TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING DOLLAR RED WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPOT THREAD MAY JULY SEPTEMBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BEACON 3.7 7.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 4.7 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 5.0 7.3 8.3 3.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 3.7 7.7 8.3 2.7 5.3 5.7 3.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 4.3 7.3 8.0 3.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.9 DLF-FRC 3338 4.3 7.3 7.7 3.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 DLFPS-FRC/3057 4.7 7.7 8.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 RESOLUTE (7H7) 3.7 8.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.9 BAR VV-VP3-CT 3.3 7.7 8.3 2.7 5.3 6.0 3.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 C14-OS3 4.0 7.3 7.7 3.3 5.0 5.7 3.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.8 DLFPS-FL/3066 5.0 7.7 8.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 MINIMUS 4.0 8.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.8 PPG-FRC 114 4.3 7.0 7.0 2.7 6.7 6.3 3.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 MNHD-14 3.7 7.7 8.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 DLFPS-FL/3060 3.7 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 GLADIATOR (TH456) 4.7 8.0 8.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 RAD-FC44 4.7 6.7 9.0 2.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 RADAR 5.0 7.7 7.7 2.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 BAR 6FR 126 5.0 7.7 8.3 2.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 DLFPS-FRC/3060 4.3 7.7 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 PST-4BND 3.7 8.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 7C34 3.3 5.7 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 DLF-FRR 6162 3.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 3.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 DLFPS-FRR/3069 3.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 MARVEL 4.7 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 NAVIGATOR II 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 DLFPS-FRR/3068 3.7 6.0 7.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 RAD-FR47 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 CASCADE 5.0 7.0 8.3 2.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 KENT 3.7 5.3 6.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 PST-4BEN 4.3 6.3 5.3 3.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 PST-4DR4 3.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 PST-4ED4 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 BOREAL 3.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 2.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 SWORD 4.3 7.3 8.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 BAR FRT 5002 3.7 7.3 9.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 2.3 3.3 4.0 4.5 RAD-FR33R 3.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 2.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 BEUDIN 3.7 6.3 8.7 1.7 3.3 2.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 3.7 4.3 QUATRO 5.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 PST-4RUE 3.3 4.3 7.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 SEABREEZE GT 4.3 6.7 7.0 2.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 C.V. (%) 13.7 7.6 8.2 15.3 10.5 10.3 14.5 11.0 10.6 9.3 10.8 9.7 9.0 7.9 5.7 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. 2017 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS