TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT DROUGHT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER TOLERANCE RED POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER DORMANCY THREAD ANNUA MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN LACROSSE 7.0 4.3 99.0 99.0 5.7 6.7 9.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 7.0 2.3 99.0 99.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 PSG 50C3 5.3 4.7 99.0 99.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 4.7 4.3 99.0 99.0 6.7 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.6 TREAZURE II 4.7 5.0 93.0 99.0 6.7 9.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.6 FAIRMONT (TCD) 5.7 4.3 99.0 99.0 6.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.5 PSG-5RM 7.0 2.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 5.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.3 7.4 SWORD (NC-HF1) 8.0 3.3 99.0 99.0 6.0 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 ZODIAC 4.0 4.3 96.0 99.0 6.0 8.3 9.0 7.7 8.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 6.0 3.3 99.0 99.0 6.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 8.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 INTRIGUE 2 5.7 3.7 79.3 92.7 5.7 9.0 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 SPARTAN II 7.7 5.7 84.7 97.7 6.3 9.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 BEACON (Z6300) 6.0 2.7 99.0 99.0 7.7 8.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.6 CHANTILLY (IS-FRR-62) 6.3 3.7 99.0 94.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 6.3 5.0 93.0 94.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.2 GOTHAM 8.3 4.3 81.3 79.7 7.0 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 PST-4HES 9.0 5.0 54.7 65.0 8.7 9.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 CASCADE 5.3 4.3 89.7 88.0 4.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.4 SHADOW III (PST-4CSD) 8.0 3.3 79.7 93.0 2.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.2 ROSECITY (IS-FRR-51) 7.0 7.7 69.7 76.7 5.0 8.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 6.7 5.7 66.7 61.3 5.0 9.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.1 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 7.0 7.0 43.3 66.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.6 ABERDEEN 7.3 5.7 71.7 71.7 4.0 7.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.2 EPIC 6.7 7.3 66.7 58.3 2.7 5.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 BOREAL 4.0 7.0 43.3 23.3 6.0 9.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.3 3.3 1.7 1.7 2.7 2.1 LSD VALUE 1.3 2.2 27.2 28.9 3.7 3.0 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.3 3.1 2.9 2.2 1.4 C.V. (%) 12.1 27.3 18.8 19.5 29.6 17.9 16.6 12.8 14.9 18.9 21.4 27.1 25.4 20.2 14.5 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 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 RI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT - - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 NO IRRIGATION