TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT SPRING COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN GOTHAM 5.3 82.7 76.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 PSG 50C3 4.7 87.3 77.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.6 SPARTAN II 4.3 87.3 76.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.6 BEACON (Z6300) 4.7 82.7 71.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 PST-4HES 5.7 80.7 67.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 SWORD (NC-HF1) 5.7 72.7 75.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 5.7 86.3 64.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.1 ZODIAC 4.3 64.3 76.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.9 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 5.0 76.3 76.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 TREAZURE II 5.3 63.7 60.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.6 FAIRMONT (TCD) 4.7 74.0 67.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.2 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 4.7 54.3 63.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.2 INTRIGUE 2 5.0 42.3 56.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.1 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 6.0 66.3 68.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.1 CASCADE 5.7 58.0 54.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.9 PSG-5RM 5.0 48.7 62.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.8 ROSECITY (IS-FRR-51) 4.7 51.0 50.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.5 ABERDEEN 5.0 59.0 54.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 4.4 CHANTILLY (IS-FRR-62) 5.0 35.7 40.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.4 BOREAL 5.0 39.7 43.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.9 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 3.7 44.7 50.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.8 EPIC 4.0 45.7 44.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 3.5 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 4.0 43.3 33.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 LACROSSE 5.0 37.0 23.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 SHADOW III (PST-4CSD) 4.7 27.7 33.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 2.8 45.2 55.2 2.2 2.4 3.0 2.4 2.2 3.3 3.6 3.7 2.5 2.2 C.V. (%) 19.4 36.0 37.5 25.9 26.9 32.1 25.1 27.2 29.1 27.5 29.1 25.5 23.3 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. 2013 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 UNIFORM SHADE 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION