TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ST. PAUL (FAIRWAY/TRAFFIC), MN 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GROUND GENETIC SPRING COVER DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL SPOT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RESOLUTE (7H7) 7.0 4.3 90.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.1 PPG-FRT 101 5.3 6.7 95.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.9 RADAR 7.0 5.0 92.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.8 BAR FRT 5002 2.0 3.0 91.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-FRC/3057 6.3 5.0 94.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 DLFPS-FRC/3060 6.0 6.7 93.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 BAR VV-VP3-CT 6.3 7.0 90.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.6 C14-OS3 5.0 5.0 91.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.6 DLFPS-FL/3060 5.3 4.7 92.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.6 PPG-FRC 114 8.0 5.3 96.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.6 PPG-FRC 113 6.3 6.0 90.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.5 RAD-FC32 7.0 2.7 85.3 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.5 BAR 6FR 126 4.3 6.0 92.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.4 BEUDIN 1.0 3.0 81.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 DLF-FRC 3338 5.7 5.0 84.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 GLADIATOR (TH456) 5.7 3.7 86.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 6.3 3.3 83.0 8.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 BEACON 5.7 4.7 83.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.9 MINIMUS 6.3 4.3 77.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.9 MNHD-14 6.7 3.3 93.3 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.9 RAD-FC44 6.7 3.7 83.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.9 SWORD 6.3 4.0 87.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.9 DLFPS-FL/3066 7.3 4.0 86.7 8.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.8 SEABREEZE GT 3.7 4.7 89.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 CASCADE 5.3 7.3 91.0 7.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.6 PST-4BND 6.3 3.3 88.0 8.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.5 7C34 4.3 4.3 83.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.4 QUATRO 4.3 5.0 85.0 7.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.4 DLF-FRR 6162 4.0 5.7 84.3 3.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 NAVIGATOR II 5.0 6.0 75.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 MARVEL 4.0 6.3 72.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 2.7 2.0 3.3 3.9 PST-4BEN 5.3 5.7 70.3 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.7 2.7 2.0 3.3 3.9 DLFPS-FRR/3069 3.7 4.7 72.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.8 PPG-FRR 111 5.3 6.0 71.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 3.8 PST-4DR4 4.3 6.7 74.3 2.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 2.7 2.0 2.7 3.8 RAD-FR47 5.7 5.3 72.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.8 BOREAL 2.7 4.7 82.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 2.3 3.3 3.7 RAD-FR33R 6.0 6.3 72.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.0 2.0 3.3 3.7 DLFPS-FRR/3068 4.3 3.7 72.0 2.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.3 1.7 2.7 3.6 KENT 4.0 6.3 67.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 2.3 2.0 3.3 3.5 PST-4ED4 4.3 5.0 74.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.3 1.7 2.3 3.3 PST-4RUE 5.3 5.3 59.7 2.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.3 1.3 2.7 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.2 10.2 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 12.9 15.2 7.8 13.5 10.0 11.9 12.0 15.2 14.1 16.2 14.0 7.4 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. 2016 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 MN3 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 NO IRRIGATION