TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLF-FRC 3338 7.3 6.0 41.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.2 DLFPS-FRC/3057 7.0 5.3 50.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.2 PPG-FRC 114 7.3 5.3 46.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.2 7C34 7.0 5.0 55.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.1 C14-OS3 6.7 5.0 50.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 6.9 PPG-FRC 113 6.7 5.7 45.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.9 RADAR 7.3 5.3 45.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 BAR FRT 5002 5.7 4.0 43.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.5 BAR 6FR 126 6.3 5.7 65.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 DLFPS-FRR/3068 7.0 4.3 38.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 RAD-FC44 8.0 5.7 55.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 DLF-FRR 6162 7.0 4.7 41.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.2 PPG-FRT 101 6.3 5.7 51.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 BAR VV-VP3-CT 6.7 5.7 51.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 RAD-FR47 7.7 5.7 43.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 MARVEL 6.3 5.7 51.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.9 DLFPS-FRR/3069 6.3 4.7 45.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.6 DLFPS-FRC/3060 6.7 5.0 48.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 PST-4ED4 8.0 5.3 48.3 5.0 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.4 RAD-FC32 7.3 5.0 46.7 7.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 RAD-FR33R 7.0 4.0 36.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 NAVIGATOR II 7.3 4.7 58.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 PPG-FRR 111 8.0 4.3 40.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.2 KENT 6.7 4.7 51.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 PST-4BEN 7.3 5.0 40.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 4.9 BOREAL 5.3 5.7 55.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 CASCADE 6.0 5.0 58.3 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 BEUDIN 5.3 4.7 35.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 QUATRO 7.3 5.7 38.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 PST-4RUE 8.0 5.0 40.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.4 BEACON 6.0 4.7 43.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 MNHD-14 7.0 4.3 38.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 7H7 7.3 4.7 31.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.2 DLFPS-FL/3066 7.3 4.7 31.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.2 PST-4DR4 8.0 5.0 36.7 3.7 2.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.2 DLFPS-FL/3060 7.3 4.3 35.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 4.3 3.9 SEABREEZE GT 7.3 5.0 20.0 3.0 2.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.8 TH456 6.3 4.7 35.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.8 PST-4BND 7.3 5.3 48.3 6.0 4.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 PPG-FL 106 7.3 4.3 25.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.7 3.3 SWORD 7.3 4.7 28.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 MINIMUS 7.3 4.0 43.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.8 LSD VALUE 1.0 2.1 10.4 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.2 C.V. (%) 8.8 15.7 15.1 15.9 21.5 18.6 20.1 17.2 17.3 14.2 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. 2015 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2014 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 CT1 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 - FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS