TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER RED POA CRABGRASS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL THREAD ANNUA RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PSG 50C3 4.7 3.7 99.0 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 8.6 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 7.0 3.7 99.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.3 9.0 8.5 FAIRMONT (TCD) 5.7 3.7 99.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.3 8.7 8.3 7.7 8.3 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.3 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 4.3 4.0 94.3 7.3 9.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 9.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 ZODIAC 5.7 3.7 99.0 8.3 9.0 6.7 8.0 8.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.0 LACROSSE 6.7 4.3 96.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 9.0 7.5 TREAZURE II 6.0 4.3 90.0 6.3 8.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.5 BEACON (Z6300) 7.0 2.3 93.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 7.7 7.3 8.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 8.7 7.4 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 5.0 4.3 83.0 5.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.4 SWORD (NC-HF1) 8.0 2.7 97.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 PSG-5RM 7.0 3.3 91.3 4.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 8.3 7.7 7.2 INTRIGUE 2 5.3 4.7 90.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 8.7 6.0 7.0 SPARTAN II 9.0 3.0 83.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.6 IS-FRR-62 7.3 3.3 89.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.4 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 7.3 4.7 88.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.9 PST-4CSD 5.7 5.7 78.3 7.0 6.3 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 3.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.6 GOTHAM 9.0 3.3 40.0 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 3.0 6.3 5.0 5.5 PST-4HES 6.7 3.3 68.3 8.3 4.7 5.5 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.5 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.4 CASCADE 7.0 5.3 61.7 6.0 7.0 2.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 3.0 3.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 IS-FRR-51 7.7 4.7 66.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.1 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 8.7 5.0 66.7 8.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.6 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 8.0 5.3 58.3 7.5 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.6 EPIC 8.3 5.3 45.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.1 ABERDEEN 7.0 5.7 45.0 5.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 BOREAL 7.0 . 15.0 . 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 1.0 3.0 1.7 1.7 3.7 2.0 2.3 LSD VALUE 2.0 1.4 19.9 4.7 2.0 2.9 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.8 1.4 2.1 1.6 0.9 C.V. (%) 16.4 20.0 16.6 25.9 19.5 26.8 13.9 13.5 15.4 11.7 20.1 15.9 19.0 15.7 10.0 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. 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 RI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT - - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS