TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 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 FIREHAWK SLT 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 PPG-TF 249 3.7 6.7 9.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 3.0 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 3.3 7.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 3.0 7.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 A-TF31 2.3 6.7 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 CLASH (AH1) 2.0 6.3 9.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 AST8118LM 2.7 7.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 3.7 6.7 8.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 2.7 6.0 9.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 COPIOUS TF 3.0 7.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 DLFPS-321/3693 3.0 6.3 9.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 2.7 7.3 9.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 JT 233 3.3 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 PARAMOUNT 2.7 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 PRO GOLD 3.0 5.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 SETFM3 3.0 6.7 9.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.9 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 2.7 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 XANADU (JT 268) 2.7 7.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 5LSS 3.3 5.0 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 ATF1768 3.0 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 ATF2116 2.0 7.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 3.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.8 BIRMINGHAM 3.0 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 2.3 7.0 9.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 BULLSEYE LTZ 2.7 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 DAYBREAK (AH2) 2.3 5.3 9.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.8 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 2.3 5.3 9.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 DLFPS-321/3694 2.3 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 DLFPS-321/3695 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 DLFPS-321/3703 2.7 7.7 9.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.8 DLFPS-321/3708 2.0 7.0 9.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-TF/3553 2.7 6.7 8.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 ESCALADE 2.0 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 FAYETTE 2.7 7.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 2.7 7.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 2.3 5.3 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 3.3 6.7 8.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 2.3 7.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 GRANDE 3 2.0 6.3 9.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 2.3 6.3 9.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 3.3 6.3 9.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 K18-NSE 3.0 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 K18-RS6 3.0 5.7 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 K18-WB1 2.3 5.7 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 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 LBF 2.0 6.7 9.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 1.7 5.7 9.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.8 NT-3 2.7 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 2.0 5.7 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 PADRE 2 3.0 6.3 9.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 PPG-TF 231 1.7 6.7 9.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.8 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 2.7 7.0 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 PPG-TF 312 2.3 4.0 9.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.8 PPG-TF 316 2.3 7.0 9.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 PPG-TF 318 2.0 5.3 9.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.8 PPG-TF 337 2.3 5.3 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.8 PST-5DC24 2.3 7.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 2.3 6.3 9.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 PST-5MINK 2.3 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 PST-5TRN 2.3 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 RAPTOR III 2.3 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 RC4 3.0 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 RHL2 2.7 5.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 SETFM2 3.0 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 SR 8700 (TMT1) 2.3 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 2.3 6.7 9.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 3.0 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 2.3 5.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 TD2 2.3 6.0 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 TITAN MAX (TF456) 2.3 6.7 9.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 AST8218LM 2.7 7.0 8.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 COL-TF-148 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3706 2.7 5.7 9.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3707 2.3 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 3.3 6.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 ENDGAME (3N1) 2.7 6.7 9.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 ESTRENA 2.7 5.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 2.3 5.3 9.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 2.7 5.3 9.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 2.0 5.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 HEMI 3.3 6.3 9.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 2.3 6.7 8.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 LIFEGUARD 2.3 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 MOONDANCE GLX 2.0 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 NAI-FQZ-17 2.3 6.7 9.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 2.3 5.7 8.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 NAI-ST5 2.7 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 PPG-TF 262 2.7 6.0 9.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 PST-5DZM 2.0 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 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 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 3.0 6.3 8.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 RAD-TF105 2.7 7.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 RHF 3.0 5.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 2.7 7.3 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 RS1 2.7 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 2.0 5.7 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 3.3 7.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 ZION (BAR TF 134) 2.0 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 3B2 2.3 6.0 8.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 BRAVO 2 3.3 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 BULLSEYE 1.7 5.7 9.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.6 DRAGSTER 2.7 5.7 9.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 2.0 6.7 9.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 2.7 6.3 9.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 2.3 6.0 9.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 2.3 6.3 9.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 JT 517 2.0 7.0 8.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 OG-WALK 2.3 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 2.7 6.3 9.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 PPG-TF 267 2.3 6.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.6 PST-5GQ 2.3 6.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 PST-5THM 2.3 6.0 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 2.3 6.3 9.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 RDC 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.6 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 2.7 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 SE5STAR 2.7 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 2.7 3.3 9.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 2.3 6.7 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.6 BANDIT 2.3 6.0 9.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 BAR 9FE MAS 3.0 5.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 BAR FA 8228 3.0 6.3 8.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 BAR-FA8230 2.7 5.3 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.5 NATURALLY GREEN 2.3 6.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 PALOMAR 2.7 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 3.0 7.3 9.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 RAD-TF131 2.3 7.3 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 TANGO 2.0 6.3 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.5 TITAN GLX (TF445) 2.0 6.0 9.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 KENTUCKY-31 2.0 4.3 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 LSD VALUE 4.8 1.2 1.6 3.4 3.1 1.9 2.8 3.9 1.4 1.9 5.4 0.6 C.V. (%) 32.6 10.9 3.5 10.2 11.4 10.8 8.8 12.3 7.6 7.8 16.7 3.4 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER FIREHAWK SLT 6.0 3.3 7.7 77.0 85.7 99.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 PPG-TF 249 2.7 4.0 5.3 74.0 78.3 99.0 4.3 6.7 5.0 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 3.0 5.3 6.7 80.0 82.3 97.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 1.7 4.0 7.3 70.3 79.3 98.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 3.7 4.3 7.0 69.0 77.0 97.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 A-TF31 2.7 3.0 7.0 76.3 73.3 97.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 CLASH (AH1) 5.0 3.7 4.7 83.3 89.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 4.0 AST8118LM 5.3 4.3 7.7 69.0 70.0 98.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 2.7 2.0 5.7 79.3 85.3 99.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 3.0 4.3 5.7 84.0 87.7 99.0 3.7 5.7 3.3 COPIOUS TF 4.7 4.0 4.3 72.7 79.3 97.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 DLFPS-321/3693 5.3 4.0 6.7 71.3 86.3 98.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 3.3 3.0 6.3 79.7 88.7 97.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 JT 233 1.0 3.3 5.7 76.3 77.3 98.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 PARAMOUNT 5.0 4.3 6.0 72.7 80.3 98.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 PRO GOLD 2.3 3.7 5.7 79.7 84.3 98.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 SETFM3 4.0 5.0 5.7 66.3 70.0 98.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 4.0 3.7 6.0 68.7 79.3 98.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 XANADU (JT 268) 3.0 4.0 5.7 71.3 76.0 98.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5LSS 2.7 4.3 7.0 87.0 81.7 98.7 3.0 4.7 2.7 ATF1768 3.3 3.7 6.7 67.7 82.7 97.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 ATF2116 5.3 4.3 6.7 71.7 78.3 98.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 4.7 4.0 8.0 78.0 83.3 98.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 BIRMINGHAM 3.3 4.3 6.7 68.3 68.3 96.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 5.0 4.3 5.3 67.0 85.0 98.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 BULLSEYE LTZ 3.0 5.0 7.7 72.0 75.7 98.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 DAYBREAK (AH2) 4.3 3.3 4.3 81.0 92.0 98.7 3.7 5.0 2.3 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 2.7 3.7 6.3 83.0 92.0 98.7 3.7 5.3 4.3 DLFPS-321/3694 5.0 4.0 8.0 77.0 84.3 98.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 DLFPS-321/3695 5.7 3.0 7.3 85.7 85.0 98.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3703 5.0 3.3 7.7 71.0 83.7 98.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 DLFPS-321/3708 5.3 4.0 4.3 73.0 71.3 98.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 DLFPS-TF/3553 3.3 2.3 6.3 73.7 84.3 98.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 ESCALADE 5.0 4.3 6.3 82.3 75.7 98.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 FAYETTE 4.0 4.0 6.7 67.0 79.0 98.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 2.3 3.7 6.0 66.7 89.7 99.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 2.7 3.7 7.7 89.7 83.3 98.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 1.0 3.3 5.0 73.3 90.7 98.7 4.7 6.0 3.7 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 5.7 4.0 6.0 65.7 70.3 97.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 GRANDE 3 5.7 3.7 5.3 70.3 87.0 98.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 2.7 4.0 7.0 67.0 87.3 98.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 3.0 4.3 7.0 81.3 86.3 98.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 K18-NSE 2.7 3.0 5.7 80.7 93.7 99.0 3.7 5.3 2.0 K18-RS6 4.0 4.0 5.7 82.3 81.3 99.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 K18-WB1 5.0 3.3 8.0 83.0 88.7 98.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER LBF 5.7 4.0 5.7 64.0 77.3 97.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 6.7 3.3 7.0 69.7 84.3 98.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 NT-3 3.0 4.3 7.3 82.7 86.7 98.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 4.3 4.7 6.0 77.0 80.3 99.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 PADRE 2 4.0 2.7 7.3 83.7 80.0 98.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 PPG-TF 231 7.7 4.3 4.3 66.7 83.7 98.7 4.0 6.0 5.0 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 3.7 3.0 6.7 76.0 89.3 99.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 PPG-TF 312 4.0 4.0 6.0 86.7 86.0 98.3 4.0 5.3 3.0 PPG-TF 316 4.0 3.3 4.7 74.7 83.7 98.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 PPG-TF 318 4.0 4.0 7.3 80.0 87.7 98.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 PPG-TF 337 4.0 4.0 7.0 83.3 78.3 98.0 3.7 5.3 3.3 PST-5DC24 6.0 3.7 5.3 62.7 74.7 98.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 7.3 3.0 7.7 66.0 83.0 99.0 3.7 5.3 4.3 PST-5MINK 5.7 4.3 6.3 68.7 73.3 98.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 PST-5TRN 4.3 4.0 6.3 71.3 84.7 98.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 RAPTOR III 4.3 3.3 7.0 75.7 87.7 98.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 RC4 4.3 3.7 7.0 75.3 88.0 99.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 5.7 3.0 6.7 78.7 84.3 98.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 RHL2 4.0 3.3 6.7 79.3 87.3 98.7 4.0 5.7 4.3 SETFM2 4.3 5.7 5.3 66.7 57.7 96.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 SR 8700 (TMT1) 5.3 4.3 5.7 71.7 77.3 98.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 3.7 4.7 5.0 76.7 81.0 98.7 3.7 5.3 4.3 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 2.3 4.3 4.0 77.3 87.3 99.0 4.0 6.0 4.3 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 3.7 3.0 5.3 73.7 79.7 98.3 4.0 5.7 3.7 TD2 2.7 3.7 7.0 76.3 88.3 98.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 TITAN MAX (TF456) 5.0 4.0 4.7 73.3 82.7 98.7 3.3 5.3 3.0 AST8218LM 5.0 3.3 6.7 68.0 77.3 97.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 COL-TF-148 6.0 4.0 8.0 77.7 85.7 98.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 DLFPS-321/3706 4.0 3.7 7.0 82.0 85.3 98.7 3.3 5.3 4.0 DLFPS-321/3707 5.0 3.7 6.0 72.3 80.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 4.7 3.0 7.3 69.0 83.3 98.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 ENDGAME (3N1) 4.3 3.3 6.3 72.0 87.0 98.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 ESTRENA 4.3 3.7 5.3 79.3 69.3 99.0 3.7 4.7 3.7 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 3.7 4.0 5.3 71.3 93.3 98.3 3.3 5.7 3.0 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 2.7 3.0 6.0 82.3 86.7 98.7 3.7 5.3 4.0 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.0 4.0 7.7 78.7 86.7 98.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 HEMI 5.3 5.0 6.3 71.0 82.0 98.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 4.7 4.3 3.7 72.7 86.7 98.7 3.3 5.3 4.3 LIFEGUARD 4.7 4.7 5.7 80.7 81.3 98.7 4.0 5.3 4.3 MOONDANCE GLX 5.3 3.7 4.7 68.0 90.7 98.3 3.0 5.7 4.7 NAI-FQZ-17 1.3 4.3 6.7 68.0 78.3 97.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 3.0 3.0 5.0 81.3 81.0 99.0 3.3 5.3 3.0 NAI-ST5 5.7 4.0 6.3 68.0 84.7 99.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 PPG-TF 262 4.3 4.3 5.7 81.3 81.7 98.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 PST-5DZM 5.7 3.3 5.0 65.3 77.7 98.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 2.7 3.3 7.3 75.7 76.0 98.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 RAD-TF105 5.3 4.3 5.0 65.0 69.3 98.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 4.7 4.3 3.7 72.0 89.3 99.0 3.7 5.7 3.3 RHF 3.7 3.7 5.3 72.0 91.0 98.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 4.3 3.7 5.3 61.3 78.3 98.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 RS1 2.7 4.3 6.3 81.0 82.0 98.7 4.0 5.3 4.3 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 5.3 4.7 4.7 72.7 83.0 98.7 2.7 5.0 3.7 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 2.3 4.0 7.0 74.0 80.0 97.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 ZION (BAR TF 134) 4.0 3.7 8.0 73.0 86.3 99.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 3B2 5.3 3.7 6.3 73.3 83.3 98.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 5.3 3.3 6.0 72.0 76.7 98.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 BRAVO 2 1.7 3.7 6.3 80.7 76.3 98.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 BULLSEYE 6.7 3.7 4.7 71.3 72.3 98.7 4.0 5.7 3.3 DRAGSTER 4.7 3.3 5.3 78.3 89.3 99.0 4.0 6.0 3.3 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 7.7 4.3 5.0 65.3 73.3 98.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 5.3 4.0 4.0 68.7 81.7 99.0 4.0 6.0 3.7 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 4.3 3.7 6.3 75.3 75.0 99.0 4.3 6.3 4.7 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 4.3 4.3 5.3 61.0 76.3 97.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 JT 517 8.0 5.3 4.7 61.7 68.7 98.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 OG-WALK 6.0 5.0 7.3 67.7 74.3 96.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 4.3 4.3 6.0 70.3 80.0 98.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 PPG-TF 267 2.3 3.3 4.3 65.3 76.7 98.7 4.7 6.3 4.7 PST-5GQ 5.3 3.7 7.0 72.0 82.0 98.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 PST-5THM 5.7 4.7 6.0 75.7 85.3 98.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 5.0 4.3 7.3 70.7 81.0 98.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 RDC 6.3 4.3 4.0 70.3 85.7 98.3 3.0 5.0 3.0 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 2.7 2.3 5.0 75.3 92.7 99.0 4.3 5.7 3.3 SE5STAR 5.0 3.7 7.3 67.3 80.0 98.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 1.0 4.3 6.3 92.3 90.3 98.7 3.3 5.0 3.3 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 6.7 3.3 4.3 63.0 74.7 98.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 BANDIT 2.7 3.3 4.7 73.3 75.3 97.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 BAR 9FE MAS 3.7 4.7 6.7 76.0 77.0 98.3 4.3 6.7 5.7 BAR FA 8228 6.0 5.3 7.0 63.0 74.3 97.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 BAR-FA8230 4.7 4.3 4.0 77.0 74.7 97.7 4.7 6.0 4.0 NATURALLY GREEN 5.3 4.7 6.3 69.0 68.0 97.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 PALOMAR 5.3 4.0 5.7 64.0 72.3 97.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 1.7 4.3 7.7 64.0 71.7 98.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 RAD-TF131 5.7 3.7 7.7 59.0 68.3 97.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 TANGO 4.0 3.3 4.7 68.7 72.7 97.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 TITAN GLX (TF445) 3.3 4.0 5.7 74.0 77.3 98.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 6.3 4.0 5.7 69.7 86.0 98.7 3.3 5.0 4.3 KENTUCKY-31 7.0 4.0 4.7 73.7 78.7 98.3 1.7 4.3 3.3 LSD VALUE 15.6 4.1 7.7 15.0 14.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.9 C.V. (%) 63.4 26.4 30.3 10.5 9.3 0.7 18.1 11.1 22.4 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. 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 IA1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY