TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ST. PAUL (FAIRWAY), MN 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC FALL PERCENT GROUND PINK QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR DENSITY COVER SUMMER PATCH MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR FRL 122 4.7 5.7 92.3 8.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 4.3 5.3 90.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 BAR FRC 130 4.0 6.7 91.7 8.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 FRENZY (BYE) 5.3 6.3 92.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 MESO (STB1) 5.7 5.3 88.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 PPG-FRC-130 5.0 5.7 89.0 8.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 RAD-FC59 8.0 5.3 84.0 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 5.0 4.0 94.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 PVF-MVP-2020 5.0 4.7 89.0 7.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 ACCENTUATE (PVF-PDB-2020) 6.0 6.7 92.3 9.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 5.3 6.3 93.7 9.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 BAR FRC 123 5.0 7.0 85.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 GLADIATOR 5.3 6.3 94.3 9.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 5.7 5.7 84.3 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 COMPASS II 5.3 4.7 88.3 8.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 7.3 5.0 85.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 RESONANCE (NAI-CHU1) 5.0 5.3 90.0 8.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 BRITTANY 2 4.7 6.0 91.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.2 DLF-FRR-3128 6.3 5.3 85.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 DLFPS-FRC-3105 4.3 5.0 88.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 HYPE (5Z5) 5.7 4.0 89.3 8.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 JAMESTOWN VII 6.0 6.3 90.0 8.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 6.0 6.7 90.0 9.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 5Z2 6.0 4.7 88.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 DA5-RHF 6.7 6.0 94.7 9.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.9 HARBOR MR (PPG-FRR 132) 5.3 4.0 82.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 PVF-HSY+ 5.3 4.0 80.3 7.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 RESOLUTE 6.0 6.0 93.0 9.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 PST-4SWTM 5.0 5.0 79.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 SEABREEZE GT 5.0 6.3 78.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 BAR FO 131 6.0 4.3 81.3 8.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 PPG-FRR-134 5.3 7.0 88.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 DLFPS-FL-3104 6.7 4.7 88.0 9.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.6 FOXFIRE 2 6.3 5.0 89.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.6 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 7.3 5.7 90.7 9.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.5 SPHD-20 6.3 5.7 87.3 9.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.4 CARDINAL II 7.3 5.0 71.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 RAD-FR64 7.3 5.0 86.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 KEVIN 6.3 5.0 76.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.2 QUATRO 6.3 6.0 95.0 8.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.2 BAR FT 135 7.0 5.0 91.7 9.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 BAR FT 132 7.0 4.3 82.3 9.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.5 BOREAL 5.7 4.0 75.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.3 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.2 3.0 13.3 3.3 0.9 1.2 2.2 1.1 1.6 1.3 0.8 C.V. (%) 13.0 22.4 7.5 20.8 10.3 14.0 19.5 14.3 18.0 16.0 10.3 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 MN2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 NO IRRIGATION