TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BRITTANY 2 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 RESOLUTE 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.8 BAR FO 131 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.8 BAR FT 132 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.8 CARDINAL II 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 DLF-FRR-3128 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.8 PPG-FRR 127 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.8 PST-4SHAD 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.8 RAD-FC59 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 DLFPS-FL-3104 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5Z2 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 DA5-RHF 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 PPG-FRR 132 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 PVF-HSY+ 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 STB1 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 FOXFIRE 2 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.6 GLADIATOR 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.6 SPHD-20 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 BYE 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.6 JAMESTOWN VII 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.6 KEVIN 6.3 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.6 QUATRO 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.5 BAR FRC 130 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.5 BOREAL 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.5 COMPASS II 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 6.5 NAI-CHU1 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.5 NAI-HAQ1+2 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.5 NAI-HTB2 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 PPG-FL 128 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.5 PPG-FRC-130 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.5 PPG-FRR-134 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 PST-4SWTM 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.5 PVF-MVP-2020 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.5 PVF-PDB-2020 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.5 5Z5 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 BAR FT 135 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.4 PPG-FRC 127 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.4 BAR FRC 123 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 SEABREEZE GT 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 DLFPS-FRC-3105 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 RAD-FR64 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.3 BAR FRL 122 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.1 LSD VALUE 2.5 3.7 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.0 0.8 C.V. (%) 18.5 21.3 9.8 9.0 7.9 7.9 7.8 8.0 7.5 7.2 4.0 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY RATINGS PERCENT GROUND COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER BRITTANY 2 6.0 6.7 7.0 98.3 86.0 97.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 RESOLUTE 6.0 7.7 6.3 98.3 76.0 97.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 BAR FO 131 5.0 6.7 7.3 99.0 72.3 95.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 BAR FT 132 5.3 5.3 7.3 94.0 77.0 95.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 CARDINAL II 6.0 6.0 6.7 92.3 85.7 93.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 DLF-FRR-3128 5.3 6.7 6.0 95.0 77.0 96.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 PPG-FRR 127 4.7 7.7 7.0 98.3 69.3 96.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 PST-4SHAD 6.7 6.7 7.3 95.7 82.7 94.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 RAD-FC59 4.7 8.0 6.0 99.0 77.7 97.7 5.0 7.3 7.0 DLFPS-FL-3104 5.7 6.0 6.7 96.7 90.0 97.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5Z2 5.7 5.3 6.0 92.3 88.3 98.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 DA5-RHF 5.7 6.7 5.7 97.7 86.0 98.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 PPG-FRR 132 6.0 6.3 7.0 97.0 69.3 93.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 PVF-HSY+ 5.0 7.0 6.7 94.3 91.0 97.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 STB1 5.7 6.7 6.3 98.7 82.0 97.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 FOXFIRE 2 5.7 6.0 5.3 94.0 85.7 95.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 GLADIATOR 6.3 7.3 6.3 98.0 89.7 97.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 SPHD-20 5.7 5.7 6.3 87.7 82.0 97.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 BYE 5.7 5.7 6.7 95.3 85.3 98.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 JAMESTOWN VII 4.7 6.0 6.0 97.0 76.7 95.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 KEVIN 6.0 7.0 7.0 95.3 72.7 93.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 QUATRO 4.7 6.3 8.0 99.0 65.3 95.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 BAR FRC 130 5.0 6.0 6.3 98.7 70.3 97.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 BOREAL 6.0 6.0 7.3 95.7 72.7 86.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 COMPASS II 4.7 7.0 5.0 98.7 79.3 97.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 NAI-CHU1 6.7 5.0 6.3 97.0 93.0 98.3 4.0 6.7 6.0 NAI-HAQ1+2 5.3 7.0 7.0 89.0 93.3 97.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 NAI-HTB2 4.7 7.0 5.7 99.0 80.3 98.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 PPG-FL 128 5.3 7.0 7.0 98.3 77.7 95.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 PPG-FRC-130 5.0 5.0 6.0 98.7 94.7 97.7 4.7 6.7 6.3 PPG-FRR-134 6.7 6.0 7.0 93.7 84.7 97.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 PST-4SWTM 5.0 6.0 5.7 95.0 88.7 98.3 4.3 7.0 5.7 PVF-MVP-2020 4.3 7.0 5.7 96.3 93.7 98.7 4.3 7.0 5.3 PVF-PDB-2020 5.0 6.0 6.7 98.7 86.3 98.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5Z5 4.7 6.0 6.3 97.7 86.7 98.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 BAR FT 135 5.0 6.7 6.0 98.3 83.7 97.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 PPG-FRC 127 5.0 6.7 6.0 98.3 87.7 99.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 BAR FRC 123 4.7 6.0 6.7 99.0 68.3 97.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 SEABREEZE GT 5.7 6.3 5.3 96.3 89.0 97.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 4.7 5.7 6.0 99.0 88.7 98.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 DLFPS-FRC-3105 5.0 4.7 6.0 98.0 69.3 97.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 RAD-FR64 5.3 6.3 6.7 97.3 93.3 97.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 BAR FRL 122 5.0 5.3 6.7 92.0 96.3 98.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 3.3 4.4 3.8 20.5 59.2 9.1 4.1 3.6 3.3 C.V. (%) 18.9 20.1 17.0 5.4 18.7 3.4 22.3 17.1 18.7 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. 2021 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2020 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 IA1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY