TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MINIMUS 8.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 RADAR 7.7 8.0 8.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 DLF-FRR 6162 8.0 8.0 8.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 C14-OS3 7.7 8.0 8.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.4 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 7.0 8.0 8.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.4 RAD-FC44 7.0 8.0 8.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 PPG-FRC 114 7.7 8.0 8.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 8.0 8.0 8.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 PST-4BEN 7.3 8.0 8.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.5 KENT 7.0 8.0 8.0 3.5 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 6.5 5.4 MARVEL 8.0 8.0 8.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.4 PST-4RUE 7.0 8.0 7.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.7 5.4 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 7.7 8.0 8.0 3.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.4 CASCADE 7.0 7.7 8.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 DLF-FRC 3338 8.0 8.0 8.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 NAVIGATOR II 7.3 8.0 8.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 DLFPS-FRR/3069 7.0 8.0 8.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 DLFPS-FRR/3068 7.7 7.7 8.0 3.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 4.9 RAD-FR33R 8.0 8.0 8.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 6.0 4.9 7C34 7.7 8.0 8.0 2.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.6 DLFPS-FRC/3057 7.3 7.7 7.7 2.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 5.5 5.0 4.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 4.6 PST-4DR4 8.0 8.0 8.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 4.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.5 4.5 BAR VV-VP3-CT 7.3 7.7 8.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.4 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 7.5 8.0 8.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 5.5 4.2 DLFPS-FRC/3060 8.0 8.0 8.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.5 3.5 3.5 4.0 5.5 3.9 RAD-FR47 7.7 7.7 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 GLADIATOR (TH456) 7.0 7.0 8.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 5.0 3.2 PST-4ED4 7.3 7.3 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 2.9 QUATRO 7.0 8.0 9.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.6 BEACON 7.5 7.5 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 2.5 BAR 6FR 126 7.0 7.3 8.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 2.4 BOREAL 7.0 7.5 8.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 2.4 DLFPS-FL/3060 7.0 8.0 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.4 BEUDIN 7.0 7.0 8.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 2.3 RESOLUTE (7H7) 8.0 8.0 8.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 DLFPS-FL/3066 8.0 8.0 8.0 1.0 . . . . . . . . . 1.0 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) . . . 1.0 . . . . . . . . . 1.0 MNHD-14 . . . 1.0 . . . . . . . . . 1.0 PST-4BND . . . 1.0 . . . . . . . . . 1.0 SWORD 7.0 7.0 7.0 1.0 . . . . . . . . . 1.0 BAR FRT 5002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEABREEZE GT . 7.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . LSD VALUE 2.1 1.4 0.8 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.1 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.5 2.1 C.V. (%) 7.1 5.4 3.1 33.4 29.2 28.9 28.0 17.1 19.2 22.8 21.2 22.0 19.4 22.2 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 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER WINTER BROWN PATCH NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR JULY AUGUST MINIMUS 6.0 5.0 7.0 99.0 85.0 97.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 RADAR 6.7 6.0 7.3 98.3 95.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 3.3 DLF-FRR 6162 7.0 7.0 7.0 97.0 95.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 C14-OS3 6.7 5.7 6.3 94.7 78.3 92.7 5.3 4.0 3.0 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 6.0 5.7 7.0 92.3 92.3 99.0 5.3 5.3 3.3 RAD-FC44 6.0 5.0 6.0 92.0 80.0 95.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 PPG-FRC 114 5.7 5.3 6.7 89.0 86.7 96.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 5.0 5.7 7.0 84.0 85.0 94.3 5.0 4.3 2.7 PST-4BEN 5.3 5.7 6.3 73.3 80.7 94.7 5.0 6.0 3.3 KENT 6.0 4.5 6.0 87.5 82.5 98.0 5.5 3.5 3.0 MARVEL 5.0 4.0 6.0 92.0 75.0 90.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 PST-4RUE 5.0 5.0 6.3 70.0 68.3 79.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 4.7 4.7 6.3 88.3 83.3 96.3 5.3 4.3 2.7 CASCADE 5.0 4.3 5.7 83.3 78.3 90.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 DLF-FRC 3338 5.0 5.3 6.0 67.7 64.0 76.3 5.0 5.3 3.3 NAVIGATOR II 4.7 4.0 5.7 90.7 71.7 92.3 5.3 4.0 2.7 DLFPS-FRR/3069 5.3 5.0 6.0 81.7 73.3 96.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 DLFPS-FRR/3068 5.0 3.7 5.7 79.0 64.3 83.3 5.0 4.7 2.3 RAD-FR33R 4.5 5.0 6.0 66.0 65.0 84.5 6.0 5.5 4.0 7C34 4.0 4.0 5.7 65.0 55.0 73.3 5.3 5.7 3.3 DLFPS-FRC/3057 3.5 4.5 5.5 43.3 52.5 72.5 5.0 6.0 4.0 PST-4DR4 3.5 5.0 6.0 55.0 60.0 80.0 5.5 6.5 3.5 BAR VV-VP3-CT 4.0 4.3 5.7 75.0 68.3 83.3 5.0 5.3 3.0 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 3.5 4.0 5.5 57.5 55.0 68.5 5.5 5.0 3.0 DLFPS-FRC/3060 4.0 4.5 5.5 60.0 50.0 75.0 5.0 4.5 2.0 RAD-FR47 4.5 5.5 5.0 34.3 47.5 45.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 GLADIATOR (TH456) 4.0 4.0 5.0 50.0 50.0 75.0 5.0 8.0 4.0 PST-4ED4 2.3 3.0 4.0 35.0 28.3 51.7 5.0 5.0 3.0 QUATRO 2.0 2.0 3.0 35.0 20.0 35.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 BEACON 2.5 3.0 4.5 22.5 22.5 37.5 5.0 7.0 4.0 BAR 6FR 126 2.5 3.0 5.0 26.7 20.0 32.5 5.0 4.5 2.0 BOREAL 3.0 4.0 5.0 55.0 50.0 50.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 DLFPS-FL/3060 2.0 2.0 3.0 35.0 20.0 40.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 BEUDIN 1.5 2.0 3.5 17.5 15.0 20.0 . 7.0 5.0 RESOLUTE (7H7) 2.0 2.0 3.0 30.0 20.0 17.5 5.0 7.0 3.0 DLFPS-FL/3066 . . . 95.0 . . . . . JETTY (PPG-FL 106) . . . . . . . . . MNHD-14 . . . . . . . . . PST-4BND . . . . . . . . . SWORD . . . 25.0 . . . . . BAR FRT 5002 . . . . . . . . . SEABREEZE GT . . . . . 20.0 . . . LSD VALUE 4.2 3.9 4.2 45.6 55.9 40.6 2.1 2.8 3.4 C.V. (%) 31.9 26.5 21.4 29.1 32.6 23.6 9.1 20.0 27.2 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY