TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER MENT JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN GOTHAM 8.7 99.0 96.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.7 9.0 8.3 PSG-5RM 8.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.3 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 9.0 96.3 99.0 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.3 ABERDEEN 8.3 93.0 91.3 8.7 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.2 INTRIGUE 2 8.0 94.7 89.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.1 MVS-OS-1 8.0 96.3 93.0 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 9.0 7.7 8.1 FAIRMONT (TCD) 8.0 96.0 89.7 8.3 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.1 PST-4HES 7.7 96.0 83.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 CASCADE 8.0 89.7 90.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.7 8.7 7.9 IS-FRR-51 7.7 96.0 93.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.9 NC-HF1 8.3 96.0 93.0 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.9 PST-4CSD 8.0 88.0 83.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.9 EPIC 7.3 90.0 81.7 7.7 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.8 MVS-FRC-101 7.3 90.0 83.3 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.8 PST-48Y7 7.7 96.0 83.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.8 Z6300 7.7 96.0 84.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.8 IS-FRC-35 8.0 88.3 86.7 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 LACROSSE 7.7 96.0 92.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 TREAZURE II 7.0 90.0 84.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 9.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 IS-FRC-33 7.7 93.0 89.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.6 IS-FRR-62 7.0 88.3 81.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.6 PSG 50C3 8.0 86.7 88.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.6 SPARTAN II 7.3 93.0 89.7 7.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.6 BOREAL 7.0 88.0 83.3 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.4 ZODIAC 7.0 88.0 83.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.4 LSD VALUE 1.8 14.8 14.5 2.6 2.1 1.9 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.8 1.0 C.V. (%) 9.6 6.1 7.4 9.1 8.1 6.6 8.0 8.5 8.5 9.2 10.6 8.5 9.1 8.2 9.2 4.9 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. 2009 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 CA1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 501+ 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS