TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL SPOT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SPARTAN II 8.0 4.7 96.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 BEACON (Z6300) 5.3 4.3 97.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 SWORD (NC-HF1) 7.7 4.3 97.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 PSG-5RM 7.7 5.0 98.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 7.3 4.7 97.7 8.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.4 PST-4HES 6.7 5.0 95.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 7.0 5.3 96.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 GOTHAM 7.7 4.0 96.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.9 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 6.7 4.3 97.0 8.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.9 FAIRMONT (TCD) 7.7 4.0 98.7 7.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.8 PSG 50C3 7.0 4.3 96.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 6.7 5.0 95.3 6.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 IS-FRR-62 7.3 6.0 98.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 TREAZURE II 4.7 4.3 97.0 7.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 ZODIAC 7.7 3.7 98.0 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 INTRIGUE 2 4.7 4.0 97.3 8.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.5 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 4.7 4.3 98.7 7.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.4 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 8.0 4.0 60.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.1 IS-FRR-51 7.0 5.0 92.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 PST-4CSD 7.0 5.0 88.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 LACROSSE 7.7 4.7 91.0 5.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.9 CASCADE 8.3 5.3 90.7 6.0 5.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.6 EPIC 7.7 5.0 74.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 ABERDEEN 7.0 5.0 70.0 3.7 3.3 2.3 2.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.1 BOREAL 8.0 5.7 55.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 1.7 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.7 2.6 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.1 8.9 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.7 C.V. (%) 12.6 12.5 6.5 15.0 17.5 22.5 17.8 15.6 16.4 12.9 14.5 10.6 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 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 271-450 151-240 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS