TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME THREAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS-FL/3060 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.9 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 MNHD-14 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 RESOLUTE (7H7) 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 DLFPS-FL/3066 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 SWORD 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 BEACON 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 GLADIATOR (TH456) 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.4 MINIMUS 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 PST-4BND 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.8 PPG-FRC 114 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 DLF-FRC 3338 6.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.4 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 6.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.2 DLFPS-FRC/3057 7.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.1 RADAR 6.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.1 C14-OS3 7.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 QUATRO 7.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.9 DLFPS-FRC/3060 7.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 6.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 PST-4ED4 7.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 2.3 3.3 3.4 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 7.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.2 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.1 BAR 6FR 126 6.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 BAR VV-VP3-CT 5.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 BEUDIN 7.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.0 2.7 2.0 3.0 3.0 PST-4BEN 7.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.0 2.3 3.0 PST-4DR4 6.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.9 CASCADE 7.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 DLFPS-FRR/3069 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 1.7 2.3 2.8 KENT 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.8 RAD-FC44 5.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.8 SEABREEZE GT 6.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 BOREAL 5.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 DLF-FRR 6162 6.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.6 NAVIGATOR II 5.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.6 7C34 5.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.5 PST-4RUE 7.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.5 BAR FRT 5002 6.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 DLFPS-FRR/3068 5.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.3 RAD-FR33R 4.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 RAD-FR47 5.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 MARVEL 4.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.7 C.V. (%) 10.9 14.9 15.9 17.2 14.4 15.5 17.2 16.9 12.5 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. 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 MD1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION