TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT SPRING SEEDLING COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP VIGOR SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 7C34 6.0 6.0 82.0 79.7 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.8 DLF-FRR 6162 6.3 7.3 97.0 88.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.8 NAVIGATOR II 6.3 5.0 76.7 74.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.0 8.0 7.8 PPG-FRT 101 6.0 5.3 72.7 73.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.8 PPG-FL 106 6.0 4.7 94.0 84.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.6 SEABREEZE GT 5.0 2.3 81.3 73.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.6 BAR FRT 5002 6.3 6.3 92.0 84.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.0 7.5 DLFPS-FRR/3068 6.0 5.3 65.0 64.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.5 SWORD 6.3 4.3 67.7 70.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.5 DLF-FRC 3338 7.7 5.3 89.3 80.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.4 PPG-FRC 113 7.3 6.0 92.7 77.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.4 DLFPS-FRC/3057 7.0 7.0 90.7 74.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 DLFPS-FRC/3060 7.3 6.3 89.0 80.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 MARVEL 6.3 6.0 68.3 67.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 MINIMUS 7.0 6.0 65.0 63.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 PST-4BEN 7.0 6.0 89.7 91.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.3 7.3 RAD-FC44 7.3 6.0 88.3 72.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 RAD-FR33R 5.3 5.7 96.0 84.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 RADAR 6.0 6.0 75.3 73.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 C14-OS3 7.0 6.3 88.0 81.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.1 DLFPS-FL/3060 6.0 5.0 93.0 83.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.1 RAD-FC32 6.3 6.0 87.7 78.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.1 BEACON 5.3 7.7 65.3 58.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 PPG-FRR 111 6.0 6.7 85.3 77.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 PST-4RUE 6.3 6.3 90.0 82.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.9 BAR VV-VP3-CT 7.3 5.0 85.0 78.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.8 BEUDIN 6.0 5.3 89.3 76.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.8 PPG-FRC 114 6.7 6.3 85.0 66.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.8 TH456 8.0 5.3 60.7 64.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.8 PST-4BND 6.3 5.3 85.7 80.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 PST-4DR4 5.7 6.7 86.0 83.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 RAD-FR47 6.0 5.7 61.0 57.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 KENT 6.0 5.7 77.0 67.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.6 PST-4ED4 5.7 6.3 86.7 78.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.6 DLFPS-FRR/3069 4.7 6.0 68.0 59.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 CASCADE 6.7 6.0 71.7 56.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 BOREAL 5.7 6.3 58.3 52.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.1 QUATRO 7.0 6.0 54.7 55.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 DLFPS-FL/3066 4.7 7.0 40.3 36.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 MNHD-14 5.0 6.3 45.3 40.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.6 7H7 5.3 5.7 51.3 53.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 BAR 6FR 126 6.0 6.7 34.0 27.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.8 62.8 50.9 2.2 2.0 0.8 1.0 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.0 C.V. (%) 13.9 16.2 30.4 28.4 13.2 11.9 7.2 8.4 15.1 13.3 13.4 14.9 8.4 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. 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 UNIFORM SHADE 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION