267) 6.3 5.0 6.7 65.7 73.0 82.7 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 6.3 7.3 6.7 69.3 70.0 91.3 TITAN MAX (TF456) 5.7 5.3 6.3 68.3 78.7 90.3 BAR-FA8230 6.7 6.7 5.3 71.0 82.3 77.7 BIRMINGHAM 6.0 5.3 6.0 74.3 69.3 85.3 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 5.7 5.3 7.0 71.3 83.3 87.3 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.7 6.3 7.0 72.3 78.7 87.3 DLFPS-321/3694 6.3 6.7 5.7 72.7 85.7 68.7 DLFPS-321/3695 7.3 5.3 6.3 75.3 71.7 70.7 ESCALADE 5.7 7.0 6.7 70.0 81.3 90.7 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 6.7 6.3 5.3 73.0 75.7 72.7 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.7 6.7 6.7 73.3 77.3 89.0 PARAMOUNT 6.7 5.7 6.3 75.7 88.7 80.0 PPG-TF 318 6.7 5.7 7.7 69.0 74.7 89.7 PST-5TRN 5.3 6.0 6.7 70.7 69.3 88.3 RHF 6.0 6.0 6.7 69.7 77.0 87.7 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 6.0 7.3 6.7 70.0 79.7 87.7 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 8.0 6.3 6.3 72.7 73.3 87.3 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 6.0 6.3 6.7 71.0 70.3 89.7 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 6.3 6.0 6.3 69.0 66.7 88.0 BANDIT 5.7 5.3 7.0 70.3 73.7 85.3 ESTRENA 6.3 6.0 6.7 70.7 74.3 88.3 MOONDANCE GLX 5.7 5.3 6.0 68.7 77.0 88.7 OG-WALK 6.3 6.3 6.7 69.7 79.3 89.7 PALOMAR 6.0 7.0 7.0 69.7 75.3 90.3 TITAN GLX (TF445) 4.3 4.3 6.3 68.0 77.3 85.0 XANADU (JT 268) 6.3 6.7 6.3 71.7 81.3 88.3 SE5STAR 6.0 7.3 6.0 65.0 77.3 84.0 LSD VALUE 3.9 5.9 3.8 26.2 38.0 40.1 C.V. (%) 16.5 20.4 13.7 7.0 9.7 10.6 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 TN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS