TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PYTHIUM ESTABLISH- MESOTRIONE WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME BLIGHT MENT INJURY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BAR FRT 5002 8.7 78.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 PPG-FRT 101 6.3 85.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.8 RAD-FC32 7.7 81.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 BEUDIN 9.0 70.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 RAD-FC44 6.0 80.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 BAR VV-VP3-CT 7.3 78.3 3.3 5.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 PPG-FRR 111 8.3 76.7 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 RADAR 7.3 85.0 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 DLFPS-FRC/3057 5.3 83.3 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.2 PST-4BEN 7.7 76.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 PST-4DR4 7.0 70.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 CASCADE 6.7 83.3 5.3 3.7 2.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 DLFPS-FRC/3060 4.7 83.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 MARVEL 9.0 76.7 3.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.9 NAVIGATOR II 8.7 73.3 3.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 PPG-FRC 114 4.0 80.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.9 7C34 7.3 83.3 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 BAR 6FR 126 3.0 83.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 DLF-FRR 6162 8.0 76.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.8 DLFPS-FRR/3068 8.3 75.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.8 DLFPS-FRR/3069 7.0 66.7 3.7 4.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 KENT 8.3 78.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 PST-4ED4 8.3 80.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.8 RAD-FR47 8.0 71.7 4.7 5.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.8 BOREAL 8.3 75.0 4.0 4.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.6 DLF-FRC 3338 3.0 83.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.6 PPG-FRC 113 4.3 83.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.6 RAD-FR33R 8.3 73.3 3.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.6 PPG-FL 106 9.0 56.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.5 SEABREEZE GT 9.0 40.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.4 7H7 9.0 63.3 8.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 BEACON 9.0 63.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 C14-OS3 2.7 83.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 PST-4BND 9.0 56.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 PST-4RUE 7.7 71.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 QUATRO 9.0 66.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.1 MINIMUS 9.0 60.0 8.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 DLFPS-FL/3066 9.0 63.3 7.7 4.3 3.3 6.0 2.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.8 MNHD-14 9.0 56.7 8.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.8 DLFPS-FL/3060 9.0 66.7 8.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 TH456 9.0 58.3 7.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 SWORD 9.0 46.7 7.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 2.3 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 2.5 10.1 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.4 2.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.1 C.V. (%) 20.2 9.1 14.6 13.9 21.7 15.1 25.6 13.4 14.1 12.7 12.6 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS