TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PULLMAN, WA 1/ 2016 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MINIMUS 6.0 4.0 98.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.4 GLADIATOR (TH456) 6.3 3.0 97.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.2 BEACON 6.0 2.3 98.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 DLFPS-FL/3066 6.3 4.0 97.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 QUATRO 5.3 4.3 98.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 SWORD 6.3 3.0 97.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 BAR 6FR 126 5.3 4.3 98.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 4.9 DLFPS-FL/3060 6.3 3.0 97.7 3.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.9 PST-4BND 6.0 3.0 97.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 RESOLUTE (7H7) 6.7 2.7 97.0 2.3 3.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 MNHD-14 6.3 3.3 97.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.6 BAR VV-VP3-CT 6.3 3.7 97.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.5 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 6.3 3.3 97.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.5 SEABREEZE GT 5.3 4.3 95.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.4 BEUDIN 5.0 3.3 94.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 DLF-FRR 6162 6.7 5.0 95.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.2 7C34 6.3 5.0 92.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.1 C14-OS3 6.0 4.0 96.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.1 MARVEL 6.0 5.3 95.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.1 PPG-FRT 101 5.0 5.0 96.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 4.1 BAR FRT 5002 5.0 2.3 92.3 2.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.0 CASCADE 5.7 4.3 97.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 DLFPS-FRC/3060 6.3 4.7 97.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 4.0 5.3 4.0 DLFPS-FRR/3068 6.3 5.0 92.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 PPG-FRC 113 6.3 5.0 95.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 PPG-FRR 111 7.0 4.3 93.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 PST-4BEN 6.7 5.7 93.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 PST-4DR4 6.3 5.3 93.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 DLF-FRC 3338 6.3 2.3 95.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 3.9 NAVIGATOR II 7.0 6.0 92.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 3.9 RADAR 7.0 3.3 95.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 3.9 BOREAL 6.0 4.3 93.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.8 PPG-FRC 114 7.0 3.7 96.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.8 RAD-FC44 7.0 2.0 93.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 3.8 RAD-FR33R 7.0 5.3 94.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.8 DLFPS-FRR/3069 6.0 6.0 92.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 KENT 6.7 6.3 95.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 RAD-FC32 7.7 2.3 91.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 RAD-FR47 7.0 6.3 92.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.6 DLFPS-FRC/3057 6.3 3.3 90.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.5 PST-4RUE 6.3 6.3 90.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.5 PST-4ED4 6.3 6.0 92.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.7 3.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.6 C.V. (%) 7.0 24.7 2.0 17.8 14.2 13.2 14.0 14.8 14.6 13.4 9.1 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. 2016 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2014 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 WA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 451+ 501+ 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS