TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SEEDLING COVER COVER COVER LEAF RED MELTING ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR SPRING SUMMER FALL SPOT THREAD OUT MENT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PPG-FRC 113 7.0 4.3 97.7 97.7 97.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 69.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 PPG-FRC 114 7.7 5.0 97.7 97.7 97.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 76.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 DLF-FRC 3338 7.7 5.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 83.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 RAD-FC32 8.7 5.0 97.7 97.7 98.3 9.0 7.0 5.7 76.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 RADAR 6.0 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.0 8.0 6.3 83.3 6.3 7.7 8.3 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 DLFPS-FRC/3060 7.3 4.3 98.7 98.7 98.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 80.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 C14-OS3 6.0 4.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 7.0 5.3 83.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-FRC/3057 7.3 5.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.7 8.0 5.7 88.3 7.7 8.3 8.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.8 DLFPS-FRR/3068 7.0 4.3 97.7 98.7 99.0 8.7 6.7 6.0 76.7 6.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.8 PPG-FRR 111 7.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 81.7 5.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 RAD-FC44 8.0 5.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.7 7.3 6.3 80.0 7.0 9.0 7.7 5.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 7C34 7.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.7 6.3 5.3 81.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 BAR 6FR 126 5.0 5.3 97.7 97.7 97.7 9.0 7.3 5.3 78.3 6.0 6.7 8.0 5.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.5 BAR VV-VP3-CT 6.0 5.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.3 6.3 6.0 85.0 5.7 7.7 7.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.5 NAVIGATOR II 7.0 5.3 97.7 97.7 97.7 8.3 6.0 4.7 78.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.5 PPG-FRT 101 6.0 4.7 94.7 97.3 97.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 76.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 PST-4BEN 7.0 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 86.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 PST-4DR4 7.0 4.7 96.0 97.7 97.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 80.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 DLF-FRR 6162 7.7 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.3 5.0 5.0 86.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 KENT 6.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 3.7 5.0 80.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 MARVEL 6.7 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.3 4.3 5.0 86.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 PST-4RUE 7.0 4.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.0 4.3 5.0 86.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.2 RAD-FR33R 8.3 5.3 97.3 97.3 97.0 9.0 4.7 4.7 83.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 RAD-FR47 8.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 8.7 4.3 4.0 80.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 BEUDIN 5.7 3.7 97.3 97.3 97.3 8.7 8.3 4.0 75.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 4.3 2.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 MINIMUS 5.0 3.7 97.7 97.7 97.7 9.0 7.7 3.0 71.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 3.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 PST-4ED4 7.0 4.3 97.7 97.7 98.3 8.3 5.0 5.3 76.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.9 TH456 5.0 5.0 96.3 96.3 97.7 9.0 8.0 3.3 65.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 BOREAL 4.3 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 4.0 3.7 95.0 5.7 7.7 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 CASCADE 6.3 5.0 97.7 97.7 68.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 75.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 DLFPS-FL/3060 6.0 4.0 96.3 96.3 97.7 8.7 7.0 3.3 68.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 MNHD-14 5.3 3.0 93.0 95.7 97.7 8.3 7.3 2.7 45.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 SEABREEZE GT 5.7 1.7 91.0 92.7 94.3 8.0 8.0 4.7 36.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 7H7 5.3 4.0 93.0 94.7 96.3 8.7 7.3 3.0 55.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 BEACON 5.3 4.0 93.0 93.0 97.0 9.0 7.7 2.7 58.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 4.0 2.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.6 DLFPS-FL/3066 5.0 3.7 97.7 97.7 97.7 9.0 8.0 3.3 73.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 3.7 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.6 DLFPS-FRR/3069 6.3 3.3 96.0 96.0 97.0 8.3 5.3 4.3 80.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 2.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.6 BAR FRT 5002 5.3 4.0 96.0 97.7 98.3 9.0 7.3 3.0 71.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 4.0 1.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 PPG-FL 106 6.3 2.0 91.3 93.0 93.7 8.0 7.0 3.3 51.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 QUATRO 4.7 3.3 93.7 94.7 96.3 7.7 6.0 1.0 55.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 2.0 2.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.1 SWORD 5.3 1.3 93.0 94.7 97.0 8.7 7.7 3.7 33.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 3.7 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 PST-4BND 5.3 4.3 94.3 96.0 96.0 7.0 8.0 3.3 60.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 3.0 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.2 2.3 10.1 7.9 27.2 4.0 1.5 1.2 16.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.8 C.V. (%) 11.9 27.6 3.7 2.8 8.2 13.4 14.4 17.5 13.8 12.3 11.5 13.1 21.5 22.0 22.0 18.3 14.7 9.3 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 MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 376-500 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS