TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ST. PAUL (LAWN), MN 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC GROUND COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS-FL/3060 5.3 84.7 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.9 GLADIATOR (TH456) 4.3 92.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.9 RESOLUTE (7H7) 6.3 94.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.9 BEACON 3.7 92.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 DLFPS-FL/3066 5.3 83.7 8.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.6 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 6.3 90.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.6 MINIMUS 4.7 85.0 8.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 MNHD-14 5.3 72.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.9 SWORD 5.7 73.7 8.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.9 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 6.3 73.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 PST-4BND 5.0 96.0 7.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 C14-OS3 6.0 73.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.6 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 5.3 70.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.6 DLF-FRC 3338 5.7 83.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.6 PPG-FRC 114 7.0 76.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.6 BAR VV-VP3-CT 5.7 73.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.5 6.3 5.4 BEUDIN 3.7 80.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 7.3 5.4 DLFPS-FRC/3057 5.7 70.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 RAD-FC44 6.3 90.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 3.7 80.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 DLFPS-FRC/3060 6.0 74.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 RADAR 6.7 70.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.2 BAR FRT 5002 3.0 81.3 8.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.1 BAR 6FR 126 4.3 90.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 7C34 6.7 77.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 QUATRO 6.0 82.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 PST-4RUE 6.7 72.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.6 SEABREEZE GT 4.0 67.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 4.6 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 6.7 62.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 DLF-FRR 6162 6.0 76.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 DLFPS-FRR/3068 7.7 46.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.4 DLFPS-FRR/3069 5.3 84.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.4 MARVEL 6.3 76.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 PST-4BEN 6.3 72.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 PST-4DR4 6.0 65.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.4 CASCADE 7.3 76.3 7.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 RAD-FR33R 6.7 62.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 RAD-FR47 7.0 62.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 NAVIGATOR II 6.0 71.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.2 BOREAL 6.3 79.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.1 KENT 5.3 60.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.1 PST-4ED4 5.7 64.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.2 36.3 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 12.9 19.1 24.6 10.8 12.2 13.1 11.9 13.0 10.6 6.6 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. 2017 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 MN2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION