TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP DENNSITY DENSITY SEPTEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DLFPS-FRC-3105 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 COMPASS II 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.9 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 8.0 8.0 6.9 BRITTANY 2 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.8 PPG-FRC-130 7.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.8 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 BAR FRC 130 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 PVF-HSY+ 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 BAR FRL 122 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.5 BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.5 DA5-RHF 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.5 NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.5 ACCENTUATE (PVF-PDB-2020) 7.3 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.5 RESONANCE (NAI-CHU1) 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.5 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 7.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.5 JAMESTOWN VII 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.4 PPG-FRR-134 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 PST-4SWTM 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 PVF-MVP-2020 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.4 BAR FT 135 7.0 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 HARBOR MR (PPG-FRR 132) 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 BAR FO 131 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.2 BAR FRC 123 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 FRENZY (BYE) 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 QUATRO 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 SPHD-20 7.0 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 7.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.2 5Z2 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 HYPE (5Z5) 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.1 RAD-FC59 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.1 RESOLUTE 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 DLFPS-FL-3104 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 GLADIATOR 7.0 5.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 MESO (STB1) 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 BAR FT 132 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 CARDINAL II 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 FOXFIRE 2 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 SEABREEZE GT 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.8 DLF-FRR-3128 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 RAD-FR64 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 BOREAL 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 KEVIN 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.5 1.0 1.7 2.1 0.6 C.V. (%) 6.0 7.0 6.9 7.4 4.6 7.7 10.1 7.5 7.0 10.6 9.4 11.8 12.6 6.0 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. 2024 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 CT1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 - FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY