TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 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 5Z2 4.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 DLFPS-FRC-3105 2.0 2.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 PPG-FRC 127 3.0 2.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.6 PPG-FRC-130 2.0 2.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 PPG-FRR 127 4.3 2.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.6 PPG-FRR-134 3.7 2.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 PVF-PDB-2020 2.7 2.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 REV (BYE) 2.7 2.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 5Z5 5.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 BAR FRC 123 1.7 1.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 BAR FRL 122 2.0 1.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 CARDINAL II 7.7 2.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.5 COMPASS II 2.7 2.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 FOXFIRE 2 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 JAMESTOWN VII 3.0 2.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 PPG-FRR 132 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.5 PST-4SWTM 2.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 PVF-HSY+ 4.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 PVF-MVP-2020 2.3 2.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 RAD-FC59 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 SPHD-20 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 BAR FO 131 4.7 2.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.4 KEVIN 5.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.4 RAD-FR64 6.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.4 STB1 4.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 3.0 2.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 BAR FT 135 4.3 2.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 BOREAL 4.7 3.0 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 BRITTANY 2 2.0 2.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 DLF-FRR-3128 4.7 2.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 NAI-CHU1 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 RESOLUTE 3.3 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 SEABREEZE GT 2.7 2.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 3.0 2.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 3.0 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 BAR FRC 130 2.0 1.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 3.7 2.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 DLFPS-FL-3104 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.2 GLADIATOR 3.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.2 PPG-FL 128 2.7 2.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 DA5-RHF 3.0 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 QUATRO 3.0 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 BAR FT 132 3.3 2.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.9 1.1 1.0 2.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 29.5 25.4 13.4 9.6 12.9 10.3 14.2 9.2 7.4 12.6 4.8 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 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 5Z2 2.0 2.7 4.0 80.0 85.7 97.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 DLFPS-FRC-3105 3.3 2.7 4.0 89.7 89.3 98.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 PPG-FRC 127 2.7 3.3 3.3 90.0 88.3 98.3 2.3 3.7 4.0 PPG-FRC-130 3.7 3.3 4.0 89.0 84.7 97.3 2.7 4.3 5.3 PPG-FRR 127 2.0 4.3 5.7 83.7 80.0 97.3 3.3 4.0 5.7 PPG-FRR-134 2.0 5.0 4.0 89.7 80.7 98.0 2.3 3.7 5.0 PVF-PDB-2020 3.7 3.0 2.7 87.3 96.0 98.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 REV (BYE) 3.3 3.3 4.7 89.7 90.3 98.0 2.7 4.0 5.0 5Z5 3.0 2.3 4.3 75.7 92.3 97.0 2.7 4.3 5.0 BAR FRC 123 1.3 2.3 4.0 96.7 80.3 98.3 2.7 3.7 3.3 BAR FRL 122 2.3 3.7 4.3 87.7 77.3 99.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 CARDINAL II 2.7 3.3 4.0 83.7 81.0 94.7 3.7 5.3 6.7 COMPASS II 3.0 4.0 4.0 88.7 83.3 95.7 3.0 4.7 4.7 FOXFIRE 2 3.0 3.0 5.3 73.3 89.0 96.0 3.3 5.0 6.3 JAMESTOWN VII 1.7 5.7 4.7 86.0 71.3 97.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 PPG-FRR 132 3.0 4.0 7.0 86.3 83.7 97.0 2.7 4.3 6.0 PST-4SWTM 4.0 4.0 3.0 82.0 73.3 98.3 3.3 4.0 5.3 PVF-HSY+ 2.3 3.3 5.7 83.0 82.3 97.7 3.0 4.7 4.7 PVF-MVP-2020 2.3 3.0 2.3 90.3 76.3 98.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 RAD-FC59 2.0 3.3 3.7 64.7 84.3 97.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 SPHD-20 6.0 6.0 2.0 70.3 68.0 99.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 BAR FO 131 1.7 3.7 4.3 94.3 52.3 95.3 4.3 6.3 8.0 KEVIN 3.3 3.3 5.3 76.0 82.3 94.7 3.7 6.0 6.0 RAD-FR64 2.3 4.0 6.7 82.0 80.0 95.7 3.3 6.0 7.3 STB1 3.0 5.7 6.7 78.7 60.0 98.0 3.0 4.0 6.3 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 6.3 3.7 3.0 84.0 71.0 98.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 BAR FT 135 2.3 6.0 4.7 89.7 61.0 94.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 BOREAL 5.7 4.0 7.0 69.7 65.3 90.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 BRITTANY 2 2.0 2.7 3.3 81.3 94.0 99.0 3.3 3.0 4.0 DLF-FRR-3128 2.3 3.0 6.0 90.3 77.0 97.3 3.3 4.0 6.3 NAI-CHU1 4.0 5.0 3.3 54.0 77.0 98.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 RESOLUTE 6.0 2.7 1.7 80.3 78.0 96.7 6.7 5.7 3.7 SEABREEZE GT 1.0 3.3 4.3 72.0 87.3 99.0 2.7 2.3 3.7 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 3.0 3.3 3.7 93.3 87.7 97.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 3.0 3.0 3.0 79.0 79.7 97.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 BAR FRC 130 3.0 1.3 3.7 94.7 85.7 97.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 2.7 2.3 2.7 91.7 79.3 98.3 3.7 4.3 3.0 DLFPS-FL-3104 4.7 2.0 1.7 56.0 83.7 98.3 8.3 4.7 3.3 GLADIATOR 3.7 4.0 4.0 77.0 88.7 98.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 PPG-FL 128 1.7 4.0 4.0 83.0 76.0 90.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 DA5-RHF 3.0 2.3 3.0 73.3 83.0 98.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 QUATRO 2.0 1.7 2.3 77.0 87.0 98.3 3.0 3.7 2.7 BAR FT 132 3.0 4.0 2.3 78.0 63.7 94.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 LSD VALUE 3.0 3.5 3.2 24.1 32.9 7.5 2.1 2.1 2.6 C.V. (%) 49.1 41.6 39.8 14.2 16.5 3.0 32.3 24.8 29.0 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 A. 2022 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 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY