TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MADISON, WI 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN IS-FRC-33 93.3 85.0 90.0 88.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 8.7 7.5 MVS-FRC-101 96.0 78.3 85.0 88.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 8.3 7.1 ZODIAC 94.3 80.0 94.7 96.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.1 TREAZURE II 92.3 83.3 97.0 88.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.9 IS-FRR-62 90.0 73.3 93.3 88.3 5.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 7.7 6.6 INTRIGUE 2 91.7 66.7 89.3 88.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 8.3 6.5 IS-FRC-35 90.0 76.7 90.0 86.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 8.3 6.5 FAIRMONT (TCD) 91.7 73.3 80.7 90.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 8.0 6.3 IS-FRR-51 88.3 70.0 90.0 88.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 3.7 7.7 6.2 MVS-OS-1 90.0 73.3 90.0 86.7 5.3 7.3 5.7 4.0 8.7 6.2 EPIC 86.0 61.7 80.0 94.7 5.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 7.0 6.1 PSG 50C3 88.3 63.3 80.0 83.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 8.3 6.1 PSG-5RM 89.0 73.3 88.3 83.3 3.7 7.3 7.0 4.7 7.3 6.0 LACROSSE 88.3 61.7 86.7 88.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.9 CASCADE 81.7 50.0 75.0 88.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 2.7 7.0 5.2 ABERDEEN 92.3 56.7 81.7 86.7 4.3 7.3 4.0 3.7 6.3 5.1 PST-48Y7 85.7 58.3 86.7 80.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 2.7 7.3 5.1 BOREAL 86.7 43.3 75.0 73.3 3.3 6.3 4.7 2.7 5.0 4.4 PST-4CSD 76.7 50.0 86.7 76.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 2.7 5.3 4.2 SPARTAN II 80.0 36.7 66.7 75.0 5.7 4.0 2.7 2.3 4.7 3.9 Z6300 76.7 33.3 60.0 60.0 4.7 3.7 2.3 1.7 2.7 3.0 NC-HF1 70.0 30.0 63.3 63.3 4.3 3.0 2.3 1.7 2.7 2.8 PST-4HES 70.0 36.7 65.0 60.0 3.3 3.3 2.3 1.7 2.7 2.7 GOTHAM 68.3 23.3 50.0 73.3 5.0 2.0 1.3 1.0 2.3 2.3 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 53.3 26.7 53.3 60.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.0 2.3 2.0 LSD VALUE 15.0 16.5 20.1 10.0 3.0 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.6 0.9 C.V. (%) 10.4 18.2 14.6 7.9 27.7 12.0 18.3 22.1 16.9 11.0 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 WI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 - - 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS