TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG OCT MEAN GOTHAM 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.7 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 8.0 6.6 SPARTAN II 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.6 PST-4HES 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.5 IS-FRR-51 6.3 8.3 5.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 6.4 PSG-5RM 6.3 8.0 4.7 4.0 8.0 8.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 8.0 6.4 IS-FRR-62 6.3 8.0 4.3 4.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.2 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 6.7 7.3 5.0 4.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.1 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 6.3 7.7 4.7 4.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 BEACON (Z6300) 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 PSG 50C3 5.7 7.3 4.3 4.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 7.7 5.8 SWORD (NC-HF1) 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 FAIRMONT (TCD) 6.3 8.0 4.0 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 5.7 LACROSSE 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 7.3 5.7 INTRIGUE 2 5.7 8.0 4.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 7.7 5.6 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 6.7 7.7 4.3 4.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 7.7 5.6 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 6.0 7.7 4.3 4.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 7.3 5.6 ZODIAC 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 5.6 CASCADE 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 5.5 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 PST-4CSD 5.3 7.0 4.3 4.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.5 TREAZURE II 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.5 ABERDEEN 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.2 EPIC 5.0 6.3 4.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 7.0 5.2 BOREAL 4.7 6.0 3.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.1 1.3 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.5 0.9 C.V. (%) 10.0 9.8 14.0 6.6 8.0 10.6 16.1 19.0 20.3 16.0 8.4 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 VA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 LIGHT SHADE 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS