TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER SHADE AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DLF-FRC 3338 96.0 92.0 6.0 5.7 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 BOLSTER (C14-OS3) 95.3 83.7 6.3 5.0 8.3 9.0 8.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.6 CASCADE 81.3 87.3 7.0 6.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.6 DLFPS-FRC/3057 84.3 87.3 5.3 5.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.6 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 85.7 84.7 5.0 5.3 7.3 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.5 BAR VV-VP3-CT 84.7 90.0 6.0 5.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.4 RADAR 74.0 86.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.4 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 77.0 83.0 5.7 5.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.4 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 71.0 81.0 6.0 5.7 7.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 DLF-FRR 6162 89.3 89.3 5.3 5.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.2 GLADIATOR (TH456) 81.7 87.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 DLFPS-FL/3060 73.7 84.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.9 DLFPS-FRR/3068 77.0 78.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.9 MOMENTUM (PPG-FRC 114) 66.7 74.0 5.3 5.0 8.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.9 RAD-FC44 80.3 76.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.8 DLFPS-FRC/3060 73.3 72.3 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 MINIMUS 64.0 67.0 5.3 5.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 RAD-FR33R 81.3 81.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 SWORD 78.3 90.0 6.0 4.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 SANDRINE (BAR 6FR 126) 76.0 74.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 58.7 66.0 5.7 6.0 8.3 8.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.6 BEACON 65.7 77.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 PST-4BEN 71.3 70.0 5.0 5.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 PST-4BND 74.0 68.7 5.3 4.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 BARPEARL (BAR FRT 5002) 60.0 69.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 PST-4DR4 73.3 73.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 RAD-FR47 88.3 70.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 KENT 71.0 72.7 5.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 MNHD-14 64.3 69.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.2 7C34 57.3 60.7 4.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 BOREAL 55.3 73.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 NAVIGATOR II 57.3 62.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 PST-4ED4 74.0 77.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.8 QUATRO 62.3 65.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 BEUDIN 62.7 75.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 PST-4RUE 70.7 69.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.6 SEABREEZE GT 56.0 63.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 RESOLUTE (7H7) 29.3 46.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 MARVEL 32.3 41.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 DLFPS-FL/3066 25.3 26.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 21.0 23.0 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 DLFPS-FRR/3069 27.0 31.7 3.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 LSD VALUE 25.6 24.2 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.0 C.V. (%) 22.8 20.2 12.1 12.6 13.1 11.6 12.2 13.9 17.5 13.2 15.4 9.6 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. 2018 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 UNIFORM SHADE 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION