TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PSG 50C3 8.3 7.0 7.0 8.3 7.7 4.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.6 IS-FRR-51 8.0 6.3 6.7 8.3 8.0 3.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 MVS-OS-1 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 3.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 SPARTAN II 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 4.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.4 FAIRMONT (TCD) 6.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 3.7 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.4 ZODIAC 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 4.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 LACROSSE 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 3.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 NC-HF1 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.7 3.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 PSG-5RM 8.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 3.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 Z6300 8.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.2 IS-FRR-62 8.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 8.0 3.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.1 MVS-FRC-101 8.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 3.7 8.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.1 PST-4CSD 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 3.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 INTRIGUE 2 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 3.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 PST-4HES 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 3.7 8.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 CASCADE 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 3.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.9 IS-FRC-33 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 3.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.9 IS-FRC-35 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 3.7 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.9 PST-48Y7 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 3.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 ABERDEEN 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 3.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 EPIC 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 3.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.8 GOTHAM 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.8 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.6 TREAZURE II 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 4.0 7.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.6 BOREAL 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.9 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.1 1.9 2.1 3.6 2.6 3.0 1.6 C.V. (%) 13.1 10.9 14.0 13.7 11.6 21.0 11.4 14.2 20.4 12.0 13.8 9.2 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. 2009 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 6.6-7.0 0-60 501+ - FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS