TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN GOTHAM 90.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 SPARTAN II 86.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 SWORD (NC-HF1) 91.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 BEACON (Z6300) 88.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.6 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 93.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.6 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 91.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 PST-4HES 86.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.2 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 90.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 88.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 INTRIGUE 2 90.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 86.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 3.9 PSG 50C3 93.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.8 PST-4CSD 81.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.8 ZODIAC 93.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.8 CASCADE 83.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.6 LACROSSE 83.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 TREAZURE II 91.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.6 FAIRMONT (TCD) 91.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 PSG-5RM 80.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.4 IS-FRR-62 65.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 IS-FRR-51 55.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 2.9 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 71.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.8 BOREAL 78.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 EPIC 46.7 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 ABERDEEN 61.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 LSD VALUE 16.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.7 C.V. (%) 12.3 15.2 15.6 13.8 16.3 18.9 16.3 16.5 16.8 11.6 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. 2011 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF 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 MD1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 61-150 151-240 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION