TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SEEDLING COVER LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR FALL SPOT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MINIMUS 6.3 4.7 99.0 8.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 BEACON 5.3 4.7 98.7 8.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 DLFPS-FL/3066 7.0 5.0 99.0 8.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.8 PST-4BND 6.0 5.0 97.7 7.5 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 MNHD-14 6.7 4.7 99.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.5 TH456 6.7 5.0 99.0 7.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 7H7 7.3 4.7 98.7 8.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 DLF-FRC 3338 7.3 5.0 96.0 6.5 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 DLFPS-FL/3060 7.0 3.5 98.7 7.5 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.4 QUATRO 5.7 4.7 95.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 RADAR 6.7 5.0 94.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 PPG-FL 106 7.0 2.7 97.3 8.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 PPG-FRC 113 5.3 5.7 95.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 BAR VV-VP3-CT 6.3 5.0 93.0 7.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 DLFPS-FRC/3060 6.0 5.7 90.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.2 PPG-FRT 101 5.7 5.0 92.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 DLFPS-FRR/3068 7.0 4.3 88.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 7C34 6.3 5.0 96.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.9 C14-OS3 6.0 5.3 97.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 DLFPS-FRC/3057 6.0 5.0 91.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 PPG-FRC 114 7.3 4.7 92.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.8 RAD-FC32 8.3 4.7 91.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 RAD-FC44 8.3 4.7 90.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.8 MARVEL 7.0 5.0 86.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 CASCADE 6.0 5.7 91.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.5 DLF-FRR 6162 6.7 5.3 89.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 NAVIGATOR II 6.7 4.7 86.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 SWORD 7.3 2.3 91.7 7.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.5 BAR 6FR 126 6.3 5.0 61.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.4 DLFPS-FRR/3069 7.0 3.3 73.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.4 PST-4BEN 6.3 5.3 91.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 RAD-FR47 8.0 5.3 73.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 BAR FRT 5002 4.3 4.5 70.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 KENT 7.3 6.0 78.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 PPG-FRR 111 8.0 5.3 83.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 BEUDIN 4.0 5.0 66.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.2 SEABREEZE GT 5.0 2.0 86.7 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.2 PST-4DR4 7.3 4.7 81.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.1 PST-4ED4 7.3 5.0 70.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.1 RAD-FR33R 8.0 5.0 78.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.1 PST-4RUE 6.7 5.3 73.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 BOREAL 7.0 5.7 58.3 2.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.9 11.2 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 10.2 11.7 8.3 17.4 13.3 9.9 12.3 11.2 12.4 13.2 11.7 6.8 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 271-450 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS