TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN GLADIATOR 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.4 PVF-PDB-2020 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 PPG-FRC 127 5.7 5.7 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.2 PPG-FL 128 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.1 DLFPS-FL-3104 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 PPG-FRC-130 4.7 4.0 4.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 BRITTANY 2 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 DA5-RHF 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 SPHD-20 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 NAI-CHU1 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 DLFPS-FRC-3105 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 4.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 BAR FT 135 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.5 COMPASS II 4.7 4.3 3.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 JAMESTOWN VII 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 RAD-FC59 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 RESOLUTE 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.5 BAR FRC 123 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 QUATRO 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.4 5Z5 4.3 3.7 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 FOXFIRE 2 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 PPG-FRR 127 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.2 PPG-FRR-134 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 DLF-FRR-3128 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 PPG-FRR 132 4.3 3.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 PST-4SWTM 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 REV (BYE) 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.1 BAR FO 131 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 BAR FRC 130 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 BAR FRL 122 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 BAR FT 132 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 CARDINAL II 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 PVF-HSY+ 4.3 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 SEABREEZE GT 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 KEVIN 4.0 3.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.9 PVF-MVP-2020 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.9 RAD-FR64 3.7 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.9 STB1 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 5Z2 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.8 BOREAL 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.4 C.V. (%) 11.1 9.7 11.0 8.3 8.9 6.2 7.4 7.3 8.8 9.1 9.9 4.9 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. 2022 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2020 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 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 151-270 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION