TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN GOTHAM 80.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.9 BEACON (Z6300) 66.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 PSG 50C3 83.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 69.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 65.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 SPARTAN II 70.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.2 PST-4HES 56.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.1 FAIRMONT (TCD) 65.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 67.3 3.7 3.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 SWORD (NC-HF1) 55.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.9 ZODIAC 62.7 3.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 52.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 TREAZURE II 47.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 CASCADE 51.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 PSG-5RM 49.0 3.0 2.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.8 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 47.7 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 INTRIGUE 2 43.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.6 IS-FRR-51 39.0 2.7 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.5 EPIC 37.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.4 PST-4CSD 37.7 3.3 2.7 4.7 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 LACROSSE 36.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 3.0 3.1 IS-FRR-62 28.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 36.3 2.7 2.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 ABERDEEN 17.3 2.3 1.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.5 BOREAL 17.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 1.3 3.0 2.7 1.7 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.4 LSD VALUE 45.8 2.1 1.9 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.9 2.1 C.V. (%) 41.9 26.4 28.6 26.3 32.4 30.9 29.7 31.3 31.6 28.5 32.2 26.0 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. 2011 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 151-240 1.1-2.0 UNIFORM SHADE 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION