TABLE 1A. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATIONS PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ENTRY NUMBER NJ1 IL1 MI1 ND1 WA1 OR1 MEAN * GLADIATOR (TH456) 12 7.1 5.3 6.2 6.4 5.2 6.6 6.1 MINIMUS 1 7.7 4.7 6.0 6.1 4.9 6.2 5.9 * RESOLUTE (7H7) 13 7.0 4.8 6.2 6.1 5.0 6.4 5.9 * JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 19 7.4 4.6 6.0 5.9 4.8 6.0 5.8 DLFPS-FL/3066 4 6.8 4.3 6.1 6.1 5.0 6.3 5.8 MNHD-14 8 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.8 6.2 5.7 * BEACON 17 6.6 4.7 5.9 6.0 4.8 6.2 5.7 * SWORD 14 7.0 4.3 5.8 6.0 4.8 6.1 5.7 PST-4BEN 35 6.9 5.4 5.2 6.0 4.1 6.2 5.6 DLF-FRR 6162 41 6.9 5.4 5.1 6.0 4.1 6.3 5.6 7C34 3 6.5 5.6 5.1 6.1 4.1 6.4 5.6 PST-4BND 36 6.5 4.6 5.6 6.1 4.7 6.1 5.6 * CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 22 7.3 5.4 5.2 5.8 3.9 6.1 5.6 DLFPS-FL/3060 6 6.8 3.9 6.0 5.8 4.8 6.1 5.6 C14-OS3 29 6.7 5.1 5.6 5.6 4.0 6.4 5.6 * RADAR 16 6.3 4.9 5.4 5.5 3.9 6.4 5.4 * COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 23 6.3 5.1 5.5 5.4 3.8 6.3 5.4 PST-4RUE 34 6.4 5.1 4.9 5.9 4.0 6.1 5.4 DLFPS-FRC/3057 38 6.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 3.6 6.1 5.3 DLF-FRC 3338 40 6.2 4.9 5.4 5.3 3.8 6.2 5.3 DLFPS-FRR/3068 9 5.7 4.8 4.9 5.9 4.0 6.1 5.2 PST-4DR4 33 6.2 4.5 4.9 5.8 4.0 6.0 5.2 * QUATRO 10 6.4 1.8 5.6 6.2 5.0 6.0 5.2 PST-4ED4 37 6.6 4.9 4.8 5.4 3.6 5.7 5.2 PPG-FRC 114 20 6.5 3.4 5.5 5.3 4.0 6.1 5.1 DLFPS-FRC/3060 5 5.5 3.1 5.3 5.8 4.3 6.2 5.0 * MARVEL 2 4.7 5.2 4.6 5.8 3.8 6.2 5.0 * NAVIGATOR II 18 5.6 4.5 4.6 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.0 * RAD-FR47 32 4.9 5.1 4.5 5.8 3.7 6.1 5.0 * CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 25 4.1 5.3 4.8 5.7 3.8 6.4 5.0 * CASCADE 39 6.0 3.7 4.8 5.6 3.8 5.9 5.0 RAD-FR33R 30 4.6 4.8 4.5 5.8 3.8 6.1 4.9 * KENT 24 4.8 4.2 4.5 5.7 3.7 5.9 4.8 * RAD-FC44 31 4.2 3.7 4.9 5.6 3.9 6.2 4.8 * SEABREEZE GT 15 4.1 3.1 4.8 6.0 4.3 6.1 4.8 DLFPS-FRR/3069 7 5.5 3.2 4.7 5.5 3.8 5.8 4.7 * SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 21 5.0 2.0 5.2 5.4 4.1 6.0 4.6 BAR 6FR 126 28 3.5 1.9 5.1 6.1 4.6 6.4 4.6 BAR VV-VP3-CT 27 3.6 2.1 5.0 5.8 4.3 6.2 4.5 * BEUDIN 42 3.5 2.3 4.7 5.9 4.3 6.1 4.5 * BOREAL 11 4.2 2.5 4.4 5.7 4.0 5.7 4.4 BAR FRT 5002 26 2.7 2.0 4.5 5.8 4.2 6.0 4.2 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 C.V. (%) 9.4 13.0 10.4 9.4 12.9 8.8 10.4 */ COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2017 **/ ENTRIES WITHIN THIS TABLE ARE ORDERED BY THE OVERALL MEAN AND HAVE SIMILAR TURF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL TEST LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LPI GROUP. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT REPRESENTED, THEN CHOOSE A LPI GROUP THAT CONTAINS A LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT SIMILAR TO YOUR PLANTING CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LPI, GO TO WWW.NTEP.ORG/LPI_Q&A.PDF 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.