TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN CLASH (AH1) 8.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.3 9 9 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.9 DAYBREAK (AH2) 8.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 9 9 8.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 8.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.9 RC4 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 RHL2 8.0 7.7 6.0 8.3 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.9 RS1 7.7 7.3 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.9 DLFPS-321/3693 8.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.8 DLFPS-321/3694 8.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.8 DLFPS-321/3695 7.7 7.0 5.7 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.8 DLFPS-321/3706 8.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.8 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 8.0 7.7 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.8 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 9 9 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 FIREHAWK SLT 8.0 7.0 6.0 8.3 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.8 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 7.7 7.0 5.7 8.0 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 8.0 7.7 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.8 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.8 K18-WB1 8.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 9 9 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 7.7 7.3 5.7 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.8 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.8 PPG-TF 262 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.7 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.8 PPG-TF 267 8.0 7.7 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.8 PPG-TF 337 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 RHF 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.7 9 9 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 8.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.8 TD2 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.8 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 5LSS 8.0 7.0 6.0 8.3 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 8.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 DLFPS-321/3707 8.0 7.7 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 8.0 7.7 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 GRANDE 3 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.7 9 9 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 HEMI 8.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 8.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 K18-NSE 8.0 7.3 5.7 8.3 9 9 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 K18-RS6 7.7 7.0 5.7 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.7 9 9 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 NAI-ST5 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 PPG-TF 312 8.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 PPG-TF 318 8.0 6.7 5.0 8.0 9 9 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 PST-5DZM 7.3 7.0 6.0 8.3 9 9 7.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 8.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 9 9 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 8.3 7.0 6.0 8.0 9 9 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 9 9 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 8.0 7.0 5.7 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 8.3 7.0 5.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 8.0 7.3 5.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 8.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.6 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 8.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.6 BULLSEYE LTZ 8.0 6.3 5.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.6 COL-TF-148 8.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.6 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 7.7 7.3 5.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.6 DLFPS-TF/3553 8.0 6.7 5.7 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.6 DRAGSTER 8.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.6 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 8.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 9.0 8.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.6 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 8.0 6.7 5.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.6 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 8.0 6.7 5.7 8.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.6 NT-3 8.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.6 PPG-TF 249 8.0 6.3 5.3 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.6 PPG-TF 316 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 PST-5GQ 7.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.6 PST-5THM 7.3 6.7 5.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.6 RAPTOR III 8.0 6.7 5.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.6 RDC 7.7 6.3 5.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.6 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 8.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.6 TITAN GLX (TF445) 8.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.6 XANADU (JT 268) 8.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.6 ZION (BAR TF 134) 8.0 7.0 6.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 DLFPS-321/3703 8.0 6.7 5.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.5 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 8.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.5 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.5 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.5 LIFEGUARD 7.3 7.3 5.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.5 PADRE 2 8.0 6.7 5.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.5 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 7.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.5 PST-5TRN 7.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.5 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 8.0 6.7 5.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.5 SETFM3 8.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.5 SR 8700 (TMT1) 8.0 6.0 5.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.5 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 8.0 6.7 6.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.5 TITAN MAX (TF456) 7.7 6.7 5.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.5 3B2 8.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.4 ENDGAME (3N1) 8.0 6.3 5.0 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.4 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 8.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.4 JT 233 8.3 6.3 5.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.4 PPG-TF 231 8.3 6.7 5.3 8.0 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 RAD-TF105 8.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.4 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 8.7 6.7 5.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.4 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ATF1768 8.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 ATF2116 8.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 BRAVO 2 8.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 8.7 8.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 DLFPS-321/3708 8.0 6.3 5.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 8.7 6.0 5.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 7.7 6.7 5.7 7.7 8.7 8.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 TANGO 8.0 6.3 5.0 7.3 8.3 8.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 A-TF31 8.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.2 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 8.0 6.3 5.0 7.7 8.7 8.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.2 JT 517 8.0 6.0 5.5 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.2 PARAMOUNT 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.2 PRO GOLD 7.7 6.7 5.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.2 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 8.3 6.0 5.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.2 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 8.3 6.3 5.0 7.3 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.2 RAD-TF131 8.0 6.3 5.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 BULLSEYE 8.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 8.7 8.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.1 ESTRENA 8.0 5.7 5.0 7.3 9.0 8.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.1 PST-5DC24 8.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 8.7 6.3 5.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.1 COPIOUS TF 8.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 8.7 8.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 8.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 LBF 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 8.7 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 7.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 SE5STAR 7.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 8.7 8.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 AST8118LM 8.7 5.7 5.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.0 6.9 AST8218LM 8.3 6.0 5.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 BANDIT 8.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.9 MOONDANCE GLX 7.7 6.0 5.0 7.7 8.7 8.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 NAI-FQZ-17 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.9 SETFM2 8.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 8.3 8.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.9 BAR FA 8228 7.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 FAYETTE 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 NATURALLY GREEN 8.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 PST-5MINK 8.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 8.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 BIRMINGHAM 8.7 6.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 BAR-FA8230 7.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 OG-WALK 8.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 6.7 7.0 6.6 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 8.3 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 BAR 9FE MAS 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 ESCALADE 7.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 PALOMAR 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 KENTUCKY-31 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.8 3.6 1.5 0.8 0.4 C.V. (%) 5.2 8.6 9.2 7.0 4.1 4.2 8.6 10.3 5.8 10.8 7.5 5.7 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 A. 2022 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 GA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 4.6-5.5 0-60 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS