TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PUYALLUP, WA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL FALL GENETIC COVER WINTER COLOR COLOR RED THREAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER COLOR NOVEMBER DECEMBER JAN JUN SEP MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BEACON (Z6300) 5.7 99.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 9.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 8.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 SPARTAN II 5.7 99.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 8.0 9.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 9.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 FAIRMONT (TCD) 6.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 7.3 9.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.9 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 7.3 99.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 7.0 9.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.9 PST-4HES 6.0 99.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.7 9.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 GOTHAM 5.3 99.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 8.3 9.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 8.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 IS-FRC-33 5.7 99.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 9.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 SWORD (NC-HF1) 5.3 99.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 8.0 9.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 8.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 INTRIGUE 2 5.7 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 ZODIAC 5.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 9.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.5 LACROSSE 5.7 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.7 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 PSG 50C3 7.0 99.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 9.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.4 TREAZURE II 5.3 99.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 7.7 9.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 IS-FRC-35 4.7 99.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 9.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 IS-FRR-62 5.0 99.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 9.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 5.0 99.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 9.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 EPIC 5.3 99.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 9.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.8 PSG-5RM 4.3 99.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 8.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.6 CASCADE 4.3 99.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 6.7 8.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.5 IS-FRR-51 5.3 99.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 8.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 ABERDEEN 4.7 99.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 8.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 3.0 97.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 8.0 9.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 PST-4CSD 3.7 97.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 8.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.1 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 5.0 97.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 8.0 4.3 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 3.9 BOREAL 3.0 93.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 5.7 7.3 3.3 2.3 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.2 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.6 0.7 1.8 0.8 1.4 0.5 1.2 0.8 2.1 1.1 1.4 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.6 C.V. (%) 17.4 1.0 10.5 17.1 9.7 11.6 3.8 16.1 13.3 20.8 14.9 16.2 20.2 15.5 12.6 14.6 14.5 12.4 7.6 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 WA3 SAND 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY