TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MADISON (TRAFFIC STUDY), WI 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER TRAFFIC IN MAY-SEPTEMBER QUALITY RATINGS NAME JULY OCTOBER NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 63.3 61.7 65.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.8 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 53.3 80.0 63.0 5.3 6.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 TREAZURE II 53.3 76.7 63.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 53.3 78.3 72.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.6 INTRIGUE 2 50.0 76.7 67.3 5.3 6.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 4.3 4.5 PSG 50C3 60.0 71.7 67.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.5 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 53.3 71.7 59.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.5 PSG-5RM 53.3 65.0 65.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.4 FAIRMONT (TCD) 50.0 70.0 71.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.2 PST-4CSD 50.0 58.3 51.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 ZODIAC 36.7 66.7 60.3 4.3 5.7 3.7 2.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 IS-FRR-51 43.3 68.3 54.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.9 IS-FRR-62 50.0 70.0 55.0 5.3 5.3 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.8 LACROSSE 46.7 60.0 57.7 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.8 ABERDEEN 30.0 53.3 43.3 3.7 5.0 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.3 3.5 SPARTAN II 50.0 48.3 41.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.5 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 33.3 50.0 46.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 2.3 2.7 4.0 2.7 3.3 EPIC 36.7 33.3 38.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.0 3.2 CASCADE 30.0 58.3 30.7 3.7 4.7 3.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 BEACON (Z6300) 40.0 40.0 33.7 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 SWORD (NC-HF1) 46.7 43.3 36.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 2.0 2.0 3.7 2.3 3.0 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 11.7 36.7 22.0 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.0 3.3 2.3 2.5 PST-4HES 23.3 33.3 23.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.5 BOREAL 11.7 16.7 18.0 2.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 GOTHAM 11.7 21.7 12.3 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.1 LSD VALUE 23.2 42.9 17.7 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.7 C.V. (%) 32.1 37.2 23.1 16.6 15.6 23.1 19.3 19.7 19.4 21.5 11.8 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 WI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 - - 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY