TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST NC1 RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2018 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ % GROUND GENETIC LEAF SPRING SUMMER COVER BROWN PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY SUMMER JUNE AUGUST MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MINIMUS 8.0 8.0 8.0 5.0 75.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.9 PST-4RUE 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 90.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 5.9 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 76.7 5.3 4.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 MOMENTUM (PPG-FRC 114) 8.0 8.0 7.3 5.7 78.3 4.3 3.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 88.0 5.0 5.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 5.4 RADAR 7.7 8.0 7.7 5.3 80.0 4.7 3.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 5.4 DLF-FRR 6162 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 85.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 5.3 NAVIGATOR II 7.3 8.0 7.7 3.7 40.0 4.0 2.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 1.5 1.5 2.0 5.3 PST-4BEN 7.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 88.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 RAD-FR33R 8.0 8.0 7.5 6.0 77.5 5.5 5.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 6.5 6.5 5.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 5.3 7C34 7.7 8.0 7.7 5.3 70.0 5.7 4.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 5.2 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 7.7 8.0 7.7 5.0 73.3 3.7 3.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 2.7 2.7 3.7 5.2 DLF-FRC 3338 8.0 8.3 8.0 5.7 78.3 5.0 3.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 5.1 MARVEL 8.0 8.0 8.0 4.0 65.0 6.0 3.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 5.1 RAD-FC44 7.0 8.0 8.0 4.0 85.0 3.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 KENT 7.0 8.0 7.5 4.0 35.0 4.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 4.9 DLFPS-FRR/3068 7.7 8.0 7.7 4.7 65.0 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 4.8 DLFPS-FRC/3057 7.3 7.7 6.5 5.5 80.0 5.0 4.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.7 DLFPS-FRR/3069 7.0 8.0 7.7 4.3 56.7 4.3 3.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 4.7 BOLSTER (C14-OS3) 7.7 8.0 7.3 5.0 70.0 3.3 2.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 4.6 PST-4DR4 8.0 8.0 7.5 5.5 70.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.5 5.5 5.0 4.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 4.6 BAR VV-VP3-CT 7.3 8.0 7.3 4.0 58.3 4.3 3.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 4.5 DLFPS-FRC/3060 8.0 8.0 7.5 3.5 52.5 4.0 2.0 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 5.5 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.3 GLADIATOR (TH456) 7.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 67.5 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.5 4.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 4.3 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 8.0 8.0 7.0 5.5 65.0 4.0 2.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.2 CASCADE 7.0 8.3 6.3 4.7 65.0 3.0 2.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 4.1 PST-4ED4 7.7 8.0 7.3 4.3 70.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 4.1 BOREAL 7.0 8.0 6.0 3.5 37.5 3.0 2.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 RAD-FR47 7.7 8.0 7.0 4.0 77.5 4.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.9 BEACON 7.5 8.0 6.0 5.0 65.0 6.0 3.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 3.7 BEUDIN 7.0 8.0 6.5 4.5 47.5 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.1 DLFPS-FL/3060 7.0 8.0 5.0 3.0 35.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 SANDRINE (BAR 6FR 126) 7.0 8.0 7.0 4.0 35.0 4.5 3.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 QUATRO 7.0 9.0 5.0 4.0 50.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.9 RESOLUTE (7H7) 8.0 8.0 7.0 4.0 40.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.2 BARPEARL (BAR FRT 5002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DLFPS-FL/3066 8.0 8.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JETTY (PPG-FL 106) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MNHD-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PST-4BND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEABREEZE GT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWORD 8.0 7.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LSD VALUE 1.6 0.8 1.7 3.4 29.1 3.1 2.3 2.7 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.8 1.9 2.4 3.0 4.8 1.3 C.V. (%) 6.1 3.1 8.6 22.1 18.4 20.9 24.8 16.9 18.5 16.3 17.1 17.5 17.3 31.9 38.0 45.3 12.4 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS