TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP PATCH APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN CASCADE 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 DLFPS-FRR/3069 2.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 DLFPS-FRC/3060 4.7 2.3 6.0 5.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.2 7C34 3.0 2.3 4.7 6.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 MOMENTUM (PPG-FRC 114) 4.3 1.3 6.3 6.3 1.7 2.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 RAD-FR47 3.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 3.3 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 BOREAL 3.0 3.0 4.3 5.0 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 DLF-FRR 6162 3.3 2.0 5.0 5.7 2.7 2.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 DLFPS-FRC/3057 4.3 2.0 6.3 7.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 DLFPS-FRR/3068 2.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.9 PST-4BEN 2.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.9 RAD-FR33R 3.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 RADAR 4.7 1.7 6.0 5.7 1.7 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 3.7 2.7 5.0 5.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 KENT 3.7 2.3 4.3 5.7 2.7 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 MARVEL 3.3 2.3 4.7 5.7 2.3 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 NAVIGATOR II 3.7 2.7 5.0 5.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 PST-4BND 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 PST-4RUE 3.0 3.0 3.7 5.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 PST-4ED4 2.3 2.3 4.0 5.3 2.3 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.6 GLADIATOR (TH456) 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.5 SWORD 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 BEUDIN 3.7 3.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.4 BOLSTER (C14-OS3) 4.3 1.0 6.0 7.0 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 5.0 1.3 6.0 6.3 1.3 1.7 2.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.4 DLF-FRC 3338 4.0 1.3 6.3 6.7 1.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.4 MNHD-14 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 2.7 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.4 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 4.7 1.0 6.3 6.3 1.0 1.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 PST-4DR4 3.3 2.0 4.7 5.3 2.3 2.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 4.3 1.0 6.3 7.0 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.2 DLFPS-FL/3066 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 3.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.2 RAD-FC44 3.3 1.7 5.3 6.3 1.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.2 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 QUATRO 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.1 BARPEARL (BAR FRT 5002) 3.3 2.3 3.0 4.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 BAR VV-VP3-CT 4.3 1.0 5.3 6.3 1.3 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 BEACON 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 RESOLUTE (7H7) 5.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 1.7 1.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 DLFPS-FL/3060 5.0 3.3 5.7 6.0 3.3 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.8 MINIMUS 5.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 3.3 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.6 SEABREEZE GT 4.0 1.7 3.3 4.0 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 SANDRINE (BAR 6FR 126) 5.0 1.0 5.3 6.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.7 1.3 2.0 2.4 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.5 C.V. (%) 13.5 23.3 12.2 9.5 21.5 28.3 19.9 16.4 14.0 16.3 16.5 8.8 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. 2018 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS