TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 7.0 91.7 90.0 97.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 FAIRMONT (TCD) 6.7 91.7 90.0 89.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.9 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 5.7 85.0 90.0 96.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 ZODIAC 6.0 90.0 88.3 92.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 INTRIGUE 2 4.3 86.7 88.3 93.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.5 PSG 50C3 7.0 90.0 86.7 95.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.4 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 4.7 88.3 90.0 94.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 TREAZURE II 5.0 90.0 90.0 92.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.2 LACROSSE 6.3 88.3 85.0 79.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.1 BEACON (Z6300) 4.0 86.7 86.7 95.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 4.7 78.3 85.0 76.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 EPIC 3.0 83.3 81.7 71.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 IS-FRR-51 3.0 88.3 80.0 93.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 8.0 88.3 85.0 90.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 PSG-5RM 5.0 85.0 80.0 92.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 IS-FRR-62 4.7 76.7 78.3 91.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 CASCADE 5.7 83.3 80.0 86.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.9 ABERDEEN 2.7 83.3 80.0 92.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 SPARTAN II 4.3 65.0 73.3 81.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 GOTHAM 4.3 56.7 76.7 76.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.4 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 5.0 80.0 78.3 87.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.4 PST-4HES 4.0 63.3 73.3 84.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.2 SWORD (NC-HF1) 4.7 61.7 71.7 82.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.2 BOREAL 1.7 63.3 63.3 80.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 PST-4CSD 4.3 45.0 65.0 79.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 LSD VALUE 0.8 20.4 19.4 36.8 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.1 C.V. (%) 10.5 14.7 11.3 14.0 17.6 18.4 15.7 15.8 17.2 18.8 12.9 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.6-7.0 151-270 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY