TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2010 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING RED PYTHIUM QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP THREAD BLIGHT JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN INTRIGUE 2 4.3 5.7 8.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.2 FAIRMONT (TCD) 5.0 6.0 8.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.1 PSG-5RM 5.7 5.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.1 IS-FRC-33 5.3 5.0 9.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.9 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 IS-FRC-35 4.7 6.0 8.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 6.3 5.3 8.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 8.7 6.7 TREAZURE II 4.7 5.3 9.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 IS-FRR-62 4.7 6.3 8.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.6 ZODIAC 6.3 6.7 8.7 4.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 LACROSSE 6.3 5.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.5 IS-FRR-51 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.4 PSG 50C3 6.3 5.3 9.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.4 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 4.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.2 BEACON (Z6300) 6.0 7.3 9.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 SPARTAN II 7.7 7.3 8.7 9.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 PST-4HES 7.3 7.7 8.7 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.9 EPIC 4.7 4.7 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 SWORD (NC-HF1) 8.3 6.3 8.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 5.6 GOTHAM 7.7 8.0 8.7 8.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.4 PST-4CSD 5.7 6.3 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.4 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 9.0 6.7 9.0 8.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 CASCADE 7.7 6.3 8.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.2 ABERDEEN 5.3 6.0 4.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 BOREAL 6.0 6.0 5.3 8.0 5.3 3.3 3.3 2.0 3.7 4.7 3.7 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.7 1.3 4.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 2.3 1.6 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 11.3 15.0 10.1 30.6 9.2 11.5 12.5 21.2 16.1 12.6 8.0 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 TABLE A. 2010 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