TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT RED POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME THREAD ANNUA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SPARTAN II 8.3 0.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.1 BEACON (Z6300) 8.0 1.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 8.0 0.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 SWORD (NC-HF1) 8.0 1.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 GOTHAM 8.0 1.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.1 PST-4HES 8.0 1.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.1 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 6.3 10.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 6.7 14.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 6.7 16.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.2 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 6.7 19.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 TREAZURE II 6.3 24.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.9 ZODIAC 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.9 IS-FRR-62 6.7 16.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.8 INTRIGUE 2 7.0 9.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 LACROSSE 6.0 15.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 PST-4CSD 6.0 10.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 IS-FRR-51 6.3 26.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 CASCADE 5.7 28.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 FAIRMONT (TCD) 6.3 11.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 PSG 50C3 6.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 PSG-5RM 7.0 19.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 7.0 30.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 ABERDEEN 6.0 62.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 EPIC 5.7 50.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.9 BOREAL 6.3 63.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.6 LSD VALUE 0.8 20.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.1 72.6 19.1 16.0 13.3 13.3 14.2 13.2 15.3 13.2 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. 2012 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