TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PUYALLUP, WA 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING WINTER RED THREAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP COLOR MAY OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEBER FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PST-4HES 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 SPARTAN II 6.0 5.3 5.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.9 SWORD (NC-HF1) 6.3 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.9 BEACON (Z6300) 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 GOTHAM 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.4 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 INTRIGUE 2 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 6.7 6.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 ZODIAC 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 FAIRMONT (TCD) 6.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 TREAZURE II 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.9 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.8 IS-FRR-62 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 PSG 50C3 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.6 PSG-5RM 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.6 PST-4CSD 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.6 BOREAL 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 3.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.5 CASCADE 6.3 6.0 4.7 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 IS-FRR-51 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 LACROSSE 6.3 5.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.4 EPIC 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 ABERDEEN 6.3 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.0 3.0 1.2 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.4 0.5 C.V. (%) 8.1 13.9 11.1 25.2 18.7 18.6 15.7 11.6 11.6 13.9 16.6 13.8 13.4 10.9 14.5 14.8 14.2 13.0 6.8 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 WA3 SAND 4.6-5.5 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY