TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SEEDLING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GOTHAM 7.3 6.3 99.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.2 Z6300 7.3 6.7 99.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 6.8 PST-4HES 7.7 6.0 99.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.6 SPARTAN II 7.7 4.3 99.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.6 IS-FRR-51 6.0 5.7 99.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.4 PSG-5RM 6.0 4.3 99.0 7.7 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.4 LACROSSE 6.3 4.3 98.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 NC-HF1 8.0 3.7 97.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 PST-48Y7 6.0 3.0 99.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.1 TREAZURE II 5.3 6.3 99.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 INTRIGUE 2 6.0 5.3 97.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.9 EPIC 5.3 6.3 99.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 MVS-OS-1 6.3 6.0 97.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.8 IS-FRC-33 6.3 4.7 97.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 IS-FRR-62 4.3 5.0 99.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 8.0 7.3 99.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 IS-FRC-35 6.0 3.7 96.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 MVS-FRC-101 6.3 7.3 89.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 2.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 PSG 50C3 6.7 3.7 88.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 2.3 4.0 5.3 5.4 ZODIAC 6.7 7.7 98.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 2.7 5.0 7.0 5.4 FAIRMONT (TCD) 7.0 9.0 93.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 2.0 3.7 6.0 5.3 ABERDEEN 6.3 4.0 96.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 PST-4CSD 7.3 3.7 96.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 CASCADE 7.3 5.0 93.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 3.3 3.7 5.7 4.6 BOREAL 4.7 4.3 97.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 6.6 1.1 0.9 1.1 2.8 1.4 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 10.3 13.6 3.5 11.1 8.9 10.5 31.3 16.0 14.5 8.7 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. TABLE A. 2009 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2008 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 PA1 LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS