TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FAIRMONT (TCD) 5.3 6.7 96.3 95.0 96.3 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 PSG 50C3 5.0 5.7 96.3 93.3 93.3 8.0 8.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.4 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 5.3 6.0 94.7 93.3 93.3 7.0 8.3 4.0 5.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.2 IS-FRC-33 4.7 6.0 91.7 91.7 94.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.1 IS-FRC-35 4.3 7.0 90.0 91.7 96.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.1 TREAZURE II 4.0 5.7 96.3 91.7 93.3 7.0 7.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 ZODIAC 6.0 7.0 96.3 93.3 95.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 INTRIGUE 2 4.7 6.7 95.0 91.7 93.3 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.8 IS-FRR-62 4.3 4.3 95.0 90.0 90.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 SWORD (NC-HF1) 5.3 7.3 95.0 90.0 93.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.5 BEACON (Z6300) 3.7 7.0 96.3 90.0 93.0 6.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 LACROSSE 6.0 6.0 93.3 90.0 93.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.4 GOTHAM 5.7 7.3 95.0 91.7 95.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 SPARTAN II 5.0 7.0 95.0 91.7 94.7 5.7 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 PSG-5RM 5.0 4.0 95.0 86.7 88.3 5.7 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.2 PST-4HES 5.0 7.0 93.3 90.0 95.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.2 IS-FRR-51 4.7 4.0 95.0 85.0 85.0 5.7 8.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 5.1 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 5.0 5.0 95.0 88.3 90.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.1 CASCADE 5.7 6.7 93.3 86.7 93.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.9 EPIC 4.3 4.3 95.0 83.3 86.7 5.7 7.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.8 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 4.7 4.3 95.0 88.3 88.3 5.7 7.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.8 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 7.7 7.3 93.3 86.7 90.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 ABERDEEN 4.7 3.3 93.3 83.3 85.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.0 4.2 PST-4CSD 6.7 6.3 76.7 90.0 90.0 3.7 3.3 2.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 3.9 BOREAL 3.0 4.3 88.3 81.7 88.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.6 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.1 6.8 4.5 5.9 1.3 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.4 0.7 C.V. (%) 14.5 12.0 4.1 3.0 3.6 13.1 8.6 17.6 11.1 10.2 15.0 16.8 8.0 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 TABLE A. 2010 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 MN2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY