TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES (SHADE), IA 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SUMMER FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY UNIFORMITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PVF-MVP-2020 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 8.3 8.7 7.3 8.2 RESONANCE (NAI-CHU1) 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 8.0 9.0 8.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 7.0 8.1 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 8.3 9.0 8.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 8.1 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.3 9.0 8.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.9 BAR FRL 122 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 9.0 9.0 8.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 COMPASS II 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 9.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.5 SEABREEZE GT 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 8.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.4 BRITTANY 2 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 8.3 9.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 PPG-FRC-130 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 8.7 9.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.3 PPG-FRR-134 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 8.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 8.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 8.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.1 PST-4SWTM 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 9.0 7.7 7.3 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.1 RAD-FC59 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 8.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.1 RESOLUTE 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 8.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.1 DLFPS-FL-3104 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 8.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 GLADIATOR 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 8.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 HYPE (5Z5) 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 8.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 PVF-HSY+ 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 9.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 BAR FRC 123 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 8.3 9.0 8.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.9 BAR FRC 130 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 8.7 9.0 8.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.9 HARBOR MR (PPG-FRR 132) 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.9 DLFPS-FRC-3105 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 9.0 7.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 5.0 6.8 ACCENTUATE (PVF-PDB-2020) 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.8 JAMESTOWN VII 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.7 9.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 MESO (STB1) 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 8.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.6 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 9.0 7.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.5 CARDINAL II 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 8.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.5 DA5-RHF 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 DLF-FRR-3128 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 8.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 KEVIN 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.7 7.0 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.3 FRENZY (BYE) 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 8.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 9.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 QUATRO 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 8.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 SPHD-20 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 8.0 9.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.2 FOXFIRE 2 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 8.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5Z2 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 8.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 RAD-FR64 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 8.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.8 BAR FO 131 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 9.0 6.7 4.0 3.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 BAR FT 132 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 9.0 6.3 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 BAR FT 135 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 9.0 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.5 BOREAL 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 8.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.1 2.3 2.8 2.1 1.6 1.8 3.2 3.2 4.3 3.6 5.5 2.0 C.V. (%) 5.5 5.5 6.2 9.3 10.6 12.2 12.0 5.2 14.7 22.0 26.2 23.0 22.6 23.8 13.1 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 (SHADE), IA 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER NAME APRIL MAY JULY AUGUST OCTOBER NOVEMBER PVF-MVP-2020 89.7 99.0 77.0 76.3 92.3 75.7 RESONANCE (NAI-CHU1) 84.0 97.3 84.0 78.0 90.7 70.7 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 88.7 97.3 87.0 74.3 87.7 75.3 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 89.0 98.0 69.3 60.3 94.0 77.0 BAR FRL 122 94.7 98.0 66.7 66.7 79.7 75.3 COMPASS II 88.7 97.3 72.0 56.3 81.0 68.7 SEABREEZE GT 87.7 99.0 67.7 58.7 82.0 70.7 BRITTANY 2 89.0 98.0 71.7 61.0 71.3 68.0 PPG-FRC-130 94.7 98.3 59.7 55.7 90.0 64.3 PPG-FRR-134 81.3 94.7 63.7 57.3 80.7 80.3 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 85.0 95.7 74.3 69.0 76.0 60.3 NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 74.3 97.0 65.7 54.3 84.3 76.3 PST-4SWTM 78.7 98.3 74.3 50.0 77.0 67.7 RAD-FC59 79.0 95.7 65.7 58.7 71.3 71.7 RESOLUTE 84.7 98.7 69.3 59.0 69.7 67.3 DLFPS-FL-3104 89.0 98.3 64.7 65.7 65.3 60.7 GLADIATOR 69.3 92.3 74.3 58.7 71.7 74.7 HYPE (5Z5) 78.0 97.3 57.0 55.3 82.7 75.3 PVF-HSY+ 70.7 97.7 59.3 59.7 76.7 68.0 BAR FRC 123 89.0 97.7 56.7 45.3 62.7 68.3 BAR FRC 130 89.7 98.3 67.3 45.3 73.0 52.0 HARBOR MR (PPG-FRR 132) 72.0 98.0 62.0 58.7 76.3 71.7 DLFPS-FRC-3105 85.3 98.0 59.3 41.0 81.0 45.0 ACCENTUATE (PVF-PDB-2020) 82.3 88.3 59.7 53.3 67.7 62.7 JAMESTOWN VII 81.7 97.0 57.0 42.0 73.7 70.0 MESO (STB1) 77.7 97.7 61.0 55.7 62.7 56.3 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 79.7 96.7 59.7 46.0 53.7 65.7 CARDINAL II 76.0 91.0 47.3 45.3 73.3 74.0 DA5-RHF 74.0 97.3 64.0 47.0 64.3 59.0 DLF-FRR-3128 69.7 94.3 57.7 56.3 73.0 58.3 KEVIN 77.7 94.0 53.3 52.0 67.7 61.0 BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 75.3 95.7 65.3 40.7 71.7 43.3 FRENZY (BYE) 70.3 95.0 55.7 43.3 66.0 54.7 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 73.0 97.7 55.7 44.3 58.3 63.0 QUATRO 78.0 94.3 43.7 49.0 61.0 61.7 SPHD-20 84.7 97.7 51.0 47.0 58.3 58.3 FOXFIRE 2 78.0 93.0 40.7 44.3 64.0 52.3 5Z2 68.0 91.0 50.7 43.3 61.3 49.0 RAD-FR64 60.3 91.0 45.0 46.7 61.7 44.3 BAR FO 131 75.0 98.3 39.3 25.3 48.7 55.0 BAR FT 132 73.0 97.3 51.3 26.7 39.3 60.0 BAR FT 135 75.0 94.3 44.3 26.7 41.3 47.7 BOREAL 67.3 93.0 41.3 34.0 48.0 51.0 LSD VALUE 21.9 11.9 38.8 39.5 37.6 71.7 C.V. (%) 12.7 4.2 25.7 31.6 23.7 29.1 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 IA2 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 DENSE SHADE 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY