TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN C14-OS3 8.0 6.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 RADAR 8.0 6.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 PPG-FRC 113 7.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 PPG-FRC 114 8.0 6.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.2 CASCADE 7.7 6.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 DLFPS-FRR/3069 7.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.0 4.8 PPG-FRR 111 7.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.8 DLF-FRR 6162 8.0 6.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 DLF-FRC 3338 8.0 7.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.4 7C34 8.0 6.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 4.3 NAVIGATOR II 7.7 6.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 PPG-FRT 101 8.0 7.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 PST-4BEN 7.7 6.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.2 PST-4DR4 7.3 6.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 3.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 4.0 DLFPS-FRR/3068 7.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.8 PST-4RUE 7.7 6.0 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.8 RAD-FC44 8.0 6.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 2.5 3.0 3.7 KENT 7.7 6.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.0 3.6 MARVEL 7.7 6.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.5 3.6 DLFPS-FRC/3057 7.7 6.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.5 3.5 DLFPS-FRC/3060 8.0 4.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.0 2.3 1.7 2.0 3.4 BAR VV-VP3-CT 8.0 6.7 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.2 PST-4ED4 8.0 6.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.0 3.2 RAD-FR47 7.0 4.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 2.7 2.3 1.5 2.0 3.2 RAD-FR33R 8.3 7.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 2.3 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 BAR 6FR 126 8.0 6.7 2.3 2.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.8 MINIMUS 7.3 6.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.8 RAD-FC32 8.0 5.0 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 BOREAL 7.3 6.7 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.5 2.4 QUATRO 7.7 4.3 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.2 BEUDIN 6.7 7.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.8 DLFPS-FL/3060 8.0 4.7 1.3 1.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 SEABREEZE GT 7.5 4.7 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.8 GLADIATOR (TH456) 7.5 4.7 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 BEACON 7.5 4.3 1.0 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 DLFPS-FL/3066 8.0 4.3 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 BAR FRT 5002 8.0 2.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 RESOLUTE (7H7) 7.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 SWORD 8.0 2.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 8.0 2.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 MNHD-14 8.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 PST-4BND . 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 LSD VALUE 1.4 3.5 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.6 C.V. (%) 6.1 33.4 42.4 43.1 36.4 34.1 30.4 31.7 30.8 38.6 39.3 39.5 44.8 31.5 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 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY PERCENT GROUND COVER RATINGS WINTER PATCH NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR WARM TEMP. C14-OS3 4.7 7.7 6.3 70.0 96.3 78.3 7.0 5.3 RADAR 5.3 7.0 6.3 75.0 98.3 78.3 6.7 5.0 PPG-FRC 113 5.0 8.0 5.3 78.3 94.0 56.7 7.0 5.0 PPG-FRC 114 4.7 7.7 5.0 71.7 92.7 61.7 6.7 5.7 CASCADE 4.7 8.0 5.0 65.0 92.0 53.3 6.7 3.0 DLFPS-FRR/3069 4.7 7.0 3.7 78.3 94.7 46.7 7.0 5.5 PPG-FRR 111 4.7 7.3 5.0 67.3 93.0 66.7 6.7 5.0 DLF-FRR 6162 4.3 7.3 5.0 68.3 89.7 65.0 6.7 4.0 DLF-FRC 3338 4.7 7.7 4.7 60.0 88.0 50.0 6.7 5.7 7C34 4.0 6.7 3.3 71.7 90.0 30.0 6.7 5.3 NAVIGATOR II 4.3 7.7 4.0 65.0 90.0 41.7 6.3 6.0 PPG-FRT 101 4.3 8.0 4.0 63.3 93.3 56.7 6.7 4.3 PST-4BEN 3.7 7.3 4.0 50.0 73.0 53.3 6.3 5.0 PST-4DR4 4.0 7.0 3.0 60.0 73.3 32.5 6.3 5.0 DLFPS-FRR/3068 4.0 7.3 4.0 56.7 80.0 35.0 6.7 4.7 PST-4RUE 3.7 6.5 4.0 45.0 71.7 46.7 6.7 4.7 RAD-FC44 3.7 7.0 5.5 45.0 60.0 35.0 5.0 5.5 KENT 4.0 6.7 3.5 50.0 80.0 40.0 6.3 4.7 MARVEL 3.7 6.0 5.0 51.7 66.7 65.0 6.7 4.7 DLFPS-FRC/3057 3.7 6.7 3.0 51.7 75.0 32.5 6.7 5.0 DLFPS-FRC/3060 3.3 7.5 3.5 55.7 65.0 18.3 4.3 3.3 BAR VV-VP3-CT 3.7 7.0 3.3 55.0 65.0 31.7 6.3 4.3 PST-4ED4 3.3 7.5 2.7 38.3 60.0 15.0 6.7 5.0 RAD-FR47 3.7 7.0 3.0 46.3 62.3 18.5 5.0 3.5 RAD-FR33R 3.0 7.5 3.5 33.3 55.0 21.7 5.0 4.0 BAR 6FR 126 2.7 7.5 2.0 36.7 55.0 10.0 6.0 4.0 MINIMUS 2.7 7.0 5.0 31.0 37.0 32.5 2.7 4.0 RAD-FC32 2.7 8.0 3.5 33.7 42.7 27.0 2.7 5.0 BOREAL 2.7 6.0 3.0 33.3 53.3 11.5 4.7 4.0 QUATRO 2.0 7.0 3.0 33.7 46.0 4.7 4.7 3.0 BEUDIN 1.7 7.0 2.0 12.3 31.7 3.3 1.0 3.7 DLFPS-FL/3060 2.3 . 2.0 18.3 25.0 6.0 2.7 6.0 SEABREEZE GT 2.0 5.0 . 17.3 28.3 1.7 2.7 4.0 GLADIATOR (TH456) 1.7 . 2.0 12.0 20.3 8.3 4.7 5.0 BEACON 1.7 . 2.0 8.7 17.3 5.0 1.0 4.0 DLFPS-FL/3066 1.7 . . 3.7 8.7 2.3 1.0 3.0 BAR FRT 5002 1.3 . . 2.0 5.7 0.5 1.0 7.0 RESOLUTE (7H7) 1.0 . . 3.7 4.0 2.3 1.0 . SWORD 1.0 . . 2.7 3.7 1.7 1.0 4.0 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 1.0 . . 1.3 1.3 2.0 1.0 . MNHD-14 1.0 . . 1.7 2.3 0.5 1.0 . PST-4BND 1.0 7.0 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 . LSD VALUE 2.1 2.4 3.2 36.4 36.0 28.3 2.6 1.7 C.V. (%) 38.1 10.6 29.3 53.1 40.3 55.9 34.8 17.4 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. 2016 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2014 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY