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/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN GOTHAM 93.0 81.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.6 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 88.0 81.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.5 BEACON (Z6300) 79.3 77.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.2 SPARTAN II 90.3 77.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.1 PSG 50C3 75.3 66.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 67.7 63.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 SWORD (NC-HF1) 64.0 59.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 PST-4HES 75.0 73.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 ZODIAC 66.7 50.0 5.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 FAIRMONT (TCD) 67.7 50.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.9 CASCADE 60.3 58.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 TREAZURE II 54.0 51.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 63.7 46.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 44.7 45.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.1 PSG-5RM 59.0 31.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 ABERDEEN 53.3 39.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.6 IS-FRR-62 44.7 40.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 IS-FRR-51 44.7 34.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.5 INTRIGUE 2 46.0 32.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.4 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 48.3 30.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.4 EPIC 35.7 31.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 35.7 27.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.9 BOREAL 25.3 19.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 LACROSSE 27.7 18.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 2.7 3.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 PST-4CSD 17.7 13.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 LSD VALUE 36.0 28.5 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.6 C.V. (%) 34.9 35.5 19.8 18.7 19.0 20.8 23.5 22.0 24.3 22.2 24.6 18.4 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. 2012 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 4 1.1-2.0 DENSE SHADE 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION