TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RADAR 8.0 8.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 5.8 PPG-FRC 113 7.7 8.7 8.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 5.6 C14-OS3 7.7 8.3 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 4.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 5.4 DLF-FRC 3338 8.0 8.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 5.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 5.4 BAR 6FR 126 7.0 8.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 3.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.0 5.2 DLFPS-FRR/3069 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.2 PPG-FRC 114 8.0 8.7 9.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 5.2 CASCADE 7.0 8.3 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 5.0 DLFPS-FRC/3060 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 2.3 5.0 BAR VV-VP3-CT 7.7 8.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 4.9 PPG-FRR 111 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.9 PPG-FRT 101 7.0 8.3 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.9 RAD-FC44 8.7 8.3 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 3.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 2.0 4.9 DLFPS-FRC/3057 8.0 7.7 8.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 3.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 2.3 4.8 7C34 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 4.7 DLFPS-FRR/3068 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.7 NAVIGATOR II 8.0 8.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 3.3 3.0 2.3 3.3 2.7 4.7 DLF-FRR 6162 8.0 7.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.6 MARVEL 8.0 8.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.7 4.6 PST-4BEN 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 2.7 4.6 PST-4DR4 7.7 7.3 8.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 2.7 2.3 3.3 2.3 4.6 KENT 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.7 2.3 4.4 MINIMUS 7.7 8.0 9.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 4.4 RAD-FC32 8.7 8.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.7 4.4 RAD-FR47 8.3 7.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.3 4.3 PST-4ED4 7.7 7.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.0 4.2 QUATRO 6.7 7.3 9.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 3.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 4.2 PST-4RUE 8.0 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.0 4.1 RAD-FR33R 8.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.0 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 4.1 BOREAL 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.7 4.0 7H7 8.0 7.7 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 3.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.9 TH456 7.3 7.0 9.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.0 3.9 BEUDIN 7.0 6.7 9.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 3.0 1.7 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.8 BEACON 7.3 7.0 9.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 2.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.0 3.7 DLFPS-FL/3066 7.3 7.3 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 3.7 DLFPS-FL/3060 8.0 8.0 9.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 6.3 7.0 4.7 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 3.6 SEABREEZE GT 7.0 7.0 8.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 3.3 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.3 3.6 BAR FRT 5002 7.0 7.0 8.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 3.5 MNHD-14 8.0 7.0 8.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.4 PST-4BND 8.0 7.7 8.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.3 PPG-FL 106 8.0 7.3 9.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.1 SWORD 7.7 7.3 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 3.1 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.1 2.0 2.6 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.6 0.9 C.V. (%) 5.3 7.4 3.6 9.0 8.9 7.7 10.1 12.4 21.8 41.7 37.0 37.0 27.1 41.1 12.5 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 14. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT SEEDLING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER WINTER DOLLAR PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS NAME VIGOR SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR SPOT NOVEMBER DECEMBER JAN_2016 RADAR 7.3 8.0 6.7 4.0 99.0 63.3 71.7 7.7 9.0 93.0 99.0 99.0 PPG-FRC 113 7.3 8.3 6.0 4.0 99.0 68.3 70.0 7.0 9.0 90.0 99.0 99.0 C14-OS3 7.3 7.3 5.7 3.7 98.3 61.7 65.0 7.7 9.0 85.0 95.0 97.3 DLF-FRC 3338 7.7 7.7 5.7 3.3 98.7 50.0 50.0 7.3 9.0 88.3 96.3 97.3 BAR 6FR 126 8.3 8.7 5.0 2.7 99.0 45.0 33.3 7.0 8.3 93.3 97.7 98.7 DLFPS-FRR/3069 7.0 6.7 4.3 3.7 98.7 66.7 65.0 7.0 7.7 86.7 96.3 97.7 PPG-FRC 114 7.7 7.7 5.3 3.7 97.7 58.3 63.3 7.3 9.0 85.0 94.3 96.3 CASCADE 7.7 7.0 5.3 3.7 98.7 50.0 53.3 7.0 8.0 94.7 97.3 97.3 DLFPS-FRC/3060 7.7 7.3 4.0 3.3 99.0 47.7 36.0 7.0 8.7 93.0 97.7 98.7 BAR VV-VP3-CT 8.3 7.7 5.0 2.7 98.7 41.7 33.3 7.0 9.0 93.0 97.7 97.7 PPG-FRR 111 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.3 99.0 48.3 61.7 7.0 8.3 88.3 99.0 99.0 PPG-FRT 101 8.0 8.0 5.3 3.0 99.0 50.0 45.0 6.3 8.7 88.3 96.3 97.3 RAD-FC44 7.7 7.3 4.0 3.0 98.3 38.3 39.3 8.0 8.7 88.3 96.3 97.3 DLFPS-FRC/3057 8.0 7.0 3.7 3.0 98.3 38.3 33.3 7.0 9.0 86.7 93.3 96.0 7C34 8.3 6.7 5.0 3.0 98.7 50.0 51.7 6.7 8.3 88.0 97.7 97.7 DLFPS-FRR/3068 7.3 7.0 4.0 3.0 98.7 41.7 40.0 7.0 7.3 86.7 97.7 97.7 NAVIGATOR II 7.7 6.7 5.3 3.3 99.0 50.0 51.7 7.3 8.0 91.7 97.7 99.0 DLF-FRR 6162 6.7 6.7 4.0 3.7 98.3 48.3 53.3 6.3 8.3 84.7 94.7 97.3 MARVEL 7.7 7.0 5.7 3.0 98.7 45.0 41.7 7.0 7.7 90.0 99.0 99.0 PST-4BEN 8.0 6.3 4.0 3.3 94.7 43.3 43.3 7.3 8.3 90.0 94.7 97.3 PST-4DR4 7.3 6.7 4.0 3.3 98.7 48.3 43.3 7.0 7.3 88.0 94.7 97.3 KENT 7.7 6.7 5.3 2.7 98.7 33.3 45.0 7.0 7.3 90.0 96.3 97.3 MINIMUS 6.3 7.3 3.7 2.3 99.0 29.0 27.0 8.0 8.7 85.0 97.7 99.0 RAD-FC32 7.3 6.7 3.3 2.0 98.7 31.3 22.0 7.7 8.3 81.7 94.7 96.0 RAD-FR47 7.7 6.7 4.0 3.0 97.3 31.7 39.3 8.0 6.7 81.7 94.7 97.3 PST-4ED4 7.7 6.7 4.0 2.7 98.7 21.7 28.3 6.7 8.3 86.7 97.7 97.7 QUATRO 6.3 7.7 3.3 1.7 98.7 24.3 13.7 6.7 8.0 78.3 96.0 97.7 PST-4RUE 7.0 6.0 4.0 2.7 96.0 31.7 36.7 7.0 8.0 80.0 91.7 95.3 RAD-FR33R 7.0 6.3 3.3 2.3 97.3 12.0 20.0 8.0 7.0 88.3 95.0 97.0 BOREAL 8.0 7.3 4.7 2.0 99.0 13.3 16.7 6.7 7.7 93.0 97.7 99.0 7H7 6.7 6.3 2.0 1.0 98.7 3.0 1.0 8.0 8.3 80.0 94.3 97.3 TH456 6.7 7.0 2.7 1.7 98.3 8.7 8.7 7.0 8.3 81.7 94.7 97.3 BEUDIN 6.7 6.7 4.3 2.0 98.3 10.0 9.3 5.0 7.7 83.3 96.3 98.3 BEACON 5.7 5.7 2.7 1.3 96.0 6.3 4.7 7.3 8.3 73.3 91.3 94.7 DLFPS-FL/3066 6.7 6.0 3.3 1.3 99.0 2.7 3.0 7.3 8.7 78.3 96.3 98.3 DLFPS-FL/3060 6.0 6.3 3.7 1.3 98.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 8.7 70.0 93.3 97.0 SEABREEZE GT 3.7 5.7 3.7 2.0 91.7 8.7 11.3 6.0 9.0 50.0 85.0 88.3 BAR FRT 5002 7.0 6.7 1.7 1.3 98.7 4.0 2.3 5.3 8.3 85.0 97.7 98.7 MNHD-14 6.7 5.7 2.3 1.0 96.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 8.3 76.7 93.0 93.0 PST-4BND 6.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 96.3 1.0 1.0 7.0 8.3 75.0 93.0 94.7 PPG-FL 106 5.0 5.3 1.0 1.0 94.3 1.0 1.0 7.0 8.3 75.0 90.0 94.3 SWORD 3.7 5.7 2.0 1.3 90.0 3.3 2.3 7.0 8.3 48.3 80.0 83.3 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.1 4.2 1.1 2.1 33.2 31.9 0.6 1.0 11.2 5.7 4.0 C.V. (%) 11.2 9.5 44.4 27.1 1.4 61.0 59.6 5.7 6.7 8.5 3.5 2.5 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS