TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING DENSITY RATINGS PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP MEAN RESOLUTE (7H7) 6.0 6 7 8.0 95.0 95.0 99.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.8 MNHD-14 6.0 6 7 8.0 95.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 BEUDIN 5.0 6 6 7.0 95.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.6 DLFPS-FL/3060 6.0 6 6 7.0 99.0 95.0 99.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.6 DLFPS-FL/3066 6.0 6 7 7.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.5 MINIMUS 6.0 6 6 7.0 99.0 95.0 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 GLADIATOR (TH456) 5.0 6 7 8.0 95.0 95.0 99.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 6.0 6 6 7.0 95.0 95.0 99.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 BARPEARL (BAR FRT 5002) 5.0 6 7 7.0 91.7 99.0 99.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.2 PST-4BND 5.0 5 6 7.0 95.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.1 QUATRO 5.0 6 7 7.3 95.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 RAD-FR33R 5.0 5 6 7.0 95.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7C34 5.0 5 6 7.0 95.0 99.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.9 SANDRINE (BAR 6FR 126) 5.0 6 7 6.0 93.3 95.0 99.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 BAR VV-VP3-CT 5.0 6 6 7.0 91.7 95.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 BEACON 5.0 5 6 6.0 91.7 99.0 96.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 KENT 5.0 6 6 7.0 93.3 99.0 99.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.9 PST-4BEN 5.0 5 6 6.0 93.3 99.0 99.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 PST-4RUE 5.0 6 7 8.0 91.7 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.9 RAD-FR47 5.0 6 7 7.0 93.3 99.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 5.0 5 6 6.0 91.7 95.0 95.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.8 DLF-FRR 6162 5.0 6 6 7.0 93.3 99.0 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.8 NAVIGATOR II 6.0 6 7 6.0 95.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.8 RAD-FC44 5.0 5 6 6.0 90.0 95.0 99.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 BOREAL 5.0 6 6 7.0 95.0 95.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 5.0 5 7 6.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 DLF-FRC 3338 5.0 5 5 6.0 95.0 95.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 DLFPS-FRR/3068 5.0 5 6 6.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-FRR/3069 5.7 5 6 6.0 99.0 95.0 99.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 SWORD 5.0 5 6 6.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 DLFPS-FRC/3060 5.0 5 6 7.0 95.0 99.0 99.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.6 PST-4DR4 5.0 5 6 6.0 95.0 97.7 99.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.6 BOLSTER (C14-OS3) 5.0 5 6 7.0 95.0 96.3 99.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 MARVEL 5.0 5 6 6.0 99.0 95.0 99.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 DLFPS-FRC/3057 5.0 4 5 6.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 RADAR 4.3 5 5 6.0 93.3 95.0 95.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 SEABREEZE GT 4.0 4 5 6.0 91.7 95.0 95.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 MOMENTUM (PPG-FRC 114) 5.0 5 6 6.0 91.7 95.0 95.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.2 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 5.0 5 5 6.0 93.3 95.0 95.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 CASCADE 5.0 4 5 6.0 91.7 95.0 95.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.1 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 5.0 5 5 6.0 91.7 95.0 85.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.1 PST-4ED4 4.0 4 5 6.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.1 LSD VALUE 0.2 0 0 0.1 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.2 C.V. (%) 2.4 0 0 1.3 2.1 0.5 0.4 10.1 2.7 3.8 2.3 9.8 2.6 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. 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 ND1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 0-60 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY