TABLE 31. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER 1.5" MOWING HEIGHT AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2019-2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SPRING PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BLADERUNNER 3 (DLFPS-321/3701) 7.3 6.0 8.0 99.0 99.0 7.3 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.9 7.5 6.8 GALLARDO (DLFPS-TF/3550) 7.0 6.0 8.0 99.0 96.0 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.9 7.4 6.8 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 7.0 6.0 8.0 99.0 99.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 7.3 7.3 6.8 TD2 7.3 6.0 8.0 99.0 94.7 7.5 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.9 7.3 6.8 5LSS 6.0 6.3 8.3 99.0 97.7 7.2 7.0 6.2 6.3 6.2 7.1 7.3 6.7 DLFPS-321/3708 7.3 6.0 8.0 99.0 99.0 7.2 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.9 7.5 6.7 TITAN GLX (TF445) 7.0 6.0 7.3 96.0 97.7 7.3 6.6 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.9 7.2 6.7 PPG-TF 312 7.0 5.7 7.7 92.7 99.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.8 7.4 6.6 RS1 7.0 5.7 7.7 99.0 96.3 7.3 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.9 7.3 6.6 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 7.0 6.0 8.0 94.3 96.0 7.3 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.8 7.4 6.6 BULLSEYE LTZ 7.0 6.3 8.3 97.7 99.0 7.5 6.7 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.6 7.1 6.5 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.7 6.0 8.0 99.0 99.0 7.3 6.5 6.1 6.6 5.9 6.5 7.1 6.5 DLFPS-321/3706 7.0 6.0 8.0 99.0 99.0 7.2 6.7 6.2 6.5 5.9 6.8 7.1 6.5 ESSENTIAL 2 (DLFPS-TF/3552) 7.0 6.3 7.3 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.6 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.4 7.1 6.5 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 7.3 6.7 7.7 94.3 99.0 7.2 6.5 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.1 6.5 HOUNDOG NINE (DLFPS-321/3702) 7.0 6.0 7.3 99.0 99.0 7.2 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.7 7.0 6.5 PPG-TF 231 7.3 6.7 8.0 97.7 99.0 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.0 6.6 7.1 6.5 PPG-TF 337 7.3 6.0 8.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.9 6.5 RHL2 6.7 6.0 8.0 96.0 96.0 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.7 7.1 6.5 ROVER (PPG-TF 306) 7.0 5.7 8.0 94.3 96.0 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.5 5.9 6.5 7.3 6.5 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 6.7 6.0 7.7 96.0 96.0 7.0 6.4 6.1 6.3 5.8 6.7 7.1 6.5 ZION (BAR TF 134) 6.7 6.0 7.7 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.7 7.0 6.5 BATTLE HAWK (NAI-ROS4) 7.3 6.0 7.3 99.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 5.9 6.5 5.7 6.5 7.1 6.4 DLFPS-321/3695 7.3 6.0 7.3 97.7 97.7 6.8 6.3 6.1 6.3 5.7 6.5 7.1 6.4 DLFPS-321/3707 7.0 6.3 7.7 91.3 93.0 6.8 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.9 7.1 6.4 DLFPS-TF/3553 7.0 6.0 7.7 96.0 97.7 7.0 6.4 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.7 6.9 6.4 ENDGAME (3N1) 7.0 5.7 7.7 99.0 97.7 7.5 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.9 7.2 6.4 JT 517 7.3 6.0 7.7 99.0 99.0 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.1 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.4 NT-3 6.7 6.0 8.3 96.0 99.0 7.2 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.4 PPG-TF 318 7.0 6.7 7.7 96.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.1 6.4 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 7.3 6.3 7.3 99.0 95.0 7.0 6.6 6.0 6.5 5.9 6.3 6.9 6.4 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 7.0 6.3 7.7 96.0 94.7 7.2 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.7 6.5 7.1 6.4 TITAN MAX (TF456) 6.7 6.0 7.3 96.0 99.0 7.0 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.4 7.1 6.4 ATF1768 6.7 6.3 7.7 97.7 99.0 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.7 6.3 7.2 6.3 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 7.0 5.7 7.7 91.3 99.0 7.2 6.1 5.9 6.2 5.8 6.5 7.1 6.3 BAR-FA8230 7.0 5.7 7.0 96.0 96.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.8 6.3 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 7.0 6.0 8.0 92.7 91.3 7.0 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.5 6.8 6.3 CAPITAN (DLFPS-321/3705) 7.0 6.3 7.7 88.0 93.0 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.6 6.6 7.1 6.3 EXPANSE (PPG-TF 262) 7.0 6.0 7.7 94.7 94.7 7.0 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.5 6.9 6.3 FALCON SUPREME (RH1) 7.3 5.7 7.3 89.7 91.7 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.5 7.1 6.3 FINELAWN SUPREME (RH3) 7.3 5.7 7.3 86.3 94.7 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.4 6.9 6.3 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 7.0 6.0 7.0 96.0 99.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.6 7.1 6.3 LIFEGUARD 6.7 6.0 7.7 99.0 93.3 6.7 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.7 6.4 7.0 6.3 PPG-TF 249 7.0 6.3 7.7 92.7 96.0 6.7 6.4 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.4 7.0 6.3 ROWDIER (DLFPS-321/3699) 7.0 6.0 7.3 94.3 94.7 6.8 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.3 7.0 6.3 TABLE 31. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER 1.5" MOWING HEIGHT AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2019-2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SPRING PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 6.7 6.0 7.3 93.0 96.0 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.7 7.2 6.3 DAYBREAK (AH2) 6.7 6.0 7.7 93.0 95.0 6.7 6.1 6.0 6.5 5.3 6.1 6.9 6.2 DLFPS-321/3693 6.7 6.0 8.0 94.3 97.7 7.0 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.5 6.1 7.1 6.2 DLFPS-321/3703 6.7 6.0 7.3 99.0 96.0 7.2 6.3 5.9 6.2 5.6 6.2 6.7 6.2 FASTLANE (BY-TF-169) 6.7 6.0 8.0 94.7 99.0 6.5 6.1 5.8 6.4 5.5 6.6 6.6 6.2 GEM (PPG-TF 316) 7.0 6.0 8.0 93.0 97.7 7.2 6.3 5.8 6.2 5.6 6.5 6.8 6.2 HELLCAT GLR (PST-5E6) 7.0 6.3 7.0 96.0 93.0 7.0 6.4 5.9 6.0 5.7 6.2 6.9 6.2 MOONDANCE GLX 6.3 6.3 7.0 96.0 99.0 6.8 6.4 5.7 6.2 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.2 NAI-ST5 7.0 5.0 7.3 92.7 94.7 7.3 6.1 6.1 6.3 5.5 6.1 6.8 6.2 PADRE 2 7.0 5.3 7.0 99.0 96.3 6.8 6.4 5.9 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 PST-5TRN 7.0 6.0 8.0 92.7 97.7 6.8 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.4 6.3 7.0 6.2 RC4 7.0 5.7 8.0 92.7 99.0 6.5 6.3 5.8 6.1 5.7 6.5 6.9 6.2 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 7.0 6.3 8.0 89.7 97.7 6.7 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.6 6.9 6.2 DLFPS-321/3694 7.0 6.0 7.7 91.0 91.7 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 6.4 7.1 6.1 DRAGSTER 7.0 6.7 8.0 96.0 94.7 6.8 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.9 6.1 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 7.0 6.0 7.3 93.0 95.0 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.9 5.6 6.3 6.7 6.1 FIERCE (K18-RS6) 7.0 6.0 7.3 88.0 93.3 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.1 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 7.0 6.0 8.0 92.7 94.7 7.0 6.3 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.3 6.7 6.1 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 7.0 6.0 7.7 89.3 92.7 6.8 5.8 5.7 6.1 5.7 6.5 6.6 6.1 PARAMOUNT 7.0 5.7 7.7 93.0 94.7 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.5 6.1 7.0 6.1 PROVIDENCE (GO-RH20) 7.0 6.0 7.3 96.0 99.0 7.2 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.9 6.1 SETFM3 7.0 6.0 7.0 92.7 97.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 5.9 5.6 6.2 6.9 6.1 SR 8700 (TMT1) 7.0 6.0 8.0 96.0 96.0 7.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.4 6.2 6.6 6.1 EXTRAVAGANZA (PST-5MCMO) 7.0 6.3 7.0 96.0 94.7 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.3 6.6 6.0 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 7.0 6.3 7.7 96.0 96.0 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.4 6.0 6.9 6.0 HEMI 6.7 6.0 7.3 91.3 97.7 7.0 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.4 6.3 6.7 6.0 JT 233 7.3 6.0 8.0 86.3 93.0 7.2 5.9 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.4 6.5 6.0 K18-WB1 7.0 5.7 7.7 93.0 91.7 6.8 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.5 6.2 6.8 6.0 PST-5DC24 7.7 6.0 7.0 96.0 96.0 6.7 6.3 5.5 5.8 5.3 6.0 6.8 6.0 PST-5GQ 6.7 5.7 7.0 92.7 94.7 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 RAPTOR III 6.7 6.0 7.7 89.7 93.3 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.9 6.7 6.0 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 7.0 5.7 8.0 90.0 96.3 6.7 5.9 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.2 6.9 6.0 TYCOON (COL-TF-148) 7.3 5.7 7.7 84.7 92.7 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.9 6.4 6.0 XANADU (JT 268 ) 7.0 6.0 7.7 89.7 91.3 7.0 5.9 5.3 5.7 5.4 6.2 6.7 6.0 ATF2116 7.3 5.7 6.7 99.0 93.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.9 6.9 5.9 BRAVO 2 6.7 5.7 6.7 99.0 99.0 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.5 4.9 6.1 6.8 5.9 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 7.3 6.3 7.0 92.7 96.3 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.3 6.1 6.7 5.9 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 6.7 5.3 7.3 96.0 96.0 6.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 6.1 6.6 5.9 LBF 7.3 6.0 7.7 96.0 94.7 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.7 6.8 5.9 ORIOLE (PST-5BYOB) 7.0 6.0 7.0 96.0 93.0 6.8 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.1 5.8 6.7 5.9 PST-5DZM 7.0 6.0 6.7 92.7 96.0 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.9 6.7 5.9 RAD-TF 115 (TURBO SS) 7.0 6.3 7.7 96.0 96.0 7.0 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.9 6.7 5.9 RDC 7.0 6.3 7.3 83.3 94.7 7.0 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.3 6.5 6.5 5.9 SOUTHSIDE (PPG-TF 267) 7.0 6.0 8.0 61.7 93.0 7.5 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.2 6.1 6.6 5.9 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 7.0 6.0 7.3 94.7 94.7 6.8 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.9 6.8 5.9 TABLE 31. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN UNDER 1.5" MOWING HEIGHT AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2019-2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SPRING PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TANK (PPG-TF 338) 7.0 6.0 8.0 91.3 89.7 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.9 VALSETZ (PPG-TF 257) 7.7 6.0 7.3 94.7 96.0 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.5 6.1 6.7 5.9 A-TF31 7.0 6.3 8.3 86.3 94.7 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.9 6.5 5.8 AST8218LM 7.7 5.7 6.0 96.0 93.0 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.0 6.0 6.8 5.8 BENTLEY (DLFPS-321/3679) 6.7 6.3 6.7 92.7 97.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.7 6.5 5.8 FAYETTE 7.3 6.0 6.7 92.7 94.7 6.7 5.9 5.6 5.3 4.8 6.1 6.7 5.8 FIREHAWK SLT 7.0 6.0 7.0 93.0 96.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.2 5.9 6.4 5.8 GLX REVIVE (PST-5GLBS) 6.3 5.7 7.3 89.7 94.3 6.7 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.8 6.7 5.8 GRANDE 3 7.0 5.7 7.3 92.7 99.0 6.7 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.8 6.6 5.8 K18-NSE 6.7 6.0 7.7 86.3 91.0 6.7 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.1 6.1 6.1 5.8 NAI-FQZ-17 7.3 5.0 6.7 89.7 93.0 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.7 5.3 6.1 6.8 5.8 NATURALLY GREEN 7.3 5.7 7.0 96.0 97.7 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.9 6.7 5.8 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 7.3 6.0 7.0 86.7 96.3 6.5 5.7 5.5 5.9 4.9 5.9 6.7 5.8 3B2 7.3 6.0 7.7 91.3 96.0 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.9 6.4 5.7 ESTRENA 6.7 6.0 7.7 88.3 91.3 6.7 5.8 5.3 5.6 4.8 6.0 6.2 5.7 PRO GOLD 6.7 6.0 6.3 92.7 99.0 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.5 6.5 5.7 PST-5MINK 7.0 5.3 6.7 96.0 96.0 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.1 5.4 6.3 5.7 RACEWAY (DLFPS-321/3696) 7.0 5.7 7.3 91.3 93.0 6.5 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.8 6.3 5.7 RAD-TF105 7.3 6.0 7.3 92.7 96.0 7.0 5.7 5.2 5.6 5.0 5.8 6.5 5.7 SE5STAR 7.3 5.0 7.0 92.7 96.0 6.5 5.8 5.2 5.7 5.0 6.1 6.2 5.7 SETFM2 7.3 5.7 7.0 92.7 94.7 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.5 6.5 5.7 TAR HEEL III (PST-5THM) 7.0 6.0 7.0 93.0 93.0 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.7 4.8 5.6 6.3 5.7 TOPSHELF (BGR-TF3) 7.7 6.0 7.3 96.0 96.0 7.5 5.8 5.4 5.3 4.5 5.7 6.5 5.7 CLASH (AH1) 7.0 6.0 7.0 84.7 88.3 6.7 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 COPIOUS TF 7.7 5.3 7.3 96.0 96.3 6.8 5.9 5.2 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.5 5.6 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 7.3 6.7 7.0 93.0 96.0 6.3 5.6 5.2 5.7 4.9 5.7 6.3 5.6 LAFAYETTE (GO-AOMK) 6.7 5.7 7.0 94.3 94.7 6.0 6.1 5.5 5.2 4.5 5.3 6.5 5.6 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 7.0 5.7 6.3 89.3 92.7 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 RAD-TF131 7.3 5.3 7.3 89.7 94.7 6.7 5.3 5.4 5.5 4.9 5.9 6.2 5.6 RHF 6.7 6.3 7.7 88.3 96.0 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.9 6.0 5.6 AST8118LM 7.0 6.0 7.0 99.0 94.7 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.2 4.9 5.7 6.3 5.5 BANDIT 7.3 5.7 7.7 92.7 94.7 6.3 5.7 5.2 5.3 4.6 5.4 6.4 5.5 BAR FA 8228 7.0 5.0 5.7 93.0 94.7 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.6 4.7 5.5 6.3 5.5 BARNOBLE (BAR 9FE MAS) 7.3 6.0 6.3 92.7 96.3 6.0 5.3 5.5 5.4 4.7 5.8 6.2 5.5 BULLSEYE 6.7 6.0 7.3 89.7 90.0 6.3 5.7 5.1 5.3 4.7 5.6 6.4 5.5 ESCALADE 6.0 5.7 6.0 96.0 94.7 6.5 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.5 5.7 6.1 5.5 TANGO 7.0 5.7 7.3 89.3 97.7 6.5 5.2 5.3 5.4 4.6 5.4 6.7 5.5 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 6.7 5.7 6.7 89.3 89.7 6.0 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.8 6.3 5.4 BIRMINGHAM 6.7 5.3 6.0 88.0 94.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.2 6.1 5.3 PALOMAR 6.7 6.0 5.3 91.3 97.7 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.2 4.3 5.3 5.9 5.3 OG-WALK 6.3 5.0 5.7 92.7 97.7 6.2 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.8 5.2 KENTUCKY-31 3.0 2.0 3.3 78.3 88.3 2.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.0 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.1 1.0 53.1 22.7 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 C.V. (%) 6.5 9.4 8.4 9.9 4.8 12.8 17.9 19.3 20.1 22.4 16.3 12.8 14.0 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.